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NOAH ISAACS

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

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[manufactured]

Desperation, I'd assume.

[...wesker.]

[thesettingsun]

Probably. I'm getting secondhand embarrassment just reading this thing.

[manufactured]

Just from the description, I can't say I don't entirely understand why.

[...that is about as gentle as he gets with regards to "you probably should", he likes you he is trying]

[thesettingsun]

[Honestly he'd be fine with you dissing past him as much as past him deserves. Which is a lot.]

I could translate some passages. Unless you read Japanese already, which wouldn't surprise me.

...notifs can we not

[manufactured]

I don't, to my knowledge - I actually haven't recalled any reason to, either, surprisingly enough.

I wouldn't mind the translation, however.

notifs are the true enemy

[thesettingsun]

"I beg you at your feet to select me for the second Akutagawa Prize. Mr. Satou, please don't forget about me. Please don't leave me in the lurch."

[manufactured]

[...Uh.]

Do you have any context for what brought any of this on?

[thesettingsun]

I remember past me meeting ""Akutagawa-sensei"" and practically worshiping the ground under his feet.

[manufactured]

...That would do it, I suppose.

[thesettingsun]

Is past you ever this embarrassing?

[manufactured]

Actually, yes. On the general topic of "insipid things done in another man's presence," I've only remembered him being with women in any actual capacity, but apparently he couldn't be around any halfway attractive men for more than five minutes without flirting with them in some horrible, socially awkward way.

[thesettingsun]

I mean, same, though.

[manufactured]

Good to know that we were both deeply charming individuals when it mattered.

[thesettingsun]

[...he meant current him does the socially awkward flirting but you know what, he's not going to correct Wesker on that.]

I have never empathized with you more.

[manufactured]

[i mean. he would agree with that much as well but it isn't as though he actually flirts with anyone properly, fullstop, including his boyfriend? the man grew up in a metaphorical box, so.]

Of all things to relate to...

Though I suppose it could be infinitely worse.

[thesettingsun]

[Wesker, please consider getting a subscription to Cosmo or something.]

It could always be worse. The phrase 'at least we're not ___' is hereby banned from my vocabulary lest I immediately remember my past self being even worse in that specific way.

[manufactured]

I would do likewise, but I'm fairly certain my own memories hit rock bottom a while ago. So at least I have the notion that it's only upwards from here to take comfort in, I suppose.

[thesettingsun]

Have you ever watched a movie where someone says "at least things can't get any worse" and things immediately get worse?

Life doesn't always run on narrative casualty, but I wouldn't risk it.

[manufactured]

That's fair, I suppose.

[thesettingsun]

If you ever need to vent about past you being stupid/embarrassing/running a moral deficit larger than the national debt, I'm always here for you.

[manufactured]

Perhaps I'll take you up on it someday.

What you saw in October wasn't the worst of it, on the morally bankrupt front. I'll warn you of that much now.

[thesettingsun]

I appreciate the warning, but I promise I won't run away screaming.

[manufactured]

I didn't think you would, honestly.

[thesettingsun]

Our friendship is not predicated on whether or not our past selves were trash fires.

[manufactured]

[Ah, that's...]

...No, it certainly isn't.