[Floating was considerably faster than anything with legs had been, but she's still a couple of minutes behind. Izabel gives the building a wary inspection and then, deciding it was fine, approaches Kakyoin with her usual bright smile.]
Hey! Sorry to keep you waiting. And to, like, call you out at night with that asshole cat creeping around, but it's just been following people far as I can tell.
[...it may have said a lot about Kakyoin that he didn't even really blink at the fact that Izabel was missing just about everything below the waist. A guy with visible scars on his face was not really one to talk.]
...hm. That's probably not important right now. [Says someone who suspects it's probably super important.] I wasn't waiting long at all.
[She obliges, offering it out. Looks pretty solid for the time being, but any attempt to touch her will cause it to fade to a near-invisible state.
She could also cheat and offer him the solution that worked for Gold Experience and Sex Pistols, but... Let's see how long it takes for Kakyoin to figure this out.]
[He carefully reached out with one hand, looking thoughtful as Izabel's disappeared in response. It seemed like she worked similarly to a Stand herself in that respect, but if that was the case this would be easy. It was just a matter of fine-tuning Hierophant to match that specific frequency, in a sense.]
...This doesn't seem too difficult at all. Let's see what I can come up with.
[The quiet Stand manifested behind him, fading through various levels of transparency before settling somewhere around 'translucent'. He reached past Kakyoin's shoulder and held out a hand, his user lookinguncertain but definitely focused.]
[Izabel's grin probably gives it away before she makes contact, but she can't help it. Seems Giorno was right about this guy. She takes up Hierophant's hand with both of hers without hesitation, grip tight but not painfully so.]
Perfect. You guys did perfect.
[It was a much different sensation than the other two Stands, but she doesn't seem to mind. In fact, that's almost better. While she was nowhere near tired of that feeling after so long with nothing, variety was the spice of afterlife as well.]
That's flattering of you to say, really. [And she got a friendly handshake for her trouble.] This is definitely something I haven't done before, so I'm glad it worked.
[Yeah, she's not about to let go unless someone makes her.]
Giorno said you'd figure it out fast. I'm learning to never doubt him. [And believing in him means believing in Kakyoin because he believed in Kakyoin, look at all this belief.] You and Hierophant really are naturals at this kinda thing, huh?
Giovanna's far too kind, really. [Kakyoin waved a hand dismissively, while Hierophant seemed perfectly okay with the apparent handholding that was now going on.]
But I guess out of all of us, I have had my Stand the longest. Buccellati said it seemed uncommon to have been born able to use one, but it's always been normal to me.
[Come on Kakyoin, you can do it, you can muster up some self esteem if you try.]
Oh yeah? [She's not watching Kakyoin anymore, turning Hierophant's hand over in hers and thumbing across his palm.] I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He's a little like water, you know? And not just in this whole not-so-formed thing he's got going on. G.E. and Pistols are precise in their own way, but Hierophant flows.
[well if you keep talking about his favorite subject like that it'll be easy]
It's funny you mention that; our signature ability partially uses water. [Shrugging, Kakyoin looked out of the corner of his eye at his Stand with a faint smile.] Next to the others, my Hierophant almost seems average in comparison. But he's versatile, and I have a longer reach with him than anyone as far as I know.
No way. [None of the Stands would ever be average, no matter how...OP Gold Experience was. There were things Hierophant could do that the others' couldn't because that's the way they worked. They were all unique.]
Well, I can't say I'd know how to rank that kind of thing specifically.
[Hierophant's main body still holding Izabel's hand, a few thin silver-green coils appeared to wrap loosely around kakyoin's arms and shoulders like a scarf.]
[She gives Hierophant's hand another squeeze before looking up to watch Kakyoin again, smile softening. Even though calling him cute had been something to tease him, that didn't mean it wasn't true.]
...So. You said something about a signature ability? Was that what you meant by "what he can really do"?
Part of it, yeah. There's a lot my Hierophant can do if we make enough of an effort; he can scout out a wide area and lay traps or tripwires. But I'm sure there must be other long-range Stands in the world that can do things like that, but there's one thing I know only Hierophant can do.
No, but I thought it would be polite to at least give you a warning.
[Hierophant lightly untangled his hand from Izabel's and pulled back, Kakyoin looking around before settling on a tree a distance away. He'd need some kind of target, after all.]
