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[When Wesker didn't contact him a day ago he was worried, but worry has quickly turned to fear and Jaeger's never been good at dealing with fear. Repeated attempts to reach Wesker have failed, so Jaeger's taken it on himself to go looking for his boyfriend.

Thankfully Wesker cuts a distinctive figure and Jaeger's able to trace his location to the outskirts of the city. He's worried that he's going to find that something's happened to Wesker, that he'll be injured or dying, or maybe even already dead—

But that isn't the case, and when he finds Wesker the man looks perfectly fine.]

Albert!

[He'll approach immediately; the worry and concern is probably obvious just from that exclamation alone, but once he gets close he speaks up again.]

Are you okay? What are you doing out here?

[If Wesker will let him get close enough, he'll reach out to touch Wesker's arm, as he usually does.]

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[He's quiet for a moment before he reaches out to touch him; nothing intrusive or extensive, just to play with Jaeger's hair again, offering that same gentle motion from the night before if he's allowed.]

That's...good, then. It's all I'm asking you for.

[Jaeger leans into it immediately. Maybe he shouldn't encourage it, but it's so nice...]

I can do that. I can be here for you, for as long as you want me here.

[He doesn't seem inclined to stop; he settles back against the couch a bit.]

I want you here. Don't worry about that.

[He hasn't ever needed companionship, exactly; there are worse things than being alone. But he doesn't tend to turn it down if offered, either.]

[Ah, that's really nice... He really does like the hair-playing, and he relaxes easily.]

Then I won't leave. I want nothing more than to be here.

So you don't fear me anymore, then.

[You were sort of obviously terrified of him for a while.]

Well, I'll admit that what you said scared me. But I'm not afraid of you, no.

[There's still a bit of worry there, both about what Wesker said and about what he was told by his boyfriend before this happened. But no, he isn't afraid.]

...I know you don't understand. But you don't have anything to be afraid of, either.

[He doesn't think Wesker is trying to scare him, but the words send chills down his spine anyway.]

...It does still make me nervous, honestly. But I want to stay here, I'm not going to leave.

[He doesn't stop with the hair-playing; he tips his head a little at that, though.]

What are you afraid of...?

I don't want to watch people die. The thought of seeing something like that... it really frightens me.

[He's still pretty relaxed despite the words.]

It will be better once they're gone.

[His words are about as detached as they always are, but there's no anger behind it; honestly, there isn't much of anything behind it.]

It's natural, I think, for you to want to avoid that sort of outcome. I don't fault you for not understanding.

But it will be all right, in the end. I can promise you that much.

[It's still creepy, but he doesn't feel as frightened as he did before. He probably should feel more afraid considering what Wesker is saying, but for right now he's fine. The hair-playing is calming and he doesn't want to move.]

Well, as long as you know that I'm not going to understand...

I still think you will, once it's done. Once everything is over and you see the new world that's been created, it will make sense to you.

But I'm not going to subject you to judgement, personally. I don't think that's necessary.

[He really shouldn't ask, he doesn't want to talk about this any more than is absolutely necessary, but...]

...Why isn't it necessary?

Because I've already selected you on a personal level. Or at least, I have reason to believe that I have.

[Unless his present life is infinitely more mercenary than he's giving him credit for.]

[That's... kind of creepy. At least he knows that his Wesker doesn't have any plans to end the world and make him watch.]

...I'm not really sure what to say. I suppose I appreciate it, as much as I can given how nervous it makes me.

[He's. He's trying.]

If I love you, then nothing will happen to you.

[He honestly doesn't know for sure if he does; Jaeger certainly seems to believe that he does in his present life - but then, Excella had believed that, too.

He can't be sure if he's capable, despite the fact that his life has been so disgustingly normal here; maybe he is, but he finds it far more likely that he isn't.]

[You do, he wants to say. He knows Wesker does, he doesn't have any doubts about that. But it's probably not something to say to this version.]

...I appreciate the warning, then.

[The words are sort of awkward, but he's still relaxed.]

Again, it's nothing for you to be afraid of.

[He hasn't stopped with the hair-playing, despite all of this.]

All of this is important to me; it will come to pass one day. But you're likewise important to me. I'm going to want the world to be ours.

[The words are jarring with the hair-playing, but it's not exactly surprising considering that this isn't the Wesker he knows so well. It's still scary to hear something like that, but it sounds less like a threat now.]

I... don't really know what to say.

[He should stop. This is definitely not the sort of thing he wants to hear, but... but the touch is nice and he doesn't want to leave, so...]

You don't have to say anything if you don't want to.

[For what it's worth, he does seem to be relaxing a bit; he still seems a bit overly guarded, but that's just sort of how he is. He's less tense, though; less blatantly on-edge.]

[Well, as difficult and frightening as this conversation has been, at least Wesker seems to be relaxing a little bit... That's good, right?

Jaeger doesn't really have anything else to say, so instead he leans into the hair-playing again, letting his eyes close as he tries to relax again. He is worried by Wesker's words, but he doesn't have a means of inflicting Uroboros on everyone right now, so it's not really something he needs to worry too much about at the moment, right?]

[He'll just continue what he's doing for a while longer, then, though he'll eventually pull away, resettling a bit and adjusting his gloves.]

I'm still doing what I can to try to remember things; I still don't care for how much has been taken from me.

[Oh that's... sort of disappointing, but he'll settle back once Wesker has moved.]

Understandably so. It's terrible that you've forgotten, but I do believe that someday you'll remember.

[And he'll be here when you do. He isn't going to leave again.]

I'm sure you'll find it preferable once I have.

[It's just...factual, not anything that's meant to guilt him.]

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