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Leone Abbacchio | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

[ripetuto]

New Bark Town

[So a lot of bullshit has happened in what feels like way too short a time, and that is the only reason that crazy lady was able to push Abbacchio out the door and into the wider New Bark Town and that is the story he will give anyone who happened to see that.

He stands there, utterly baffled for all of two seconds before a he is "attacked" by a floating teacup clinking itself against his head. Abbacchio bats it away and turns to find the Stand user behind that "attack" only to see a little old lady with weird pink cats around trying to get his attention.

That? That is a trap and Abbacchio is not having it. He turns the other way and goes straight for the ferry he sees. While the Sinistea clinks itself against his head and he continues to smack it away.

(She's having fun!)

Route 32

[If you happen to be in the area, you might notice a very tall, very moody young man looking around almost desperately for something, patting his pockets down and checking in his bag.]

Where the hell did it go?!

[You might also notice a random wild Espurr running away as fast as its little legs will carry it from the young man, carrying a medallion about as big as it is with the letter "A" on it. And a Sinistea just watching this from her spot on a nearby log.]

Network

[If you know Abbacchio, you can probably tell he's both annoyed and a little worried. If you don't, he just looks pissed.]

How the fuck am I supposed to feed a sentient teacup? She hasn't eaten since I found her.

[And that is Concerning.]

Route 32

[nellacerniera]

[And then the Espurr bonks into something--a Corvisquire that looks confused for a brief moment or two, before it remembers something and then.

And then it tries to take the medallion from the Espurr.

So that's a scuffle that Abbacchio might be overhearing shortly.]

[ripetuto]

[Which he does, and so he goes over.

And is just perfectly content to watch this bird fight over his medallion with a cat-thing half its size...at least until he realizes that's his medallion and storms over]

Hey, piss off!

[nellacerniera]

[And then that startles the Espurr enough that the Corvisquire can nab the medallion.

Which it does.

And then it hops over to Abbacchio, proudly placing its prize at his feet.]

[ripetuto]

[. . .

Okay. The weird corvid is not going to take its prize? Whatever. Abbacchio picks up his medallion and attaches it to his belt.]

...thanks.

[Look the teacup can understand him, he's assuming the bird can too.

And back to where his shit is, so nothing else gets stolen because the teacup is a terrible guard dog.]

[nellacerniera]

[There's a caw in response, before the Corvisquire takes off.

Then there's more cawing within a few minutes, distant, but getting closer.

And accompanied by footsteps.

And a voice.]

Seriously, Cavolo, what are you making such a fuss about?

[The Corvisquire flies back over to Abbacchio, lands, then turns back around to caw once more as Bucciarati emerges from the trees.]

Network

[crystalmaster]

[Radley stares at the transmission.]

I'm afraid I'm as much in the dark as you. I've seen one or two of those around, but I don't get how they function either.

[He wonders what other strange Pokemon there are.]

Welcome, by the way. I'm guessing you're new?

[ripetuto]

Great.

[Very useful information, thanks.]

What gave it away?

[crystalmaster]

Ah, I just haven't seen you around before.

[Radley tries to keep track of faces, even those he doesn't associate with much.]

Hi, I'm Radley.

[ripetuto]

[Unfortunately for Radley, this is going to be one of those faces because Abbacchio is, at times, an asshole.]

Abbacchio. If you don't anything helpful to add, why bother answering my question?

[crystalmaster]

[Radley is unaffected.]

That's a valid question. Nobody else had answered, so I didn't want you to maybe feel like you were being ignored. Actually, I live right near a Pokemon Center. I'm sure they have the answer. I can go find out.

[Who knows, maybe he'll need the info sometime himself. He's certainly curious about the answer.

He pauses as something else occurs to him.]

You know, I think that's a Ghost type. I wonder if Ghost types need to eat at all? It could be that she doesn't eat because she doesn't have to.

Route 32

[epitaffio]

[It isn't often that Doppio is around these parts, and honestly, he has a pretty strong suspicion that it'll be a waste of time - the Legendary Seekers gave him nothing to go off of aside from a blurry picture of what could either be a Raikou or a particularly wooly Mareep - but hey, it's part of his job. It may be buried in several layers of pretense, but that is nevertheless the case.

