Morioh,1982
"With a powerful stand comes great responsibility." These words were the motto of Junnosuke Jojima.
"Dad stop saying such corny shit. It's making me feel like an idiot."
Akira blurted those words out only to be met with a death stare from a towering figure he knew as his Father. He had a strong feeling a Chancla would be thrown at his face in the next few seconds.
"You're lucky I don't have a sandal on me. Who keep's teaching my 6 year old son to swear anyway? It's because you keep hanging out with people way older than you. How about you start playing with the kids next door. "
Akira was quite the unique kid. When he was born the balance of power in the world changed. Just kidding, his birth was pretty normal, He cried and whined like every other kid out there. He was just a bit smart.
"The kid's next door?[1] Do you even hear what you're saying."
"Okay maybe they're a bit weird. Go play with some kids your age in Morioh park or whatever."
"Kids my age are all like "BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" [2]and I hate it, like can we talk about the political and economic state of the world right now?"
"Pfft, You sound like a boomer kid. What kind of stand are you going to awaken? The financial responsibility stand?"
"My stand is going to be way cooler than your 'Aerosmith'. What kind of name is that anyway?"
"It's better than your Uncle's 'Sex Pistols' at least. Not like we get to choose the name anyway. It kind of just appears in your mind."
Akira clutched the Beetle shaped pendant around his neck with excitement and started thinking about all the things he could do with a powerful stand.
"Dad?"
"What is it?"
"Why do they call you the 'Strongest stand user of today' and not just The strongest stand user of all time?"
"Well, to be honest Stands have been getting weaker as time has been going on. Back in the Heian Era Jotaro Kujo had a stand that could stop time and Diavolo from Naples had a Stand that could partially see the future and even skip time. Their willpower were so strong that the their burial sites still have strange occurrences to this day."
"Would you fight them if you could?"
"Yeah and it would be a hard fight."
"But would you lose?"
"Nah, I wouldn't just lose I'd get fucking raped."
"You hypocrite! Weren't you talking about not swearing around me? Mom would be mad y'know."
"Jolyne? She swears more than me!"
"Well you're all a bunch of hypocrites then!"
Morioh, March 24 1982
"Hey Okuyasu, are you excited for the stand festival[3]. I heard it's the 232nd edition of the stand festival this year."
"232? I can't even count that high but I sure as hell am excited."
Okuyasu Nijimura, A 16 year old boy who possessed a stand called "The Hand". He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed scratch that he wasn't just that he was probably the dullest tool in the whole world. However, that didn't mean he wasn't Akira's friend.
"Okuyasu, Don't you think it's strange that we call all stand users from around the world to this one small town in Japan. I know it's the hometown of the first stand user and all but what if something bad happens to us? Like a devil attack. Stand usage might just die then and there."
"I don't know Jojo. Thinking make's my head feel hot so I leave it up to you. I hear that Japan's public safety is the least corrupt one that always saves it's citizen's from Devils. So we should be fine."
"Well thinking's definitely not your strong suit for sure, If it was then the title of 'Strongest Stand user of today' would be yours and not My Dad's. Anyway if what you're saying about Public Safety is true then we'll probably be fine."
"Akira, Look at that cool pigeon over there!!"
"That's a fucking butterfly."
"Oh yeah, same thing."
"I hope you're the only idiot I meet in my life."
"What was that?"
"Nothing."
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[1] Why don't you hang out with the kids next door?
[2] They said Bro in 1982 aswell right?
[3] I couldn't think of a better name ok