#dash: holly

[pricknim]

friendship is magic

(ref under the cut)

[nexo-nex]

I managed to extract and animate the dancing animations from the character selection in Tea Party Dash. Hope yall enjoy them (?)

[queenrosedust]

[scitty]

i love looking at my notifs and seeing familiar urls and pfps of mutuals and people who follow me I say out loud hiii ^_^ hehe hello!!!!

[smaiart]

❎Aiming for Trickster Stardom

Hollie | 16 | Trick Racer

An outspoken and slightly bossy fox that loves being the center of attention. She always makes sure to have snacks on hand.

Hollie’s personality can cause her to butt heads with her teammates and considers Rocket her real true rival. Due to previous childhood encounters, she is petrified of DASHY and will do anything to avoid her at events.

[smilingmxsk]

Fighter Picrew

[peridots-pixiwolf]

[Start ID. A drawing of @mieczmaszyna 's character Izzy. In the words of its creator, Izzy is a humanoid robot with a white chassis, oval head, black headset, square green glasses, claws, and a tail resembling a cable plug. Ai wears a cowboy hat, vest decorated by a star and bottle cap, pants with tassels, spurred boots, and a red bandanna. He's viewed from the side, kicking up one leg and holding both arms out in front of itself to shoot finger guns, looking excited and rather jaunty. The background is a dull yellow-green, muddied by the warm reddish tone of the drawing, and in paler green are the words "BANG BANG!!" by ais arms. End ID]

robot cowboy!!!

[secrettastemakerland]

do you have a favorite book/book series?

YES‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

A good girl's guide to murder trilogy by Holly Jackson is my all-time favorite forever 🫶

It's a mystery, thriller series where good girl pippa fitz-amobi tries (and does!!!) to solve a murder for a class project. She's the only one that thinks that sal singh didn't kill his girlfriend, other than his younger brother ravi singh, and so they pair up and try to clear sal's name!!!

She recently dropped a stand alone back in April so if you're not feeling like reading three books hehe.

Basically main character bel's mom disappeared when she was really little and the town has been obsessed with her disappearance so obsessed her family agreed to a documentary. Only for her mom to reappear during filming??? Bel is Hella suspicious so with the help of a camera man ash, they're going to prove that bel's mom isn't who she says she is. DUN DUN DUHHHHHHH!!! Highly recommend if you like thriller and suspense books!!

There's also gonna be a AGGGTM TV show and it's gonna be on Netflix I'm so fucking proud

[slverblood]

The real question of BG3 is how Sha.dow.heart is able to use cleric abilities after rejecting Sh.ar. A cleric's spells are granted to him by their gods and are invoked by prayer (as opposed to a wizard's incantations, for example). But, Sh.ar excommunicates her after she rejects becoming a Dark Justiciar, and it doesn't seem like her faith in Sel.ûne is enough at that point to become one of her clerics. I know she retains her spells purely for the sake of gameplay, but there's a lot of fun you can have with it.

Is Sh.ar still granting her spells so the Absolute can be destroyed, and if so, will Sh.ar suddenly take them back afterward? Is Sel.ûne granting her spells even though she's arguably not one of the devout? Is that even possible for a deity to do (because a line in the book Tan.tras implies it might not be)? Or do you reject game canon and say she can't use spells; she has to rely on her martial training? Does she learn magic from Gale, Halsin, Jaheira, or a Tav? Does she have any sort of hang-ups on magic or magic of certain types after her experiences as a Sharran cleric?

It's just interesting to me.

[nexo-nex]

hi everyone! today I managed to extract many of the *playable* character's sprites from the Tea Party Dash game (basically a Diner Dash knockoff but with EAH in it) I thought I should share them!

I also tried to get the animation files too, but im having a hard time extracting and reading them so i'll post them a bit later

EDIT: posted the dancing animations here

[scarymonsters-andsupercreeps]

The Miracle We Need

Chapter 2

<- previous next->

Holly must undergo intense Hamon training led by Lisa Lisa while awaiting her chance to travel to Egypt.

Read on AO3 here!

