[Bruno's eyebrows raise a little at that. If there's one thing Giorno is excellent at doing, it's speaking at near-excessive lengths about the people he cares about most, and Trish certainly ranks high enough for that. Then again, get him on the topic of Mista and it's hard to get him to stop. So, it's entirely possible that conversation about Trish fell to the wayside.]

[Still, Bruno returns Polnareff's half-smile with a little one of his own and takes his first sip of his wine.]

She had a normal life until her mother died, so I think the others saw her as spoiled at first, but I really didn't know what to make of her when she was first brought to us. [Bruno pauses and then shakes his head.] No, I think I underestimated her then. Because she had such a comfortable life, I expected her to get scared enough to cry and make bad decisions that would put the rest of the team at risk, but she never did any of that. Hell, even when she had the chance to put herself first, she didn't. Even before Spice Girl manifested, she was willing to try and save the others if she could, even if it meant disobeying one of my orders or putting herself at risk.

I only ever saw her break down once, just before getting on the elevator to meet her father. But she got back up and stepped onto the elevator all on her own. I don't think I could have predicted her to be as strong and brave as she is, but Trish is the sort of person who will always exceed your expectations.