[His Stand brought its hands a few inches apart, pale green water starting to rush between them like a miniaturized flood. Both Hierophant and the space between his hands started to glow brightly as a dozen small sparkles began to crystallize into perfectly cut emeralds.]
Emerald Splash!
[The gemstones were launched forward like the world's most expensive shotgun blast, sticking themselves dead center in his target with a faint mist lingering in the air for a few seconds in the aftermath.]
[While eager to see what Kakyoin had up his sleeve, Izabel was more than a little reluctant to let go of the Stand. Goodbye, sense of feel.
But that's what makes the attack all the better. She's stunned while the mist dissipates, but when the way is clear she shoots forward to inspect the embedded emeralds.] Shit, dude! That is some serious firepower. [Also pretty and classy.]
[well he is just legitimately touched, ironically enough]
A single attack isn't much more than a shotgun in terms of power--Jotaro's more of a physical fighter than I am. But it's still something I'm pretty content to call my own, regardless.
[She leans in a little closer, squinting at the damage. In a way, what she'd said was a lie -- the end result was pretty familiar. Destruction by a volley of "bullets"? Yeah. She'd seen that way too many times in her life. But it didn't feel the same as all those ghosts that had been gunned down as kids, it was...something else.]
Besides, like you said, this seems way more versatile. [Finally she floats back on over to Kakyoin, not a hint of her reminiscing to be seen.] You said something about traps before, right? With this thing you don't even have to hit them, just drag your shots to trick some dude into falling into a new kind of danger. It's like the battlefield's a whole new playground.
[At the slightest hand gesture, Hierophant split apart into a dozen individual coils that reached out in every direction like an erratically spun glowing spiderweb.]
I can see everything he does; not perfectly, but well enough to have a sense of major changes within my range. I can track an enemy's movements easily, for example.
[She follows a few of the coils with her eyes before raising herself higher into the air so she can get a better idea of the big picture. When she looks down to him, her hands are on her hips.]
...So go ahead and explain to me what part of this makes him average? Come on, man, this is some sick tech you've got going on. My parents would have killed to have someone like you with them for all their missions and stuff.
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Date: 2015-10-12 12:38 pm (UTC)[Sure enough Kakyoin didn't take long at all to get there; traveling by rooftops tended to make a lot of things much faster.]
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Date: 2015-10-12 12:52 pm (UTC)Hey! Sorry to keep you waiting. And to, like, call you out at night with that asshole cat creeping around, but it's just been following people far as I can tell.
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Date: 2015-10-12 01:00 pm (UTC)[...it may have said a lot about Kakyoin that he didn't even really blink at the fact that Izabel was missing just about everything below the waist. A guy with visible scars on his face was not really one to talk.]
...hm. That's probably not important right now. [Says someone who suspects it's probably super important.] I wasn't waiting long at all.
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Date: 2015-10-12 01:19 pm (UTC)Cool. [YEAH let's minimize this issue like WINNERS.] Well, I'm ready whenever you are!
[kakatte koi etc., etc.]
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Date: 2015-10-12 01:21 pm (UTC)[i'm pretty sure one is either intangible or not, kakyoin.]
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Date: 2015-10-12 01:25 pm (UTC)She could also cheat and offer him the solution that worked for Gold Experience and Sex Pistols, but... Let's see how long it takes for Kakyoin to figure this out.]
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Date: 2015-10-12 01:33 pm (UTC)...This doesn't seem too difficult at all. Let's see what I can come up with.
[The quiet Stand manifested behind him, fading through various levels of transparency before settling somewhere around 'translucent'. He reached past Kakyoin's shoulder and held out a hand, his user lookinguncertain but definitely focused.]
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Date: 2015-10-12 02:27 pm (UTC)Perfect. You guys did perfect.
[It was a much different sensation than the other two Stands, but she doesn't seem to mind. In fact, that's almost better. While she was nowhere near tired of that feeling after so long with nothing, variety was the spice of afterlife as well.]
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Date: 2015-10-12 02:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-12 02:52 pm (UTC)Giorno said you'd figure it out fast. I'm learning to never doubt him. [And believing in him means believing in Kakyoin because he believed in Kakyoin, look at all this belief.] You and Hierophant really are naturals at this kinda thing, huh?
