victory_road | Fourth Wall!

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[Unfamiliar city? Check. No recollection of how he got here? Check. Lots of strange creatures running around? Tri-ple check. The look on man's face screams 'well, this may as well happen' as he walks through the streets, taking things in quietly (a stark contrast to his sense of fashion). For someone who was dead but is now pointed not, Jotaro's remarkably calm.

For now anyway.

Golisopod and Grapploct are natural enemies in the wild, and while its weird that the duo are beefing in the city, it's not unusual for those two evolutionary lines to fight. So anyone with a Pokedex may not be entirely surprised that a wild Golisopod bullying a tiny Clobbopus, clawing it with the small claws on its front legs.

The bug punts the poor creature off into a bin, making it shriek in surprise and pain. The Golisopod grins(?) and moves in for the kill. However, Jotaro immediately steps in front of the taller bug and glares at it.]

Oy, oy... Bullying kids? Don't you have any self respect? [To what would be a suicidal move for most, Jotaro steps in front of the smaller Pokemon. He scowls at the Golisopod.] Why don't you pick on someone your own size, you oversized Arthropod?

[The Golispod clicks its mandibles angrily and immediately slashes at Jotaro. Jotaro jumps back as the creature screeches at him.]

Honestly... It's guys like you that piss me off. ORA!

[And Jotaro just fucking punches the Golisopod under the chin, completely bypassing its hard shell. It's not enough to take out the creature but the Pokemon is at least stunned.

Jotaro doesn't seem to have any Pokemon... so even though he seems fine, maybe he needs a hand?]

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Good grief.

[The camera turns on to show a beach. It's hard to discern which beach is it because the screen is largely taken up by Jotaro's chest and a poor Clobbopus that's a little too close to the camera. The poor Pokemon looks like its been crying and its covered in bandages.]

So, I patched this little guy up and he was fine for the last few hours. But he started crying suddenly and I can't figure out why. Anyone good with...

Clobbopus!

Yeah, that.

[Yeah, this seems about on brand for when things get weird, it's not like this is the... fourth time she's gone through this mess or something by this point. Which is why she's not at all bothered by the random teleporting to different cities, things looking different, or even knowing full well that it's the one week of the year she actually has her Stand.

Not that it matters with the commotion going on, she'd expected to run into some Pokemon battle or wild Pokemon going at it, sure, but uh.

Well, that's someone punching a Pokemon.

Hold on.

That's her DAD punching a Pokemon.

Luckily even while bundled up in ten layers of clothing (shut up, it's cold and she's still not used to it) her leavanny is perfectly content in this weather and had been casually walking beside her trainer as if nothing is out of the normal.]

... Well, sure you know what to do by now. [She doesn't have to say it twice as the just under four foot tall leaf bug is hopping forward and wrapping the golisopod in strings and yanking back to pull the other bug off it's feet.]

Can't say I expected to see you here punching a bug today! [Casual as always.]

[Honestly, this is the most clothes he's seen you in since you were like, fifteen.]

Jolyne! [Oh thank goodness, she's alive. Last time he saw her, she was bleeding in the ocean.

Unfortunately for Jotaro, he wasn't around enough to see Jolyne as 'casual' to recognise it's her "always". He's used to see her serious, grim, and relatively pissed off. But that's only a fleeting thought and he looks at the bug, eyes narrowed.]

I wouldn't need to do pest control if this overgrown bug knew better than to pick on kids. [He tilts his hat forward.] I won't show mercy on scum like that, bug or not. Star Platinum!

[......... He's absolutely going to Ora Ora Ora that poor bug if not stopped.]

[It's only because it's cold. Only because it's cold.]

That's my name, last I checked. [Might as well casually step around the whole being dead thing, she can mention that and maybe explain that shit later. But right now it seems a little more important to.

Maybe.

NOT punch the bug pokemon?]

How about we don't do that and said we did. [... Because, well, Stone Free the Pokemon is busy holding down the other big, that means Stone Free the Stand is free to try and do the exact same thing to her dad instead.]

