Rosario and Joestar

[EvaUnit01]

[X]Don't submit to authority. You've beaten the shit out of teachers before and sent them running for the hills.

Jotaro rolled 6 for Jerkface! Failed the roll!

Click to shrink...

You look at the teacher. The teacher looks at you. You don't move a muscle. The teacher looks as if she might get on your case, then glances at the rest of the class. Evidently thinking better of it, she sighs, massages the bridge of her nose, and looks like she is going to drop the issue.

About that time, however, you believe that a muscle in your ankle twitches. Your current position isn't as comfortable as it was a minute ago, so you put your feet back under the desk and assume proper posture, before looking out the window. "Yare yare daze..."

Monsters or no monsters, you have nothing to gain from impeding their opportunity to learn how to survive. Let them learn from your example.

You catch the teacher sending an appreciative glance your way, before she continues on with her lecture.

The remainder of the class goes on without incident, although you can't help but notice the guy sitting next to you is just short of drooling over the professor. What a horndog...

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Some time later, during the transition period between classes, you see some guy holding up another, scrawnier guy by his shirt collar in the middle of the hallway.

Wait, the scrawny one is Tsukune. And there's Moka, standing there looking helpless.

What do you do:

[]Ignore it. (roll for Jerkface)

[]Intervene, and if necessary kick the guy's face in.

[]ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORAAAAA!!!

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[X]a little intrigued, but mostly indifferent. Yare yare daze...

When you break for lunch, will you:

[]Take a detour to the library and see if you can dig up any reason why the name "JoJo" intimidates everyone around you?

[]Interrogate Aono's main squeeze, Moka.

[]Put it off for later. Get your lunch and eat it on the roof.

 

[EvaUnit01]

[X] Intervene, and if necessary kick the guy's face in.

As you approach the commotion, you overhear students around you talking about it.

"That guy's Saizo Komiya! He looks like one of those thuggish rogue monsters!"

"He sounds like quite the ladies' man, from all the human women he's molested..."

Talking about molesting women like it's a thing to be proud of? You are:

[]Indifferent. It's a pain in the ass, but different cultures have different values.

[]Disgusted. To hell with culture, and to hell with the differences between human and monster. If this is how monster society works, then you intend to change it. One broken face at a time.

Before you can actually reach the trio, however, Saizo throws Aono to the ground and makes another pass at Moka. She doesn't seem brave enough to come out and tell him to fuck off, instead grabbing Aono and running like hell.

Saizo watches the pair run off. "I will never allow a woman like you to escape..."

He then notices that you've come up behind him. The throng of students surrounding you grow silent.

Though initially startled by your silent approach and intimidated by your size, he gathers himself and demands if you've got any purpose for coming up to him.

[]"Don't bother people who are weaker than you."
[]"You're in my way. Move."

[]Light up a cigarette, exhale smoke in his face, move on to your next class.

[](Write-in)

[X] Interrogate Aono's main squeeze, Moka.

You intend to grill Moka for information, but don't have the time right now, and resolve to do so at lunch.

 

[EvaUnit01]

[X] Disgusted. To hell with culture, and to hell with the differences between human and monster. If this is how monster society works, then you intend to change it. One broken face at a time.

Result: you are now "Neutral Good". As long as the rules/laws of a given situation don't stand against your personal sense of justice, you will generally follow them without complaint.

[X] "You just did something you shouldn't have." *pause* "Don't."
Though he looks anxious and is starting to sweat, Saizo is still only mostly nervous. The way he is now, you could certainly kick his ass, and you both know it. But your teacher said that everyone is in a human disguise, meaning that everyone around you could be significantly stronger than they appear. This guy is probably hoping that he can unleash his monster form quicker than you can and get an edge that way.

You stare at the contemptible thug in front of you, eye to eye. You're certain that it's your attitude, more than anything else, that intimidates him.

You tell him bluntly, "You just did something you shouldn't have."

After a brief pause to let him agonize over when you're going to attack - over how quickly he'll need to transform - you instead let him off with a warning. "Don't."
You then leave. Whether Saizo will heed your warning or not is up to him.

[X]Interrogate Moka.
You intended to find Aono's main squeeze and then squeeze some information out of her, but she and her boytoy ran like hell to safety a moment ago. You don't terribly feel like chasing after them, so you wait until the break for lunch. What a pain in the ass...
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Some hours later...
Now, it's lunchtime. You've got half an hour to do pretty much whatever. Heading down the building's main hall, someone bumps into you as they round the corner.

