Yes. [ Usually she might not have admitted as much this plainly, but it feels like it's the only way to properly explain this to Allen in a way that the other might understand.

Even though it's all very embarrassing to say out loud. But Alice - for once - manages to keep up a pretty impressive pokerface as she does so. ]

You can't be soft in this place. Or anywhere. That's when people start to take advantage of you, when people attempt to crush you. Which means I have to be tough, no matter what. [ So no singing! No love for cute animals! That's all stuff she's got to shove down, man, it doesn't fit into the image of herself she's trying to cultivate to protect herself. ]