Warnings for suffocation mentions, mention of a deceased character/character death

Chapter 2: Spread Your Wings

Through the gate, Holly saw a slick black sports car with tinted windows park by the street. Her heart jumped to her throat. Was that Lisa Lisa? She didn’t know why she was so scared of her own grandmother, but something about the way Suzi had been talking about her was anxiety-inducing.

A woman got out of the driver’s seat, grabbing a cane and a rolling suitcase out of the back, then slowly walking up the driveway.

Her gait was confident, graceful. She almost glided across the pavement. As she got closer, Holly was able to make out some of her features.

She was tall but a little thinned out due to age. Lisa Lisa wore a black blouse, gray pants with a red silk sash, and knee-high leather boots. Over all of that was a long black trench coat with a cherry-red silk lining, as well as a flowing red scarf that seemed to shimmer in the light. On its hem, iridescent bubbles had been embroidered. Lisa Lisa’s hair was perhaps the most eye-catching, though. A full head of silver hair shot through frequently with lighter gray and white around her face. It was very long, reaching the small of her back. The front was gathered around and braided behind her head, showing large ruby earrings.

As she reached the front of the house, Holly rushed out to greet her, closely followed by Suzi. “Hello…ma’am…can I take your suitcase?”

Lisa Lisa evaluated her from behind large sunglasses, showing no reaction to what she’d said. “That won’t be necessary.” Her voice was cold, however just as elegant as the rest of her. She had a strong English accent and sounded like she could sing.

Now up close, Holly could see the wrinkles on her face and her thinned cheeks. She was wearing light makeup with a deep red lipstick.

Holly swallowed hard. Had she already done something wrong? She looked at Suzi for answers.

“Will you kindly step down onto the lawn for a moment?” Lisa Lisa said.

Holly immediately obeyed her. “Of course.” Now facing her grandmother, Holly saw that she would be taller than her if Lisa Lisa wasn’t wearing heels. Holly was also broader, but that was par for the course. She took after her dad in that aspect.

Lisa Lisa now glanced at Suzi, before suddenly pushing off the ground with her cane. She went up like a gymnast, seeming to hang in the air for longer than she should be able to. Holly looked up, baffled as to what she was doing.

Suddenly, Lisa Lisa was gone.

No, she was behind Holly.

Holly tried to twist around in time but stopped when she felt a pressure around her jaw. Lisa Lisa had put some kind of muzzle on her. She fell to the ground, gasping for air. It was suffocating her!

“You’re alright. The mask won’t allow you to breathe unless it’s with good form. Breathe deeply and evenly, and you’ll have no issue,” Lisa Lisa said, landing on her cane with a yellow strike of lightning and bringing her feet lightly onto the grass like a ballerina. “You’ll be wearing this mask during all hours of the day, only taking it off at mealtimes.”

Holly fixed her breathing, standing up shakily. “I see.”

Lisa Lisa smiled a little. “JoJo pitched a royal fit about this part of the training. I see you’ll be a more agreeable student.”

“I’m sorry about him. I’ll do my very best to learn.” Holly ducked her head into a bow.

“No need for that. I’m your coach, not the Queen. And you can call me Grandma if you want. Or Lisa Lisa, or ma’am…whatever you like, dear.”

Holly nodded vigorously. “Thank you.” The mask was heavy and uncomfortable, but she would get used to it if it meant she could learn to fight and save Jotaro. She would get used to anything.

“Now, Holly. How about we get settled?” Lisa Lisa said, beckoning Holly to follow her inside. She seemed like she was walking faster now, her cane thwacking against the path. Holly, still winded, had trouble keeping up.

“Grandma…if you don’t mind my asking….” Holly said hesitantly, almost tripping over her shoes after she took them off.

“How old am I?” Lisa Lisa predicted. “I turn 100 this year.”

“Really?” Holly exclaimed, starting to count on her fingers. She was so shocked she forgot to breathe properly, so the mask suffocated her for a moment. “You don’t look like it!” She said after a coughing fit, wiping her eyes. She heard a small giggle from Suzi, who was trailing behind.

“Of course I don’t, dear. Hamon training slows your body’s aging process, and I’ve been doing it since I was very young. I also have good genes.”

“Why does papa look old, then? Didn’t he train with you?” To Holly, he looked more like Lisa Lisa’s brother than her son. Did it just not work for him?

