He stops when he sees the man, quiet, taking a moment to just observe him. Try to figure out if he's a danger or if he's even, honestly, alive. This is the first stranger Alex has encountered in his travels through Silent Hill, not counting the boy he was chasing, and he doesn't know what to make of the change in routine he's experiencing.
His eyes leave the man to take in the house again, but not for long - no need to take his eyes off a potential threat. That's just asking for trouble. He steps slowly from the doorway, keeping his back to a wall at all times, eyes remaining on the man sitting still, so still, at the top of the stairs. (He can't even see his shoulders move with his breaths. If he's breathing at all.)
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Not what he was expecting.
He stops when he sees the man, quiet, taking a moment to just observe him. Try to figure out if he's a danger or if he's even, honestly, alive. This is the first stranger Alex has encountered in his travels through Silent Hill, not counting the boy he was chasing, and he doesn't know what to make of the change in routine he's experiencing.
His eyes leave the man to take in the house again, but not for long - no need to take his eyes off a potential threat. That's just asking for trouble. He steps slowly from the doorway, keeping his back to a wall at all times, eyes remaining on the man sitting still, so still, at the top of the stairs. (He can't even see his shoulders move with his breaths. If he's breathing at all.)
Softer now, more cautiously: ]
Sir? Are you okay?