"Now, I'm going to busy for a while, so I want you to stay here. Don't make trouble, don't break anything." He ordered. Jolyne nodded, very serious. "If you're hungry, call this number" he held up a yellow sticky note with the room service number written in black ink "and order something from this menu" he then held up the hotel's menu. "Don't be too loud, but you can watch TV for as long as you want."

"As long as I want?!" She asked, excited.

"Yes. As long as no one comes to complain." He turned away from her and went over to his suit case. Fishing out the pictures Hermit Purple made of the serial killer, he stuffed them in his jacket, as well as taking his notebook. "You understand?"

"Yes daddy!" She said.

"If you need anything else, call my cell number."

"Yes!" With that, he marched out of the room, locking the hotel door behind him.

Rushing over to the bed, she fumbled with the remote and turned on the TV. Stone Free lifted her up and tucked her into the massive bed, and then disappeared. Flicking through the channels, she settled on an ocean documentary. When her dad was willing to watch TV with her, he always settled on documentaries like this. She frowned that it was in Japanese. But she supposed there was no helping it. She spoke both English and Japanese, but her first language, and the one she understood more of, was English.

She watched it all the same, and when it was over continued her channel surfing.

Around noon she proudly ordered lunch for herself and was surprised when her dad returned to the hotel soon after and ordered some food for himself as well.

"How was your day?"

"I talked to Gramp's bastard." He frowned. "He was an okay guy. His Stand is really something."

"He has a Stand?" Jolyne said, her interest jumping up tenfold. The only other Stand Users she ever met were her father, Joseph, and Polnareff. "What is it like?"

"It's as strong as Star Platinum, power-wise." Jolyne was suitably impressed. She had heard her great grandfather and her dad discuss Stands before, and Star was the strongest he knew. "And it has the power to heal, or repair, things."

"That's cool! When am I going to meet him?"

"Huh?"

"He's your uncle, right?"

"Well... why do you want to meet him?"

"I want to see his Stand!"

"It's not that big a deal." Jotaro said simply. "But I guess it shouldn't matter. We're stuck here until we get the Angelo crap squared away."

Jolyne smiled, glad that she'll finally get to meet another Stand User.

The two ate lunch, when the hotel's phone started ringing. Picking it up, her father moved into the bathroom.

Jolyne got up and went over to the door. Grabbing her ear, she pulled on it, it turned to string in her fingers, which she unfurled from her head. Slipping it silently under the door, she backed off and partially-reformed her ear to listen in on the conversation.

"...Was Angelo anywhere near you at the time?"

"...The man in the picture."

"...Okay, listen to me, strength-wise, his Stand is really weak, but he can control it at a distance to take over other people's bodies. I'm coming to your house now. Until I'm there don't eat or drink anything, and don't even go near the bathroom..."

After that, Jotaro listened silently for a few seconds. The silence quickly became uncomfortable "Hey! Josuke! Is something wrong?"

Jolyne was getting scared now. She knew her daddy beat dozens of bad guys with Stands before, but she didn't know anything about her uncle. He could be in trouble. Pulling back her ear, she opened the bathroom door. "Not now Jolyne." Jotaro said harshly, making to close the door again.

"We need to save Josuke!" She said. "He's in trouble!"

"What did I say about eavesdropping?" Jotaro growled, but he waved it off. "You're right. Listen, stay here, stay quiet. Don't make trouble. Don't call me unless its an emergency. I'm heading over there."

He was about to drop the phone when the voice of a young man on the other side answered "Hey Jotaro, I caught the Stand in a bottle. What should I do with it?"

Jotaro rushed back to the phone, "Be on guard. The user must be nearby, watching your every move. Don't underestimate the Stand, even if you have it trapped. It can transform into any liquid like milk or coffee, so I doubt we can destroy it by physical means. I'm heading over now. Keep careful watch on it."

Hanging up the phone he pulled on his jacket. "I need to take care of this... on second thought, don't use the bathroom, don't let anyone inside you don't already know. If you need to eat something, make sure it comes from an unopened bag or can. Got it?"

"Got it!" She said definitively. "But let me come with you!"

"What? No."

"I want to help beat the bad guys."

