[ The Director walks down the hallway. She's not the only one walking. Alan's walking too, walking in circles around the room they stuck him in. He's restless, antsy, agitated. He doesn't want to be in this room, but they're not letting him leave this room. He can't do what he needs to do if he's here.
... But what does he need to do? ]
I need- I need to talk to the Director. The Director can help. I don't know how, but I think- I just need to talk to her.
[ He keeps walking, sometimes in circles, sometimes in a straight line then doubling back, but he keeps mumbling to himself: ]
I need to talk to the Director.
[ Eventually, Alan runs out of places to walk... or maybe it's that he runs out of steam. Everything's been a whirlwind since he came back: since he appeared on the shore of Cauldron Lake. How did he end up here? How did he end up being questioned by Kiran Estevez?
Can he trust her? Can he trust the FBC and the Director? I have to be able to trust the Director... don't I?
Alan's steps halt and he moves over to the window and just stands there staring out at what he can see of the forest outside. The trees are moving lightly, as there's a slight breeze, but it's not violent or harsh and it's not dark outside, not yet. Sometimes the scene before his eyes changes; the trees appear splintered, broken in half, as if some unseen force damaged them beyond repair.
He blinks and the scene clears and the trees appear normal again. God, I'm really losing it.
At first, he doesn't even register the sound of the door opening or footsteps moving into the room. It's probably just Estevez coming back for round two. But unlike when Estevez entered the room for the first time, Alan feels something. Maybe he hears something too, but he definitely feels a tingling sensation on the back of his neck and at the base of his spine. What is that?
Then a voice breaks the silence, and he knows it's not Estevez. But who is it? He doesn't turn from the window right away. ]
... Who wants to know? Is it your turn to try and get answers, since she couldn't do it before?
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... But what does he need to do? ]
I need- I need to talk to the Director. The Director can help. I don't know how, but I think- I just need to talk to her.
[ He keeps walking, sometimes in circles, sometimes in a straight line then doubling back, but he keeps mumbling to himself: ]
I need to talk to the Director.
[ Eventually, Alan runs out of places to walk... or maybe it's that he runs out of steam. Everything's been a whirlwind since he came back: since he appeared on the shore of Cauldron Lake. How did he end up here? How did he end up being questioned by Kiran Estevez?
Can he trust her? Can he trust the FBC and the Director? I have to be able to trust the Director... don't I?
Alan's steps halt and he moves over to the window and just stands there staring out at what he can see of the forest outside. The trees are moving lightly, as there's a slight breeze, but it's not violent or harsh and it's not dark outside, not yet. Sometimes the scene before his eyes changes; the trees appear splintered, broken in half, as if some unseen force damaged them beyond repair.
He blinks and the scene clears and the trees appear normal again. God, I'm really losing it.
At first, he doesn't even register the sound of the door opening or footsteps moving into the room. It's probably just Estevez coming back for round two. But unlike when Estevez entered the room for the first time, Alan feels something. Maybe he hears something too, but he definitely feels a tingling sensation on the back of his neck and at the base of his spine. What is that?
Then a voice breaks the silence, and he knows it's not Estevez. But who is it? He doesn't turn from the window right away. ]
... Who wants to know? Is it your turn to try and get answers, since she couldn't do it before?