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sergei : y'know, I envy you, Albert.
al : ..Believe me, there are a lot of things I'd want from you too.
sergei : Really? You get the title, connections, born quite wealthy, and a world of pleasure all open to you..! isn't it nice?
Al : .... *Looks at him, exhaustion evident in his eyes* Believe me when I say this, but having wealth is almost no fun without those I can share it with. Money is great, yes, but do you know how much I'd give up for some company? I'd love to go wine tasting with a friend, maybe travel the world with company if only the sun doesn't force me to stay inside for most of the day? So many desires and none could be fulfilled because.. I-I.. well, Him. That demon.. he's g.. off somewhere....
Sergei, turning away : I can't even be jealous without pity.. Your life is not without its fair share of misfortunes, I'm not allowed to be jealous, can I..?
Al : you can still be jealous, not everyone is going to see things like me, some might enjoy the pleasure it brings by themselves..! It's just that.. when you live this long, with These problems..,, Those pleasures no longer appeal, especially without him.. I'm sadly stationary, Sergei, I would not survive against the passing years....
Sergei : you sound like you're about to die, ahahah.. the 'lonely years' type of talk.....
Albert, smiling : I won't do that..
Sergei, now looking back at him with the same exhaustion, no kids should have those eyes : ....I hope not,, *hug* I'm sorry for souring the atmosphere, Albert, it was supposed to be a nice outing
Albert : You did no wrong, I appreciated it
Sergei : ...mn. I'll accompany you home then, lets?
Albert : ,,,,,,lets.
- This one chat is more towards when Sergei got close to Albert, his own problems have caught up to him and he couldn't help but be jealous of Al, who can easily live his life doing nothing now since well.. he's rich enough to never need to work again.
- Sergei isn't trying to be hostile to Al, he just needed to vent for once, and here was a company willing to listen (He didn't want to worry his partner, they have been trying to get him to take a break for a while now and.. he's too scared to admit that he do)
-Albert have lost someone very dear to him, one he considered his other better half, and living in a world without them?.. It feels bleak..