[In the few seconds that she remains in place, Dio continues on. He continues on and side-steps one the cracks that manages to travel along the pavement quickly enough to catch up with him. And then he's gone. Or at least so he thinks. That illusion is tragically cut short when Junko appears behind him, demanding his attention.]

[He stops again, turning halfway towards her with The World dutifully moving aside so as not to block Dio's view of her.]

I imagine it occurred to you that there's a reason I walked away from you, but seeing as how you're here complaining now, you're not clever enough to infer what that reason might be. Allow me to shed some light on the matter: "earning points" with you is far from a priority for me. Find someone else to pester for attention.

[And with that he turns, intent on continuing on his way.]