BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST!

[indigo_league]

Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: MAY 21ST TO MAY 23RD
Summary: GET IN HERE AND MINGLE
Rating: BUT PLEASE MARK YOUR THREAD CONTENT ACCORDINGLY
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I GUESS THIS IS MY TOPLEVEL, TOO

[strings_theory]

[Before the wedding]

[Of course it's not just Carly running around to get thing sunder control, Jolyne's not much better as she's running around getting the other details she can done. While in a tank top and shorts in basic flats. Which is totally because this shit needs to be done and she's not about to run around in a dress doing all of this. Hell, even her hair isn't in the usual design it normally is, tied neatly back into one long ponytail. One might notice the blue humanoid creature that is taking care of some things here and there with both hands and... seemingly being made of string as well.

Jolyne's huffing to herself while looking over to the weird creature.]

Over there, Stone Free! Wrangle Bulls so I can get the bastard back in his ball! [Ignore the stubborn tauros that is absolutely trying to cause a ruckus. Luckily he knows better than to destroy stuff and is instead making a nuisance of himself by trying to chew on flowers and decoration alike.]

[Wedding itself aaaaa]

[You know what, let's pretend that this can be open to anyone that may show up for this shenanigans. And it's not like she believes in that whole ~don't see the bride~ bullshit. Even though she's sort of chilling near the back with whoever the hell decided to do this aisle shit. At... at least she looks on brand while actually dressing nicely for once. Who would have guessed that it was possible for Florida Woman to clean up nicely.]

[Reception]

[Guess who immediately changed out of that damn huge honking dress the second she got a chance. It's her. Of course it is. Though at least she mostly agreed to stay in some sort of dress. Still pretty on brand and even with the bonus of seeing the ridiculous purple star birthmark on her left shoulder. But she's pretty hard to get a hold of without her new wife. Good... good luck getting a word in edge-wise with her.

Hell, it's probably a better idea to talk to the Stand that's standing guard because of course she is. She's a JoJo and she knows better than to think shit won't pop off.]

[hairgashikata]

[ It's not that it's not a nice wedding... It's a very nice wedding. And it comes at a convenient time for Josuke, given that he's sort of in the middle of planning for a wedding of his own. The only thing that isn't convenient is that he doesn't know where he is, why he's there, or who any of the people involved are.

He gets a clue on the latter question during the ceremony, when the bride walks down the aisle. As soon as she passes Josuke's seat, and he sees the back of her dress, his eyes widen at the sight of her birthmark.

Okay... So he might know why he's here now.

Looking around though, he's pretty sure he doesn't recognize any of the other guests, so... Yeah. Still pretty confused. He keeps his confusion to himself until the ceremony is over, metaphorically sitting on his hands until the reception, at which point he tries to get a moment alone with the woman who he knows he must somehow be related to. That moment alone is hard to get, though, since she's always with her new wife (he can't really blame her for that), and since her stand keeps blocking him from trying to get closer (at least, he's assuming the stand is hers).

So there's Josuke, separated from his fiancée, trying to negotiate with Stone Free for an audience with its user. ]

No, please, you don't get it... I know the bride! I mean, I don't actually know her, but... We're cousins! Or... something. Anyway, can I please just talk to her for a minute??

[strings_theory]

[Stands can't really talk, Josuke. You should know that. Though Stone Free is merely tilting her head at him as she watches, eyes not visible behind those sunglasses. Though there doesn't seem to be much of a change in the Stand's stance or thoughts on the matter.

Until Jolyne's quickly muttering something to Carly and stealing a quick kiss before standing and making her way over to him and the Stand.]

The fuck's this about us being cousins or something? Pretty damn sure my dad doesn't have any siblings. [She's assuming it's probably her dad's side of the family since he sure doesn't look remotely anything like her mom or anything.

She's leaning against the stalwart Stand a bit, a bit of string being recalled back to the Stand's hand that had been connected to Jolyne. That... is probably how she heard all of that.]

And don't bother asking me how I heard all that, let's just say string's pretty fuckin' useful. Now who the hell are you?

[hairgashikata]

Huh? String? [ He looks down. Sees the hand. ] Oh.

[ You know what? He's not even going to question that. Of course the stand has magic telephone strong. Why the fuck wouldn't it have something like that?

Anyway, Josuke's beginning to get a headache, but at least he got what he wanted and now he can figure out who this woman is and how they're related. ]

Okay, so... Probably not actual, literal cousins. I don't think my old man has any siblings, either. Not any that are alive, anyway. But, look. [ He turns and tugs down the shoulder of his collar, to show her his own birthmark. Sometimes actions speak louder than words. ]

[strings_theory]

[Perhaps she should be more surprised at seeing that mark, but she... really isn't at this point. Slowly she clicks her tongue, well, that would make more sense.]

