[Every little step feels heavier than its predecessor, but he can't stop. In spite of it all, he must continue. He does, however, pause in the midst of a step along the rubble that's provided him a pathway when she stirs. It's minute.]

Hang on. We're almost there.

[He looks down to her, watches her for several moments, and then proceeds. As he moves forward, however, he finds that the town looks... mostly lifeless. Has it always been like this? That can't be right. Her father lives here somewhere... right?

All he does find are the three boys he'd seen before.]

Hey—

[He begins, though it occurs to him... do these boys even exist? It's a dream world misadventure, so likely not, but...]

—Where's her dad? I need to take her someplace to get looked at. She fell. There was... I guess it was a rock avalanche.