[ Maybe I should be relieved that she gets it. Or at least, that she says she gets it. If she's who I think she is, she would get it... But how much does she not know? How much did they figure out on this side of things? Alan wonders to himself before he responds to Jesse aloud. And he hasn't yet determined whether or not this is real. Until he does, he doesn't want to divulge too much too quickly.

He huffs out a laugh, and it feels strange as if it's the first time in years that he's laughed at anything. ]

If all I was behind was a door, I would've walked through that door a long time ago. Maybe. I don't even know what year it is. [ Oh, that was an admission he didn't intend to make. But it's made and he can't call it back now. ]

Well, if you're who I think you are, it's not surprising that you put things together. Director.

[ That's not answering the question about her name, but he's working up to that. ]

It's Faden, isn't it? [ If he didn't have something to back him up, he wouldn't have even ventured a guess or go as far as to say that he's confident in his answer. But he is, and so he just plows on ahead. ]