Can't argue that point, ain't like anyone's getting tattoos like that or anything. Jolyne Cujoh, who the fuck're you, then? [Sorry, Josuke, you... probably figured out who she's related to at this point.]

You got a Stand or anything? Heard that's some bullshit our family's got runnin' 'round, too. Not that I got a long time with Stone Free or anything, but point still stands. [THAT WAS A HORRIBLE THING TO SAY ON THE END, but she's just letting it roll.]

[hairgashikata]

Cujoh? Does that mean...? [ Yeah, judging by her attitude and her mouth, he's pretty sure he can figure out how they might be related. ] Ah, I guess that would make me your great uncle...? I'm Joseph Joestar's ...son. Josuke Higashikata.

[ Over the years, that's gotten easier to admit out loud, but it still feels weird to say. ]

Mm? Oh, yeah. [ He quickly summons forth Crazy Diamond, who stands obediently at his side, eyeing Jolyne and Stone Free. ]

This is Crazy Diamond.

[strings_theory]

[Oh boy, so it's someone that does know her dad. Makes sense, she guesses, even if she's still nursing that wound just a tiny bit.]

Joseph Joestar, huh... Yeah, that'd make you my great uncle, then. Guessin' you've already met my dad then, seeing as you recognized that last name. [She rolls her shoulders for just a moment, just working out a bit of tension that had been there. This is actual family, she really shouldn't be tense about it. It's fine.

Probably.

When Crazy Diamond decides to show up, she's watching the Stand for a moment or two, though Stone Free seems... well, it's either unimpressed or neutral, who knows with that one.]

Huh, guess all of ours end up lookin' humanoid or something. Weird. But I guess... that's kinda genetics or something?

Before the wedding

[songstressedout]

[ Yuzu did not expect herself to attend this wedding. In the first place, she only recently met Carly on the network... in which they bonded over similar homeworlds, but in the first place, she was in Azalea! With no faster form of travel than on-foot! She couldn't attend even if she was well-acquainted with anybody involved, but...

Then she got teleported, across the region, over miles of ocean, to the wedding. ]

Eh?

[ 'Eh' is right! Where the heck is she!? She looks behind her to try and find where Azalea once was, and only sees the vast expanse of the ocean behind her. For everyone else... a girl just appeared out of freaking nowhere in a flash of pink light, and now Yuzu is... confused, to say the least. ]

H-Huh!? W-Where...!?

[ Oh god she just got teleported somewhere else again... there's a mild amount of panic setting in, but there's nothing dangerous around so it's not too hard for Yuzu to deal with. ]

[strings_theory]

[.. Well, there wouldn't have been danger if there wasn't a tauros running straight at her who is much larger than normal tauros are. Not to the level of the dynamax looking nonsese is, but he's still looking a hell of a lot more beefy and taller than most of his normal companions.]

Shit, shit, shit! Get outta the way, that bastard's comin' right for you!

[Fuck, hopefully she can get Stone Free over there quick enough to close the space enough to rope him. Sorry, Yuzu, you are literally potentially getting the bull's horns.]

[songstressedout]

Huh!?

[ WELL... now, you would expect that Yuzu would fall over from the surprise of suddenly having a giant freaking bull charging at you, but... well, it looks like all of the training she's done for Action Duels is paying off.

Immediately after the initial shock, Yuzu dives to the side, away from the charging Tauros' path, doing a quick tuck and roll to get out of the way.

Listen, Yuzu's evaded more than charging bulls in Action Duels. Her heart is pounding so hard she feels like it'll burst right out of her chest, and she's breathing pretty heavily, but she's got good reflexes for evading attacks. ]

Hah... hah... hah...

[strings_theory]

[Thank fuck she got out of the way, she'll deal with that in a moment. But for now she's finally getting her Stand in range to tie the bull up who's still trying to pull away. And, uh.

Well, Florida Woman will be Florida Woman and just launch herself onto that damn thing's back to wrestle his ass to the ground and finally back into his pokeball. Good grief.

Right, the girl. She's letting out a huff of breath before standing again, wiping her shorts off and moving towards her to check to make sure she's okay.]

You alright over there? Ain't seen him rampage like that before, so that was... a hell of a thing. At least you got out of his way.

[songstressedout]

[ Well damn... Yuzu can't help but look at the Florida Woman in awe for just... launching herself onto the back of a massive bull and wrestling it to the ground. Yuzu has to shake her head just to get focused again. ]

O-Oh, yeah, I'm alright. I was surprised, but I'm fine...

[ Though it was just good reflexes and knowing how to properly drop and roll. Yuzu's quick to her feet, brushing herself off as well. Well, now that someone is here though... ]

Sorry, but... where are we right now?

[strings_theory]

[It ain't no big thing, she's dealt with worse than a rampaging bull.]

