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Dungeon Scrawl is a quick map making tool that I use to make battle maps for DnD. Just downloaded some images from the internet for the characters and you'll be good to go.
7th Stand User: A Wonderful World
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Dungeon Scrawl is a quick map making tool that I use to make battle maps for DnD. Just downloaded some images from the internet for the characters and you'll be good to go.
TheNine
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I appreciate it, but unfortunately that's not the issue. If I even had Microsoft Paint it'd be just fine, the problem is I don't have a computer rn and am writing on my cellular telephone.
Chapter 6: Memory
TheNine
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How do you feel? How do you feel!? What you're feeling right now is the unbearable throbbing in your head being swiftly overwhelmed and completely subsumed by a white hot wave of rage that seemingly envelops your whole body and soul.
You remember now. What that god damn worm in your brain had been making so dull. The world outside of Lord- outside of DIO. After you had saved up a decent chunk of change for your long-awaited university enrollment, you'd unexpectedly received a scholarship to the prestigious Sapienza University of Rome. In celebration of this fantastic news and financial windfall, you'd decided to take your first trip outside of Italy, using some of the money you wouldn't need for university.
Your trip had intended to cross each bastion of the ancient world (your particular field of study, and what earned you your scholarship), from Rome to Timbuktu, then Gondar, then Cairo, then Jerusalem, then Perseopolis, then Madurai. Next, you intended to circle back West and visit Constantinople and Athens before returning home. Taking the course of about three weeks and costing about two and a half million Lira, the trip was meant to be a joyous celebration of you finally dragging your way out of the muck and into a happier life going forward.
Instead, it didn't make it any further than Cairo. Because of him. During your couple of nights in Cairo, you'd met another Stand-user, a Singaporean tourist about your age named Son. At the time, both of you had been unaware that anyone else possessed Stand abilities, and had recklessly accidentally revealed yours to one another. Of course, you couldn't have imagined that you two were far from the only Stand-users in the Old City, nor that safety in numbers was nothing but a pipe dream.
As you'd been enjoying the new company (you hated to admit it, but just knowing that Son could relate to having a hidden power like yours made him immediately fascinating), a force like none other in the whole world lowered its suffocating weight down upon you.
The first harbinger of it was the birds. Two of them hovered above you, a falcon that stared down with a glare that chilled your blood and a parrot that simply idly observed from a greater distance. Neither of you knew exactly why the two birds were so unnerving, but you didn't have long to consider it.
Something terrible emerged from the shadows, something that seemed even blacker than the darkness it had emerged from. His face was the image of perfect beauty. His voice turned your bones to jelly.
"Are you afraid?"
Neither of you could answer DIO's question. You'd gotten to know Son as someone who was brash and nearly idiotically confident, but you could see even his breath was hitched in his throat, unable to deny the implied accusation.
"I believe all humans are afraid," he purred seductively. By then, Due had appeared in front of you, none of her sisters even able to step out from your shadow. Even Due, the most apathetic piece of your soul, trembled with terror.
"In your fear, you seek protection. Will you pray to God? Strengthen your body? Bunch up with other humans? Build weapons?"
With each word, he stepped closer, the click of his shoes on stone tile like gunshots, as even the air seemed too afraid to tremble.
"God abandons you. Your body fails you. Humans betray you. Your weapons are turned against you. For humans, there is no true escape for fear… but you may be an exception."
His voice was paralyzing. His gaze was heart-stopping. But he turned it to Son first, stepping closer to him until he stared him down from a body that seemed impossibly tall, taller than the buildings, taller than the sky. Your sweat ran so thickly down your face that you could taste it in your mouth.
He's the Devil, you thought hopelessly, the Devil himself is right in front of us.
Son, too, trembled in horror, although you could see the vicious claws of his Stand begin to slowly emerge from his shivering hand. You knew, more deeply than you'd known anything ever before, that if Son dared direct one iota of hostility toward this man, if he bared his claws against the Devil himself, he would die between the space of two heartbeats.
"You are special. You have been chosen. You do not need to be afraid any longer. You… can put your faith in DIO."
DIO reached out his hand, so perfectly still and steady in contrast to your helpless trembling that you knew without a doubt that nothing in all the world could trouble this man, and slowly drew one finger in toward Son's head. In your own mind, you visualized a thousand scenarios, all of them ending with Son fighting back and being splattered like a rat under a tire across this entire street.
In the end, it was Uno who worked up the courage before you. She dashed forth from your body, laying a hand on Son as Due dived in the other direction, grabbing a civilian who stood nearby, paralyzed by the mere proximity of the being that he'd had the misfortune of walking by. In a flash, the two were swapped, Son having escaped perhaps 10 meters away into the street. Finally, spurred to action by your own Stand, you turned to Son and screamed.
"RUN! JUST RUN AWAY!"
You knew for a fact he wanted to fight, but you could see in his eyes that his will to resist was near as broken as yours. He turned, and using the power of his Stand, blasted himself away. You watched the two birds follow him, but had no time to consider it for long, nor to think of any other plan of escape or resistance for yourself. DIO's cold, smooth hand already rested gently on your shoulder.
"It's alright, Marta Scamorza. I will forgive you."
With those reassuring words, and the beautiful gift he was generous enough to give you snaking into your skull, you felt all your fear wash away like water…
"I'll tell you how I feel," you growl, clenching your teeth hard enough to make your concussed skull throb, gripping the side of the boat and dragging yourself to your feet.
"I'm livid. That DIO… that monster… that devil… he invaded my mind. He stole away my will. It's his fault those civilians are dead. It's his fault that you people got hurt, and that I got hurt. It's his fault that Due and Quattro are…"
You trail off, your eyes blurring with tears of rage and grief alike.
"DIO thinks you three are a threat to him. I suppose that includes you too now, Kakyoin. And if you allow it," you say, finally making eye contact with Joseph Joestar, your voice breaking up with anger. "I swear to God that I'll be a fucking threat to him too. That monster needs to be put down."
You maintain direct eye contact with Joseph for a few moments, but soon your vision blurs and you swoon and fall to your ass.
