[ A look is fixed to him. Of course Polaris is better than the Dark Presence or the Hiss. Not that he really remembers Polaris, and she is aware of that. Alan is absorbing everything as if he's learning it for the first time. Taking the facts and making notes against observations just like any author would do. What to use in a story, what to cut, what her story is with the Buearu and with Polaris...
« It's just, thirteen years ago, it felt like there was more emotion in it. More personal interest... now it's like checking it against a fact sheet. This is what people must feel like talking to me. »
Her head tilts down further and her face presses into the space where his shoulder and neck meet. Just a few more moments this way. Then, she will need to be the Director again. They'll need to interview him properly. They need more information on how the Dark Presence works. The nature of this story. She'll need to read all that they have of the manuscript.
« Even if it's us thats missing and never coming back. The people of Bright Falls are the important ones right now.
It just feels like... I've lost him. That the Alan Wake I know is never coming home... would he still feel the same way now? Would he just always see the Director and not me? Or you? »
If the Alan Wake she knew is really gone... then she wants the charm back. She'll need to say her goodbyes to that part of her life in her own way. Give the charm to the Bureau for study as an Altered Item.
Even if it continues to break her heart. ]
Something like Polaris. [ Her friend shifts and swirls in confirmation. ] Whatever opposites the Dark Presence, like Polaris does the Hiss.
[ Jesse is glad he can't see the reaction on her face. How her expression falls and eyebrows knit. He really doesn't remember. She truly is a stranger to him and all he has are the facts "written" down somewhere in his mind. She inhales sharply. Hands curl into his flannel.
Then, she carefully locks it all away. Hidden behind walls and locked down where people can't see. She'll handle it after the AWE is over. That comes first now. ]
You're home. That's what matters. [ Her tone shifts from vulnerable to something more neutral--in control. No more letting his words pull emotions from her. Not until it's over. ] We need to go over what we have of the manuscript. Know what you know about it... find a way to end the story and the AWE.
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« It's just, thirteen years ago, it felt like there was more emotion in it. More personal interest... now it's like checking it against a fact sheet. This is what people must feel like talking to me. »
Her head tilts down further and her face presses into the space where his shoulder and neck meet. Just a few more moments this way. Then, she will need to be the Director again. They'll need to interview him properly. They need more information on how the Dark Presence works. The nature of this story. She'll need to read all that they have of the manuscript.
« Even if it's us thats missing and never coming back. The people of Bright Falls are the important ones right now.
It just feels like... I've lost him. That the Alan Wake I know is never coming home... would he still feel the same way now? Would he just always see the Director and not me? Or you? »
If the Alan Wake she knew is really gone... then she wants the charm back. She'll need to say her goodbyes to that part of her life in her own way. Give the charm to the Bureau for study as an Altered Item.
Even if it continues to break her heart. ]
Something like Polaris. [ Her friend shifts and swirls in confirmation. ] Whatever opposites the Dark Presence, like Polaris does the Hiss.
[ Jesse is glad he can't see the reaction on her face. How her expression falls and eyebrows knit. He really doesn't remember. She truly is a stranger to him and all he has are the facts "written" down somewhere in his mind. She inhales sharply. Hands curl into his flannel.
Then, she carefully locks it all away. Hidden behind walls and locked down where people can't see. She'll handle it after the AWE is over. That comes first now. ]
You're home. That's what matters. [ Her tone shifts from vulnerable to something more neutral--in control. No more letting his words pull emotions from her. Not until it's over. ] We need to go over what we have of the manuscript. Know what you know about it... find a way to end the story and the AWE.