[Oh, yeah. That. That . . . was a very strange situation, wasn't it. It was probably the closest he's ever come to feeling bad for Doppio. I don't understand why you're so devoted to someone who doesn't trust you enough to let you see his face, is what he said, back when he thought there might be something there to salvage. What he learned was how alone Doppio is, really — or how alone he believes himself to be.]

[The cognitive dissonance of feeling pity and bitter disgust for the same person ends up festering into disappointment, apparently.]

[Giorno makes a face, then quickly unmakes it, expression going fully neutral again.]

It's not that. [Although yeah, Hawkeye did answer his own question there.] You've been here longer than I have. I don't doubt you can handle yourself. It's just that I'd rather that particular person not kill anyone else I like, even if it's only temporary.