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[manufactured]

NOAH ISAACS

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

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[manufactured]

They will.

[I mean. They won't be happy about it, but they will.]

I suppose that's better than you insisting that I need to keep them away from you constantly.

[scythegun]

As much as I'd like that I'm sure it'd be a lot of trouble. So I'll get used to them as well, I suppose!

[manufactured]

...You really must want company, if you're agreeing to that much with no argument.

[wow, wesker.]

[scythegun]

[harsh but true...]

You didn't have to say it! Let me at least have a little of my pride, would you?

[o h m y g o d]

[manufactured]

Once again, I really must ask - do I ever?

[scythegun]

You're far too cruel!

[He's sort of grinning, though.]

[manufactured]

I hardly see you truly complaining about it.

[scythegun]

Mm, I suppose I can't ever get that angry at you!

[can he even get angry in the first place...]

[manufactured]

I have yet to see you get truly angry with me in the first place.

[Upset with him, yes, and definitely frustrated once in a while. Anger is something else entirely, though.]

[scythegun]

It takes a lot to get me angry, you know! There have only been a few people who have gotten to see it.

[manufactured]

Really...

[...That is. Sort of surreal, honestly, though he supposes Jaeger has never really seen him angry, either.]

I suppose I can see that, however. Again, you've always seemed a bit difficult to upset.

[scythegun]

I am! Usually I recover from anything that upsets me within a few days at most, so nothing can really make me angry. But it's happened a few times in the past.

[He shrugs, like it isn't a big deal. He's (mostly) over those instances anyway.]

[manufactured]

Given what you've told me, I can only imagine.

[...Just saying, the whole backstabbing shitshow sounds like something to be kind of angry over.]

[scythegun]

That's the only one I'm still angry about. I think I'll always be mad about that.

[He's still smiling, but it's less pleasant now.]

[manufactured]

You should be.

[That's...immediate, really.]

There are some things that don't deserve to be forgiven, even if you've moved beyond being actively upset about them. And some people deserve to be hated for as long as you still think about them.

There's hardly anything wrong with that, I think.

[scythegun]

...I'm glad to hear that.

[He really is, more than he can really express.]

As much as I'd like to forget about all of that and move on with my life, I think a part of me will always be stuck on that.

It's a bit strange, but it's good to hear that it's fine for me to hate her. It's not as though I've been told to let the whole thing go or anything like that, but I suppose I've always thought that it would be for the best if I could find a way to ignore it.

[Like he does everything else that troubles him.]

...Unfortunately, I never did find a way to do that in this particular case.

[manufactured]

Understandably so. Though I've personally never seen anything wrong with surviving on sheer spite, either, so bear in mind that that's where I'm coming from with this.

But really, hatred and anger are more than good enough in several circumstances - both because it's all a person really deserves to have thrown in their direction, and likewise because it keeps us from tripping into the same pitfalls over and over again. Hate her as much as you see fit. I'm hardly going to judge you for it.

[scythegun]

I know you won't. But I'm pleased to hear it anyway!

[Surviving on sheer spite sound exhausting, though.]

There's very little that will make me as angry as she does, and I suppose in some ways I'm thankful for that. I've never liked getting angry, after all.

[manufactured]

[It is and it isn't; it's been a while since he's done it, but that was more or less the state of things for him for a while.]

Hopefully it stays that way, then.

[scythegun]

It should! I'm in a much better place now, ja? I don't have to worry about anyone betraying me like that again.

[Because he's only close to one person and he trusts that Wesker won't stab him in the back.]

[manufactured]

...No, you don't.

[It's a bit uncomfortable for him still, saying that sort of thing, given what his memories have decided to be lately; at the same time, he doesn't freeze up nearly as badly as he had a few days ago, either, it's just sort of awkward.]

[scythegun]

[Hey, that's better than it was! Jaeger looks pleased with the reaction anyway, but he won't press it any further.]

Goodness, I didn't realize we were going to get into that little discussion. My apologies! Thank you for hearing me out though, it's appreciated.

[manufactured]

Perhaps I like hearing about you.

[Just putting that out there.]

[scythegun]

Oh.

[That seems to genuinely catch him off-guard, like he would have expected any answer before that one.]

...Well, you're welcome to ask, you know!

[manufactured]

I'm sure I will eventually.

[There's just no...non-awkward way to do that, but it's not like that stops him most of the time anyway.]

Likewise, you know.