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[digiorno]

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[steler]

Local festivities followed by fireworks.

[digiorno]

Hm. Could be bad for infrastructure.

[Which: neat.]

I could rearrange my schedule. Do you have something in particular in mind for me, or is this the part where you let me decide for myself to see if Jesper was exaggerating? Maybe both.

[steler]

I'd prefer not to discuss it here. It's going to be a surprise party.

[hes unsure about the security of the magitek and also what if theyre overheard???? hes really. hes just a little paranoid]

I have alcohol.

[since the saloon is GONE, a tragedy he hears about from jesper often he can't exactly offer to buy him a drink at the bar]

[digiorno]

Do you.

[do not laugh]

In an isolated location, I'd imagine.

[steler]

Camp outside of town. Jepser is loud enough, you should be able to find us.

[digiorno]

I'll find Jesper.

[Because Jesper is pretty. He hangs up without saying anything else, because who cares, and makes his way outside town limits. He moves differently, more quickly and with more attention to his surroundings, once he gets away from people, and by the time he spots them his knife has moved from his boot to the sleeve of his left arm and there's a spider with a cocktail of improbable venom's nesting unseen in his pocket. Just in case and all.]

[steler]

[when he giorno makes it to their little camp kaz definitely looks over at that left arm but doesn't remark. maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe kaz just spends all of his time with a girl with knives up her sleeves so he knows exactly what to look for. even odds.]

Looks like you didn't get lost.

[as promised, he tosses a bottle of alcohol in giorno's direction. social lubricant, always important.]

[digiorno]

[He sees the look, and--honestly, it warms his expression for a moment. Maybe it's a coincidence, but he'd much prefer to think he's actually working with competent individuals. Either way: stick with the boot next time. Or something else.]

Not this time. There was only one direction, after all.

[He catches the bottle as he sits, opens it, takes a sip. That's all, though, assuming he can get away with it. There are better uses for it, and anyway it's not his taste. Already it's playing with fire a little, in his opinion, not to assume there's poison or something in this.]

How much more posturing are we budgeting time for, out of curiosity?

[endeudado]

[ Jesper is obviously the bigger fixture at this particular campfire but he's not one for hushed deals and exchanging business. He's glad to see Giorno again, because they totally hit it off and Jesper actually knows how to make friends, like certain people whose names rhyme with Daz Drekker. ]

Hey, good to see you, Giorno!

[ Yes, he does in fact wave at him from across the fire. It's the friendly thing to do, after all. ]

I see you've met Kaz.

[ A sentence most people would say begrudgingly, but Jesper shoots Kaz a look that's downright friendly. He seems to honestly enjoy Kaz's company? What's wrong with this boy. ]

I had a feeling you guys would get along.

[steler]

[kaz doesn't really reciprocate jesper's look. mostly it's the visual equivalent of "noted."

anyway he doesn't want to prolong this either. the secrecy was for prying ears, but they're alone here.]

We want to blow up the equipment and pin it on the bandits. The rest of the team seems too busy to deal with the issue and I imagine we're running out of time.

[digiorno]

[Giorno experiences a number of emotions in a very short time here. They include: quiet happiness that Jesper is here, dubiousness at this "getting along" business, suspicion at the look Kaz gives Jesper, a desire to piss in Kaz's cheerios and see what happens.]

[In the end, he expends four entire seconds on a little wave and a genuinely friendly look for Jesper and puts figuring this weird dynamic out on the backburner for now. For now.]

We had a conversation at the dearly departed saloon. And then apparently someone said something nice about me.

So distract, deflect, and destroy?

[endeudado]

[ They have a... unique friendship. In that Jesper considers Kaz his friend and Kaz.... doesn't. But it works out, I promise. Probably. Either way, they do work together efficiently, and there's a trust between them where they don't need things like friendship to have each other's back. Maybe you'll get to see it sometime, Gio.

Really, that comment about you both getting along was supposed to be a compliment. Jesper smiles, somewhat embarrassed (talking has gotten him in trouble before, but he isn't about to stop.) ]

Ah, yeah. I usually do the talking when we're not doing business.

