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Good, I'm glad to hear it.

[He settles a little, just watching Wesker for a bit before speaking up again.]

I really don't think there's any reason to worry. You know how much I hated what happened back in Germany; if I had any reason to think you'd betray me like that, I wouldn't still be here. But you're not like that and I'm not worried about it.

I know. And it's as I've said to you before - I don't want to be anything like the person I'm remembering.

[He'll be fine. Just...give him a moment, he'll...]

...I told you once about the woman I was dating. Excella. She was in love with me, while I saw our arrangement as strictly business. She's been in my memories often lately.

She was the other person I remembered killing.

...Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.

[The other Wesker probably didn't care at all about murdering her, but he can absolutely see how that would fuck this Wesker up. Jaeger's not sure what to say to that and it's probably obvious.]

You won't be anything like the person you're getting memories from. I'm sure of it.

["Didn't care at all" is...a little bit of an understatement, honestly.]

It's difficult to say that, given that these are apparently my own memories that I'm receiving. But... Well, it's as we've been saying. There's an element of personal choice in it.

[He shakes his head again; despite the topic of conversation, he does seem to be settling down a good amount.]

...I'll be fine. Again, it's just a bit much to take in all at once. But we're here to get our minds off of things, aren't we?

[Come on, let's keep going.]

Ja, we are! It shouldn't be hard to do that!

[He's grateful though; Wesker certainly didn't have to tell him any of that. It doesn't tell him everything, but it tells him enough, he thinks.

But anyway, yes! Let's keep wandering around, that's always good for getting your mind off of serious topics like this!]

[It...surprisingly is, actually; there's something about the quietness after-hours and the lights of the city that's relaxing in its own way. The city has always been safe (when it's not under attack by monsters, anyway); he knows that his father liked it because it was so relatively crime-free, and generally there isn't much to worry about, even being out so late.

It's peaceful, while still holding enough things to look at to be distracting; he can see why Jaeger likes it so much.

...That said, he fully expects the man to say something at some point, just because he apparently has issues with being quiet for longer than a few minutes.]

...It's nice wandering around like this, isn't it?

[Yep. He's allergic to being quiet and probably couldn't do it even if his life was on the line.]

[...One of these days he'll learn to appreciate it. Maybe.]

It is, yes. Moreso than I thought it would be.

[Will he really, though...]

See, sometimes it's good to be a little adventurous!

[...Don't crush Wesker's dreams.

That said, that gets a soft noise of acknowledgement out of him; for a moment, it seems like that's all he's going to offer, but after a while - ]

...I appreciate what you've been doing for me lately. It's good of you.

[Jaeger doesn't interrupt the silence this time, but that's only because Wesker gets to it first. That gets a laugh out of him.]

Don't mention it! You've been doing a lot for me as well, ja? It's only fair that I do what I can for you too!

As long as you're content with it.

[He doesn't think he's done much by comparison, but he's hardly going to argue the point - as long as you're happy, he supposes.]

[Of course he's happy!!]

I am! You don't need to worry about that.

I'm not worried about it.

[...jesus, uh- ]

...I imagine if you weren't, I would know by now.

[that's. closer to what he meant.

...nailed it tbh]

[Thanks, Wesker... He figured that was what you meant but the clarification's nice.]

Ja, you would! I'm not one to keep quiet if I'm not satisfied with something, you know!

May that day never come, then - you're hardly quiet when you are satisfied.

[...don't worry, it's light.]

Oh come now, I'm not that bad!

[...yes he is. He's exactly that bad.]

It depends on the situation, I've found.

[you are exactly that bad.]

Oh really? Care to give me some examples...?

Perhaps I'll just let you try to work it out on your own.

You're no fun at all, you know!

[He's still grinning though.]

Clearly, you suffer so much.

I do! My life is full of suffering and you certainly don't make it any easier on me!

And yet you spend all this time with me anyway.

I suppose I just don't mind putting up with you!

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