[Ah. Good. His gamble has paid off; Joseph is from the past. The name "Speedwagon" isn't just an organization to him: he knew the man who founded it. And although he thinks Fugo's impression of the foundation's relationship with his family is wrong, he's at least accepted how the two of them recognize his name.
The rest of it, though... well, that's not the sort of conversation he can navigate. But that's fine. He bought the moment Giorno needed. Fugo doesn't offer any more information to Joseph, instead busying himself with making himself eat the carrots. He doesn't really want to. His stomach is in knots and the smell of blood makes him feel nauseous. He does not dip them in the peanut butter, because he's pretty sure Giorno is bullshitting him about Americans. They can't be that disgusting.
But Giorno is better at this sort of smoothing-over than he is; Joseph might be canny, but he wants to trust them. He wants to leave them with a better impression of the Joestars than they started with. Fugo doesn't move a single millimeter from where he's sitting, wedged underneath Giorno's arm, carefully watching Joseph's reactions and tracking the flexibility and unexpected honesty of his smile.]
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The rest of it, though... well, that's not the sort of conversation he can navigate. But that's fine. He bought the moment Giorno needed. Fugo doesn't offer any more information to Joseph, instead busying himself with making himself eat the carrots. He doesn't really want to. His stomach is in knots and the smell of blood makes him feel nauseous. He does not dip them in the peanut butter, because he's pretty sure Giorno is bullshitting him about Americans. They can't be that disgusting.
But Giorno is better at this sort of smoothing-over than he is; Joseph might be canny, but he wants to trust them. He wants to leave them with a better impression of the Joestars than they started with. Fugo doesn't move a single millimeter from where he's sitting, wedged underneath Giorno's arm, carefully watching Joseph's reactions and tracking the flexibility and unexpected honesty of his smile.]