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Date: 2015-10-12 02:58 pm (UTC)But I guess out of all of us, I have had my Stand the longest. Buccellati said it seemed uncommon to have been born able to use one, but it's always been normal to me.
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Date: 2015-10-12 03:16 pm (UTC)[Come on Kakyoin, you can do it, you can muster up some self esteem if you try.]
Oh yeah? [She's not watching Kakyoin anymore, turning Hierophant's hand over in hers and thumbing across his palm.] I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He's a little like water, you know? And not just in this whole not-so-formed thing he's got going on. G.E. and Pistols are precise in their own way, but Hierophant flows.
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Date: 2015-10-12 03:35 pm (UTC)It's funny you mention that; our signature ability partially uses water. [Shrugging, Kakyoin looked out of the corner of his eye at his Stand with a faint smile.] Next to the others, my Hierophant almost seems average in comparison. But he's versatile, and I have a longer reach with him than anyone as far as I know.
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Date: 2015-10-12 03:57 pm (UTC)...Besides, I bet he gives the best hugs.
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Date: 2015-10-12 04:00 pm (UTC)[Hierophant's main body still holding Izabel's hand, a few thin silver-green coils appeared to wrap loosely around kakyoin's arms and shoulders like a scarf.]
...But yes, he does.
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Date: 2015-10-12 04:21 pm (UTC)...So. You said something about a signature ability? Was that what you meant by "what he can really do"?
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Date: 2015-10-12 04:26 pm (UTC)[look at this smug bastard]
Do you want us to show you?
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Date: 2015-10-12 04:27 pm (UTC)You really have to ask?
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Date: 2015-10-12 04:50 pm (UTC)[Hierophant lightly untangled his hand from Izabel's and pulled back, Kakyoin looking around before settling on a tree a distance away. He'd need some kind of target, after all.]
[His Stand brought its hands a few inches apart, pale green water starting to rush between them like a miniaturized flood. Both Hierophant and the space between his hands started to glow brightly as a dozen small sparkles began to crystallize into perfectly cut emeralds.]
Emerald Splash!
[The gemstones were launched forward like the world's most expensive shotgun blast, sticking themselves dead center in his target with a faint mist lingering in the air for a few seconds in the aftermath.]
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Date: 2015-10-12 05:43 pm (UTC)But that's what makes the attack all the better. She's stunned while the mist dissipates, but when the way is clear she shoots forward to inspect the embedded emeralds.] Shit, dude! That is some serious firepower. [Also pretty and classy.]
I've never seen anything like that before...
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Date: 2015-10-12 05:47 pm (UTC)[well he is just legitimately touched, ironically enough]
A single attack isn't much more than a shotgun in terms of power--Jotaro's more of a physical fighter than I am. But it's still something I'm pretty content to call my own, regardless.
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Date: 2015-10-12 06:02 pm (UTC)[She leans in a little closer, squinting at the damage. In a way, what she'd said was a lie -- the end result was pretty familiar. Destruction by a volley of "bullets"? Yeah. She'd seen that way too many times in her life. But it didn't feel the same as all those ghosts that had been gunned down as kids, it was...something else.]
Besides, like you said, this seems way more versatile. [Finally she floats back on over to Kakyoin, not a hint of her reminiscing to be seen.] You said something about traps before, right? With this thing you don't even have to hit them, just drag your shots to trick some dude into falling into a new kind of danger. It's like the battlefield's a whole new playground.
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Date: 2015-10-12 06:44 pm (UTC)[At the slightest hand gesture, Hierophant split apart into a dozen individual coils that reached out in every direction like an erratically spun glowing spiderweb.]
I can see everything he does; not perfectly, but well enough to have a sense of major changes within my range. I can track an enemy's movements easily, for example.
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Date: 2015-10-12 07:08 pm (UTC)...So go ahead and explain to me what part of this makes him average? Come on, man, this is some sick tech you've got going on. My parents would have killed to have someone like you with them for all their missions and stuff.
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Date: 2015-10-12 07:15 pm (UTC)[Hierophant collected itself and reformed into its main body, Kakyoin laughing nervously.]
We're just nothing too special next to the others. Even Mista's can at least talk, that's something I've never seen any other Stand do.
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