Jungleevilshadow

Jungleevilshadow

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Sep 03, 2022

So, I skimmed through this chapter again because I thought "eh why not?" You did change some dialogue though to be honest not sure this really changes much if anything comes off a bit preachy almost as if Mad Dog is standing on a soapbox. Sure, I can agree with the mindset of "never forgetting where you came from". In fact, that is what I always find jarring about people that can grow up in the worst forms of poverty. Moment, they get some money or power it seems they just lose touch with all those memories at least that is how I always interpreted those rags to riches stories. Where the MC can go from living in a gutter to going to a house and then just forgetting about everything they suffered and not even bothering to assist those they knew. Maybe it is telling of people in general how malleable we are and how our perspective can override our own morals and compassion.

Course it could also be the people that write the stories are mainly wanting to make a character go from pauper to prince and don't bother with the conflicting mindset which makes sense. I mean I am probably sure there are plenty of stories with messages the author never intended to portray or even thought were in there. I see Birch is training to be a hardcore masochist fetishist later in life. That or she considers abuse and punishment as an indicator of being liked which is even more disturbing as one is more a kink the other is indictive of serious problems.

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Chapter:2

Aug 19, 2022

Did Ai just cut her tampon in two so she could use the cotton as noise canceling because she prefers her fantasy world of music to the real mundane world? That is an extremely weird flex and I hope she does not have an early period but hey necessity is the mother of all invention as Snake says. As for the composing I honestly thought she was playing some sort of Anime game where you had to get the notes just right to get the best score. I mean it sounded pretty anime like especially with Kiro's drawings that were pretty top notch. Granted while this seems like a cute scene between the two it feels more of a prelude to how ill-formed their relationship truly is. They seem to be using each other as a means of furthering their own creative pursuits over actually being in a mutual harmony of empathetic emotion and sharing.

Course I am just a rando on the internet so I could be dead wrong and suck a bag of cocks for it. Given her parents arguing I wonder what sort of trouble in paradise is going on? Possible infidelity maybe? Ai has an ASMR where she composes music as her parents discuss divorce and custody rights.

You know the only way this story could hurt my brain anymore. Is if it turns out this was all an elaborate Dungeons and Depths campaign in the vein of Critical Role, or a friend group really dedicated to method acting. Though I think it is more they see the world as monsters because deep down they are lonely and shy. Kiro she is barely a friend to you let alone your girlfriend. She was the one that proposed it and if anything, she is using you as much as you are using her. I mean hell if you held a gun to either of their heads and asked them to describe each other they would default to either cat headphones or Monsterpedia because they know practically nothing of each other beyond those object identifiers.

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Chapter:13


Aug 15, 2022

Man, Chuck E Cheeses that is an establishment I have not been to in years. Very good times shame that between all the new tech and a certain series that draws both furries and pedophiles to children corpses stuffed into knockoff mascot costumes. Proof that we simply cannot have nice things. The descriptions of the arcade machines really fill me with nostalgia as well as a longing for simpler times. Haven't been to an arcade with the whole family since I was probably a kid in the 90s and the arcades nowadays simply do not compare, I mean do you know how hard it is to find an arcade that actually has a variety of games that are not some sort of token gobblers?

To be honest as disgusting as it sounds Richard's burrito pizza foam is not the grossest way to consume food. I used to cup both my hands around the mass of Ramen Noodles in the bowl it sorts of looked like a mass brain when I did it. And I would then start chomping on it like a sandwich. Must have outgrown it because I have not done that in years. I also used to eat it straight with my hands like other foods only recently these past few years have I started to eat with proper utensils.

Lovecroft really hitting that English teacher vibe of "writes something clearly a shitpost or for a joke."
Lovecroft: "BUT WHY WHAT ARE THE THEMES?!"
I see that Kiro dodged a bullet and did not come between the curvy bat girl and her potentially Jamaican exchange student boyfriend Enchinda named Kanckles. Shipping fandoms can be rather militant like that. Speaking of which is Kiro named after that one character from Sift Heads? You know the one that was in the Yakuza and that Vinnie killed his brother? Sorry to anyone that was not prepared for spoilers for an old flash game series by the way.

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Chapter:12

Aug 15, 2022

Here is a fun drinking game. Take a shot every time you see a non-copyrighted reference to a real-world product. Also, the dad puns make me groan like Kiro's dad probably snores. Basically, it makes me go full AUGHHHHHH mode. I find it odd how after one date Kiro is immediately in a breed or bleed scenario, and he of course chooses breed buying large condoms to hide the fact that like DBZ Abridged Krilian he is a grower. I hope to God and every other holy thing that Kiro does not start getting weird thoughts about insectoids. "Son, we need to talk about your preferences for monster girls."
"Explain."

