[ He speaks as though there's some silver lining to them both being here, as if she might hold some key to helping him unlock the mystery of their limitations. Find common ground to work as a team. His admission to not knowing something catches her enough off guard that her tone isn't as harsh as she might've intended when she bites back. A few wounds still a bit too fresh to glide over so easily with a promise of working together again. ]

As equals? Or is this just another attempt for you to use me for your own personal gain?

[ Quickly, she continues, fully aware she runs the risk of him just walking away if she prods too much. Whatever trust she had for him is gone. Whether or not some fragment of that could be rebuilt out of necessity remains to be seen. ]

If we're going to be trapped here together, something has to change. I won't be used again. Not by you -- not by anyone.