Lisa Lisa paused. “He quit his constant Hamon exercises abruptly a few years ago in order to age alongside Suzi, however he hasn’t used it in combat for about 40 years. If you quit completely, it catches up to you quickly.”

“That makes sense,” Holly said, filing that away to talk to Joseph about later. “How long will I be training with you?”

“I trained your father to a rather high skill level in one month. I don’t doubt that with the natural skill you inherited you’ll be able to fight well within that timeframe.” Lisa Lisa smiled a little. “I have no doubt your boundless Joestar determination will show through.”

“Papa only trained for a month? How did he beat all the Pillar Men?” Holly thought that was the term Suzi had used. Her mom had filled her in on most of the story about Joseph’s time with Lisa Lisa.

Holly’s mind was boggled that all those things happened. Her father had saved the world, and he’d somehow gone 50 years without bragging to her. She was impressed.

Lisa Lisa chuckled. “That was a combination of skill and sheer dumb luck, as well as a lot of help. One thing JoJo has always had on his side is Lady Luck. Maybe she’ll favor you as well. I suppose we’ll see over the course of your training.”

“Okay!” Holly said, trying to be her usual enthusiastic self despite the anxiety that now gripped her heart. She needed to keep her motivation. Lisa Lisa’s training would be brutal, but she’d get through it so she could see Jotaro.

***

Her lungs starting to ache for air, Holly screwed her eyes shut tighter. She was submerged by weights in a swimming pool Lisa Lisa had rented out. Lisa Lisa herself stood atop the water, watching Holly closely so she wouldn’t drown.

Holly had been underwater for around five minutes. This was a breath exercise to help her regulate. She was keeping a constant flow of Hamon moving throughout her body, and the aim was to conserve the breath she’d taken before jumping in.

Her chest wrung itself. was she at her limit? She had The Miracle reach for the clasp of the weights to release herself, floating up to the surface. When she finally reached air, she inhaled slowly and evenly instead of all at once. The difference was huge—she felt a spike of energy even though she had just gone so long without breathing.

Lisa Lisa clapped politely. “Very good. I was worried you’d lose your technique. That’s the real test here. Well done.”

Holly smiled, lifting herself out of the pool to sit on the edge. Seeing her arms, she noticed she’d gained a little muscle definition. Her workout routine was almost as rigorous as Lisa Lisa’s training. Holly didn’t doubt the Hamon had something to do with this new strength.

It was about a week into her training, and Lisa Lisa wouldn’t give her a clear answer about whether she was making good pace. Not that it exactly mattered. Suzi managed to get the Speedwagon people to trust her so she was able to keep closer tabs on the new Stand user. So far, they still hadn’t caught him.

Another bonus was her getting all of the doctors to leave. Holly was pretty much back to normal. The doctors weren’t needed and hadn’t received instructions for the contingency of Holly waking up. Since Joseph was radio silent, they took Suzi’s orders instead. She also told her butler to return home, much to his chagrin.

Suzi trotted over to her with a tray of drinks. “Are you thirsty, sweetie?”

Holly grabbed a lemonade. “Thank you, Mama!” She opened the little port at the bottom of her mask which allowed her to drink through a straw. According to Lisa Lisa, the original model of the mask hadn’t had this amenity. Previous students would have had to either take it off to drink and risk losing their rhythm, or drink their daily allotment of liquids all at once during a meal.

Holly watched in amusement as Suzi hastily trotted across the water to give Lisa Lisa a lemonade. Her ripples were strong but not uniform, meaning she got soaked up to her shins. Once she returned to the deck she took off her sandals to dry them.

Lisa Lisa followed her out of the pool, sitting down to rest her legs. Suzi said Lisa Lisa had some scar tissue and nerve damage in her ankles that would occasionally act up, which was why she used a cane and sometimes a wheelchair or walker.

Holly suspected there was a Hamon battle that had led to her getting those injuries, but try as she might, she couldn’t get Lisa Lisa to tell her any stories.

Once she finished her lemonade, Holly gave the glass back to Suzi and dried herself off.

Lisa Lisa got up and grabbed Holly’s empty glass off Suzi’s tray, much to Suzi’s bewilderment. Lisa Lisa settled into a stance and Holly realized too late what was happening.

