[ there's more to it — there always is. but it isn't his place to ask, or at the very least not the moment for it; there will be time later. just as there will be time later for him to puzzle over just why Giorno stiffens all of a sudden, his expression freezing just for a short moment. maybe he wouldn't have noticed, if the way Giorno showed his feelings were less... obvious, less forward.
he does connect it to Gold Experience, but the reason is a mystery — he clearly recalls seeing Giorno in that tent, him introducing Stiles to his stand, the way Gold Experience touched his cheek, both unnervingly alert yet childishly curious. it's a mystery... but one he won't forget about. there are many mysteries his friends seem to hold; he refuses to let go of even one.
even as Giorno's question serves as a pretty good way to shake him away from his thoughts. ]
... he didn't mean to. [ it's a yes, as much as it is an explanation, a defense. ] Peter's infected. He — I tried to... sedate him. It didn't go well. [ he says in the faintly dull tone of someone who finds what he's saying humorous in its obviousness but can't quite feel the humour, regardless. he has no idea if Giorno really knows Peter, but he figures he's at least seen or heard him over the network the various times he's addressed the team, or heard that he's part of the select team of four working on the cure. ]
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[ there's more to it — there always is. but it isn't his place to ask, or at the very least not the moment for it; there will be time later. just as there will be time later for him to puzzle over just why Giorno stiffens all of a sudden, his expression freezing just for a short moment. maybe he wouldn't have noticed, if the way Giorno showed his feelings were less... obvious, less forward.
he does connect it to Gold Experience, but the reason is a mystery — he clearly recalls seeing Giorno in that tent, him introducing Stiles to his stand, the way Gold Experience touched his cheek, both unnervingly alert yet childishly curious. it's a mystery... but one he won't forget about. there are many mysteries his friends seem to hold; he refuses to let go of even one.
even as Giorno's question serves as a pretty good way to shake him away from his thoughts. ]
... he didn't mean to. [ it's a yes, as much as it is an explanation, a defense. ] Peter's infected. He — I tried to... sedate him. It didn't go well. [ he says in the faintly dull tone of someone who finds what he's saying humorous in its obviousness but can't quite feel the humour, regardless. he has no idea if Giorno really knows Peter, but he figures he's at least seen or heard him over the network the various times he's addressed the team, or heard that he's part of the select team of four working on the cure. ]