[Which he's quick to point out, and obviously sort of fidgety, because — well, he understands Jotaro's misgivings even if he didn't at first. After a short pause, he pulls away a little and straightens his shoulders.]
Mm, it's called life shot, it . . . affects the way you perceive the world around you, so it feels like you're slowing down. Or time's speeding up.
Well, no wonder Jotaro was jumpy about it. He's a little jumpy just hearing about it-- but he doesn't pull away. He trusts Giorno not to do anything but tell him about it, not unless Polnareff requests otherwise.]
Useful. You could really mess with somebody's fighting abilities that way, if they thought they were a few seconds ahead or behind.
[You could do a lot of things with an ability like that.]
[He makes a face. A little, yeah, fingers in the mouth, that's a touch more than a little scary. And he's glad for that momentary distraction, because it lets him think about Bruno instead of Giorno's time-related ability.]
I'm not sure. It's not something I've worked with a lot. I don't . . . like it as much as the growing, the healing. But the longest I've ever done is a little under a minute, I think.
[Terrifying. Nauseating. Horrifying, and it doesn't matter Giorno can't stop time; it's very nearly the same thing. Polnareff rubs his hand against the back of his neck, his eyes darting down for a few seconds.]
[Just. Going to agree, there. It sure is. He chews his lip.]
There's not . . . a positive application for it. There's no way you can make that good, it only ever hurts. I don't like to think that that's a part of me, something that is only used to hurt.
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The other thing . . . well, one of the other things. It scared Jotaro. So maybe I should just explain it?
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[What an ominous introduction.]
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[Which he's quick to point out, and obviously sort of fidgety, because — well, he understands Jotaro's misgivings even if he didn't at first. After a short pause, he pulls away a little and straightens his shoulders.]
Mm, it's called life shot, it . . . affects the way you perceive the world around you, so it feels like you're slowing down. Or time's speeding up.
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Well, no wonder Jotaro was jumpy about it. He's a little jumpy just hearing about it-- but he doesn't pull away. He trusts Giorno not to do anything but tell him about it, not unless Polnareff requests otherwise.]
Useful. You could really mess with somebody's fighting abilities that way, if they thought they were a few seconds ahead or behind.
[You could do a lot of things with an ability like that.]
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If I have to . . . but it's not — well, you know. It even scared Bruno, when we met. But he was being a little scary at the time, too.
["A LITTLE"]
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How long can you stretch it out, do you know?
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That's--
[Terrifying. Nauseating. Horrifying, and it doesn't matter Giorno can't stop time; it's very nearly the same thing. Polnareff rubs his hand against the back of his neck, his eyes darting down for a few seconds.]
Why don't you like it?
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[Just. Going to agree, there. It sure is. He chews his lip.]
There's not . . . a positive application for it. There's no way you can make that good, it only ever hurts. I don't like to think that that's a part of me, something that is only used to hurt.
And it scared Jotaro. I don't want to scare him.