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[starmark]

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[manuscripture]

Do you still feel responsible despite the glaring gap here?

For her, I mean. Or whatever she is doing.

[starmark]

not exactly

i guess it's more like, i wish i could get her to stop seeing that guy long enough for her to see me who i am

if she's my daughter then she's family

so i want her to be...happy

even if i can't do that for her myself then maybe i can at least make it happen some other way

[manuscripture]

[ file under: Conversations You Never Thought You Would Have ]

Are you going to tell me to sell whatever she makes in my store so she'll be happy.

[ not even bothering with a question mark, my friend. ]

[starmark]

no

it's not the outcome so much. just the opportunity.

i think she'd hate it if she found out i tried to give her something like that.

but putting a door in front of her and leaving it up to her to open it or not, that's different. you know?

[manuscripture]

Don't pull at my heartstrings, Jotaro. That doesn't work on me. This place has an image.

I can throw it out there for her but I can't say that I'm all that thrilled by it.

You know.

[ YOU KNOW......... ]

[starmark]

i'm not pulling at anything

don't do it if it bothers you

that's not sarcasm, i'm serious

i'm just trying to explain why i did what i did in the first place

i don't have anyone to talk to about it. i haven't for months.

are they married

[manuscripture]

Why did you leave it to Josuke of all people?

You could have just told me instead of skirting around it and deflecting it over to someone I can't stomach talking to for more than ten minutes at a time.

It looks like we're talking about it and I'm not sure what to say aside from, 'Wow, that sure is something else'.

quite possibly

[starmark]

because i thought josuke would tell you parts of it that he won't tell me

i don't have that many answers to give you and i thought he might

[manuscripture]

He didn't tell me much outside of her relationship to you and that he fucked up really, really bad.

I liked seeing that last part out of him. I wish he would admit to it more often. His blabbermouth is out of control.

That sure is something else, Jotaro.

[starmark]

are you trying to say you want me to stop talking about it

[manuscripture]

I think we have a lot of things to talk about. We can stop talking about this one if you want. I'm fine with letting it die where it is and just selectively maybe considering offering... Something to her if I decide to sacrifice brand loyalty to a third party.

Yes, I want to stop talking about this.

[starmark]

okay

...thanks. for...thinking about it. even if you decide not to, i appreciate that you thought about it

what's the other thing you want to talk about

[manuscripture]

I didn't say I wanted to talk about it NOW. I said in general.

[ BOYS.... ]

I got what I needed to say out of the way.

What about you?

[starmark]

um

i guess...

what do you want to do when you get home?

[manuscripture]

My default answer is to take a nap.

Do you have a better idea?

[starmark]

...

will you draw me

[manuscripture]

Sure.

For any reason in particular?

[starmark]

i think i came up with a good pose

...

and i don't know i just

want to hang out or something

i guess

[manuscripture]

Both of those reasons are good enough for me, I suppose.

[starmark]

you suppose?

[manuscripture]

I'm teasing.

[ Zero finesse. ]

[starmark]

i like your scales

[manuscripture]

I like yours too.

The purple is looking marvelous. Have you noticed how rich the color has gotten?

[starmark]

i don't really spend a whole lot of time staring at myself

...

but you can tell me about it, if it's marvelous

[manuscripture]

I would stare at myself more if I had a mirror. I think the pattern I have right now is too much black.

Anyway,I have enjoyed watching the way your lifestyle changes have affected the coloration of your scales. The purple suits you quite well.

It pairs well with your eyes.