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Well, Alicia couldn't say she was surprised by how Aurelio had gotten into this situation. Hearing what he had told them already, she nodded to confirm his suspicion. [color=aba000]"They did. But I'll elaborate more when we get to the trial."[/color] At least he was willing to be there for it, which provided some comfort.

Suddenly confronted with an accusatory gesture, remained as composed as she could manage in the situation. Aurelio helped. [color=aba000]"I appreciate you doing that for me Kimble. But it's alright. I'm here to defend myself now."[/color] She then turned to Rachel. [color=aba000]"Perhaps I will. But nothing is set in stone. Everything I did, I did because I thought I was helping Beacon and the rest of the magical girl community. I refuse to accept that anything is inevitable."[/color] She doubted there would be much sympathy for that stance, but what mattered was saying it, not how it was received. This wasn't the trial after all. 

[color=aba000]"Of course,"[/color] Alicia added as Kimble spoke up, turning back to pet her in the brief interlude between Rachel and Aurelio leaving, and Juliana's arrival. 

She took her cake with a grateful nod, if only to have something in her stomach rather than nothing at all. Without the plentiful bounty of the beach island, she was having to get used to reality again. [color=aba000]"Hey, come on,"[/color] she replied, nudging Sylvia as she ate. [color=aba000]"Let's not get all doom and gloom already. There's still a chance."[/color] One that seemed increasingly faint as time went on, but a chance that remained nonetheless. 

A bite of cake rested on her fork as her head fell slightly. [color=aba000]"I mean, we did the best we could in the circumstances. If we were going too far the Beckoners would have told us. Right? It's not like we were being secretive about it."[/color] This was Beacon after all, a sisterhood. They were all on the same side, regardless of how they might disagree.