Alice smiles back, encouraged indeed. Especially by his willingness to be called Victor. "I think you speak fine," she says, chuckling as she realizes she's echoing her younger self from their first meeting. "Well, to cut to the heart of the matter, I'd -- I'd really like for us to be friends. I don't have many of my own back home, and I remember quite liking you when we first met. I still like you now. I want a second chance at having what we were denied as children." She finds herself blushing again. "You're not opposed to the idea, are you?"