[ Alan's expression morphs into one of sheer confusion. It doesn't help that his memories are scattered, but the words he's hearing make no sense at all. ]
Why are you saying that? To get me to trust you or something? I know I wasn't with the Director back then. I- I'm trying to find someone. Yeah. I'm trying to find the Director, but-
[ This time, he scrubs his face with his hands as the confusion in his mind only grows. ]
I don't understand, I- Why doesn't this make sense? Why don't I remember things? I remember Hartman, and I remember... I was desperate. Scared. Trying to reach out to someone, anyone who could hear me.
... When did Jesse Faden become the Director?
[ He rubs his eyes more as if that will help dislodge the memories he can't seem to grab hold of. ]
What happened after I went into the Lake? I think... I think I figured out how the story had to end. All stories have an enemy, don't they? The enemy needed to be stopped. But I didn't know then that the enemy was much bigger than I thought it was. Barbara Jagger, or what was left of her, wasn't the real enemy.
That wasn't the end, even though a part of me wished it was. [ He's not sure if that even answered her question, so he just offers her a half-apologetic look that probably doesn't clear anything up at all. ]
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Why are you saying that? To get me to trust you or something? I know I wasn't with the Director back then. I- I'm trying to find someone. Yeah. I'm trying to find the Director, but-
[ This time, he scrubs his face with his hands as the confusion in his mind only grows. ]
I don't understand, I- Why doesn't this make sense? Why don't I remember things? I remember Hartman, and I remember... I was desperate. Scared. Trying to reach out to someone, anyone who could hear me.
... When did Jesse Faden become the Director?
[ He rubs his eyes more as if that will help dislodge the memories he can't seem to grab hold of. ]
What happened after I went into the Lake? I think... I think I figured out how the story had to end. All stories have an enemy, don't they? The enemy needed to be stopped. But I didn't know then that the enemy was much bigger than I thought it was. Barbara Jagger, or what was left of her, wasn't the real enemy.
That wasn't the end, even though a part of me wished it was. [ He's not sure if that even answered her question, so he just offers her a half-apologetic look that probably doesn't clear anything up at all. ]