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[starmark]

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



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[the90s]

Oh.

[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.

[starmark]

...So that is how he did it. Shit.

[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?

[the90s]

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...

[starmark]

Maybe I was fucking with you.

[JOTARO, PLEASE]

There are people here who've seen something like that, too. The same ones you think were brought here by coincidence.

[the90s]

[Young Jotaro you sure are SASSIER. If this was video he could see just how far Josuke's eyebrow is raised.]

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.]

[starmark]

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.

[...]

Does yours have a name? I didn't ask from the start, but I should've.

[the90s]

[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.

[starmark]

Crazy Diamond?

[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?

[the90s]

It's a pretty great name, yeah?

[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.

[starmark]

...Good. Don't spread it around, while you're here.

[One more point on the tally of Josuke's credibility, then.]

You can keep a secret, right?

[the90s]

[Hahahahahahahahaha.

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.

[starmark]

Hn. Is he your best friend?

[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.]

[the90s]

He is. He's a great guy. [Sorry Koichi.

Since this has been weighing on his mind...]

Can I assume the same about Kakyoin and you?

[starmark]

...Something like that, yeah.

[...]

It's that obvious?

[JOTARO YOU PICKED HIM UP AND SHOOSHPAPPED HIM ON CANDID CAMERA FOR GOD'S SAKE]

[the90s]

[. . .

Are you for real right now, Mr. Jotaro?]

Something like that.

[starmark]

Yare yare...

[OH WELL]

...Hey. In the future, do people still play F-Mega?

[the90s]

[Kids in the 80s had video games??? He has to think hard if he recognizes that name and...]

No? Don't think I've heard of that one.

[It sure doesn't sound like Nintendo 64, okay?]

[starmark]

It's a racing game.

[..."That one"?]

Do they have others?

[the90s]

Dude. There's tons of games out there.

[Like multiple home consoles amount of games out there.]

I don't know them all I only play every once in a while, you know?

[starmark]

...I thought there were about five.

[That's how many Terrence D'Arby had, right? He probably had all the games, he was that kind of person. So maybe five. Possibly six.]

Okay. If you ever need an excuse to talk to Kakyoin, just start with video games. He likes them.

[the90s]

...There are way more than five.

[What else can he even say to that? Jotaro that is worse than Josuke not knowing any manga trivia. Officially worse!! Also that second part is... Questionable? Like, he's gonna talk to who he wants to anyway so.]

Why would I need an excuse to talk to him? Is he one of those stand-offish types?

[starmark]

...

[god help this poor socially inept seventeen-year-old with phenomenal godlike time-stopping powers. maybe he can trade them for conversational aptitude.]

He's my best friend. You said you've never met him. I'm trying to help you out, if you want to get to know him. Or something.

[the90s]

[Oh.

Oh. Now that he knows what Jotaro means he sounds amused.]

I was going to talk to him anyway, you know? But thanks for the tip.

[starmark]

Sure.

Anything I ought to know about Okuyasu, in exchange?

[the90s]

[He already said he was a great guy??? What more do you need to know? Josuke resorts to a ums and uhs as he thinks about it. What a weird thing to swap info on? But well...]

He likes ice cream?

[If Jotaro really starts a conversation with Okuyasu by offering ice cream then Josuke's going to laugh for the next century.]