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First Wind (video)

[The network is happily greeted by the face of a young man with surprisingly golden hair staring into the screen. It's hard to guess what he's feeling right now, seeing as how he was given the news that his world was destroyed. However, that didn't seem to phase him much, so he's not as shocked as others might be. He's relieved to know that some of his possessions came with him, but...

Enough contemplation, he finally begins to speak up.]

A shame, isn't it? That our worlds are gone? It's nothing that I would have expected in the first place, seeing as it's a bit hard to believe. However, I'll have to put my trust into it that my world is actually gone. Needless to say, I'll be missing my partners over there- unless some of them were brought here, as well. If you've ever heard of a Guido Mista, or Trish Una, please contact me.

...ah, I suppose I should introduce myself in the meantime. My name is Giorno Giovanna, and I greet all of you who were taken to this "Tower". Hopefully time will tell if I enjoy this place, or not. The atmosphere is...undesirable, however. But I'm sure some of you might have gathered that much in time.

...also, if anyone is kind enough to show me around, I would be grateful to you. I need to learn about as much of this place as I can before I can truly adventure and claim certain parts as safe. Also, a bit off the subject, but have any of you heard of what a "Stand" is? If you have, then let me know. I have some...things I'll be needing of you.

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[He let out a sigh of relief, thankful he didn't harm the girl too much. Still, something was bugging him in the back of his mind as he looked at the floor numbers...wow, he didn't realize that the tower was...well, at this sort of height.]

If you say you're alright, then I'll have no qualms about worrying. [He patted her lightly on the head.] You're quite the strong willed girl, if you're not letting something like this affect you. Now then...

...what sort of private business would you like to speak about?

[Tohko wasn't quite used to getting headpats, even though she gave out quite a few. However, that didn't mean that she hated getting them, and she smiled at it.]

Well, I try to be. After all, if everyone around me is affected by something, I can't help them if I'm affected too.

[She then lowered her voice to a whisper.]

For one thing, your free to ask your questions. And..we can talk more freely about the rebellion.

[Right, that explanation seems to make Giorno close his eyes and nod his head slowly. He knows how it's like when others are affected by the wills of others...

But to her next statement, he opened up one eye in curiosity about this...rebellion.]

...I've been meaning to ask what the intentions of this rebellion entailed in the first place. Is it something I need to be concerned with?

[Still keeping her voice low, Tohko nodded as she replied.]

It probably is, even if you don't think you'll be involved. We're pretty much following Dax's last wishes to obtain information, break free of Ruana's rule, and restore the universes.

[...ah? He figured she must have been part of rebellion in the first place, if she was talking so ill about the administrators. But it's enough to bring out a chuckle.]

So you people so wish to seek freedom from these cursed admins. Hm...a noble cause, although...I may be able to lend a hand. And...I assure you, they won't touch me.

[At that last comment, Tohko sighed, even though she did smile. The offer was a good one, and Tohko would be more than happy to have Giorno on the team..but they always touched people here.]

Freedom and the truth. However, I'm sad to say that they touch and mess with everyone here eventually. But..if you want to be in, you're in.

[Giorno waved off that "touching" part dismissively. Sure, he knew something was bound to happen to him soon enough, but he wasn't going to back down without a fight at all.]

...hm, I'll join, if that's the case. I'll be glad to fight for those who seek freedom and truth from the oppressors. But, I suppose there is a leader for all of this, correct?

[Not that Tohko would have expected him to. It wasn't like many of the residents just took their punches without trying to return them with interest.]

I'm glad to hear that. And there are three leaders: Enoch, Zelda, and myself.

[...hold on. He had to make sure he heard that right in the first place- she was one of the leaders? Sure, it caught him off guard, but he soon returned back to his normal line faced composure.]

...hm~. I'll admit, I would not have seen you as a leader of something like this. It's surprising, but...well, what would you have us do?

