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[trickstar]

[The video feed starts with the face of a young man looking... very confused at the phone in front of him. Squinting, almost. Soon followed by a...]

HELLO?

[...He is literally yelling into the communicator, and pressing it to his cheek. Entirely unnecessary, since this is a video post... But whatever. Say hello to Joseph's cheek, fellow users of the Network. This is all you get for the rest of the video.]

There's no receiver end on this thing, how am I supposed to know where to talk into! Or who I'm talking to?

[Yeah. You're getting one of these guys again. Sorry. He's from 1938. This has been a rough journey for the technologically inept.]

Whatever! I have to go back- it's really important. I'm going to be done for in six days if I don't get to Switzerland! It's a really long story but I don't have time for another adventure, I'm already in the middle of one right now. I don't want to hear any of those excuses I've already been told! I'm being really serious here! I should have memorized Lisa Lisa's phone number...

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[diociopath]

[Now at first, he wasn't all too pleased by that name. The last thing he needs here is a Joestar to ruin his good time.

But then he actually sees the guy and he couldn't be more pleased. That is a far younger Joseph than he is used to, way too young to have been around when he returned from his undersea adventure. They've delivered him fresh Joestar blood with zero consequences.

His arrival may have just made Dio's day.]

What happens in six days?

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[trickstar]

[This guy sounds... really creepy. He's only said five words, and Joseph already doesn't want to deal with him. Not that he's said anything wrong, just... this weird, bad vibe. Eugh.

Since just hearing this guy talk put him in such a bad mood, he's going to actually be serious for once.]

There's a ring around an artery of my heart. If I don't get the cure in less than six days, the ring melts and releases the poison. I'll die.

[diociopath]

[Oh hell no, not poison.

Joestar blood is his. That means they belong to him, so no goddamned super vampires are allowed to fuck with the property of him, Dio. What if it fucks up his blood even after he probably gets revived by whatever handles that here? He can't take that risk. He needs it.]

Assuming no cure exists here, what other options are there?

[trickstar]

This is the future, isn't it? There has to be something here that could be made into an antidote.

[Thaaaaat's kind of what he's betting on at least. ]

That's my only option.

[diociopath]

[He cannot believe he's doing this, but sometimes you have to keep your eggs in a nice soft basket so they don't crack before you want to make your omelette.

Mostly because eating the omelette gives away you're a colossal douchebag sociopath.]

If you find no other alternative, come to me before your time is up.

I will remove this ring of yours before it can kill you.

[trickstar]

What??

How? It can't be removed with surgery, you know!

[diociopath]

Rest assured, it can be done.

But it won't be a comfortable experience. That is why you should seek out alternative methods first.

[trickstar]

[An idiot would just accept this help without suspicion, especially since the other isn't saying how he does things. And Joseph's no idiot, but ... If he can't find a doctor who could find a proper cure in a few days, this is probably his only choice.]

I'll think about it.

[Ehhh, what's his name tag say...?]

Dio.

[diociopath]

If the government won't lend us their assistance in matters like this, then we only have each other to turn to. Wouldn't you agree...Joseph Joestar?

[trickstar]

[ Ugh, he hates how creepy it sounds when this guy says his name. Like he drawls it out for no reason.]

I guess. Do you really think the government won't help?

[diociopath]

[...

HOLD UP.]

You did ask, didn't you?

[trickstar]

...........

[What do you think, dio]

Uh.

1/2

[diociopath]

[Jojo.

Jojo it's been like five minutes and he's already so done with you.]

[diociopath]

They might help you.

But you have to ask them to first.

[trickstar]

So what, I have to go back there? I just left!

[diociopath]

You're going to die. I think it's worth a short walk.

[trickstar]

... I think I'm going to go get a soda first, then. Maybe a burger. Do you know any good places around here?

[diociopath]

...no, I don't.

Don't you think you should get that checked on first? How can you be sure it won't break early? Or have detrimental effects of some kind?

[Like on yOUR BLOOD.]

[trickstar]

It's vampire magic or something just as stupid. If it didn't break after all the Hamon training I did, it's not going to break from eating a burger.

[OR MAYBE IT WILL FROM ALL THE CHOLESTEROL]

[diociopath]

...very well then. I'll leave you to your search, Joestar.