[ She's seen him a few times, here and there, but largely would keep to herself, nothing outside of polite formality. It would be rude to be anything but, despite Alice being strange when it came to strangers. The children, however, force her to be friendly, they push her out of that shell where she would have retreated and kept to herself. She tries to keep an eye on them, so that an argument doesn't break out, like regular children do.

Other than that, they're unusually quiet for children. ]

I don't have much of a choice. It's good for them, it give them a new atmosphere to absorb so they don't become cooped up.