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Something tells me you would have recovered.

You kidding? I got Abbacchio to let me see Moody Blues, if some other guy from your group didn't let me see their Stand, I would have been devastated.

[A little exaggerated, sure, but the sentiment is the same. Also she gets to brag, this way.]

You saw Moody Blues? [Visible surprise is visible. Wow, she's got her hooks in Abbacchio bad.] I take it you know what it can do now.

[Izabel is a monster you unleashed on Passione's world, Bruno. Take pride in that.]

I did. And are we talking about Moody Blues or Fugo's rage-Stand? Because rage-Stand, sorta. Moody Blues, yes.

I was referring more to Moody Blues.

[He assumed she'd be filled in plenty with what she needed to know about Purple Haze by someone else if she'd brought it up at all in the first place.]

Did he show you or tell you?

[purple haze sux booooo worst stand]

Tell. I'm not that lucky.

You could have fooled me with how quickly you got on his good side.

Well I had to, he's great.

[And her voice loses that smug tinge, all joking atmosphere gone. She really, really likes Abbacchio.]

[Well, that's alright because there's a softness now to Bruno's expression.]

He is. He doesn't always make it easy for others to see that, but he's a good man.

You just have to know how to listen. He doesn't make it that hard.

[Bruno Likes Abbacchio, this is Important. She has Noticed. Still debating the how much, but... Noticed, all the same.]

He reminds me of someone from home, but it's more than that, now. I like talking to him.

I'm sure he feels the same way.

[Even if you'd likely never hear Abbacchio say it out loud in a way that wasn't completely backhanded and/or sarcastic.]

[It's fine, Izabel's just about learned his language.]

Most of the time. There are a few key things we disagree about that I think he'd rather I never bring up, but... Yeah, most things he doesn't seem to have too bad a time.

I think you'll find Abbacchio disagrees with most things. [This is said with more fondness than irritation, however. You need a 'no' man as much as you need a 'yes' man. Sometimes more.] That hasn't discouraged you any though, has it?

[Not that Bruno is condoning making Abbacchio talk about things he doesn't want to sometimes. Ahem.]

Mmmn, well, he's hopped on the "Izabel is pushy" train, so you be the judge.

[Gettin' REAL TIRED of that train. Not enough to stop, but jeez.]

[Bruno laughs softly.]

I'd think you'd wear that title with pride.

If it were just him -- or, you know, friends in general -- yeah, you bet I would.

[pout pout pout mom she's being picked on]

[it's okay, baby. mom will zip them for you.]

Who else is calling you pushy?

[no... no, you won't, mom.]

Jotaro.

[so glum.]

Like, I get it, but ughhh.

[okay well mom won't do that to hatson, but if it was anybody else!!!]

Still you obviously must find some balance with him.

[...Bruno hopes, anyway. They're two very different people, but that doesn't mean they can't meet in the middle somewhere if they're willing to work at it. And considering Bruno thinks of them both as genuinely worthwhile people to know, the only real difference being that Bruno wouldn't let Jotaro join Passione even if he asked, he really does hope they find that middle ground sometimes.]

[DISSATISFIED GRUMBLE... truly a child.]

[He proooooooobably shouldn't, but he laughs. Sorry, Izabel.]

[At least...mom is happy...]

I like it when you laugh.

[Something soothing and lively and a reminder of how old Bruno actually is. Though all of that had its own sadness right along with it.]

Mm? [Judging by Bruno's mild surprise, that's not something he's particularly used to hear. But he also doesn't often genuinely laugh either. At least not so much around other people.] It's fortunate then that you seem to have a talent for making it happen.

Mmn.

[If that ends up her Job, she'll be more than happy, and it definitely shows. Step seven all the way.]

...Don't tell him I said so, but I even got Abbacchio to laugh.

[sorry buddy she can't help ruining your rep]

And you chose not to open the conversation with this because...?

[He's teasing (mostly). It's a special thing to make Abbacchio laugh, but it's not an impossible feat either. Abbacchio just has a very wry sense of humor. So there's no rep to ruin with Bruno.]

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