The graze isn't missed - Scratch lets it linger, licking his lips a little as his dark eyes slide from the bottle of whiskey to hands and finally to Jim's face. Yes. He's enjoying this too, and he doesn't bother to hide the fact. It's good for him, too, being honest like this.
He watches the journey that the other man goes through over the course of his words, the range of emotions, the questions flittering though his eyes. The Herald of Darkness likes inquisitive humans. He likes talking about himself, about things most can't comprehend. Or most don't want to, anyway.
That smile is returned with one of his own, head nodding at the question.
"Yeah - of course we can.
Back where we came from...the Darkness can give people power. Artistic people. Creators. It looks for ways to get out. Alan Wake...was one of those. And since he's a writer, his manuscript, his Narrative has been something we've both been bound by.
I can't step too far away from what he's written, and neither can he.
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2023-08-28 08:55 (UTC)He watches the journey that the other man goes through over the course of his words, the range of emotions, the questions flittering though his eyes. The Herald of Darkness likes inquisitive humans. He likes talking about himself, about things most can't comprehend. Or most don't want to, anyway.
That smile is returned with one of his own, head nodding at the question.
"Yeah - of course we can.
Back where we came from...the Darkness can give people power. Artistic people. Creators. It looks for ways to get out. Alan Wake...was one of those. And since he's a writer, his manuscript, his Narrative has been something we've both been bound by.
I can't step too far away from what he's written, and neither can he.
Or...we couldn't, I guess."