Eleventh Crusade

[stardust_legacy]

... They're inside my head.

The people running this census. They've gotten into my head. Others too.

-To anyone else, Jotaro sounds as stoney as ever, but to those who know him best, there's a slight faltering. What he has seen...-

Kakyoin... I need a cigarette.

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[zeppeli_cursed]

[Kakyoin's been mostly sitting on the couch, watching the phone like a hawk. Of course he's a little twitchy when Jotaro makes that call out. His voice is thin.]

I don't have any.

[stardust_legacy]

I... haven't needed one in over twenty years.

[zeppeli_cursed]

I figured. [He glances at him. Kakyoin seems drained, and he's pale. In his head, all he can think is that it was his fault others died, his fault Crowe was hurt, his fault Jotaro's heart was broken, his fault Jotaro's daughter went through hell... He has a deep feeling of responsibility. Remorse. Regret. He should have done it differently. He didn't try hard enough. He never tries hard enough. He's done everything wrong. In the end, even this won't be good, and Jotaro will leave before he can really tell him how much he's always needed him...] I can go get you some, if you really need them. I know the drone girl who works at the general store.

[And the reason Jotaro is like this now is because Kakyoin is a coward. Robotically, he rises from the couch.]

[stardust_legacy]

Stop. -Jotaro is up just as quickly, putting a hand on Kakyoin's shoulder.-

Wherever we go, we go together.