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[ hearing the arrival jolyne had rode on up on silver bullet to greet them with full enthusiasm while very much still wearing Diego’s riding helmet ]

Daddy! I missed you sooo much!

[ Though looking up to jotaro was a surprise to say the least, her hands coming up to her cheeks with a very audible gasp before slipping off the tiny horse and coming up alongside diego now ]

.... Why is daddy a dragon now...?

[Almost automatically, he bends down and catches Jolyne around her small waist, lifting her off the horse and into his arms. It's...more than a little awkward, because fuck does he know how to balance a small wiggly child, but he's doing his best.]

Yeah, Diego. Why'd you cast a magic spell on Daddy and turn him into a dragon, huh.

[Guess who's solving this problem for the small child? NOT HIM.]

Lift the curse and turn Daddy back already.

[ What the fuck. WHAT THE FUCK. There was a moment where he actually looked confused, brow knitting as he stared at Jotaro with his mouth agape. ]

You know damn well I didn’t have anything to do with that!

[ He huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. ]

She’s already wild enough, don’t fill her head with nonsense!

Oh FUCK! For real?!

[ there's the use of that new word she learned from texting dad, but it was all in total amazement as she hugged jotaro close and beamed at diego happily ]

Thank you Dio! Daddy was super cool before, but now he's been upgraded! I hope there's a pile of treasure we can sleep on together!

This is the best day ever... I get to be with daddy at last, and I made two new friends!

[oh my god his little girl said fuck. oh my god he's a terrible father. oh my god this is the worst.

...wait maybe she learned it from diego. okay. he's saved.]

Don't say "fuck".

[YOU JUST SAID IT YOURSELF]

Is anything of hers still here? Where's her phone and...whatever else she had.

[ Diego almost winced when he heard her say fuck, his gut instinct to clarify something that felt very pressing right now. ]

She did not learn that from me, she got it from your message and took the time to sound it out.

[ He wasn't quite as prepared for the hand-off as he thought he was, frowning when he tried to think of what she might have had in his flat. Her clothes from last night, some other...things...

He slipped away wordlessly, collecting things from his room and grabbing her phone from the coffee table. He came back, thrusting them toward Jotaro as he avoided eye contact. Don't stare. Don't stare at anything. ]

This is what she had with her yesterday...

Thank you for taking care of me and playing too! I appreciated the eggies, you did a good job and want to try them again.

[ she was beaming proudly, still holding onto jotaro but leaning out some once he got closer to hand off her possessions. little hand on his cheek. ]

I want to play with you and Silver Bullet again soon--we can do that, right daddy? We can all play together!

Why did you let her sound it out?

[JOLYNE HONEY YOU BETTER NOT HAVE NASTY SECRETS IN THESE CLOTHES, DADDY ALREADY KNOWS TOO MUCH ABOUT YOUR ADULT ACTIVITIES.

He half wants to ask for a bag to put them in, but no, he'll figure that out later.]

Look. Just.

[UUUUUUUUUUUGHGHGHGHGHGHGH.]

She'll. Probably call you when she's normal again. Or whatever.

I'm ill-equipped for this sort of situation and I learned some time ago that she is always going to do what she wants, age isn't likely to change that.

[ There was a haughty click of his tongue. ]

At least not if she's anywhere near as stubborn as her father.

[ Well, at least he believes it now. ]

... Daddy, I really like the way he talks, I'mma learn how to do the thing!

[ there's a definitive nod to this, pulling back to monkey her way all over jotaro's shoulders to start messing with his horns ]

When I grow up, I'll be like daddy but I'll sound like Dio, and I'll be the best thing around!

[Is it possible for someone's eye to literally twitch directly out of their skull because if it is at all anatomically feasible, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. Whether it's from the attempt to grab his horns or the mention of SOUNDING LIKE DIO is anyone's guess.

And all of a sudden something clicks, looking at Diego and his stupid blond hair and his stupid blond attitude and the letters on the riding helmet and —

good. fucking. grief.]

You're already the best thing around. Just grow up to be yourself.

[and not like ANYONE NAMED DIO]

[ Even in this moment of tension, Diego couldn't help that little smirk that pulled over his lips as he held back a laugh. ]

Impeccable taste, even as a child...

[ He said it, looking Jotaro up and down before letting out a huff. ]

...even if some of it is questionable.

Yeah! I’m the best around! I even stopped being a crybaby like you told me to do, so see? There’s nothing I can’t do!

[ while saying as much she puffed out her little chest with such pride while still grasping onto one of those dragon horns ]

But daddy, he sounds like the devil in those old movies... could you imagine how much cooler it would be to have that kind of power when standing over your opponent? Domination!

Jo— Jolyne, don't pull on those—

[He says, as he tries to PRY HIS DAUGHTER AND HER GRABBY HANDS OFF HIS HEAD.]

Okay. Time to go. Stop grabbing and say goodbye to —

[.......................]

...Dio.

[ The. Devil.

Seriously, Jolyne? Seriously? There was part of him that enjoyed the fact that right now he was being seen as powerful, but being compared to the devil was another story.

Still, he couldn't hold back that snort as Jotaro moved to pry the girl off of his head, offering a nod as he stepped back from the door. ]

...goodbye Jojo.

[ Which one was he talking to? Who knew. ]

Bye bye Dio! Take care, and eat all your veggies, for the next time we meet... I’m going to want a piggyback ride.

[ that wasn’t ominous at all, although now she had done what her father instructed and instead straddled herself atop his shoulders. She felt so tall, so powerful ]

Daddy can we have ice cream and a giant hamburger?

[lord help him, this is going to be his life for the next...until this wears off. being a dad. he's a dad now, he has Dad Responsibilities.]

You just told him to eat his veggies, and now you want ice cream and a hamburger?

[He can't really decide if it's better or worse to have her on his shoulders. On one hand, taking his eyes off of her for even a second seems like a terrible idea. On the other, it's a little easier somehow to not have to look at her while he.......

......................

....................................parents.]

Umm... daddy, the hamburger has veggies, there's lettuce, pickles and onion. Tomato is a fruit, so it doesn't count, but it's still good for you.

[ leaning in closer to jotaro's ear she begins to whisper ]

Besides, I want him to get big and strong like you daddy... so he needs all the veggies and milk he could get.

Oh, yeah? Why does he need to get big and strong like me?

[He's muttering back, keeping his voice low even as he gathers up Jolyne's things and starts to head for the exit.]

Do you feel bad for him because he's so short?

Whaaat? No... it’s because I’m gonna marry him daddy!

[ she says so much, gleefully as she hugs jotaro’s head tenderly ]

He’s gonna have to beat me in battle to make it happen though.

The fu—

[OH NO]

—fffffffffffirst thing is, you're too young to get married.

[oh god oh god that was a close one.]

And second, before he beats you he has to beat me. And nobody's ever going to beat me, so I guess you'll just have to be unmarried forever.

Well duh. It’s for when I’m grown up, so he’ll have time to get there.

[ that earned the tilt to look down at jotaro’s face ]

Hey, that’s not fair... you’re so strong and you already turned down my marriage proposal, how am I supposed to get married?

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