"Oh my god! I'm so, so, so sorry for bumping into you, Kujo-senpai!"
"I'm sorry too, senpai. We didn't see you there."
You look down, and find a wide-eyed Moka stammering apologies, with Aono at her side. Perfect, just the vamp you were looking for. How do you begin your quest for information?
[]Pump the girl right here, right now. In the hallway. In front of everyone. (roll for Jerkface, with hidden Affiliate penalty for doing so in front of Aono)
[]Go with Aono and Moka to the cafeteria, and discuss the matter over lunch.
[](Write-in)
What do you say?
[]"We need to talk."
[]"You and everyone else get anxious whenever I introduce myself. Does the name 'JoJo' mean anything special around these parts?"

[](Write-in)

 

[EvaUnit01]

Walking the path of heaven to update every quest I run (which currently numbers exactly 1).

That is who I am.

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[x]Go with Aono and Moka to the cafeteria, and discuss the matter over lunch.

"Hey, I know! Why don't we all eat lunch together? Moka, senpai?"

You nod. That's exactly what you were planning on anyway. Moka seems a bit uncomfortable, cought between the two of you, but she gives up and assents.

Not long after, the three of you are having your lunch up on the roof.

You didn't come here for pleasantries, though. You've got questions, and you suspect that as a vampire, Moka's got some answers.

[X] "Why does everyone around here get anxious when I mention my name?"

You bluntly ask her, "Why does everyone around here get anxious when I mention my name?"

Moka seems to be surprised at the question.

Aono takes the moment to chime in. "Actually, I was kind of wondering the same thing, Moka. You did kind of seem to freeze up when you said his name this morning."

Aono's ignorance only serves to deepen the young lady's consternation. Apparently, it must be extremely common knowledge in the monster world...

"You really don't know? I didn't think there was a single monster in the world that didn't know about it..."

Hrm, seems she's getting suspicious. What do you say?

[]<shrug> I was raised by humans. Indulge me.

[](Write-in)

"Well, Tsukune... Kujo-senpai... you know how some human parents tell their children to be good, or else the Boogeyman will get them? There's kind of a similar story that monster parents tell to their kids. According to the story, hiding somewhere out in that big world is an invincible vampire slayer, called JoJo. Legend has it, that JoJo uses a mysterious technique to explode the head of any monster he touches. He's really, really, reeeeeeaaally scary!"

As you thought, it's the way the syllables your name string together and form "JoJo" that unnerves everyone around you.

Although, Moka seems to be well and truly upset about this.

"But the very worst, and scariest thing of all about this is... while there isn't any such monster as the Boogeyman, at least that I know about, JoJo isn't just a fairytale - we learned in Monster World History Class this morning that he's actually a real person, named Joseph Joestar, and he's a famous user of a weird human martial art called Ripple, and in 1938 he went on a rampage across New York, Mexico, and parts of Europe, killing two S-Class Monsters on the same level as Vampires like me... and then he supposedly fought and killed an SSS-Class Monster the next week! And he's still alive, to boot!"

Oh shit, now she's started hyperventilating. Aono wraps his arms around her, trying to make her feel safe. You should

[]Do nothing. It looks like Aono's got this under control.

[]Put a hand on Moka's shoulder, and comfort her silently.

[]Reassure her that your grandpa is actually a pretty swell guy.

 

[EvaUnit01]

Yeah, never doubt that SV will choose an option, no matter how sub-optimal it may be. Only put up an option if you're cool with it happening.

Click to shrink...

<shrug> Live and learn, I suppose.

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[x]<shrug> I was raised by humans. Indulge me.
Moka looks surprised to hear that you were raised by humans, but it doesn't seem like she's going to make a big deal out of it. Perhaps she's assuming you're a changeling of some sort?

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"But the very worst, and scariest thing of all about this is... while there isn't any such monster as the Boogeyman, at least that I know about, JoJo isn't just a fairytale - we learned in Monster World History Class this morning that he's actually a real person, named Joseph Joestar, and he's a famous user of a weird human martial art called Ripple, and in 1938 he went on a rampage across New York, Mexico, and parts of Europe, killing two S-Class Monsters on the same level as Vampires like me... and then he supposedly fought and killed an SSS-Class Monster the next week! And he's still alive, to boot!"

Oh shit, now Moka's started hyperventilating. Aono wraps his arms around her, trying to make her feel safe.