Lisa Lisa threw the glass a bit to the side of her. Holly caught it quickly, using The Miracle to extend her reach. “Grandma! What was that for?” She asked, setting it down carefully.

“I knew it.” Lisa Lisa strode over to her, her stilettos clicking against the concrete. “You have more than just my techniques you’re using. What is it, though?” She started to circle Holly like a vulture, looking her up and down.

“Uh,” Holly said. Suzi hadn’t told Lisa Lisa about Stands? Although…it was possible Joseph hadn’t even told Suzi. Holly was reasonably certain he didn’t even tell her all the details when he explained Jotaro’s predicament.

She didn’t know whether Lisa Lisa would believe her about The Miracle. She may be able to use fantastical life-giving lightning, but where did she draw the line? 9-foot tall ancient vampires were at least tangible, unlike Holly’s Miracle…

On top of that, Joseph was very picky about who he told his secrets to. It seemed like the more innocent people knew about the existence of Stands, the more likely they were to be hurt. Lisa Lisa being involved in this was the last thing Holly wanted. What would Joseph do in this situation?

“Well? What is it? Did you develop some sort of new technique without me knowing?” Lisa Lisa said, crossing her arms. “Wouldn’t put it past Joseph’s daughter. But what did you do exactly? I should hope it’s not cheating. I also wouldn’t put that past someone raised by him.”

Holly relaxed a little. She had to say something that would make Lisa Lisa not be suspicious anymore.

“I think it’s air currents,” Holly blurted, then cringed. How would she back that up? Now her coach would just be suspicious she was stupid…

“Is that so? The wind blew it into your hand?” Lisa Lisa said, leaning in close to Holly’s face. Holly could feel Lisa Lisa’s eyes burning into her skull even though she still had on her sunglasses.

Holly glanced at Suzi, who looked completely bewildered. “Uh, no…I think it was Hamon. The air in here is very humid, so the water helped me.”

Lisa Lisa paused. “Very well. I’ll study this phenomenon…I suppose stranger things have happened. Carry on, then. Once you finish drying off you’re running a race. I’ve signed you up already. You’ll be coming in first place. By a lot.”

“Oh, okay…when is it?”

“Ten minutes.”

Block high. No, higher. Too late. Lisa Lisa broke Holly’s defense and easily struck her. Holly hopped backwards on the balls of her feet, circling her opponent.

Sweat trickled down her brow. She gritted her teeth. This sparring match was going on for too long. Neither fighter was making any progress. It was to the point that Suzi, on the sidelines, didn’t seem to know who to cheer for.

Lisa Lisa rammed her cane towards Holly’s forehead. Holly narrowly caught it. She tried to send Hamon up it but it blew up in her face, showering sparks all over her. She jumped backwards.

“What’s your secret?” Holly said. “What makes you so good at this?”

Lisa Lisa smirked. “As if I’d tell you while we’re fighting.” She leapt towards Holly, striking her in her solar plexus and then her shoulder. “A magician never reveals her tricks.”

Holly stumbled back, surprised she didn’t fall. Instead of retreating she hunched down and rammed her shoulder into Lisa Lisa’s stomach.

This seemed to genuinely catch Lisa Lisa by surprise—not because it was a good move, but because it was so bad she truly wasn’t expecting it.

Lisa Lisa fell backwards and Holly quickly took away her cane. She pressed the end of it to Lisa Lisa’s chest, pinning her down.

“Do you yield, Grandma?” Holly said.

“Of course not!” Lisa Lisa said with a chuckle, batting the cane away with her forearm. Holly recoiled from the force and dropped the cane. As soon as her grip slipped, Lisa Lisa swooped in and snatched it back. Holly retreated.

She shook her head. “I should have known better. I’ll have to do something really special to keep you down.” She again circled.

Lisa Lisa smiled. “You’re right about that. Give it your best shot!”

She rushed forward, striking at Holly with a flurry of blows from her cane as well as her hands. Holly stayed on defense, dodging each attack narrowly. She was in the clear, that is until Lisa Lisa caught her off guard with a crack to the shoulder.

