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Slightly. I got into another argument with that fairly unpleasant individual I told you about a while back; nothing I didn't find manageable, of course, just something of an annoyance.

Ah. That person.

[He certainly hasn't forgotten about that.]

I'm sorry they've apparently decided to continue pestering you, hopefully they'll stop soon.

[He's not even going to ask for a name since he knows you won't give him one...]

I imagine they will, yes. I have no interest in continuing to allow it, at any rate.

[...]

Are you all right...?

I'm annoyed that they'd continue to seek you out. I don't understand why they'd want to, if your conversation with them went so poorly that they felt the need to be aggressive like that. Wouldn't it just be easier for them to avoid you?

[So basically they're either trying to get a rise out of you or they're just mad and trying to take it out on you or something. Regardless, it's pissing him off.]

I'll calm down in a moment, you know how I get. I just don't like that anyone would try to be rude to you like that!

Don't worry too much about it. I'll take care of it, if it continues.

[He nuzzles him a bit at that.]

You don't have to worry about defending my honor or anything, it's fine.

I know I don't, and I don't mean to come off like I don't think you can handle it or anything like that! I'm just so annoyed...

I know you are.

[More nuzzling, okay.]

I'd just prefer it if you didn't get yourself into trouble over this.

I know, I know... It would just be more of a mess than it's worth...

[...On the other hand it would be really satisfying...]

I really do hope they'll knock it off. You certainly shouldn't be bothered by anything an idiot like that says and I'm annoyed they'd keep bothering you. Let me know if they try again, ja?

[Not that there's really anything he can do other than Be Mad, but you know.]

I will, of course.

[...]

I've spoken to one of their family members, incidentally, who also seems a bit put-out by them. So apparently the obnoxiousness isn't reserved solely for me.

Oh good, I am glad it's not just you they're focusing on, though I do feel terrible for any of their family members having to put up with them...

I'm fairly sure it's just attention-seeking, really.

I don't know how anyone can put up with someone like that.

[...Isn't that exactly what he was doing before he got shipped out to Recollé?

Ehhhhhh let's just not think about that, that's fine.]

[you're doing great on the self-awareness front there, honey.]

Well, I've chosen not to, personally, so hopefully that should be the end of it.

[sh-shut up.........]

Hopefully! If they know what's good for them, they'll stop now.

[But anyway...]

Thank you for telling me. I know you don't like troubling me or upsetting me, but I appreciate knowing what's going on, even if it is something annoying like this.

...I've been trying to talk to you if something comes up. I know that you don't like thinking everything is fine when it isn't.

Yes. It really does upset me to find out the hard way that things aren't fine when I thought they were. You've been doing a good job of coming to me with things like that, so thank you!

[...]

It was...difficult for me to come to you before. I knew you didn't like it, but...

[...How do you explain this...]

...For a good amount of my life, it was pointless to tell people that something was bothering me, or that I needed their help with something. If expressing that sort of thing wasn't punished outright, it was often ignored or disregarded. There wasn't any point in saying anything, and so I just...stopped, I suppose. And all the memories of my past life just reinforced that sort of concept, so it was much easier to withdraw and try to handle everything on my own.

[Oh, that's...]

I can see why you would keep all of that to yourself. I know you've never done it to hurt me or anything of the sort, but I wasn't sure of the reason behind it.

[It makes sense seeing it laid out like that, but it's definitely something he should have figured out on his own. He was lucky enough to never have to worry about anything like that; his family's certainly dysfunctional, but he's always had all the support he's ever needed when things look bad. Wesker hasn't had the same experience, obviously.]

Thank you for telling me. I understand that it can be very difficult to change patterns you've fallen into like that, but it means a lot to me that you're working on it.

No matter what, I'll always be here to help you in any way I can. You'll always have me.

I know I will; I've never doubted that, and I really wasn't trying to harm you with it. It simply didn't occur to me to try to explain it to you.

[It's just the way things have always been for him; he handles things on his own because no one else will.]

Even when I was in a more supportive environment, I never asked my father for anything. It's not that I thought he would refuse or punish me; I just didn't see a point to it to begin with.

So if I still resist that sort of thing from time to time, it isn't anything you've done.

[It's just...hard to actually work through this sort of thing.]

Of course. I have a better understanding of it now, so I may be able to help more.

[At the very least he knows to consider that angle, since it's not something he would have thought about on his own.]

I'm sure it's a bit awkward to explain it, but thank you for that.

[...Oh, that's.]

I don't mind explaining things like that to you. It's a little awkward to talk about it, perhaps, but it doesn't upset me to discuss what happened.

I'm glad to hear that. I don't want to make things awkward for you, of course, but I'm glad you're willing to talk about it. Thank you, Albert.

Of course.

[...]

I don't know precisely when it started, but it's become much easier to trust you. To...let myself believe you when you tell me that you want to be here for me, and help me if I need it.

I'm really glad to hear that, Albert. I know it hasn't always been easy - for many reasons - but I'm very happy that you're able to trust me more now! I'll always be here for you, and I'll always do whatever I can for you. I love you so much, after all.

[You're getting more nuzzling for that, okay.]

[He'll return it, okay.]

...I love you more than anything.

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