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[jojoceanman]

I've been trying to find ways to relax. I'm not really any good at it. Just came back from being at sea for two weeks, isolated from society. It was extremely pleasant.

[ and around this point there some links to show photographs he had taken. all very pleasant... if you ignore the starfish eating a fish at the end. ]

Now I'm back and I find myself lost in society and its stresses. I work 12 hour days and sleep about 6 to 7. Research is my only outlet, my field being in Marine Biology. That and watching too much true crime dramas, but watching serials about betrayal and murder might not be a healthy way of de-stressing. Allegedly.

So I'm fielding suggestions. I'm sure you're all a very calm and collected bunch who can be of help.

[ ... ]

On an unrelated note: fish don't smoke. And never will. Evolution doesn't work that way.

[ callout because that's just one of his recent stresses. ]

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[jojoceanman]

He is. [ though to say he "knows him well" isn't really accurate. he's just made giorno his problem. ] This weekend is fine. Would Sunday be ok?

[14words]

[yesss he just got some sweet information that giorno is from Stand World. this isn't surprising but whatever] family? if so i'll pray for you.

yes, that should be fine. would early afternoon work?

[jojoceanman]

No. Just someone I know. [ vaguely, in a "I was investigating him" sort of a way. ] The afternoon would be just fine. I suppose you have a sermon to preach early in the day?

[ he probably got that wrong, because he is a man of goddamn science (nevermind spiritual projections of the soul existing) but hey he tried. ]

[14words]

i'm glad you both have someone from your own world at the very least. especially giorno, even if he is a handful he is still quite young.

yes, mass is generally done in the morning, so i would be unable to meet you then. if you're still looking for relaxation some find peace in sunday mass.

[Find Jesus jotaro]

[jojoceanman]

Science and Religion are not exclusive. However, I unfortunately don't think I'll find any peace in a church. No offense to you.

[ pucci you believe in a vampire as your lord and savior, why don't you find jesus? (not that jotaro knows this but if he did this is what he would say) ]

[14words]

of course not, i've always believed science and religion to walk hand in hand, even if many fear one or the other. and of course, if you ever change your mind we'd be glad to welcome you.

[he did find jesus, i mean if dio's god i guess gio's that?? so there you go]

[jojoceanman]

I don't know if fear is the right word. It's more that there's a sense they can't co-exist. If you believe one, you can't subscribe to the other. To a degree it's understandable when the cores contradict.

[14words]

very true. do you believe they coexist, jotaro kujo?

[jojoceanman]

I believe so. I don't subscribe to religion myself but I see no harm in the unity. Sometimes it's more close-minded to insist one way is the right way.

[14words]

[how dare. 'one way is the right way.' that icon is gorgeous btw]

how do you decide which path you take then, jotaro kujo? i believe you're right, there are always many choices, but what makes one stand out?

[jojoceanman]

I follow my instinct. You need to be true to yourself before anyone else.

[14words]

but what makes your instinct right? is it a trust in yourself that deep down you will always know the true path?

[jojoceanman]

We all make our own choices. In the end, you can only hope you make the best one for yourself in the moment.

[14words]

and if you don't?

[jojoceanman]

You're so pessimistic.

[ "stew and repress regrets forever" but he's not saying that... ]

[14words]

come now, it's always a possibility and i would think a learned man such as yourself would have considered the outcome. it's hardly pessimistic to accept that sometimes we will be drawn to mistakes rather than the right course of action.

[he means bad dad mistakes prob but fucking boy. boy. pot, kettle.]

[jojoceanman]

No one is perfect. You can only do the best you can in the moment. If you make a mistake, accept it and see if you can redeem it.

[14words]

i agree. every mistake is a trial, as is every failure, every streak of 'bad luck.'

thoughts like that are helpful when you're torn from the world you knew, wouldn't you agree?

[jojoceanman]

I wouldn't disagree.

[ he doesn't see how the two connect personally, but pucci isn't wrong. maybe because he doesn't entirely mind being pulled away from his world, with some exceptions. ]