Holly wobbled, and Lisa Lisa hit her in the knees to buckle them. Holly crumpled to the ground. Her coach placed the tip of her cane against Holly’s throat.

“Do you yield?” Lisa Lisa said, a bit smugly.

Holly smiled. “Nope!” She grabbed onto the cane, directing a shock of Hamon up through it successfully. Lisa Lisa, not prepared for this, was stunned in place by the lightning.

Holly rolled away and quickly swept Lisa Lisa’s legs. She actually fell this time. Instead of immediately retaliating, she laid there for a moment.

“I yield. What…” Lisa Lisa shook her head, confused. “What did you do?”

Holly helped her up and they bowed. “I noticed that your cane only accepts Hamon one way. I couldn’t shock you from my side.”

“Exactly…how did you do it just now?”

“When you fell, I switched the ends. I saw that the head of the cane can come off, so I just moved it and hoped you wouldn’t notice.” Holly smiled. “I can’t believe it worked!”

Lisa Lisa stared. How did she unscrew it that fast? How did she even think to do that? “You’re very clever. You earned this victory.” She said, composing herself.

“Okay! Thank you! Oh, and I hope your cane isn’t damaged.”

“I can get it fixed. I’m very proud of you for thinking outside the box, dear. You can have the rest of the afternoon off.” Lisa Lisa now spoke to Suzi. “Bring my wheelchair, would you? I’m feeling a bit drained.”

Suzi nodded vigorously, trotting away. Holly helped Lisa Lisa to a seat before leaving.

As she walked the halls back to the kitchen, she couldn’t help but wonder if Joseph had a similar experience. Did he ever defeat Lisa Lisa in sparring? If he did, he would have never let her hear the end of it.

Would he be proud of Holly for her accomplishments?

She missed him so much. She missed Joseph, and Jotaro, and even Kakyoin and Avdol. She hoped they were safe. Her gut told her they were, or at least they were alive.

Recently her nightmares got more frequent. She saw DIO more often. Did that mean Joseph’s group was getting closer to him?

Dread crept into her chest, the sickening weight of it settling on her. It happened whenever she thought about her visions of DIO. This was just a fraction of his presence—what would it be like to face him head-on?

***

“HOLLY! HOLLY! WHERE ARE YOU?” Suzi shouted, startling her.

“In the kitchen, Mama. What is it?” She called back, sipping her water.

Suzi ran in. “They got the guy! They’re getting him on a plane to Egypt as we speak. Get packed!”

Holly dropped her glass but quickly caught it with The Miracle. Water spilled everywhere. “Huh?”

“I said get packed! We need to get you to the airport within the hour!” Suzi glanced at the floor. “I’ll clean the mess. You just focus on getting ready!”

Holly nodded. She hurried back to her room, hauling out her duffel bag.

She picked out her most practical outfits, which ended up being mostly jeans and cotton button-ups. She also grabbed a jacket. It’s cold in the desert at night, right?

Once that was done she got basic toiletries, extra shoes, lots of extra socks…

She put on her favorite fake pearl necklace, running her hands over the smooth beads. It was calming for her. She captured the sensation with The Miracle, so now whenever she was stressed she could touch her necklace to calm down.

She put on her hiking boots, quickly ducking into Jotaro’s room to grab his spare pocket knife. He probably wouldn’t mind. She also grabbed a few fresh pieces of clothes for him.

Sadao had briefly gone through a phase where he bought a surplus of survival equipment despite never even camping. It was possibly Holly’s fault, as most of the supplies came from American catalogues she showed him.

This collection was one of the many things he never bothered to come pick up, and which Holly had placed in a guest room closet.

She now opened it up and took the expensive over-engineered canteen he’d bought. It had normal things like peroxide and a filter, but it also had a built-in compass, a sheath for a tiny knife, several strap options, and more. It was almost useless.

She shrugged, tossing it in her bag. It wasn’t like Sadao would be using it.

Holly found her mother and grandmother in the front room waiting on her. “Am I late?” She asked.

Lisa Lisa shook her head. “No, not at all.”

“Are we leaving?” Holly said, cocking her head.

“Aren’t you missing something, dear? What do you think you’ll do with that big mask you’ve got on?” Lisa Lisa said, laughing a little.

