[And this is how it goes. This is how they fight, or maybe play, testing each other's limits until they know exactly how to keep going without giving any ground. There's really no combating Time Stop, but there's no combating Reset, either - two undefeatable techniques, two great minds, battling in the sand like children on the playground.]
[Jotaro had a normal childhood once, more or less; Giorno never did. But it's been a long time for both of them since they had the opportunity to do something just because they could, to match up against someone who was their equal but didn't want to hurt them.]
[So they're not hurting, but they are exhausted quickly, because both powers are relatively untested for roughly the same reason: they're frightening, dangerous, too much, a reminder of awful things. And it's not long before Giorno's breathing a little heavy, his expression focused but obviously tired, Gold Experience retreating across the sand to stand just in front of him.]
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[Jotaro had a normal childhood once, more or less; Giorno never did. But it's been a long time for both of them since they had the opportunity to do something just because they could, to match up against someone who was their equal but didn't want to hurt them.]
[So they're not hurting, but they are exhausted quickly, because both powers are relatively untested for roughly the same reason: they're frightening, dangerous, too much, a reminder of awful things. And it's not long before Giorno's breathing a little heavy, his expression focused but obviously tired, Gold Experience retreating across the sand to stand just in front of him.]
. . . Jotaro.
[He wonders if he'll have to say the rest.]