[He's not good at reading people-- or at least, not like Bruno is. He can't look at someone and read them like a book. But he knows some things, and he likes to think he's learned enough about Bruno's smiles to see that one isn't that real.
Which means something's wrong. Something's changed within the past few minutes. He'd been fine before; he'd been breathless with laughter before, so what--?]
You say that like I couldn't finish them off by the end of the afternoon.
[It's a joke, but it's said quietly. Polnareff's smile fades a little, and he leans over, keeping their eyes locked.]
You all right?
[Maybe it was something he'd said. They all have dark memories, and the slightest things can trigger them. Jotaro doesn't like the dark; Kakyoin doesn't like clocks. Maybe he'd said something stupid by accident.]
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Which means something's wrong. Something's changed within the past few minutes. He'd been fine before; he'd been breathless with laughter before, so what--?]
You say that like I couldn't finish them off by the end of the afternoon.
[It's a joke, but it's said quietly. Polnareff's smile fades a little, and he leans over, keeping their eyes locked.]
You all right?
[Maybe it was something he'd said. They all have dark memories, and the slightest things can trigger them. Jotaro doesn't like the dark; Kakyoin doesn't like clocks. Maybe he'd said something stupid by accident.]