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[lapidarius]

"This is Kakyoin Noriaki. Please leave a message, I'll contact you as soon as I can."

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late o'clock after fugo's arrival

[digiorno]

are you awake?

[lapidarius]

yeah

are you okay?

text;

[silvercrusader]

HEY
if you had to name a boat
something clever
what would you name it
again: something clever
extra points for puns

[lapidarius]

what

[starmark]

[So this just happened and consequently Kakyoin's looking at an impending Jotaro encounter coming up fast.

He may or may not be faintly red still, and also looking quite a bit ruffled in the "flustered and bothered" sort of way.]

Kakyoin.

[lapidarius]

J-Jotaro...?

[And then there was Kakyoin, who was still undecided as to whether or not he was in deep, deep trouble.]

text; about a day or so after he shows up

[unholey]

[So. After talking with Giorno (and taking a really, really long nap) Fugo might feel a little bad for being so suspicious of Kakyoin. Outside of being Giorno's, he was very decent about everything and hadn't really done anything other than hang out with his Stand.]

Kakyoin. This is Fugo. I know it's not entirely necessary, but I'd like to apologize for my hostile behavior the other day. And thank you again for your patience. The information you provided was very helpful in painting a more complete picture of the situation.

[lapidarius]

[everyone needs a nap tbh]

No apology necessary. I was pretty hostile myself when I first got here, so I understand. At any rate, I'm glad I was able to help.

[Video] 7/7 Late

[oathshackledbird]

Apparently, I am suppose to talk to you.

[Way to be vague there. However, instead of explaining himself, Diarmuid pauses to rub his at his eyes.]

How did Joseph Joestar deal with this?

[Oh well, if that doesn't narrow down the playing field a little... Wait, it doesn't!]

[lapidarius]

Huh?

[Kakyoin answered, looking confused and notably without his glasses.]

How did he deal with what?

time is an illusion

[starmark]

hey

i'm staying a little late at work tonight don't worry about me

and i guess by late i mean i'm still here



<3

[lapidarius]

okay

are you busy

i'm not doing anything, i could come over and help if you wanted me to




<3

sssometime after 7/19 time is fake

[whatitis]

hi: it's carlos

can you vouch for me to fugo. he's really rude i just want to do science and he's impeding my investigations

[lapidarius]

Hi, Carlos.

What are you talking about? Did something happen?

[digiorno]

noriaki

i have some questions about stand behavior

do you know anyone very clever and devastatingly dangerous who might be interested in discussing that subject with me?

[lapidarius]

I may just know of an expert available right now, how lucky for you.

7/26 BIRTHDAY BONANZA

[starmark]

happy birthday to you

happy birthday to you

you're asleep next to me right now and i'm going to wake you up in a minute but later today i bet you'll check your pocketwatch and then you'll see this and turn red so sorry if it's while you're in public

happy birthday to you

you're cute when you sleep

[lapidarius]

[Unsurprisingly, Kakyoin did in fact have no idea that his pocketwatch was going off in the drawer he kept it in. (Clocks, as usual, were not something he cared for.)]

[Because, as so keenly observed, he was in fact asleep. Completely unaware of how incredibly cute his absurdly large boyfriend was.]

night of the 25th!

[silvercrusader]

[It's eleven at night, and all through the mansion . . .

Actually, they're a fairly staying-up-late bunch, all things considered. Kakyoin especially, with his insomnia-- but Polnareff has been scouting. He's been keeping track of where his friend has been since around seven, and he's fairly certain he's in his room for the night. Whether he's asleep is irrelevant; just so long as he stays in his room for the next few minutes.

Polnareff is quiet. He can be, when he really wants to, and he wants to now. He's quiet as hell as he sneaks presents from his room to in front of Kakyoin's door. They rest in a little pile. They're poorly wrapped, true, but it was done with much love. And when that wrapping is teared off, Kakyoin will find the following: a set of golden heart-shaped earrings (with the tag so you don't keep stealing mine, which is unfair); a black silk pajama shirt, along with some plain black silk pajama bottoms; and, finally, a green cotton skirt.

There is a card. It is illustrated, also done poorly but with much love. On the inside, a message: SEE, I didn't do anything big! Trust me next time!
There is a cake in the fridge if you want it
if not I am going to eat it so get eating soon
Happy 19th birthday
youre almost not an infant
JPP

[lapidarius]

[He had to admit, there was something very surreal about this. For most of his life things like this didn't go ignored, but celebrations were very quiet and understated in the Kakyoin household. (That was just how it went with a family of generally reserved people.) But the past three birthdays stuck in his mind for a number of reasons, each of them with vivid details]

[His seventeenth birthday had been with his parents, spent planning a short vacation to Cairo partially for his father's research. His mother had wanted to go back to a point on the Nile; she'd seemed to enjoy the view of it at night. Kakyoin himself had agreed with that; he used to think Egypt at night was a sight to behold. But the less said about the events that came in the following weeks, the better.]

