Finished the game recently so I thought I'd take a crack at it.

[aversiontoredlights]

Look, "Mun" or "Mundane" or whatever the hell yer supposed to be called. We gotta talk.

After all the shit I went through, yer thinkin' of dropping me into one 'o these "games" or whatever for what purpose? Can't I just relax for once?

And yeah... I know. Joe was a good man. He didn' deserve what he got, and we went through a lotta shit together. ...But that's in the past, and I ain't about to let myself get all hung up over it. He was... [ ... ] He was my best friend. Let's just leave it at that.

It'd be a lie to say I ain't lost a lot... whole lotta shit that fuckin' mattered to me. But that's the price y'gotta pay for this kinda lifestyle. Everythin' got fucked up, and I'm lucky to be alive. So let me live out the rest of the life I'm lucky to have without you comin' in and fuckin' everything up.

...Oh, and the username? It ain't funny. My drivin' is fine, and Joe was just bustin' my balls.

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[thingcalledjoe]

'Ey, fuckballs. I'm right here.

[aversiontoredlights]

Joe...? [ You'd have to be completely blind to miss the surprise and relief on Vito's face... but let's not put that past Joe. ] Jesus, I thought they had you killed.

[thingcalledjoe]

[Oh it gets noticed, but Joe was already wondering what the fuck was up in the first place.]

What're you talkin' about? You're lookin' at me like I'm a ghost all of a fuckin' sudden.

[aversiontoredlights]

[ That's a sign to try his hardest to wipe that surprise and relief off his face.

...Which works about as well as you'd expect it to. ]

Nothin'. It's not important. ...So how've you been? What kinda person did you land yourself with?

[thingcalledjoe]

[Joe had the capacity to be serious, even if he didn't do it that often. This was one of those rare moments.]

Aspetta, come on, Vito. You ain't exactly bullshittin' me. You talking about after what happened with Falcone?

[aversiontoredlights]

[ Damn. ]

Guess you got smarts after all. [ Give him a second to sigh. ] Leo said you weren't part of the deal. After seein' the car go in a different direction, I... I just assumed...

[thingcalledjoe]

[He would have given Vito a friendly 'fuck you' if the part that came after didn't make his expression fall.]

Shit. You ain't lying? That old fuck was gonna... [RUDE.] God dammit, all I remember before this place is getting in that car, too.

[aversiontoredlights]

Hard to believe that after everything he did for me, he'd turn right around and kill my best friend.

[ Where Joe's expression fell, Vito's rose... only a bit though, but that was better than nothing. ]

But that don't matter. You're here now, you're breathin', and I'm pretty sure that bastard's control doesn' extend this far.

[thingcalledjoe]

[Joe isn't a guy to settle down but for Vito's sake he gives a deep, irritated exhale and slaps Vito on the shoulder.]

Yeah... I ain't going anywhere, Vito. Nobody's offing me that easy. [He gives him a small smirk.] So you ain't going back to the old Leo, right? I mean, if ya could.

[aversiontoredlights]

[ The smirk is returned, which helps lift Vito's spirits back to normal. ]

You're too stubborn t'die that easy. And after what happened with Falcone... Well, let's jus' say that me goin' back to Leo, if I had the opportunity, would be the same as if you had pulled the trigger back there.

[thingcalledjoe]

You said it. And good. Cuz if I see that prick again he's gonna need a walker.

[Who cares if they're a few years early to start mentioning walkers, Playboy technically isn't supposed to exist yet either.]

[aversiontoredlights]

Be smart, Joe. Even if he is an underhanded prick, he's still part of the Vinci family. Unless you've become fond of bein' strung up from pipes.

[thingcalledjoe]

Yeah, and it don't matter. And what, did you?

[aversiontoredlights]

It was as enjoyable as seein' your "decorations", and it doesn' matter if they're not here but it matters a whole hell of a lot if they are. They might not just go after us, and I ain't about to put Frankie in danger.

[thingcalledjoe]

And they only ever wanted OUR asses, remember? Besides, nobody ever went after our sisters for nothing. Vinci's old time. Honor and all that shit. Clemente's probably the one that woulda pulled that shit.

And what the hell's wrong with my 'decorations'?

[aversiontoredlights]

Nobody ever had too heavy a reason to. And not for nothin', pal, but you used too much pink. Way too much pink.

[thingcalledjoe]

Sure they did. But they didn't, eh? And heh, fuck you. You just ain't as refined.