[ this is delightfully... normal. He doesn't even know if he's ever had a normal conversation with Giorno before. What a tangled mess their lives have been since they crossed paths. As miserable as Ryslig is, it's nice to actually learn some things about his last recruit as a person and not just a soldier. ]
I see. Then I'm happy for you.
I should have known it was important to you. Your hair was always impeckably styled, even with everything going on. Was that part of your Stand's ability, or are you skilled at that, too?
the styling wasn't part of what Gold Experience could do, but it certainly grew faster after Gold Experience appeared to me. it also changed color. i could say something about how it's probably cellular metabolism, but really, i have no idea why that happened.
i really just decided to style it because i couldn't figure out what to do with it. i always had short hair before. so i experimented. and then i saw something like this in an old thierry mugler catalogue.
well. you might end up seeing it at some point. this place is developing a pattern.
they did before. i'm going to be completely honest, before i figured out how to file them without hurting myself i got so frustrated i modified ten thimbles.
i could certainly find some. it never occurred to me that it must be twice as annoying if you have to keep shifting forms all the time. [fog mom evil, how dare you mess with bucci's beauty routine]
Anyway, you're right. I will take it as a compliment that you haven't noticed how terrible my braid's looked. If I thought Fugo knew how to braid, I'd probably be asking him to help me.
i'd be worried about him cutting holes in your hair. [affectionate] i'd be happy to help, though. it's the little things that make this place even marginally tolerable.
It's not weird. I was just surprised. You can be difficult to read.
[ pot, kettle. he's being honest, though; Giorno often has his head in the clouds, thinking of things much bigger than himself, and certainly much bigger than his dead mentor's hairstyle. He wasn't expecting him to offer himself up for such a humble - and somewhat intimate - task. ]
[ giorno... he was teasing, somewhat, but he hadn't considered this angle. ]
Of course.
[ does he owe Giorno an apology, he wonders, for pulling him into his world and then vanishing from it so immediately? He still thinks about it from time to time. But that's not this moment. ]
Time is the only thing this place has given me. I'd gladly spend more of it with you, Giorno.
[Another problem they share: Giorno is Too Serious. And one more: he takes too much on himself. The guilt of Bruno's death still weighs on him daily. If Bruno apologized, he wouldn't know what to do with himself.]
thank you. it means a lot to me. really. i'm not very interesting in comparison to people with more active hobbies, but
well, you and fugo are close, so maybe that isn't much of an issue?
[He did not mean to accidentally drag Fugo but RIP.]
[ it's okay, bruno thinks it's funny precisely because he knows fugo and giorno get along... ]
I think you're interesting enough. Fugo, too. Maybe that means you're right. In any case, I don't have many active hobbies, myself, especially after this transformation. I've been thinking of trying to learn to fish bare-handed.
[ or bear-handed. despite everything, his dad level isn't high enough to make that joke. ]
[giorno coming in clutch. he's been learning about puns.]
that's right, you mentioned something about fishing before. bears are incredibly adept at fishing, so i'm sure you can learn. especially if you already have a starting base of knowledge.
i'm glad there's at least one thing that's remained the same. but i feel a little ignorant. despite growing up on the sea, i really don't know anything about fishing.
Not at all. It's gratifying to teach people about something you're interested in.
[ he'd say "don't you think so," but the implication in Giorno's statement makes Bruno think he probably hasn't ever done it before. How surprising can it be? This is the boy who was willing to abandon his entire life at the drop of a hat; family and friends must have both been in short supply if they were there at all. ]
I imagined you wouldn't be interested in an "old man hobby."
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<bucciarati>
I see. Then I'm happy for you.
I should have known it was important to you. Your hair was always impeckably styled, even with everything going on. Was that part of your Stand's ability, or are you skilled at that, too?
<harmonia>
i really just decided to style it because i couldn't figure out what to do with it. i always had short hair before. so i experimented. and then i saw something like this in an old thierry mugler catalogue.
<bucciarati>
[ or a different color? that's weird. he wonders, idly, what it had been before. Maybe he'll ask sometime. ]
Then, I'll hope your claws don't get in the way of your newfound hair. Mine have been giving me trouble.
<harmonia>
well. you might end up seeing it at some point. this place is developing a pattern.
they did before. i'm going to be completely honest, before i figured out how to file them without hurting myself i got so frustrated i modified ten thimbles.
<bucciarati>
[ he has no idea this is something Giorno is sensitive about. SHOW HIM THE BABY PICTURES NOW ]
I don't suppose you had any extra large thimbles.
<harmonia>
[sweating]
i could certainly find some. it never occurred to me that it must be twice as annoying if you have to keep shifting forms all the time. [fog mom evil, how dare you mess with bucci's beauty routine]
<bucciarati>
[ he is clueless about the pressure he exudes ]
Anyway, you're right. I will take it as a compliment that you haven't noticed how terrible my braid's looked. If I thought Fugo knew how to braid, I'd probably be asking him to help me.
<harmonia>
[No, it's just Bruno, Bruno is just like this.]
i'd be worried about him cutting holes in your hair. [affectionate] i'd be happy to help, though. it's the little things that make this place even marginally tolerable.
<bucciarati>
[ this is also ominous. ]
He knows I would kick his ass if he tried. [ affectionate] Are you saying you'd braid my hair?
<harmonia>
i mean
is that weird to say? if so, then no i'm not.
<bucciarati>
[ pot, kettle. he's being honest, though; Giorno often has his head in the clouds, thinking of things much bigger than himself, and certainly much bigger than his dead mentor's hairstyle. He wasn't expecting him to offer himself up for such a humble - and somewhat intimate - task. ]
I'm honored the don would make time for me.
<harmonia>
[He is so earnest about this, okay.]
can't i just make time for you because you're someone i care about?
i never really got to, before.
<bucciarati>
Of course.
[ does he owe Giorno an apology, he wonders, for pulling him into his world and then vanishing from it so immediately? He still thinks about it from time to time. But that's not this moment. ]
Time is the only thing this place has given me. I'd gladly spend more of it with you, Giorno.
<harmonia>
thank you. it means a lot to me. really. i'm not very interesting in comparison to people with more active hobbies, but
well, you and fugo are close, so maybe that isn't much of an issue?
[He did not mean to accidentally drag Fugo but RIP.]
<bucciarati>
I think you're interesting enough. Fugo, too. Maybe that means you're right. In any case, I don't have many active hobbies, myself, especially after this transformation. I've been thinking of trying to learn to fish bare-handed.
[ or bear-handed. despite everything, his dad level isn't high enough to make that joke. ]
<harmonia>
[giorno coming in clutch. he's been learning about puns.]
that's right, you mentioned something about fishing before. bears are incredibly adept at fishing, so i'm sure you can learn. especially if you already have a starting base of knowledge.
<bucciarati>
[ maybe he laughed ]
That's one of the only things I know about bears.
I went fishing often growing up, so it's something of a comfort to me.
<harmonia>
well i enjoyed it.
i'm glad there's at least one thing that's remained the same. but i feel a little ignorant. despite growing up on the sea, i really don't know anything about fishing.
<bucciarati>
<harmonia>
i imagine it would be annoying. having to go back and teach someone the basics of something you know so well.
<bucciarati>
[ he'd say "don't you think so," but the implication in Giorno's statement makes Bruno think he probably hasn't ever done it before. How surprising can it be? This is the boy who was willing to abandon his entire life at the drop of a hat; family and friends must have both been in short supply if they were there at all. ]
I imagined you wouldn't be interested in an "old man hobby."
[ as mista would put it ]