He knock firmly on the door. Something tells him he *should* just go in, but it's best to at least make an attempt at playing nice for her sake.

Alice was tough. He liked that. But she could be skittish around him, and he liked that too. Trying to get past her ever shifting maze of walls, that was just his idea of fun.

Add to the combination the that she could come close to kicking *his* ass... *Mmmm* The fact that she kept backing off without *really* hurting him, that just proved she liked him.

"Answer the door or I'll just open it, Alice," he mutters.