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Oh, it was easy enough! It was even fun, sometimes. I've never been one for rigid schedules or anything of the sort.

I can't even imagine... But then, the orphanage insisted on keeping us on a schedule when I was there, and my father - the man who adopted me - was a strict person with regards to timetables and planning. So I suppose it's to be expected.

[He shifts a bit, playing with his gloves a little; he doesn't seem bothered by the conversation at all - quite the opposite, really -
just giving his hands something to do.]

It sounds like you've had an interesting life.

Ja, it sounds like it! My upbringing was the opposite - we were mostly raised by nannies and their primary goal was to make sure we were happy. We didn't have strict routines except a bedtime, and even then we could usually get away with staying up longer.

[He laughs a bit once that's out there.]

I haven't thought about that in years.

[Huh.]

You have siblings, then, from the sound of it...?

I do! Five of them, actually. I'm one of the middle ones. I haven't seen them in quite some time, but last I checked they were all doing well!

...I see.

[Five?]

Are they still in Germany, then?

Ja, that's right! They don't have any interest in leaving either, though I did ask before I moved out here.

[It would've been easier to have more than just a cousin in the area, but oh well. He's settled in well enough, after all!]

They're smart, honestly, given everything that's been going on here.

[Wesker.]

I've always been an only child - at least, to my knowledge. If I have any biological siblings, I don't know about them.

[It's...possible, he supposes, that he has half-siblings somewhere. Hell if he knows where, and it isn't as though he's had much interest in looking.]

They certainly are...

[Thanks, Recollé.]

I can't imagine growing up without my siblings, but I imagine you'd find the idea of having so many to be a bit overwhelming, ja? We certainly have had very different experiences!

We have. Granted, the orphanage involved being surrounded by people at all times - it was never anything I really liked, I found the lack of privacy grating.

But it wasn't terrible, I suppose. I was fairly accustomed to keeping my head down and not voicing my thoughts on things back then, so I imagine that helped.

Ah, I see. Well, I'm glad we didn't know each other back then; I'm sure you would have found me even more of an annoyance than I am now!

Believe me, I likely would have wanted nothing to do with you.

I can imagine! It's a good thing we met much later, ja?

I'd certainly say so.

[...Because this is kind of nice, honestly.]

[He's obviously very pleased to hear that, alright.]

Wandering around aimlessly like this can lead to some very interesting conversations! I wouldn't have expected we'd end up talking about this, of all things!

I can't say I mind it - it isn't as though you talk about yourself much, save for those times I've dragged you through it kicking and screaming.

Hah! That's very true. I don't usually like talking about myself; it's more fun to let it all stay a mystery!

Perhaps. I don't usually discuss my life with most people, either - you're one of the few exceptions to that.

I'm glad to hear it! You're the only person I've told even this much to, so feel honored!

...Am I really?

[You know, he never quite knows what to do with assertions like that.]

Ja, of course!

[Who else is he going to talk to, Elda??]

You're a close friend, so I don't mind sharing information like that.

Well, of course...

[He doesn't seem to know how to finish that, however, and so he just doesn't; surely Jaeger has someone else that he talks to...]

[...Does he look like he has other friends.]

You don't need to seem so taken aback by it, you know!

[The teasing's light, though.]

[Yes and no, really - on the one hand, you're a lot more sociable than he is as a whole.

...On the other, you're you, so.]

I don't know if I'd say I'm taken aback.

[Precisely!!]

Then what would you call it, hmm?

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