Jotaro narrowed his eyes, staring her down. "You are staying here." He said, allowing no argument. "This bastard is dangerous, and you're six. So don't be stupid." Slamming the door and locking it, he began rushing to get to Josuke's house.

"...That's not fair!" She shouted. "How am I ever going to learn to fight if you don't ever let me!" Pouting, she went back up to the bed and turned the TV back on, determined to not watch anything about sea animals.

She became progressively more upset and worried as time passed. She wouldn't sneak out and help her dad, as she knew he was right. She'd just get in the way, if she showed up as a surprise, and her dad would get really, really mad at her.

By the time her dad came back she was about ready to bawl and ask him to forgive her for yelling at him, but he dismissed her fears immediately. He bent down, and gathered her into his arms, his face looking less grim and determined, like when he left, and more worried. "Daddy?" She asked. "Did something bad happen?"

"Josuke's grandfather..."

She bit her lip, trying to remember the name. "George Joestar?"

"No, on his mother's side..." Jotaro set her back down, to her disappointment, but sat next to her on the bed. "He was killed today."

"Oh no!" She frowned. "Is Josuke going to be alright?"

"Probably. Joestar's are tough. But he's going to be absolutely furious until we find that Enemy Stand User that did it."

"You didn't get him?" She was shocked. Daddy was invincible, in her mind. Anyone who could stop time would be! How could her dad conceivably lose?

"No. He got away. But from now on I'm going to be busy looking for him." He met his daughter's eyes. "And it'll be dangerous. I could die. So..."

"I want to stay here." She said, cutting him off. "I want to help."

"Jolyne you're six."

"And I'm invincible!" She said proudly.

"No, you're not." He said quietly. "I think it would be best if I sent you to live with my mom for a while, until I get this taken care of."

"I want to stay here! I can help you." She said, grabbing onto his arm. "And you can't make me go!"

He narrowed his eyes, "Jolyne. What does that mean?"

"If you send me to Grandma's I'll just come here!"

"What if I send you to Great-Grandpa?" Jotaro threatened. "You can't swim across the ocean."

"I'll tie myself to a dolphin and ride back!"

He cracked a small smile at the image of his daughter being dragged across the sea by a dolphin. "i don't want you getting hurt."

"I won't get hurt, Daddy. Besides, when will I learn to fight enemy Stands if not now?"

He considered it.

"You really won't go if I ask you to?"

"No." She said, putting her foot down.

He grabbed her, and she simply turned herself to string, flowing out of his fingers. Summoning Star Platinum, he grabbed her and held her in the air. In response she extended a loop of string over to the ceiling fan, pulling herself out of Jotaro's range. Sighing, he let her go and watched as she was flung to the floor opposite him. "What a bother..." He crossed his arms and looked down at her. "Fine. I won't make you go. But your power won't be useful in fighting this guy."

"How do you know?"

"His Stand isn't a power-type. It's liquid and can't be harmed physically. It transforms into various liquids, and if you drink it, on purpose or on accident, it can control your body. Even kill you from the inside."

"..." Closing her eyes, she began to unwind her insides. The still-disturbing sight of holes appearing in his daughter, and hollow, dry, empty spaces within her, met his eyes. She proudly showed her father her handiwork, a bag made of tightly-woven threads suspended in the middle of her empty chest.

"No, Jolyne I am not making you drink the enemy stand. That is risky as hell. How do we even know that world work?" Jolyen simply grabbed a nearby cup of juice, and was about to down it, when Jotaro grabbed it out of her hand. "What did I say earlier? Only eat things that were sealed and pre-packaged! He could have been in there."

"Fine." She said, pouting a little, and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. Drinking a few gulps, Jotaro watched the sack. Seeing nothing leaking out, his face became grim.

"Well?" Jolyne asked, looking proud of herself.

"...No. No way."

"Aw! It would work! I can trap him."

"And then how would we beat him after that? Would you really want to have a serial killer's stand trapped in your body?"

"...I guess not."

Jotaro nodded, and began walking around the room, throwing away any opened containers of liquid, but not before giving them a shake with Star Platinum. "Tell you what. If I think you could help safely, I'll tell you. Alright? But if you'll just get in the way, there's no point."

"Alright Dad."