Adventure Five: This is Home

[istoppedtime]

[The PCD clicks on. Jotaro is sitting on his bed looking a little pale and tired but mostly none the worse for wear. He fumbles with a bandage on his right hand, trying to get it knotted with left and his teeth. The third attempt works out; he flexes the fingers a little then nods in satisfaction.]There. I'm back. I'm all right. You have it on

Comments

[feline_sonata]

Those are...they're really neat.

Thank you for bringin' 'em back.

I like the one that's all elaborate and sticks out everywhere and is white. May I?

[istoppedtime]

I like that one best too. I guess the spikes are defensive... hm...

Sure, go ahead.

[feline_sonata]

What? Well, I can't take your favourite...I couldn't. Maybe we could set it somewhere in the kitchen or something?

Then, it's not like you lost it and I can still look at it, too, or something like that.

By the way, how are you doing? No real trouble or nothin' out there?

[istoppedtime]

I really don't care if you take it. It's nice, but what am I gonna do with it?

Talk to Murrue if you want. She said something about decorating the house with them.

No trouble. There was a flying shark for a bit, but then I broke it. Funny story actually.

[feline_sonata]

Well, what would I do with it?

[a little giggle]

I will.

A flying shark!?

[istoppedtime]

It might make noise if you poke holes in and blow through it. I knew a guy who could do that. But it's a really irritating noise.

Yeah. Flying. That's what got my hand. Stupid thing didn't know when to let go, though, so I busted its skull while it was busy chewing. They never goddamn learn.

It's funny in retrospect...

[feline_sonata]

I have plenty of noise makers, I think.

[a chuckle]

...is your hand alright?

[istoppedtime]

Your stuff makes music. This makes noise.

It's still attached. A couple of days should do the rest.

[feline_sonata]

My stuff only makes music if you know how. On most of it, I don't, not at the moment.

...er. Well, that's something, at least.

[istoppedtime]

You stand a chance to learn. Best I ever did with an instrument is use it for a blowgun.

It's no big deal and don't anyone fuss over it.

[feline_sonata]

...a blow gun?

[istoppedtime]

Shuddup, I was eight. And a recorder doesn't really make music anyway.

[feline_sonata]

I'm just trying to imagine doing that with mum's flute. She'd have skinned us alive.