When your eyes refocus, you can see that Joseph is grinning, arms crossed below the great red bloodstain on his shirt. "Well? Sounds like a good enough declaration for me! Any objections?"
Everyone's silent for a moment- it makes sense, you have the same goal as these people- but that doesn't last long.
"Apologize," Jotaro grunts almost under his breath from the other side of the little boat.You almost cough in surprise as everyone in the boat turns to him. You feel all your momentum drain in an instant.
"Eh, J-Jotaro," Joseph starts, "I don't think she-"
"You stabbed the old man and almost cut his neck out. Apologize."
You blink and start to stutter. "H-hey, listen, I know that, but I couldn't control what I was doing, it was-" Your retort stops dead in the face of Jotaro's steely stare.
"You did it, so say sorry. I won't forgive you otherwise."
"Now Jotaro," Avdol begins to complain, "I'm sure that she-"
"Sorry! I'm sorry. To you, Joestar, for trying to cut out your neck, and to you for hurting your ankles, Jotaro. Can you still walk right now, by the way? And also, I apologize to all of you as a group for trying to kill you. Obviously I blame DIO for this, but I still feel terrible. Please. Let me help. Let me just get one hit on that bastard, that'll be enough."
Jotaro lowers his hat so you can't see his eyes and grunts in a remotely affirmative way. "Alright, I forgive you. Let's kick DIO's ass together."
You let out a deep sign of relief. You're shocked that Jotaro's harsh words had so utterly smashed your vibe, and it worries you that if he can do it, DIO probably can to. You promise yourself to try to strengthen yourself mentally in preparation for meeting him again.
"Well, with that matter settled," Avdol says, obviously relieved, "I have other good news for you. You seemed to be worried that those parts of your Stand that Jotaro blew to pieces are dead for good. However, I am an expert in Stands, and in all my experience with them, never have I known a Stand to die before its user. Here, summon one of them now."
Your eyes go wide enough to hurt at his words. During the fight, you'd been overwhelmed enough by adrenaline to not consider it, but since then, you'd almost accepted the fact that Due and Quattro were actually dead. With a thought, you summon Quattro, who lays unmoving in the boat. The entire right side of her body is smashed from hip to shoulder, and her right arm is barely attached. She seems just the same as when you last saw her, and equally as insensate and unresponsive. Uno appears unbidden and kneels quietly by her side.
"No… she's really… just dead. Due too… I can't beli-"
"No, she's getting better." Again, Jotaro interrupts you. "There's more of her there than after I punched her."
You turn towards him in surprise. "What do you mean? She's just the same!"
"No, she's growing back, I'm sure of it."
"Don't underestimate Jotaro's eyes," Joseph says with pride. "If it weren't for them, we'd probably still be helplessly waiting back in Japan right now."
You stare down at Quattro, not sure what to believe. Quietly, Kakyoin puts a hand on your shoulder. "I can only imagine how you must feel. But put your faith in Avdol's wisdom and Jotaro's judgement. I have not yet seen them fail."
You sigh, trying to take his advice (and ignore the fact that he couldn't possibly have known those people for more than a week), and do feel yourself a bit comforted.
"Ah, speaking of good news," Kakyoin says as his Hierophant returns to him after being unravelled to its full length, "our saviors have arrived, and judging from the markings on the ship, we'll be taking a trip to Hong Kong."
Over the course of the voyage to Hong Kong, you get to know your new allies a bit better. You introduce yourself as Marta Scamorza, and each of your three still-motile Flashdances introduce themselves as well. You officially meet Jotaro's Star Platinum, and Tre even shakes its massive hand, in spite of what it did to her sisters. You're also introduced to Joseph's Hermit Purple, the Stand you saw the least of in the previous battle.
Avdol assures you that Stand-users like you are unusually resilient and that your injuries will likely recover a few days- speaking of time, the goal of these four crusaders is to eliminate DIO before his very existence strangles the life of Joestar's daughter and Jotaro's mother, Holly, who's estimated to have about 39 days left to live.
You learn that Joseph Joestar is actually exceptionally wealthy, and that as long as you aren't making pointlessly wasteful purchases, all five of you can consider yourselves to have blank checks during the trip for whatever you need.
Having gotten aquatinted, at last you arrive in Hong Kong. You plan to convene in a particular restaurant, but agree it may be wise to do a bit of scouting for enemies beforehand- plus, despite the dire circumstances, it's tempting to do a bit of tourism in this legendary city of commerce and colonialism. However, due to your injuries, it's obvious that you'll need to move with a buddy if you do go out scouting.
[] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
- [] Bring Joseph with you.
- [] Bring Jotaro with you.
- [] Bring Kakyoin with you.
- [] Bring Avdol with you.
[] Scouting is both risky and probably a waste of time- we're in a rush, let's just head to the restaurant, eat a good meal, discuss our plans, and then figure out how we'll move forward.
[] Write in…
You remember now. What that god damn worm in your brain had been making so dull. The world outside of Lord- outside of DIO. After you had saved up a decent chunk of change for your long-awaited university enrollment, you'd unexpectedly received a scholarship to the prestigious Sapienza University of Rome. In celebration of this fantastic news and financial windfall, you'd decided to take your first trip outside of Italy, using some of the money you wouldn't need for university.
Your trip had intended to cross each bastion of the ancient world (your particular field of study, and what earned you your scholarship), from Rome to Timbuktu, then Gondar, then Cairo, then Jerusalem, then Perseopolis, then Madurai. Next, you intended to circle back West and visit Constantinople and Athens before returning home. Taking the course of about three weeks and costing about two and a half million Lira, the trip was meant to be a joyous celebration of you finally dragging your way out of the muck and into a happier life going forward.
Instead, it didn't make it any further than Cairo. Because of him. During your couple of nights in Cairo, you'd met another Stand-user, a Singaporean tourist about your age named Son. At the time, both of you had been unaware that anyone else possessed Stand abilities, and had recklessly accidentally revealed yours to one another. Of course, you couldn't have imagined that you two were far from the only Stand-users in the Old City, nor that safety in numbers was nothing but a pipe dream.
