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Under Pressure (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure Quest)

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[X] This whole situation was a pain in the ass! For some reason you decided to get her out of the way.

I sense Hilarity on this path!
 
[X] This whole situation was a pain in the ass! For some reason you decided to get her out of the way.
 
[X] This whole situation was a pain in the ass! For some reason you decided to get her out of the way.​
 
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    • [X] This whole situation was a pain in the ass! For some reason you decided to get her out of the way.

    Even though she was your enemy, you didn't exactly want to see the woman explode into a million pieces. So you came up with a brilliant plan, one that was foolproof, one that couldn't fail!

    You ran straight at the woman, startling her from your abrupt burst of speed. Before she could react you tackled her to the ground, shielding her from the explosion that tore through wooden and metal crates. Splinters tore into your back as everything went silent.

    The woman only looked at you in surprise, you felt a bit of satisfaction build in the back of your mind. You managed to wipe that smirk off of her face. The rolling of wheels over rubble made you pick yourself up, ignoring the blood that splattered over the woman's face.

    That small stand was still around, rolling slowly towards you. Your knees buckled and you fell to the floor.The stand stopped in front of your face and it felt familiar to you. Your hand, marked with a cat's skull reached out to it. "Is-is that you, Valentino...!?" You murmured as your sight began to fade.

    "Idiot." The stand replied as it faded into specks of light that trailed into your arm.

    "Heh, get bent." You replied with a smirk as you lost consciousness.

    -

    The numerous amounts of people in the street ignored the bleeding man that limped through the sea of commuters.

    "How dare they!" Valentino was beyond furious, he was at his boiling point. He gripped his useless right arm closer to himself.

    "To make such a fool out of me, Valentino Yoshikage!" the man wheezed. He didn't understand how everything happened so fast. "Impossible, impossible, impossible!" He kept chanting to himself, still unable to handle the reality thrusted on to him.

    When he arrived at Yoshikage Co. of America he only expected to be updated on the current tide of business. When police showed up at his office, with the branch manager in tow he had no idea what to think.

    Valentino Yoshikage was being framed for murder!

    Inconceivable! Irrational! He even had alibis for the time of the murders, but it was apparently not enough. The way the police officers condemned him under their disgusting beady eyes!

    Unforgivable!

    Now someone was stealing his company right under his nose and becoming it's CEO.

    Valentino Yoshikage would not rot in some cell for a crime he didn't commit. He should have killed those officers, if he had he wouldn't be in such an unpresentable state. It would have been so easy to get rid of them, but the faces of Jojo and Floyd flashed in his mind, so he didn't. He didn't understand why, but he knew they wouldn't approve of such an action.

    Valentino arrived at a shop but ignored it and went through a side entrance.

    He stumbled down some stairs, he groaned as he went through his suit pocket, bloodied fingers grasped the keys to the door. The keys fumbled for a moment but slipped into the lock easily. A small apartment was revealed, a safe place no one but Valentino knew about. Killer Queen shut the door behind him, cracks ran across his stand's form, mirroring the damage of it's owner.

    Valentino was startled as his left hand pulsed, it seemed Floyd ran into some trouble. 「Sheer Heart Attack」 would go after whatever it was that attacked Floyd, he made sure the idiot would be protected. The situation screamed like a bad one, but Floyd would do whatever he wanted even if Valentino protested.

    That also meant Valentino couldn't use 「Don't Stop Me Now」.

    He could only use the ability when 「Killer Queen」 was 「complete」, having 「Sheer Heart Attack」 protect Floyd prevented that.

    There was no way for him to fix this situation! His mother's legacy was now in the hands of leeches, garbage, ants who thought they were bigger than they were!

    More cracks surfaced upon 「Killer Queen」. He couldn't allow Jojo and Floyd to be mixed up into this, what could he do?

    This was the first time Valentino Yoshikage was ever backed into a corner in his life, like some rat hoping a cat wouldn't catch him.

    -

    Your eyes shot open to soft and rhythmic beeping. Your head felt like it was on fire, the veins in your head pulsed angrily. The white walls and ceiling led you to believe you were in a hospital.

    "You're awake?" your eyes turned to the side, the woman who you were fighting was there sitting in a chair with a cigarette in her hand.

    "Isn't smoking not allowed in hospitals?" you rasped out, your throat was dry like a desert.

    The woman laughed and put out her cigarette. "Life would be boring if you just followed the rules." she handed you a glass of water which you gulped down easily. "You've been out for three days you know."

    Water shot out of your mouth as you coughed in surprise. "Three days?" You gripped your head. Valentino was going to chew you out like he was at a picnic.