[ Which is a nice way of saying "Kaz doesn't usually say much unless he wants something," but even a single conversation with Kaz Brekker would make that much clear. He'll let Kaz deal with the actual planning, Jesper's the manners to Kaz's poor bedside etiquette. ]

[steler]

[ok giorno pee in his food and see what happens to you i hope you like that permadeath clause. anyway, he's actually pleased (in his own way) that giorno follows along with the basic theory of the plan.]

That's correct. We'll stage a scene in town and then ride out and destroy things. We have some traditional items - dynamite, bomb-making supplies that sort of thing - but if you have any abilities that might help, that would be useful.

[i mean jesper tells him everything so he already knows but he's much more interested in what giorno is going to say than laying all his cards on the table]

[digiorno]

I'm shocked.

[He is not shocked. He is pretty sure Jesper could talk for hours without Kaz saying a word, but hey. To each his own.]

[It's a little difficult not to roll his eyes--he knows Jesper has to have said--but then on the other hand, he didn't tell Jesper everything. He doesn't tell anyone everything. Except Polnareff. In theory.]

I can take care of any underground materials that are difficult to access. It won't be as flashy as a bomb, sadly.

[endeudado]

[ Jesper shrugs. This is how he works. Kaz is the boss and here, Jesper is pulling double duty as something of an information gatherer/hired muscle/sharpshooter. So he's pulling triple duty is what I mean. Just don't expect anything you tell Jesper to stay only with Jesper, unless you can bribe him with something more persuasive than Kaz's violence. ]

Bombs don't have to always be flashy. [ Sad as that may be to admit. ] I mean, it helps, but we'll take whatever you have.

[ He winks. Yes. I'm sorry. ]

[steler]

I'm more concerned with the demonstration in the square being flashy. As long as the equipment gets destroyed, it doesn't matter how.

[jesper get it, but loses points for that wink.]

[digiorno]

Do better than that if you're going to wink at me.

[This flatly and without actually looking at Jesper, because this demonstration in the square business . . .]

How flashy?

[endeudado]

[ Damn, burn. Jesper keeps his mouth shut. Fine, if they're going to be mob bosses talking business, then he'll play bodyguard overseeing the proceedings. And try not to fidget because he sucks at playing it quiet, but this is for the mission. He already fucked one up, he doesn't have to make the same mistake twice. ]

[steler]

Flashy enough to cause a scene. I'm not anticipating a firefight. All I want is to rouse suspicion.

[all the same, he's not unprepared for a fight. although from the looks of it, giorno isn't unprepared either.

while from one perspective it could be entertaining that giorno shoots jesper down, jesper is his to shoot down and otherwise treat poorly so like. step off, tbh.]

[digiorno]

[Listen he will be nice to Jesper another time. Just not now. There's a large hole in this plan, which annoys him. He'll settle in a moment, but first:]

You're not anticipating one, or you've taken steps to ensure there won't be one?

[steler]

[i guess since jesper is being quiet anyway and this is a question for kaz ill just go again]

I'm not anticipating one. Is that a problem?

[digiorno]

[It's careless, but he doesn't say it. He's learned some things since March. One of them is that pushing against stubborn people doesn't always accomplish much of anything. Instead, he laces his fingers together in his lap and looks at Kaz for a few moments, considering.]

[Finally:]

Mm. I don't feel that I would be best utilized in . . . causing a scene. The rest I'm happy to assist with, of course, and I have plans to keep myself busy during the fun.

[Read: healing civilians and torturing Deemers? It's fine.]

[endeudado]

[ You should know Kaz Brekker plans for everything, but perhaps normal people don't know that and only Jesper knows Kaz's full reputation, so he can understand why his word might not be good enough. Jesper doubts anything he say will add to the discussion (and second-guessing Kaz is a quick way to the top of his shit list,) so he just keeps it simple and says what he's pretty sure Giorno's getting at. They don't need him for the whole plan anyway, that's what Jesper's for. (That possessiveness can go both ways, y'know.) ]

So you're in?

[digiorno]

[This time Jesper gets a grin. A small one, but still. It does sound like fun, at least the property destruction part of it.]

I'm in. I have another body to bring as well, if you need numbers.

[steler]

[it'll have to do. but kaz will remember this.]

Numbers would work in our favor.