[That was, in fact, a very stupid thing to do, he reflects. His stomach still hurts, but now his chest also hurts and his hands are shaking a little bit. Why did he do that? Why the hell did he do that? Why doesn't he regret doing it?]
[Most of my life, actually. What would that be like, to have him standing over you literally, pulling you down every single day?]
I'm sorry.
[I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. What if he could just - absorb all of this pain into his body, take it away from Jotaro and Kakyoin and Jonathan and hold it in the birdcage of his ribs and let it scratch impotently trying to get out, forever?]
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[Most of my life, actually. What would that be like, to have him standing over you literally, pulling you down every single day?]
I'm sorry.
[I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. What if he could just - absorb all of this pain into his body, take it away from Jotaro and Kakyoin and Jonathan and hold it in the birdcage of his ribs and let it scratch impotently trying to get out, forever?]
You didn't deserve that.