[ Loneliness and desperation are both powerful things, but they're also companions that Alan never looked for. Maybe loneliness followed after him but he never realized it. Maybe he never noticed it until he became entangled in this story. Desperation... that's new, but it's no less powerful. ]
Bring us the- What? No, that's not it. There's no debt involved. I was looking for you because... because... You're going to think it's insane.
[ It sounds insane because it is insane, at least as far as Alan's concerned. But he's desperate, and desperate people do desperate things. Insane things, even. ]
Elizabeth. Okay. It's nice to meet you, Elizabeth. No, it really is, even if the situation might not make it seem that way.
[ She says the title of Songbird means something to her, but she doesn't offer an explanation, and Alan decides not to ask for one. He simply files that away for later. ] Where are we? Well, this place is called Cauldron Lake Lodge. I'd call it something else, but that's just me.
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Bring us the- What? No, that's not it. There's no debt involved. I was looking for you because... because... You're going to think it's insane.
[ It sounds insane because it is insane, at least as far as Alan's concerned. But he's desperate, and desperate people do desperate things. Insane things, even. ]
Elizabeth. Okay. It's nice to meet you, Elizabeth. No, it really is, even if the situation might not make it seem that way.
[ She says the title of Songbird means something to her, but she doesn't offer an explanation, and Alan decides not to ask for one. He simply files that away for later. ] Where are we? Well, this place is called Cauldron Lake Lodge. I'd call it something else, but that's just me.