After an hour of driving, the distance between houses grew further and further. You were leaving the city and heading out into the desert. Eventually, Polnareff pulled the car up to a small tent with a fence enclosing several camels on Joseph's instruction.
You all got out of the car, approaching a man who was sitting out in front of the tent, “we’d like to buy four of these camels.” Said Joseph.
“You want camels?” the man asked, looking up at you dubiously, “Sure, I’ll sell them to you, but they’re pretty expensive, and not easy to care for.”
“We’re in a life or death situation,” said Joseph, smiling down at the man, “So we need them. Whatever it takes… As for payment..” He jutted his thumb towards the car, “How about a trade for that car?”
Huh?!
Everyone seemed just as shocked as you, most of all, the man sitting in front of the tent, “That’s way too much, sir!” He said, incredulous.
“Yeah, Mr. Joestar!” said polnareff, clenching his fist and stepping forward, “Besides! You just bought that car!”
“Why do you think I bought such a fancy, expensive car?” Joseph asked, completely confident in his decision, “An off-road vehicle is better in the desert. But I wouldn't be able to write a check in a place like this, and they dont trust cash here.” he crossed his arms over his chest, “In a place like this, trading is far more effective.”
Polnareff looked like he might start crying at the thought of trading such a nice car for a bunch of camels, distress clear in his features.
“If you try to buy safety for cheap in a time of emergency, you’ll end up even worse in the end.” Joseph raised his arms in a shrug, “Well, it just means we’ve suffered a lot already.” He turned on his heel, grabbing the man from in front of the tent’s hands, “Hey mister!”
The man looked up at him, “eh?”
“This seals the deal, right?” said Joseph, shaking the man's hand enthusiastically, “Oh, I know!” he said suddenly, “To make things more even, I’d like the water in those tanks there. In the desert, that’s the most important thing.”
“Water is cheap compared to that car” said the man, looking up at Joseph, “You sure are an odd one”
You were pretty sure that Joseph was crazy. Who even did stuff like that. You saw the check that Joseph wrote, that car cost him $455,000…. Maybe when you’re rich, that kind of money doesn't even matter?
Joseph let out a laugh, “All right everyone. Let’s get ready! Crossing the desert is a tough task! Let’s keep our wits about us!”
Soon enough, the camels were saddled and packed with all your necessities. You were still pretty hesitant about riding one of these huge animals, but you trusted that Joseph had the right idea here…
“It-- It stinks!” Polnareff complained loudly as he approached one of the animals, holding his nose, “Hey, Mr. Joestar, How do you get on it? It’s, like, 3 meters tall!”
“Well, you see, with camels, you make them sit first, and then get on” he said, taking hold of the Camels reigns, trying to pull it down to sit.
The camel made a grunting noise, refusing to get down. Joseph tugged harder at the reins, “You just… make it sit--!” He said, starting to strain to try and pull the animal down. “You just…!”
You looked over at Jotaro, who just shook his head.
“It- It’s going to sit now!” you heard Joseph say, you looked over to see him practically hanging from the neck of the creature. You couldn't help but laugh at the ridiculous sight.
“Hey, you’ve actually ridden one of these before, right?” Asked Polnaref, doubt showing in his eyes.
“I’ve seen that really long movie, Lawrence of Arabia three times!” Said Joseph, only slightly less confident than he was about 2 minutes ago, “I know very well how to ride a camel!” he paused for a long moment, “Though, two of those times I slept through half of it.”
“M-Movie?!” yelled Polnareff “Wait! You’ve never actually ridden one?!”
In almost perfect comedic timing, the camel turned its head and spit directly on Joseph's face.
He paused for a long moment, then turned to the rest of you, grinning, “It’s great sunscreen! Didn’t you know that?” He said, laughing loudly.
Oh my god… You were all going to die.
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(Jojo / Jjba X Reader) A 7TH Stand User Joins The Party
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