#jerma goes to tokyo

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i can now watch my bf play persona 5 so we have gotten 4 hours in and its going well as you can see

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[Jerma's voice] Would Medic watch Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack? Serious answers only! Just kidding, let's be silly about it.

If you don't know what I'm talking about. Don't ask how I do huehuehue ( ◡_◡ )

Medic And Junji Ito's Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack

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JERMA MENTION??? Lol, I've seen the anime adaptation of Gyo, and ough, I'm torn. On one hand, it's super cool to see the work animated, but also it's not as fucked up as the manga. But it's just fine to write about!

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ALSO mutual appreciation comment! Love you for all the asks and ideas, also love you for giving me a chance to talk about Medic (he's so silly I love talking about him, but you've probably figured that out by now :p)

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TW: GROSS AND DISGUSTING THEMES, SPOILERS FOR JUNJI ITO'S GYO: TOKYO FISH ATTACK.

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Okay to start, he definitely would watch it. I think this man has always been a hard-core Junji Ito fan. He loves how disgusting (Listen I love Junji Ito so much, but good god is Gyo gross 😭) Ito's works are. For the sake of being able to give you his take on the episode, we'll pretend he hasn't seen or read Gyo already.

We're maybe twenty seconds in and he's already a little disappointed, this isn't nearly as good as the mangas he's read, but he continues to give it a chance. The second Kayori crushed the first fish walker and he saw the blood spurt, he was very much enjoying his choice to stick around. Is also thrilled at the fish walker itself, what a disgusting little thing! He pauses the show to just, look at every detail of the fish walker, maybe even has a sketchbook that he grabs to just get a quick idea of the anatomy it would have. LET ME TELL YOU WHEN THIS MAN SEES THE SHARK FISH WALKER. Giggling, screaming, obsessed. He thinks it's so cool. When it dies he's very upset. Genuinely wishes they were real so he could study it. Also takes sketches, pausing to get different angles. Thinks Kayori is insane for getting on a plane and going to Tokyo, like, mouth agape at the stupidity. But then again, he'd go to the heart of all this madness to get some research done, so he let it slide. Gets so upset at the scene where Kayori and her cameraman friend are running away from the shark, he hates how it looks. (No hate to the animators they had a big ask but it's so bad guys 😭) Remember the reaction to the shark? Yeah, multiply it by ten for the octopus. Is just floored by how cool of a concept it is. Like he'll be up for hours imagining all different types of animals and sea life as fish walkers and how that would work.

The minute the infection aspect comes into play he's also so hyped. Body horror is his favorite type of horror after all. Picks up on Kayori's cut before the anime even really expresses it as an issue (him being a doctor and all) and is weirdly excited to see our main character turn at some point. Is slightly disappointed to learn that the fish walkers are a mix of machinery and viruses, (he'd rather these things just be full-on viruses) but hey maybe Engie would be down to talk about how the process of engineering of these freaks would go with Medic sometime, who knows? Human fish walkers are a whole other fascination for him. Immediately starts trying to work out in his mind how a real one would work and operate, has a couple of sketches going, and wants to teleport himself in to study and prove it. He loves it. The mega fish walker is yet another "I have those visceral need to study this." Like I don't think I can put into words how rabid this man goes over all the opportunities he would have if he was just dropped into this world for one day. Is mildly upset at the fact that Kayori is immune to the disease as he loves the trope of a main character turning into a monster.

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So after all that, I feel like there's one burning question.

"Would he make fish walkers happen?"

And in my opinion? No, he wouldn't. Sure he's insane, and maybe a little sadistic, but I don't think this man would make such a risky decision to make a virus, and a virus that causes incredible pain and graphic body horror at that. He might be a silly guy, but he's not silly enough to cause actual damage to those he cares about.

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Well! I had to rewatch Gyo at least twice to write this. I'm sorry it's not super long, or particularly good, I had to pause multiple times 😭 I hope you like this though 🫶🏻

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unfortunate issue is that my bf's (jerma 985 guy) least favorite party member atm is ryuji (i am clawing and biting him). but ann is his favorite which is based. i am so sorry for him to have to experience how she is treated after this arc

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oh yeah, might be important to mention that my bf (playing mr jerma 985 here) infiltrated kamoshida's palace on 4/20

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absolutely horrendous bit about an offbrand version of the Phantom Thieves led to us naming the team the "Ghost Takers." which i just hate so much

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most cis guys (tiny brain, looking at surface level character dialogue): ryuji is STRAIGHT he is obviously a BRO its a part of his CHARACTER and story arc

my bf (mind expanded, understands knowledge beyond atlus's range, only just recently came out as pan and queer): why is everybody in this game gay especially ryuji

my bf is very quickly putting up what i'm putting down when it comes to ryuji so far he has headcannoned completely on his own that he a. has adhd and b. is very much not straight

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-devastated that he has to take down his beloved burger

-"you were right, about what you said that one time. joker IS gender"

update on bf's persona 5 playthrough: 90:33 hours in

-don't think i mentioned but our group name is the Ghost Takers

-kept a save that is exactly 69:00 hours. it's in futaba's palace

-STILL 99 big bang burger in inventory

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me: *sends a doodle of ryuji with HOMO RULES shirt as a joke*

bf: i need this hung on my wall

my bf is awesome and i love him and the fact he's getting into p5 and also my gay little opinions on it. a few years ago i'd expect him to find the queer stuff im a part of weird or cringe but he loves it. i feel so powerful

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overdue update because he's 50 hours in now and being called Jerma is never getting old

i can now watch my bf play persona 5 so we have gotten 4 hours in and its going well as you can see

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about 110 hours in, about to fight sae

-can't believe i've never mentioned this but ever since yusuke first showed his all out attack finisher, the bf has been obsessed with it. we call it "the boogie" and it is apparently his favorite thing in the game, above all else

-ann is by a landslide his favorite character. she's his gold star girl bff of all time

-he thinks sae is the black mask (?????????? dont ask me) oh how he is about to get his mind blown at the twist that's coming up. i'm so ready

-Ghost Takers official theme song is Ghostbusters. except like, Ghost Takers. you know. GHOST TAKERS! so that's the theme for our run now

-i'm out here looking like a fool defending ryuji 24/7 from my bf's criticisms. he does like him a lot, and is gung ho about pegoryu at least ironically, but he implied something about him that made me genuinely contemplate severing our relationship for like 0.1 seconds. you don't mess with my boy

-(cutscene in sae's palace with PTs on screen) "what's the deal with the fruits on slot machines"

"oh, for a second i thought you were just saying, 'what's the deal with the fruits' like all on screen at the moment"

"there are a lot of fruits here. us. the people on the screen right now. the ones on the slot machines"

update on bf's persona 5 playthrough: 90:33 hours in

-don't think i mentioned but our group name is the Ghost Takers

-kept a save that is exactly 69:00 hours. it's in futaba's palace

-STILL 99 big bang burger in inventory

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-ann and joker are his absolute faves in the game so far

-morgana just above ryuji a little further down in the "youre pretty cool" tier

unfortunate issue is that my bf's (jerma 985 guy) least favorite party member atm is ryuji (i am clawing and biting him). but ann is his favorite which is based. i am so sorry for him to have to experience how she is treated after this arc

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him: ann is honestly baller i like her a lot! kinda weird how her outfit contradicts the theme that comes with her character though? not really a fan of the concept...

me: boy you have no idea whats comin

unfortunate issue is that my bf's (jerma 985 guy) least favorite party member atm is ryuji (i am clawing and biting him). but ann is his favorite which is based. i am so sorry for him to have to experience how she is treated after this arc