"I'm a little jealous," Strange muses. There's a pause before he continues, smile shifting to a little frown.

"You know, the only reason I was reckless enough to be demoted to Theta was that I thought there wasn't any chance of upward mobility. The Mother of Invention would always need me as nobody else was touched by the Silver Mirror. But if she could have just swapped my consciousness out and placed me somewhere else...it makes the whole thing even more pointless than it already was."

Lambert may think differently but with hindsight, Strange honestly can't see how his vent escapades were useful in any way, shape, or form. Deltas would have maps. They'd be able to search for Ignatius and then he could have snuck in and saved the man. He should have waited.