[His eighteenth had been better if unexpected; he'd spent it in Spiral, made a cake for himself and the three others that lived there at the time. Diarmuid had given him a jar of cherries by sheer coincidence--he still wondered if the ribbon tied around it had been the city itself at work somehow. But other than the small number of them living in the school, he'd been--he'd felt completely alone.]

[His nineteenth...]

[A lot had happened in a year, hadn't it? He had a place here, with both his closest friends from home and so many more he'd been lucky enough to meet here. He had friends. Friends that cared enough to go to all this trouble, to give him something genuinely thoughtful and-]

[...hm. His vision had gone blurry for a second or two, and Kakyoin hurriedly swiped the back of his hand across his eyes to fix that.]

[Eventually, mid-morning or early afternoon of the 26th he'd make his way down to the kitchen, because yes he absolutely wanted that cake. And also:]

polnareff?

thanks

7/26; toots party horns

[whatitis]

[Assuming nobody else takes them, there will be two packages just outside the door of the Jojohouse: two cakes, both with cherry icing, and both with the same unsettling decoration. Happy...birthday...?]

[lapidarius]

[...you know what the funny part is]

[he doesn't even have to ask who did the thing.]

Thank you for the cakes. I really hope it wasn't too much trouble.

7/26 - HAPPY NOODLE DAY

[unholey]

[Towards the end of the evening, Kakyoin will find a small, immaculately-wrapped box in front of his door. There's an index card tucked in the top, with two messages written on the front and back: on the front, Buon compleanno! and, on the back, Happy birthday! It's not signed.

Once unwrapped, Kakyoin will have in hand a small box of index cards. Each card has an Italian word or phrase on its front and an English translation on the back, all written by hand. Most of the cards are pretty normal; a bunch of useful vocabulary that would be helpful to someone who's learning Italian. Except for a section towards the back that's completely devoted to Italian swears, insults, and just generally being rude. That's a little specific for day-to-day conversation.

Happy birthday, noodle buddy.]

[lapidarius]

[Time for some detective work.]

[Kakyoin was certain he had a reasonable grasp of who he knew that spoke fluent Italian--most likely this had come from Giorno, Buccellati, Fugo, or Caesar. He was also pretty sure he'd seen Giorno's handwriting on occasion, this didn't look like that. And, as he looked through the (incredibly useful) section in the back, it occurred to him that Buccellati was--or presented the image of being--a little too responsible for that.]

[Of the two very likely culprits remaining, only one lived in the same house.]

Grazie. Lo apprezzo molto.

Was that right?

definitely not birthday-related at all. nope.

[risorto]

[At some point during the day, Kakyoin will find a fairly simple black box tied with a white ribbon outside his door, inside which a suit jacket has been carefully folded. On the outside of the box is a tag that reads Buon compleanno! in neat penmanship on one side and on the other — Buccellati to avoid trying to guess who the present is from because there are too many damn Italians in this household.]

nah

[lapidarius]

[oh my god.]

[jotaro is going to have a heart attack and it's fantastic]

Thanks a lot, Buccellati. It's perfect.

7/26

[oathshackledbird]

[Yep. That sure is a hand carved wooden trunk sitting in front of the door. Who knows how it got there considering the one who left it tends to keep his distance from the Jojo House after city shenanigans sent him storming there howling like a banshee. Ahem...

Anyway, it's a trunk, no two ways about it. A large trunk that has cherries and cherry blossoms carved all over it. What might be inside?

Well, it's not ticking or moving. That's good, right?

Once opened, the answer to what is inside is revealed. It's lined with soft fur and has a shelf set into the top back to hold smaller items. Like the card which seems to be the trunk's only other content.]

Kakyoin,

You have so many friends and family here now, I thought it might be useful to have something to store all the gifts they give you in. You can only display so much at once.

Happy Birthday!

--Diarmuid

PS: I suppose you could hide a body in it too if need be. ;-P

[lapidarius]

[THIS IS A LOT FOR HIM TO HANDLE GOOD LORD]

I really hope you didn't go to an unnecessary amount of trouble, Diarmuid.

But it's fantastic all the same. Thank you.

