[He has to explain why, which means he needs a reason, and just...stopping for a second is enough to make things feel wrong. What's he doing? Tim's gone--he let Tim go, and now he's talking to Clementine, and this is Clementine, the kid who saved him and died, the one who wanted to watch monster movies, the one who talked to him about evil trees--]
[He's struck with the intense conviction that he shouldn't try watching Evil Dead again.]
[Why is he doing this? He's in Wonderland.]
[But that means he has to tell the truth.]
Look, I'm scared if I don't know what's out there, I'll be in more danger from, from whatever the hell it is. Back home, there was a guy--at least one--who wanted Tim and me and some other people dead, and if I didn't keep moving and if I didn't know where he was, it'd be easier for him to catch us.
[It sounds childish this way, voice quick and panicked. He's scared of monsters. He's scared of that big bully Alex Kralie.]
[But as usual, that's not enough. Wonderland just has to drag more out of him.]
And I'm scared that if I stop finding things out, then, then everything stops. I tried to stop back, back years ago, and it's like I just shut down completely. There was just...nothing. [Functionless.] And I don't want to feel that again.
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[Is it that simple?]
[What the hell is he saying?]
[He has to explain why, which means he needs a reason, and just...stopping for a second is enough to make things feel wrong. What's he doing? Tim's gone--he let Tim go, and now he's talking to Clementine, and this is Clementine, the kid who saved him and died, the one who wanted to watch monster movies, the one who talked to him about evil trees--]
[He's struck with the intense conviction that he shouldn't try watching Evil Dead again.]
[Why is he doing this? He's in Wonderland.]
[But that means he has to tell the truth.]
Look, I'm scared if I don't know what's out there, I'll be in more danger from, from whatever the hell it is. Back home, there was a guy--at least one--who wanted Tim and me and some other people dead, and if I didn't keep moving and if I didn't know where he was, it'd be easier for him to catch us.
[It sounds childish this way, voice quick and panicked. He's scared of monsters. He's scared of that big bully Alex Kralie.]
[But as usual, that's not enough. Wonderland just has to drag more out of him.]
And I'm scared that if I stop finding things out, then, then everything stops. I tried to stop back, back years ago, and it's like I just shut down completely. There was just...nothing. [Functionless.] And I don't want to feel that again.