[ For a minute or two, Alan's eyes slide closed and he just takes in the feel of Polaris's resonance washing over him from Jesse's hands and traveling into his. The feeling is familiar and comforting, and it seems to settle some of his nerves. And honestly, after so long of being clawed at and pulled apart by the Dark Presence, being able to just feel Polaris's resonance with nothing else tugging at him is a great feeling.
Maybe the positves here are far outweighed by the negatives, but as silly as it might be, Alan's choosing to focus more on the good things than the bad. For one, Jesse and Polaris are here. For another, he's awake for the first time in years. They might be in trouble here, but all Alan can think of is how he can be himself now and not a threat to others... not someone to be afraid of or someone to be looked at with a distrusting eye.
Now, he just wants to help. But more than that, he just wants to be with Jesse, in whatevr way that looks like around here. ]
Well, I guess that means you're going to have to show me the ropes, because I don't know what more a hook can be besides just a hook. [ He shrugs and then winces again because he forgot that moving his shoulder kind of hurts. ] I'm getting the feeling that there's a lot I still need to learn, and something tells me there's not a lot of time to learn it.
Another dimension. Of course. [ He assumed as much already, but it seems like just another day in the life for him that he'd try to get out of one dimension only to land in another. And then he just looks at her in confusion. ]
So... so you're saying it brought your headquarters here. It connected to it, took it over, and- [ He shakes his head. He understands things a lot better now, but this is something he's having a hard time wrapping his head around. ] I thought I understood how you did it when you made a connection between your apartment to the Dark Place, but- I don't understand this. But even if I don't understand much of anything, I can learn as I go, so... what can I do to help?
[ He's here now, and he's determined to do his part, whatever that ends up being. ]
And not to be cocky, but this Entity has to have a weak spot that we just have to find. There has to be something we can to do get you all out of here.
[ He thought he saw a flash of gold when he first approached her, but he gets enough of a glimpse of it now to see that it's holding her hair in place. A stray thought enters his mind and for a second, he considers removing it and letting her hair fall out of the bun so he can better touch it. But he decides that can wait for a moment. ]
Yeah. It got me, but at least we're here together, right?
[ And this time, I'm not leaving her. This time, it's my turn to protect her. Maybe even save her. Somehow. I'm still figuring that out. ]
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Maybe the positves here are far outweighed by the negatives, but as silly as it might be, Alan's choosing to focus more on the good things than the bad. For one, Jesse and Polaris are here. For another, he's awake for the first time in years. They might be in trouble here, but all Alan can think of is how he can be himself now and not a threat to others... not someone to be afraid of or someone to be looked at with a distrusting eye.
Now, he just wants to help. But more than that, he just wants to be with Jesse, in whatevr way that looks like around here. ]
Well, I guess that means you're going to have to show me the ropes, because I don't know what more a hook can be besides just a hook. [ He shrugs and then winces again because he forgot that moving his shoulder kind of hurts. ] I'm getting the feeling that there's a lot I still need to learn, and something tells me there's not a lot of time to learn it.
Another dimension. Of course. [ He assumed as much already, but it seems like just another day in the life for him that he'd try to get out of one dimension only to land in another. And then he just looks at her in confusion. ]
So... so you're saying it brought your headquarters here. It connected to it, took it over, and- [ He shakes his head. He understands things a lot better now, but this is something he's having a hard time wrapping his head around. ] I thought I understood how you did it when you made a connection between your apartment to the Dark Place, but- I don't understand this. But even if I don't understand much of anything, I can learn as I go, so... what can I do to help?
[ He's here now, and he's determined to do his part, whatever that ends up being. ]
And not to be cocky, but this Entity has to have a weak spot that we just have to find. There has to be something we can to do get you all out of here.
[ He thought he saw a flash of gold when he first approached her, but he gets enough of a glimpse of it now to see that it's holding her hair in place. A stray thought enters his mind and for a second, he considers removing it and letting her hair fall out of the bun so he can better touch it. But he decides that can wait for a moment. ]
Yeah. It got me, but at least we're here together, right?
[ And this time, I'm not leaving her. This time, it's my turn to protect her. Maybe even save her. Somehow. I'm still figuring that out. ]