As you'd been enjoying the new company (you hated to admit it, but just knowing that Son could relate to having a hidden power like yours made him immediately fascinating), a force like none other in the whole world lowered its suffocating weight down upon you.
The first harbinger of it was the birds. Two of them hovered above you, a falcon that stared down with a glare that chilled your blood and a parrot that simply idly observed from a greater distance. Neither of you knew exactly why the two birds were so unnerving, but you didn't have long to consider it.
Something terrible emerged from the shadows, something that seemed even blacker than the darkness it had emerged from. His face was the image of perfect beauty. His voice turned your bones to jelly.
"Are you afraid?"
Neither of you could answer DIO's question. You'd gotten to know Son as someone who was brash and nearly idiotically confident, but you could see even his breath was hitched in his throat, unable to deny the implied accusation.
"I believe all humans are afraid," he purred seductively. By then, Due had appeared in front of you, none of her sisters even able to step out from your shadow. Even Due, the most apathetic piece of your soul, trembled with terror.
"In your fear, you seek protection. Will you pray to God? Strengthen your body? Bunch up with other humans? Build weapons?"
With each word, he stepped closer, the click of his shoes on stone tile like gunshots, as even the air seemed too afraid to tremble.
"God abandons you. Your body fails you. Humans betray you. Your weapons are turned against you. For humans, there is no true escape for fear… but you may be an exception."
His voice was paralyzing. His gaze was heart-stopping. But he turned it to Son first, stepping closer to him until he stared him down from a body that seemed impossibly tall, taller than the buildings, taller than the sky. Your sweat ran so thickly down your face that you could taste it in your mouth.
He's the Devil, you thought hopelessly, the Devil himself is right in front of us.
Son, too, trembled in horror, although you could see the vicious claws of his Stand begin to slowly emerge from his shivering hand. You knew, more deeply than you'd known anything ever before, that if Son dared direct one iota of hostility toward this man, if he bared his claws against the Devil himself, he would die between the space of two heartbeats.
"You are special. You have been chosen. You do not need to be afraid any longer. You… can put your faith in DIO."
DIO reached out his hand, so perfectly still and steady in contrast to your helpless trembling that you knew without a doubt that nothing in all the world could trouble this man, and slowly drew one finger in toward Son's head. In your own mind, you visualized a thousand scenarios, all of them ending with Son fighting back and being splattered like a rat under a tire across this entire street.
In the end, it was Uno who worked up the courage before you. She dashed forth from your body, laying a hand on Son as Due dived in the other direction, grabbing a civilian who stood nearby, paralyzed by the mere proximity of the being that he'd had the misfortune of walking by. In a flash, the two were swapped, Son having escaped perhaps 10 meters away into the street. Finally, spurred to action by your own Stand, you turned to Son and screamed.
"RUN! JUST RUN AWAY!"
You knew for a fact he wanted to fight, but you could see in his eyes that his will to resist was near as broken as yours. He turned, and using the power of his Stand, blasted himself away. You watched the two birds follow him, but had no time to consider it for long, nor to think of any other plan of escape or resistance for yourself. DIO's cold, smooth hand already rested gently on your shoulder.
"It's alright, Marta Scamorza. I will forgive you."
With those reassuring words, and the beautiful gift he was generous enough to give you snaking into your skull, you felt all your fear wash away like water…
"I'll tell you how I feel," you growl, clenching your teeth hard enough to make your concussed skull throb, gripping the side of the boat and dragging yourself to your feet.
"I'm livid. That DIO… that monster… that devil… he invaded my mind. He stole away my will. It's his fault those civilians are dead. It's his fault that you people got hurt, and that I got hurt. It's his fault that Due and Quattro are…"
You trail off, your eyes blurring with tears of rage and grief alike.
"DIO thinks you three are a threat to him. I suppose that includes you too now, Kakyoin. And if you allow it," you say, finally making eye contact with Joseph Joestar, your voice breaking up with anger. "I swear to God that I'll be a fucking threat to him too. That monster needs to be put down."
You maintain direct eye contact with Joseph for a few moments, but soon your vision blurs and you swoon and fall to your ass.
When your eyes refocus, you can see that Joseph is grinning, arms crossed below the great red bloodstain on his shirt. "Well? Sounds like a good enough declaration for me! Any objections?"
Everyone's silent for a moment- it makes sense, you have the same goal as these people- but that doesn't last long.
"Apologize," Jotaro grunts almost under his breath from the other side of the little boat.You almost cough in surprise as everyone in the boat turns to him. You feel all your momentum drain in an instant.
"Eh, J-Jotaro," Joseph starts, "I don't think she-"
"You stabbed the old man and almost cut his neck out. Apologize."
You blink and start to stutter. "H-hey, listen, I know that, but I couldn't control what I was doing, it was-" Your retort stops dead in the face of Jotaro's steely stare.
"You did it, so say sorry. I won't forgive you otherwise."
"Now Jotaro," Avdol begins to complain, "I'm sure that she-"
"Sorry! I'm sorry. To you, Joestar, for trying to cut out your neck, and to you for hurting your ankles, Jotaro. Can you still walk right now, by the way? And also, I apologize to all of you as a group for trying to kill you. Obviously I blame DIO for this, but I still feel terrible. Please. Let me help. Let me just get one hit on that bastard, that'll be enough."
Jotaro lowers his hat so you can't see his eyes and grunts in a remotely affirmative way. "Alright, I forgive you. Let's kick DIO's ass together."
You let out a deep sign of relief. You're shocked that Jotaro's harsh words had so utterly smashed your vibe, and it worries you that if he can do it, DIO probably can to. You promise yourself to try to strengthen yourself mentally in preparation for meeting him again.
"Well, with that matter settled," Avdol says, obviously relieved, "I have other good news for you. You seemed to be worried that those parts of your Stand that Jotaro blew to pieces are dead for good. However, I am an expert in Stands, and in all my experience with them, never have I known a Stand to die before its user. Here, summon one of them now."
