[For the hundredth time in this conversation, he struggles to control his expression. For the first time, he fails utterly, some mad combination of fear and fury and resentment and frustration lashing across his face. It solidifies quickly into determination, pride buoying him up until he feels capable of facing Jotaro without hesitation, but not before he knows he's revealed himself.]
I've never met anyone by that name.
[Which is, in its own way, acknowledgment of the truth. He never met Dio. If he had, he'd probably be dead. This doesn't mean that Dio doesn't echo through his entire being every minute of every day. His father doesn't define him, but he is present, a constant reminder of what not to be.]
[Behind him, Gold Experience half-crouches, ready to move between them at an instant's notice. He can smell a fight. It's only a matter of time now.]
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[For the hundredth time in this conversation, he struggles to control his expression. For the first time, he fails utterly, some mad combination of fear and fury and resentment and frustration lashing across his face. It solidifies quickly into determination, pride buoying him up until he feels capable of facing Jotaro without hesitation, but not before he knows he's revealed himself.]
I've never met anyone by that name.
[Which is, in its own way, acknowledgment of the truth. He never met Dio. If he had, he'd probably be dead. This doesn't mean that Dio doesn't echo through his entire being every minute of every day. His father doesn't define him, but he is present, a constant reminder of what not to be.]
[Behind him, Gold Experience half-crouches, ready to move between them at an instant's notice. He can smell a fight. It's only a matter of time now.]