[x]Reassure her that your grandpa is actually a pretty swell guy.

You decide to let Moka know that her fears are unfounded. Or at least, considerably less founded than she thinks. "My gramps is actually a total goofball. If you met him, you'd probably think he's a pretty swell guy."

Moka abruptly goes silent, and she and Aono look at you for a long, awkward moment.

You begin to wonder if you somehow took a wrong turn in this.

After a tense moment, Moka lets out a huge sigh of relief, and chuckles weakly. "That, er, wasn't a very funny joke, senpai. Thank you for trying, though."

... Moka thinks you weren't being serious. Well, if this is what helps her get to sleep at night, you'll just leave it be for the time being. Yare yare daze...

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Your afternoon classes pass without incident.

On your way out of the last class for the day, a girl with blue hair accidentally bumps into you. She quickly apologises, and then runs off.

Taking a moment to pat yourself down (this wouldn't be the first time someone thought they could pickpocket you), you carefully observe that all your personal belongings are in their proper place - the girl didn't try and lift anything off of you. Since it appears to have truly been an accident, you move on to your other, more immediate priorities.

How will you spend the rest of the day? (pick two)

[]Go to the library and... (pick one)
-[]Learn about monsters. Since most of your opponents for the forseeable future will likely be monsters, you'd better start brushing up on how to beat them.
-[]Check out some study materials for your various classes.

[]You're frustrated with how you wound up handling that incident with Moka. Take a walk around campus to blow off some steam. Maybe bust some heads, if the situation should arise.

[]Call your mom, let her know that you made some friends and you survived the bus trip. That annoying woman is probably already worried sick about you.

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You are now affiliated with Moka Akashiya (Outer). By any given standard she's pretty attractive, though she doesn't exactly appeal to your own tastes. Despite how docile and unthreatening she looks (and behaves), Moka is a vampire. ...although you wonder how exactly that's supposed to work when you're continually seeing her in broad daylight without ill effect. Their mutual shyness aside, she and Aono are pretty much an item, not that you care. No, really. You probably couldn't give less of a damn if you tried.

Relationship status: Quite frankly, you intimidate her on several levels. ...but after an awkward demonstration of your compassionate side, she seems to have decided that you're a cool and reliable (though still very intimidating) senpai.

Addendum: Moka (Outer) is completely and pathologically terrified of your gramps, Joseph Joestar. You attempted to inform Moka of your relation to the legendary "invincible monster slayer" JoJo (and also tell her that he's a total goofball), but she went into denial and interpreted it as a bad joke.

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There MAY, I repeat MAY, be a chance for you guys to obtain Ripple before the in-quest day is out.

Also, ongoing canon screwage has begun.

 

[EvaUnit01]

UP DATE UP, UP DATE UP, UP DAAAAAAAATE~
No, I haven't been wasting time binge-reading DBZ. Why would you even think that?
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How will you spend the rest of the day? (pick two)

[X] Call your mom, let her know that you made some friends and you survived the bus trip. That annoying woman is probably already worried sick about you.
-[X] Let her know that you'd like to talk to your gramps when you get a chance.

You noticed earlier that there was a line of pay-phone booths alongside an outside wall. Which gets you to thinking about how that annoying mother of yours has probably worried herself sick about you by now. Better check up on her, let Holly know that the bus ride didn't kill you and that you kind-of made a few friends among the underclassmen.

Most of the booths are already occupied, but fortunately there's still an open one. Damn, looks like you only have enough change on you at the moment for a couple of minutes. Not that you're really going to need much more time than that...

As you're putting in the money needed to make your call, you observe a note taped to the side of the box. "Because Youkai Academy is in a parallel dimension, all calls should be made long-distance. Please keep this in mind~"

Insert the coins. Push the buttons. Tolerate the dial to- barely a second before she picks up. Must've been sitting by the phone for... knowing that woman, probably since you got on the bus this morning, unless some other important matter grabbed her ankle and dragged her kicking and screaming out of the house.

"Hello, this is Kujo Holly speaking~"

Yeah, she sounds anxious, all right. Fifty thousand yen says, she doesn't have a care in her head except for you. Damn woman need to worry more about herself than just you.

"Hey mom. The bus trip didn't kill me. ...Although there was a bicycle that put in a pretty good effort."

