VIII - Must be Tuesday

[istoppedtime]

[The feed is switched on by a careless, probing hand grabbing for it; the first thing it catches is a low groan, half of pain and half of general exasperation. Jotaro is in the initial stages of sitting up in bed. He looks altogether awful, this gaunt and wasted sort of look, as though he's been sick for a long time - which is about right, after

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[law_of_reason]

Do you really expect any different?

What happened to you?

[istoppedtime]

Not expect. Worry.

... long story.

[law_of_reason]

Get used to it.

Which is?

[istoppedtime]

Zombies.

[What, you expected him to actually tell a long story?]

[law_of_reason]

And you didn't stop by?

[Not that he would've cared much about the 'healing' bit.]

[istoppedtime]

Would've. Wasn't thinking straight. Bite makes you sick before it kills you.

[He likes you that much. Or more probably he just didn't think healing was possible.]

[law_of_reason]

Such a wasted opportunity. How was it? Did you die?

[Straightforward curiosity.]

[istoppedtime]

Almost. Someone healed me... don't remember much.

[He does not, however, like you enough to give you a reason to go poke at Usagi. Instead he rubs his eyes again, he looks rather believably woozy.]

Guess they were only so powerful.

[law_of_reason]

Does anyone know how to pay attention here?

[Exasperated sigh.]

Too bad you don't remember; you could call them back and make them finish the healing.

[Because he's not going to offer; he didn't learn anything from you.]

[istoppedtime]

No need. I can take it from here.

[He doesn't have the energy to argue with you. He's going to sit up straighter, into a semi-meditative pose, and start adjusting his breathing to get the Hamon energy flowing. Which is at least interesting to look at.]

[law_of_reason]

Hm... haven't seen that in a while.

[istoppedtime]

... you do know everything about this, huh.

[law_of_reason]

Unless you've been holding out on me, yes.

[istoppedtime]

D'you know what else my Stand does?

[Suddenly, suspicion.]

[law_of_reason]

Depends on what you're referring to. I've measured its strength and speed well enough, I know exactly how it's attached to you, and how to sever that attachment without killing either of you.

And a bit of a tricky thing, your monster is, to dissect, but I managed.

[istoppedtime]

[Definite suspicion now. Something doesn't sit right.]

The time-stop power... you don't know.