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NOAH ISAACS

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

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[Jaeger finds himself glancing up when the first text appears and soon enough he's waiting for the next thought without realizing it. It's not that he's not listening to Wesker; quite the opposite, really. He's absolutely captivated.

Occasionally his own thoughts appear, though they're usually along the lines of Oh my god or why wasn't he caught or even I'm so sorry, Albert, nothing of any substance that really adds to Wesker's story but appears briefly as Wesker's thoughts keep going.

This explains a lot.]

I can only imagine what that must have been like. I'm sorry to hear all of that. I think I understand you a bit better now.

[At the very least he understands why Wesker goes quiet, especially during something like that incident with that monster.]

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[He notices Jaeger's thoughts as they crop up, but they're brief and not anything that he finds distracting; he...really does seem fine despite the subject matter, if a bit quieter than he usually is.]

...As I've said. It's fine now, and it isn't as though I remember it very well besides.

[There's another pause, before -

It's good that you understand; it's important to me, that means a great deal. Thank you.]

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[That gets him to glance away for a moment, genuinely pleased with the praise. But...

I wish I knew what to say. I wish I could do more for you.]

...You're a very strong person, Albert. I'm very glad that you're doing okay despite all of that.

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[You're doing enough.]

The rest of my life has been good. So I had a rough start, and perhaps it changed how I handle things sometimes - it hardly matters anymore. I'm doing well enough for myself, anyway.

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Ja, you are!

[He settles a bit once that's out there, though.]

...Thank you for telling me. I imagine that must have been difficult to talk about.

[Which would be why he didn't say all of it aloud.]

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...You're the only person I've told.

[At least in its entirety. So yeah.]

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[Oh... That's not really surprising, but it's still sort of nice to hear for some reason.]

...Thank you for trusting me with it. Obviously I won't tell anyone.

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If I thought you would tell anyone, I wouldn't have told you.

[...Well, that was. Blunt. Honest, but blunt.]

You really don't have to concern yourself with doing anything for me, you know. I've taken care of myself for years - you don't have to worry about me.

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I know I don't! But it's a little hard to stop once I've gotten started!

[I don't mind it, though. Not when it's for you.]

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[That's...

He doesn't know what to do with that particular thought and it's obvious; he glances away once he's seen it, the gesture fairly obvious even with the glasses on.]

...If you say so, then.

[What the hell is he supposed to do with you.]

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[He does notice that and he glances up in time to catch the thought disappearing. Jaeger sighs, looking somewhat put out.]

I do, yes. I didn't mean to make things awkward with that.

[A gesture to where the thought was being displayed above his head.]

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Well, I suppose I'm flattered by it.

[...awkward as hell, yes, but it could be worse, and the sentiment is...well, it's something, anyway.]

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You should be! I wouldn't extend that to anyone else!

[That's easier to respond to, at least.]

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So you've told me.

[Oh, good, the status quo is restoring itself.]

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[It's good to have everything back to normal!!]

Ja, of course! It's worth repeating though!

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...It seems this is going to be an interesting weekend.

[Given the fucking inability to keep our thoughts to ourselves.]

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That's one way to put it! I'm not sure "interesting" is the word I'd use to describe it.

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Dare I ask how you would?

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"Inconvenient", perhaps? This isn't exactly my idea of a good time.

[Who knows what I could accidentally display?]

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[...Well, that was the quickest example of self-demonstration I've ever seen. Though it does make me wonder what you're keeping from me.]

Surely it won't be that terrible.

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[It's not my fault! And besides, I'm not keeping anything important from you! I've been trying to work on that!]

...Well, this seems to be proving otherwise.

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[...dear god.]

It could be infinitely worse.

[It could be the entirety of August all over again.]

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...Fair. I absolutely don't want to deal with any of that again.

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...Yes. Likewise.

[...Yeah, okay, that is weird, responding to the thoughts and not the words...]

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At least things are mostly calmer now. I had fun fighting monsters, but I'm glad we're not stuck fighting them all the time!