[Bruno arches a brow, visibly confused. Abbacchio is allowing her to acknowledge they have a friendship and she's concerned about being accepted? Even if she didn't already have support from Giorno or Bruno (or Mista, if he had to guess)... well, Abbacchio wouldn't fight her battles for her. She'd need to do that herself to ever truly fit in. But that doesn't mean he wouldn't be a presence that would settle some of it down simply by not engaging in antagonizing her. And she must know that or she wouldn't have mentioned Abbacchio's support whatsoever.]
[Still, Bruno recognizes it was a hard thing for her to say and he must respect that, so he tempers his initial reaction to think of it from her perspective for a moment. She's coming from a place where she had a family and a home (albeit one that was a little more mobile) and now inserting herself into a family that has already existed long before her joining. On top of that, she's having to learn the hierarchy and the politics that make up the backbone of their gang. And on top of that even still, she's trying to do so without just taking up space and not providing anything back. She's in a difficult position and he can appreciate that.]
They were all in the position you are in now, stellina. [Hm, no. That's not quite right. He corrects himself,] We all were. Fugo had been disinherited. Abbacchio had no direction. Narancia was homeless and ill. Mista had been thrown in jail. Giorno lacked opportunity. My father's life was in danger.
We all started from the same place you're in now, but none of us found acceptance the same exact way because we're not the same people. What worked for one of them or for me won't necessarily work for you. I can't tell you what to do and I can't make them accept you any faster than they're ready or able to.
But I can tell you that the others will accept you. It may take time and it may be a daunting task, but they will. If you had to do anything or be anyone other than exactly who you are, I wouldn't have made the offer to you. If you can't believe in yourself, then trust my judgment. [He smiles a little.] I don't make it a habit of being wrong about people after all.
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[Still, Bruno recognizes it was a hard thing for her to say and he must respect that, so he tempers his initial reaction to think of it from her perspective for a moment. She's coming from a place where she had a family and a home (albeit one that was a little more mobile) and now inserting herself into a family that has already existed long before her joining. On top of that, she's having to learn the hierarchy and the politics that make up the backbone of their gang. And on top of that even still, she's trying to do so without just taking up space and not providing anything back. She's in a difficult position and he can appreciate that.]
They were all in the position you are in now, stellina. [Hm, no. That's not quite right. He corrects himself,] We all were. Fugo had been disinherited. Abbacchio had no direction. Narancia was homeless and ill. Mista had been thrown in jail. Giorno lacked opportunity. My father's life was in danger.
We all started from the same place you're in now, but none of us found acceptance the same exact way because we're not the same people. What worked for one of them or for me won't necessarily work for you. I can't tell you what to do and I can't make them accept you any faster than they're ready or able to.
But I can tell you that the others will accept you. It may take time and it may be a daunting task, but they will. If you had to do anything or be anyone other than exactly who you are, I wouldn't have made the offer to you. If you can't believe in yourself, then trust my judgment. [He smiles a little.] I don't make it a habit of being wrong about people after all.