"We've got to wake him up."

"Gerard, it doesn't work like that. You can't just shake him until he comes out of it. I mean, you're literally his imaginary friend."

{crosses arms, puffs air out of mouth at strand of black hair in his eyes} "So are you."

"Fair enough, but even if we were real, it wouldn't work. He has to want to wake up." {sits on dashboard in front of Tyler} "Tyler, it's Pete."

{silence}

"I know you can hear me in there. It's tough, I know." {pauses} "How about you blink once for yes, twice for no, three if you don't know? Is that okay?"

{blinks once}