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Dr. Sanders said, "You think Macy would respond better to imagery of Alex than imagery of you?"
He hated to admit it, but while Macy thought of him as a friend who gave her guidance, he knew she thought of Alex as some kind of larger than life hero. If he appeared in a nightmare with his daughter, he knew she would try to protect him and wasn't likely to allow him to confront the Quasar who held her in thrall. Alex, on the other hand, she would listen to and allow him to do whatever was necessary to eliminate the threat. "She asked about when he dispatched Quasar 200. She seemed to need reassurance that he's not around and not likely to show up any time soon. I think Peter had control of her then. I think he wanted to know what his biggest threat was."
Dr. German joked, "Will he get hazard pay for this when he returns?"
"Clearly Peter's not afraid of Dorreen-"
"And…" Sanders prompted.
"And I have no idea how her mind might process Haines. I think Alex is our best bet." The scientists looked at each other. "Well, it can't make things worse, right?"
Geoffery McKenna was 6'4" and Dr. Sanders closer to 4'6". The scientist took him by the arm. "Best case scenario, Alex saves the day and whatever hero-worship or whatever your daughter may have for him is reinforced. Worst case, Peter manages to vanquish her idea of him and she has a nightmare."
"Anybody can have nightmares," Geoff reminded him.
"What we fear is that if she has a nightmare while they're connected, it could potentially strengthen his hold on her."
"Then we're right back where we started," Geoff sighed, allowing the man to open the door and escort him through it.
Dr. Sanders told him, "What we fear is that instead of returning to his own body, he may sever his tie with it and take up permanent residence within her instead."