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

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[silvercrusader]

yeah pretty much

[lapidarius]

FINE

what do you want to know

i reserve the right to not tell you a damn thing, of course.

[silvercrusader]

[He has to proceed cautiously . . . but honestly, he's not after anything scandalous.]

i just want to know about it
i mean the last time i saw you two you were just friends
and suddenly you're not
so what happened?

[lapidarius]

[Sigh. Honestly, he wasn't really sure where to start or how to summarize it.]

A lot of things happened. He didn't exactly expect to see me again, and by the time he got here I'd just about given up on the reverse myself. Then Giorno showed up and so did Holly a while later--we had to deal with fallout from that and work through a lot of things at the same time. Talk over a lot of things that happened, all the shit we'd gone through and try to find something closer to 'normal'.

[As he recalled one of several late-night conversations, Kakyoin realized...he'd told Jotaro about Death 13, but still doubted Polnareff would ever believe him. Maybe it wasn't right to be bitter when it was done and over with, but...no, maybe he'd try talking about it later.]

By the time I figured out what I was even feeling I guess that I was just

screw it, I was afraid. I've never had friends before, I didn't know if confessing would ruin everything or not, but I couldn't lose him again without making sure he knew beyond any doubt how important he is to me.

Don't laugh. If you laugh I'll come in there and beat the hell out of you.

[silvercrusader]

im not laughing

[He's not, either. Oh, he might have if this had been something more mundane; if they'd been talking about their first kiss, or their fumbling towards one another-- but a confession like this? It's just as heartfelt as Jotaro's confession about Star Platinum, and Polnareff knows when to take things seriously.]

im glad
for you two i mean i'm glad it worked out
you two are good together i think

[lapidarius]

Of course we are.

[And just like that, it was right back to the cool, collected image he worked so hard to put forth.]

We match each other perfectly in and out of a fight. It's second nature by now.

[silvercrusader]

all right dont be smug about it

[lapidarius]

I'm smug about everything, as long as I'm right.

[silvercrusader]

speaking of FIGHTING do you want to spar sometime soon

[lapidarius]

absolutely

[And that was when Kakyoin realized Polnareff had no idea about his Hamon training.]

[You're in for a literal shock, buddy.]

name a time and a place i would love to

[silvercrusader]

[JOKE'S ON YOU BUDDY Caesar spilled the beans. Loudly. Still, he has no real idea what Hamon can do, so he'll still be shocked.]

tomorrow? or now i mean you're up i'm up

[lapidarius]

[caesar you damn traitor you]

[OH WELL]

meet me outside in five minutes.

[silvercrusader]

[Kakyoin will be able to hear the joyful shout of all right!, as well as the thundering of footsteps that is Polnareff running down the stairs. He's missed Kakyoin, and he's missed sparring, and now two things he loves are coming together!

By the time Kakyoin comes down, Silver Chariot is out, sword swishing eagerly through the air.]

[lapidarius]

[...It was hard not to be eager when he was pretty sure he was about to startle the hell out of Polnareff. That was always fun. So he changed into a turtleneck and black jacket, having exchanged the sunglasses in favor of actual glasses, walking out calmly with Hierophant at his side.]

It's been a while, Chariot. [Then, with a playful smirk at Polnareff:] Oh, and you're here too, of course.

[silvercrusader]

[He beams at him-- delighted to see him, of course, because it's still a happy shock-- but also because he's quite eager for this. Chariot comes over, circling Kakyoin in a friendly fashion, even as Polnareff's smile turns smirky.]

Confident. Do you want to bet on it?

[lapidarius]

[He gave Chariot a pleasant smile, apparently bent on teasing Polnareff as much as possible even with Hierophant's arms draped over his shoulders.]

You know, the last time I bet something on a fight it didn't end all that well for me. But since you're not about to rip my soul out, I guess I might not mind that. What did you have in mind?

[silvercrusader]

Hmm . . .

[Chariot gives Hierophant a friendly nudge-- hello, you, I missed you-- before flying back over to his owner.]

Something simple, to start-- I win and you tell me whatever information I ask for about you and Jotaro!

[lapidarius]

And what would I get if I were to accept that theoretical wager and win?

[silvercrusader]

[He spreads his arms.]

What do you want, mon ami?

[lapidarius]

[Good question. He frowned, tapping a finger against the frame of his glasses in careful thought.]

If I win...

[...maybe.]

...there's something I want to talk to you about that you probably won't believe. But if I win, you have to hear me out no matter how insane I sound, no matter how unbelievable it is, or how much you don't believe me.

[silvercrusader]

[He hesitates-- not because he minds agreeing, but because it's such a serious request. He'd expected something like shut up for a week, something equal parts catty and amusing.]

Deal.

[And with that agreed on, he takes a step back, feet spreading into a defensive position. This won't be the first time they've sparred, but it's been a while.]

Ready?

[But Chariot's eyes are already narrowed, his sword held in an offensive position.]

[lapidarius]

Always.

[Kakyoin smirked, his own hands raised as he shifted into a fighting stance with Hierophant moving in front of him.]

You had better not hold back.

[silvercrusader]

Have I ever?

[(He might, unconsciously, at first. Too familiar with the sight of Kakyoin's dead body, too unfamiliar with Kakyoin alive and well; he might hold back. But he'll try not to).

Without warning Silver Chariot darts forward, sword slashing in an obvious gesture. It's a fake-out; he'd never be so obvious with Kakyoin's trickiness. The key with Kakyoin is to get in close; to press up against Hierophant and cut him there.]

[lapidarius]

[Sparring with Chariot was different than with Jotaro and Star Platinum. He knew Jojo's strategies backwards and forwards, could predict what he and Star were going to do an instant before they did it--and it was the same on the opposite side. Fighting with Jotaro as his opponent was a contest less of power and more of who could out-think the other first. Silver Chariot was different; he still had to be clever, but compensate for a whole other set of how his weaknesses could be exploited while carefully re-evaluating his opponent's reach and flaws. A rapier could reach twice as far as arm's length, probably further. Chariot was quick, and directed by an expert on top of all that. Theirs was an odd matchup in which either could put the other at a disadvantage in a mere matter of distance]

[Aggression and victory versus faith and knowledge.]

[That said, it was too easy. Easy enough to be an obvious feint even to someone not a strategist. Hierophant's main body split apart in an instant, dissolving into several independent coils that shot out in several directions; two aiming to tangle around Chariot's legs to trip him up or slow him down, another snaking around to disarm him, and one more vanishing into the ground between them--just in case.]

[silvercrusader]

[The first three were easy, counted on; the fourth was unexpected, and something Polnareff noted and pushed away. He has a fourth one lose, but it was irrelevant with the others. Chariot didn't bother struggling with his legs; there was no point. Instead he twisted his sword, trying to twist it to cut into the tendrils wrapped around his arm.]