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[HOW DO YOU INTERACT WITH 1) GIRLS AND 2) GIRLS FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS AGO
god only knows
he's doing his best]
You don't think I'm going to scare her, showing up looking like this?
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what do you take him for
a con??? ]
She didn't bat an eye at me. I don't see why she would bat one at you.
And give me a break: I wouldn't exploit my employees. Especially not the ones who actually want to do things instead of grab my money.
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[YOU HAVE TO GIVE HIM CREDIT ABOUT THE LAST ONE, AT LEAST]
I'm just saying. She seems like —
[He hesitates, fumbling over what it is he wants to say and only really getting it out in stilted pieces.]
Someone like that, with no experience with normal things, who doesn't know any better...people will take advantage of that. And that shouldn't happen to girls. Especially not girls like that.
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Are you implying that I am one of those people?
[ Hear that knocking, Jotaro? That's a nail being driven into your coffin. ]
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[His face. His hands. This is the worst. Why this.]
She looks like the kind of person that bad things happen to. So be on guard for that. That's all I'm saying.
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All the more reason for her to like you. I'm already very fond of her. She reminds me of someone from home.
[ Except he can't place WHO exactly. ]
I plan on keeping an eye on her. I can appreciate anyone who wants to learn something. I should teach you how to sew, Jotaro.
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[Experimentally, he crouches, then sits down outright next to Rohan, still testing out the range of motion of his pants.]
So you think I should talk to her, then? Since she's going to be hanging around, we ought to get used to each other. That's the plan?
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Here you go.
[ If Jotaro were any other person, he would have scooted away. He can keep fronting that it's a temperature thing but they are literally next to the window. ]
Your hands are too big anyway. They'll rip right through whatever I hand you. I guess I can stay as the person who handles any clothing you destroy.
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[He'll definitely be looking into it. A girl who reminds Rohan of someone from home, and one who looks like she's straight out of Sheltered McThatchedRoofingshire on top of it? That's worth looking into, without a doubt.]
Star Platinum could do it. His hands are bigger than mine, but his precision is unparalleled.
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[ His nose turns up in mock offense. ]
You... Are very attached to your Stand, aren't you?
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[He hums under his breath, settling a little more solidly near Rohan, and gravitating a little toward him besides.]
I asked him to stop my heart. Even that, he did for me. I asked him to take me to the verge of death and bring me back again, and he did it.
Even when he scares me with his power, Star is...different. He's not like any other Stand I've seen. And if I'm the only enemy I ever lose to...then Star's the best weapon I have against myself, because he'll never let anything happen to me.
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That's not something he ever expected to hear. Jotaro? Scared? ]
I have not had Heaven's Door long enough to become so close to it. It feels odd when I hear someone talking about their Stand like it's a person.
So it's--... [ Hrm. ] He is just like you?
I never thought I would hear you say that you are scared of anything.
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[He motions vaguely, as though that's going to help articulate anything.]
I first became aware of him when I would fight. I didn't realize what he was, then, or what he was doing. But I'd get into a fight, and he'd come out and fight for me — harder and stronger than I could. He put four people in the hospital. But he didn't understand...
[...]
I think he was trying to do what I wanted, but I wasn't even aware I was being asked what I wanted. He tried to bring me things that I asked for, no matter how absurd or outlandish. He'd...I shot myself point-blank with a revolver to my temple, and he stopped the bullet before it could touch me. He caught it.
But the first time I fought with him — really fought, not just the horsing around my grandfather set up...even then I could tell, Star is wilder than I am. He can be more vicious. He...he feels things that aren't my feelings. That's how I know he's different, even though he's also a part of me.
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... You have got to be kidding.
I haven't seen much of Star Platinum save for the small handful of times we had spoken about it. I haven't been aware of just how independently sentient it seems.
I know that they are meant to reflect their Users in some way, but... [ Trailing off has him shifting a little and placing his fingers to his bottom lip thoughtfully. ] I'm not sure I can articulate what I mean exactly.
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Give it a try? It's fine if you don't get it right the first time. I'm interested in hearing what you think, either way.
[He may be inching one clawed hand a little closer to Rohan. There may be a super smooth attempt at putting that arm around him in the impending future.]
