[That seems to settle him, at least a little; he's still tense as he shifts position, reaching up to fiddle with those dark glasses a bit, adjusting them somewhat even though that isn't entirely necessary - but at the same time, he seems able to take a few deeper breaths before continuing.]
...I still believe that my answer shouldn't change. This sort of thing shouldn't be what we pursue right now, if ever; I can't shake the feeling that this is going to end poorly for one or both of us, and as such, it's something to be avoided.
However, I've also been trying to give some thought to what you've said. Regarding what I want for myself, and whether I have any faith in who we are now.
I...
[...]
I still don't have an answer for that. It's not a matter of a lack of trust in you, or in myself, but a lack of faith that Retrospec won't do anything in its collective power to destroy everything we have. Everything they're trying to do seems, from what I understand, reliant on the notion that they're going to recreate worlds, starting with us... It stands to reason, then, that it isn't a matter of what we choose, or what we will to happen. What comes to pass comes to pass, and we have very little say in the matter.
So I suppose that brings us to the question of what we do in the meantime, which I believe was what you were trying to address a few days ago...? Even if that really is the case, then this is still a decision that we can still make for ourselves, independent of what Retrospec wants.
[That...seems more uncertain than anything, though he's fairly sure that was part of the point Jaeger was trying to make; it just took Wesker a while to work around to it mentally himself.]
I'm not willing to bet on anything. I'm not going to pretend that this is going to end well for either of us, because I'm entirely certain that it won't.
But just the same, I have considered it, and decided that what you want and what I want do seem to align for the time being. That...I want to be happy, even if it's just for the time being.
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[That seems to settle him, at least a little; he's still tense as he shifts position, reaching up to fiddle with those dark glasses a bit, adjusting them somewhat even though that isn't entirely necessary - but at the same time, he seems able to take a few deeper breaths before continuing.]
...I still believe that my answer shouldn't change. This sort of thing shouldn't be what we pursue right now, if ever; I can't shake the feeling that this is going to end poorly for one or both of us, and as such, it's something to be avoided.
However, I've also been trying to give some thought to what you've said. Regarding what I want for myself, and whether I have any faith in who we are now.
I...
[...]
I still don't have an answer for that. It's not a matter of a lack of trust in you, or in myself, but a lack of faith that Retrospec won't do anything in its collective power to destroy everything we have. Everything they're trying to do seems, from what I understand, reliant on the notion that they're going to recreate worlds, starting with us... It stands to reason, then, that it isn't a matter of what we choose, or what we will to happen. What comes to pass comes to pass, and we have very little say in the matter.
So I suppose that brings us to the question of what we do in the meantime, which I believe was what you were trying to address a few days ago...? Even if that really is the case, then this is still a decision that we can still make for ourselves, independent of what Retrospec wants.
[That...seems more uncertain than anything, though he's fairly sure that was part of the point Jaeger was trying to make; it just took Wesker a while to work around to it mentally himself.]
I'm not willing to bet on anything. I'm not going to pretend that this is going to end well for either of us, because I'm entirely certain that it won't.
But just the same, I have considered it, and decided that what you want and what I want do seem to align for the time being. That...I want to be happy, even if it's just for the time being.