[Shuji arrives at the arranged time, this time sporting no wings, horns, sharp teeth, or other monstrous alterations. Not to mention he's in his right mind and doesn't want to infect anybody. Which is nice.
Have a doorbell ring, Wesker. This conversation probably won't be embarrassing, or at least not as embarrassing as yesterday.]
Edited (clarity the next day) 2018-11-02 10:31 (UTC)
[It's going to be super-embarrassing probably, but for different reasons than yesterday, he imagines. Either way, he's pretty sure he's going to be at least mildly mortified but he's got this. Absolutely. Yes.
That said, the door will open easily enough and just- ]
[The study's comfy, and has comfy chairs, one of which Shuji claims for himself.]
As well as I can be with the everything, I think.
[October was a lot, and he may never be completely okay with his own actions then, even if he understands they weren't his fault. But he's learned how to move forward.]
[It's called "Jaeger didn't let him leave the house at all for any reason."]
It isn't anything terribly difficult, or terribly pressing, for that matter... Jaeger and I have decided to marry, and I imagined that you would want to know and be present for it.
It isn't going to be any sort of large or proper ceremony; just something the make it official while we can. A few witnesses and someone officiating.
[The moment the word 'marry' leaves Wesker's mouth, Shuji's face lights up like his heart has been replaced by an entire sun. It's all he can do not to jump up and hug Wesker right then.]
Of course I'll come! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you two!
[For some reason, he has a weird feeling that he already knew this was possibly a thing? But he can think about that later, right now is time for Delight.]
[He's a little awkward about it, but he seems pleased anyway? This is an acceptable topic, he likes this topic.]
It's something we've been considering for a while. We first discussed it in August, I believe... He gave me something that's rather important to him in July, but we didn't openly discuss it until a short time later.
[Okay, so, this is...awkward for a couple of reasons, one of which being physical mutations have made this possibly the least comfortable hugging experience in the world? This man might as well be made of rocks, given all the structural hardening his body has gone through. But you know what, he's reasonably gentle about it, even if it takes him a moment to return it because what is suddenly being hugged, how in the world does one deal with affection.]
[Oh, that's... Well, it certainly seems to be a good subject, at any rate, he actually seems to relax a little at that?]
Jaeger did, actually. It was something we had both been considering, but he was the one to articulate it... He was surprisingly shy about it, as though he wasn't sure that I would accept or not. It was endearing, really, though I doubt he would agree with as much.
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