@noisester β’ πππ hey β’ Prompt.
" He's not funny. " Wow. He didn't even hesitate there. And neither he held his eyes back from rolling. " He's loud and crassβ " And bold, and brash, just not in a good way. " βand I was waaay better off not knowing he exists. " How strange. " As if I wanted to knowβ did I ever ask about alternate timelines? No, I have a LOT in my plate as is. " Literally and figuratively speaking, he didn't stutter. He meant each and every word.
Even if he'd never say it out loud, Pizzelle's time in showbiz helped him spot certain types of people from a mile away. The ones that hide behind, and heavily-depend on, an in-your-face persona not to face whatever they've got going on. That was what that guy was, a character that overstayed his welcome long time ago.
" I know he looks down on me, I'mβ I'm not stupid. " Why did he have to look just like him yet be like that? " Not like it bothers me, I'm sure he's just overcompensating over... w-whatever that Italian did to himβ I don't know. "
Normally, he would sympathize with his doppelgΓ€nger on that. Pizzano could be a lot sometimes. However, from what he could gather from their encounter, it sounded warranted. Their interaction was brief in comparison, so that Peppino guy must have it rough! Now that was somebody the candy maker could sympathize with.
At least he got out of that Tower. Or that was his guess (which, for the sake of his own sanity, better be correct) considering how... purposefully vague that guy had been.
" ...At least he gave me a good race. " A beat. " For a bit. I... don't know what I was expecting from someone like him. " Nobody wants to race fair and square in this Spire, not if it doesn't involve trying to kill him, capture him, take his stuff, or cause him grievous amounts of bodily harm. " Of course he had bombs tooβ no wonder I thought he worked for Pizzano. " It was... uncanny. How even his other self would pull such a trick on him, in spite of sharing so many similarities.
It was no wonder he wasn't a fan of his antics. That could've easily been him if things didn't... go wrong back then. Trust no one, not even yourself; and make that double.