Punching Pokemon ain't exactly a thing we do here. Especially when they're already under control, they don't work on the same morality we do. Most of 'em, anyway. [Her own bug doesn't count and is a fucking angel, thank you very much.]

Think we got more important things to talk about and do than this.

[Hey, Stone Free the stand is a manifestation of your soul. That means you also want to Ora Ora the stupid bug.]

Pokemon? Is that what you call those things? [Jotaro glares at the ensnared Goliospod before he 'tches'. With a grunt, he withdraws Star Platinum.]

We certainly do. But firstly... [Jotaro turns and walks to the garbage bin. He peers in it and stares.]

Oy, octopus. You can come out now. Jolyne has the situation handled.

Clobbopus! [Jotaro reaches down and pulls out the teary-eyed fighting Pokemon. He carries it over to Jolyne.]

... Lead the way.

[That's the opposite of what she wants to do!!!!]

That's what they're called, yeah. Though they have specific kinds of names or whatever. [But at least he's putting Star Platinum away so she can just let Stone Free withdraw as well.

... And that is sure a clobbopus, sure. She's not going to question it because it makes sense that he'd get that upset over something like that.]

Can do. Though maybe this place will have the decency to teleport us somewhere warmer than here. [She's not holding her breath on that matter. But once they get to moving, Stone Free, the Pokemon, lets the goliospod go and toddles after them.]

You sure ended up here when everything is kind of tits up wonky, normally we don't have access to our Stands. [Who is "our"? Who knows.]

[The Clobbopus is sniffling and crying away, clinging to Jotaro's front. He lets it, of course, not exactly comforting it but holding it protectively all the same, letting them know things are alright.]

So both this guy and your stickbug are Pokemon. [Yeah, this may as well happen. Jotaro raises an eyebrow at Jolyne's half-baked explanation but follows after her.]

You seem to know the rules of... wherever here is well.

[Unfortunate for him that the leavanny is walking by his side and just trying to reach up (she can't reach, let's be real) a stick arm-hand thing to try and help calm the clobbopus down.]

Sure are. Basically anything here that's not a human is a Pokemon. [And even some humanoid things are Pokemon, but she's not about to subject him to the horror of whatever Mr. Mime and Jynx are.

She pauses for a moment, fishing around in a pocket to look for a certain pokeball.]

I think after damn near four years I should know my way around this place and how it works, yeah. This stuff only happens for abooooout a week every year? Probably means you won't be here after that week, too, so I wouldn't worry too much about the details. [She probably shouldn't sound so clinical about that, but it's just the fact of the matter if he showed up here like this.]

A lot's happened in that time, too.

[Jotaro eyes the leavanny but doesn't stop her from trying to help. The Clobbopus looks over and whimpers. Is the big bad bug gone? Are you a small, good bug?]

Four years? [You looked different but... seriously?!] Good grief... a lot of nonsense then. But what's the difference between you and me? Where do I go after a week and why do you stay here?

[She is a very good bug!!! Usually she's the one that looks after the eggs and such.]

... Dunno? Only difference I know of is I got here during a time when this garbage wasn't going on, meaning I'm stuck here. And gotta make the best of it.

[Oh, there's the ball. Just give her a second as she's chucking that ball in front of them and it's obvious why when a huge honking green dragon is the answer.]

But it's cold here and I'm not staying out here longer than necessary. Get on, she doesn't bite. Much.

[The Clobbopus peers over the man's arm and looks at the leavanny. Good bug! Good humans and good bug! Oh, that's a relief. Here, he thought he was going to get bullied some more.]

Stuck? [Jotaro's expression darkens.] How do we get you out of here then?

[Jolyne suddenly summoning a huge, fucking dragon from a tiny sphere doesn't even shock him. Surprised, sure, but today was already so fucking weird anyway. If anything, he's more concerned about his daughter's blasé attitude.]

... Another Pokemon, I assume?

[The man moves the Clobbopus from his arm into his pocket and follows Jolyne's lead, getting on.]

Jotaro Kujo | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (some spoilers)| OTA

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