Your eyes go wide enough to hurt at his words. During the fight, you'd been overwhelmed enough by adrenaline to not consider it, but since then, you'd almost accepted the fact that Due and Quattro were actually dead. With a thought, you summon Quattro, who lays unmoving in the boat. The entire right side of her body is smashed from hip to shoulder, and her right arm is barely attached. She seems just the same as when you last saw her, and equally as insensate and unresponsive. Uno appears unbidden and kneels quietly by her side.
"No… she's really… just dead. Due too… I can't beli-"
"No, she's getting better." Again, Jotaro interrupts you. "There's more of her there than after I punched her."
You turn towards him in surprise. "What do you mean? She's just the same!"
"No, she's growing back, I'm sure of it."
"Don't underestimate Jotaro's eyes," Joseph says with pride. "If it weren't for them, we'd probably still be helplessly waiting back in Japan right now."
You stare down at Quattro, not sure what to believe. Quietly, Kakyoin puts a hand on your shoulder. "I can only imagine how you must feel. But put your faith in Avdol's wisdom and Jotaro's judgement. I have not yet seen them fail."
You sigh, trying to take his advice (and ignore the fact that he couldn't possibly have known those people for more than a week), and do feel yourself a bit comforted.
"Ah, speaking of good news," Kakyoin says as his Hierophant returns to him after being unravelled to its full length, "our saviors have arrived, and judging from the markings on the ship, we'll be taking a trip to Hong Kong."
Over the course of the voyage to Hong Kong, you get to know your new allies a bit better. You introduce yourself as Marta Scamorza, and each of your three still-motile Flashdances introduce themselves as well. You officially meet Jotaro's Star Platinum, and Tre even shakes its massive hand, in spite of what it did to her sisters. You're also introduced to Joseph's Hermit Purple, the Stand you saw the least of in the previous battle.
Avdol assures you that Stand-users like you are unusually resilient and that your injuries will likely recover a few days- speaking of time, the goal of these four crusaders is to eliminate DIO before his very existence strangles the life of Joestar's daughter and Jotaro's mother, Holly, who's estimated to have about 39 days left to live.
You learn that Joseph Joestar is actually exceptionally wealthy, and that as long as you aren't making pointlessly wasteful purchases, all five of you can consider yourselves to have blank checks during the trip for whatever you need.
Having gotten aquatinted, at last you arrive in Hong Kong. You plan to convene in a particular restaurant, but agree it may be wise to do a bit of scouting for enemies beforehand- plus, despite the dire circumstances, it's tempting to do a bit of tourism in this legendary city of commerce and colonialism. However, due to your injuries, it's obvious that you'll need to move with a buddy if you do go out scouting.
[] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
- [] Bring Joseph with you.
- [] Bring Jotaro with you.
- [] Bring Kakyoin with you.
- [] Bring Avdol with you.
[] Scouting is both risky and probably a waste of time- we're in a rush, let's just head to the restaurant, eat a good meal, discuss our plans, and then figure out how we'll move forward.
[] Write in…
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- A Firelit Room | A Silent Forest
[X] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
Let's talk with the funny green man, I also just thought about it but do you think Marta has a funny little thing that she can do (Like Kakyoin's rero or Jotaro's party tricks?)
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
Let's talk with the funny green man, I also just thought about it but do you think Marta has a funny little thing that she can do (Like Kakyoin's rero or Jotaro's party tricks?)
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- A Firelit Room | A Silent Forest
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
- Location
- Somewhere
- Pronouns
- They/Them
She can lift 50 pounds off each earring
[X] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
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[X] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
-[X] Bring Avdol with you.
-[X] Bring Avdol with you.
- Location
- Hollister
[X] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
I'm interested in how these two freed Dio slaves will interact.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
I'm interested in how these two freed Dio slaves will interact.
Update
TheNine
I’ll compromise with the skeletons
- Location
- The good ol' US of A
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Ah shoot I forgot something this chapter. Some various information should appear at the end of each chapter (or perhaps in a follow-up post after each one?) Anyway here's the first.
Location: Hong Kong
39 Days until Holly Kujo's death.
Team status-
Marta Scamorza: Fractured ribs, bruised heart and right lung, misaligned spine, fractured skull, concussed brain, internal damage to eyes. Estimated full recovery: 4 days.
- Uno: Fine
- Due: Incapacitated due to skull injury
- Tre: Fine
- Quattro: Incapacitated due to chest injury
- Cinque: No less useless than usual.
Joseph Joestar: Flesh wound to upper right breast, fracture of right collarbone. Estimated full recovery: 24 hours.
Jotaro Kujo: Fractured left and right ankle. Able to walk but limited mobility. Estimated full recovery: 4 days.
Mohammad Avdol: Superficial flesh wounds to face and sides. More serious cuts and bruises to hands. Dexterity reduced. Estimated full recovery: 36 hours.
Noriaki Kakyoin: Bruised tailbone from falling into a plane handrest. Estimated recovery: Don't worry, he's fine.
F l a s h d a n c e
Location: Hong Kong
39 Days until Holly Kujo's death.
Team status-
Marta Scamorza: Fractured ribs, bruised heart and right lung, misaligned spine, fractured skull, concussed brain, internal damage to eyes. Estimated full recovery: 4 days.
- Uno: Fine
- Due: Incapacitated due to skull injury
- Tre: Fine
- Quattro: Incapacitated due to chest injury
- Cinque: No less useless than usual.
Joseph Joestar: Flesh wound to upper right breast, fracture of right collarbone. Estimated full recovery: 24 hours.
Jotaro Kujo: Fractured left and right ankle. Able to walk but limited mobility. Estimated full recovery: 4 days.
Mohammad Avdol: Superficial flesh wounds to face and sides. More serious cuts and bruises to hands. Dexterity reduced. Estimated full recovery: 36 hours.
Noriaki Kakyoin: Bruised tailbone from falling into a plane handrest. Estimated recovery: Don't worry, he's fine.
- Location
- Europe
TheNine
I’ll compromise with the skeletons
- Location
- The good ol' US of A
- Pronouns
- He/Him
You're right, I looked it up to check what Italy's currency was in 1987, but somehow I must have been deceived (I admit I did not look very hard). I'll fix.
