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(open) rough seas will be calm

WHO: Jaeger (eventually) and you!
WHERE: Dreamscapes.
WHEN: 8/25.
WHAT: Dreamdives!
WARNINGS: Suicidal implications, threads are warned accordingly.

[You find yourself on a grassy plain. It's nighttime, and while this whole thing is probably incredibly surreal, the scenery is at least peaceful. You can see a dark building ahead of you.

If you look behind you, you'll notice that there's a large, thick forest. Listening for a moment will tell you that there's plenty of wildlife there, and it doesn't sound happy to see you. It's probably not a good idea to head that direction. But hey, if you really want to, there's nothing stopping you.

If you choose to approach the building, you'll hear the distant sound of waves crashing, but otherwise all is silent. It would almost be serene, if not for the ominous look of the building. It appears to be a very large manor. There are plenty of lights on inside despite the late hour, which gives you a little more light to see the building itself. For some reason there are massive chains decorating the left side of the building that don't actually seem to be there for any specific purpose, and above that are flags for... some reason. The whole thing is kind of an experience, and the gloomy atmosphere and isolated nature of the house probably aren't doing much to make you feel at ease.

Since the manor is most likely where you're headed, you might want to get a bit closer to the front door to check it out. Be careful, though - you won't be able to get too close without two guards spotting you. They're dressed in yellow uniforms complete with masks that hide the upper halves of their faces. They don't exactly look friendly; one of them has a crossbow in hand and the other has some kind of large daggers that look like they're attached to the back of his hands.

You'll find that there's a solid wall around the perimeter of the manor; you can hide here for a moment if you'd like. Climbing over the wall seems to be out of the question given the height of it and the spikes on top.

How do you want to proceed?]

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...With Yeager?

[Apparently that is just entirely unbelievable. The Don shakes his head after a moment.]

This guy doesn't do personal relationships. He uses people to get what he wants, and then gets rid of 'em. If you know what's good for you, you'll keep your distance. I've got nothin' against you, but if you get in the way, I won't hold back. I've got a score to settle.

I never said I didn't operate the same way. People are only good for what they can provide; the second they render themselves redundant is the second they're of no further use to me. Yeager simply hasn't reached that point - however, we do have an arrangement, and I intend to honor that.

[...This is...weird, but not unfamiliar; it's how Umbrella operated. Here's hoping it makes sense to this guy.]

I would prefer not to fight you, but I will if you deem it necessary.

[It looks like he understands, but he doesn't like the sound of it.]

There's no sense beatin' around the bush; I'm here to kill Yeager, an' I'm not leavin' until he's dead.

[He glances in the direction of that window for a moment before continuing.]

If you're gonna stand in my way, I'll kill you too.

That is unfortunate, but I can appreciate the bluntness. As it stands, it seems I'm going to have to make things difficult for you. It's nothing against you; you understand, surely.

[Let's fucking go, if we're going to go.]

[He doesn't say anything, but that sword swinging at your head is likely answer enough.

You'll hear Jaeger transforming his weapon while you're fighting the Don, but Jaeger seems perfectly content to just... let you two go at it without helping. Thanks, Jaeger.]

[You know, it's at times like this that his guns would be useful, but he doesn't usually carry those; ah, well.

The fact of the matter is that Wesker is extremely fast, to the point where his movements aren't easily tracked by normal human vision; he can avoid getting his head taken off well enough, though he imagines that that isn't going to deter this guy all that much, fancy tricks be damned.]

[He'll be a bit taken aback by the speed, admittedly - people don't usually do that - but he recovers quickly enough and brings the sword around to try to slam it into your side. It isn't that he's been careless in trying to hit Jaeger; his control over the weapon is very good, and it's clear he's holding nothing back.]

[Last time he did this, it was with a fireplace poker in the study of his manor; he has no idea how well he'll be able to take a hit from a sword being sent at him from someone who's presumably a lot stronger than Jaeger is overall. But it's a decent shot, and if it fucks him up it fucks him up, and he doesn't really think before he moves.

The important thing is getting his vital organs out of the damn way; he moves just enough to do that before blocking the swing of the blade itself as firmly as possible. He's hoping he has enough stopping power to damage the sword at least; he's almost positive this is going to break at least the arm he's using to block but maybe he'll be lucky.]

