You probably shouldn't ask someone to throw things at you. You might regret it.
[ Especially given she can throw things. With her mind. ]
I'm thinking it's something more than fate or something like that.
[ « More like "I think you bent reality to bring your detective to life." But, that'd probably weird him out even more... and not to mention probably out the fact I read his novels. »
Which, she only read them after the whole mess with Hartman. If they were getting an AWE signal from the future, and the Alan Wake contacted her over the Hotline? She figured it was a good idea to do some research. Which is another reason she came to Bright Falls. She wanted understand the AWE in the 70s and 2010 in and out.
Her eyes widen slightly at his answer. Then, she bites the inside of her mouth and looks to the side. For her? Sure, tue Hotline had given her several messages. Darling reached out once, Trench's last thoughts echoed through it, and then whenever the Boars felt like being particularly annoying they'd contact her. This feels different though. Even if it was just narrating a manuscript he wrote.
You're special.
Her first reaction is a gut reaction. No she's not. Even if she can do what other Directors couldn't. Polaris is the reason she can--their bond. Everything is because of that AWE when she was a kid... that doesn't make her special. It makes her the right sort of crazy and weird.
Jesse closes the folder and hopes her embarrassment doesn't show. That'd be the last thing she'd need. ]
I'm from Ordinary. Maine. [ A nod, trying to be clever and play off his words. A writer would appreciate that, right? ] I went through something like you did... but as a kid. It didn't make me special. Just... crazy.
[ She gestures with her hand as she feels Polaris shift.
no subject
[ Especially given she can throw things. With her mind. ]
I'm thinking it's something more than fate or something like that.
[ « More like "I think you bent reality to bring your detective to life." But, that'd probably weird him out even more... and not to mention probably out the fact I read his novels. »
Which, she only read them after the whole mess with Hartman. If they were getting an AWE signal from the future, and the Alan Wake contacted her over the Hotline? She figured it was a good idea to do some research. Which is another reason she came to Bright Falls. She wanted understand the AWE in the 70s and 2010 in and out.
Her eyes widen slightly at his answer. Then, she bites the inside of her mouth and looks to the side. For her? Sure, tue Hotline had given her several messages. Darling reached out once, Trench's last thoughts echoed through it, and then whenever the Boars felt like being particularly annoying they'd contact her. This feels different though. Even if it was just narrating a manuscript he wrote.
You're special.
Her first reaction is a gut reaction. No she's not. Even if she can do what other Directors couldn't. Polaris is the reason she can--their bond. Everything is because of that AWE when she was a kid... that doesn't make her special. It makes her the right sort of crazy and weird.
Jesse closes the folder and hopes her embarrassment doesn't show. That'd be the last thing she'd need. ]
I'm from Ordinary. Maine. [ A nod, trying to be clever and play off his words. A writer would appreciate that, right? ] I went through something like you did... but as a kid. It didn't make me special. Just... crazy.
[ She gestures with her hand as she feels Polaris shift.
« Wait--do you think this is amusing? Why?! » ]
Your turn.