[At many points in time, Dio has wrestled with the notion that he came here because the conclusion of his mission brought him into the new world. That would explain why he met a new type of human that can independently separate herself from the material cycle. The reward for his good deeds might just be more profound than he was prepared to understand, as he often would forego studying "great things" in favor of just doing them. Helena was with him that the goal was to dispel the worldly illusions. So perhaps this initiative failed, and they're more deluded than ever. Perhaps Dio has come face to face with the "god" who had never spoken with him personally. Or perhaps this person is simply a very strong entity who plucked Dio out of his temporary existence and wanted to see how long it would take until he ran out of oxygen. No matter what the reason, Dio does in fact have questions and might as well ask them during this time period that does seem to be a sincere little intermission. (If it's not, they're probably crushed so fast.) He throws up both his arms, half to protect Helena but half to project a protesting posture in general, and steps forward.]
Why?
[He's getting into it with a variety of contrasting hand gestures.]
It's not like I expect you "capitalists" to agree with the teachings of Free the Soul. But you control spacetime and you don't kidnap me until I already complete my mission? That's just stupid! Did you think you were gonna slow down whatever the Myrmidons do afterwards? You gotta already know there's so much more where this came from! [His volume increases.] Don't tell me you only needed someone who would protect her, either! Fifteen isn't a goddamn even number!
[Years of training have left Dio for all intents and purposes entirely disinclined to tears. You either must have heard many of Dio's more simply crabby rants in your time, or often heard someone else take a similar twisted trajectory, to detect the veering from anger into the territory of anguish.]
Your whole game keeps screaming at me, [Coco's perky falsetto] "Do stuff you enjoy!" [Seven's teasing baritone] "Change your fate, owoo!" [Resetting.] But then you take it away! The only destiny I ever had!
[And then the phone rockets away from 707.]
How would you like it if I did that to you?
[Dio is standing there holding his arm up high with the phone in his hand, like a rock that he is going to smash on the ground in the most dramatic manner possible. He's trembling underneath the tough stance, partially because this is an easily called bluff, and also because his powers don't actually protect him from the pain of catching fast-moving objects with no mitt of any kind.]
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Why?
[He's getting into it with a variety of contrasting hand gestures.]
It's not like I expect you "capitalists" to agree with the teachings of Free the Soul. But you control spacetime and you don't kidnap me until I already complete my mission? That's just stupid! Did you think you were gonna slow down whatever the Myrmidons do afterwards? You gotta already know there's so much more where this came from! [His volume increases.] Don't tell me you only needed someone who would protect her, either! Fifteen isn't a goddamn even number!
[Years of training have left Dio for all intents and purposes entirely disinclined to tears. You either must have heard many of Dio's more simply crabby rants in your time, or often heard someone else take a similar twisted trajectory, to detect the veering from anger into the territory of anguish.]
Your whole game keeps screaming at me, [Coco's perky falsetto] "Do stuff you enjoy!" [Seven's teasing baritone] "Change your fate, owoo!" [Resetting.] But then you take it away! The only destiny I ever had!
[And then the phone rockets away from 707.]
How would you like it if I did that to you?
[Dio is standing there holding his arm up high with the phone in his hand, like a rock that he is going to smash on the ground in the most dramatic manner possible. He's trembling underneath the tough stance, partially because this is an easily called bluff, and also because his powers don't actually protect him from the pain of catching fast-moving objects with no mitt of any kind.]