[ He mouths it, part of me, turning that over in his mind. What? Alex realizes, he's stumbled into something that really is more than he could conceptualize, before. Suddenly, the air of the room is heavier. The hairs on Alex's arms stand on end, and he's struck by the moment, realizing-- Will really does remind him of Clear in some stark, surprising ways.
This isn't a human thing. The energy Will has about him, it's something Alex has never encountered. But it's not scary, like It was, and perhaps more importantly to him-- should there be a closest comparable person inhabiting it, the nearest experience he's had, it's Clear, solemnly and sincerely telling him she feels him, that despite never having a connection beforehand, she knew without a doubt she felt what he had, on the plane where they both almost died.
It's big. It's important. And Alex finds himself nodding before he realizes it. ] I- uh. Okay.
[ A stupid response, at first. But that-- souls like that, though Alex probably couldn't explain it to another person, just what's transpiring, there's a moment of understanding in his eyes. ]
I mean- if you're already...considering me part of that, I... Okay.
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This isn't a human thing. The energy Will has about him, it's something Alex has never encountered. But it's not scary, like It was, and perhaps more importantly to him-- should there be a closest comparable person inhabiting it, the nearest experience he's had, it's Clear, solemnly and sincerely telling him she feels him, that despite never having a connection beforehand, she knew without a doubt she felt what he had, on the plane where they both almost died.
It's big. It's important. And Alex finds himself nodding before he realizes it. ] I- uh. Okay.
[ A stupid response, at first. But that-- souls like that, though Alex probably couldn't explain it to another person, just what's transpiring, there's a moment of understanding in his eyes. ]
I mean- if you're already...considering me part of that, I... Okay.