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[roberteo]

HELLO! MY NAME IS ROBERT E. O. SPEEDWAGON AND I AM POLitely requesting some assistance, there we go.

In any case, I request that someone tell me the best location here in which to procure a drink of the alcoholic variety! Out of simple curiosity, of course. I'm still getting the hang of this blasted...device! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

Fascinating!

Sincerely,

Robert Edward O. Speedwagon

[...Someone please tell him to stop.]

Comments

[roberteo]

City of Shadows, if I'm remembering correctly!

Pleased to meet you too, if you'll give me a name.

[digiorno]

Ah, Shadows is not always a very nice place. But if you're looking for bars there, I'll send you a few to choose from.

[And, after a few moments, he does; there are several, with notations ranging from "seedy" to "decent" to "very nice", with one marked as "overpriced" and a frowny face.]

My name is Giorno Giovanna. It's not so unique a name as yours, I'm afraid.

[roberteo]

It's plenty unique, I think! French-sounding, at least.

[digiorno]

Italian, actually. About as Italian as it gets, although Giovanni is a more common last name.

[. . . hm . . .]

It's funny, I only sometimes go by it these days. A lot of times my friends just call me Giogio.

[roberteo]

Oh! Is this one of those names you have to pronounce strangely? I have a friend named Jojo, is it said like that?

[digiorno]

It's said exactly like that, actually.

It's funny, too, because I know the name Speedwagon. Not a person, but an organization — a foundation. You've never heard of them, have you?

[roberteo]

No, I have not. Perhaps it's a relative?

[This is a joke, one that Giorno doesn't have the context to: it's rather amusing to him that any Speedwagon would ever rise to something as noble as some kind of foundation. This includes himself.]

[digiorno]

Possibly. It's strange, though. I was so sure that the initials were R-E-O, and then Speedwagon. I might be confused. Funny coincidences all around.

[roberteo]

It is a fun coincidence, I must admit! Perhaps I can capitalize off of the success of this other Speedwagon.

[digiorno]

Perhaps. Names are the strangest coincidence of all, sometimes.

Your Jojo. What is he like? I wonder if there are more coincidences there.

[roberteo]

Well, my Jojo is exceedingly tall and strong, and very bravehearted! He likes dogs, I've been told, and chocolate. He just got married!