There is a split-second pause, after which you are cruelly subjected to a scream of delight. You reflexively distance the receiver from your ear, but are too late to have really made a difference. "Oh my god, this is the first time my baby ever called me from boarding school! I'm sooooo happy~~~"

"What a pain in the ass," you mutter under your breath.

"So how was your first day at your new school, JoJo?"

How to answer that...?

[x]Casually tell your mother that she sent you to a school for monsters that are scared shitless of your grampa. - 15

"...things are going fine, mom. Turns out Youkai Academy is a school by monsters, for monsters. Monsters that violently shit themselves when they hear that nickname, 'JoJo'. It gets to be a real pain in the ass. Most of the girls are annoying as hell, too."

"Wow, that sounds amazing~! Did you make any monster friends?"

...You can't tell if she thinks you're pulling her leg and is playing along, or if she's just taking what you say at face value without even thinking about it. Or maybe she thinks that by "monsters," you meant "total badasses mostly like myself". Honestly, it's hard to tell what goes through that woman's mind.

"Yeah, I guess I somehow wound up being friends with a couple of underclassmen. Tsukune's another human like me, he wound up being the boytoy for a wussy vampire chick."

"Oh my, that sounds so serious! Well, I hope you can be a reliable senpai for Tsukune, and show him by example what it means to be responsible in a relationship."

Oh shit, if she's going to ask you about getting a girlfriend one more time...! Better finish this up, pronto.

"Anyway, I was thinking it would be cool if you could tell Grandpa I'd like to talk to him about that martial arts thing he does, it sounds fun. Y'know, just, whenever."

Before she can say anything else, you hang up the phone with a bit more violence than is strictly necessary.
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[X] You're frustrated with how you wound up handling that incident with Moka. Take a walk around campus to blow off some steam. Maybe bust some heads, if the situation should arise.

Man, you've had to deal with more-or-less one annoyance after another today, haven't you? Not five minutes off the school bus, a schoolgirl on a bike accidentally runs your face over. You just spoke with your mother, and she's as annoying as ever. That punk-ass underclassman tried picking a fight with your kohai.

People've been walking on eggshells around you all damn day when they hear your name.

An on top of all that, you're still somewhat frustrated with how you wound up handling that incident with Moka during lunch. To try and blow off some steam, you decide to take a walk around campus.

Hands in your pockets, your dour mood naturally plastered onto your face (much like everything else you've ever felt, not), the majority of fellow students give you a wide berth, whether they've already met you or not.

You find and pass by the outdoor pool, currently in use by the swimming club. Most of the members are fairly well-endowed women, a group of whom immediately stop what they're doing and start squealing for your attention once they catch sight of you. You grit your teeth, and try to ignore them. Don't they have the first clue of just how damn annoying they are?

Evidently not, since they're still at it despite your obvious displeasure. After a few moments, you snap at them.

"SHUT THE HELL UP! YOU'RE GODDAMN ANNOYING!"

The girls gasp, before one goes all starry-eyed. "Ohmigawd, he talked to me!"

Another one pulls at her hair. "No, he was talking to me!"

Damnit, it feels like no matter where the hell you go, women everywhere seem to act out the same fucking routine that you've seen a million times. At least their attention isn't directly on you anymore...

You get the hell out of there while the getting's good, and next find yourself at a basketball court, where a game is in session.

One of the underclassmen timidly asks if you care to join in, but you decline.

You continue your walk around the grounds, briefly seeing a gargoyle-shaped ripoff of that statue, The Thinker.

At one point, you suddenly feel like the hairs on the back of your neck are standing up. Are you being watched? You quickly cast your gaze about, but there's nobody that you can see around you. Remembering that you're in a school for monsters, you also look up, scanning the nearby trees, and even the wall of the building above you. But you don't see anyone at all. "What a pain in the ass..."

You continue your exploration for the next several minutes, with no further encounters of note.

Just when you've more or less given up looking for trouble, you round a corner to find...

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I need someone to roll SV 1d6 for "Encounter".

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OK yeah, but it's not like there's many more options.
I mean I don't think going with a teacher would work (jk)

Click to shrink...

Nekonome-sensei IIRC is an unofficial member of Tsukune's harem (though it may just be a fanfic thing, I dunno), and Ririko-sensei is studying-sexual. The other teachers I can think of are male.

 

[EvaUnit01]

OOOOOOONNNNNNOOOOOOOORRRRREEEEEEE D'ARBY THE YOUNGER!!!!!!!!!

