[THE FRYSQUINT IS PALPABLE but this, too, seems legit. It doesn't give him a particularly satisfying or conclusive answer, at least with regard to the Kakyoin thing, but it's something.]
So. Are you the only one who knows me, or should I expect to get recognized by other people, too?
[A part of Josuke feels like this joke probably wasn't worth the trouble that it is going to cause. But, well, best laid plans. No use thinking that now after it's done.
And it was still totally worth it for the laughs at the moment.]
Oh, well, we're the only two agents in town but we have some other contacts. Stand users that want to help out and all. Okuyasu's one of them. He's a really dependable guy so don't worry about it.
[The thought of not having Okuyasu show up with him is actually pretty... scary. It didn't even really occur to him until Jotaro brought up the possibility.
Also what the hell? There's a definite pause after Jotaro just comes up with that out of nowhere. Hm...]
That's probably not it. I mean, you don't even know who I am so why would whoever did this take me and not the people from... you know, your time?
It's not just that. It's people who are connected to me.
[You can almost hear the shrug on his end of the line but, well. He's had a fair amount of time to think about this.]
If we've worked together, even in the future, that connection probably has something to do with it. There are people here that I've never met, but who know someone I once traveled with a decade before their time. It's not coincidence.
[There's a lot of that which sounds like Jotaro is blaming himself unfairly but Josuke will really think on it for a second before saying anything. He still really respects Jotaro's theories even if he's a teenager right now and not a doctor. He almost has to remind himself of that fact and that he shouldn't blindly trust whatever he says off the bat.]
I don't know. That sounds pretty coincidental to me, man. Especially the people that don't know you directly.
It's not like this is some user that has a vendetta against you and is dragging in everyone you've ever talked to.
[Dio is dead though??? Who would even be left over? Ah- Right, past Jotaro wouldn't know about what the fleshbuds did to the rest of the followers. Josuke makes a small disgruntled noise (for a lot of reasons beyond Dio being horrible to his followers) but he sees no reason why he can't share that.]
You told me about Dio a bit but none of his followers are around anymore. The, like, thing he put in their head... messed up anyone left with them. They can't do anything to you and I can't think of anyone else strong enough to do this. [Messed up was the gentlest way he could say that. Also...] You are from after the Egypt thing, right? You said 1988 and everything please tell me I didn't just mess that up.
[He is going to ignore the great-grandmother thing because he can do family trees and that means his fucking grandmom is here. And that is just something he doesn't need to learn about right now. Please.]
Well, that gets him sitting bolt upright in an instant, and he just barely manages to not throw his pocketwatch across the room as a result of his haste, but it takes some careful doing.]
You didn't mess it up. It's —
[He pauses, hesitating.]
It was a little after sunrise. So if we're talking about "how long it's been over", that's a number best measured in minutes.
[Just Oh. Jotaro from right after defeating Dio... That story had sounded so outlandish compared to everything being concentrated into such a small area. One serial murderer is a big difference from immortal vampire that wanted to kill their entire family. Another annoyed noise when Josuke realizes he just overstepped the boundary into Okuyasu's family.]
Yeah, but that's not important to the story. [Diversion! Think about this instead:] Remember the artifact thing I was talking about? It was something of Dio's. Some weird arrow thing that could create Stand users when they were shot with it. So you could see why it'd be bad if another evil Stand user got their hands on it and why SPW wanted it.
[Passione had mentioned an artifact like that, too, hadn't they? A way of awakening people's Stands, which could've explained how Dio's came on so suddenly, and why it had followed all the way down the bloodline to the rest of them...]
Yeah. It'd be bad, all right. But we did get hold of it?
Of course! We rooted out all the criminals in town with Stands too on the way. Returned the peace and everything- [totally only because he has to stick with his story:] just like the heroic secret police we are.
[Something didn't add up about that reaction though.]
You already know about the arrow? You seemed pretty surprised by it when you first saw what it could do...
I have reasons to think it's a lot to do with me. The weird arrows don't explain everything, since not everyone that's been brought here is a Stand user.
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Does yours have a name? I didn't ask from the start, but I should've.
[Josuke will let their differences stand for now. He'll see if he agrees after talking to everyone else more in depth. Also this is so strange when Jotaro was the one that named him in the first place... He won't mention that.]
Crazy Diamond. I know all about Star Platinum so I'll tell you about mine to be even... He's pretty fast and strong and can fix things he touches.
[Presumably people don't just pitch in and help with Stand user fights, particularly not ones involving secret agents, unless they've either got a friendship motive or a personal vendetta, and he's got a 50/50 chance with either guess.]
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[THE FRYSQUINT IS PALPABLE but this, too, seems legit. It doesn't give him a particularly satisfying or conclusive answer, at least with regard to the Kakyoin thing, but it's something.]
So. Are you the only one who knows me, or should I expect to get recognized by other people, too?
