[ He doesn't need to say anything. Jesse isn't good with people. However, she is good at reading and knowing Alan Wake. She knows his molds, what tells he gives when he is about to spiral out. The little things that show his temper that always got him in trouble is going to surface. She even knows the look in his eyes he wears when that love he feels boils to the surface.

All the little things add up to her understanding the look in his eyes at the energy bar. The way he glares as if it's offended him somehow.

He moves to catch her eye but she has already turned away from him to finish her meal. Her eyes water slightly. Hand curls around the spatula. What he says even causes her to clutch it harder.

« What am I doing that is so wrong? Nothing helps. Alice would have known what to do. »

She moves to grab a plate for herself and dishes it. Her back remains to him even as she begins to eat. He doesn't need to see the emotions dancing over her face. ]

Pancakes are nice. [ She finally answers him. ] Smart phones. They're not the same as the cellphones you'd know. The internet is more integrated now. Smart watches too... but, I'd never trust one. Even less now that I'm in charge of a government buearu.

[ Her gaze drops. ] Hybrid and electric cars. Streaming platforms. Ipods are gone--now it's all on your phone.