A strange question, but if I told you that I knew a man who was, in essence, mostly adapted to underwater life...Would you want to meet him?
I think you two would get along well, and you're both dear friends to me, so I want to see if you two would be great friends as well! He's also very smart like you are, and somewhat taciturn, so it's not as though I'm trying to make you endure a chatterbox or anything.
[ On Christmas Eve, Jotaro will receive a shoddily-wrapped present. Inside, he will find a dolphin brooch (gold-plated, because Josuke is not rich), some other adorable marine life pins and an adorable dolphin plush. He does feel like he's picking out gifts for a girl but he already spent the money so he's committed. There's no turning back. Totally going to give his nephew cute pins and a plushie. ]
To Jotaro,
It's kinda crazy to think about, but this is the first Christmas we've ever spent together. Thanks for ... being around. Being you, I guess? I didn't actually have a lot of family before you came along, and it's been nice.
Hope you have a good Christmas. The gifts ended up a little girly, so sorry about that. I can't return 'em now.
- ❤J☮suke❤ [ His note-writing ability could use work but the sentiment is there! ]
[The simulation has been difficult for both of them, but he's hoping he can somehow manage to give some ease to Jotaro. It's... difficult sometimes to concentrate, Iris still in effect and making him want so desperately, but he keeps it to himself as much as he's able. He's much more concerned with Jotaro right now anyway.
He still has the blanket and other items given to him. Wearing a shirt is impossible for him right now, so he keeps the blanket draped over his shoulders for right now instead, occasionally rubbing his cheek against the soft material.]
Jotaro. Are you hungry?
[It feels nice and right, to dote on him. Really, he doesn't mind. If anything, it's a nice difference, not being so lonely.]
[He's well aware of just how much he'd been asking of Alucard when he'd convinced him to go visit the memory simulations on today of all days. For himself, it's January 16th, and that matters, that means something he can't hardly put into words. But for Alucard, it's the triple moon, and he's fully aware after last month's ordeal just what a burden this time of the month puts onto Alucard.
But he'd still asked, and Alucard had still agreed to go. He's conscious of that. It's one of the reasons — not the only reason, but one of them — that he'd wanted to go back to Alucard's place, specifically. Part of it is that he doesn't want to be where anyone can find him tonight, just for tonight. The other part is that he wants Alucard to be comfortable, and being in his own space is probably the least he can offer toward that.
Inwardly, he's agitated, prompted by a myriad of different sources of upset. Reliving that night all over again had been necessary, in his mind, but that didn't make it hurt any less. Witnessing Alucard with Dio's fist punched straight through him...that's another image that's not going to stop haunting him anytime soon, he's sure of that.
It makes him want to fuss, and so does the influence of Sanguis. But it seems to make Alucard so happy to be the one fussing that he winds up deciding to just sort of accept it, leaving his shoes by the door and sinking down onto Alucard's couch, exhaling once and letting all of the fight deflate out of him in the same breath.]
...Yeah, a little. I...actually, uh. I don't remember if I ate today.
[He probably forgot. As if on cue, his stomach gives a gurgling growl, proving his point right on time.]
ciao! ciao! If you’re not terribly busy there’s a business prospect I want to discuss with you I promise to at least offer you a meal Is there anything you’ve been especially missing lately?
I proposed! It's a long story. But basically, I hear that at weddings, you typically need a best man. Not that there's a set date since it basically just happened, so you have time to think over your answer!
But I'd like you to be my best man. And if you can't, then that's alright! But I'm asking your daughter next if so.
[Not unlike Jotaro's timing with his gifts, Alucard's arrives for Jotaro. A bundle of handpicked wildflowers and handmade chocolate truffles, along with a written note:
Jojo,
Thank you for being a special part of my life. It was suggested to me that making chocolates was an appropriate gift for the holiday.
Dragobete is the equivalent for Wallachians, and it is later in the month. Wildflowers are traditionally collected and given to the person you intend to court, so consider this an early process to that. I still intend to do more for your birthday and for Dragobete alike.
[It is exactly midnight for the 16th, and evidently it's something that couldn't wait, not for Adrian.
No longer quite as beastly upon the triple moon, Adrian bears his more familiar appearance with wings and ears. He's arrived, knocking, a box that is wrapped and bound in twine in his hands.]
i mean like alucard's inbox isn't just the jotaro kujo show right now either
He knows it's Adrian before he even dispatches Star to open the door, because the pool of likely suspects for a visit at precisely the stroke of midnight on a day that happens to be his birthday is fairly few, and of those, only one of them is likely to be polite enough to knock.
So it is, in fact, Star Platinum who pulls open the door, grinning broadly as he makes room for Adrian to come inside.]
Hey, just a second.
[There's some rustling from the other room; it sounds like he's getting dressed.]
[ whereas jotaro sent a very thoughtful valentine gift, one that jolyne actually loved enough to hold close and have a quiet moment to herself, now was the time to deliver what she'd had lined up. a cheesy card as well as a lollipop to make it complete.
hey look, he even gets a personalized card that seems right on the mark for the both of them:
To: Dad From: Jolyne
You better have some good plans for your hot vampire boyfriend.
[ There's a box with his name on it. Plain paper-white with an equally plain envelope on top of it. It's a card with an abstract design and a blank interior with a handwritten note inside of it:
Jotaro,
Hope you like it. It's my personal Smith & Wesson M29 with a few modifiers put in (most notably the engraved wooden grip), but it packs a punch. If you need help with it, more ammo, different ammo, or want me to customize it further let me know.
Happy birthday, kiddo.
- JV
As promise it's just that -- although the 210m barrel rather than the shorter one -- and it includes a beautiful dark leather holster. It's clean with nothing special about it beyond looking classic. Included are .44 magnum cartridges rather than the .44 specials. She wants it to pack a real punch when he goes to give it a few shots. ]
Edited (those are two different words) 2020-02-26 17:04 (UTC)
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