[ Perhaps they're both lost in their own way. Alan is still trying to find his way home even though the story part of things might have ended, but he's still not out. Maybe he never will be, although that's a possibility he doesn't like to think about.

As for Alice, even now it still remains complicated for Alan. He imagines it's just as complicated for this other version of himself. ]

Am I? It never feels like I am. But never mind- what you should tell him... There's a few things you could say. You could tell him about yourself, about your friend... Maybe let him in and he'll let you in.