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[lapidarius]

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[lapidarius]

Don't worry about it.

[The idea of having friends had gotten less and less strange over time, but Polnareff was different. Not to say that they weren't friends by any means--it was simply that Polnareff had always been on something of a level entirely his own. There were his numerous friends, both in and out of the city. Then there was Caesar who was like his brother, Giorno who was in many ways a strangely distorted reflection of Kakyoin himself, and Jotaro who was both his closest friend and simultaneously something even more significant than that.]

[Somewhere in a nebulous, undefined space between the people who mattered most was Jean-Pierre Polnareff, who was the kind of carefree and reckless influence a person like Kakyoin needed. Someone who understood things that no one else possibly could, who was unfailingly kind and a steady presence on top of that. (...And occasionally an idiot, but no one was perfect.)]

[In hindsight, Kakyoin had no idea how any of them had gotten by in this city as long as they had without him.]

So what kind of music does Buccellati like? I've heard a little about Giorno's taste, but I don't think the subject's come up with anyone else.

[silvercrusader]

Jazz. Miles Davis, specifically, which . . . [He wrinkled his nose. There's a lot implied in that expression.] I mean, he likes it, so. It was a good night.

[lapidarius]

That's not that bad. That's more or less in line with what I might expect from him, actually.

[silvercrusader]

I don't think it's bad music. I just don't like it. You oughta be proud; I kept silent nearly the entire time we listened to it.

[lapidarius]

You poor, long-suffering martyr.

[you two...]

So what do you like, then?

[silvercrusader]

[He nods emphatically. It was awful for him, Kakyoin, thanks for noticing.]

Energetic stuff, you know? Anything with a good beat. The Stones, if you want a band, but I usually like whatever loud and playing on the radio.

[lapidarius]

Yeah, they're alright. [Kakyoin shrugged, hands in his pockets.] I'm not usually that interested in louder stuff, but it's fine once in a while.

[silvercrusader]

Yeah? So what do you like? And--

[He leaned over, elbowing him gently.]

You gotta come to Egress with me at least once. 'S the only time I'm ever gonna get to go dancing with you.

[lapidarius]

I'm really not the type to do something like that. I barely know how to dance at all. [He laughed awkwardly, shrugging his shoulders.]

As for music, I actually really like Sting. [said almost no one ever]

[silvercrusader]

Would you come dancing if they played Sting?

[Don't subject Ruby City to that . . .]

[lapidarius]

I-I don't know--that really doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do regardless of what was playing.

[silvercrusader]

Suit yourself.

[He won't push tonight. He'll try again another night, absolutely, but tonight's not the night. Instead:]

You can conspire with me to convince Bruno to come dancing instead. And-- oye, did you know he's all leery about winter? I said, oh, it'll be great, and all of a sudden it's ohh, I don't like winter, it's too cold, I don't want to go into the snow. So there, that's two things you can help me convince him to do: dancing and actually experiencing snow.

[lapidarius]

I'm not certain, but I don't think it gets very cold in that part of Italy. Maybe he's just not used to it.

[silvercrusader]

It doesn't, but that's no excuse! He's been here for a year!

[lapidarius]

Compared to how many years in a temperate climate? One winter isn't just going to magically acclimate one to a different standard.

[silvercrusader]

Yeah, so maybe shoving snow down his sweater will.

[lapidarius]

Just don't come crying 'Noriaki, I need help' when he unzips your arm from your shoulder or something.

[silvercrusader]

He would never, he loves me. The first time he unzipped me he felt so bad he made me lunch afterwards.

[That's . . . certainly an interpretation of the events.]

[lapidarius]

...I'm pretty sure he still would if you dumped snow all over him. And I think that would probably be justified.

[silvercrusader]

He definitely wouldn't. And don't take his side! You're my best friend, not his!

[lapidarius]

I'm not taking your side if you're going to antagonize people! I do just fine with that on my own!

[silvercrusader]

And I would support you in that any time.

[Is that true, Polnareff?]

[lapidarius]

Okay. Then I'm going to throw snowballs at Giorno one day when he walks out of the house and we'll see what happens.

[he's on to you.]

[silvercrusader]

[HIS SON VERSUS HIS BEST FRIEND . . . god, talk about Sophie's choice. But one's here and one isn't, so:]

And I will support you during that time of rabid animal attack.

[lapidarius]

I'll be sure to tell him you said that.