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It's fine. I don't need to think too hard on it. [ It's a little bit of a scapegoat. It's cheap. He is thinking too hard to bat away that arm or get worked up over it. ]
Yours is like a entirely different entity. I don't know why it is like that because I never asked and it doesn't sound like you know either. We all have a certain flavor of attachment to our Stands but when one is like its own person-- no matter what shape it takes --it puts a different light on it.
It is you as much as Heaven's Door is me. However, Star Platinum possesses something completely different... [ Overanalyzing is occurring so he prompts himself to look up at Jotaro's face but nowhere in particular. ]
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...Jiji's had no personality at all. It was just vines, just...like a tool. Something like that would definitely be an "it", not anything else. And then my mom's...
[He pauses, taking a steadying breath.]
Stands shouldn't be able to attack their own users, but hers was a parasite. It was...feeding on her, I guess. It shouldn't have been able to do that.
I don't know if Star reaches the level of being his own person. But it's like...two circles overlapping, but not perfectly. There's that sliver of him that I know isn't me, even though most of him is.
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That sliver might be what separates you two enough to make the partnership so unique. You have mentioned before that he is not without a big chunk of baggage.
Have you considered that may be part of why the dynamic looks as different as it does from other Stands you have seen?
Does it feel different?
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[His voice goes thin on that sentence, hollow and distant, but thankfully lacking the impression of having to force the words out through a constricted throat. It's a testament to how secure he feels with Rohan nearby, probably; it's never not going to be difficult to talk about, but there's a pronounced difference in his demeanor, that he only sounds tired and sad instead of actively agonized.]
The same speed, the same range. The same power. But I think...Dio was someone who wanted to be better than everyone. I remember him saying that "The World" gave him the power to rule over the world. So I think...if it ever had a personality, it got snuffed out under Dio's control. He wouldn't have wanted The World to be separate from him. He would've wanted it to be his weapon, maybe that's why it was...dead.
I think it's different for people who were born with their Stand, too. I think they're more likely to see it as just an extension of themselves, because they've never known anything different. But I remember a time without Star, so that makes him a little less "me". Because I was already "me" before him.
...I've never seen someone else's Stand protect them the way that Star protects me. That kind of independent action. So...yeah. It feels different. If that's what you meant.
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[ Rohan cuts in near the conclusion of Jotaro's thought. They are never able to escape getting into deep conversations like these. The kind that cut more than they should and suck the pleasantness out of the atmosphere. ]
I don't need the novel about Dio. Not now. [ He shuts his eyes and shakes his head. Education Moments are hard to stop. ] What's important is that you remember the parts that matter. That is what I meant though. I don't need to use mine. It makes--... Made my life easier but I've gotten on pretty well without it.
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[It's appreciative, unmistakably so. Just a simple, easy don't get into that right now, and it's like permission to push it away when it tries to encroach on his thoughts.
He opts to lean against Rohan instead, continuing to further his slow gradual process of attempting something that probably wants to be cuddling, sort of.]
You should see him draw. When I get him unsealed. He can perfectly copy what he sees, if you show it to him; maybe you won't have to personally reproduce all your copies of manga by hand anymore.
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I'll have to see. He will never be able to make my style look as perfect. [ No one can. Not even a copy machine. ] It would help my wrist if nothing else. I want to see how he works.
[ What he does next is this goofy instinctual forward lean that just looks bizarre and out of place. Something should be in front of him but it isn't there. He... Needs to put his chin on something. Snake things. He settles for a little turn of his head, sticking his chin right on Jotaro's shoulder the best he can which makes it look like he has his face almost buried in his neck. IT'S FINE.
There we go. ]
Stay here. I have a long week coming up. I need a nap.
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[And he settles in as if for emphasis, making minor adjustments to his positioning as he gets comfortable for the long haul.]
I'll be stone when the sun rises. If that happens before you're awake again...
this ended up sweeter than intended aw
Now you should be okay. I have to meet with a new employee in the morning. He needs to show me what he knows.
[ He exhales a hisssss and yaaaawns, prompting his teeth to stretch away from where they're folded into the roof of his mouth. He settles again and Snakebutt has anchored itself to Jotaro's ankle as an extra insurance policy.
Rohan sleeps like a rock, Jotaro. Be ready to stick around. ]