oceanview || ❝ two worlds colliding, there ain't no bargaining. ❞

[outlierdirector]

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but we can leave our gilded cages.

Two worlds colliding
There ain't no bargaining
No giving in without a fight CODE BY TESSISAMESS

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[crazyisinevitable]

Yeah, I get that; I get not knowing what the hell's going on, but- at the same time, the Dark Presence is evil and Polaris... She never struck me that way. Still, if you don't know anything about the Dark Presence or Polaris or anything, it would be really weird.

[ A part of him wants to say that it wouldn't be weird enough to make him close himself off, but even he knows that's not exactly true. The bottom line is, he can't blame the other Alan for freaking out a little. Or a lot. ]

I know that too, and I'm glad I can be that for you, but you know I can't help but worry that it's not enough. I know it means a lot to you, and it has to mean a lot to Beth too, but- me and the other Alan, we're always going to worry about you being safe. [ He knows she'll know he's referring to her and Beth. ]

I really hope that the two of them can figure things out together.

[outlierdirector]

If he never encountered the Dark Presence? He really wouldn't know the difference. Would you?

[ « I don't think he would. Maybe he always saw things and thats how Alex Casey the novels happened... and that Night Springs episode we founs in the Oldest House. Not that it's probably the same as meeting an interdimensional alien. No offense. »

Her gaze softens. Then, drops. She worries about him too. Probably just as much as Beth worries about her Alan. ]

If you go away again... like you did last night. You'll come back. Right?

[ He worries if she'll be safe, but she worries if he'll be able to find the normalcy he wants. Will other realities call him away? Will he find his way home?

« Dylan hasn't come home. I hope you can lead him back one day... and lead Alan back if he gets lost. Wherever he goes. » ]

[crazyisinevitable]

[ Jesse's question causes Alan to go silent in thought for a few moments; no, he most likely would not be able to tell the difference if he was unfamiliar with otherworldly, alien presences. ]

You're right, I wouldn't know the difference. How could either of us, if we'd never encountered anything like that before? Even if Polaris came across as something even a little benign, if I wasn't familiar with it, I wouldn't want anything to do with it.

[ He focuses back on her when he sees the change in her expression. There's just something about her that always catches his eye, and when her expression shifts, there's always a meaning behind it. ]

I promise, I'll come back. I- well, I hope I don't go away again, because I just want to be here.

[ He's had enough of other realities to last him a lifetime... several lifetimes, actually. ]

So... [ He looks to the side briefly before looking back at her. ] What do you want to do now?

[ If he could tell what was on her mind, he would say that he wants to help bring Dylan home, but how would he even go about doing that? ]

[outlierdirector]

[ She nods to his summation. That was the answer she had thought and expected. It's normal--it makes sense. Alan had been an adult by the time he came across intersimensional beings. She was the one who had it her whole life. The fact he's even willing to accept Polaris as not only benign but a friend to trust is really more than she could ever ask. ]

... Good. [ She pauses. ] I don't want to go diving into another reality to bring home again.

[ She figures he'll understand her meaning by that alone. ]

We should at least stop by the Oldest House. Catch up with things. [ Then her eyebrows raise. ] It's going to be Christmas soon.

[crazyisinevitable]

[ To Alan, the existence of interdimensional beings feels like the existence of ghosts. Most people don't believe in it, but a handful (a growing handful, in his opinion) do believe in it because they've seen it. They have proof of it, even if all it is is just their word.

And even though Alan did not see actual living proof of it until he was an adult, a part of him always knew that there were otherworldly presences out there alongside them. None of it was confirmed until much later, when he came to Bright Falls, but the suspicion was always there. ]

If I have anything to say about it, you'll never have to. [ At least, not to pull him back out again. If Dylan needs to be pulled out in a similar way, he's already resolved to go with her. She won't be going alone. ]

Yeah, you probably have to check in with your people. [ It's just a fact, because Jesse is the Director, after all. ] You said you don't do very much for Christmas.

[ He knows what he'd like to do, which is surprise her with presents, but they don't have to go all out if she doesn't want to. ]

[outlierdirector]

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