An Extra’s POV

'I-Is that really Rey…?'

Alicia's stunned expression as she stared at the aggressive scowl on Rey's face was downright obvious.

She couldn't hide it anymore.

"GET UP! DON'T TRY TO PLAY THE VICTIM ANYMO—!"

"That's enough!" Alicia yelled out, a glare now imprinted deep into her face.

"A-ah, Alicia, don't mind me. I'm just telling this—"

"Save it. I don't want to hear anything from you…" Alicia raised her hand and walked past Rey, completely ignoring his lame excuse for a reason.

She walked towards the waitress and knelt beside her, holding two of her trembling hands.

"It's fine, don't worry. I'm not mad at you."

The lady seemed immensely surprised by Alicia's kindness, and even Rey appeared stunned from behind her.

Alicia no longer had any business with him, though.

"Please stand up."

She helped the waitress up, and after they both rose to their feet, she nodded and smiled even more broadly.

"You made a mistake. It happens. Maybe take the rest of the day off."

Since this lady wasn't feeling too well, and she was probably inexperienced in her job, it was best to rest.

"A-ah. No, I c-couldn't…"

Alicia instantly understood why.

'How could I have been so stupid? She's probably working like this because she has no choice in the matter.'

Life wasn't all rainbow and sunshine for everyone in the city—even in a place like the Capital.

A lot of people were struggling, and since the laws outlawed begging, many couldn't turn to that for survival.

"I understand…" Alicia smiled as she grabbed the woman's two hands and slipped something inside.

It was a Gold Coin—the one she didn't get to spend during the first Excursion.

She drew closer to the waitress, practically embracing her, and whispered words into her ears.

You can

full well the value it had, and she knew the waitress—a native of this

the lady tremble, and she

Don't make a

and Alicia took a few steps back before nodding at her

start… I wish you

away, entering the same staff-only place

tender her resignation and

her hope for her, at

I?' Alicia turned back and saw Rey standing behind her, his expression

seems he already recognizes what he did was

very instant. She wasn't even

out of this dreary place, and

But…

do is drink the juice that

the lady who prepared it. She probably wasn't,

waiter, I should respect her service by

told Rey, and

obeyed and went to where his hair was, pushing it closer to the table. Alicia adjusted

you. Once I'm done with this drink,

argue or render some stupid excuse

would give her a reason that

her see him the

Alicia doubted that

really no reason for anyone—especially someone like

what it meant to be weak and

nearly rolled her eyes as she took a sip

sweet.

her ears, his

to make excuses. It seemed he truly recognized what he

see that…' Alicia strangely felt

seemed he wasn't beyond redemption, after all. Perhaps he needed time to reflect

a look of disgust as she traced her sight to the cup in her

liquid in her cup slushed around as she glared heavily

decent fruit juice, talkless of the

back on Earth, and they

come as a surprise that she got to drink some

opinion, the stuff

fruit juice in H'Trae tasted

is just…

fair to compare a local juice shop to the stuff she had

was drinking didn't feel like a good

nowhere