- Location
- Florida
[X] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
- Location
- State of Denial
Origami seems like a useful useless skill to have for us. Plenty of options open up if we can reshape paper into reasonable approximations of small objects.
[X] Go out scouting for enemies and maybe enjoy the city a bit in the meantime- Avdol even tells you spiritual healing may get Due and Quattro on their feet a little sooner.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
Narrator: Everyone enjoyed the small sculpture until Joseph ended up falling on it and squishing it flat during the next stand battle.
-[X] Bring Kakyoin with you.
"Hey look, I made an origami airplane."
Narrator: Everyone enjoyed the small sculpture until Joseph ended up falling on it and squishing it flat during the next stand battle.
Chapter 7: Noriaki Kakyoin
TheNine
I’ll compromise with the skeletons
- Location
- The good ol' US of A
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Once you arrive in Hong Kong and Joseph books a hotel for you to stay in during your stay (hopefully not overnight, but it's getting late), it's agreed that the group should split up and do a little scouting.
Joseph and Avdol will stay behind at the hotel and make sure no one infiltrates your rooms while Joseph does some clairvoyance with his Hermit Purple (its power is clairvoyance, by the way, although it apparently needs to destroy some electronics every time? Seems inconvenient). You and Kakyoin will group up and head out into the city to make sure no enemies are watching you.
Kakyoin actually volunteered to join you, supposing that you'd have a lot to talk about. When he suggested that you two, the former servants of DIO, go out on your own because you had "a lot to talk about," you were sure the others would consider it extremely suspicious, but there was no sign that they found Kakyoin's offer the least bit suspect. Well, if they trust him…
Finally, Jotaro said he'd go off on his own- for a moment you worried that he'd be ambushed, but in all frankness, after the way he crushed Due and Quattro in one shot each, spotted you through a wall of rioting civilians, and is up and about on two broken ankles not 6 hours after you broke them, it's hard to imagine anyone getting the better of that monster.
As you and Kakyoin leave the hotel, your odd- numbered Flashdances take point all around you, providing nearly perfect 360-degree vision. Better yet, what you see through their eyes isn't nearly as blurry as what you see through your own scrambled retinas. On Kakyoin's part, his Hierophant, with its immense range, climbs about buildings keeping an eye out for anyone who seems to notice it.
"So," you have to ask, "why did you ask to come out with me?"
"Well, it's no one thing. Obviously, you and I were both brainwashed by DIO, and it may be productive to share stories, but there's something else. You've had your Stand since you were born, right?"
You blink. "Yeah. Hasn't everyone?"
He laughs. "I thought so too, but no. Mr. Joestar and Jotaro only developed theirs a few weeks ago, as a result of DIO's awakening. Avdol says his own Stand awakened as a young man when he underwent some sort of epiphany. It seems most people with Stands aren't actually born with them. My Hierophant has been with me from the start, by the way."
"Just a few weeks," you mutter. "Incredible. And Jotaro is already that strong. You said he defeated you when you attacked him?"
"Yes. I attacked him at school, and put several civilians in danger in the process. No one died, but one boy definitely lost his eye, and an innocent nurse suffered serious internal damage… of course that's nothing compared to the passenger who I got killed by using him against Gray Fly… I don't have the excuse of DIO's control for that."
You shake your head. "Don't blame yourself. I'm the one who saved Gray Fly, and you didn't know how my Stand worked. If it weren't for that, your plan would have worked. And like Avdol said, Gray Fly was a terrorist, if he hadn't been defeated he would have killed everyone on that plane, probably including me."
He sighs. "Small comfort for the family of an innocent bystander who I got involved in our battle of my own will. In the end, Avdol defeated Gray Fly all on his own. That sacrifice wasn't necessary at all."
You frown. "Yeah. I guess I don't have much to make you feel better… at the very least, Gray Fly's toast now, so he won't be killing anyone else."
"Yes… anyway, I got off-topic. Despite myself ambushing Jotaro and using a civilian for leverage, he was able to crush me through sheer overwhelming power. His Star Platinum is on a completely different level."
"No joke… anyway, I have to ask… growing up with Hierophant… was it lonely for you?"
Kakyoin grins like he was about to ask you the same question. "Yes. It was hard for me to relate to others my age when none of them could see such a fundamental part of me. Of course, Hierophant always kept me company- and in spite of all the evil Stand-users in the world, it's comforting to know now that Hierophant no longer has to invisibly hide from everyone else. Do you feel the same way?"
You shrug. "Sort of, I guess. The Flashdances have always protected me, but it's hard for me to think of them as companions. It's more like each of them is some reflected aspect of me."
"Really? Please, elaborate."
"Well," you say as you swing Uno around to face Kakyoin, "Uno is a lot like me. Or maybe she's more like 'the me I'd like to be.' She can be a little shy and reserved, but she's brave and always does what needs to be done when it comes down to it. Due is more of the 'me I don't like being.' She's moody, antisocial, borderline misanthropic. She sometimes gets depressed and she can be really violent too."
Kakyoin smiles. "It's a bit scary to know your most violent side was close to taking my head off."
You shake your head, though doing so makes it throb a bit. "Not the most violent. We'll get there. Next up is Tre." You command her to move in front of Kakyoin, which she does, bouncing from one foot to another completely uneccessarily. "Tre's the part of me that has fun. It's sad to say she might be the weakest side these days. She's just a freaky little clown lady, aren't you, Tre?"
You hold out your hand to her and Tre does an utterly frivolous somersault to weightlessly land on your palm, bowing dramatically to you and Kak in turn before you order her back to keeping an eye out.
"Quattro's the most violent side. I don't know exactly what part of me she is, but my best guess is, like, my intrusive thoughts? My negative impulses? She hates anyone I even mildly dislike, and she always tries to solve problems with violence. She's never actually killed anyone, but she'd definitely be the best at it." That last lie comes as naturally as ever. You're far more used to telling it than you ever would have hoped, but the practice comes in handy.
"I assume DIO's control of you made Mr. Joestar the most contemptible enemy imaginable, so it's natural you sent in Quattro first."
"Yeah, I can't even explain how relieved I am that I didn't just kill him immediately. Anyway, last of all is Cinque. Say hello to the nice man, Cinque."
