"So… Have you ever wondered how you're going to spend the rest of your life? Do you have anyone that you dearly love, perhaps? I have this cousin who lives in your home country. Alissa… Do you know her?" Alissa asked Mark such subtle and non-suspicious questions, while he was taking long sips of his coffee.
Because he was taking his long sips of coffee, Alissa was able to ask loads of questions that are connected to each other, and connected to her main question. That main question being, whether Evan is aware of himself or not. Conscious, or in some sort of slumber…
'Just what had happened to you back then?' she wondered.
In order to know what had happened to Evan back then, Alissa has to know what the state of his soul is like at the moment. The reason why, is because by knowing his current state, she could at least assume what had happened for him to be in the state that he is in at the moment.
A memory loss? His mind dominated? A loss of energy, which caused hibernation?