Stanley Hotel

Host: 00:00:51

AKS IMMERSIVE presents, DRAMA: AN AURAL EXPERIENCE™ Episode 2: Stanley Hotel. Please, wear headphones. For the best experience.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:02

I can't believe I fell asleep.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:05

I tried to wake you. I did.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:11

I missed her.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:12

I know. You wanted to see her.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:15

What did she do? What did she do?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:17

She was by the window.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:19

Did she say anything?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:21

She didn't say anything to me.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:22

Did she look at you?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:24

She turned around when I sat up. I tried to wake you, but when I looked.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:29

What did she look like?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:32

Long hair, blue eyes. She looked tired.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:39

The girl from the painting?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:42

Probably. I'm sorry you missed her.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:47

You're lucky, you know that?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:48

I step in shit.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:49

You do. You have the worst luck.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:52

It's okay.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:53

It's easy for you to say.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:02:55

I know. I know.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:02:58

You always see the good ones. That looks like something.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:04

Oof. It's just a glare from the window.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:07

Yeah. Bummer.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:08

I know.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:09

She's probably gone for the night.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:11

She'll be back.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:13

Doubtful.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:13

You've had luck, Sophia.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:15

I know.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:16

What about the lady on the roof?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:17

In New Orleans, everyone sees that lady on the roof.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:21

I didn't see her.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:22

You're in such a foul mood, she probably didn't want you to see her.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:25

Maybe you're not in the right mindset.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:27

Mindset? That's bullshit, Devon. You know that.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:31

I guess. What are you thinking about?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:34

Nothing.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:36

Nothing.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:37

I don't know.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:39

It's nice to be away, isn't it?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:41

It is.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:45

Did you see that?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:46

Yeah.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:48

Could just be the electrical wiring.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:03:51

You're right.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:03:54

Weird. Maybe she's still here.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:04:01

Anything?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:04:03

No. See? The glare is a reflection of our light. Here.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:04:08

Yeah.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:04:09

What's the best one you've seen?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:04:11

The one in my backyard.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:04:13

Do I know about that one?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:04:17

It was during my junior year of high school. It was late spring on a weekday, probably around six o' clock. I heard a noise in the backyard.

So I turned around and saw this woman, this gorgeous woman, running. And she leapt over the fence and stopped in the middle of my backyard. She turned and looked at me, dead on.

That must have been from the: 1800

Our eyes locked and it was as if I went somewhere else back in time. This rush of fear and pain swept over my body. Then she glanced over her shoulder. She must have been frightened. Someone was chasing her.

And then she just disappeared.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:05:42

What did you do?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:05:44

I sat on my porch and waited to see if she came back.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:05:49

Did she?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:05:52

What about you?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:05:54

Your grandmother? In our kitchen.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:05:57

Right. It Was like a month after she died.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:00

It was. I think I startled her.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:03

She was in the kitchen.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:04

I don't even know what I was doing going in there so late. I guess I needed a glass of water. I never get up for water.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:14

Maybe she wanted you to see her.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:16

If that's the case, I wish she would have said something.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:20

Maybe she did.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:21

What do you mean?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:22

Well, she showed herself to you.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:23

I guess.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:26

I miss her.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:27

I know.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:31

Sometimes when I was alone, I'd catch a whiff of her perfume.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:35

That means she's close.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:38

It's been a long time.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:40

You okay?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:41

Yeah. You got me thinking. About what really happens.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:47

You mean?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:48

Yeah. What happens?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:06:57

I don't know.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:06:58

Neither do I.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:01

When I was a kid, I accepted that you went to heaven or.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:06

I know. But then there's reincarnation, and that's another kind of worms. I'd hate to think we wander forever.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:14

Some people do.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:16

Where do you think the rest of us go?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:18

I don't know.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:20

How do we make sure that we don't just wander around?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:24

You mean.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:25

Yeah.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:27

Don't have any unfinished business?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:29

Probably.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:32

Do you have any unfinished business?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:37

There's always unfinished business.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:40

With me.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:43

With you.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:44

I. I could say the same for you.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:46

That's loaded.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:47

You know what I mean.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:49

No, I don't.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:07:50

Sophia. Sophia, I. Nothing. Nothing.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:07:59

Is there something you want to tell me?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:01

No.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:02

You're sure?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:04

I don't know. Is there something you want to tell me?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:07

No.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:08

Good. Are you sure?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:10

I'm sure.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:11

Me, too.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:11

Good. Now I'm wide awake.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:16

Me, too. We had to get the one without a television.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:20

I know. Like the old days.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:22

I don't even have a book.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:23

There's a Bible over there.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:24

You're ridiculous.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:27

Devin?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:27

Yeah?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:30

When you saw my grandma, did you immediately know it was her?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:37

I did.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:39

How?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:40

I could tell. It's weird. In that moment, there was so much clarity. It's like her image was imprinted on me so I would never forget it.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:08:57

You're sure she didn't say anything?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:08:59

Yeah. Why?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:09:02

Just asking.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:09:04

Okay.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:09:06

I think I know why she showed herself to you.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:09:09

Why?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:09:11

She wanted you to know that it's your responsibility to take care of me.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:09:15

Take care of you?

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:09:17

She wanted to let you know that she believes in you. She knows you love me and has faith in you. I know it's silly. I'm an adult and I don't need anyone to take care of me.

You have yourself to take care of. And I'm strong. But everyone needs someone to take care of them. Someone to bring them a pillow or just talk to. My grandmother always did that for me.

Little things. She was always there.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:09:52

She was important to you.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:09:53

She was. And that's why she came to see you. That was her unfinished business. To make sure I was taken care of?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:05

I think so.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:08

She was at the oven, wasn't she? She was her favorite place.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:12

Yours too.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:13

It is.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:15

I know I get mad at you sometimes. But I'm here for you.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:18

You don't have to say that.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:19

I am.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:21

I know you are.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:24

We get busy with work and everything else. That it's so easy to not be on the same page.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:28

I know.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:29

I wonder if all have any unfinished business.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:32

Me too.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:33

If something happens and you.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:36

Let's not talk about it.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:10:37

I want you to know that you can go on to the other side without me. I'll be fine. You don't need to wait for me. I don't want you to wait.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:10:57

Really. Okay.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:11:01

I don't want you to be that woman sitting on her roof waiting for her husband to come home.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:11:07

I know.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:11:09

I don't know if I could just go without you, though.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:11:12

I think I would want to wait.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:11:14

Me too. Let's get some sleep.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:11:40

Devin?

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:11:40

Yeah.

Dara Kramer as "Sophia": 00:11:43

Good night.

Aaron Salazar as Devan: 00:11:46

Good night.