The Ludicrous Escapade Pt.3

Library Time

Two days passed since you met Emporio. You had already told Jolyne what you learned. Also, she had managed to come to terms with your... situation. After the initial shock she had a lot of time to think it over. So things were pretty chill between you now, similar to how they were before.

"The phones are all downstairs, right?" Jolyne was blowing at her freshly repainted nails while sitting on top of the desk in your cell.

You stood up from the stool, tucking the book you had finished reading under your arm. "Yeah. There are some by the Guard's room and some by the clinic." You also had the feeling that there was someone you wanted to call, presumably a person this Whitesnake guy erased your memories of. "I can show you the way."

"Sweet! Thanks! I really want to hear my mom's voice again..." She followed behind you with a hop in her step.

"I think I've heard that you have to reserve a phone, though. So you'll probably have to pay someone for their spot if you want to talk." You were just giving her a fair warning as you headed down the stairs.

"Oh, thanks. I'll see how long the wait is first, though." She hoped the wait wouldn't be too long.

"Okay, you see the phones over there?" Jolyne nodded in response. "I'm sure someone there will probably know where to go to reserve a spot. Gwess is over there right now, too, it seems. So you can always ask her."

Jolyne grimaced. "I'd prefer avoiding her if possible. But are you heading to the library again?" She knew that lately you tended to just hang out over there and read through whatever was there. They had a decent selection and you enjoyed the quietness.

"Yeah." You gestured to the book you were planning to return.

"Okay, see you around." And she jogged over to the phones.

Once you turned in the novel, you began carefully reading the covers of books as your fingers trailed across the spines. They didn't seem to have a lot of manga in this prison and there was definitely no Pink Dark Boy.

After a few minutes of browsing, a pair of arms embraced you from behind. It wasn't your Stand, that's for sure. The only female prisoners you were at all familiar with were Jolyne, Gwess, and Hermès. It seemed unlikely that any of them would do that. Was it a stranger? At the very least, you could tell the chest pressed against your back was certainly not flat. You supposed the only way to find out who it was, was to turn around and look.

You still weren't entirely sure who it was at first, mainly getting a vague sense of familiarity.

They stared at you intently, "Why didn't you visit again, (Y/N)? I waited the last two days and you didn't show up." His pink hair was shorter now, and he also sported a rather prominent bust covered with a purple top. The rest of his features had also become much more feminine. Despite this, his voice was still as deep as ever.

"Anasui...? How did you...?" You were confused as to how he managed to transform his body so quickly. Surely a Stand was involved somehow.

He grinned, "I thought you'd ask that." He glanced around the aisle before leaning forward to whisper into your ear, "One of my Diver Down's abilities allows me to restructure things. So I made myself look like this to sneak into the female section of the prison and talk to you. My Stand is pretty useful, isn't it?"

"Yeah... it does seem pretty nifty." Even though you definitely thought it was a bit much, but he definitely wasn't the type to actually listen if you told him to stop. "And I didn't visit because I didn't learn anything new yet."

He placed his hand on the book shelf next to your head, "Then we could learn some new things about each other. Don't you think so?"

"(Y/N)!" You could hear Gwess whisper shouting your name as she rounded the corner into your aisle. Her eyes focused on Anasui, "Who is that, (Y/N)? I don't think I've seen her around the prison before. Is she new? Is she bothering you?" She had healed up fairly well since getting beat up.