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[starmark]

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



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[starmark]

Right now? Or can I get back to you?

[digiorno]

At whatever time talking about the ocean would be most helpful to you. That's when I'll need the facts.

[starmark]

...

Are you with Kakyoin right now?

[digiorno]

I am Kakyoin-adjacent, yes.

[starmark]

Yeah. Okay.

Yeah, that's my grandfather.

[digiorno]

Less grizzled than I imagined. He aged well.

That was a joke, for the record. I can stop making jokes if you want, Kakyoin doesn't seem to be appreciating them.

[starmark]

Did he warn you that the guy I fought with at the house party is probably going to show up and kick my grandpa's ass?

[digiorno]

He didn't, but I can move the vases.

I'm not that concerned about your grandfather in comparison to other things, you know.

[starmark]

I kind of figured, from the ocean facts.

I'm...not really okay. But I'm not forcing myself to be either.

[digiorno]

That's good. I'm proud of you for that. But I'm always proud of you anyway.

There's a reason I'm staying out of this. Do you know why?

[starmark]

Because you want to get involved?

[digiorno]

No. That's not why.

It's because in this case, I would rather be the strong one. I would rather not be compromised, so you can afford to be. Is that all right with you?

[starmark]

Le tue braccia mi sostengono come un cerchio.

Can you hold me up without endangering yourself? If you say yes, then it's all right with me.

[digiorno]

Rende le mie braccia felice di farlo.

I can if I stay where I am for now. If I don't have to explain who I am to him, then I can be whatever you need me to be.

[starmark]

Le mie braccia saranno pronti quando il tuo turno.

[...Grammar.]

Kakyoin said we can run away somewhere. For a while. I'm thinking of saying yes.

[digiorno]

Quando è il tuo turno.

You should definitely say yes. Why wouldn't you?

[starmark]

I don't want to disappear on my mom.

[digiorno]

Your mother is sitting next to me right now. I'm not her son, but I won't let her be alone, either. And I don't think she'd like it if you used her as an excuse not to take care of yourself.

[starmark]

No, I mean

I want to be there for my mom.



Not "I have to be".

[digiorno]

Ah. That makes sense.

What if . . . would it be something you could do, to say - I'll stay here for a day, or two days. Make a time limit. Stay with her, be here for her. And then go with Kakyoin. So you're not abandoning her, but you're not abandoning yourself, either.

[starmark]

I could do that.

I'll tell Kakyoin to give it a couple of days. And to make me stick to it if I try to get around it.

[digiorno]

Between all of us, we'll make sure you get what you need.

[starmark]

thank you for knowing to go get to my mom

[digiorno]

You're welcome, Jotaro. I know hiding pain runs in the family.

[starmark]

Did you know that a mantis shrimp can see colors human beings can't even imagine? Every color we can see derives from the same three colors, red, blue, and green.

Mantis shrimp can derive color from red, blue, green, and thirteen others that humans don't even have a name for. Or conception of.