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ATSUSHI

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[ Don't be rude to Fugo?! Fugo may not be his friend but they're on friendly terms...!

And he's sorry for rocking your world, Atsushi but it seemed pretty obvious to him. Given all of the "mystery" about this place patterns stuck out like a sore thumb to him. ]

There are many reasons why someone might do something like this and it's impossible for me to say given how little I know about what is happening here.

[ Because even though he could come up with theories and so on and so forth, it shouldn't be said unless he was certain of it. Just because it seemed like a great way to hide the truth doesn't mean that was the case. Perhaps there was an honest reason for such a formula. ]

However, I hope that they are not that devious.

@SUSHI, his gangstar name

[jinko]

[ Fugo is very important, I'm just being tsun...

For someone who casually tried to rob him and walk away, Giorno is... very observant? Very measured. Atsushi isn't sure if this guy is a genius or kind of has a screw loose, but he's not one to talk, huh.

He pushes through the jungle, on the watch for anything that could jump out at them and maul them in their general vicinity. ]

They seem pretty devious... I was told not to trust them by another third party that wasn't one of us, but they were also pretty unreliable-looking people too.

[ Who can they even trust anymore, this is the real question. ]

I really wonder... why save us if they're going to be so cruel to us?

@sushi the fluff tiger

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[ He'll follow Atsushi quietly while also keeping an eye out for anything. Nothing so far, but it didn't mean that this peace and quiet was going to last much longer. As for the matter of Atsushi's "question"&mdash ]

It's like because it's profitable for them to do so. [ Giorno answers it simply enough. He vaguely recalls about hearing how ViViDs can be used to earn money as well but it seems like chump change compared to other methods of work (or hustling) around Cerealia. ]

I don't mean in the monetary way but there is something that they gain from putting us through these "games". If this was truly a strain on their resources then there would be no point to them.

LEVI

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[ There's something emasculating about this in honesty but Giorno's not gonna point that out. ]

Would you want to proceed together?

[ Honestly Giorno's curious to see what he's capable of. He's a small framed man but he seems as though he has a lot of confidence in his own abilities. Harden...like a soldier? ]

[dirtdevil]

[ what are you talking about? these knives are very manly. clearly he's just jealous. ]

If you want. I can't stop you from following me.

[ well, he can, but he's not going to. he usually likes to have a good reason before he cuts people. ]

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[ Okay Mr. Clean's boytoy, he'll believe that if it makes you happier. ]

Thank you, however, if you didn't want the company I would have respected your decision.

[ You know, if he still wants to take it all back. ]

FUGO

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[ Giogio might not be a certain someone but he will still pardon your sins, Fugo. Believe in your boss. ]

We can't just avoid this, Fugo. If there's something we can learn, it might come from these things. [ Giorno had come to dislike ViViDs very quickly but at the same time he also knew that there would come a time where they would need to utilize ViViDs for something. He didn't know what, but he just knew that eventually they would shed some sort of light on the situation.

Perhaps the ViViDs were clues themselves somehow. What did Giorno know? What did anyone know about these ViViDs other than what was given to them at face value? Everything should be looked at. There was no real sense of urgency given that, well, it wasn’t as if things were going to get worse back for the others if they got their feet caught up in the carpeting. He wanted to go about fixing everything—fixing everything meant that he would have to face up to the fact that his friends were going to die.

There had to be some sort of middle ground. ]

However, it doesn’t have to be soon.

[ And like that, Giorno stumbles upon something that looks like it came right out of a video game—a digital platform that juxtaposed against the “iconic school scenery”. If there was anything that might have screamed “EXIT”, it was definitely this. ]

[distorsione]

[Giorno's doing that thing again, that thing where he somehow manages to make this awful situation seem so much more... bearable. It didn't fix anything—logically, he knew that—but even then, even if it was only a little, he somehow felt a little more at ease.

This strange platform kind of helps to balance that feeling out, though. (Because god forbid he ever feel too comfortable in any given situation.) This was the only thing that really stood out here, so...]

