On the one hand, this guy is really suspicious, but -- he's wanted to find out about his father for a long time, even if he doesn't have any attachment to the guy. He never met him after all.
Finally, curiosity outweighs caution.
"It's a memento from my mother - a photograph of my father. Do you know him?"
"Yeah, I did. If Dio Brando is your father, that means your Haruno Shiobana correct?" He closes up the wallet and tosses it at Giorno now that he has his answer.
"Not for a while now." He catches the wallet, tossing Jotaro's own to him in return once he has. "I'm the guy you're looking for, but it's Giorno. Not Haruno.
About his dad, huh? That was interesting. Barely anybody knew about the man in the photo he carried around with him, so this guy must know something for sure - and his own curiosity is winning here. He'd always wanted to know more about the father who'd abandoned him.
"Mmm." Jotaro followed, hands in his coat pockets. He was prepared to explain what he knew, from the beginning. Though the guy probably wasn't going to be happy at the fact that he killed his father with his own hands, even if there was a good reason to kill him for good.
"Right. It may not be what you want to believe kid, but both of us are related. Your father stole my great-great grandfather's body so that he could continue to live, and that's how we ended up being related."
And if he didn't believe it, he could show some pretty damning proof.
...wow, okay. Even Giorno can't help but give him a look of disbelief over something like that.
"You can't be serious. Wouldn't that make me your great-something or other? Not to mention why he'd steal someone's body from so long ago- it would have been decomposed, surely."
Even Giorno can't help but be surprised by that. He did have that very same birthmark on his shoulder, so for this guy to have it as well, he'd have to be related to his father - not directly, apparently, especially considering the two of them don't look that far apart in age. There's no way Jotaro could be a descendent of Dio considering that, so he'd have to be related to him some other way for that to make sense.
So...maybe his father really was some kind of weird body stealing...whatever he was? This was really confusing.
"No, I do...just like the one he had."
A pause, as he considers this...but he has to know.
"What exactly was my father then? Stealing someone's body...that isn't something a human can do. Unless it had something to do with stands?"
"Not exactly, in fact this was a while before we knew about the existence of stands. I can understand you're probably confused so I'll try to explain." He inhales deeply. This was going to be a long one.
"Your father and my great-great grandfather apparently grew up together, sorta like siblings I guess. He was adopted into the family for whatever reason. But in adulthood, Dio discovered a stone mask my ancestor had been researching and found out that it turns humans into vampires upon wearing it. And then he transformed himself into a vampire willingly."
A pause before he continues.
"I only know what I've been told from Gramps, sorry if some of the details aren't very explicit."
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:23 am (UTC)Finally, curiosity outweighs caution.
"It's a memento from my mother - a photograph of my father. Do you know him?"
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-19 03:33 am (UTC)"Is that why you're here? About that man?"
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:59 am (UTC)"Is there a more private place we can talk?"
im sorry this is so late! something came up, but im back to speed now
Date: 2014-07-03 04:54 pm (UTC)"I have my own place...we can go there. Come on."
And he starts to lead him off.
it's alright i've been busy with holiday things
Date: 2014-07-06 02:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-07-08 11:52 pm (UTC)"If you want either--" But Giorno doesn't sit down, instead leaning against the closest wall and folding his arms. "--now what's this about?"
Specifically. He already said it was to do with his father, but...
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Date: 2014-07-10 02:47 am (UTC)"For starters, do you know that you're apart of the Joestar family?"
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Date: 2014-07-10 02:58 am (UTC)That's probably more than enough to tell he didn't, but...
"No, I didn't. My mother never told me about my extended family."
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Date: 2014-07-10 03:21 am (UTC)And if he didn't believe it, he could show some pretty damning proof.
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Date: 2014-07-10 03:31 am (UTC)"You can't be serious. Wouldn't that make me your great-something or other? Not to mention why he'd steal someone's body from so long ago- it would have been decomposed, surely."
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Date: 2014-07-10 03:48 am (UTC)He turns around and pulls his jacket and shirt low to show it.
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Date: 2014-07-16 02:57 pm (UTC)So...maybe his father really was some kind of weird body stealing...whatever he was? This was really confusing.
"No, I do...just like the one he had."
A pause, as he considers this...but he has to know.
"What exactly was my father then? Stealing someone's body...that isn't something a human can do. Unless it had something to do with stands?"
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Date: 2014-07-18 05:44 pm (UTC)"Your father and my great-great grandfather apparently grew up together, sorta like siblings I guess. He was adopted into the family for whatever reason. But in adulthood, Dio discovered a stone mask my ancestor had been researching and found out that it turns humans into vampires upon wearing it. And then he transformed himself into a vampire willingly."
A pause before he continues.
"I only know what I've been told from Gramps, sorry if some of the details aren't very explicit."