    "So that bomb really wasn't an ability of yours, I couldn't replicate it. I wanted to see what you were planning, but it wasn't a part of your plans at all." The woman's fingers rested on her chin. "I just wonder why you decided to place yourself in harm's way. I was aware of that stand, I wouldn't have be injured."

    "Does it matter?" you glanced at her curious eyes. "Just because we were enemies doesn't mean I want you dead."

    The woman sat back in the chair and chuckled as she fixed her collar. "Is that so? What if I was trying to kill you? What if I wanted you dead?" She questioned with a raised eyebrow.

    A sigh escaped you, waking up to this was a pain. "If you wanted me dead you could have done it at any time." You looked at your hand, wrapped in bandages. "Anyway, you aren't that kind of woman, you may be a little stuck up, but I can tell you aren't a bad person."

    A smile, a genuine one reached her as she brushed back her hair. "You're interesting, Floyd Mercury, there's a certain charm to you. You can call me Lisa Lisa."

    There was a thought that nagged at you from something Lisa Lisa mentioned. "You said replicate abilities, what did you mean by that?"

    Lisa Lisa's stand appeared, it's reflective head showed you sitting on the hospital bed. "My stand is able to copy the abilities of another stand." It flicked it's wrist, in the stand's grasp was a bouquet of roses. "The longer I use this ability, the better I can use my opponent's ability. It seemed you were going easy on me Floyd. You didn't ensure me in any of your illusions like I did to you."

    Cold sweat dripped down the back of your neck, this woman knew more about your own stand than you did.「A Kind Of Magic」appeared and you imagined a garden of flowers. Your stand held it's hand out, fingers extended, not a second later all over the floor were beautiful flowers and grass.

    "Hmm." Lisa Lisa observed the illusion, her hands went right though the flowers. "Your illusions are much more convincing than mine. You really are kinder than you appear to be."

    She thought you didn't want to mess with her mind during the battle, but that was far from the truth!

    "「Oh my god!」" you groaned as you looked away from Lisa Lisa and held your palms between your cheeks.

    You didn't even know your stand's full ability! You thought you could only alter someone's depth perception, but because of that narrow minded thinking you handicapped yourself! 「A Kind Of Magic」 almost seemed like it shrugged as you looked at it.

    The door to the room clicked shut, it was the man who made you the offer. "It seems you've finally awakened. I apologise for such a crude welcoming." Lisa Lisa met his gaze and nodded, excusing herself from the room.

    "Who are you?" You wondered about the man who's footsteps were nearly impossible to hear.

    As he stood in front of you, it was almost as if the world went silent. In his eyes you almost felt as if you saw stars and the milky way. Around the man, golden specks of light slowly floated from him. "You can see it..." he muttered absentmindedly before slightly shaking his head. "My name is Funny Valentine," he rested a hand on his hip, his other hand pointed at you. "one day I hope to become the president of this great country."

    "Is that right?" He didn't seem too much older than you, but he was much too young to be the president. Though somewhere in the back of your head you felt he could reach that goal. "What do you want from me, Funny Valentine?"

    There wasn't any outward reaction to your rude tone. "My organization helps prevent disaster's occuring because of stand users. Being able to ignore the concerns of normal people, to avoid police and the law, wouldn't you think that is a problem Floyd?"

    "No, it's not." you answered him as you met his gaze. "People are born smarter, prettier, stronger. They may have a big family or a lot of money, some people have nothing at all. Everyone has advantages and disadvantages. What difference is a stand?"

    "So you believe that stand users should be able to abuse their powers, live without consequences to their actions?" Valentine challenged you. "Would you steal with your stand? Will you kill with your stand?" He gripped your wrist and you tried to not wince in pain.

    You slapped his hand away. "My point is that I don't care." You didn't really like the way the guy seemed so convicted on this. This entire situation pissed you off so you were going to give him as hard of a time that you could. You lost three days of your life because of him, he could handle being annoyed.

    Funny Valentine chuckled genuinely. "Interesting, you are your own man aren't you Floyd? That's a good trait to have, don't allow others to dictate who you are. I wish for you to join my organization, the Speedwagon Foundation." He raised his hand to stop you from objecting. His domineering and aggressive aura seemed to change. "We don't go after stand users for little reason, there have been stand users and supernatural occurances that need to be dealt with. Stands aren't limited to humans either, there have been instances of animals possessing stands. I just want to keep things in order, I don't want stands to throw the world into chaos."

    The abrupt change in tone and body language threw you off guard. Funny Valentine seemed to really care about protecting others from the supernatural, you didn't feel any deceit in his words. "I don't work for free."

    Funny Valentine closed his eyes and smirked. "Of course not, this was a job offer after all."

