outlierdirector: ▮ <lj user="outlierdirector">. (cleanse▸will i get a ride with you.)
ᴊᴇssᴇ ғᴀᴅᴇɴ | ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᶦʳᵉᶜᵗᵒʳ. ([personal profile] outlierdirector) wrote in [community profile] synthneon 2024-01-21 12:04 am (UTC)

[ Thanks to Polaris, Jesse can't be invaded by another entity. She can be attacked. That seems to be the case in some degree, but then, it also seems as it's just trying to claim her. Not in terms of possession, but ownership.

« He found us again. How? Is he here in Bright Falls? It must be the threshold. Scratch must have crossed over at some point. But... why... why is he coming after us again? It cant just be because you interact with the Light. He SAID everything in the story was his. Including us. He wants us. Why? He--he killed me before. I don't understand! »

As if it's an answer to Alan's please, Jesse's hand raises and grabs onto his again. She pulls him down beside her. Both hands go to the top of his and press down on the floor below them. He's the Champion of Light. He can't command Light, but he can channel and focus it in a fight. He just needs to realize that's what she needs him to do. Then, Polaris can resonate with it...

Running back to him? He can't do anything for you, Jesse. You do know that, right? He isn't coming home because he's given up. Alan Wake is never going home.

Jesse's eyes snap open at the statement. Alan said something similar, didn't he? When she was in the writer room with him. The Dark Presence made him say it--tried to convince him of it.

« No, he's coming home. He promised! »

Her head pounds more, but she pushes through it. The blood running down her cheek comes off her face onto the ground beneath her. Polaris channels further into the morgue, trying to cleanse it of the other alien resonance. It's so taxing. ]


I need your help, Alan. I can't--not on our own. She's not the opposite. I need...

[ « I need the Champion of Light who can use his words as a weapon. » ]

Post a comment in response:

This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting