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[It made him smile. He hadn't expected it, that reciprocation, and would have been fine if Kakyoin had pulled away, but the fact that he didn't - that he chose to take comfort for himself as well as giving it back - was important. So it felt right to squeeze his fingers a little, to reinforce the fact that he was really there and not leaving, no matter what.]

I do know that. Sometimes I know it but don't believe it - but I do know it.

And I do want that. To be your family.

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I'll say it as much as necessary for you to believe it. You'd do the same for me, I'm certain of that.

And I'd really be honored to be able to consider you family.

Well, consider yourself honored, then.

[He pursed his lips for a moment; then:]

If Polnareff were here, he'd do something stupid and ruin the moment.

He excels at that. It's quite the talent, isn't it?

It really is. Especially because I can be too serious. Sometimes at home we'll be in a meeting or something and he'll make a joke and just kind of look at me, and it's only then that I realize . . .

[That you were looking at the person across from you like you were about to very sweetly strangle them?]

That everything's really going well.

I probably can be too, from time to time.

[Which was probably just what happened when a kid never really learned to have fun.]

...He actually even taught me a secret handshake, once.

He what?

[HIS EYES ARE AS WIDE AS SAUCERS RIGHT NOW. Polnareff knows a secret handshake?]

Yeah--he came up to me a little before we crossed into Egypt and said 'Kakyoin, do you want to see something cool', so obviously I said yes. I thought it was pretty cool, myself.

[It was not nearly as cool as he seemed to think, but Kakyoin still leaned forward slightly with an eager smile.]]

...Giorno, do you want me to show you?

[THE MOST INTENSE NODDING.]

If he shows up here, I have to be able to surprise him with something.

Okay--give me your hands, I'll walk you through it once.

[And by 'me' that time, he meant Hierophant. The Stand snuck out of Kakyoin's shadow in thin ribbons and reached for Giorno's wrists delicately, with the intention of carefully guiding him through a few simple gestures to match Kakyoin's own.]

[Okay first of all: ahhhh??? Hierophant is touching him? He goes wide-eyed and follows along obediently, a little clumsy with the movements at first because what the actually fuck is this.]

I can't imagine Polnareff doing this . . .

Really? He was pretty enthusiastic about it at the time.

[gio you small adorable child you]

I'm so angry with him, he should have told me.

[Maybe he would have if you didn't act 45 years old all the time??? Also, when the first walkthrough is done, he taps Hierophant lightly on one of his ribbons and wiggles his fingers. Hel-lo.]

If he shows up here, I'll have to give him hell for that.

[oh hello there indeed. Hierophant wiggled slightly in what might have been appreciation, Kakyoin apparently realizing for the first time that he'd kind of been all in Giorno's personal space with it.]

Ah--sorry about that. I wasn't really thinking. [Hierophant pulled back, wrapping around Kakyoin's arms instead.] That wasn't too weird, was it?

[The disappointment when Hierophant pulled away was one hundred percent visible on his face. He smiled all the same, though, after a moment.]

No, no - it's fine. It was nice. I like him, and I don't really get to see him much.

Oh--really?

[A little hesitantly, Hierophant snuck back out like a snake moving along the table.]

I just thought it was probably weird; I didn't want to assume either of us could just come right into your personal space like that. I'm just used to using him as a second set of hands.

It's fine. It's just--

[Well. He snuck his fingers across the table right back, stopping precisely at the halfway mark.]

I'm used to Pistols? And they don't ask before they climb all over you. So I think sometimes I sort of expect it from other people without thinking.

[...handholding is go, because hierophant does not mind being a sneaky snake around people's hands thank you very much.]

Mista's is really a remarkable one, isn't it? I don't think I've seen a Stand with that level of independence, and I've definitely never heard one actually talk before.

[oh jesus christ you got him started.]

[Oh no oh no oh no this is cute. He's just going to hold very still and maybe squeeze a little. And double oh no, these are his two of his three favorite topics, Mista and Stands (the third one is Passione, obviously).]

I've never seen one anything like them, either. I don't know if you've ever seen him in action, but they work together really strategically. It's surprising at first, given the way he talks, but they work together seamlessly, even though the Pistols operate on a separate conscious level.

I haven't seen them work yet, but I'm really interested to see what they can do together. I mean...okay, I've seen some unusual Stands, but I'm pretty sure Pistols has to be the most fascinating one I've come across so far.

[shame he's constantly on the verge of beating the shit out of its user, man.]

I got to see Buccellati's Sticky Fingers a while ago, as well. He's really impressive, too.

[He opens his mouth to say they're my favorite, but no, that's rude. Oh but Bruno now. Ahhhhhh.]

Did you fight him or just see him? I fought him once, when we first met. He was really clever.

[okay but giorno he tortured you are we just not going to mention that?? oh okay]

We had a short sparring match. He's definitely impressive, I was caught totally off guard.

[look at this excited child, no one's ever been so happy to talk about losing]

Polnareff told us about a Stand that fought with...negative space might be the phrase for it? But Sticky Fingers is something definitely different, I couldn't even guess what his actual range is.

He used it to keep a cell phone in his face once.

[HIS MOM IS SO FUCKING COOL!!!!]

[....how creepy and yet so functional]

That's...efficient.

[holy shit bruno]

He's very efficient and creative. Just like Mista, but in a completely different way - you wouldn't necessarily expect it to meet him once, because he's so kind, but he can use Sticky Fingers to really excellent [and deadly] effect.

[hyperventilates about bruno]

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WE'RE UNDER ATTACK AND COULD DIE AT ANY TIME

THERE IS ALWAYS TIME FOR A SECRET HANDSHAKE, JOSEPH

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