[ a slight laugh. ] Well, my father taught me well.

[ being courteous, that is. he doesn't exactly know how his father would react, but, well, had he been here, giorno hopes he'd be proud of him.

he wonders how best to explain himself to bruce. there are many similarities in his situation now compared to the one that he was in back home; the only difference is that being here means that he will have to wait in order to see his dreams become reality. it is the kind of experience that he takes solace on knowing that not everyone thinks the same. and he doesn't want to give too much of that away. ]

I have my own misgivings about the place. I'm not particularly happy about how I got here.

But I don't want to wallow in my fear or apprehension, and anyway, with how connected we all are, it'll just add to the tension.

There are things we can't control. Being ripped from home and thrown to here - that's one of them. And there are things that we can do something about, like how to approach people who are in the same boat as you are.

We will always have something to worry about, that won't change. I think, what with how things are, there will be more things to worry about in time. But we learn a lot more from each other when we're given the space to think and talk, and to just listen to others do the same. That's what I think, anyway.