[Firmly:] No. It's exactly like "me". Purple Haze is a part of myself.
[As much as he hates it, as much as he resents it, as much as he was and is afraid of it-- Purple Haze always was just him.]
I don't know why some Stands are more independent than others, beyond that it's more typical for long range and automatic Stands and less so for close range Stands. It probably has something to do with the users. [He pauses, chewing it over, before continuing.] I don't know what the others have told you about Stands, or anything about yours. But Stands and their abilities are, with very few exceptions, reflections of their users.
[He shifts to look at her. Fugo's stare is often intent. This afternoon, it's steely and unflinching. To Fugo, Spice Girl's calm in the face of Trish's own panic is, more or less, reflective of Trish's determination to survive. He might not like what Purple Haze reflects of him, but there's no point in denying it.]
A Stand is a representation of someone's soul, but Fugo presents the corollary that it merely represents what is either a large or crucial part of that soul. Though, she has to wonder about that, because the way he talks about Purple Haze and the way she sees him are entirely at odds with one another.
She can't reconcile it. But she can only go off what Fugo tells her.
Trish meets his gaze, the hardness of his red eyes, and her lips press into a thin pink line.]
...There hasn't been any cause to talk about Stands, especially here, so I know about as much as I did before I met all of you.
[Spice Girl's ability could say any number of things about her, for example, and they may or may not be true. Does it mean anything as well that her Stand was not awakened by an Arrow? How can they be sure of anything ascribed to something as nebulous as a Stand ability?
That being said...]
But if what you're saying is true, then have you considered you might yourself be an exception? You're certainly not a "moron".
If there is anything you want to know, I'll do my best to explain. [He shrugs.] Stands might not be as relevant here, but you deserve to know.
[Trish is one of them. If she wants to know more about the power that the Fog stole from her, there's no reason to keep it from her.]
No. I'm not an exception. [He sighs, a little reluctant, before pushing through.] I'm not a moron, but-- ... when I really lose my temper, I don't see anything except what's in front of me. I can't stop.
[When he loses his temper, he stabs friends with silverware. He beats teachers with dictionaries. He throws himself at nightmares with nothing but a broken table leg, slamming it down over and over again until it's a bloody mess on the floor.]
trish started out feeling bad but now she can worry about him instead. success???
Bucciarati actually humored my questions not too long after he arrived, but what he knew began and ended with the Arrow. Oh, and what Polnareff told us. I actually found that all very unenlightening. When I asked Spice Girl herself about everything I could think of, she said...
[Trish suddenly straightens up, taking on a steady but nearly robotic cadence, her tail going limp too, as if to really emphasize her personality being sapped away.]
"I don't understand these questions. I am you. That is all you need to know."
[Followed by Trish very maturely sticking her tongue out between her fangs.
Badmouthing her Stand seems to be her attempt at showing Fugo that maybe he can badmouth his own Stand too if he must, but...]
What I'm trying to say is, Purple Haze is a truth, but not the truth. I don't think you're nearly as animalistic as you claim your Stand to be.
[Her tail goes back to flicking back and forth.]
I can be afraid, and Spice Girl won't be. You can regret losing your temper, and Purple Haze won't care.
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[As much as he hates it, as much as he resents it, as much as he was and is afraid of it-- Purple Haze always was just him.]
I don't know why some Stands are more independent than others, beyond that it's more typical for long range and automatic Stands and less so for close range Stands. It probably has something to do with the users. [He pauses, chewing it over, before continuing.] I don't know what the others have told you about Stands, or anything about yours. But Stands and their abilities are, with very few exceptions, reflections of their users.
[He shifts to look at her. Fugo's stare is often intent. This afternoon, it's steely and unflinching. To Fugo, Spice Girl's calm in the face of Trish's own panic is, more or less, reflective of Trish's determination to survive. He might not like what Purple Haze reflects of him, but there's no point in denying it.]
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A Stand is a representation of someone's soul, but Fugo presents the corollary that it merely represents what is either a large or crucial part of that soul. Though, she has to wonder about that, because the way he talks about Purple Haze and the way she sees him are entirely at odds with one another.
She can't reconcile it. But she can only go off what Fugo tells her.
Trish meets his gaze, the hardness of his red eyes, and her lips press into a thin pink line.]
...There hasn't been any cause to talk about Stands, especially here, so I know about as much as I did before I met all of you.
[Spice Girl's ability could say any number of things about her, for example, and they may or may not be true. Does it mean anything as well that her Stand was not awakened by an Arrow? How can they be sure of anything ascribed to something as nebulous as a Stand ability?
That being said...]
But if what you're saying is true, then have you considered you might yourself be an exception? You're certainly not a "moron".
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[Trish is one of them. If she wants to know more about the power that the Fog stole from her, there's no reason to keep it from her.]
No. I'm not an exception. [He sighs, a little reluctant, before pushing through.] I'm not a moron, but-- ... when I really lose my temper, I don't see anything except what's in front of me. I can't stop.
[When he loses his temper, he stabs friends with silverware. He beats teachers with dictionaries. He throws himself at nightmares with nothing but a broken table leg, slamming it down over and over again until it's a bloody mess on the floor.]
trish started out feeling bad but now she can worry about him instead. success???
[Trish suddenly straightens up, taking on a steady but nearly robotic cadence, her tail going limp too, as if to really emphasize her personality being sapped away.]
"I don't understand these questions. I am you. That is all you need to know."
[Followed by Trish very maturely sticking her tongue out between her fangs.
Badmouthing her Stand seems to be her attempt at showing Fugo that maybe he can badmouth his own Stand too if he must, but...]
What I'm trying to say is, Purple Haze is a truth, but not the truth. I don't think you're nearly as animalistic as you claim your Stand to be.
[Her tail goes back to flicking back and forth.]
I can be afraid, and Spice Girl won't be. You can regret losing your temper, and Purple Haze won't care.
That's why they're not wholly us.