#bablyne

The Kujo children are musicians. 💕

I think Jot's got pride in his hat + jacket accessories. It's a treat for him to get those pins and he's really pleased when he finds new ones he likes!

So, what does this have to do with Jolyne? Lemme tell you.

When he goes away on trips when she's little, it's hard. To help balance it out and cheer Jolyne up, Eileen goes shopping with her to pick out new pins for Jot to wear on his trip!

"So you'll think of me when you put it on!" + "They're good luck charms!"

And that's the way Jotaro regards them! When he gets dressed to go out, he has his case of pins to pick from. There's that joy in consideration, "well, Jolyne just bought me this one, and it'll pair nicely with the other from last Father's Day."

If people ask him about it, and he feels like answering, he goes "my daughter picked it out for me!"

In addition, Jolyne's got her own collection she keeps in a shoebox under her bed.

Of course, this doesn't always work but even when Jolyne's mad at Jotaro for going I think the pin giving is consistent until she's about...9 or 11.

I am resisting the urge to say Jotaro and Eileen decided on Jolyne's name by putting both of their names together and changing the spelling.

It is a very hard urge to ignore.

I may lose.

Anyways, I get the idea that the Joestars (by the end of BT) are very aware of the fact that it seems every kid who has a name that makes the sound 'jo' gets blasted w the family curse. But it's like, they can't stop naming their kids like this. Holly barely got away + even then BOOM stand illness be upon ye.

I think the family members who are the most 'superstitious' about it are Joseph and Jotaro. To Joseph's credit, he had no say Josuke's name and Holly prolly brushed her dad off when she was naming Jot.

Jotaro, however, gets no excuses, and on top of the jokes about getting Eileen pregnant outside of wedlock, Joseph also mocks him for naming BOTH of his kids "Jo[insert here]."

Jotaro weakly defends himself about Jolyne since he actually had "Irene" on his baby name list but Eileen vetoed it.

Continuing onward, I like to think of Jolyne as a daddy's girl. There's this phase where she whines loudly whenever he leaves the room.

It takes a little while for them to figure out Jolyne finds it funny whenever her dad rushes back into the living room looking kinda harried.

Jolyne is one of the only people to get Jotaro to do silly things too. He does the baby voice, the airplane, funny faces, the list goes on. He actually really enjoys it cause Jolyne's face just lights up whenever he exaggerates like that. His earlier thoughts about excessive emotional displays being annoying + pointless kind of crack a bit. It's Jolyne + Eileen that make him feel like it's worth it to put in that little extra effort.

It also helps that when Holly catches him doing this with his daughter there's this Pride in the grin she shoots him. He brushes it off with a "what's that for?" And Holly is just so pleased with her son, 'such a sweet boy' she thinks.

I also think Jolyne's a very demanding baby. Her attitude is Loud and it is a very hard won thing that Eileen and Jotaro mediated her temper somewhat.

Eileen is completely enamored with her baby daughter. Eileen thinks of Jolyne like a little gift from heaven who Must be pleased always.

Jotaro has to constantly pull her away from the aisles of baby stuff because the cart is OVERFLOWING and we came here to get diapers not more jumpers!

Eileen just wants to give her daughter the best of everything, and not have to want anything (complicated childhood issues,,what are you Talking about). Eileen hovers and wears herself to the bone, yes taking help from Jot but she acts as if she NEEDS to be there even then. It's that mindset of "only I know how to take care of my daughter and she will be heartbroken and betrayed if I'm not there".

It's a big discussion between Jotaro and Eileen about her habits actually. It's a bit emotional. It's just that Eileen can't be so excessive, it's unhealthy, Jolyne needs to be able to develop coping skills of her own, and cannot Soley depend on her mother. Eileen can't always be there for her. But Eileen really WANTS to, she knows what it's like to be so lonely at home. Eileen thinks she's being attacked, Jot's confused because he Isn't trying to hurt her or say she's a bad mother, it's about moderation. Tears are definitely shed. Eileen has to realize it isn't just her, she has a family that supports her/there for her too.

By the end of it, Jotileen ends up having a quiet night in while Jolyne gets to visit grams. It's a step in the right direction.

Pol is there when Jolyne is born, obviously, and cries like a little baby when he gets to hold her, but he can't actually stay long (he has a flight to catch).

When he gets the next opportunity to visit the Kujos, it's about a month later.

Jotaro and Eileen look absolutely exhausted, they haven't changed their clothes in three days, Jot's got a scruff, and Polnareff just bounds in. First, he suffocates Eileen in a hug, Jotaro tries to edge away but no one is safe.

"It's so good to see you! Congratulations, congratulations!"

Jotaro wheezes from the hearty pat Polnareff gives him on the back.

"Now where is my goddaughter? Le petit ange!"

That's when Jolyne wakes up, she starts crying in the nursery.

They had just put her down. Both parents move to soothe their daughter but Polnareff just gently pushes them onto the sofa, saying "I'll take care of it, you both look awful as it is!"

The silence is glorious as Jolyne's sobbing subsides, Jotaro sinks into the couch cushions and Eileen's leaning heavily on his side.

Polnareff's cooing comes closer as he makes his way into the living room.

"Les petit bisous pour toi!" he sings peppering Jolyne's lil cheeks with kisses. "Tu ne pleures pas, hm? Hm?"

God it's been too long since I've posted Eileen 😭

Eileen's just finished wiping the ice cream stains from Jolyne's face and fingers when her toddler says, "I'm gonna go up. By myself."

Eileen points at the structure, "On the jungle gym, honey?"

"Mhmm!"

"Are you gonna slip down the slide?"

Jolyne nods seriously, "By myself."

Eileen pats her daughter's head. "You're gonna do great."

"I know."

"Alright, see you soon?"

"Soon! Bye!"

Jolyne kicks off her little shoes while she runs off. Things are quiet for a little bit, aside from the din of the usual noises of sugar high children. Eileen sees Jolyne's face occasionally peek out from the plastic windows. Eileen's feeding Jouta some apple slices when she feels a tug on her pants.

"Are you Jojo's mommy?" A girl, maybe five or six asks.

"Uh, yes," Eileen has a horrible feeling.

"Well, she told me to tell you she's not coming down."

Eileen blinks. "Beg your pardon?"

The girl twiddles her fingers. "I think she's scared of heights."

Eileen should've seen this coming. She asks Grandma Suzie to watch Jouta while she clambers her way to her oldest.

Whoever manufactured the plastic tubes did not consider the parents who'd have to fish their kids out of there.

When Eileen finally reaches Jolyne, the poor kid is crying so hard she's hiccuping. After calming Jolyne down Eileen scoops her up and slides down with her.