[ Giovanni scoots over toward Saphir, noodly arms wrapping around him in a firm hug. One hand rubs circles on his back in a manner Giovanni hopes is at least a little soothing, because the poor man really needs it. ]
Yeah, it sucks. It sucks hard. But you gotta remember you do have people who care about you at least as much as you care about them. People like Pointy End and... well, and me.
[ Giovanni kind of wants to ask what makes him different. He does like Saphir the most out of his friends in this world, except maybe Sissel, so that means... Saphir is the one who doesn't feel the same way? And yeah, okay, that does kind of hurt. But he puts it aside. ]
And if other people can't tell what a great guy you are, they're the ones missing out! Screw 'em! I will tell you this literally every day for the rest of your life if I need to!
[ Caught up in righteousness, Giovanni might be squeezing Saphir a little harder than intended. He is, as mentioned, a noodle, so it's not life-threatening or anything, but Saphir might still want to speak up if he's attached to the current shape of his lungs. ]
[ He hadn't meant to imply that that separate category was any less valuable -- he'd save Marona and Giovanni from a burning building before he'd rescue Jade or Hikage at this point -- just that the feelings that went along with it were different, and he'll make an attempt to explain that if it comes up. ]
Pointy... what?
[ He can't keep track of your nicknames!!
In any case, hearing all of that is enough to make the tears he was attempting to hold back spill over, and he hugs him back -- not quite as tight because he's even more of a noodle, and less well-practiced, and he's already kind of getting the air squeezed out of him -- but as best he can. ]
Thank you.
[ He sniffs loudly, and he's glad that this Extremely Cool T-Shirt is black so it won't be obvious if he gets any mascara tears on him or anything. (He can probably live with sacrificing a pillow to potential drool in return, on second thought.) ]
I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here.
[ ...Well, he kind of does, but that's the point.
He's content to stay like this for a while, though it is getting notably more uncomfortable as the seconds pass. ]
Pointy End! You know, Marona? Short, green hair, lives a couple rooms over that way?
[ But then Saphir's sniffling into his shoulder, and Giovanni holds him steady, only vaguely registering the possibility of makeup stains - it's fine, this is only like his third coolest shirt anyway. ]
That's it, let it out. I gotcha.
[ It'd be a lie to say Giovanni wasn't tearing up a little as well. They're having a very emotional moment and he's sensitive, okay?! But Saphir's next remark gets him to crack a crooked smile. ]
Hey, you survived without me for twenty years, didn't you? I bet you could last a week, no problem. But... I'm glad I'm here too.
[ And then - oh, right, breathing. Giovanni hastily relaxes his grip, though he doesn't fully let go yet, just in case. ]
Sorry about that. So. You, uh, wanna maybe put the game on hold for a while?
[ Ugh, god, he'd just said that himself at the airport, hadn't he? ]
D-don't throw my own words back at me like that.
[ In all honesty, he'd been kind of full of crap then too, because he'd been lonely and depressed for all of those years and had "gotten by" by throwing himself into his work and not getting close to anyone.
He sniffs again, and eventually he sits back, face red, and nods. ]
Yes, it's probably about time for a break anyway.
[ It's not really that good of a break point, game-wise, but they have been playing for several hours by this point. And he also doesn't really want to almost immediately go into Jade hurling insults at him on a boat after this, so. ]
If you're hungry, I can go ahead and heat up the rest of that pizza. Did you want to watch a few episodes of your thing while we do that?
I thought you liked being right about stuff, you goober.
[ He reaches over to ruffle Saphir's hair, just a little. ]
Yeah, microwaved pizza sounds really good right about now, actually. Turns out playing through your buddy's thrilling adventure life-game works up an appetite! And sure, if you don't mind, lemme just... switch over to the youtubes...
[ Giovanni does just that, queueing up the Epithet Erased episode playlist while Saphir gets the pizza ready. He's just about bouncing in his seat with excitement by the time Saphir returns. Let him show you his extremely cool bad guy escapades that in no way make him come off as a huge dork!!! ]
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[ Giovanni scoots over toward Saphir, noodly arms wrapping around him in a firm hug. One hand rubs circles on his back in a manner Giovanni hopes is at least a little soothing, because the poor man really needs it. ]
Yeah, it sucks. It sucks hard. But you gotta remember you do have people who care about you at least as much as you care about them. People like Pointy End and... well, and me.
[ Giovanni kind of wants to ask what makes him different. He does like Saphir the most out of his friends in this world, except maybe Sissel, so that means... Saphir is the one who doesn't feel the same way? And yeah, okay, that does kind of hurt. But he puts it aside. ]
And if other people can't tell what a great guy you are, they're the ones missing out! Screw 'em! I will tell you this literally every day for the rest of your life if I need to!
[ Caught up in righteousness, Giovanni might be squeezing Saphir a little harder than intended. He is, as mentioned, a noodle, so it's not life-threatening or anything, but Saphir might still want to speak up if he's attached to the current shape of his lungs. ]
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Pointy... what?
[ He can't keep track of your nicknames!!
In any case, hearing all of that is enough to make the tears he was attempting to hold back spill over, and he hugs him back -- not quite as tight because he's even more of a noodle, and less well-practiced, and he's already kind of getting the air squeezed out of him -- but as best he can. ]
Thank you.
[ He sniffs loudly, and he's glad that this Extremely Cool T-Shirt is black so it won't be obvious if he gets any mascara tears on him or anything. (He can probably live with sacrificing a pillow to potential drool in return, on second thought.) ]
I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here.
[ ...Well, he kind of does, but that's the point.
He's content to stay like this for a while, though it is getting notably more uncomfortable as the seconds pass. ]
Y-you're kind of crushing me a little, though.
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[ But then Saphir's sniffling into his shoulder, and Giovanni holds him steady, only vaguely registering the possibility of makeup stains - it's fine, this is only like his third coolest shirt anyway. ]
That's it, let it out. I gotcha.
[ It'd be a lie to say Giovanni wasn't tearing up a little as well. They're having a very emotional moment and he's sensitive, okay?! But Saphir's next remark gets him to crack a crooked smile. ]
Hey, you survived without me for twenty years, didn't you? I bet you could last a week, no problem. But... I'm glad I'm here too.
[ And then - oh, right, breathing. Giovanni hastily relaxes his grip, though he doesn't fully let go yet, just in case. ]
Sorry about that. So. You, uh, wanna maybe put the game on hold for a while?
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D-don't throw my own words back at me like that.
[ In all honesty, he'd been kind of full of crap then too, because he'd been lonely and depressed for all of those years and had "gotten by" by throwing himself into his work and not getting close to anyone.
He sniffs again, and eventually he sits back, face red, and nods. ]
Yes, it's probably about time for a break anyway.
[ It's not really that good of a break point, game-wise, but they have been playing for several hours by this point. And he also doesn't really want to almost immediately go into Jade hurling insults at him on a boat after this, so. ]
If you're hungry, I can go ahead and heat up the rest of that pizza. Did you want to watch a few episodes of your thing while we do that?
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[ He reaches over to ruffle Saphir's hair, just a little. ]
Yeah, microwaved pizza sounds really good right about now, actually. Turns out playing through your buddy's thrilling adventure life-game works up an appetite! And sure, if you don't mind, lemme just... switch over to the youtubes...
[ Giovanni does just that, queueing up the Epithet Erased episode playlist while Saphir gets the pizza ready. He's just about bouncing in his seat with excitement by the time Saphir returns. Let him show you his extremely cool bad guy escapades that in no way make him come off as a huge dork!!! ]