[How long are you going to keep pretending you're still dead?]
[He let himself think then of a small future. Nothing beyond the limits of this city, but it was something for a few minutes while he was at Abbacchio's side. For just a few minutes, Bruno felt alive again and so did Abbacchio. He was there. The future faded completely, but Bruno didn't. And he's been okay with that because even in the position of consigliere to Giorno, things have stay settled as they are in the moment. There's nothing further beyond the day-to-day. There's no thought that Bruno is going to be there forever and Giorno's grown to be independent of Bruno. He's been grateful for all of it. But he knows more than that, and...]
[Bruno wordlessly shakes his head. Polnareff shouldn't be after someone who doesn't, who can't have a future.]
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[How long are you going to keep pretending you're still dead?]
[He let himself think then of a small future. Nothing beyond the limits of this city, but it was something for a few minutes while he was at Abbacchio's side. For just a few minutes, Bruno felt alive again and so did Abbacchio. He was there. The future faded completely, but Bruno didn't. And he's been okay with that because even in the position of consigliere to Giorno, things have stay settled as they are in the moment. There's nothing further beyond the day-to-day. There's no thought that Bruno is going to be there forever and Giorno's grown to be independent of Bruno. He's been grateful for all of it. But he knows more than that, and...]
[Bruno wordlessly shakes his head. Polnareff shouldn't be after someone who doesn't, who can't have a future.]