This must be it. [...part of him wonders if this is really going to lead them out of the game. He knows he shouldn't think like that... Nor should he really think about how dangerous it could be. It couldn't be a trap, right? It'd probably be more obvious if it was, but...] I'll go first.

[He was nervous about it, definitely, but this was the right way to go about it. He was sure of that much.]

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[ Seeing Fugo step up for something like this given the uncertainty of the situation was pretty profound and startling in its own way. Giorno was ready to take the first step forward when Fugo had spoken up. So he'll step aside and allow Fugo to do something that he hadn't thought he would do. He was always more cautious about things like this, right?

It was obvious that things changed between the Fugo that stood next to him and the Fugo that he knew (and just how much of that Fugo did he really understand), but the matter would soon become just what all was different. This was definitely a matter they needed to discuss as soon as they got out of here. ]

Then I'll see you on the other side. I'll be right behind you as soon as you get out of this place.

[ With that, he'll take a step back and see what happens next. For all its worth, if it was a trap, Giorno was ready to take full responsibility for what happens next. ]

//CULTURAL FESTIVAL

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RISE

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[ But sweets..... BUT SWEETS. Okay but there was a reason why Giorno asked and once he gets his answer he'll turn back to the booth and take a look at the options quickly. ]

Was there a particular parfait that you had in mind? Or something that you liked?

[ He says this all off hand. Maybe his plan seems pretty obvious, or maybe it doesn't. Either way Giorno is at least putting up the facade of ordering something. That should be a good sign, right? ]

[pseudonyms]

[She stands on her toes to look back at the menu really quick before she grins and points at a caramel-covered monstrosity.]

I was thinking something like that. It's way too sweet but it looks way too good to ignore. Think it's too much?

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No, I don't think so at all. It looks quite delicious.

[ That...went a lot smoother than he thought it was going to go. If she picked up on it or not, it doesn't matter; it's too late now. Giorno takes one a moment to reconsider his initial decision to order the enormous chocolate monstrosity to only ordering the...mini monstrosity. And just before he leaves he'll ask the vendor for an order of exactly what Rise wanted as well.

Once they're done, he'll step out of line with both in each hand and approach her with what she had chosen. ]

Here; for you.

LILI

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[ STOP BEING DIFFICULT???

In any other situation, he might have turned away and dropped it but there was something about this that didn't sit well with him. The way she refused to see the good in herself...it reminded him of someone else. ]

You keep saying that I don't know you, however, if you want to get to know someone you must spend time with them. [ He'll take a half step forward and turn his head slightly to the side. What an interesting person. He honestly wonders if she has even heard herself... ]

Is that not how things work here? I don't mean to be persistent or rude, but I feel as if this is the right thing to do here.

[ AKA Giorno really wants to prove these things to her. ]

[coastal]

Spare me if it's just what you think is the right thing to do.

[That's a quick answer and - he's been kind, he really has, but the idea of getting to know her just because it's the "right thing to do" is annoying. She's been burned too many times by people who try to get to know her only for the sake of politics or something similar.]

It still doesn't make sense. Why would you want to get to know me in the first place? [She's stubborn and it's hard for her to just accept that-] Is there something that you want from me?

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[ Giorno doesn't reply right away and honestly, he's just going to look at her for a moment. Obviously something he said did more harm than good, but what just...was it that was the wrong thing to say? That, he hadn't figured out but there was one thing that he had: ]

I only wish to know what kind of person you are for myself since you didn't want me to make assumptions.

[ Truthfully, if she knew what kind of person he was, there might have been more to be gained on from him than from her. But that's what you get from having backgrounds you speak about. Still, for her to ask such a question clearly she must have been taken advantage of before. ]

I've said it all before.

MABEL

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I'll be looking forward to them.

[ Please don't pay him in squirrels. Squirrels deserve to do whatever it is that squirrels do and not be used as currency. They're not quite the same as chickens or goats who have both been used as currency....

