Lorenzo stood up from his seat, a rather bittersweet expression on his face. He was glad his story had some kind of impact on the kid, though he couldn't say his job was complete. As much as it pained him to admit it, everyone was right about Jaakuna. He definitely had some of that bit of spunk Lorenzo had in his youth, although it didn't seem to bother him as much as it did when Grant had first brought it up so long ago. Hey, life had its ups and downs, all you really could do was ride the wave and hope for the best. He approached Jaakuna, taking his hand in his and gripping it tightly enough that he was able to yank the boy onto his feet with relative ease. Bearing a rather mischievous grin, he raised his hand into the air, higher and higher, and brought it down with full force. It wasn't that it was necessarily strong, it was more than it was needlessly more brutal than it needed to be as he slapped Jaakuna's back.

"[b][color=darkorange]Don't let it get to your head kid! Not in a million years could you reach my level![/color][/b]" He laughed rather loudly, patting Jaakuna's head.

As his laughter died down, a shine seemed to appear in Lorenzo's eye. "[b][color=darkorange]Just keep at it, kid. Half the battle is just learning how to pick yourself off the ground after life's kicked your teeth in. If a special lady decides you're still pretty lookin' after the fact, keep her around,[/color][/b]" He sniffled for a moment, lost in thought. "[b][color=darkorange]Wonder how much longer we got 'til we arrive.[/color][/b]"