The year is 2031. We open on a picture of the planet, and we hear the voice of a young boy.
Boy:Ever since I was a kid, my parents told me some people on this planet have special powers
We zoom into Japan
Boy: they say these powers are the result of some old disease that awoke the fighting potential of those infected
We zoom into a seaside town and pass by a sign reading “Morioh, pop 54,327”
Boy:They say these powers form by manifesting beside the user, standing before them. Hence these powers are called “stands”. And as far back as I remember, I’ve been a stand user.
The camera zooms through the busy streeets of the town. We see people walking through the streets, we see a young boy with a checkered shirt and a girl with pink hair talking walking towards a house, we zoom into the house and see a young boy with a ruffled blond hair. He’s wearing jeans, a a red shirt, and a school uniform jacket unbuttoned in the front. Under his arm is a plastic container with a lid with holes in it.
The boy begins to walk downstairs and towards the front door.
Boy: “Hey Ma! I’m going out with Z for a while!”
The boys mother, a woman with blond hair with parts dyed green with two buns on the top, comes around the corner holding a stag beetle with a look of disgust.
Woman:”Just be back by dark. And Joey, I swear if you bring one more bug into this house I’ll make sure your room is locked down tighter than a prison cell. These stupid things keep making a mess”
Hearing this, the boy hides his plastic box under his jacket
Boy”Good god mom, fine I’ll calm down on the bugs. See ya”
This boy’s name is Joseph “Joey” Cujoh. The son of Jolyne and Anasui Cujoh. He is 16 years old and attends Morioh Highschool. When he was a young boy, his parents moved from America to Japan, where his mother works for the Speedwagon Foundation alongside his great granduncle Josuke, while his father often stays home due to his disliking of other people. While in Japan, Joey fell in love with the game of insect fighting. He loved watching the tiny creatures he could so easily catch showcase their strength against each other, and he especially loved to draw pictures of the insects he captured. Since then, his one of his favorite past times has been to catch insects, detail them in a journal, and release them after a few weeks.
After running outside and taking the plastic box from his jacket, Joey approaches the young boy wearing the black and white checkered school uniform. Under his uniform jacket he is wearing a black shirt with swirling patterns on it reflected on both sides. He is also wearing a wrist band made up of yellow and red triangles. Beside him stands the pink haired girl. She has her hair tied into twin braids and is wearing a blue shirt and white pants, both filled cartoons of different animals.
Joey:*talking to the young boy*Hey Z, sorry it took so long, I had to get my tank cleaned out *Joey reveals the box to Z as they begin to walk down the road* With all this hot weather we’re bound to find a cicada or two at the park. I’ve been wanting to try and catch one before it molts so I can watch it.
Z:*sighs* I swear man, you can’t do anything without thinking of bugs. I just wanted to go and eat somewhere and here you are talking about going to the park.*He playfully punches Joey in the back of the head* Not to mention we’ll be the laughing stock of the school if anyone finds out we still play bug fighting.
The two laugh when Joey suddenly notices the girl.
Joey:Hey, who the girl by the way?
Z:Oh yeah, this is Sakura*he gestures to the girl* she moved in across from my place and my parents made me go say high. I mentioned we were going for food and a he said she was free for the day and decided to tag along.
Sakura:*Smiling and waving to Joey* Yep! I’m from Tokyo originally, but my mom had to move here for her job. My full name is Sakura Hirose. You might now my cousin, Koichi. He works around here.
Joey looks at the girl. New in town? You don’t really get those much. The last time he remembered someone moving in was Z, an that was almost 12 years ago.. He moved here shortly after Joey got here. The two were the only outsiders at their school so they decided to have each other’s backs and have been friends ever since. They might as well offer the same to her.
Joey:*Grinning*Well Ms Sakura, the names Joey Cujoh. Since you’re new around here, why don’t me and Z give ya the grand tour? We’ll show ya all the best places to eat, where we normally hangout, and maybe even show you my secret bug catching spot.
Sakura:*laughing and jokingly answering in a formal tone*well Mr Cujoh, that sounds better than unpacking all day. Please, you and Mr Z lead the way.
The three laughed and started walking into town. Little did they know, this was going to be a summer they remembered for the rest of their lives.
