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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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nextlineis

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

From:

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.

From:

nextlineis

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

From:

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.

From:

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

From:

lapidarius

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

From:

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?

From:

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.]

Edited Date: 2016-05-15 09:28 pm (UTC)

From:

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?

From:

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?

From:

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.

From:

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.

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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.

From:

lapidarius

Relax, I can handle it.

[Probably.]

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

From:

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?

From:

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?

From:

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?

From:

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?

From:

nextlineis

Because I'm not hungry.

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

From:

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.

From:

nextlineis

[Joseph laughs nervously because oh whoops was he caught in a lie? Whoops whoops.]

I didn't say I think that... [He sighs heavily as he turns his attention back on Danny and his goofy jowls.] I just want it to be the best, yeah?

Food and family, those are two things that any Italian will start a fight over. And Caesar's Italian through and through. I can't give him his family. I wish I could because it doesn't really seem fair that I have so much of my family here and he has no one. But I can get him his favorite foods and good cake for his birthday. Even if it's not much, it's something he should have.

[He looks at Kakyoin again.]

So it's important we get this right.

From:

lapidarius

...

[Kakyoin quickly turned around under the pretense of looking over the recipe Hierophant was holding the book open to, hiding what felt like a look of uncertainty he couldn't quite describe.]

[His own parents weren't here and probably never would be at this rate. And it wasn't as though he felt like he didn't belong with the others in this house, not anymore. But it...wasn't the same, was it? It wasn't wrong, but it didn't feel right.]

['I want to feel like I can belong somewhere more than just 'Jotaro's family is like my own'. Because no matter what, it won't be--I'm always going to be a Kakyoin, without a bloodline's legacy hanging over my head like his or like yours.']

[The only 'family' he had here was built on two sides of wishful thinking and some crossed universe Kakyoin had told as few people as possible about. So there was some odd kind of twisting sensation in his chest when Joseph said that--it was something he understood, being stuck as a peripheral to a family that was in ridiculous abundance here.]

Caesar's more significant to me than you realize. You asked for my help, and I won't disappoint-

['Family can't disappoint family.']

...Trust me. Please.