They need that kind of crutch because they're weak.

[The last word is hissed with no small amount of venom, and a moment later, Alice blinks a few times as she realized she's let a bit more slip than she really meant to. She manages a light giggle and shakes her head.]

Wow, I got a little intense there. Sorry you had to see that. ♡ Forget all about it, okay?

[Then she shrugs.]

There are other stories, of course, but none as widespread as that one. It's probably one of the only ones that anyone from my world be able to tell you, like you were talking about with that one. [And then she nods to the screen in order to indicate what he'd been watching.]