2 - ☆ - Video

[trickstar]

[Looks like someone has their big meaty hands all over the communicator's camera lens again. It's Joseph. Who's surprised it's this asshole, putting fingerprints all over the camera lens? At least he realizes his mistake, and wipes the lens clean before backing up. ]


[The area he backs up into is what looks like a backyard to one of the many shared housing units in Heropa. Outside with him is a well worn plastic fold-able table, and on said table is a pitcher of water, a cup, a sharp steak knife, and a frog. What a... weird collection of things.]

Okay, uh-

[He backs up until he thinks he's far enough to be on screen.]

Hi! I'm Joseph Joestar! This is my magic act video for David. I don't really know any of those good tricks like what Houdini did, but this is what I could put together.

[Said as he pours from the pitcher of water into the cup and then takes a sip of it, to show it's yeah, definitely water there. The glass is still half full of water at this point, and in turn, Joseph turns the cup upside down. Normally, gravity would take hold here and the water would simply fall out of the glass, but instead it remains in the cup. The only hint of what possibly could be doing this is the very faint glow of light around Joseph's hand as he holds the cup. Looking to the camera with a light grin, he continues.

So as the glass remains upside down, Joseph next moves his other hand so that he can stick a single finger into the upside down water, and keeps it there. Then with the first hand, he slowly removes the cup that has originally encased the water. It remains on his finger, like a weird jello-y substance, but he then removes it and places it on the table. It remains there like that, and Joseph repeats the same process until he has three stacked cylinders of water. To the trained eye, one might see a faint glowing aura from essentially everything Joseph touches, at this point.

Next, Joseph picks up the frog that had been lazily chilling on the table and places on top of the small water tower. It, too, is glowing just barely. And this is when he lifts up his fist, like he intends to completely decimate that frog.]

-Oh, I should say this isn't going to hurt him.

[And then with only that much said, Joseph proceeds to bring his fist down on the frog. Which yes, rather than being killed, proceeds to sink through the tubes of water that otherwise remain intact. Once it reaches the bottom, it then hops out of the water tunnel, totally unharmed.]

Ta-da! Oh. And yeah, I have this last trick...

[Joseph says, while picking up the steak knife that still remained on the table, and moves to jam it into the ground, with the sharp end up.]

I wasn't sure if this really counts as a trick as it does a daredevil kind of thing, but y'know, whatever.

[With the knife handle now buried somewhat in the ground, Joseph looks it over, and then takes a few steps away from it. And then, in a probably really reckless looking action, back-flips towards the knife and- luckily?- lands on it. But the knife doesn't stab through his index finger, which is the part that Joseph had landed on. Instead his finger simply holds him up, as if it wasn't a knife he's doing a one-fingered handstand on. After staying like that for a few seconds, he kicks his feet back down to the ground, and sighs.]

Okay, and that's all I have right now! I can do a lot more than that, but I didn't really know what kind of things would impress you, so... Yeah. I can also be an assistant or something, if that's what you need instead! And remember, it's J-O-E-S-T-A-R. Joseph! Joestar!

[He seems content enough with that, and walks towards the communicator, picking it up. And then. Staring. Squinting.]

What does it mean uploading to the Network?

...

OH NO!!

[Some frantic button mashing later, the feed cuts.]

Comments

video.

[xpostate]

[ david's response is video, he wants joseph to see the sustained, unblinking look of disapproval on his face. and that's all he'll get for about thirty seconds.

whether joseph knows how to identify poster information or not will determine if he can actually put a reason to this staredown or if it's just some weird stranger glaring for some inexplicable reason. maybe he's jealous of joseph's magic, maybe he's trying to pick a fight. ]

video. 1/2

[trickstar]

[He does know how to see a person's identification on their replies, one of the first things he learned actually. So when he first sees that expression, he's pretty mad. Someone makin' faces at him??]

2/2

[trickstar]

[But then he reads the name. Oh wait, it's David. That changes everything.]

H-Hey! David! So uh...

[xpostate]

You learned how to record. That's good.

Where you send it is kind of important.

[trickstar]

Look, I was doing really good until that part! I'm not going to be perfect with this right away! The only phones I know of from my time have a rotary and television is in black and white, so can you give me a break here??

[xpostate]

Television was more than just black and white, it was 1938. The only people who had TVs were... [ right, rich brats. ]

Whatever. Phones may do more these days, but they aren't that complicated.

not here

[diociopath]

[Is he serious.

This is the power specifically trained to kill him. And it's being used for magic tricks.

He's gettin' so tired of your shit Joseph.]

video

[corviform]

Joseph? Was this meant to be a private conversation...?

video

[trickstar]

I was... trying to apply for a job...

[So yes.]

I thought I did so well! And then I messed this part up!

video

[corviform]

Aren't you supposed to apply in person?

[ Then again, how does one apply for a magician job in person? Zatanna would have known better. ]

It... wasn't bad, I suppose.

video

[trickstar]

David told me to send a video! And he said to use the communicator! I did everything right, I just didn't- I don't know! I don't even know what I did wrong with the video part!

... What do you mean "wasn't bad"? Don't you mean "it was good" or something else more positive!?

1/??? video;

[manbanchoku]

[Oho? What's this...]

2/4? video;

[manbanchoku]

[...]

3/4 video;

[manbanchoku]

[............soooooooo.........]

4/4 video; it begins, jean

[manbanchoku]

SO COOL!

video; GOOD

[trickstar]

...!!!

[THE FIRST PERSON TO TELL HIM THIS...]

Ha ha ha!! Yeah, it is! Isn't it??

video;

[manbanchoku]

It is! It really, really is! Can you do more, Mister?

video;

[fridgeflower]

Oh. Well, that's neat.

I didn't know David was into magic tricks now.

video;

[trickstar]

I don't think he is, but he said he's going to get me a job with them, so...

video;

[fridgeflower]

I bet that'd be a fun job. You do seem to have a good amount of panache for performing.

video;

[trickstar]

Ha ha, do I?

[He totally does and he knows it.]

[everylittlething]

Wow! I love the frog trick! Everybody loves an animal-in-peril fakeout!

[Hi, Joseph. Meet your potential employer.]

And the finger thing is also good, but we need to work on your stage presence.

[trickstar]

[NO IDEA THAT'S HIS EMPLOYER THERE but hey sup anyway.]

Stage presence? You mean like showing off?

[everylittlething]

Of course! The whole point of magic is to entertain people! Nobody wants to see you just step onstage, wham, bam, thank you ma'am, look, it was magical! You've really got to work the crowd and bring smiles to their faces.

Though I like your costume. That's good. We just have to raise your confidence and your showmanship.

[trickstar]

Right, right... Putting on the Ritz, basically. Caesar would know more about this. For once that Italian bastard has a use, and he's not even here.

I can work on having more showmanship! That's not hard, really!

...

What costume?

[LITERALLY HIS EVERY DAY CLOTHES............]