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lapidarius

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lapidarius

I learned ti voglio bene and ti amo from Giorno, but what does it mean when you say it like that?

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silvercrusader

It's a really direct, sexy way to say I want you. Or at least, it is in French-- you wouldn't say that unless you were trying to sleep with someone-- and he said that was the equivalent, so.

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lapidarius

...Really? Giorno told me ti voglio bene was the friendship equivalent of 'I love you', while ti amo was the romantic variant. What a weird minor detail.

[kakyoin your first language is japanese you are not one to talk]

From:

silvercrusader

Is that seriously what you've picked up from this? The grammar of Italian, that's really what we're going to talk about?

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lapidarius

...That's clearly the wrong thing to be interested in here, isn't it?

[he's trying.]

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silvercrusader

Yeah, kind of. I'm not telling you it because I think it was interesting grammatically.

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lapidarius

Okay, okay. Sorry. I'm not always...the best with this.

S-so if that's the phrase he focused on...that's good, right?

Edited Date: 2016-08-02 12:23 am (UTC)

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silvercrusader

Probably? I mean, it wasn't like he said it out of nowhere, but it sure wasn't a bad thing.

[A beat, and he nudged Kakyoin again.]

Nearly a year with Jotaro and you haven't learned how to talk dirty in Italian? What's the point of all those language lessons?

From:

lapidarius

I know a little--Caesar mostly taught me bad pickup lines.

From:

silvercrusader

[His grin grew.]

Like?

From:

lapidarius

...If I tell you and you use one on Buccellati, I'm not going to be held responsible.

[Listen to this long-suffering sigh, Polnareff. The things he puts up with.]

He taught me 'Posso offrirti una bevanda calda per sciogliere il ghiaccio?' Can you guess what any of that means?

From:

silvercrusader

[OBVIOUSLY he's going to memorize all of these. Whether or not he uses them on Bruno remains to be seen.]

No idea.

[He admits it cheerfully. There are occasions when French and Italian are similar enough that he can guess at meanings, but not this time.]

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lapidarius

'Una bevanda calda' is 'a hot drink', and 'ghiaccio' is 'ice'. So, it's 'can I get you a hot drink to break the ice?'

[thanks, bubble brother]

Here's one I got from Jotaro: 'C’è un aeroporto nelle vicinanze o è che solo il mio cuore decollare?' And that's 'is there an airport nearby, or is that just my heart taking off?'

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silvercrusader

Oh my god--

[Both of them were equally awful and wonderful, and he was definitely using both at some point. Maybe to Bruno; maybe to Jotaro. Maybe to Kakyoin himself, someday in the future when he'd forgotten about this.]

Don't tell me he was charmed by those. Ugh, he probably was, wasn't he?

From:

lapidarius

Jojo sent me that before I started learning, Polnareff. I had to ask Giorno what it meant, and do you know how hard I got laughed at?

[HOW DARE HE]

He also included 'Posso prendere in prestito un bacio? Prometto che darò indietro,' which is 'can I borrow a kiss? I promise I'll give it back.'

Edited Date: 2016-08-02 02:42 am (UTC)

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silvercrusader

Kakyoin, my son cornered me in his cafe in order to confront me on my crush. I don't think anyone gets away unscatched when it comes to Giorno and romance.

So, better question: were you charmed? Did he get to borrow that kiss?

From:

lapidarius

Polnareff, you have no idea the kind of havoc Giorno has wrought in that department.

[hoo boy.]

I was not, to say the least, impressed when he burst into hysterics in front of me.

From:

silvercrusader

Hysterics.

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lapidarius

Think about it. 'Giorno, can you translate this for me', and I hand him a list of idiotic pickup lines without having any idea.

...Honestly, I would have thought it was funny if I were him. Jojo's just lucky I didn't turn around and beat him to death.

From:

silvercrusader

[Polnareff snicked. He couldn't help it; at least it was just a snicker. He could be so much worse. And actually--]

So kinda like you telling me that Japanese pickup line and sending me straight to Jotaro?

From:

lapidarius

Exactly like that. Except it's funnier when it's happening to someone else.

From:

silvercrusader

I don't feel bad for you at all.

[Another nudge with his elbow. They were still pressed together, and Polnareff was glad for it. He liked doing this with Kakyoin. It was comfortable in a way they two often weren't.]

Hey. Speaking of you and Jojo. I got a . . . y'know. Boyfriend question.

From:

lapidarius

Okay, fine. [He shrugged, giving Polnareff a halfhearted shove in response.] What is it?

From:

silvercrusader

How'd you know? I mean-- you went from best friends to boyfriends. How'd you know it was worth making the leap?

Edited Date: 2016-08-02 02:28 pm (UTC)

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lapidarius

...It wasn't easy. It still isn't, honestly. [Kakyoin adjusted his glasses, glancing away.] We didn't give up one for the other--Jojo's still my best friend, so you're out of luck if you were hoping to move up a rank with me. [He gave Polnareff a light shove to his shoulder, smiling.]

At the time I thought I was taking a pretty huge risk, but...look at it this way. Imagine you have the choice between telling Buccellati the truth when you're not sure if it might ruin everything you've ever had, or you can keep it to yourself and let things stay exactly the same. Would you regret keeping your mouth shut when it fels like you're keeping a massive secret from him?

I knew it was worth it because I didn't want to have regrets anymore. And I wanted him to know without any doubt that he's worth everything to me.

[...]

Giorno helped a lot. Aggressively helped, as he usually does.