Ashton Upmann
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Ashton Upmann is a secondary allies of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fan part, JoJo: The Lighted Stage.
Upmann is a gruff, hardworking business man, and the current president of the fashion company MAISON. He puts profits and success above all else in his business, and while he does support his employees' goals in searching for the Square Biz Killer, he will not tolerate any of their actions going against his bottom line. Despite his no-nonsense personality however, he still takes time to help them when it is absolutely needed, and won't stand for any of his employees being threatened.
Upmann gained Stand when his wine was spiked with Gypsy Eyes at MAISON's 10th anniversary gala. His Stand, Time In A Bottle, is an extremely powerful bound Stand, allowing him to lend or borrow time itself.
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Limelight
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Background
Before the events of the Lighted Stage, the CIA deduces that the Square Biz Killer must be a Stand user worker at MAISON (a large fashion company), as all of his previous victims have been former models, and his methods of killing are unlikely to have been preformed by a normal human. Thus, Jazmine is sent on a mission with Calvin James to catch the Square Biz Killer by having her pose as a model for the company. She applies as a model, eventually getting the opportunity to be featured on the company's 10th anniversary magazine, and is invited to MAISON tower for the anniversary's gala.
MAISON's 10th Anniversary Gala
Jazmine travels with Calvin to the San Francisco police station where the two interrupt two officers who are interrogating a young chicano man. After revealing their credentials and informing the officers that the case is no longer theirs, Jazmine asks the main portly officer why they are interrogating the man if he is only connected to one of the Square Biz Killer's victims, giving him only 10 seconds to respond. The officer initially ignores her question, instead confronting Calvin after he took a drink in front of him. However, Calvin uses his Stand to transfer the alcohol in his body over to the officer, causing him to stumble over his words and reveal that they only arrested the man due to him being Mexican. Subsequently, Calvin hits him in the nose, and the two leave with the young man being released.
After dealing with the police, Jazmine and Calvin take a car over to MAISON tower for the decennial anniversary gala. On their way over, Jazmine changes into her model outfit, and questions Calvin on his ability. He retorts, reminding her that his power is classified information as Jazmine jokes she was just surprised as she had never seen it in person before. Soon however, the two arrive at the tower as Jazmine is assailed paparazzi as soon as she leaves the vehicle. Soaking in the attention, Calvin follows her in tow in order to deduce the Killers identity if he comes for Jazmine.
Once the two are inside, Jazmine is confronted by Kurt Duffy, one of MAISON's photographers. He snaps a candid photo of Jazmine before introducing himself and departing to get himself a drink. The two then go upstairs where Jazmine splits off from Calvin to better integrate into the party (although poorly to those with a keen eye). She is then picked out by another one of MAISON's models, Alexa "Lifeson". The two make some small talk before Alexa introduces Jazmine to the employees of MAISON: Kurt Duffy, Weston Archer (MAISON's second photographer), Theodore Carnaby (MAISON's designer), Eloise Margot and Sunny Cherr (two more models), and Mina Moore (MAISON CEO Ashton Upmann's secretary). After meeting the rest of her coworkers, Ashton Upmann gives a speech to the crowd in attendance, asking Mina to prepare a bottle of wine they had been saving for this occasion.
Upon everyone receiving a glass and toasting to the occasion, Jazmine included, the entire gala erupts into chaos as many of the poartygoers have psychotic breakdowns. This extends to Jazmine, who upon drinking the wine starts to notice an iridescent glow on her hand. She runs into the bathroom to clean it off, but is unable to remove the glow as she is confronted by Alexa. Alexa confirms that she is developing a Stand, a phantom manifestation of her psyche. Jazmine questions if she is apart of the KGB and if she spiked the wine, to which Alexa confirms she is from Russian intelligence, but denies knowledge of the wine. Jazmine then asks why she is telling her all of this, as Alexa informs her she may not have long to live through the night, summoning her Stand Private Eyes in front of her.
