Alice's eyes narrowed as Charon spoke his empty oath. The man had gone from rage to subservience so quickly... he was far from broken. No, he was only playing along to preserve his meaningless life. But, as long as he continued, Alice needed nothing more. 

"Good boy," she said, a playful smile forming on her lips as she absently wrapped a strand of hair around one finger. "I will have Miss Katie take your little samples after you leave this room. But I wonder..."

She leaned forward in her chair, eyes widening as they approached the screen. She didn't really understand the medic, and others like him. Perhaps he could help her to.

"You don't believe in the Highest. Everyone you care about is already dead, right? So why do you even bother trying to find a cure? Do you really think you can do it in time to save yourself?"

Alice bit the inside of her lip as she realized the things she was saying about Charon applied equally to herself - she knew the Highest was a sham, and her family was long gone. Omnibus Scientia's mission to eradicate the virus was just an excuse she used to maintain a powerful group to protect herself - horrible things could happen to undefended children in this brutal world. But Alice didn't have any [i]reason[/i] to live - there was nothing she hoped for. In time, she would grow, and she would cease to be the prodigy sent to save humanity in its time of need. What would happen to her then?