Alan really wasn't trying to be difficult, though his condition didn't allow for him to easy grasp things as others did. A lot of people didn't understand the way they had to talk to him so that he could completely understand their meaning, and they would often get flustered or angry with him... not that he could tell they were. "Will I what?" It was very possible for him to go at this all day until the person found the right words and the right way to talk to him. Though sometimes it was even frustrating for him.