[b]Alicia Hayden[/b]

"Sally, I'm not sure saying you 'got lucky' with your cooking is as comforting as you think it is," Alicia remarked with a grin, in between bites of the sandwiches that had been provided for those working in the hangar. Joking aside, they did taste good, and made up for the hard work that they had been doing just now. 

Things had been going well since the presumed defeat of Justine. Her castle had been destroyed, her servants had been cleansed of the mental influence she held over them before being returned to their lives, and there had been no sign of her since that climactic assault upon her castle. By all accounts they had won, and Penrose was safe once again. For her role in the fighting she had gotten a new title, and wings to go with them (Not that she had them unveiled right now while she was in civilian clothes)

In spite of their success, Alicia couldn't feel entirely pleased with herself. Mariette had gotten away and there had been no sign of the prisoners she had manipulated into following her. There was also no sign of those girls who had impersonated Beacon members during the attack on the castle, Janet had gone missing once again, and rumor had it that the amount of girls serving dark forces had been growing in recent days. They may have cleared their name for what had happened to Victoria, but that felt like the only thing they got out of that whole affair. She felt foolish, and used.

For now, she relaxed and tried to put that out of her mind in the company of friends. Kimble had healed up but had proven impossible to get rid of, and just like Penny the members of Beacon had grown used to her presence. Even if she tended to stick near her most of the time. 

"So Penny, how does it feel?" she asked, looking forward to seeing her mechanical friend fire up her new additions for the first time. She'd provided some assistance but had let Sylvia do most of the work due to her superior technical knowledge. With a slow day like this, there was nothing wrong with kicking back and taking it easy. You never knew how long times like these would last. 

After taking another bite of the provided meal, she nodded to Sally as she hefted her sandwich. "Thank you Sally, it does taste good." A better lunch she could not ask for.