If you're crazy, then I'm crazy. But I don't think you are. I don't think either of us are. [ His smile might also look a little forced as he's not really a smiling kind of guy, but he wants to reassure her. There's some kind of common ground between them, even if it's not very much, and he just feels compelled to tell her they're the same. He can't even explain where this need to put himself on the same level as her is coming from, but he can't ignore it either. ]

I just- I believe you, of course, but can events be changed just by knowing one person? The same person, just in a different place on the timeline? It's hard to swallow, if you know what I mean. But- I do know one thing: I want a life with her. I think. I- It all kind of moved so fast, but I feel like we should stick together. But maybe that's the divorce talking.

[ He shakes his head. ]

That's a whole lot of maybes. I get that no one can really know, not even you, but should I hinge everything on "maybe"? Maybe I should just keep going with it and see where it goes. [ He shrugs. ] Call me naive, but it could be exciting. Not that I ever chased after exciting, but... I know, it's probably one of those things that you can't get out of once you're in, so I should just take the chance at a normal life.

[ The choice should be easy, but Alan's finding it hard, and again, he barely understands why. ]

I figured there's no real answer, but- sometimes I just like a concrete one, you know?