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Fine, Jotaro. You really are no fun at all.

[He's definitely not calling him Dr. Kujo, for any reason. It conveys a level of respect for his grandson that he does feel, but is physically incapable of showing.]

Good grief... [Jotaro just gives Joseph a shrug. He's not known for being fun anyway.]

Did you need anymore help? Or can I go back to training?

[There is a pause here, because Joseph didn't have anything else, but he does just want to talk.]

Oh, right - Emporio told me a bit about the world back home... didn't understand all of it... but I did want to ask you- uh... how did we get along, back home?

[He's picking his words somewhat carefully, because he knows himself. There's bound to be at least a few answers he doesn't like.]

[That surprises Jotaro a little bit. He supposes it shouldn't have (a lot of movies with time travel always have characters asking that question) but Jotaro figured that Joseph wouldn't care about it. He mulls the question over for a moment, before he shrugs.]

Depends when you're talking about. When I was your age? We got along poorly. Considering you lived in America and I didn't, I didn't know you very well at all. But after our round the world trip... We got along well enough. You started going a little senile when I was in my late twenties but you still remembered me. Which was nice.

[Jotaro's poker face is hard to beat... but he's not trying to hide anything. He probably just needs more prompting on Joseph's part.]

[Joseph is quiet, considering this carefully. Even without most of the context, he can imagine his older self taking issue with the fact that Jotaro and his parents aren't in America. Especially if whatever he ends up doing after saving the world makes him too busy to travel.]

Given our family history, I can assume the world trip wasn't a fun vacation. There's always something. [His tone softens, and he looks visibly uncomfortable with the moment of sincerity.] I guess I can't expect us to be best friends, but... you seem like you grew up well.

... Some parts were fun. A lot of it wasn't. [Jotaro hesitates whether or not to explain more. On one hand, it doesn't matter if he says something because Joseph hasn't experienced it. On the other hand, there's no harm in mentioning it because it doesn't matter.] But it ended up fine in the end.

[Jotaro pauses. He's also surprised at the sincerity but he smiles softly.]

My childhood was great. Can't fault you or my parents. [The rest of his life though... well... Jotaro wouldn't say the same but he's not gonna tell Joseph that. Not relevant.]

[It is a nice moment.

Unfortunately, the level of sincerity is starting to make Joseph uncomfortable, so he can't help making a joke.]

Well, of course you can't fault me. I never do anything wrong.

[Jotaro rolls his eyes. Of course, he'd break a nice moment like this. Then again, it wouldn't be his grandfather if he wasn't putting his foot in his mouth.]

Except when you do. How many planes have you crashed at this point, Joseph?

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