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[starmark]

. . . Yare yare. What is it? Hurry up and say something already.



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[starmark]

shit if i had plans it'd be much easier

usually i have to just kind of figure it out myself without any plans but yeah i could probably do it

...

who's jp

is that polnareff?

[unholey]

Yes generally plans do make these sort of projects easier.

What I want you to make is a cheese press. It's a device that, essentially, applies pressure of a specific weight onto a single point. (that's where the cheese goes) I'll get the plans to you once I put them together.

JP = Jean-Pierre = Polnareff

[starmark]

i'm more of a figure it out as i go kind of guy

and yeah if you can come up with the plans i can get them built probably

i might need some help with supplies and stuff if it's really specific

...

so did someone advertise my handyman services on a bulletin board or something lately and nobody told me about it

seems like everybody's drafting me for help with shit

[unholey]

Not really. I just remembered that Giorno told me you were the one who did a lot of work on this house. So I thought you'd be a helpful resource when it comes to making stuff, because I'm not handy. Abbacchio was the one who usually handled that sort of thing. Or Mista, sometimes.

I can gather the supplies. I think I've found a design that should be relatively simple to build, as long as I can also find some kind of scale to make sure it's all calibrated properly. Regardless, I can handle that sort of thing. Because that's what I'm good at: plans and the like.

Thank you. I appreciate your assistance. If you can't think of anything you want, I can owe you one (1) favor.

[starmark]

hmm i dunno

i could probably come up with something i want but favors are the currency of the land

plus with all this work i'm gonna have to do on it it'd be a big favor

[unholey]

Don't even start. If you're going to be a dick about it, don't think I won't draft up a contract defining the nature of the favor I'm willing to trade.

And it's not that much work. I'm making the plans and delivering the materials. All you're doing is putting it together.

I'd call it a medium favor at the most.

[God, he fucking hates that there's no such thing as money here. What if he just wants to throw money at his problems. What then.]

[starmark]

...you're kidding, right

"don't be a dick about it"

just like that

does that actually work for you on mista and the rest of them

[unholey]

Look. When Mista and Narancia tried to wheedle a "big favor" out of me, it was always for something incredibly stupid that got all of us in trouble.

so I guess my answer to that question is "not often"

[starmark]

i was gonna say

i've met mista and narancia, so

[unholey]

Ah, that's right. Giorno told me that Mista was here and Kakyoin mentioned Narancia in passing. Did you get along?

[It's odd thinking about the two of them, who both rightfully should be here but aren't for two very different reasons. Fugo rubs his eyes and mentally digs his heels in to resist mentally shifting gears, because he knows himself will enough that thinking about that for too long will just put him in a dour mood.]

Anyway, the thing I have in mind isn't too big. The devices described in the recipes I've been reading all seem to be small enough to rest on a kitchen counter, so they can drain into a sink.

[starmark]

for a while i couldn't get anywhere with mista until we figured out that we liked some of the same movies. after that it got a lot smoother. i built the shooting gallery for him.

narancia i didn't talk to as much but he seemed okay. loud. and his stand was some kind of little airplane

you know "not too big" isn't the same thing as "not too complicated" though, right

[unholey]

What. Really? ... I would say you don't seem like the type, but I guess Mista doesn't either.

That would be Aerosmith, yes. And Narancia's size is very deceptive considering how loud he can be.

Correct. But in this case, it's both.

[starmark]

...i don't seem like the type to what, like movies? i watch movies

[R U D E, Fugo]

anyway the point is that yeah i'll build your cheese press and you can owe me a favor

i'll probably cash it in around christmas just as a guess

[unholey]

Not movies in general. Just Mista's type of movies.

[He's seen Pretty Woman so many times, Jotaro. So many. And he still doesn't get it? Why this movie, Mista.]

That seems fair enough, I suppose. Thank you. I appreciate the help.

[starmark]

...i don't seem like the type of guy to watch clint eastwood movies?

what type of guy do i seem like then

[unholey]

OH

That makes a significant more amount of sense.

I thought you were talking about romantic comedies. Mista really loves those and if once he gets started it's almost impossible to make him shut up about them.

[starmark]

oh

is that like the one about the mermaid

i heard there's some kind of mermaid movie but i don't think it's coming out for another couple of years yet

[unholey]

Are you talking about the American cartoon? In which case, no, I mean like

I don't know how to describe it other than the obvious. Movies about people falling in love? Except that's also supposed to be funny. He really likes Pretty Woman. If Mista were the kind of person to write a thesis, he'd probably write a thesis about Pretty Woman.

[starmark]

i'm going to write a thesis about starfish i guess so it takes all kinds

is it a good movie

like is it the kind of movie worth writing a thesis about

[unholey]

By my point in the timeline, it's already written. I didn't get the chance to read it though. But I guess maybe that's for the best, because I'm not sure if knowing about your subject matter before you write it would count as cheating or not.

Pretty Woman? To be honest, I don't really get the appeal. It's not my kind of movie. All of it is just... very convenient. But it was very popular and won a lot of awards. So take my opinion with a grain of salt.

[starmark]

you don't like convenient movies?

[unholey]

I don't mind a few conveniences. But I find most romantic comedies have very flimsy set-ups, so it's hard for me to enjoy them.

[starmark]

so what kind of movies do you watch instead?

[unholey]

I don't really watch movies on my own. I'll watch things other people pick. But out of those ... mysteries and thrillers, I guess? Films that make you think. Or do interesting things with the camera.

[starmark]

...so, hitchcock?

is hitchcock still famous in the future