[..Tohko couldn't help but chuckle a little at that. Even she thought that it was a little weird that Dax had chosen her to be a ringleader, but..he had, for some reason, so she had to do whatever she could to help out.]

I admit, I don't really understand why Dax picked me either. However, for now, in the mornings, go into the bathroom. You'll find a woman with blond hair there, holding a box. That'll be Zelda. Tell her that I sent you, and you'll be handed a few chips. Right now, we have to cover the Tower with them.

[Covering the tower with chips, huh? He doesn't seem to question it in its entirety, but if it's for some plan that they might have against the administrators, then he wouldn't have no qualms about what might happen in the long run.]

I'll be sure to keep that all in mind. If it's to help us gain control of this tower, then I won't question what will happen in the meantime. However. What would happen if they were to catch wind of this?

Thank you. You seem like a good person, so it would be great if you would help us. However, if they caught onto this, they would put a stop to it, punish us, and try to find out more. That's why I'm keeping my voice low and why I ditched Ivan.

I would've imagined that punishment would have quickly followed suit afterwards, but it's a shame we have to keep this in privacy, and secrecy.

[A tiny sigh. Sure, he's the type to face things head on, but when it comes to working in the shadows...he's not sure what to do.]

Well..it's not like we keep this in complete secrecy. We tell people that we trust with our lives what's up. However..if we didn't take precautions, not only would the Administrators find out, but so would Ganon's gang. We can't have them getting involved.

...there's another gang we have to concern ourselves with, despite the administrators? My, that sounds terribly awful in the first place. I'm not sure how anyone would last...

[But he's still not showing any signs of disturbance on his face.]

It is more than a nuisance..but we've lasted so far, so as long as we make sure that what we know doesn't end up in their hands, we'll be fine.

[So it's protection of information...Giorno nods, actually taking what seems to be a saluting stance.]

Understood. I'll be sure to look out for anything that might harm us in the long run, Tohko. And I'll be sure to hold unto what we know. [Even if he doesn't know anything himself.]

[Tohko noticed that stance and would return it with..a bit of a bow.]

Thank you. And if you find out anything new, let me know, alright? And..you don't have to salute me. Dax may have picked Enoch, Zelda, and I, but the choosing was pretty sudden and random. We're all in this together.

Now..didn't you have some questions for me?

I'm sure he must have had some sort of reasoning behind naming you folks the leaders, after all. Nothing would happen without a reason behind it. And you will have my word that if anything new pops up, I'll tell you about it.

[...oh, right his questions...he actually let out a tiny shrug.]

I believe all the questions I had were properly answered.

Well..I'm not saying that he didn't. I just wish I knew what his reasoning was, since I never had any experience in a rebellion before this. However, I do appreciate that! Thank you! The same goes for you. If I find out anything new, I'll try to inform you as fast as I can.

[..That actually made her chuckle a little.]

I guess we were on the same wavelength there for awhile then.

Hm, leading a rebellion isn't all that hard in the first place, granted you have the right mindset. [He lets out a chuckle as well, oh how much he knew about those.]

As if we weren't on the same wavelength about anything else we discussed.

And the right tools and people..it's just a bit leading one than reading one, if that makes any sense.

[Another small chuckle.]

That's true! But it's good to find someone on the same wavelength as you here.

I think I can get a gist of what you're saying from that...although, if you need leadership skills, I can give you some lessons. And in rebelling, as well.

[Even if she might not need it.]

You're right, finding others with the same wavelength is hard to come across. Especially if they differ in personality.

[While Tohko had read a lot of books about rebels and leaders, there was no way she was going to turn down lessons from a friend.]

Which tends to happen here quite a bit, since there are a lot of people here! However..while I've read a lot of books, if you wouldn't mind, I would love to take you up on those lessons! Extra information never hurt!

[He smiled a bit at the at her accepting his proposal, with his hand outstretched towards her.]

Now, when shall be a good time to do this? I would imagine any time when you don't exactly have that drone following you around, or when things have seemingly calmed down.

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