Two Island, I'm guessin' this weird bullshit weekend is teleporting people again? Sounds 'bout right.

[Stone Free is merely standing to Jolyne's side, not seeming particularly interested in the conversation, but that's... normal.]

Hell, we were just working on getting finishing touches for the wedding and all that shit done. Only reason I'm, uh, dressed like this right now. Otherwise I'm pretty sure my greatx3 grandma would be up my ass about wearing shorts and a tank top on a day like this. [She's already going to be forced into a dress, she's not wearing that shit until Absolutely Necessary, thank you.]

Before the Wedding - COMING FOR YOUR HEARTSTRINGS EDITION.

[puddlesoverdios]

[As promised, Erina had chosen to wear a suit for Jolyne's wedding in return for her granddaughter wearing a dress (and what a lovely one she'd picked, too!). Tucked under one arm was a lacquered walnut box, as she knocked on the door to where Jolyne was getting ready.]

Jolly? It's me, may I come in?

DAMMIT, IRENE

[strings_theory]

[Sometimes she has actual taste in clothing! Not often, but if she's going to do this, then she might as well go all out on it. Probably. Maybe.

Though the knock isn't quite unexpected, she hadn't been that whole bridezilla archetype that insisted on everyone doing everything and putting up with these stupid wedding traditions.

Ah, it's Erina, of course it is.]

Yeah, come in. Just trying to get this makeup shit done. [Luckily she'd been smart and, well, she'd done the more messy bits of it before getting into the dress and waited for the parts she knows she won't get everywhere after getting the dress on.

It's weird for her to be wearing mostly neutral or natural tones and even weirder to actually have her hair down. The colors not looking as ridiculous as one might have thought.]

What's up?

[puddlesoverdios]

[Erina beams,] Well, you know there are traditions with weddings. Why don't you sit at your vanity, poppet? I've a few to share with you.

[Erina lifted the box with both hands now, and nodded to the chair as she closed the door behind her. Peda wasn't with her, for once. Considering the pachirisu was 1: 10 feet tall and 2: Already consigned to his ball for attempting snack crimes, one could hardly blame Erina. ]

You look lovely.

[strings_theory]

I know of them, not the specifics. [Hadn't really been a huge deal nor had she gotten to that particular point to care about weddings and marriage and all that until she'd ended up here. But, hey, she knows damn well a good bit of this ceremony is for her family.

Which includes her.]

Okay? [Really, she has no idea what any of this might be, though the box is... a thing. Huh. At least she's pretty compliant with everything as she moves to sit properly.]

Thanks... It's weird being in a dress, but it... well, I guess there's good reason to be in one for this.

[puddlesoverdios]

Well, the passage is fairly simple. Something olde, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence for your shoe. Your dress is new, and these, I think, cover the rest.

[Erina put the box down and opened it. Inside, the full parure of the Joestar bride rested on a cushion of red velvet. Erina began to take them out, piece by piece, affixing them to Jolyne's wrists, neck, and ears as she explained.]

Your dress symbolizes the new journey you will be taking as a wife. The earrings of this set belonged to my mother. Something old, a symbol of who you are before this marriage. And maybe a little Pendleton luck will rub off on you.

Something borrowed, though not entirely true: this is yours now. I was so angry to hear no one knew anything of the parure by your time that when it unexpectedly fell into my hands again, I'd already made up my mind that you would have it. It's the idea that matters, though: that your marriage will be as enjoyable and happy as mine is with Jonathan.

As you can see, my Jolly, this is all also blue, for good luck all your lives through.

[She placed the Tiara on Jolyne's head, fitting it under where the veil would lay.]

No, as for the sixpence. I happened to have one in my pocket, but I didn't feel Jonathan would be quite comfortable entering a lady's room when she was getting ready. It's our hope that you never feel hunger or strife, and that you both remain wealthy and comfortable until you are spindly old women.

[Erina's voice became a little thick at the end, and she swallowed around the lump in her throat as she finished setting the tiara, its weight a little heavy on the head. A reminder of the family they shared.]

Well, darling girl. How do you think you look?

[strings_theory]

[In a way it's almost rude how she didn't expect to get all of this emotion thrown at her. She'd been made aware of the traditions and the parure by this point, but she hadn't thought of it... in this context. When it's actually happening.

She's quiet for once and almost mercifully as she goes through the motions and speaks, each bit taken and mulled over. It... makes sense in a way, even if she's shrugged it all of as some weird superstitious shit.

Once she's finishing she's inspecting the mirror before taking a deep and shaky breath, keep it together, Jolyne.]

I... almost like someone that's not myself, if that makes sense? [Not in a bad way, but it's absolutely wild to her at the same time.] I was never into the whole girly and frilly stuff ever since I was young, that it's... a weird look, but not unpleasant?

before... the wedding...

