[ South's not usually much of a cuddler, or, well, at least, she isn't with strangers, one night stands—and that's not what this is, in the end. Strange circumstances or not, Ducky's not a stranger, and this isn't one-off. ]

I like you too, though [ she snickes, joking: ] I'm not sure if I should be offended by that last bit or not. Probably not wrong though.

Woulda taken me a bit, kinda used to avoiding people I know for like... one-and-dones, but well. Y'know. This isn't that and everything here's fuckin different anyway.

[ And yeah, screwing around with the locals probably would be... well, it wouldn't be the most self-destructive thing she's ever done in her life, but it wouldn't have been the least, either. ]