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ᴊᴇssᴇ ғᴀᴅᴇɴ | ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᶦʳᵉᶜᵗᵒʳ. ([personal profile] outlierdirector) wrote in [community profile] synthneon2023-11-29 09:38 pm

oceanview (different path) || ❝ turn the page i need to see something new. ❞

a different path,
the same road.
When I thought that I fought this war alone
You were there by my side on the frontline
When I thought that I fought without a cause
You gave me a reason to try
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[personal profile] crazyisinevitable 2024-01-21 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Alan's not trying to be difficult on purpose, but he's honestly not sure what exactly the lady he met is, if not a real person. ]

Did I walk into a haunted town by accident? Is she a ghost? Or something worse than a ghost, if she's being controlled by something.

[ He can't help but think all of this sounds like something from a bad horror movie. ]

I'm guessing I should just know what she is, but- [ He shakes his head. Maybe he's stupid. Maybe he's not as up to speed on spooky lore as he should be. ]
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[personal profile] crazyisinevitable 2024-01-21 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe not exactly, but there's some weird things going on here. It might as well be a ghost story.

[ Or a story that lures people in until it's too late and then destroys them. But I'll stop that from happening. It won't destroy me, or Alice, or Jesse. Somehow, I'll stop it. I don't know how I'll do that, but I'll figure that out as I go.

He watches as Jesse reaches for her bag and begins to search through it until she pulls out a stack of papers. He takes the pages she hands him and begins to read. Realization begins to dawn on him, showing on his face, as he continues reading. ]


The Dark Presence... yeah, that's familiar. That's what's making people do crazy things and act all violent. And that must be what's pulling the strings here. It's- it's inside Barbara Jagger, if I can believe what's on these pages. [ I have to believe them, don't I? I have to trust what's written on them. It's not like I have anything else to go off of. ]

I-

[ He silences abruptly when he hears that familiar, gentle voice. It's Jesse's, but it's different. The words are familiar too, however, and it confirms for him that he can trust the words on the pages without having to worry too much. ]

All right. I think you're right, and these pages are our best bet. [ Especially since something's screwed around with my memory. ]