[Elena breathes a small, subtle sigh of relief when he pulls the handkerchief out of his pocket to offer to her, her gaze dropping down to the floor briefly. It's only then that she reaches out to take the handkerchief though she fingers the material rather than immediately use it as she blinks her tears back as best she can first.]
Fugo said that he knew people were from his world because they had knowledge about something supernatural. Where I'm from, knowing something supernatural usually means you either hunt it or you protect it, and he didn't sound like he was hunting it if he wasn't willing to talk about it at all. So when I found out you had a supernatural ability . . . [Elena pauses, feeling a little embarrassed because it's somewhat over-simplistic thinking, isn't it? But her reason is her reason, so she presses on.] I figured you were like me. Otherwise, Fugo wouldn't have been trying to protect you even indirectly. He would have warned me instead.
[Elena looks at the book in Giorno's lap briefly, and then at the handkerchief in her hands. She finally uses it to carefully dab away any lingering tears, though it seems a little futile since they don't seem to want to move away from the edge.]
You remind me of someone I know, too. Someone who's known for his honor because he always keeps his word. And who would do anything to keep his family safe above everyone else.
[Giorno might not be elaborating on what exactly the consequences of breaking their deal through hurting Fugo might be beyond the deal being off and renegotiating being completely off the table, but she doesn't have any illusion that it won't end well for her regardless.]
[Passing you off doesn't sit well with Elena though. Elena has spent too much time being an object vied for by interested parties or being something that needs to be protected that she's not interested in entering this deal like that. She doesn't want to be a something.]
I know that I'm asking for your help, but I'm not asking you to take everything on, or make me your responsibility. Whatever happens, whether I ever lose control or not . . . What I do will be because of my choices.
And if I make the choice to hurt someone, I'll face the consequences. Whatever they are, and whoever they're coming from.
[Because this isn't about protecting Elena, it's about protecting other people. And if she makes a different choice than the one she's making while sitting here right now, she knows that deep down, she wouldn't want that to go unanswered. Even if in the moment she would resist or try to avoid the consequence for the sake of self-preservation, the girl sitting in this office wouldn't want her to walk away like it doesn't matter what she does or who gets hurt because of her.]
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Fugo said that he knew people were from his world because they had knowledge about something supernatural. Where I'm from, knowing something supernatural usually means you either hunt it or you protect it, and he didn't sound like he was hunting it if he wasn't willing to talk about it at all. So when I found out you had a supernatural ability . . . [Elena pauses, feeling a little embarrassed because it's somewhat over-simplistic thinking, isn't it? But her reason is her reason, so she presses on.] I figured you were like me. Otherwise, Fugo wouldn't have been trying to protect you even indirectly. He would have warned me instead.
[Elena looks at the book in Giorno's lap briefly, and then at the handkerchief in her hands. She finally uses it to carefully dab away any lingering tears, though it seems a little futile since they don't seem to want to move away from the edge.]
You remind me of someone I know, too. Someone who's known for his honor because he always keeps his word. And who would do anything to keep his family safe above everyone else.
[Giorno might not be elaborating on what exactly the consequences of breaking their deal through hurting Fugo might be beyond the deal being off and renegotiating being completely off the table, but she doesn't have any illusion that it won't end well for her regardless.]
[Passing you off doesn't sit well with Elena though. Elena has spent too much time being an object vied for by interested parties or being something that needs to be protected that she's not interested in entering this deal like that. She doesn't want to be a something.]
I know that I'm asking for your help, but I'm not asking you to take everything on, or make me your responsibility. Whatever happens, whether I ever lose control or not . . . What I do will be because of my choices.
And if I make the choice to hurt someone, I'll face the consequences. Whatever they are, and whoever they're coming from.
[Because this isn't about protecting Elena, it's about protecting other people. And if she makes a different choice than the one she's making while sitting here right now, she knows that deep down, she wouldn't want that to go unanswered. Even if in the moment she would resist or try to avoid the consequence for the sake of self-preservation, the girl sitting in this office wouldn't want her to walk away like it doesn't matter what she does or who gets hurt because of her.]