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[It's been a month. In hindsight, Sparkling...had wanted to do this sooner. But things being as they were (or maybe it was the selfish part of him letting his own cowardice take hold) meant that he kept putting it off. Other things took precidence. Then, he was grappling with the task of returning to the dead after being alive again for a few months.

It had all been...arduous, and mentally, emotionally exhausting. It's made him want to simply curl up for a few months and cease to exist. What a wonderful option that would be, could he actually take it...

But here he is now, back being a Vampire, actually alone with his thoughts for the first time in a while. And...he knows he has to do this.

He has to.]

Hello, Doppio. This is Sparkling Cookie.

I am certain I am the last person you want to hear from, but I wanted to write you a message to express how deeply sorry I am for what I did to you. I could easily blame it on my time as a Demon influencing my actions, but I won't. I take full responsibility for all of it.

It was unfair, and cruel, and you do not owe me an acceptance or even a response. I just wanted to give you this. If you would rather I not speak to you, or interact with you in the future, I understand and will respect your wishes on this going forward.

I am so sorry.

[Doppio reads this.

He has to read it two or three times, it turns out, because at first he's sure he has to be misunderstanding it, but ultimately he can't find any sign that he is.]

You're apologizing to me?

[It makes no sense.]

Yes. I am. I am being genuine, I promise.

[It's as simple as that, really.]

Why?

[...why?]

Do you not think you're owed one? I lashed out at you over a situation I knew very little about. I made an issue from the past my business, something I never should have done.

I still do not...fully understand all of the details, but I do know a bit more than I once did. And I know that you weren't entirely responsible for what I was angry over.

[He certainly wasn't expecting an apology, regardless of Sparkling's state of mind when he did what he did. And while it's true that it was none of his business, just as it's true that Doppio didn't deliver the killing blow... Nobody else seems to care about that type of thing.

That's why this is so strange.]

So would you be apologizing to the Boss now if you'd gotten to him instead?

Yes. I would.

[By now, the two have already said their pieces to one another.]

Then... I guess that's alright.
I still don't get it
But if it's not just because you realised you got the wrong guy, then I'll take it.

Believe me when I say that I am not the type of person to hold a grudge, or try to start fights, or anything to that nature. I let my emotions get the better of me.

I wish I could promise it will never happen again, but this place is so unpredictable...but I can at least promise that I will do what I can to take steps to avoid such a thing occurring in the future.

So it was really all just...
A demon thing?

As far as I can tell. I would have still been...upset, granted. But I would have been able to more easily keep that to myself, where it belonged.

[... Hmm. Maybe that's part of what's bugging him too - it's so hard to put a finger on it...]

You're apologizing like you don't resent me at all.
But you do, don't you?

[Oh. He wasn't expecting that.]

Resent is a strong word. It's a complicated situation...obviously I don't fully understand what happened, even when it was explained to me.

But if you want to think of it that way, then...I suppose I do. I'm still unhappy with what I've learned, but that doesn't mean I wasn't going to own up to my actions regarding it.

Okay
I just wanted to make sure I got it.

[Right. Because most other people who know about home...]

I'm more used to hearing "Don't talk to me ever again" than the other way around.

[Even though most of them didn't even really know who he was, or...

Ugh, why is this bugging him so much?!]

Of course. And, for what it's worth...I'm sorry. Ryslig...offers us a second chance, for better or worse. Another lease one our lives for some, as it were. And you've never done anything to harm me, deliberately or otherwise.

But I helped hurt someone you care about.
That’s what happened, right? It was personal.

[Might as well ask. The way Sparkling’s talking, it doesn’t sound like he’s joined Giorno’s ranks in any official capacity, but who knows.]

You did, yes. I won't argue that. But I still shouldn't have gone after you over it. An eye for an eye doesn't solve anything...especially not here when such things aren't permanent anyway.

Well... I'm not gonna hold it against you.
Besides, you already paid for it, right?

That's right. To be honest with you, part of me was expecting it.

I was just too angry at the time to care about consequences.

Uh-huh.
So it's pretty much over and dealt with now.

More or less, yes.

[Abbacchio made it seem like Diavolo's word wasn't to be trusted, but...it's all he has at this point.]

Right. So...

[... How do you end a conversation like this.]

Thanks for telling me.

[This probably isn't the way to do it, but... he's got nothing.]

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