Look at you, girl! Slowly getting used to admitting your problems! Alice is so proud.

Or rather, she would be proud if she had a moment for it. Alice can hear the skittering too, and she knows that it's definitely not good news.

"I can cut you loose, but you have to keep very still. And we have to hurry." Because Alice is so not for trying to test how long she can keep manifesting her weapons in this odd, odd world when dealing with some actual danger.