The Morpeko on top of his head squeaks to alert him... not of an incoming yellow blur, but of an Espurr rapidly approaching. Not what he's looking for at all, but...]

... Huh? Hey, what do you have there, little guy?

[Can he get a better look?... Why does he feel like he's seen something like it recently...?]

[ripetuto]

[Gee I wonder, Doppio!

The Espurr squeaks and drops the medallion when Doppio speaks to him, though he's probably just afraid of the Morpeko. Either way, as he runs off Abbacchio runs up, his Sinistea finally being actually fucking useful.]

Hey, did you see a weird cat run by here? Or a medallion with an A on it?

[epitaffio]

[Dang, he scared it off. Oh well--

Before Doppio can rise to his full height again, someone approaches, and when Doppio sees who it is, his trajectory goes very much in the opposite direction, which is to say he falls right on his ass.

That! Would be where he's seen "something like it!!"]

Ah...!

[Okay. Okay, think. Either this is a ghost again, which would be annoying but harmless, or... more and more people from Passione are showing up in this world. Which, given the way things were going before he ended up here, bodes poorly.

... But he doesn't seem to recognise Doppio. That's important. That could mean a number of things.]

Uh... Um. A cat? I-I saw an Espurr run by...

[ripetuto]

[God, this kid is jumpy.]

Does an Espurr look like a cat? It stole my medallion.

[This? This is why he doesn't like kids.]

[epitaffio]

[Is this a trick question. Help. Why does he feel like he suddenly forgot what an Espurr looks like.]

... Oh yeah, kind of? I guess an Espurr is sort of like a Scottish Fold, with the ears...

[Also he still has to figure out how to get back up whilst seeming Normal.]

New Bark Town

[velvetinmate]

[Abbacchio's not the only one headed the direction of the ferry, though this guy is definitely trying to keep his head down as he does and followed by a odd, fox-like critter.

He does accidentally run into Abbacchio as he does, and he freezes a bit.]

... Sorry.

[All of this is making him... jumpy, he's finding. He's trying to fake confidence but it's not really working out.]

[ripetuto]

It's fine.

[And look. Abbacchio is an asshole but he's not a dick, and something about how jumpy this kid is feels different from the usual jumpiness kids get when faced with a six-foot-one mafioso. He's no Bucciarati, but...eh.]

You okay?

[velvetinmate]

[Well. He knows when he's been seen through on these sorts of matters, at least.

No point in trying to lie, he guesses.]

Not really. New place jitters, among other things. This, uh. Sure isn't Tokyo.

[ripetuto]

[Yeah, okay, Abbacchio snorts. Obviously it's not Tokyo.

Wait, Tokyo?!]

Is that where you were last?

[velvetinmate]

Yeah, it is.

[Said as he scoops up his Nickit.]

So, uh. Yeah, this is more than just a bit disorienting. What about you? Where were you before?

Network

[death_calling]

[While she'd normally avoid angry network posts, it's the comment about a sentient teacup that gets her attention.]

You're talking about Sinistea, right? The ghosts that hang around the teashops?

[She looks down at a notebook which happens to be next to her before speaking up again.]

I don't know if this trick will work, but you can try putting additives into her food, such as honey, citrus, or berries. Worst case scenario, you can find someone who's willing to give up a little of their life force.

[Is she volunteering for the latter? Quite possibly...]

[ripetuto]

[Okay, bribery makes sense and he should have tried that first but:]

Life force?

[death_calling]

I'm guessing it would be something akin to the soul. Alas, the Pokedex entry is not very clear on what a life force is.

[She sighs at the absurdity of it all. Science can only hold so much water here before weird and unexplained phenomenons take precedence.]

I'd be willing to offer up myself as a test subject, should you need someone to test this theory.

[ripetuto]

You want to let some stranger see if his sentient teacup needs life force by using your life force?

[Who just offers themself up like that?]