She walks into Kakyoin's periphery and vaguely shrugs.
"No, honey, actually wave. Yeah, I'm gonna press the issue, go on." Finally, she complies, and a laughing Kakyoin waves back.
"If it's not obvious, Cinque is the side of me that just wants to lie down and do nothing. Not just laziness, but like, total disinterest. She does what I want when I really insist, but she's always slow on the uptake."
"It's amazing. You say they aren't really companions for you, but if that's the case, Hierophant must be even less of one. He dislikes open spaces and tends to be a bit shy and distrustful, but I suspect those traits are simply what I've projected onto him- in truth, he seems to have no personality at all."
"I guess it's in the eye of the beholder. I always saw the Flashdances as more like pieces of me. Backup dancers. You were looking for a friend, so you chose Hierophant. Anyway, had you met any other Stand-users before… him?"
"Not at all. Until that night, I was sure I was the only one in all the world who could see Hierophant. How about you?"
"Actually, I met another one right before I ran into DIO. I guess I'd ought to just tell the story." And indeed you do, running Kakyoin through the events leading up to DIO putting his flesh bud in your brain. Read Chapter 6 for the full story of how Marta met DIO, true believers!
"Fascinating. Do you know what happened to that Son boy?"
"Nope, he just bolted. I never saw him in DIO's mansion, but my memories of that time are really fuzzy. I only sort of remember the people I met there… those two birds were DIO's pets. He also had two guys who seemed really loyal to him… A black American guy, and a long haired, like… Eastern European guy? It was hard to tell. Anyway, how did you get caught? If you wanna talk about it."
"I was on vacation to Cairo, just like you, but with my family. It happened just over a week ago."
"So about a month after me," you say.
"That's right. I was there with my mother, my father, my uncle, my aunt, and their daughter, my cousin Ryoko."
"A kid?"
"Yes, she just turned 6 last month. Anyway, Ryoko and I were out exploring the city that night."
"A little girl and a teenager alone at night? Your parents and hers must be really abnormally relaxed."
He laughs and shakes his head. "Anything but. But I have a reputation of being very reliable, and as for myself, I was fully confident that nothing could endanger us with Hierophant around. Of course, I was wrong… DIO arrived and I knew on pure reflex that nothing could harm him. I had Ryoko run away to safety, but of course I couldn't escape him… I couldn't even try."
You nod, fully understanding the sensation.
"DIO had me return to my family. Ryoko was very upset, but I explained that she'd just overreacted to a scary stranger. We were both scolded for the event. I was acting quite strange at the time, but I think only Ryoko really noticed. Soon after, we returned home. I imagine I was still acting rather odd, dismissive of my family and responsibilities."
"That must suck to know… have you tried to explain anything to them?"
"I haven't had the time. I attacked Jotaro, he defeated me and removed the flesh bud in me, I slept at Mrs. Holly's house, and when I awoke, she was already sick and the plan to save her began. I sent my family a letter that I'd be gone for about 40 days and to not worry about me."
"And is that gonna work?"
He laughs, albeit much more bitterly than jovially. "Not a chance. My family is very prone to drama. I only hope I won't get disowned when I return home or something, for all the stress I'm causing them. One of my aunts is persona-non-grata in the Kakyoin household simply due to her decision to elope with a man my grandparents didn't approve of. Her daughter is about five now, I think, and yet I've never met her."
"That's a shame," you say, though you find it somewhat hard to sympathize with family drama on so trivial a scale. You hate yourself for thinking this way, but you can't help but feel that he's lucky just to have a family that treats him half-decently.
You open your mouth to start to say some other empty platitude in sympathy, but you pause when Uno spots something strange- someone just made eye contact with her. You raise your hand to have Kakyoin stop, and he, too, notices as the same man spots Hierophant.
The man in question is a shady-looking character even on his face, slouching against a wall in an alleyway, wearing a hood that shadows his eyes, and smoking a cigarette. His clothes are dirty and he's sporting a 87 o'clock shadow. As he, in turn, notices that you've noticed him, he grunts in your direction.
"You two have a special power too, right? Well fuck off. This is my turf. Get any closer and I'm gonna have to take offense."
Kakyoin retracts Hierophant closer to him, and the green Stand takes up a stance ready for battle if necessary. Your available Flashdances take up positions around you as well.
Looking closer, you can see this dirty-looking delinquent is standing in front of some large dark shape. It looks almost like a boulder? You have a bad feeling that this guy is the type to use his Stand for crime, but maybe that's just your bias? I mean honestly, he could just be a particularly coarse homeless man, you of all people have no place judging that. And even if he was a criminal, you're almost sure he isn't related to DIO, so it's hardly your business. Kakyoin seems prepared to fight, but not gnawing at the bit to attack.
[] This is stupid. You're not a barbarian. Just talk with this guy and make sure he's not shanking random civilians. If he is, though, this might give him the jump on you.
[] Nah, you're pretty sure the only reason this guy isn't already trying to mug you with his Stand is because he's worried you'll be able to fight back. Prove him right.
- [] Write in… an initial battle strategy. Tough without knowing his Stand power, admittedly.
[] This guy isn't trying to attack you and you don't see corpses scattered about his alleyway. Get over yourself, you're not the fucking Punisher. Let's just go and meet the others at the restaurant.
[] Write in…
Joseph and Avdol will stay behind at the hotel and make sure no one infiltrates your rooms while Joseph does some clairvoyance with his Hermit Purple (its power is clairvoyance, by the way, although it apparently needs to destroy some electronics every time? Seems inconvenient). You and Kakyoin will group up and head out into the city to make sure no enemies are watching you.
Kakyoin actually volunteered to join you, supposing that you'd have a lot to talk about. When he suggested that you two, the former servants of DIO, go out on your own because you had "a lot to talk about," you were sure the others would consider it extremely suspicious, but there was no sign that they found Kakyoin's offer the least bit suspect. Well, if they trust him…
Finally, Jotaro said he'd go off on his own- for a moment you worried that he'd be ambushed, but in all frankness, after the way he crushed Due and Quattro in one shot each, spotted you through a wall of rioting civilians, and is up and about on two broken ankles not 6 hours after you broke them, it's hard to imagine anyone getting the better of that monster.
