I don't understand. He tries, he tries hard to comprehend what Initiate and Terezi tell him about Troll society and culture and he knows he understands some. He knows there are Alternian Trolls and Beforean Trolls and that there is a difference between the two, he knows something about the blood castes, he knows religion is just as big of an issue with them as it is with Humans with wars fought and society based on it. But he doesn't understand this, how one can communicate through fear, and how to him it just seems like normal telepathy, as normal as telepathy is.

Or does that say something about Albert? Is he so steeped in fear regularly that this seems such in the commonplace that it defies his wrapping his head around it? That while Initiate speaks to him through terror, he's calm as ever and still in control of his mental faculties? Does that mean he is untouched by it, or that he's simply so used to it he doesn't recognize fear for what it is any longer?

It's a harrowing thought, but could also be useful.

I think it's something worth looking into later. Some means may be necessary. If he doesn't fall apart at Initiate's speaking to him this way, perhaps a share of information could be had were they able to control their powers again. It's a big if, but something to keep in the back of their minds.