[Alice frowns. For just the slightest moment there, Rikka had caused some worry in her, but... She then also remembers she had just been on the receiving end of all that. A bit differently, perhaps, but... All the same. She would not be feeling anywhere near what she was had Rikka not been blunt with her. It was what she needed to hear then, and this too is likely what Mana needs to hear.

She she just smiles gently, and pushes herself up with her good arm and a visible wince.]

She still was that kind, headstrong person when we were trapped... I suspect she must have held these sort of feelings back, then...

[For Alice's own sake, she realizes. That understanding twists her stomach a bit, but she's becoming strangely accustomed to that.]

It does not matter how okay I am for it or not, because I think the same would apply if you were in my position, yes? But... I can. I have to.