<sigh>

No point in hiding it now. I've had Mizore and Kurumu in mind since day one. Fun times will be had with Mizore later. Or maybe not.

...Oh god is she a Speedwagon!?

Click to shrink...

In R+V canon, Kurumu is actually probably the closest to being a Speedwagon.

Anyway, reading/reviewing the R+V manga, it appears that Tsukune's second encounter with Saizou was actually the following morning. ... Fortunately, Schrodinger's Plot is in effect, so because we didn't observe the event in the afternoon, it can still be scheduled for tomorrow morning~ <happy dance>
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You come around the corner, and find a suspicious-looking guy looking into a building from atop a barrel. He seems to be taking pictures.

Without bothering him, you see if there's a sign on the side of the building to say what it's used for. Sure enough, there is:

GIRLS LOCKER ROOM

Wonderful. You've come across a peeping tom. What do you do?

[]This is the first time you've caught him at it, so start with just a warning.
-[]Verbally get his attention from your current position.
-[]Sneak up until you're behind him and then crack your knuckles, Kenshiro-style. (roll 1d6 for "Stealth")

[]Wait a sec, you think you recognize this guy.

[](Write-in)

 

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"What a pain in the ass," you mutter under your breath.

Without his noticing, you sneak up behind him. You're not exactly trying to be stealthy, so he must be pretty engrossed into his activities.

Once you're close enough, you violently kick the barrel out from under the peeping tom and send him flying with a loud yelp some feet away, before unconsciously sliding into a pose much the same as you always do when you're disgusted - right hand in your pocket, left hand slightly pulling down your hat.

From the commotion inside the changing room, the girls know something's up from either the barrel, or the perv's startled cry.

He starts to quietly demand, "What the hell was that for, jer-" and then his expression of humiliated anger starts giving way to dread. "You're JoJo, that guy that was sitting next to me in class!"

...On taking another look at this guy, yeah, you recognize him all right. The pervert who was lusting after the professor.

At that time, the building's window - the very one that was beeing peeped through just moments ago - slides open, and a girl pokes her head out.

She looks at you. Looks at the perv. Looks back at you, a stonefaced badass. Looks back at the perv, sweating bullets and bleeding out his pride. Looks back at you, gives you a thumbs-up. Goes back into the building.

You get the sense that all the girls in there are about to come and beat the shit out of this guy. Which is good, because that was your intent. You'd pummel this guy yourself, but your heart isn't really in it right now.

As the pervert gets dogpiled by angry schoolgirls wielding brooms, you joylessly jaunt toward the dorm.

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It's a creepy-ass place, taking a good look at it. Oh, the buildings seem to be in pretty good repair, but the atmosphere here is the same as everywhere else around here - it feels like you're in a low-budget horror movie.

As you head to your room and lock the door, what will you do now?

[]Go to sleep (skip ahead to the next morning)

[]Spend a few hours studying...? (pick two)
-[]Math
-[]English
-[]How to beat the shit out of your fellow students and also the faculty Biology
-[]Social Studies

 

[EvaUnit01]

THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN!

And I have counted.

-[X]How to beat the shit out of your fellowstudents and also the faculty Biology (25)
-[X]Social Studies (10)
-[X]English (12)
-[X]Math (3)
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You spend the remainder of the evening studying biology and brushing up on your English.

RESULTS: ENGLISH:

You grew up in a slightly bilingual household, so your verbal mastery of the language greatly surpasses that of your average classmates. While you do not quite speak English with the fluency of a native, you're certain that any native speaker will understand you with no or minimal difficulty.

After taking a few hours to review the subject matter, you are also fairly confident in your knowledge of the language's formal rules and conventions. You can't say for sure that you'd pass an exam effortlessly, but it'd just about take an act of God (or perhaps just an unfortunately-timed concussion) for your score to suffer significantly.

RESULTS: BIOLOGY:

In addition to the standard coursework that attempts to ape the usual human curriculum you're used to, you have also endeavored to study about a couple of monster races.

Earned combat bonus: Vampire (combat-related rolls made when fighting Vampires or similar opponents will now be skewed to your benefit) does not apply against Pillarmen or against vampires spawned from the Stone Mask

Earned combat bonus: Mermaid (combat-related rolls made when fighting Mermaids or similar opponents will now be skewed to your benefit) effect is halved against Enemy Stand "Dark Blue Moon"
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The next morning, you leave early for class. Halfway to the school, however, you hear a terrified scream coming from somewhere in the woods.

"TSUKUUUUUUNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"

...that was Moka, just now. Either she's screaming for Aono, or she's screaming because of him.

[]"Not my problem." (roll for Jerkface)
[]"Man, what a pain in the ass/Yare yare daze."

 

[EvaUnit01]

Spoiler

I am aware of that, yes. I am also aware that when the rosary is on, Inner Moka is still awake, but when the rosary is off, Outer Moka does not exist.

And what ultimately attracted Inner Moka to him wasn't just Outer Moka's feelings. But the effort and determination he showed to always have everyone's back when the chips were down. What she couldn't do, he did.

That's the basis of that relationship.

Click to shrink...

That said, spoilers inform me that in exchange for relationship upgrades with Moka, Tsukune basically downgraded his relationships/closeness with everyone else. Granted, I have yet to see it for myself, but even so.

Um, in any case, I guess I can at least post the work-safe part of the update.

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[x]"Man, what a pain./Yare yare daze."

On the one hand, you don't feel all that invested in what happens to Moka or Aono.

On the other hand, you realize that they might be counting on you, and you care even less for failing to meet expectations...

You turn and haul ass in the direction of Moka's scream. In the coming moments, you hear yet more cries.

"MOOOOKAAAAA!!"

"TSUKUUUUNEEEE!!"

Long, hamtastic screams delivered in a terrified voice? Yeeeep, some bad shit's going down, all right.

There are no further screams that you can hear, which seems like a pretty ominous sign. You run like hell, and a few minutes or so later, you eventually make it to a clearing near the bus stop.

Jotaro rolled for "Timing"! rolled 6! critfail!

Click to shrink...

Aono and Moka are being accosted by some giant monster, something like an ogre, powerful and hideous.

Moka is clutching Aono to her, it looks like he's been hurt pretty badly. Aono slumps over, and... somehow removes the 「rosary」 from around Moka's 「neck」.

All hell breaks loose.

You feel... some kind of「energy」 pulsing repeatedly outward from Moka. The sky turns into a bloody red, the moon gets a similar treatment, and the entire area is awash with a dark pink miasma.

Jotaro rolled for "Reaction"! rolled 6! critfail!

Click to shrink...

This disconcerting aura around you... could this be...?

The ogre runs at the transformed Moka, swinging a punch at her. It makes contact without interruption, and without Moka even seeming to do anything, it is the ogre's hand that starts break into pieces.

This terrifying, invincible power... could this be...?!

Moka favors her opponent with a smirk of disdain, and mutters something to him, before lazily raising one of her legs into the air.

Then, she imperiously commands, "KNOW YOUR PLACE!"

She swiftly kicks the ogre, with so much speed and power that mighty shockwave erupts from the point of impact.

The ogre goes flying really, really, really damn fast, effortlessly breaking through multiple trees and gouging a scar into the earth.

SUCH COMPLETE AND TOTAL OVERWHELMING FORCE! ...COULD THIS BE... 「THE TRUE POWER OF A VAMPIRE」?!!

No sooner have you begun to comprehend the situation before you, then a fresh horror dawns upon you: the ogre is flying in your direction.

It is going to hit you.

And it is probably going to hurt more than you have ever been hurt in your entire life.

Your body attempts to shit itself, but is unable to; you voided your bowels the night before.

Your body attempts to piss itself, but is unable to; you emptied your bladder prior to leaving the dorm.

Your mind attempts to move your body out of the way, but is unable to; your muscles are locked up and refuse to cooperate, as if convinced that no danger will come to you if you play dead.

Your「instincts」as a human being are screaming at you, telling you to run. For perhaps the first time in your life, you think you might know what it's like to be afraid. But even though your heart and mind are dead set on getting the fuck out of the way, your body is too paralyzed with fear to even move at all.

The oncoming ogre crashes into you and keeps on going, pushing you along in front of it. You feel yourself crash into a tree, which breaks around you. And then another tree. That one breaks too. And then, on your way to a third tree, your ankle snags on a root, which stops you and brings you to the ground. It hurts like a royal bitch, but at least the monster that ran you over rebounds and keeps on going past you.

Your entire body is hurting. Your left leg is kind of twisted. You're pretty sure you've got some broken bones. Honestly, you're probably only even alive because of your bordering-on-the-superhuman physical condition.

The transformed Moka happens to glance at you for a moment and then starts as something occurs to her.

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