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[istoppedtime]

Characters: Jotaro Kujo (istoppedtime), Kurotsuchi Mayuri (law_of_reason)
When: Say the 25h, evening?
Where: Kurotsuchi's scary lab
Rating: PG-13 for possible Vivisection Talk
Summary: Jotaro and Mayuri do Adstring Mythbusters.

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[law_of_reason]

He'd been expecting Jotaro, for all that he wasn't entirely sure why. Kurotsuchi certainly didn't mind working with him - for all that the scientist wasn't the best at reading people, he'd dissected Jotaro in the past, had fought with or against him several times before, so he was fairly sure what sort of person he was. He knew, roughly, what to expect from him.

Which was the only reason he wasn't entirely surprised that Jotaro was willing to work with him. The man was realistic; even if he didn't remember their history, it didn't prevent him from taking the practical option. And while Kurotsuchi never much understood why most people didn't act the same way, he was used to it; someone choosing differently was always a pleasant surprise.

Jotaro showing up with books was more of an odd one, and when he opened the door, he looked between them with a flicker of confusion before ushering him inside. That there was anything to be repaid for Jotaro ending up in his mind- it didn't occur to him. The event wasn't something anyone had

[istoppedtime]

"Give them a look." Jotaro didn't expect a greeting, and did somewhat expect to be met with needling of this sort instead. That was part of it, he thought - there was something about Kurotsuchi that was steady, that could be anticipated, which made him a very convenient partner. Jotaro never quite got along with people, never got the hang of them; he'd made his peace with that and pretty much incorporated it into his identity years ago. Working with a man as reliable as a machine was comfortable.

There was something wrong with that, of course. There ought to be something wrong with that. But he didn't have time for that kind of philosophy.

He all but dumped the books into the scientist's hands and walked in. They were good books, at least in theory - two academic volumes on brain anatomy and a somewhat more out-there one on psychological conditioning. The library wasn't exactly a scholarly treasure trove, after all, and he did what he could. "It's all new to me, but this isn't my field. Maybe you can use them, maybe not."

[law_of_reason]

Getting the books practically forced at him earned Jotaro a slight frown, but didn't keep him from looking down at them. Things that he probably already knew, but- well, there was no harm in reviewing them later, when he had a free moment. Occasionally there was something new to be found.

"I'll find something to do with them, I suppose," he walked back inside, heading towards the stairs to the basement. There wasn't much of an upstairs at all, the lab and everything else was downstairs. And if Kurotsuchi wasn't completely unguarded as he headed down there, expecting Jotaro to follow- he was less suspicious than he'd be with a lot of people.

[istoppedtime]

This time, Jotaro was no longer concerned about following Kurotsuchi down, to the business end of the lab - business, so it was. Briefly, looking at the scientist's back, he wondered what Unohana would have said, no, what she almost definitely will say when she finds out. But it didn't matter. This was his business, and it wasn't that she and Kurotsuchi had a good relationship that the discovery might sour. As far as he understood, Kurotsuchi didn't have a good relationship with anyone