As you and Kakyoin leave the hotel, your odd- numbered Flashdances take point all around you, providing nearly perfect 360-degree vision. Better yet, what you see through their eyes isn't nearly as blurry as what you see through your own scrambled retinas. On Kakyoin's part, his Hierophant, with its immense range, climbs about buildings keeping an eye out for anyone who seems to notice it.
"So," you have to ask, "why did you ask to come out with me?"
"Well, it's no one thing. Obviously, you and I were both brainwashed by DIO, and it may be productive to share stories, but there's something else. You've had your Stand since you were born, right?"
You blink. "Yeah. Hasn't everyone?"
He laughs. "I thought so too, but no. Mr. Joestar and Jotaro only developed theirs a few weeks ago, as a result of DIO's awakening. Avdol says his own Stand awakened as a young man when he underwent some sort of epiphany. It seems most people with Stands aren't actually born with them. My Hierophant has been with me from the start, by the way."
"Just a few weeks," you mutter. "Incredible. And Jotaro is already that strong. You said he defeated you when you attacked him?"
"Yes. I attacked him at school, and put several civilians in danger in the process. No one died, but one boy definitely lost his eye, and an innocent nurse suffered serious internal damage… of course that's nothing compared to the passenger who I got killed by using him against Gray Fly… I don't have the excuse of DIO's control for that."
You shake your head. "Don't blame yourself. I'm the one who saved Gray Fly, and you didn't know how my Stand worked. If it weren't for that, your plan would have worked. And like Avdol said, Gray Fly was a terrorist, if he hadn't been defeated he would have killed everyone on that plane, probably including me."
He sighs. "Small comfort for the family of an innocent bystander who I got involved in our battle of my own will. In the end, Avdol defeated Gray Fly all on his own. That sacrifice wasn't necessary at all."
You frown. "Yeah. I guess I don't have much to make you feel better… at the very least, Gray Fly's toast now, so he won't be killing anyone else."
"Yes… anyway, I got off-topic. Despite myself ambushing Jotaro and using a civilian for leverage, he was able to crush me through sheer overwhelming power. His Star Platinum is on a completely different level."
"No joke… anyway, I have to ask… growing up with Hierophant… was it lonely for you?"
Kakyoin grins like he was about to ask you the same question. "Yes. It was hard for me to relate to others my age when none of them could see such a fundamental part of me. Of course, Hierophant always kept me company- and in spite of all the evil Stand-users in the world, it's comforting to know now that Hierophant no longer has to invisibly hide from everyone else. Do you feel the same way?"
You shrug. "Sort of, I guess. The Flashdances have always protected me, but it's hard for me to think of them as companions. It's more like each of them is some reflected aspect of me."
"Really? Please, elaborate."
"Well," you say as you swing Uno around to face Kakyoin, "Uno is a lot like me. Or maybe she's more like 'the me I'd like to be.' She can be a little shy and reserved, but she's brave and always does what needs to be done when it comes down to it. Due is more of the 'me I don't like being.' She's moody, antisocial, borderline misanthropic. She sometimes gets depressed and she can be really violent too."
Kakyoin smiles. "It's a bit scary to know your most violent side was close to taking my head off."
You shake your head, though doing so makes it throb a bit. "Not the most violent. We'll get there. Next up is Tre." You command her to move in front of Kakyoin, which she does, bouncing from one foot to another completely uneccessarily. "Tre's the part of me that has fun. It's sad to say she might be the weakest side these days. She's just a freaky little clown lady, aren't you, Tre?"
You hold out your hand to her and Tre does an utterly frivolous somersault to weightlessly land on your palm, bowing dramatically to you and Kak in turn before you order her back to keeping an eye out.
"Quattro's the most violent side. I don't know exactly what part of me she is, but my best guess is, like, my intrusive thoughts? My negative impulses? She hates anyone I even mildly dislike, and she always tries to solve problems with violence. She's never actually killed anyone, but she'd definitely be the best at it." That last lie comes as naturally as ever. You're far more used to telling it than you ever would have hoped, but the practice comes in handy.
"I assume DIO's control of you made Mr. Joestar the most contemptible enemy imaginable, so it's natural you sent in Quattro first."
"Yeah, I can't even explain how relieved I am that I didn't just kill him immediately. Anyway, last of all is Cinque. Say hello to the nice man, Cinque."
She walks into Kakyoin's periphery and vaguely shrugs.
"No, honey, actually wave. Yeah, I'm gonna press the issue, go on." Finally, she complies, and a laughing Kakyoin waves back.
"If it's not obvious, Cinque is the side of me that just wants to lie down and do nothing. Not just laziness, but like, total disinterest. She does what I want when I really insist, but she's always slow on the uptake."
"It's amazing. You say they aren't really companions for you, but if that's the case, Hierophant must be even less of one. He dislikes open spaces and tends to be a bit shy and distrustful, but I suspect those traits are simply what I've projected onto him- in truth, he seems to have no personality at all."
"I guess it's in the eye of the beholder. I always saw the Flashdances as more like pieces of me. Backup dancers. You were looking for a friend, so you chose Hierophant. Anyway, had you met any other Stand-users before… him?"
"Not at all. Until that night, I was sure I was the only one in all the world who could see Hierophant. How about you?"
"Actually, I met another one right before I ran into DIO. I guess I'd ought to just tell the story." And indeed you do, running Kakyoin through the events leading up to DIO putting his flesh bud in your brain. Read Chapter 6 for the full story of how Marta met DIO, true believers!
"Fascinating. Do you know what happened to that Son boy?"
"Nope, he just bolted. I never saw him in DIO's mansion, but my memories of that time are really fuzzy. I only sort of remember the people I met there… those two birds were DIO's pets. He also had two guys who seemed really loyal to him… A black American guy, and a long haired, like… Eastern European guy? It was hard to tell. Anyway, how did you get caught? If you wanna talk about it."
