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...Do you think so?

Of course I do. You've been open about this, ja? And besides, you have Elda! Things would be different, if it really did happen.

...I've been trying to keep anything like that from happening again. But it...troubles me, when everything we discover about Retrospec continues to be things like...

[He trails off a bit, though he offers a vague encompassing gesture; all of that. Reminders of Spencer and the corporation and how things used to be.]

...I understand. I sincerely wish they weren't like that, but I suppose there isn't anything we can really do about it.

[It's frustrating to know that the information they find is going to hurt Wesker, but there's nothing to be done about that either.]

Will you talk to me if you think things are getting worse? I may not be able to do anything to help, but... I'd like to know.

[...he really doesn't want to, but while we've been having honesty hour...]

...I've been having some emotional difficulties lately, but I'm not willing to make assumptions regarding them just yet. That's all there is otherwise, outside of everything I've already told you.

Emotional difficulties? What do you mean by that?

Problems feeling things the way I should, that's all. It's all rather muted, but not unbearable.

...I'm sorry, I hadn't realized. If there's ever anything I can do to help...

[But this doesn't sound like the sort of thing that anyone can help with. He knows that.]

Thank you for telling me all of this. I know it can't have been easy.

...It isn't as though I wanted you to know about it in the first place, you don't have to apologize.

[...jesus, wesker.]

[...just. this expression.]

Well, then I really appreciate hearing it! Why did you want to keep it from me?

...I didn't intend to tell you any of this, to be honest.

[...yeah. I mean, that isn't an answer, but...yeah.]

I'm glad you decided to. But that isn't an answer, you know!

...You've had enough to worry about. This was... It seemed pointless to bring it up.

It's not pointless! It's something that you're going through, so of course I'd like to know about it. I want to be able to help you, and I can't even try to do that if I don't know there's a problem.

It isn't anything to be concerned about, Jaeger.

[I mean that stone we've all got is still looking rough as hell, but it should be fine? Zee implied it won't break now, so.]

You know I'm going to be concerned anyway. Please tell me if it gets any worse, okay?

As I said, it isn't terrible. Odd, granted, but nothing that I can't get used to in time.

[That isn't an answer.]

I'm glad to hear that, but you didn't answer my question, Albert.

...There's no point in concerning you about it. It's fine.

[...This is apparently the point he's going to be stubborn about with regards to this entire conversation.]

[It's absolutely not fine, but Jaeger doesn't want to fight over it. He sighs after a moment and nods.]

Very well. I won't pester you about it.

[That doesn't mean he's not going to keep a sharp eye out for any changes, but that's not the point.]

[Just. So much leaning back against the couch.]

You're upset.

[...thanks for the contribution, wesker.]

Of course I'm upset. I really care about you and I wish this wasn't happening to you. I'm very thankful you told me all of this today; I know it must have been difficult. But... I'm worried you'll keep trying to hide things from me.

...You know that I always talk to you if I feel it's important enough.

[So...]

I know, and it's good that you will! But these things are important too, and I don't want you to have to suffer through them alone.

It isn't suffering.

[Or, well, this isn't. The other things that have been addressed today were arguably suffering.]

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