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maskormenace2016-06-07 11:14 am
unbreaker) wrote in maskormenace2016-06-07 11:14 am
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Alright, my birthday's in a few days! This one's a big one, too—I'm gonna be eighteen! Which means I'm either throwing a party at my place or I'm pulling out all the stops and doing something huge someplace else!
[Sounds exciting, right? But hold onto your hats, there's a catch.]
Problem is...I don't got any ideas!
[There we go, that sounds about right. Josuke, you slacker, you're supposed to plan this shit ahead of time!]
This'll be the second birthday I've celebrated here, but...a lot's different from when I first arrived.
[The faces, it's the faces that are mostly different. A lot of people that Josuke knows have come and gone, and that makes this birthday one that will be largely different from the last. Which is kind of the reason he wants it to be special in the first place, something he can do while surrounded by all the friends he's made here, the family he's got left, and maybe even some new folks, too. The other part of course having everything to do with the fact he'll finally be a legal adult and that's pretty fucking awesome! Who doesn't wanna do something exciting for that?]
So I got to thinking, maybe while I'm asking around to see if people are even gonna be free, you guys could tell me a little about what you like to do for birthdays? And let me know if you wanna come along and all, too.
More the merrier!
[Sounds exciting, right? But hold onto your hats, there's a catch.]
Problem is...I don't got any ideas!
[There we go, that sounds about right. Josuke, you slacker, you're supposed to plan this shit ahead of time!]
This'll be the second birthday I've celebrated here, but...a lot's different from when I first arrived.
[The faces, it's the faces that are mostly different. A lot of people that Josuke knows have come and gone, and that makes this birthday one that will be largely different from the last. Which is kind of the reason he wants it to be special in the first place, something he can do while surrounded by all the friends he's made here, the family he's got left, and maybe even some new folks, too. The other part of course having everything to do with the fact he'll finally be a legal adult and that's pretty fucking awesome! Who doesn't wanna do something exciting for that?]
So I got to thinking, maybe while I'm asking around to see if people are even gonna be free, you guys could tell me a little about what you like to do for birthdays? And let me know if you wanna come along and all, too.
More the merrier!
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[ A pause. ]
Yes, I suppose you aren't anymore, are you? [ Now he's just playing along. Sorry Josuke, your former roommate is like 10x that. ] What's your first plan, as an adult?
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[Whether he needs an excuse or not, Josuke'd like to be prepared for whenever that party rolls around.]
And let's see...haven't really been thinking about it, but I guess there's a few important things I gotta do! Like get a lottery ticket and a credit card, go to some casinos and clubs...oh, and I think I'll get a new piercing, too!
[He's so responsible.]
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It's odd, when you consider the time here, versus back home.
[ A pause. ]
You're just going to go do all the things you could have done before with a fake id? That's...hardly exciting.
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[AND WOW SHADE RUDE but good point too]
...what would you suggest, then?
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[ There's a pause, then. ]
Honestly, perhaps you should do something adult? You can do what you wish now, yes?
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[It's a big deal, okay? He's still young (and probably always will be at heart) so he likes to celebrate things.]
Adult like...wait, you don't mean......? Do you?
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[ no josuke no ]
Of course not! I'm not foul.
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[A beat, and then his face lights up a little.]
Hey, once school's done, I'll be going on a trip with my great gramps! That counts, right? We're going to Peru. You ever been?
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[ A pause. ] You could plan a big trip. It seems...like it's something you very nearly already planned.
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[Josuke scratches his cheek.]
I dunno, I mean...I'm not the kind of person who's in a hurry to get away from home, y'know? So, while traveling is pretty cool, I don't mind sticking close to what's familiar, also.
Where's your favorite place to go?
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But that is home, and she is not here.
Barring that, I would say Paris, I suppose. I always loved Paris.
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Is Opal a lady friend?
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[Nope, he definitely did not know that.
But it's not like it was a poor guess. After all, feeling like you're 'home' around certain people is something Josuke knows all about.]
It's got a real pretty name. What's it like there? Anything like Paris?
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Shade literally talks about his city like she's the woman in his life.]
And she is beautiful. Art-deco towers, a thriving historic district that still looks like the 1800s, when I first arrived...
She's the finest city in America.
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But...Morioh doesn't exist here, either. So I guess I can relate.
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What sorts of landmarks is she famous for? Tell me about your home.
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[Not that Josuke really minds. Talking about home is something he enjoys and doesn't have opportunity enough to do.]
I guess Morioh was pretty normal before the summer of '99. Sometimes weird things would happen, but mostly it was pretty quiet. Which is important 'cause most of its landmarks and stuff cropped up that summer.
[Some as a result of Josuke and his friends protecting the town, and others simply because of the golden rule about Stand users being drawn to each other.]
Anyway, there's Anjuro Rock where couples like to meet up. Not sure why, to be honest. Thing's got a pretty creepy mug. [Because that mug belonged to a pretty creepy dude before he got his ass royally kicked by Josuke.] And there's Boing-Boing Cape, this cliff side near some summer homes on the edge of town. Water's pretty wild there, and there's a lot of sharp rocks, but I guess the town fishermen think some girl who was trying to kill herself bounced back up or something? Totally not how it happened, but it makes for a cool story.
There's also ghost alley, Twin Forest tunnel, an old telephone tower some guy was living in for a while, and Tonio's restaurant which is one of my favorite places to go besides the Pachinko parlor! And I guess there's some mangaka who lives in town, too. His house is like...a popular place for people to pass by sometimes or something dumb like that. Again, not sure why! Guy's an asshole.
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Ghost alley? [ He asked, and smiled. ] What's that like?
Your home sounds fascinating, regardless. You give her too little credit! Artists, gambling, good food? She sounds like she could be Opal, with a history like this! [ He loves landmarks, ok... ]
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Um...the alley's kind of a weird place in town. Never really walked it myself, but a friend of mine has and he told me all about it. A ghost girl named Reimi...she was there for a while with her dog, Arnold. Don't like ghosts much myself, but she was really nice!
[Josuke smiles a little.]
It's actually a bit of a dangerous place, though...but that's because it's like some kind of purgatory. Normal people don't even know it's there and walk right on by.
You really think she sounds a bit like Opal?
[...good job, Shade, you got Josuke referring to his hometown like a woman, now.]
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She's sounding more and more like my Opal.
You know, my home is a city with our own share of ghosts -- we released them from a haunted set of posters, and they've been unleashed on the entire city of Opal! Like our own little purgatory.
[ He sounds fond, now. Talking about his home, but also just from listening. He likes talking about people's homes. He likes talking to people about their homes, and their passions. ]
Anyone know why she haunted the area?
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