[ Allies...Alex looked at her hands as her fingers flicked at each other. That word implied that she had contributed in some way to help them. Had she though? Maybe a little..and that felt good..but surely there was more she could have done. ]

It's funny...I'd gotten so used to seeing people try to drag each other down. But the people here are different..and they don't even come from the same place.

[ It was a bit of a cynical laugh, but it was just fascinating to her. People from different worlds can come together to help one another, and yet people who have lived in the same city for generations want to eliminate the other. ]