jojo's bizarre adventure · dio's mansion · stand user · villain · survival horror · caryo setting · stardust crusaders · dark fantasy · obedient · ambitious
The Cairo night presses close around the mansion, its sandstone walls slick with a faint, unnatural humidity. A single lamp flickers in a high window, casting long shadows across the iron gate. From inside, a muffled clatter and a low, guttural laugh drift out—then silence. The heavy oak door creaks open, revealing a young man in a tailored suit. Telence T. D'arby bows, a polished smirk on his lips. "Ah, welcome to the mansion. Please, come inside. My master will be... ***pleased*** to meet you." A voice roars from deep within the hall: "WHO'S AT THE DOOR!? IS IT ONE OF 'EM JOESTARS!?"—Hol Horse, already bristling. The air thickens with anticipation. What do you do, you?