[Yeah, your arm is probably getting broken by that swing, but you do manage to stop the blade. The Don pulls back when the blade bends against your arm, and he's staring at it wide-eyed in disbelief as he speaks.]

What the hell... What are—

[That's about as far as he gets before he's suddenly hit with a bright light. The sudden blast is loud enough to shake the weapons on the walls and the strength of it knocks the Don clear off his feet. He lands hard on his back and doesn't move once he's down.

Jaeger steps forward then, still holding the rifle at the ready. He approaches the Don and nudges him with the toe of his shoe before leaning over to check out the damage. Thankfully the shot was energy-based, so aside from a really nasty burn mark, there really isn't much to see.]

Well, that was easy.

[Too easy, probably, but Jaeger doesn't seem concerned by that at all. He turns to you then, still smiling.]

It was good of you to come all this way, Albert.

[You'll notice two very important things: the first is that while the smile is the same as it usually is, it doesn't reach his eyes. The second is that he's still got the rifle at the ready.

It seems you've found Yeager.]

[Because of fucking course he found Yeager. Give him a second to try to figure out what he should be doing here; he doesn't seem terribly off-put by the rifle, just...let his hand trail down his arm so he can try to figure out where the break is.

...His next course of action is to rebreak his arm with his free hand, snapping the disjointed area back into place and letting the healing he's got take care of the rest. It hurts, that much is obvious from the tight hissing noise it gets out of him, but it's better than leaving it broken.

All right. Fine. This is fine.]

I'm fairly sure it's obvious that I'm not here for you.

[Yeager watches that without a word; judging from how his expression doesn't change in the slightest, he doesn't seem to care.

...Judging from how his hands tighten on the rifle, maybe that's not entirely accurate.]

Oh, I know. It was nice of you to come to my rescue, though~

I imagined it was better than continuing to waste time.

[He's going to be keeping a fair amount of emotional distance for now; nothing personal.]

Did you have fun exploring my manor? It's a lovely place, isn't it?

It was decidedly more sentimental than I would have expected.

Unfortunately I don't have complete control over the place, so some of that was bound to slip through the cracks.

I'm sure.

[...]

Do you plan on shooting me? Because you really should put that away, otherwise.

I'd prefer to keep it at the ready. Better safe than sorry, ja?

You believe I'll attack you.

[It is. So flat.]

I'm standing in the way of you reuniting with Jaeger, so I certainly wouldn't be surprised.

You are, but I know better than to believe that killing you will accomplish what I want. It's something I would like to avoid, if at all possible.

Good to hear. I don't have any plans on picking a fight with you, at any rate.

[Not that he's lowering the rifle, but he does at least sound sort of sincere...? It's Yeager, don't expect anything to sound genuinely sincere here.]

Then put the gun down and speak to me like a civilized person. If neither of us want to fight, there's no sense in acting as though we're about to.

Assuming, that is, that you don't mind discussion.

[His expression goes serious for a moment while he considers that, before he shrugs and smiles again, transforming the weapon back to its briefcase form.]

Very well, what do you want to talk about?

We can start anywhere you like; somehow I doubt you would be going to all this effort if you truly had nothing to say.

Perhaps you have no strong feelings one way or another regarding things, but that's not what I'm referring to. If that were purely the case, you wouldn't be interfering.

Fair enough, it's not accurate to say I don't care at all when I am here instead of Jaeger. I easily could have left this to him and not bothered at all.

But here I am, and here you are, so I suppose there's no point in playing around any longer.

[He shrugs again.]

I'm not here to fight you, and I'm not here to criticize you. Honestly, you're doing a surprisingly good job of keeping him sane and stable given everything he's been experiencing. My concerns aren't with you.

My concerns are with him. He's told you more than he's ever told anyone else, so thankfully I don't have to bother giving you any new information. You already know about his troubled past, and even my troubled past. It was a bit rude of him to share all of that...

[He doesn't seem too bothered by it, though, and moves on quickly enough.]

He's going to hurt you, you know. Perhaps not intentionally, but you know the sort of person he is. You know the sort of person I am. We're not all that far apart, after all, and it seems like that gap is growing smaller and smaller with each passing day. How long will it be until he does something that hurts you?

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