Yeah, I know the saying. [ Alan's expression turns grim as he considers this. ] It seems like things are already pretty dark, but I guess that I haven't seen anything yet. But if whatever's waiting at the end of all this is good, then... [ He pauses before he continues. ] I'm going to keep moving forward.
[ He smiles in return, and it gradually morphs into a half-smirk. ]
Someday isn't satisfying, is it? It's not definite, so you're left wondering when it'll happen. As for that, I find that hard to believe. How could he not want to be your friend?
[ It's possible that he's letting his own feelings leak too much into this, but he can't imagine not wanting to be friends with Jesse and her mysterious friend. In his mind, if the Alan she knows decides he doesn't want a part of this anymore, then he's the crazy one. ]
It's all new to me and I know I don't understand it yet, but I'm trying. I really am. [ He pauses again and his expression turns serious once more. ] I know I'm not as deep into all of this as you are, but I don't know if I can just pretend that everything's fine, that what I've seen so far was a dream or nightmare or hallucination.
It... it feels like I'm awake, and everyone else who doesn't know is asleep. That probably doesn't make sense.
[ He rubs the back of his neck with his free hand, suddenly a little embarrassed himself. ] I- you make them sound better than they are, really. I wanted to write good stories and make them interesting, but... [ He's seen the comments and reviews about them, and it's the negative ones that stick out in his mind the most.
But then it registers what she's said and he just stares at her. ] They made movies out of them? Really? Whoa.
[ That's obviously one thing he never expected to have happen in a million years. ] I almost can't believe anyone thought they were good enough to adapt into movies.
[ A part of him wonders just how much they changed, but there's another part of him that's once again Alan Wake, rookie writer for Night Springs, just trying to get his foot in the door. ]
But yeah, as long as she wants me there, I'm sticking with her. I promise. [ It doesn't even sound strange to him that he's promising another version of the Jesse he knows. It just feels right to him. ]
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[ He smiles in return, and it gradually morphs into a half-smirk. ]
Someday isn't satisfying, is it? It's not definite, so you're left wondering when it'll happen. As for that, I find that hard to believe. How could he not want to be your friend?
[ It's possible that he's letting his own feelings leak too much into this, but he can't imagine not wanting to be friends with Jesse and her mysterious friend. In his mind, if the Alan she knows decides he doesn't want a part of this anymore, then he's the crazy one. ]
It's all new to me and I know I don't understand it yet, but I'm trying. I really am. [ He pauses again and his expression turns serious once more. ] I know I'm not as deep into all of this as you are, but I don't know if I can just pretend that everything's fine, that what I've seen so far was a dream or nightmare or hallucination.
It... it feels like I'm awake, and everyone else who doesn't know is asleep. That probably doesn't make sense.
[ He rubs the back of his neck with his free hand, suddenly a little embarrassed himself. ] I- you make them sound better than they are, really. I wanted to write good stories and make them interesting, but... [ He's seen the comments and reviews about them, and it's the negative ones that stick out in his mind the most.
But then it registers what she's said and he just stares at her. ] They made movies out of them? Really? Whoa.
[ That's obviously one thing he never expected to have happen in a million years. ] I almost can't believe anyone thought they were good enough to adapt into movies.
[ A part of him wonders just how much they changed, but there's another part of him that's once again Alan Wake, rookie writer for Night Springs, just trying to get his foot in the door. ]
But yeah, as long as she wants me there, I'm sticking with her. I promise. [ It doesn't even sound strange to him that he's promising another version of the Jesse he knows. It just feels right to him. ]