[Bruno sighs at his watch. In a way, she's not wrong. If there's anyone that Bruno could talk to about any of it in any sort of meaningful way, it'd be with Abbacchio, who doesn't cave under pressure or let loyalty blind him and is in a similarly awkward position with Passione lately. But asking if he was the "right one" really doesn't make what she did that much different from what Giorno did even if it wasn't to the same extreme.]
I understand that you needed the space and I understand why you went to Abbacchio and why you pushed him to talk to me. But I hope you understand that you shouldn't have put that on him.
It's not his or your responsibility to look after me. That falls to me. I need you to trust me when it comes to that and trust me to do what I need to do. If anything else, I'm well-aware of the consequences of the alternative.
[He's not the leader anymore, what exactly his place is remains a little murky, and sometimes he feels a little lost and useless, but Bruno's neither blind nor stupid to his significance within the structure. Whatever he is now, it matters still. Maybe not in the same ways as he once did, but he still matters.]
I know that just because what happened to me isn't really something I particularly need to talk about doesn't mean other people don't need to talk about it.
I'm sorry you had to witness that, Izabel. I know that does little to change what you went through, but I'm sorry and I can promise you that I'll be okay.
[night text; november 6.]
I understand that you needed the space and I understand why you went to Abbacchio and why you pushed him to talk to me. But I hope you understand that you shouldn't have put that on him.
It's not his or your responsibility to look after me. That falls to me. I need you to trust me when it comes to that and trust me to do what I need to do. If anything else, I'm well-aware of the consequences of the alternative.
[He's not the leader anymore, what exactly his place is remains a little murky, and sometimes he feels a little lost and useless, but Bruno's neither blind nor stupid to his significance within the structure. Whatever he is now, it matters still. Maybe not in the same ways as he once did, but he still matters.]
I know that just because what happened to me isn't really something I particularly need to talk about doesn't mean other people don't need to talk about it.
I'm sorry you had to witness that, Izabel. I know that does little to change what you went through, but I'm sorry and I can promise you that I'll be okay.