Oh... I... [She looked up at him and shifted again to hug him. She didn't quite understand, if she was to be honest. Why would crying make someone look weak? It may not always be appropriate or help things get done, but Alice never thought of crying as a weakness. Why would it be a weakness, in any case?]

I think... if people weren't meant to cry, we wouldn't be able to. Like flying, we're not meant to do that so we haven't wings. But we can cry very easily. I don't want you to have to cry alone, Captain.