However, seeing that is neither here nor there, Giorno is honestly going to give Mabel a bit of an odd look when she not only digs in enthusiastically but remains equally as upbeat and undeterred by whatever she had just eaten. There's...something sort of unnatural about that. Still, he'll dig follow suit albeit being a lot more cautious than her.

The verdict for him is: ]

The flavors are very complicated. I'm not certain what I'm eating. [ He almost wants to take another spoonful but..... ]

[meowbel]

[However he feels, it wasn't going to stop Mabel from eating some more! She was just happy to be able to eat this strange new creation before her!]

Then why don't you try some more? There's plenty to around until you figure it out! We got plenty of time to chill!

[Mabel, no! But in the meantime as he was trying to figure out, she immediately started digging around in her bag! After a few seconds, he might able to find some brand new packs of sparkly butterfly stickers before him! Behold and stare at how much glitter there is in each of them.]

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I'll try some more in a little while.

[ He'll let her to eat as much as she wants to. Despite it not tasting outright awful, he's going to take his time and make sure there aren't any sort of nasty after effects that will spawn up after eating this.

So while she's helping herself, Giorno will take a good look at the sticker sheets. Butterflies? How cute. Almost a shame they weren't ladybugs. ]

Would it be okay for me to take two stickers? I want to bring one to a friend of mine.

VIETNAM

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[ Is it protection or is it a clever rouse to snatch him up for herself?! ]

I'd like that very much. [ The sentiment goes for both and as Giorno finishes up the takoyaki, he'll take a moment to enjoy the last bits of the flavor before diving into the parfait with full force and his entire being. Or, well, not literally but figuratively.

Maybe he should be a little more put out by the idea of making memories here when he has other things to be worrying about—the fate of his friends and how to save them from that—but he had told Fugo to "normalize" here. Was it possible to be both normal and a pseudo boss? ]

However, even if our worlds do not align, I will make it a goal of mine to visit regardless. Perhaps, I could visit Japan as well, I'd like to spend some time in my mother's homeland too.

[ Well, time that wasn't unpleasant. Clearly the only people who end up hating Giorno aren't good people themselves. ]

[hoasen]

[Could be both, really.]

I hope it is still the case. [Sure it would be crazy to be in the same world as Jojos, but hey, she'd take it if she could have Giorno around. Also maybe she could protect him?!

But it's true. New memories are fine, because she made a lot of friends here. For some reason, it doesn't seem to be so bad when your timeline seems to stop, at least that is what she assumed from talking to other people.]

Your mother is from Japan? Oh, how nice! Japan is like my older brother. So I could always send you to him too. [If their worlds align. She takes a scoop of the parfait to eat.

Exactly, and since they are more good people here, they judge him more kindly? Except those losers who were behind him in line.]

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[ A world where hetalia and jojos co-exist sounds like something that would require a title change from a "bizarre adventure" to "ludicrous journey"...or something like that. But no one needs to protect Giorno..! Except that he totally gets protection whether he wants it or not.

Derailing aside, when you have a friend who has seen things that you haven't seen, it's kind of hard to keep it all in perspective. But that's depressing talk and he'll keep that to himself as he continues this much more pleasant conversation topic. ]

Yes, she was born in Japan but married an Italian man where I was raised. But if it were ever possible, I'd like that very much as well. [ It honestly kind of sounds like they're a group of friends from how she talks about them... ]

Are there many countries that you are close to?

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NARANCIA

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[ "New Guy"... There was something obviously really nice about having Narancia call him out in such a way and to treat him no differently than he had then when he last remembered. Giorno doesn't show any sort of outward change but he simply nods along.

And he still wasn't going to bring attention to the hospital gown and allow it to be the quiet yet very obvious elephant in the room. Besides, what could either of them do? Suppose Giorno could create some weeds to weave into something to cover Narancia up but... Well, Narancia decides for them easiest enough by wanting to move ahead. ]

Of course.

[ He'll step forward towards the direction where he would have expected the exit to be. Which, is, through the mess and unpleasantness of the entire rest of this level. ] These games aren't made to be enjoyable, if it helps.