Well, it had just been a demonstration, she hadn't actually harmed anyone. Well, some fenceposts might have been ruffled.
But then Alice speaks again and...ah. A number of pieces fall into place. She smiles, understanding.
"Of course you do, because that's the sort of person you are. But this train likes to put us on what one could term campaigns - and you know, in any other universe? There should be periods of rest. Soldiers employed in any lengthy deployments receive time afterwards for rest and recuperation."
She reaches out to pat Alice's hand.
"You're in the rest and recuperation phase," she said. "Which is absolutely necessary. Frankly, I wish more people engaged in that, among our number. Or that the train recognized its necessity."
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But then Alice speaks again and...ah. A number of pieces fall into place. She smiles, understanding.
"Of course you do, because that's the sort of person you are. But this train likes to put us on what one could term campaigns - and you know, in any other universe? There should be periods of rest. Soldiers employed in any lengthy deployments receive time afterwards for rest and recuperation."
She reaches out to pat Alice's hand.
"You're in the rest and recuperation phase," she said. "Which is absolutely necessary. Frankly, I wish more people engaged in that, among our number. Or that the train recognized its necessity."