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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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[lapidarius]

We're kind of similar in a lot of ways. So I think sometimes we both find it easier to talk to the other than it is to talk to most people.

[nextlineis]

[Joseph doesn't know Kakyoin quite well enough to agree with that 110% with certainty, but he'd be stupid to deny there aren't some obvious parallels. Painful ones, too, unfortunately.]

yeah i guess you are
more similar than he and i are anyway
i know he doesnt think im just some rich brat whos been spoiled and pampered his whole life anymore but i never lived the way he did theres stuff i wont ever really be able to understand even if i try really hard

[Joseph supposes that's the difference now about how Caesar thinks about Joseph. The fact he had a pretty easy life up until recently does set them apart, but Caesar gets that Joseph tries to understand a lot more than he initially thought. Which in all fairness just wasn't always true, but things changed. Joseph changed. A lot.]

but you two balance each other out too
he gets pissed pretty easily and if it gets to a certain point he stops listening altogether
youre the opposite in probably not getting pissed enough
maybe im wrong but i think you probably help him cool it and he probably tries to help you not just take whatever shit someones dishing out to you

[lapidarius]

I'm starting to doubt it's really possible to understand anyone perfectly. Even making the attempt might not help, but the fact that you acknowledge you can't while still caring enough to try and sympathize still says a lot.

[boy don't it just hurt like hell]

Oh, I think you'd be mistaken to think I don't have a difficult temper of my own. Just ask Polnareff sometime, I'm sure he'd love to regale you with how insufferable I get when I'm angry. However I will admit Caesar's fuse is much, much shorter than mine.

[nextlineis]

oh my god how can you ever be mad at polnareff???

[lapidarius]

are you serious

[No wait, it's Joseph. Of course he'd see Polnareff's side of things--his obnoxious, aggravating side.]

Let's just say we can have very conflicting personalities and leave it at that.

[nextlineis]

whats conflicting about polnareff???? he could get along with anybody

[lapidarius]

Our entire friendship is largely structured on shared unfortunate experiences and who can drive the other further up a wall at any given moment. Primarily the latter of the two.

[nextlineis]

but you two are still friends so that must mean you really like it when he tries to drive you crazy

[lapidarius]

It says a little more about him that I almost broke his nose as a form of accepting an apology and he thanked me for it, but think whatever you like.

[nextlineis]

hey i put a pigeon in caesars mouth once and he let it go eventually

[He is not here to judge nor kinkshame.]

ill be over in a little while though so get the stuff in the kitchen ready

[lapidarius]

okay but i demand to hear that story the minute you get here because WHAT

[nextlineis]

[Ah, well, Joseph lived a good life. Maybe not long, but definitely pretty good.]

[He turns up a while later, just letting himself into the mansion which is, of course, met with the loudest of noises because Danny is hyped as fuck about this turn of events. Joseph takes a moment to settle Danny down with some well-earned attention before meandering on in the direction of the kitchen, dog hot on his heels. As he does so, he calls out,]

Kakyoin! You ready?

[lapidarius]

I'm always ready.

[With an array of implements for baking and a very quiet hovering Stand as opposed to a loud horse-sized puppy, but never mind.]

[nextlineis]

Hey Hierophant.

[Hierophant might not be as outgoing as Star, but it'd seem rude to just ignore him hanging out there. Especially when he's likely going to be a little more useful in this endeavor that said horse-sized puppy.]

So you actually know how to use all this stuff?

[lapidarius]

Of course I do, it isn't difficult.

[Hierophant offered a small wave from behind his user, who just shrugged.]

Do you know what kind of cake he'd like?

[nextlineis]

I do actually! [It's at this point Joseph grins wide, clearly very fully of himself because he had to very careful in getting the answer without showing his hand.] Almond pound cake.

[lapidarius]

That...doesn't sound too complicated, I think. [It was Hierophant's cue to pick up a cookbook and start looking through it, at least.] I just hope we have enough here to make it without too much of a problem. The city's been kind of difficult about that lately.

[nextlineis]

[Fuck if Joseph knows how complicated it is or isn't to make, but the mention of the supply shortage makes Joseph frown a little.]

Hey c'mon! Don't add that kind of pressure onto doing this! It's gonna be tough enough without trying not to fuck it up the first time without worrying about whether or not we'll have enough to try again.

[lapidarius]

Relax, I can handle it.

[Probably.]

As long as we don't do anything stupid, it should be fine.

[nextlineis]

[See this face? It's not the face of someone who is entirely convinced. Joseph crouches down to rub at Danny's cheeks. Which is, of course, distorting and mushing the dog's face in all sorts of directions, but if his tail is any indicator, he doesn't mind.]

Maybe we should make a small one. You know, just to be sure we can actually do it. We can test it on... [Meaningful stare at Danny. No, that would be cruel if it turns out bad. Joseph perks up though and looks back up at Kakyoin and Hierophant.] Jotaro! He's around, right?

[lapidarius]

You're not dragging Jojo into this, and don't act like my cooking needs a test subject.

[scuse YOU]

I'll try it, would that make you feel better?

[nextlineis]

Hang on, hang on!

[Joseph frowns because something immediately does not add up.]

You're not willing to let Jotaro eat your cooking, but you're asking me to trust you?

[lapidarius]

I'm perfectly willing, just not in the context of 'someone doesn't think this is edible so why don't you eat it and see what happens?' Why don't you try it instead of dragging someone else into the whole thing?

[nextlineis]

Because I'm not hungry.

[A bald-faced lie. Joseph could eat a small elephant on any given day.]

[lapidarius]

Joseph Joestar, I have seen--or will, whichever--you complain at length about food from Tokyo to Cairo, do not start with me.

[he has your number in the future, dude.]

If you're afraid to try it because you think I'll make something inedible, say so.