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[manufactured]

NOAH ISAACS

Albert Wesker. Pharmaceutical Research and Development. This surely won't end poorly.

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[scythegun]

[Good, he's glad. It's not like he minds letting Wesker work on... whatever it is he does in the basement, but he'd much rather spend time with him, obviously.]

How's it going, Albert?

[He'll put his phone away, though he's not moving to latch on or anything right now.]

[manufactured]

Well enough. I'm a bit too distracted to accomplish much today, however.

[Just. Let him lean back against the couch, because ugh.]

Hopefully you haven't been too bored.

[scythegun]

You don't need to worry about me, I can entertain myself!

[He can do that a bit better when Retrospec isn't being like this, but it's fine.]

Is something specific distracting you? Or is it just...

[He waves a hand, presumably to indicate all of this shit.]

[manufactured]

Oh, it's the latter. The past few days have been a bit much.

[scythegun]

Agreed! I'd really appreciate it if things would go back to normal and stay normal for a little while...

[manufactured]

Clearly, that's asking a bit much.

[He doesn't move far, but he'll reach for Jaeger's hand after a moment.]

[scythegun]

Oh, certainly! It's almost like Retrospec's trying to make things difficult for us...

[That's joking though, don't worry. He's not going to yell about Retrospec.

He'll take Wesker's hand and settle a bit.]

You've been doing fine though, ja? Outside of being annoyed by all of this and a bit alarmed by your dogs, of course.

[manufactured]

...I believe so, yes. Things have been quiet enough, despite everything. Why do you ask?

[scythegun]

I'm glad to hear it. I wanted to check in on you, I did say I'd do that from time to time, after all.

[manufactured]

...I've been all right. There was an argument toward the beginning of the month with someone who said some interesting things about me. I didn't fight back much. But it isn't something I'm dwelling on top badly.

[scythegun]

What did you argue about? What did they say about you?

[How bad are we talking here... "Interesting" is not a good word in this context.]

[manufactured]

I was called emotionally stagnant and told that I behave like an emotionless automaton, among other things.

It doesn't matter now, either way.

[scythegun]

...Who said this about you?

[HE DOESN'T LIKE IT]

[manufactured]

...Jaeger, I'm all right.

[He's fairly sure that if he tells you, you're going to go try to deck this person and nobody needs that.]

[scythegun]

[He totally wouldn't— yeah okay he absolutely would but listen, tell him who he's punching.]

An argument really shouldn't lead into personal attacks on how you act! I'm glad you're okay, but that's extremely irritating! Who was it?

[manufactured]

No one that's worth pursuing on the matter. I would have dealt with them myself if I thought it would accomplish anything.

[...no you wouldn't and everyone here knows it]

[scythegun]

[...no you wouldn't...]

Are you sure you're okay? I suppose I can understand why you don't want to give me a name, but if they do anything like that again will you please let me know?

[manufactured]

...Yes, of course.

[Maybe. If the things said are bad enough.]

I'm... It wasn't pleasant, but I think I'm all right. It isn't as though people seeing me that way is news.

[scythegun]

I'm furious that someone said something like that to you! I'm assuming they don't know you very well, ja? So how can they say something like that?

[manufactured]

[mnnngh eye contact is hard]

It really isn't that important in the scheme of things. As you said, they don't know me well, so their opinion doesn't matter to me.

[scythegun]

That's fair, their opinion shouldn't matter to you. Still, I can see where something like that might be difficult to hear.

[He's noticed the lack of eye contact, and his grip tightens on Wesker's hand.]

Anyone who knows you knows that isn't true, though. None of us would ever think of you like that.

[manufactured]

...I know you don't.

[...]

I'm not angry that it was said. You know I have difficulties with emotions in general, and that I'm not always good at expressing them.

[scythegun]

That doesn't mean that you don't have them. What kind of person would assume that you don't? Honestly, that says more about them than it does about you.

I'm very sorry you had to deal with someone saying such things to you.

[manufactured]

...Are you going to be all right?

[you seem. really mad.]

[scythegun]

[HE IS.]

I'll be fine, I'm just really upset someone would say something like that to you! I don't care what the argument was about, there's no reason to say something like that!