Holly had honestly forgotten about it. Her hand wandered to it absentmindedly, tracing the grooves in the metal. “Oh, yeah.” Suzi laughed at her a little.

Lisa Lisa unclasped the buckles and carefully lifted the heavy mask over Holly’s head. “You might be thinking I’m doing this because you’re leaving and I have to, but that’s not the case. You’ve done well, and you don’t need help anymore. I’m proud of you, Holly.”

Holly beamed. “Okay!” She quickly hugged Lisa Lisa, almost crushing her before remembering she was almost 100 and Holly should probably be more gentle. Lisa Lisa laughed, patting Holly’s back.

“I’ll miss you, Grandma. Thank you so much for training me,” Holly continued. “I’ll make you proud, I promise!”

“Just be safe. I’ll be the most proud if you survive.”

“Likewise!” Suzi chimed in, her voice sounding a little unsteady. Holly immediately turned and hugged her.

“Mama, I’ll miss you too.” Holly buried her face in Suzi’s shoulder. “I’ll ask Papa to give you a call.”

“That would be very nice,” Suzi said. Holly felt wetness on her shoulder—Suzi was crying.

“Mama, don’t cry! I’ll cry too!” Holly said hastily, hugging her tighter. “I promise it’ll all turn out okay in the end.”

Suzi sniffed. “Be safe, sweetie…”

“I will!” Holly declared, stepping back. “I’m ready to go. I want to stay and say goodbye for longer, but I know I’ll start getting emotional if I do.” Her eyes were already teary.

Lisa Lisa nodded. “It’s good that you know your limits. The Speedwagon Foundation driver is waiting out at the gate. He’ll take you to a secret location where you’ll board a plane, then rendezvous in Egypt with your teammate, before finally joining Joseph’s group. Make sense?”

“Yep! Bye-bye!” Holly slipped out the door and waved back at them as she trotted down the driveway.

Suzi, her tears flowing freely, alternated between blotting her eyes and waving at Holly. Her heart was full of pride but her hands shook as she took in the possibility that this could be her last time seeing her daughter.

Once Holly was out of sight, Lisa Lisa turned to Suzi.

“She’ll be fine. Joseph and Jotaro will fight tooth and nail to keep her safe, and she’ll do the same for them.” She put her hand on Suzi’s shoulder. “I don’t know what she’s been doing, but she has some kind of trick up her sleeve. It seems like sleight of hand, or maybe she’s developed a Hamon variation. She inherited Joseph’s ingenuity. She will beat the odds here. Just have faith in her.”

“I know…I feel useless again. I thought dropping out of Hamon training would only be bad for me…I never realized it would cause my best friend to die,” Suzi sobbed. “When you left for Switzerland…I couldn’t go with you. Then before I knew it you were missing and JoJo was on my doorstep in shock from burns saying Caesar was dead.”

“Suzi, dear, why didn’t you ever say anything to me? That’s not your fault. Not even I could save him.”

“I know, it just hurts…and now it’s happening again. Why can Joseph and Holly go on this journey but not me? Why am I never able to help?” Suzi raked her tears away. “I don’t want to have to wonder if my daughter and husband will come back to me.”

“Sometimes you just have to wait. It’s not worth thinking about what could have been, or what might be. You’ll just make yourself upset.” Lisa Lisa touched the end of her scarf, pondering the embroidered bubbles. The iridescent thread caught the light, sparkling back at her just like Caesar’s Hamon used to.

“Not everyone can fight. Even if you can, oftentimes you have to let others help. That’s what being a team is. You’re part of their team, even though you can’t go with them. You orchestrated all of this. Without you Holly would be stuck here.”

“Did I do the right thing? It’s possible I could lose all of them now.” Suzi’s lip trembled and she started to tear up again.

“I think you did.” Lisa Lisa offered Suzi a clean handkerchief. “You and I will never know the full extent of it, but I’ve never seen a stronger bond than the one through this family. They’ll take care of each other. You just wait for your call from JoJo, alright?”

Suzi nodded. “I will…I miss him…”

“I’m sure he feels the same. He gets so whiny without you.” Lisa Lisa smiled.

