[ the thought that there are people here who can see his stand without recognizing it as a 'stand' is still somewhat discomforting. it doesn't rule out the possibility that other people's abilities are still stands going by another name. maybe it would be best to consider people like her 'stand users' for now?

-- or at least, that's what he's thinking until she drops that bombshell. ]

I'm sorry, you're -- the spirit of a country? [ he sounds appropriately incredulous as he repeats after her, brows furrowed. surely, she doesn't mean that literally. ] I think I may have misunderstood what you meant by that. I suppose I can understand it if you're able to recover from injuries quicker than most, but that's very different from ... what you said.