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[NOW YOU TOO, CAN MESSAGE EMPORIO'S DIRECT POKEGEAR LINE...]

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[phdepression]

All Jotaro can do is nod in agreement.

"I'm aware... Jolyne made sure I knew we were both dead." It was one of the first things they established when he was here for a week.

"You did?" Jotaro asked. "Why?"

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A wince, but he'll just carry on then.

"Well, technically Mr. Joestar left it to Hermana," Emporio explains. "...but she already had her own house...so she said it was mine now, since I didn't have one."

And well, here they are now.

[phdepression]

"I see... That's a surprise. I really did think you lived in Pelagic Gym."

Jotaro please.

[seacub]

"Pfhfhfhfhfhf..." Well!

"I mean, to be fair I do right now! Louie helped me work out something with 'Air/BNB' to let vacationers use the house for now. I probably won't be in the Mahogany area for...a pretty long time so."

[phdepression]

"I suppose," Jotaro says with the same flat voice he usually has. It masks the fact that he has no idea what an Air/BNB is. It's not like he's ever used one...

"Mahogany is in... Johto, right? The cold place where you were doing the Christmas investigation, right?"

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"Closeeeeeee?" Close enough that is.

"It's in Johto, but it isn't quite where investigations ran; that was mostly in Blackthorn, the next town over."

[phdepression]

"Ah... I see. Well, something slash somewhere to look forward to when I start traveling around Johto."

Something for him to do instead of troubling Jolyne and Emporio.

[seacub]

....For whatever reason, that has Emporio giggling.

And giggling louder.

And muffling what is soon a full laugh behind his hand.

...Hey.

[phdepression]

Jotaro blinks and looks up at Emporio.

"What? What's so funny?" He asks, a thin frown coming to his face.

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"S-Sorry..!! Sorry, I just..."

No he's still laughing.

"....You're from Florida, right? "

[phdepression]

"Yes, but I've travelled a lot. I was born and grew up in Japan." He still doesn't get it but he's glad Emporio looks happy for once.

"Is this about Jolyne's intolerance to the cold?" It's the only thing he can think of that sort of relates?.

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"It's more than an intolerance- have you heard her talk about the cold?"

[phdepression]

"I believe the terms she used quite liberally was 'fuck this fucking stupid cold'."

She can be childish sometimes. It's very cute.

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"Pffffhfhhf...that sounds like it. So you're not going to freeze up in the Ice path then?"

hey,

[phdepression]

Jotaro manages to hide a smile underneath his hat as he looks back out to the sea. "I highly doubt it. But I'll have SP ready to drag me out if I do freeze. You don't have to worry."

[seacub]

"I might worry more about SP in that situation..."

[phdepression]

"SP's plenty strong. I trust him to look after me." Jotaro pauses, surprised at his own words. It's not like the actual Star Platinum, who is an extension of himself. He actually trusts his Finizen to look after him as his starter Pokemon. When was the last time he relied fully on someone else? Jolyne to be safe? Josuke to deal with the rats?

...

Ah. He's realising... how nice it is to be able to rely on someone.

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"I guess technically water types don't tend to have problems with ice..."

Technically...

"Just be careful, I guess."

[phdepression]

"I can look after myself. Don't worry about me." He smiles and pats Emporio on the head, unable to help himself.

"You just keep an eye on your lure. You've caught something."

ties off this thread like 'god i love vr it lets me backtag so long'

[seacub]

"Huh?"

And sure enough-

"Oh! Geeze-!!"

Time to go back to fishing!