[Would it really be so different? Now there's a question for the ages. Regardless, Holly is suitably impressed by the eloquent response she receives; even in one answer, it's not hard to see how people might be comforted with Bruno lending a listening ear.]
Hehe, I can see how you're Giorno's friend, too - thanks are absolutely necessary! Don't be so humble. I won't know what to do with myself otherwise!
[Don't make her put baked goods on your doorstep every morning, Bruno. She'll do it.]
And it's okay, I'm not about to tell you not to do whatever you need to for a stranger's sake. We'll just have to make up for it later!
[Bruno makes a soft, mildly amused sound. What a kindhearted woman. He can certainly better understand some of Jotaro's reluctance to share with her some of the more unpleasant parts of his life. But if there really is any Italian to her, she's probably a lot stronger than her cheery disposition would suggest. She is, after all, a mother.]
Then for you, you're welcome.
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but you've raised a fine young man. [You know. So says the guy who is like half her age like he's totally not.] I'm grateful for his friendship and even more grateful for Giorno's sake. I believe they've been good influences on one another.
[And that's something that also reminds her a bit of Giorno. Being well-spoken and articulate are hardly negative traits to have, but neither talks like the youths they are. It strikes her as odd, but she knows it's not her place to pry, especially during her first real conversation with Bruno, and so she files those thoughts away for a later time.
She never gets sick of hearing people compliment her son, after all.]
Oh, I'm so glad to hear you say so! I know he's a good boy, but people back home can get stuck on his rough sort of style. Though I suppose at his age, that's kind of the point.
[Teenagers are so silly. That's absolutely it, and not the fact he sends people to the hospital or anything.]
They do seem like good friends. I haven't gotten to see them together much, but I can tell Jotaro cares for Giorno a lot.
[Jotaro's feelings are in the little things, like standing at Giorno's side when he's scared or asking her about him when he's not around. This, she knows better than anyone.]
[Honestly, talk to Abbacchio for like five minutes and Jotaro will seem mild.]
They have very different experiences, but I think they share in an understanding with one another.
[Because at the core, it's the same thing. They've both been forced to grow up as a result of everything they've been through. But it has further shaped them into kind, good people rather than turning them into something hard or cold. It's that more than their connection through Dio or even blood that's made them good friends.]
It's a bond that I'm sure will only grow with time. Giorno respected Jotaro from the moment they met, I believe, and it's since progressed from there.
[She hums her agreement, but it's a complicated, bittersweet thing she feels alongside it. A true mother always wants their child to grow up strong, yet the loss of innocence that naturally follows is something to be held off for as long as possible. Having it ripped away so suddenly by forces beyond her control is even worse. ... But again, those are thoughts she keeps to herself, choosing to focus on the positives, as always.]
I think you're right. You've got a pretty good eye for that sort of thing, don't you?
[She doesn't need a 'yes' to know that he does. Jotaro probably wouldn't trust him so much if he didn't]
[Well, it's a good thing she doesn't need that 'yes.' Bruno's not the type to give a direct answer to something like that. He's aware that most people don't see what he sees when he looks at people because he's often looking to the people who have been cast aside. For one reason or another, they've been forgotten. But even with that in mind, he doesn't see what he does as anything particularly special. To him, it's something anyone could do if they had the mind for it.]
[He chuckles softly.]
I suppose you could say that. But these things are fairly obvious if you spend a significant amount of time with either of them.
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audio;
Hehe, I can see how you're Giorno's friend, too - thanks are absolutely necessary! Don't be so humble. I won't know what to do with myself otherwise!
[Don't make her put baked goods on your doorstep every morning, Bruno. She'll do it.]
And it's okay, I'm not about to tell you not to do whatever you need to for a stranger's sake. We'll just have to make up for it later!
audio;
Then for you, you're welcome.
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but you've raised a fine young man. [You know. So says the guy who is like half her age like he's totally not.] I'm grateful for his friendship and even more grateful for Giorno's sake. I believe they've been good influences on one another.
audio;
She never gets sick of hearing people compliment her son, after all.]
Oh, I'm so glad to hear you say so! I know he's a good boy, but people back home can get stuck on his rough sort of style. Though I suppose at his age, that's kind of the point.
[Teenagers are so silly. That's absolutely it, and not the fact he sends people to the hospital or anything.]
They do seem like good friends. I haven't gotten to see them together much, but I can tell Jotaro cares for Giorno a lot.
[Jotaro's feelings are in the little things, like standing at Giorno's side when he's scared or asking her about him when he's not around. This, she knows better than anyone.]
audio;
Honestly, talk to Abbacchio for like five minutes and Jotaro will seem mild.]They have very different experiences, but I think they share in an understanding with one another.
[Because at the core, it's the same thing. They've both been forced to grow up as a result of everything they've been through. But it has further shaped them into kind, good people rather than turning them into something hard or cold. It's that more than their connection through Dio or even blood that's made them good friends.]
It's a bond that I'm sure will only grow with time. Giorno respected Jotaro from the moment they met, I believe, and it's since progressed from there.
audio;
[She hums her agreement, but it's a complicated, bittersweet thing she feels alongside it. A true mother always wants their child to grow up strong, yet the loss of innocence that naturally follows is something to be held off for as long as possible. Having it ripped away so suddenly by forces beyond her control is even worse. ... But again, those are thoughts she keeps to herself, choosing to focus on the positives, as always.]
I think you're right. You've got a pretty good eye for that sort of thing, don't you?
[She doesn't need a 'yes' to know that he does. Jotaro probably wouldn't trust him so much if he didn't]
audio;
[He chuckles softly.]
I suppose you could say that. But these things are fairly obvious if you spend a significant amount of time with either of them.