>>6087553>>6087613>>6087715>>6088716<span class="mu-s">FEAR</span>: <span class="mu-r">Fight</span>/Fawn +0.5/+0.5
You close your eyes, summoning your best impression of dramatic monologues from literature classes to anime dubs. (Speaking of, DIO doesn't quite sound the same as any of his more "fictional" versions do. Maybe it's because he's right in front of you.)
<span class="mu-i">"All who ally with you are destined to be undone, one way or another. Even in the instance in which you reach Heaven, fate is set against you and your forces. But if you place your trust in me, show faith and allow me to be your friend more than your ally, then we may yet have hope of defying fate."</span>
DIO's expression is mostly inscrutable. You can't tell what he's really thinking beyond the general lofty air of condescension. If only this was still a work of fiction and you could read his thoughts...
Very well. You take his hand. It's not entirely cold; your stomach turns remembering that blood is stolen. With a gesture, he sends Pet Shop to swoop ahead and return to the mansion as you both follow the path. The backalleys and passageways are emptier than you'd think; even the stray cats and dogs must be asleep or hiding away from the bird.
There really wasn't any option except siding with DIO, at least for now. But...something about this still feels like your initiative. Gears are turning in your head. However you ended up inside this world, at this point...you could change a lot. The lives of characters--no, people--whether they end beyond the story or not. Ride the wave of fate and keep others from drowning in it.
Shit. The delusions of grandeur might be contagious if you're already thinking like this from just holding his hand and walking beside him. For all you know you're just in a coma and none of this matters.
Pet Shop lets out a short shriek as he lands on the parapets of DIO's mansion. You're here...
"Considering our meeting," DIO slows his pace and turns to you. "I'm naturally curious for an introduction of your own, <span class="mu-i">friend</span>." The delivery of that word does sound sarcastic. "Or has Skynet classified that information?"
You take a second to process that he just made a Terminator reference. Well, he was quite curious about the modern world in...canon... And he might suspect you either see the future or are from it, just like in his H.G. Wells stories.
[Name]
>Tell DIO your real name. Better be honest here.>Come up with a fake/new name. Just try to avoid having variants of "Jo" in it twice.>(Write-in; partial truth/lie)[Origin]
>Let DIO know where you're from. It's not like you exist yet, if your family even exist as "background characters" in this world.>Lie about where you're from. You're making up a character of your own!>(Write-in; partial truth/lie)Whatever you know that DIO still doesn't could be used as leverage. But he's likely going to expect any and all of your memories. Memories...shit. You really hope he hasn't met Pucci yet. Word things carefully.
