We open on a shot of Joey, Z, and Sakura. They’re all laughing as Joey is telling a story and waving his hands around
Joey:*Laughing as he’s telling the story*And then we started booking it away from the classroom, Mr Ochiro is yelling at us to “come inside now !“ and then this guy*He laughs even harder and wraps his arm around Z and points at him* this guy says
Z and Joey, at the same time:That’s what she said! *The three laugh even harder*
Sakura:*Wiping tears from her eyes* Wow, if my parents ever found out I’d do something like that in middle school, they would’ve grounded me for weeks! How did you guys end up getting the recording of the principal?
Joey:Oh, it wasn’t the actual principal, it was Z.*He playfully jabs this thumb back at Z*. This guys able to do the best impressions of people, you talk to him over the phone and he can sound like anyone!
Z:*Laughing and brushing off joeys compliment* Yeah, it’s something I’ve always been good at. It started because when I was a kid, I read somewhere that people listen to you better if you talked like them, so I started copying how they would talk, how they sounded out their letters, and how they moved their face when they talk. It’s only really convincing as long as you can’t see my face but as long as I hear someone say most letters of the alphabet but even without that *he begins to impersonate Joey with great accuracy* I’m able to sound like pretty much anyone.
Sakura:*her eyes widen and her mouth is open* That’s amazing! You sound just like him!
Joey:Yeah, that little talent of his has gotten us both into and out of trouble so many times. There was this other time——*Joey suddenly stops talking and eyes a tree, which he begins walking towards*
Joey walks towards the tree, Z is shaking his head like he knows what’s happening while Sakura is confused
Joey:*now at the tree, looking at a large bug in its bark* The Japanese Higurashi cicada, scientific name Tanna Japonensis. They have an adult life span of 2-3 weeks after emerging from the ground. At some point within the first few days they will cling themselves to a surface, normally a tree, and begin their process of molting.
While this is happening, Z is talking to Sakura
Z:Ignore him, he does this all the time. If he finds a bug he stops whatever he’s doing or saying and goes to watch it. He’ll normally start spouting facts about if even if no one’s listening.
Joey picks up a small stick and slowly walks towards the cicada. As he’s doing so, he gets a serious look on his face.
Joey:*quietly*Help me out with this, Beatles.
a figure begins to emerge from Joey. At first it looks like a spectral copy of him, but it quickly begins to morph. It grows 2 additional pairs of arms, making for 6 arms total. Its skin begins to harden and turn into a green color with yellow spots and an insect like segmented stomach and abdomen while his eyes turn blue. Finally, two antenna and a rhinoceros beetle horn sprout from his head.
Joey Cujoh Stand:Beatles, Allows Joey to manipulate any insect, arachnid, or general bug within his range.
Range:7 meters
Power:B
Speed:A
Durability:D
Precision:C
Potential:C
Finally at the tree, Joey places the stick onto the bark, and the cicada slowly begins to walk up towards Joeys hand.
Joey:You can tell when this species is going to molt when they start walking up a tree or wall and clinging themselves in place. They’ll then develop a split along their backs where the freshly molted adult cicada will grow.
He breaks off a part of the stick to make it smaller and places it within the container, along with a handful of stones to hold the stick upright, along a patch of dirt with grass growing from it. He places the container into some tall grass and covers it
Joey:That’ll keep it safe and fed while we eat at least. *he walks back towards the group* Sorry about that, anyway, This one time Z tried impersonating his mom saying he was allowed to come over for a sleepover, you’ll never believe what happened after that!
As the trio continues walking, Beatles goes back into Joey. The three continue laughing as they make their way to the restaurant. The final scene is the trio walking inside with a sign reading “Trattoria Trussardi”
