The Ludicrous Escapade Pt.3

Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?

Eight hours before Weather and Anasui's escape...

"This is the place, right?" You pulled the car to a stop some distance away from a mansion.

Jolyne nodded firmly, "I could never forget where Romeo lives. That bastard." She swung open the car door and hopped out. "Hermès, give me one of your stickers."

"Uh... sure. Why not." The Costello handed one over.

"I'll be back soon. You guys can just wait here." And with that Jolyne stormed off in the direction of the manor.

Emporio, who was sitting in the passenger seat, waved from the rolled down window, "Okay. Be careful!"

Hermès then laid down along the back seats, enjoying the extra space. "It's pretty sweet that that guy lent us this car. Bruno, right? He said he was your boyfriend or something?"

"Yeah, he seems like a nice guy." You were beginning to understand why past you might have gotten together with him. "I can't really be one hundred percent sure if he's telling the truth until I get my memories back, but I'm inclined to believe him."

"You know, I've actually seen that guy before!" Piped up Emporio. "When there was that rumor going around about you and the leader of Passione, I decided to do some digging into the gang. If I remember correctly, he's basically Giorno's right hand man."

"Oh... he's part of a gang?" Hermès shook her head in disapproval. "Maybe you shouldn't be hanging out with this guy after all." After what had happened with her sister, her resentment toward gangs was still strong.

"I don't think I'd have started dating him if he was some terrible gangster." You had higher standards than that.

The Costello sat up, moving to lean on the back of your seat. "Except, you don't even know if you're actually together." She wouldn't rule out the chance of this being some elaborate attempt to fool you.

"But he seemed so... sad when he learned that I couldn't remember him. And what he's said to me so far makes a lot sense." You held your head in your hands, "God, I'm so sick of having my memory taken away!"

"Well, uh, at least Bruno's car is pretty cool." Emporio tried to lighten the mood. He made his seat recline nearly all the way back. "Although, I've never actually been in a car before. But it's just kind of fun seeing all these new things for the first time."

"Oh, yeah! That's right! You've been in prison your whole life!" Exclaimed Hermès. "Once we're done with all this shit, we'll have to make sure you get to experience the 'wonders of the real world.' Or, I dunno, maybe we'll just send you to a school or something. Wait a second..." She stared at the child with intrigue. "If you've been at Dolphin Street your whole life, how come you know how to read, write, speak and all that stuff?"

"Hm?" He shrugged. "After my mom died, the internet, mostly. It's got, like, everything. Oh!" He clapped his hands together. "And I looked up some stuff on the Speedwagon Foundation, too! It seems like the original owner, Robert E.O. Speedwagon, had a fiancé that supposedly died in some freak accident a few years after the death of this other guy, Jonathan Joestar."

"Okay...?" Hermès raised an eyebrow. "What does that have to do with anything?"

"Jotaro had said I had an ex-fiancé who owned the Speedwagon Foundation. So I presume the person who died in the freak accident must've been me. Not that it really matters right now, I suppose." It wasn't like that information was going to help you catch Pucci or defeat Dio.

There was a knock on the side of the car. Jolyne had returned. She tossed one thousand dollars in cash and pair of keys into Emporio's hand through the open window. Her other hand held a human tongue. Emporio jumped out of the car to roam around and find what the keys were for.