[He won't see Jotaro again. And that, he finds, is all right. This isn't a place that anyone should stay before their time, and Jotaro has something to go back to. He should go. It's enough for Caesar to know that he exists, that life continues despite everything. There's a sort of peace in it.]
[So he nods - of course he does - and allows the agony in Jotaro's posture to pass without comment. There are plenty of things for him to hurt over and absolutely zero need to pick them apart.]
Whatever you need.
[Not because of the please, but because, once again, he has no choice but to say yes. Because this is one last, desperate way to feel close to Joseph, to ameliorate the guilt that's beginning to settle around his shoulders like a lead weight. Because Jotaro is in pain. Because it's the right thing to do.]
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[So he nods - of course he does - and allows the agony in Jotaro's posture to pass without comment. There are plenty of things for him to hurt over and absolutely zero need to pick them apart.]
Whatever you need.
[Not because of the please, but because, once again, he has no choice but to say yes. Because this is one last, desperate way to feel close to Joseph, to ameliorate the guilt that's beginning to settle around his shoulders like a lead weight. Because Jotaro is in pain. Because it's the right thing to do.]