puppycrush2 | week two

But I said it first. Still, you're right. No holding back now!

[ playfully, taking a step back and taking aim. Okay. A little more force than usual. Volleyball team has prepared her for this, even if she's not spiking this ball.

But she still hurls it at full speed, right square in the middle of the pins--and five collapse. ]

[ they are just two dogys... ]

Nice!

[ The carnie looks a little Surprised they've made it this far, but still assured that there's no way to knock the other five pins over in just one throw. And honestly, Josuke pretends to hesitate for at least 3 seconds so he doesn't immediately just destroy these five pins. Ritsuka will be able to see that pink arm encasing his own once more, and while to the outside eye, the throw looks normal, the ball flies forward with much more speed and force than a high school boy should be able to manage. He doesn't overdo it, in order to not make the carnie Too suspicious, but he is unashamedly stacking the deck against the establishment. Unsurprisingly, the pins collapse violently. ]

Talk about lucky!

[ yes. lucky. and nothing else. anyways, before the person running the stand can try to interrogate them: ]

Which one do you want?

[ It's undoubtedly her choice first!! ]

Great job!

[ Ritsuka holds up her hands for a triumphant double high-five, beaming. Yeah, absolutely no sense of shame. They had it coming.

Also, it's just kind of awe-inspiring. Josuke's Stand feels more like a Servant than anything else she's seen so far. That kind of speed and force isn't normal, even if he'd done years of training just to take down carnival games. But the way he'd thrown it had seemed perfectly natural.

--Oh, right. Prize. ]

The dark purple dog--the one with the floppy ears.

[ Josuke's fine tuning of his Stand comes from a lifetime of using it — it's his "power" yes, but he's so used to having it that it's become an extension of himself. He can use it naturally and without thinking, and often without being detected by others. He's already cooking up an even more convenient way to win this game again...

Case in point, he acts like they really won on luck alone, looking full of cheer as the carnie (begrudgingly) forks over the dog plushy, as requested. He offers it to Ritsuka, pressing it into her hands gently. ]

It's pretty cute, I've gotta admit! It suits you.

[ She's never not gonna get at least a little flustered with statements or even implications about being cute when she is definitely average, cheeks coloring lightly before she brings the large plush up to her face and buries her face in it.

Muffled: ]

Thanks. We've gotta nab one for you next.

[ The muffled way she tries to talk through the plush... cute. He didn't think such an offhand comment would embarrass her so much, but he meant it, so! ]

Yeah, I guess so...

[ He is not intensely into plushies, but he can admit it would be a fun souvenir to have of this trip. Also, if they're gonna win one for everyone at the house, he shan't let himself be left out. ]

Wanna play a different one? Or should we win a few more times here?

Let's try a different one and swoop back around! Darts now, maybe?

[ Yes, she is lifting her head to speak. Totally normal now. Whew. ]

[ Would you look at that, darts is right nearby!!!!!!

Instead of verbally agreeing, he just beckons her with a nod of his head in that direction, gaze lingering on the way her head pops over the giant dog. ]

You said you were good at aiming, but how'd you get good at it, anyway?

Volleyball. I used to play on a team. [ proudly. Like, maybe her time as a Master has had her refine it, but all the same. ]

You'd be surprised how much aiming you actually have to do in a game.

[ But she's moving over towards darts now, dog held securely in her arms. ]

Hah, so you're a sporty girl.

[ You know what, that fits in with her sense of style and general... everything.

Sports and me don't mix so much. I hate exercising...

[ Getting up to shenanigans is one thing, but running on purpose? Playing sports??? It'll ruin his luscious locks. :( When they get to the front of the darts stall, he's already fished out his pass again. ]

Games like this are way more fun.

Okay, so no chance of Josuke popping up on the court. Got it.

[ She didn't really expect it that much. ]

I kind of feel like you end up staying active, anyway. So what are we winning for you on this one?

[ End up staying active by getting into ridiculous Stand shenans, maybe... ]

Hmm... maybe this one?

[ There's another doggy plush with gingerish fur, though this one's got folded ears. It's got a little heart for a nose and heart paw beans. 🥺 ]

If that one's supposed to be me, [ He points at the big cute purple dog in her hands. ur not slick ritsuka... ] Then this one is definitely you.

Wow, who said this was supposed to be you? Inusuke is his own person!

... Dog!

[ Loftily. ]

Inusuke?

[ UNAMUSED LOOK AT HER LOFTINESS ]

Right, and that one is Inutsuka. Her own "dog."

[ He is getting their darts from the attendant, getting ready to throw one already. She got to go first last time, so now he's about to. ]

[ he can go first, she's enjoying cuddling her newest homie. ]

Good luck!!

[ Let's be real, luck will not be a factor here. ]

[ Prepare to be DISAPPOINTED, Ritsuka. Because Crazy Diamond might be fast and strong, but it lacks the fine motor detailed skills of other Stands like Star Platinum. Josuke has good enough aim and skill with his powers to reasonably cheat at pins, but hitting a balloon with a dart? It's not going to work with such a high success rate.

His first shot flies very, very close to a balloon, grazes it, but doesn't pop it. ]

Huh? [ ???? ] Wait, I almost had it —

[ SOURCE: JUST TRUST ME BRO ]

... Ohhh.

[ Hushed. ]

Balloons as a final boss are kind of a choice, but I could see it.

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