"I was on vacation to Cairo, just like you, but with my family. It happened just over a week ago."
"So about a month after me," you say.
"That's right. I was there with my mother, my father, my uncle, my aunt, and their daughter, my cousin Ryoko."
"A kid?"
"Yes, she just turned 6 last month. Anyway, Ryoko and I were out exploring the city that night."
"A little girl and a teenager alone at night? Your parents and hers must be really abnormally relaxed."
He laughs and shakes his head. "Anything but. But I have a reputation of being very reliable, and as for myself, I was fully confident that nothing could endanger us with Hierophant around. Of course, I was wrong… DIO arrived and I knew on pure reflex that nothing could harm him. I had Ryoko run away to safety, but of course I couldn't escape him… I couldn't even try."
You nod, fully understanding the sensation.
"DIO had me return to my family. Ryoko was very upset, but I explained that she'd just overreacted to a scary stranger. We were both scolded for the event. I was acting quite strange at the time, but I think only Ryoko really noticed. Soon after, we returned home. I imagine I was still acting rather odd, dismissive of my family and responsibilities."
"That must suck to know… have you tried to explain anything to them?"
"I haven't had the time. I attacked Jotaro, he defeated me and removed the flesh bud in me, I slept at Mrs. Holly's house, and when I awoke, she was already sick and the plan to save her began. I sent my family a letter that I'd be gone for about 40 days and to not worry about me."
"And is that gonna work?"
He laughs, albeit much more bitterly than jovially. "Not a chance. My family is very prone to drama. I only hope I won't get disowned when I return home or something, for all the stress I'm causing them. One of my aunts is persona-non-grata in the Kakyoin household simply due to her decision to elope with a man my grandparents didn't approve of. Her daughter is about five now, I think, and yet I've never met her."
"That's a shame," you say, though you find it somewhat hard to sympathize with family drama on so trivial a scale. You hate yourself for thinking this way, but you can't help but feel that he's lucky just to have a family that treats him half-decently.
You open your mouth to start to say some other empty platitude in sympathy, but you pause when Uno spots something strange- someone just made eye contact with her. You raise your hand to have Kakyoin stop, and he, too, notices as the same man spots Hierophant.
The man in question is a shady-looking character even on his face, slouching against a wall in an alleyway, wearing a hood that shadows his eyes, and smoking a cigarette. His clothes are dirty and he's sporting a 87 o'clock shadow. As he, in turn, notices that you've noticed him, he grunts in your direction.
"You two have a special power too, right? Well fuck off. This is my turf. Get any closer and I'm gonna have to take offense."
Kakyoin retracts Hierophant closer to him, and the green Stand takes up a stance ready for battle if necessary. Your available Flashdances take up positions around you as well.
Looking closer, you can see this dirty-looking delinquent is standing in front of some large dark shape. It looks almost like a boulder? You have a bad feeling that this guy is the type to use his Stand for crime, but maybe that's just your bias? I mean honestly, he could just be a particularly coarse homeless man, you of all people have no place judging that. And even if he was a criminal, you're almost sure he isn't related to DIO, so it's hardly your business. Kakyoin seems prepared to fight, but not gnawing at the bit to attack.
[] This is stupid. You're not a barbarian. Just talk with this guy and make sure he's not shanking random civilians. If he is, though, this might give him the jump on you.
[] Nah, you're pretty sure the only reason this guy isn't already trying to mug you with his Stand is because he's worried you'll be able to fight back. Prove him right.
- [] Write in… an initial battle strategy. Tough without knowing his Stand power, admittedly.
[] This guy isn't trying to attack you and you don't see corpses scattered about his alleyway. Get over yourself, you're not the fucking Punisher. Let's just go and meet the others at the restaurant.
[] Write in…
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Chapter 7 Update
TheNine
I’ll compromise with the skeletons
- Location
- The good ol' US of A
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Flashdance
Nature: IncorporealCategory: Swarm
Appearance: Biological Humanoid
Awareness: Sentient
Ability: 'Swapping Places.'
Combat Utility: C
General Utility: B
Location: Hong Kong
39 Days until Holly Kujo's death.
Team status-
Marta Scamorza: Fractured ribs, bruised heart and right lung, misaligned spine, fractured skull, concussed brain, internal damage to eyes. Estimated full recovery: 4 days.
- Uno: Fine
- Due: Incapacitated due to skull injury
- Tre: Fine
- Quattro: Incapacitated due to chest injury
- Cinque: No less useless than usual.
Joseph Joestar: Flesh wound to upper right breast, fracture of right collarbone. Estimated full recovery: 24 hours.
Jotaro Kujo: Fractured left and right ankle. Able to walk but limited mobility. Estimated full recovery: 4 days.
Mohammad Avdol: Superficial flesh wounds to face and sides. More serious cuts and bruises to hands. Dexterity reduced. Estimated full recovery: 36 hours.
Noriaki Kakyoin: Fine physically. Emotionally, he's hanging in there.
- Location
- Europe
[X] This guy isn't trying to attack you and you don't see corpses scattered about his alleyway. Get over yourself, you're not the fucking Punisher. Let's just go and meet the others at the restaurant.
-[X] Warn him about the blond guy with the power to enslave stand users.
Attacking a random person in a street in a city we basically don't know anything about is a little iffy as a prospect. Even if we knew he really was a criminal.
Though, I guess that could be seen as a normal reaction between stand users.
Edit: added the new sub option.
-[X] Warn him about the blond guy with the power to enslave stand users.
Attacking a random person in a street in a city we basically don't know anything about is a little iffy as a prospect. Even if we knew he really was a criminal.
Though, I guess that could be seen as a normal reaction between stand users.
Edit: added the new sub option.
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- Location
- Florida
[X] This guy isn't trying to attack you and you don't see corpses scattered about his alleyway. Get over yourself, you're not the fucking Punisher. Let's just go and meet the others at the restaurant.
WanderingTwix
Posting something good once in a full moon
- Location
- United Kingdom
[X] This guy isn't trying to attack you and you don't see corpses scattered about his alleyway. Get over yourself, you're not the fucking Punisher. Let's just go and meet the others at the restaurant.
