[He opens his mouth to speak, but he's at a loss for words. Someone actually seems to care about him. To pity him, he thinks. Then again, there's still the urge to stay in despair for hope's sake. Does he not want that? He still wants that. He's unsure.]

[It's easier to explain the doll.]

Th... This is going to sound strange, but I was actually walking through the carnival with a little girl earlier. Suddenly, she turned a corner and vanished. I looked everywhere for her, nearly turning the whole carnival upside down in my search until I came to this place...

[He looks up at the doll.] That doll looks just like her.