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lapidarius

"This is Kakyoin Noriaki. Please leave a message, I'll contact you as soon as I can."

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From:

lapidarius

[Kakyoin sighed, other hand pinching the bridge of his nose.]

Missing the point as usual, then. Typical.

From:

digiorno

Yeah.

He didn't mean to. But I don't think I was very nice to him. Not awful, just . . . I don't know.

Sometimes it's easier to be around you, because you don't want to act like I'm not what I am.

From:

lapidarius

Chariot reflects him well--he's a knight in shining armor. Polnareff is a very good and kind person. I, however, am not.

So while I understand where he's coming from in a way only the two of us can, he probably can't quite grasp the matter in more than black and white terms.

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digiorno

He was still like that when I knew him, just . . . he understood the need for in-between-ness a little better. Didn't always like it, but he understood.

I feel bad. Because he was trying so hard, and I was going to just let it be, but he said he wanted to know what I meant. So I had to explain it to him, and now I'm worried that the more he thinks about it, the less he'll want to do with me. Sometimes I still don't understand why you want anything to do with me.

From:

lapidarius

Because I like you. I don't need more of a reason than that. [He shrugged again, like that was just obvious.]

I've always known him to be painfully obtuse, but not the type to really push people away. Not like that, at least. And if he tries, correcting him loudly and elbowing him in the face usually makes him see reason pretty clearly.

From:

digiorno

[I like you. I don't need more of a reason than that.]

[It's stupid. He knows that. But it's just . . .]

[His expression crumples a little.]

He just looked so disappointed, when I explained. It felt like I should have just let him stay how he was, believing I was — whatever he thought I was. He liked me fine like that.

From:

lapidarius

...Let me ask you a question, and give me your honest answer whether you think I'm right or wrong.

Don't you think it would be better for him to get to know you as you are, rather than what he might think you are?

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digiorno

I don't know. I think so? But I don't want him to be sad, either.

I don't know why I feel so strongly about it. I don't with you or Jotaro; there's not this need to protect you, because I know you can protect yourselves, but — I've seen what happens to him. I want so much for him not to hurt, not ever.

From:

lapidarius

I know. [Speaking of being protective...Kakyoin put his other arm around Giorno's shoulders, delicately tangling his fingers in blond hair.] I want to protect him, too.

But if you want my opinion...I think it's better for him to get to know you as yourself, the way Jojo and I both do. Maybe it won't be easy on any side, but wouldn't that be preferable to acting like something you aren't?

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digiorno

[The change in him shows immediately, the way he takes so much comfort from the simple gesture of fingers in his hair. It makes him sigh and close his eyes, push himself as close as he can get.]

It would. I know. I just want one easy thing, that's all, and it seemed so easy for a while. I know it's stupid.

From:

lapidarius

It's going to be okay. It's not stupid at all, Giorno.

From:

digiorno

It's a little stupid, I think. I should know better.

But if you say it'll be okay, then I believe you. I trust you.

From:

lapidarius

If it is, then I think we can be excused for being stupid once in a while. Stupid teenagers do stupid things, right?

[Every so often, Kakyoin had a recurring thought to the tune of holy shit we're just teenagers and it never ceased to be a little alarming.]

But you can trust me when I say it'll work out somehow.

[It was right about then that Hierophant came back and carefully set two cups of coffee on the table before coiling loosely around Giorno's hand rather than his user's.]

From:

digiorno

[That's right. They're still stupid teenagers. He forgets, too — all the time.]

[It worries him for half a second. But then Hierophant's wrapped around his fingers, and he's safe. He knows he's safe, with Hierophant and Kakyoin close. So he lifts his hand and kisses Hierophant before burying his face in Kakyoin's shoulder again, perfectly content.]

You'd never lie to me. Not even to make me feel better. I love that about you.

From:

lapidarius

Really? Some people might call that brutal honesty, dependent on circumstances.

From:

digiorno

You should know better than anyone that I don't mind brutality.

From:

lapidarius

Of course you don't. That's part of what lets us work so well together.

From:

digiorno

Mmhm. I really do want to fight someone with you sometime.

. . . I don't want to fight someone for real. But if we had to, and Jotaro wasn't there, or something. That's what I mean.

From:

lapidarius

I think that would be fun. For us, of course; not for whoever we were fighting. You and I would be a really dangerous team--you could probably turn Emerald Splash into piranhas or something crazy.

[elsewhere, joseph joestar shivers]

From:

digiorno

Ohhh. I could! They'd be so pretty and deadly!

[He is mahou shoujo sparkling right now holy shit.]

From:

lapidarius

That would be really cool. You could probably think of something even better than piranhas, too.

From:

digiorno

Stinging insects would work. They could fly away and fly back, too, to attack again. Wasps, maybe. Pretty glittering green wasps . . .

[♥ ♥ ♥ BUGS ♥ ♥ ♥]

From:

lapidarius

Can you really do something that? I bet that would look perfect.

[YAAAAAAAAAY MURDER]

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digiorno

Of course! Color is really just cosmetic. And there's actually a group of wasps called emerald wasps anyway. They're really, really pretty, wicked little things.

I wouldn't want to ruin your color scheme, besides.