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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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[mylegacy]

Yes, you can live with it. But when your people suffer you suffer too. Unless you're completely morally bankrupt, which you're not.

[lapidarius]

I can keep it under control. Jojo needs that kind of support right now, so I can't afford to falter.

[mylegacy]

It's that bad?

[lapidarius]

It's not only Joseph. There's a lot going on and this is just the proverbial last straw, or close to it.

Jotaro is the kind of person that others look to in difficult situations. He's a strong leader, but he's just as human as any of us. Anyone would crack under this kind of pressure.

That's what I'm here for. Any leader needs a second in command to handle what they can't. So I can worry about myself once the situation's under control.

[mylegacy]

I'm not going to argue with you. You can make your own choices. As long as you do your job.

I wanted to tell you I might not be training for a few days.

[lapidarius]

It's fine. I'm likely to be a little preoccupied for a while myself.

Will you be okay?

[mylegacy]

[Some hesitation here, before:]

I don't know. I think so.

[lapidarius]

[...]

I'll listen, if you want to talk about it.

You don't have to, but the option's there.

[mylegacy]

I would think you'd have enough on your plate.

[lapidarius]

If that's what you think, you might just be be surprised by how much I can handle.

[mylegacy]

I'm not trying to say you're weak, I'm saying I don't want your head to explode.

[lapidarius]

I understand. And I'm saying I know my limits.

So the offer still stands.

[mylegacy]

I just found out that someone's been lying to me for a long time. Otherwise I'm fine.

[. . . except, since it's Caesar, he's preoccupied by it to the point that it's hard to think of anything else.]

[lapidarius]

What, in the middle of all this? Hell of a time to find out something like that.

[mylegacy]

I know. It's very annoying.

[And fucking devastating, but you know.]

[lapidarius]

Sorry. It's a little inconvenient how unfortunate things seem to line up one after the other lately.

[So yeah, fucking devastating.]

[mylegacy]

It's not your fault. I just have to figure out what to do about it while I'm dealing with all of this. It's still not as much as you're dealing with.

[lapidarius]

Even if that's true, it doesn't make things any less difficult for you. If I can help at all, you only need to ask.

[mylegacy]

. . . Maybe in a week or so, if you still want to learn. I'd like to teach you more.

[lapidarius]

I'm not one to give up. If you're willing to teach me, I'll gladly accept.

I can show you more of what Hierophant can do in exchange, if you're still interested.

[mylegacy]

I'd like that. We were talking about Stands yesterday and I said that Hierophant was the best one, so I'd really like not to be proven wrong.

[lapidarius]

[...caesar, that is the one thing you could say to make sure you're going to be aggressively befriended.]

As incredibly biased as I might be, I can assure you that my Hierophant is absolutely the best. So you should look forward to having your assumption confirmed without any doubt.

[mylegacy]

I'll hold you to that.

[lapidarius]

I do try never to say anything that we can't back up.

[A pause, then:]

Did you really say he's the best one?

That's not saying 'I don't believe you', it

[...]

It's 'that's significant enough that you shouldn't commit to it unless you're absolutely certain.'

[mylegacy]

Of course I said that. That's what I believe, so that's what I said. Your connection with him is something I respect.