[He sounds briefly... amused? But at some point the growing feeling of comfort within Diavolo breaks down. Doppio's eagerness in the face of these disconcerting circumstances is reassuring, but as Diavolo's thoughts turn to what their lives used to be, he feels... empty.]
You understand I have... nothing left to offer you. Everything I had, everything we'd tirelessly worked for... is all gone. If you are out there, taking action on my behalf, I can't... watch over you like before. I can't lend you my powers, I have no... I'm not...
[Speaking gets harder as he progresses. He presses on, desperate to get to some sort of point though he's not entirely sure which point he's even trying to make.]
It won't... it can't ever be like it was. I'm already... known, I can't keep myself secret, they already know my face - he'd...
[By the time he trails off he's nearly mumbling his words together, gripping the cup in his hand so hard it threatens to break.]
doppio is being cute (in a gangster kinda way) and im here like (flips switch) breakdown breakdown
[He sounds briefly... amused? But at some point the growing feeling of comfort within Diavolo breaks down. Doppio's eagerness in the face of these disconcerting circumstances is reassuring, but as Diavolo's thoughts turn to what their lives used to be, he feels... empty.]
You understand I have... nothing left to offer you. Everything I had, everything we'd tirelessly worked for... is all gone. If you are out there, taking action on my behalf, I can't... watch over you like before. I can't lend you my powers, I have no... I'm not...
[Speaking gets harder as he progresses. He presses on, desperate to get to some sort of point though he's not entirely sure which point he's even trying to make.]
It won't... it can't ever be like it was. I'm already... known, I can't keep myself secret, they already know my face - he'd...
[By the time he trails off he's nearly mumbling his words together, gripping the cup in his hand so hard it threatens to break.]