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And it was still totally worth it for the laughs at the moment.]
Oh, well, we're the only two agents in town but we have some other contacts. Stand users that want to help out and all. Okuyasu's one of them. He's a really dependable guy so don't worry about it.
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[Pretty neat trick, actually, but that's been happening more and more lately, hasn't it.]
...I should probably apologize. I didn't plan it, but I have a feeling I'm the reason you're here, if what you're saying is accurate.
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[The thought of not having Okuyasu show up with him is actually pretty... scary. It didn't even really occur to him until Jotaro brought up the possibility.
Also what the hell? There's a definite pause after Jotaro just comes up with that out of nowhere. Hm...]
That's probably not it. I mean, you don't even know who I am so why would whoever did this take me and not the people from... you know, your time?
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[You can almost hear the shrug on his end of the line but, well. He's had a fair amount of time to think about this.]
If we've worked together, even in the future, that connection probably has something to do with it. There are people here that I've never met, but who know someone I once traveled with a decade before their time. It's not coincidence.
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I don't know. That sounds pretty coincidental to me, man. Especially the people that don't know you directly.
It's not like this is some user that has a vendetta against you and is dragging in everyone you've ever talked to.
[...Right?]
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[Well, in any case. Might as well start at the beginning, then.]
If you can think of a reason why somebody would decide to drag in my great-grandmother that isn't about me, I'm all ears.
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You told me about Dio a bit but none of his followers are around anymore. The, like, thing he put in their head... messed up anyone left with them. They can't do anything to you and I can't think of anyone else strong enough to do this. [Messed up was the gentlest way he could say that. Also...] You are from after the Egypt thing, right? You said 1988 and everything please tell me I didn't just mess that up.
[He is going to ignore the great-grandmother thing because he can do family trees and that means his fucking grandmom is here. And that is just something he doesn't need to learn about right now. Please.]
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Well, that gets him sitting bolt upright in an instant, and he just barely manages to not throw his pocketwatch across the room as a result of his haste, but it takes some careful doing.]
You didn't mess it up. It's —
[He pauses, hesitating.]
It was a little after sunrise. So if we're talking about "how long it's been over", that's a number best measured in minutes.
...We ran into someone with one of those things?
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[Just Oh. Jotaro from right after defeating Dio... That story had sounded so outlandish compared to everything being concentrated into such a small area. One serial murderer is a big difference from immortal vampire that wanted to kill their entire family. Another annoyed noise when Josuke realizes he just overstepped the boundary into Okuyasu's family.]
Yeah, but that's not important to the story. [Diversion! Think about this instead:] Remember the artifact thing I was talking about? It was something of Dio's. Some weird arrow thing that could create Stand users when they were shot with it. So you could see why it'd be bad if another evil Stand user got their hands on it and why SPW wanted it.
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[Passione had mentioned an artifact like that, too, hadn't they? A way of awakening people's Stands, which could've explained how Dio's came on so suddenly, and why it had followed all the way down the bloodline to the rest of them...]
Yeah. It'd be bad, all right. But we did get hold of it?
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[Something didn't add up about that reaction though.]
You already know about the arrow? You seemed pretty surprised by it when you first saw what it could do...
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[JOTARO, PLEASE]
There are people here who've seen something like that, too. The same ones you think were brought here by coincidence.
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Okay... So it's less to do with you and more to do with the weird arrows then.
[Even if it's not coincidence, bro.]
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[...]
Does yours have a name? I didn't ask from the start, but I should've.
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Crazy Diamond. I know all about Star Platinum so I'll tell you about mine to be even... He's pretty fast and strong and can fix things he touches.
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[Wow. Whoever the fuck named that thing, he's sure as hell no Avdol. But oh, well, no point in bringing that up.]
...All right. What does Star Platinum do, then?
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[He is interpreting that question as pleasant surprise and you can't stop him. He likes the name,
Also don't test him, Jotaro.]
Fast, precise, and can stop time for a few seconds.
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[One more point on the tally of Josuke's credibility, then.]
You can keep a secret, right?
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Be amazed that Josuke manages to keep a completely straight face when he hears that. Yeah, he can keep a secret...]
You got it. I'll tell Okuyasu to keep it quiet too.
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[Presumably people don't just pitch in and help with Stand user fights, particularly not ones involving secret agents, unless they've either got a friendship motive or a personal vendetta, and he's got a 50/50 chance with either guess.]
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Since this has been weighing on his mind...]
Can I assume the same about Kakyoin and you?
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[...]
It's that obvious?
[JOTARO YOU PICKED HIM UP AND SHOOSHPAPPED HIM ON CANDID CAMERA FOR GOD'S SAKE]
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Are you for real right now, Mr. Jotaro?]
Something like that.
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[OH WELL]
...Hey. In the future, do people still play F-Mega?
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