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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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[silvercrusader]

Yeah, I figured you'd be pretty good at this. See, shit like this is why I'm pissed we don't have money; between the three of us I bet we could rack in some serious cash.

[The 12-ball was fairly near the opposite corner; Polnareff set his sights on it as he spoke.]

When you get good at it, you can start naming shots. Like . . . 12-ball, corner pocket.

[It was an easy shot, and he grinned as he sank it.]

Now just imagine doing that, but when it's tricky and you've got fifty euros riding on it.

[lapidarius]

I'm hurt that you would think me the sort of delinquent to take up gambling.

[He aimed at the 5 again, knocking it in without a problem.]

...But on the other hand, I think this might be something I could be very skilled with.

[silvercrusader]

Oh, yeah, that's you: totally innocent.

[This might turn out to be an actual game. He'd known Kakyoin would be good at it, of course, but he hadn't thought it'd be so quickly.]

I'm just saying: if we ever have to deal with another piece of shit gambling enemy, we're gonna crush em at pool.

[lapidarius]

I am not nearly stupid enough to leap to wagering my soul a second time, thank you very much. If we meet another enemy like that, we're skipping the game and beating the hell out of them.

[silvercrusader]

I dunno, it was kind of fun watching D'arby lose his fucking mind when Jotaro bluffed him.

[Or, well. See the aftermath. Whichever.]

But right, got it: stick to hustling bars. I'll charm em and you destroy them. You've got the innocent look, it'll be perfect, nobody'll think you're a force of nature.

[lapidarius]

I miss all the fun things. [SIIIIGH.] But I do pride myself on the 'innocent look' for exactly this purpose.

[silvercrusader]

You're really good at it.

[It was a surprisingly quick game. Kakyoin had sunk in another two; Polnareff sank in another ball, matching him. The score was three each; they only had another four to go.]

Wanna try something tricky?

[lapidarius]

Sure. What do I need to do?

[silvercrusader]

A lot of trick shots are like . . . the balls need to be in certain positions, so since we're still playing, we'll do those later. But something basic and flashy? Easy.

[He hops up on the pool table, slinging the cue behind him. It's an easy shot into one of the left side pockets, and so it's just a matter of angling himself. The movement is practiced and easy, and he grins as he sinks it.]

Cool, right?

[lapidarius]

Not bad. So the idea is just to have a flair for the dramatic while you're shooting, is that right?

[...that look means Trouble.]

[silvercrusader]

Yeah! Make sure you land the shot and follow the rules and be as cool as you can!

[Put on your sunglasses dude.]

[lapidarius]

Are you sure? Because I'm afraid I'll definitely outperform you in that department. [...he said, actually switching out his glasses for the sunglasses in his pocket.]

It's dangerous to challenge me to something like that.

[Kakyoin narrowed his eyes at the table in concentration before singling out the emerald green 6, taking careful aim and shooting particularly hard--it bounced off the edges and between the rest of the scattered balls several times before a quick flash of green over Kakyoin's shoulder sent it into an impossibly sharp left into a side pocket.]

[Pay no attention to the small emerald shards now on the table. That's probably nothing.]

[silvercrusader]

[He barks out a laugh, caught between delight and indignance. He saw that emerald, Kakyoin, don't think he didn't.]

You cheater! You go off on how you can't believe I'd ask you to gamble, but cheating's okay? You can't use Hierophant, Kakyoin!

[...]

Not with me, anyway.

[lapidarius]

It can't possibly be cheating to use all the skills at my disposal. [Kakyoin answered with a mischievous smirk, Hierophant fully manifesting behind him.]

But I guess I could have at least given you of all people fair warning.

[silvercrusader]

Literally the least you could've done!

[He tsked loudly, shaking his head, as he lined up his next shot.]

And it's absolutely cheating. You got an unfair advantage, your Stand is practically built for cheating at pool. God, we haven't even finished our first game yet and already you're like this . . .

[But that was more a mutter than anything, as he focused on landing his fifth ball.]

[lapidarius]

Oh, come on--it's not my fault Hierophant's built for a lot of things. [Kakyoin rolled his eyes in mock annoyance.] I'm sure you could use Chariot to help you if you got a little creative.

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]

[starmark]

i don't have a fire anything

is there anything else

[lapidarius]

Do you have any ice types?

[starmark]

i have a tadpole, a koi fish, a pink blob, a little blue thing with antennae and no arms, and my crocodile starter

[lapidarius]

that doesn't exactly help

[...you human disaster]

i'll be there in just a minute

[starmark]

why doesn't the koi fish know any moves

this is stupid

it just flops around and hurts itself

[lapidarius]

you do realize i don't know that much more than what type beats another one, right

i mean, you're the one playing it

[More often recently, Kakyoin found himself contemplating Jotaro's complete lack of ability with video games and as a result silently thanking everything for Joseph Joestar's capacity to cheat.]

[starmark]

THE ONION PUT ME TO SLEEP