    -

    The limosine drove off after it left you in front of the Joestar manor. You didn't know what to think of Funny Valentine, but he was your boss now. You made your way to the front door only for it to be swung open as soon as you touched the door knob.

    Joan Joestar was in front of you and she looked furious. "Floyd where have you been?" she didn't yell, she avoided your eyes. She saw your bandaged arm and reached out to touch it before she stopped herself. "You're hurt." her eyes seemed to soften as she looked you over. Tears streamed down her eyes as she gripped you in a hug.

    "Joan?" you weren't sure if she was angry at you or not, she had been avoiding you, but somehow you were glad she still cared about you.

    "I'm sorry." She muttered over and over again as her grip tightened, as if she was afraid you would dissapear. "You and Valentino have been missing for days and I didn't know what to do. I don't know what I would have done if you both..." She didn't finish what she wanted to say but you could figure it out easy enough.

    She said you and Valentino had been missing. "Where's Valentino, Joan?"

    "I don't know." She shook her head as she let go of you. "The police are looking for him, they said he's been involved with a murder. But Valentino wouldn't do that, he's not that kind of person!" She denied with all her heart.

    You looked at your bandaged hand and wondered just what happened to your friend.





    Stand users that worked for the Speedwagon Foundation worked in pairs, who was your partner?

    [ ] A man who could control the weather.

    [ ] A dog with a bad attitude.

    [ ] A man with a like of cherries.

    [ ] Lisa Lisa.

    [ ] Write-in

    What did you decide to do the next day?

    [ ] Look for Valentino with Joan.

    [ ] Funny Valentine needed you to investigate the carnival that didn't stop.

    Killer Queen's Second Bomb Sheer Heart Attack: A small tank like stand that will pursue enemies until they're eliminated. When used it does not choose between allies and foes, only what it perceived as threats. Floyd is unable to control it once used.

    Slip Of The Tongue: Within a five meter radius, A Kind Of Magic can form illusions of whatever it's user desires by tricking three of the five senses. This ability is unable to trick more than three senses at a time. Do you believe in gravity?

    Mental Fortitude: Floyd has a high resistance to forms of manipulation and trickery.

    Heart of Midas: As a child Funny Valentine required a heart transplant. His father gave his own heart so his son could live. Funny Valentine is imbued with an absurd amount of Luck.
     
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    • [x] Look for Valentino with Joan.
    Got to help out our "friend" after all.
    I have no idea who to vote for in terms of our partner even if its fairly obvious who each option is.
    Ah, I know!
    [jk] A man dressed like a sailor
     
    [X] A man with a like of cherries.
    This could be a helpful student friend, or a shapeshifting Stand master! I'm just glad it isn't Polnaref.
     
    [X] The patchwork man they call The Kid.
    [X] Look for Valentino with Joan.

    I figure a grown up Emporio would be pretty cool as an ally. Especially since he has a house/shelter/a hiding spot wherever he goes.

    The picture is because that's my best estimate for what he would look like as an adult that isn't another JoJo character, and because he's basically only a Requiem away from being The Doctor anyways.
     
    [x] Look for Valentino with Joan.

    [x] a man who could control the weather.
     
    [X] A dog with a bad attitude.
    [x] Look for Valentino with Joan.
     
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    • [X] A dog with a bad attitude.
    [x] Look for Valentino with Joan.


    Iggy peered at the humans going through the office. He huffed, they were making too much noise for him to nap. The tall man, the pet Funny Valentine gave him, Iggy didn't like him at all.

    He could tolerate the female, she knew how to scratch his ears just right.

    Iggy growled as the man searched through a file cabinet next to the dog. After digging through the cabinet he slammed it shut. Iggy turned around and laid back down after he walked away.

    Iggy's leg began to shake as his ear was scratched. "Are you alright, Iggy?" Joan giggled as she continued petting him. "We'll probably be leaving soon, maybe we'll get some food, huh?"

    Yes, Iggy decided he would definitely keep her around.

    -

    You resisted the urge to roll your eyes. Joan was taking too much of a liking to that mutt, she was beginning to spoil him. When Funny Valentine explained that stand users worked in pairs you didn't think you were going to get this dog dumped onto you.

    Iggy destroyed your Wham! albums, you don't think you were going to get over that any time soon.

    You shut the drawer, there wasn't anything there either.

    "No luck, Floyd?" Joan inquired over her shoulder, her chin rested in between her thumb and index finger, she observed the large and probably expensive painting in the room.

    You were searching for some kind of clue to Valentino's whereabouts. The both of you weren't supposed to be here but the last place he was seen was here, in his office. There wasn't much to find beyond the yellow caution tape.

