[ The young woman's smile widens as he opens his eyes. Hers lock onto his instantly. The intense look implies she is looking at no one else--sees no one else. Her entire attention and gravitational pull is centered on the Writer. ]
｟ The Champion of Light. It taught you how to wield the Light to push back the Darkness . ｠
[ Her intense gaze turns fond. Despite the other worldly appearance? It is quite obvious who the red headed young woman is. Not the older self that he has met in his dreams. Her, as she could be, if she was able to tap into that inner power. Just as the Bright Presence taught Alan, her friend is trying to teach her.
She leans forward the fraction needed to place her lips to his. A gesture he should know, a feeling he should recongize. Her hands cradle his face. ]
｟ Alan, wake up. ｠
[ Jesse's head snaps up the moment a roaring scream fills the office. Or, maybe it's outside the Lodge. She can feel the shift in the room. The Darkness pulling back to the corners of the room. Hartman moves to aim once more, but the Darkness grabs him. Pulls him back with it. He yells in frustration before disappearing into... nothing.
Jesse looks to the side through the windows. The outdoor lights flicker. The lights within the room blink before turning back on. Barry rushes over to the pair, hands on Alan's shoulders, giving his friend a shake. ]
"Al? Al! Hello, earth to Al! Hey. Did you see that?! Hartman just got ... I don't know. Sucked up into a vacuum cleaner!"
[ Jesse slowly pulls her arms away from Alan and takes a step back. Then another. Her eyes drop to her shaking hands. She can feel Polaris hum loudly before she returns to the gentle presence Jesse always feels with her. Hands flex.
« What... what did you do? What did WE do? I don't understand. I don't... what is Alan going to think? »
She raises her gaze to the two men in the room. Her hands curl before reaching down and picking up the manuscripts she dropped. It keeps her busy, her mind busy. Everything is too close to what happened in Ordinary. All she can think is how they turned off the slide projector. How it all stopped.
« What is he going to think when he finds out about you? » ]
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Jesse looks to the side through the windows. The outdoor lights flicker. The lights within the room blink before turning back on. Barry rushes over to the pair, hands on Alan's shoulders, giving his friend a shake. ]
"Al? Al! Hello, earth to Al! Hey. Did you see that?! Hartman just got ... I don't know. Sucked up into a vacuum cleaner!"
[ Jesse slowly pulls her arms away from Alan and takes a step back. Then another. Her eyes drop to her shaking hands. She can feel Polaris hum loudly before she returns to the gentle presence Jesse always feels with her. Hands flex.
« What... what did you do? What did WE do? I don't understand. I don't... what is Alan going to think? »
She raises her gaze to the two men in the room. Her hands curl before reaching down and picking up the manuscripts she dropped. It keeps her busy, her mind busy. Everything is too close to what happened in Ordinary. All she can think is how they turned off the slide projector. How it all stopped.
« What is he going to think when he finds out about you? » ]