[ She isn't able to tell him what's happening for him. All she knows is the cliff notes edition. What the Bureau found out in its investigation. The Alan she knows wasn't ever able to give her answers as to what had happened thirteen years ago. His memory has been so scattered due to "Return"... ]
It's a story. Right? Maybe you're missing some pages, but, read it like you would any book. [ Her head tilts. Then, she walks over to the couch and slowly sits down on the arm. ] You're a writer, Alan. Look at this as if this is a story you're editing. Step back and look at everything from the start. Let's go from there.
[ She glances down. ] I'm fine. As fine as I'm going to be through this. The story you're in and the story the Alan I know is in... [ a sigh. ] It's 2010 for you. I didn't meet you until 2019. You've met me much earlier, so everything is going to be different before both of you. The story he's in ... the nature of it makes it feel like a long time, even if time isn't really passing. It feels like a long time. It may not be. "Departure" wants to become real. Alice is in danger. We need to get you to the end in order to stop it.
[ Jesse puts her hands in her lap. ] I'm not giving up. What I've been trying to do isn't going to work and it's not supposed to work by design of the story. I'm... we're just there to guide him along. Someone else helps him come home. He has to do it on his own.
[ Her eyes raise. A smile comes to her eyes and they light up. ] My friend is always with me. If your Jesse follows the same path... she'll probably be the same. Did she tell you about her or her name?
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It's a story. Right? Maybe you're missing some pages, but, read it like you would any book. [ Her head tilts. Then, she walks over to the couch and slowly sits down on the arm. ] You're a writer, Alan. Look at this as if this is a story you're editing. Step back and look at everything from the start. Let's go from there.
[ She glances down. ] I'm fine. As fine as I'm going to be through this. The story you're in and the story the Alan I know is in... [ a sigh. ] It's 2010 for you. I didn't meet you until 2019. You've met me much earlier, so everything is going to be different before both of you. The story he's in ... the nature of it makes it feel like a long time, even if time isn't really passing. It feels like a long time. It may not be. "Departure" wants to become real. Alice is in danger. We need to get you to the end in order to stop it.
[ Jesse puts her hands in her lap. ] I'm not giving up. What I've been trying to do isn't going to work and it's not supposed to work by design of the story. I'm... we're just there to guide him along. Someone else helps him come home. He has to do it on his own.
[ Her eyes raise. A smile comes to her eyes and they light up. ] My friend is always with me. If your Jesse follows the same path... she'll probably be the same. Did she tell you about her or her name?