8/1? maybe? time is unreal

[silvercrusader]

you awake

[lapidarius]

yeah, why

[silvercrusader]

[There's ways and ways to say this. He could be coy, like he was with Jotaro; he could be obnoxiously enthusiastic, which would probably earn him irritation. He could be genuine, except that feels a little vulnerable, and all this Stranger shit has him feeling vulnerable enough.

So, in the end: something simple and direct, albeit a little calmer than he usually is.]

ask me how my day was a week ago
one week specifically

[lapidarius]

[It wouldn't be Polnareff if he wasn't just a little obnoxious. Even--no, especially in the face of the city's newest chaos.]

How was your day one week ago specifically.

what are ic events what is time what is chronology

[starmark]

nori

help

i'm getting my ass kicked by a blue onion

what beats grass again

a miserable pile of secrets

[lapidarius]

Fire, Jojo. Fire burns plants, which absorb water, which puts out fire.

[HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO PUNCH A BIRD, etc]

stupid o'clock on 8/22

[unholey]

Kakyoin. I have a very important question for you.

(Note: it's not that important. Feel free to ignore this until the morning, I just wanted to send it to you while I was thinking about it. Sorry if this woke you up.)

Do you know if there are any shops here that carry earrings? Or the components to make them.

[lapidarius]

There are, in fact.

[what's sleep]

I actually have some pieces left over from when I made a pair for Polnareff, if you want them.

[silvercrusader]

hey
i have a question for you

[lapidarius]

Okay, what is it?

9/28

[silvercrusader]

[He's gotten into the habit of texting Kakyoin whenever he wants to ask him something emotional. It's convenient and far easier, because they can both hide their expression that way. But for something like this, Polnareff wants to speak in person. Maybe because it's not about him, which will make the issue all the harder to articulate. Maybe because it's a sensitive topic to Kakyoin, and he wants to make sure he doesn't mess up.

Either way, the day after Bruno's birthday, once everyone has finished supper, Polnareff tugs at Kakyoin's sleeve. Nodding his head, he heads out into the backyard. The sun has long since set, and Polnareff is an orange glow in the darkness, his cigarette flaring as he lights up.]

I need your advice.

[lapidarius]

...?

[Kakyoin followed in confused but patient silence, walking out into the backyard a few steps behind Polnareff. His hands went to his pockets, the faint green glow under his sleeve at the wrist being the only other light between them.]

Of course, Polnareff. What's wrong?

10/6, evening

[silvercrusader]

[Are you having a good night, Kakyoin? A decent night? Restful? Calm? That's good. It's a night that's about to be disrupted, but it's good it started out well, at least.

From the kitchen, at about one in the morning, there's shouting. French shouting. High-pitched French shouting, loud and angry and not ending anytime soon. Dare you investigate? You'd better soon, because soon after that there's a crash and the tell-tale sound of glass shattering.]

[lapidarius]

[OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL]

[Wide awake because of course he was, Kakyoin half-sprinted into the kitchen with Hierophant behind him, skidding to a halt one hundred percent ready for a fight.]

Jean-?! What's...

[...okay what madness have we run in on]

time is a mystery unto us all

[starmark]

hey

you know what next month is

toki yo tomawhy, amirite

[lapidarius]

if i am not very mistaken or otherwise confused, i would assume it to be november

why do you ask

[Of course he knows damn well why.]

is there something important about it? ξ◥▶◀◤✧

[digiorno]

NORIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

i'm taking you shopping for your anniversary

unless something else is supposed to happen on anniversaries

in which case i'm taking you shopping for some other reason that i haven't come up with yet

[lapidarius]

giooooooooo

actually your timing is flawless as per usual, i need your particular expertise for exactly that

[berrynice]

NORIAKI I FOUND A KOTATSU AT THAT MAGIC MOVING STORE PLACE

HELP ME BRING IT HOME PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE

[Someone is EXCITED.]

[lapidarius]

OKAY

Where is it this time, I'll be right over.

[tonic]

[ KAKYOIN IS NOT OMITTED FROM THE JOESTAR HOUSE FLOWER APOCALYPSE as they've gathered up on the porch, because she kept coming back to them and thinking 'well, it's rude if I don't get one for everyone', so she rushed back to the flower shop and made one for each of the rest of the residents.

Therefore, his flowers are looking a little less chilly, and so are Holly and Jotaro's.

It's simple enough, red carnations, red ranunculuses, red roses, and a bunch of violets in the middle. She arranged green leaves from both flowers around the sides, making it look heavily accented.

The calligraphic signature is more rushed this time: - From Kurama's Flower Shop ]