    "What do you think you're doing?"

    Joan and you looked towards the door, there was a woman who didn't look too pleased. You felt your cheeks heat up.


    「Very Pretty!」

    "Wait a minute." The woman sized up Joan. "Aren't you friends with the boss?" She questioned with a lift of her eyebrow. "Jojo or something, right?"

    Joan nodded but was confused. "Have we met before?"

    The woman snorted in amusement. "No, but I unfortunately know more about you than I ever should need to. You know how Valentino is." Her hand mimiced someone talking. "He's a chatty one."

    Joan smiled, it was nice to see she wasn't as tense as she was the last few days. "Do you work for Valentino?"

    "Yeah, I'm his secretary, someone needs to be. I'm Tomoko Higashikata-" her introduction died in her throat as she noticed you. Her cheeks became red like roses. "Hello..." She greeted you meekly as she held a palm to her cheek and looked away from you.

    You couldn't help it, your eyebrows shot up.

    "Do you know where Valentino might be, Tomoko?" Joan questioned anxiously. "We've been looking for him."

    Tomoko shook her head and sighed. "Sorry, you aren't the first person to ask, I had to sit through an entire day of cops questioning me. I don't know where he is."

    "Do you know if he's talked to anyone suspicious?" You questioned, if she works so frequently for Valentino maybe she would notice something odd. You noticed Iggy plopped down next to you and scratched his ear. The damned mutt glared at you, as if he was demanding you to hurry up so you all could leave.

    Tomoko squirmed under your gaze. "A-ah well, not really." She answered a bit flustered, her eyes lit up as if she remembered something. "Well there was that one man-"

    The large window overlooking the city shattered. All of a sudden it was as if the room was in the middle of a hurricane! Your hand snatched up Iggy, preventing him from being sucked into the wind. He took his place onto your shoulder.

    Joan made her way slowly to the door and opened it with a bit of a struggle. "Over here!"

    The large desk and cabinets began to slowly move, closer and closer to the edge. Iggy growled, your attention returned to Tomoko as she was trying to keep her balance. Before she could fall, you threw her over your shoulder and made your way to the entrance.

    After you made it through Joan slammed the door shut. The lights in the hall flickered and dimmed.

    You placed Tomoko back on her feet. "Wh-what was that!?" She exclaimed in disbelief, her legs still shaking as she tried to steady herself. "It was like being caught in the Bermuda triangle! I thought for sure I would dissapear!"

    Joan patted her back. "It's alright, you're okay!" She tried to calm the woman down as she looked unsure about what happened herself.

    The building shook, almost causing you to lose your balance. "We need to leave." You muttered, you didn't like this one bit. Joan nodded and jogged over to the elevator.

    Before you walked forward you heard Tomoko shout. "Wait!" Her hand gripped your arm, you raised your eyebrow questioning. Her face lit up in embarrassment. "My legs won't stop shaking. Could you give me a hand?" She requested as she looped her arms around your arm.

    Looking at Tomoko, a normal woman having a reasonable reaction to the situation, made you realize that you were completely used to something bizarre suddenly happening.

    As you made your way to the elevator, Joan shook her head as she pressed the button a few more times. "It's not working..." She shook her head. "We should take the stairs." She suggested and began walking down the hall.

    Iggy yawned as you passed by the various offices and cubacles.

    "Hey Tomoko, is today a day off?" Joan questioned the woman.

    "No." She shook her head. "Even with the boss missing he set it up so the company can still run efficiently." That was strange, there was no one around. You figured you might of heard screams and shouts of panic at least.

    「Floor 28F」

    Making your way to the emergency staircase was easy. It was a bit tense with the building shaking occasionally, but Tomoko seemed to have calmed down, at least enough to not need to you to support her.

    「Floor 27F」

    You went down the stairs for a floor, but couldn't go further down, the staircase was completely crushed. There wasn't much you could do but exit onto the current floor. Quickly you made your way through the hallway.

    The next set of stairs awaited you but these went down one floor, and only down to one floor.

    「Floor 28F」

    You stood in the same hallway.

    Joan rubbed her forehead. "I don't understand..." She muttered in frustration.

    "We did this already! I counted each step and double checked the floor numbers!" Tomoko exclaimed with a raise of her voice. "We left 28F to go to 27F, but we keep ending up on 28F again!"

    You looked around, freaking out wouldn't help the situation. Iggy jumped off of your shoulder and began sniffing the ground.
    "MeroMeroMeroreeeeee...!"



    What did you decide to do?

    [ ] Check one of the opened offices.

    [ ] One of the cubicles were vibrating, investigate it.

    [ ] Iggy smelled something, follow him.

    [ ] Write-in
     
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