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[The weekend's finally here and while this whole week has been sort of an Experience with the text misfires, it's certainly better than being stuck in a jungle.

Jaeger's in a good mood when he shows up at Wesker's doorstep (after letting him know when he'd be over, of course; the last thing he needs is to deal with Wesker's dogs if he shows up unexpected) and he'll wait patiently to be let in.

It's stupid, but he really has missed being here. It's not that he feels safer here (although maybe he should, given the dogs); just being in Wesker's house makes him feel a lot less lonely though, and he's glad Wesker doesn't seem to mind it any.]

[This week certainly has been an Experience; though Wesker has largely been keeping to himself - just home and work and that's it, most days - he's spent more time than he normally would with a few people and as such...well, it'd be a bit much to say he feels better about this entire fiasco (especially given several physical changes that aren't immediately obvious but he is very, very aware that they're there) but it's done something for his mood regardless. That, combined with the notion that Jaeger's presence is vastly preferred to his absence nowadays, has ensured that his spirits are reasonably high for the time being - it's not immediately obvious to most, maybe, but Jaeger likely knows him well enough to be able to tell when he's worked up and when he's not even if he's quiet, and he certainly seems more genuinely calm than cold.

That said, the dogs have been put up well in advance of Jaeger's arrival; even if they're loud, they'll settle soon enough - Jaeger's presence isn't exactly welcome in their esteemed canine opinion, but at the very least it's familiar and recognized by now as someone who won't stab their owner in the face, probably.]

...Good to see you.

[Come in, then.]

Good to see you too! How have you been?

[It's not like it's been all that long since he last talked to Wesker, but it's worth asking anyway.]

...We last spoke a few days ago.

[Jaeger...]

Well, you never know! You could have remembered something in those few days!

[Shhhhh.]

Thankfully, it's been quiet in that regard.

[And he would have been content leaving it at that, were it not for the sudden line of text making itself visible, thought-wise - the words are clear for a brief moment before they dissipate.

And in other regards, not so much.

He doesn't seem aware of it; he moves on easily enough, anyway.]

I haven't remembered anything outside of that pair of people I told you about, which is fine - sometimes I receive several at once, sometimes it's quiet for weeks. Here's hoping this is the latter.

[All things considered, it's been a quiet week for Jaeger. He hasn't experienced the floating thought bubbles yet and seeing that prompts a thought bubble of his own.

What was that?]

Ah, right. I usually don't get very many at a time. I'm thankful for that, really.

[Thankfully Wesker's got the sunglasses on indoors today, as he usually does, and as such it's not obvious when his gaze flicks upwards, but still.

There is a pause, because um?]

...It depends on the subject matter, for me. Often they're related, when I get several at at time - it's interesting to see how they connect.

[Treat the damn thing like a puzzle box, in other words. It keeps him sane half the time.]

I suppose that's one way to handle it! I'll have to keep that in mind in case I get several at once!

[Well, that was strange but he'll ignore it for right now.]

[...Weird as hell, honestly...]

It's not as though there's much else to do about it. And I have been feeling as though I'm closer to working out answers, so at least I have that much making it more tolerable.

I'm pleased to hear it. I hope you do find your answers! I'd like to get some as well.

[There's plenty he has questions about, after all.]

Here's hoping, then.

[...Seriously, your memories are kind of 'what', Jaeger.

Either way, come on - let's go somewhere that isn't just...awkwardly standing around here, shall we.]

[Sounds good! Are we headed to the study as usual?]

Your dogs seem to have calmed down a bit. Are they finally getting used to me?

[That seems as good a place as any.]

Apparently so - I can't say I'm surprised, given how frequently you've been here.

[Judging from his tone, he doesn't find the frequency of it to be a bad thing.]

It's possible they'll continue to be somewhat aggressive toward you in person, but that's to be expected for a while.

Do you think they'll ever really get used to me?

[He does plan on being over here frequently, so presumably they will eventually...?? But that also means dealing with the dogs and he's not really looking forward to that.]

It took a long while for them to tolerate me, and that was when I was working with them frequently.

[...You're going to have to actually deal with the dogs eventually.]

So that's a "no". Good to know, though!

[But he doesn't like dogs...!!]

It's possibly a no, but at least they should tolerate you in some way.

[You did tell him you would.]

I'll do my best not to irritate them!

[Yeah... Yeah, he did...]

You'll be fine, I'm sure.

[I mean, he likes you and that's probably going to...vaguely count for something, maybe, assuming his dogs can read a room for shit that day.]

I hope you're right about that. The last thing I want is for them to bite me!

[Fingers... crossed.....]

...You were less bothered by the idea of me accidentally stabbing you with a knife than you are by the thought of my dogs biting you.

[. . .]

When you put it like that it really does sound stupid...

[...SLIGHTLY...]

I assume that's been healing well enough, by the way.

[You know. The, uh. Accidental stabbing.]

Ja, it has been! I've been very careful with it!

[It still kind of hurts a bit, but it's much better now, thanks for asking!!]

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