[Bruno knew that sooner or later, Giorno would see what he did from Bruno's (and somewhat Abbacchio's) perspective. He'd have to decide for himself then if he made the right decision or if he had made a mistake in his decisions. Bruno couldn't rush the process. He couldn't make his case more than he had all those weeks ago. That's exactly why he didn't belabor the point and why he didn't hold onto his anger. Giorno couldn't see those things then, but he sees them now. And he's come around to the side that Bruno hoped he would. He didn't like entertaining the thought that Giorno would see that good intentions outweighed the means.]
Neither one of us handled the situation well, Giorno. You need to be able to think for yourself, and I need to... [Stop being Buccellati sometimes.] I need to let go sometimes.
[He'll never let Giorno make catastrophic mistakes. He knows he doesn't need to say that. Giorno knows well enough that there are some things Bruno won't stand for and won't allow.]
We both walk a fine line.
It's easy for you to fall into the habit of letting confidence turn into arrogance because you've had to rely on your own abilities for so much longer than you've had to answer to anyone else as a superior or subordinate. It's easy for me to push everything else aside to fix and protect because it's what I've been doing since I was less than even half your age.
I think it's less that either one of us needs to be someone the other can trust. You already are the sort of leader and friend I trust with my life without question, Giorno, and I already know the trust you've been willing to place in my hands. What we need to do is actually trust the other enough to listen and talk openly even when it's difficult. Otherwise, you won't listen to someone who is disagreeing with you and I won't let you lead as you're supposed to.
[Bruno isn't so arrogant to say that his relationship to Giorno is the only one that matters. But there's very little denying that it carries a lot of weight with it outside of just Bruno and Giorno. Abbacchio was right. Confusion and fracturing between them trickles down to the rest. What happened before... They need to find their balance with one another and hold to it instead of Giorno holding too tightly to his decisions or Bruno holding too close to the idea that he has to be the one to do everything as the leader he isn't any longer.]
I won't apologize for getting angry with you. What you did was wrong and I'm glad you see that now. But I'm sorry for trying to hide my anger from you and not trusting you to be able to take it for the sake of trying to keep the peace. That wasn't what you needed from me. [There's a small pause as he starts to raise his thermos to his lips.] It wasn't what I needed either.
[Only after he's said that he is when he takes a drink of his coffee.]
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Neither one of us handled the situation well, Giorno. You need to be able to think for yourself, and I need to... [Stop being Buccellati sometimes.] I need to let go sometimes.
[He'll never let Giorno make catastrophic mistakes. He knows he doesn't need to say that. Giorno knows well enough that there are some things Bruno won't stand for and won't allow.]
We both walk a fine line.
It's easy for you to fall into the habit of letting confidence turn into arrogance because you've had to rely on your own abilities for so much longer than you've had to answer to anyone else as a superior or subordinate. It's easy for me to push everything else aside to fix and protect because it's what I've been doing since I was less than even half your age.
I think it's less that either one of us needs to be someone the other can trust. You already are the sort of leader and friend I trust with my life without question, Giorno, and I already know the trust you've been willing to place in my hands. What we need to do is actually trust the other enough to listen and talk openly even when it's difficult. Otherwise, you won't listen to someone who is disagreeing with you and I won't let you lead as you're supposed to.
[Bruno isn't so arrogant to say that his relationship to Giorno is the only one that matters. But there's very little denying that it carries a lot of weight with it outside of just Bruno and Giorno. Abbacchio was right. Confusion and fracturing between them trickles down to the rest. What happened before... They need to find their balance with one another and hold to it instead of Giorno holding too tightly to his decisions or Bruno holding too close to the idea that he has to be the one to do everything as the leader he isn't any longer.]
I won't apologize for getting angry with you. What you did was wrong and I'm glad you see that now. But I'm sorry for trying to hide my anger from you and not trusting you to be able to take it for the sake of trying to keep the peace. That wasn't what you needed from me. [There's a small pause as he starts to raise his thermos to his lips.] It wasn't what I needed either.
[Only after he's said that he is when he takes a drink of his coffee.]