Suzi finally laughed a little. “You’re right, I wonder if he’s complained yet.”

“Oh, absolutely. Remember when we were on vacation and you left to get lunch without telling him? He was pacing up and down the living room, and he wouldn’t shut up. Completely hopeless, I tell you.”

“Completely!” Suzi finally dried the last of her tears, her sorrow evaporating into fond laughter.

They returned inside and sat in the living room chairs. Suzi looked out the window at the bright flowers swaying in Holly’s garden, resolving to hold out hope one last time.

***

Holly stumbled out onto the helipad, shielding her eyes from the morning sun. She was jet lagged and her legs screamed from climbing so many flights of stairs, which her escorts had insisted on in case of tampering with the elevator. Holly was pretty sure she’d heard somewhere that elevators were safer.

The helicopter landed a few minutes ago, so its blades were still. It was silhouetted against the sunrise. She could barely make out the Speedwagon Foundation decal. The escorts walked her to the craft, opening the door for her.

In the back, there was nothing but a crumpled up jacket. Holly paused. Wasn’t the other person supposed to be here? They were probably another Stand user. Maybe their stand allowed them to be invisible? Or maybe tiny?

She turned to the pilot, who cut her off before she could even speak.

“He’s here. Just get in quickly, please,” he said, motioning her in.

She sat down and eyed the jacket as the escorts closed the door behind her. The pilot and copilot flipped a bunch of switches.

Once they were safely in the air, the copilot turned around to talk to Holly.

“Your teammate is under that jacket. Don’t disturb him if you value your hair.” He tossed his head towards the other seat. “His name’s Iggy. Seems like if you leave him alone he won’t bother you.”

“Bother me?” Holly said. “I hope not. If we’ll be working together I want to be friends.”

“I wouldn’t recommend trying that, ma’am…he can be very irritable at times.”

“Isn’t it rude to talk about someone as if they aren’t here?” Holly crossed her arms, making the copilot flinch.

“Mrs. Kujo…are you aware that Iggy is a dog?”

“No, I wasn’t told.” She looked at the jacket again. There was actually a suspiciously dog-sized lump in it. “That would make sense. I wasn’t aware dogs could be Stand users.”

“Neither were we until we caught him. You learn something new every day, I guess.” The copilot shrugged.

Holly heard rustling. Iggy was moving around under the jacket. He eventually poked his head out, blinking at her.

“Oh, a Boston terrier! Aren’t you good-looking!” Holly said cheerfully. “Nice to meet you, Iggy! I hope I didn’t disturb your nap.”

He stared at her, walking forward a bit to see her better. She offered her hand for him to smell.

“My name’s Holly, by the way!” She smiled.

Iggy nodded at her after sniffing her hand sufficiently. Holly was a little surprised—she’d never seen a dog do that. Was he more smart than a normal dog? Did he understand bits of human speech? No wonder he was irritable, then. No one was speaking of him very highly.

He didn’t seem mean at all. He sat next to her politely for a moment before flopping down on his side against her leg.

“Would you like to be scratched?” She said.

Iggy squirmed a little, closing his eyes. Holly assumed that meant “no,” and he just wanted to sleep. She was fine with that. He seemed to be able to tolerate her, and she was thankful. She wouldn’t push her luck.

The copilot looked back at Holly again curiously, and his mouth fell open when he saw Iggy snuggled up to her. “How did you—“

Holly shushed him. “He’s sleeping!”

The copilot rolled his eyes.

Actually, sleep sounded pretty good right about now. The flight was supposed to be decently long. Holly leaned up against the window, taking in the beautiful Egyptian landscape for a moment but quickly drifting off.

This time she didn’t dream of DIO, only a bright vision of reuniting with her family.

Thank you for reading!

Reference drawing of Lisa Lisa here

[byanyan]

oc aesthetic builder

archived template here!

stolen from:ㅤ@bluefeathrs ♡

[sublimedragontragedy]

This is actually part two of a project I started where I randomly generate two of any mlp characters and make a fusion of the two! The first five are lost to time.

[shiningsilverarmor]

Even the smallest light..

..can be the most dangerous when ignite.

[jaegerisim]

OKAY WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE BYLER TAG??? I FEEL SO LOST OMG