[ He wanted to--but he didn't. That is the point she tries to make. He hasn't stopped, he hadn't given up. Maybe stopped a few times, because doesn't everyone? Even she blocked Polaris out sometimes. They all have moments of weakness.
But, they don't let that weakness win. ]
Okay, so. Things are messed up. They're screwed up. That doesn't mean it's impossible. You can fix this, Alan. Yeah, you need to. But you have to know you can in order to do that.
[ She presses her hand against his again. This won't work for much longer. How many times will the same trick to wake him up work? She's asked, told him, pressed him to come back. A simple hand in the water has now become her entire arm with the water pushing up to her shoulder. He doesn't need to know how far she has to go to reach him.
He may sink farther if he realizes how far she's needing to reach into the lake.
« He made me promise to stay out of the lake. How can I stay at the surface when he's so far down?! He just keeps sinking further and further. What if he sinks too far? »
『 He's coming. I've got to get out of here. Dive deeper. 』
« Is this what he meant when I saw him beyond the door in the Motel? Has he dived too deep into the lake? »
Jesse moves from her thoughts as he shifts. Her green eyes snap to his. ]
I think anything involving Cauldron Lake will be about you, Alan. Until this AWE is over and you can put it behind you. All of it. The Lake, the Dark Place... all of it.
[ The mess he looks like is different than normal. She'll take this look over the others. This is a normal look in a way. One that makes her feel that the real Alan Wake is still in there. The Dark Presence, Scratch, whatever it is hasn't taken him away entirely. ]
What? [ Her voice is small, intersecting the question between his pause.
Then, he says it.
Her eyes widen slightly. She's known it, of course, because why else would someone like Alan go as far with her as he has if he didn't? Despite what tabloids said, he isn't a playboy.
She gently leans forward again to rest her forehead to his. Hopefully he will rest back so his side doesn't act up. ]
Good. It would be ... well, if we got this far, and you didn't... [ She gives a small smile. ] Now what?
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But, they don't let that weakness win. ]
Okay, so. Things are messed up. They're screwed up. That doesn't mean it's impossible. You can fix this, Alan. Yeah, you need to. But you have to know you can in order to do that.
[ She presses her hand against his again. This won't work for much longer. How many times will the same trick to wake him up work? She's asked, told him, pressed him to come back. A simple hand in the water has now become her entire arm with the water pushing up to her shoulder. He doesn't need to know how far she has to go to reach him.
He may sink farther if he realizes how far she's needing to reach into the lake.
« He made me promise to stay out of the lake. How can I stay at the surface when he's so far down?! He just keeps sinking further and further. What if he sinks too far? »
『 He's coming. I've got to get out of here. Dive deeper. 』
« Is this what he meant when I saw him beyond the door in the Motel? Has he dived too deep into the lake? »
Jesse moves from her thoughts as he shifts. Her green eyes snap to his. ]
I think anything involving Cauldron Lake will be about you, Alan. Until this AWE is over and you can put it behind you. All of it. The Lake, the Dark Place... all of it.
[ The mess he looks like is different than normal. She'll take this look over the others. This is a normal look in a way. One that makes her feel that the real Alan Wake is still in there. The Dark Presence, Scratch, whatever it is hasn't taken him away entirely. ]
What? [ Her voice is small, intersecting the question between his pause.
Then, he says it.
Her eyes widen slightly. She's known it, of course, because why else would someone like Alan go as far with her as he has if he didn't? Despite what tabloids said, he isn't a playboy.
She gently leans forward again to rest her forehead to his. Hopefully he will rest back so his side doesn't act up. ]
Good. It would be ... well, if we got this far, and you didn't... [ She gives a small smile. ] Now what?