[ he makes a sort of noncommittal gesture with his head - not quite a shake, not quite a nod. Attachments end poorly whether you're in the mob or you're a regular person. How many times has he seen it...? Abbacchio isn't wrong, of course - their job is dangerous. Just knowing them is dangerous. Many times, he's thought it would be easier if he could close off his heart. He'd been trying for a while, too, before Giorno joined - to shut his eyes to what was happening to the people around him. It's no wonder he'd bent so easily when the opportunity presented itself.

Of course, that ended badly, too. Abbacchio isn't wrong. His voice is somber but gentle when he replies, his commanding tone still absent. ]

Every ending's a tragedy.

[ divorce, death, betrayal - there's nothing but heartbreak waiting at the end. Still... ]

The rest of the story is what matters. I'm glad that I met him. That's worth enduring this pain for.