[oraorarush]

[there's a lot of questions he wants answers to - and that he will get later, maybe - but the first and most important question has an easy answer, once he's come across the women of the hour rushing around to finalize things.

Thankfully - or not, depending on how you look at it - this isn't the first time he's run into his daughter, but it's obvious that she isn't the one living with him in the other place. So rather than approach he hangs back, hands in his pockets to watch. He knows some of their history and the state of their relationship and, well, y'know.

But also, he has to that process his daughter is getting married.

Finally, when the chaos dies down a little bit he approaches and asks, as though she's known he was there the entire time:] Is there anything I can help with?

[casual, like this isn't just another entry on the list of weird shit he's run into lately]

You and Irene after my heart, rude

[strings_theory]

[This weekend always tended to give weird shit and random people popping up. Hell, her timeline father had popped up a while ago but disappeared just as quickly. But it'd... been nice. To get things off of her chest at that time.

Which might be why she's reacting the way she is, pausing as she watches him, taking in the details she can and realizing that this, in fact, is a younger version of her dad. Weird, but you know what, she can roll with this. Hell, it's... better than nothing, right?

Of course she's biting back a smile, not... quite sure how to work around all of it. He seems to have some idea of what her thoughts on him had been not too terribly long ago, but after over a year here... things were different.

Stone Free merely eyes him from a distance away, having been tying something up. Though not moving otherwise.]

You're such an ass. [There's a very distinct fondness in the way she says that before just motioning to the leavanny that is quietly working with what seems to be some other kind of string to connect a string of flowers. Weird, but sure.]

I think we got most of it right now, but I got a request for you, at least? Like, you know, if you want.

everyone will suffer

[oraorarush]

[fondness is - unexpected, but not unwelcome, and Jotaro inclines his head in agreement. Maybe she'd gone through it too, meeting another version of himself, so they can skip the difficult parts. Which is a relief, but he would stand there and take whatever she wanted to yell at him about regardless] Sometimes, maybe.

[he glances to the leavanny then back to Jolyne, as Star Platinum manifests to investigate. If Stone Free is close enough, Star floats over with a little "ora!" of hello]

A request? [he raises both eyebrows] What is it?

Sufferiiiiing

[strings_theory]

[The little bug pokemon is just happily going about her job, because of course she is. And being the Pokemon surrogate of her Stand, it's almost expected there be some kind of string nonsense there as well.

Stone Free tilts its head in Star's direction, not... quite sure how to respond to that. But there's the difference between the two Stands absolutely being the amount of vocalizations. If the mere movement of nodding but remaining silent as its own form of greeting is anything to go by.

Ah, right. That request.]

I, uh. Well, you see, the whole... aisle thing and the father of the bride thing, you know what I mean? I wanna say great-great-great grandpa or grandma were gonna do it but since you kinda showed up... [She trails off, letting that hang there as that's all kinds of awkward and she knows it.]

You know, if you wanna. You don't gotta.

this is RUDE

[oraorarush]

[Star is used to the silent types, not to mention Stone Free, so in response to silence the Stand carefully pats Stone Free on the head.

But the request . . . it catches him off-guard, and for a long moment he has no idea what to say.

It's a request twelve years too early, and it's a request he doesn't think he'd ever here. For so many, many reasons, and that isn't including the ones that come from a future he hasn't experienced yet. The part of him that's always aware of what's out there, what could be out there, what he's working against, it makes him think, for the briefest of moments, that he should turn her down. Too close, too much, even a world - two worlds? - away from their own.

Bu he thinks of his own wedding, and how it had felt to have his dad there. Despite him rarely being in Jotaro's life, much like how he was - is - with Jolyne. It isn't the same, not by a long shot, but it's similar enough. A feeling he wouldn't forget.

That part is usually right, but for once, he's not going to listen]

Yeah. [it comes out kind of quiet, but he clears his throat and continues, louder] I want to. If you want me to.

I am here to ruin you

[strings_theory]

[Excuse you, sir, why are you touching. Stone Free almost seems to huff at the other Stand, though takes the head pat for the time being, knowing full well that it may as well given the whole... connection thing or whatever. It's almost comical compared to the conversation happening not far away.

Jolyne had never really contemplated all of this in the first place, having resigned herself to if this sort of thing had ever happened that he wouldn't be there. Well, that had been the thought until everything had happened and that whole whirlwind had changed everything and ending up here, able to work things out and find some healing from everything had absolutely helped her decision.

She hadn't expected him to actually accept.

Which is precisely why she's frozen for a moment and watching him carefully. Though it lasts but a moment before Jotaro is going to have to deal with his adult-ass daughter launching herself at him for a proper hug. You stop that right now.]

Thank you. [The words are uncharacteristically soft for her, though she's almost afraid if she says it any louder that she'll lose what control she still has over her emotions or he'll end up taking it back.]