You know there were hints that Maia was going to fill the tough yet soft girl with a heart of gold and an artistic ability trope. Though it was handled far better and both sides of her personality are in balance complete with her own snark at Kiro's expense. Besides those that build their bodies often also build their minds or at least they should with skills like the arts. Finally, Kiro has learned to stop setting his phone to grandfather heart monitor flatline dubstep notifications. Something I no doubt believe his pants are grateful for.

As for his priorities is toilet paper just solid gold in this universe? Only buying a single roll? You know how fast that is going to disappear between him and his dad? It will vanish quicker than a pizza at a WeightWatchers convention. Seriously unless COVID19 happened in this story Kiro really should be getting some more wiping paper. Cause I can say from experience using your hand and some water is very ineffective and nasty. Speaking of T-Rex does that mean dinosaur monsters exist or were they banned by the admin for being broken builds?

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Chapter:11

Aug 11, 2022

I had a massive Anal explosion before reading this chapter. Like so bad it felt like I was potentially dying of Dysentery. I honest to God thought that I would die like an Oregon Trail NPC. Having to force myself to read the unholy amount of soul crushing puns I can honestly say I would have preferred to die from my finger induced diarrhea.
Seeing as how The Lord Almighty has not had my soul taken by his Angel of Death. I can instead highlight what I enjoyed about this chapter. Sans the cat cafe part speaking of which that employee was given me Sans Skeleton vibes from the description of the uniform and his dedication to spewing out as many bad awkward puns as possible.

Firstly, I enjoyed having a glimpse into Kiro's imagination with his mock battle of GI Jane and the fusion dance variant of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Really putting the trans in Transformers there. Though I take issue with Megatroid's assertion that Jane was given a gun to appeal to a male demographic. As Copyright Free Spike from Clownboy Beatbox would likely phrase in a totally not plagiarized statement. "I really like the type of woman that will just kill me." We then get to see Kiro's IRL speedrunning skill with very frame perfect inputs to avoid his dad's bearhug and parental advice. Likely honed from countless hours and attempts of the Speedgame gifted to the Human Race by God himself. The American Dad Intro and its history of tricky skips and near impossible time saves. Though it is unclear if Kiro is or is not using a TAS for how quick he found Ai, and this will likely be debated by the Speedrun.com mods. He did however pull off The Upton Sinclar skip with his knowledge of The Jungle.

I also liked how Ai was poised to attempt to murder this universe's version of Poncho Villa with a defunct peanut cart only to realize they are nowhere near Mexico or the period in which he lived and died. As for the whole swapping mouth germs I hope for Kiro's sake that Ai didn't have any diseases or cold sores to contract from that usage of the spoon. Also, Kiro has some impressive succ ability. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Now that we have the awkward will, they or won't they out of the way. It is time for love bombing then the constant fighting once the inevitable honeymoon period wears off. I wonder if Kiro ends up replacing those beat up headphones of hers? More than likely, he will now that they are suddenly an item.

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Chapter:10

Aug 07, 2022

No Amy crimes are crimes regardless of the sex or preferred gender pronouns of the criminal. Speaking of which we have Voyeurism, Stalking, Unlawful photography of a person without their consent. Yes, that can be a crime at least here in the states well at least in certain states. It really depends on how your state handles consent. If you are in a one-party state meaning only one person needs to consent to take photos or recordings of somebody else even without their knowledge it would be legal but likely would not make great evidence in a courtroom and would still be looked at with suspicion depending on the material obtained. Whereas a two-party consent state means both people need to be aware of and give consent for anything such as photos to be taken or audio to be recorded. In that case if one party is unaware or denies consent but it happens anyway then you might be liable via the law. Not to mention if the stalker is noticed and the one being stalked feels unsafe or uncomfortable then possible harassment is added onto it.

Granted take what I say with a grain of salt. While I am a bit more knowledgeable about the law given how some of my family served in law enforcement my knowledge also comes from TV shows like Better Call Saul so I could have got something wrong. Which is why it is not a good idea to get legal advice from randos over the internet.

As for the story itself Amy should have ditched the maid outfit now, she just ruined all of Ren's hard work and effort in making it. Also, can we please stop having Amy and Ren being so thirsty? Seems as if any moment they are going to start sucking face. Even though we all know it will probably be more like eating carpet seeing as how this is a Yuri fic and Amy obviously has a crush on Mia with Mia meanwhile confirming to Henry Wheezer no relation to Carl Wheezer that she probably likes to swing for the other team.

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She Can't Be That Perfect!!
Chapter:2


Aug 01, 2022

Honestly Kiro should probably get his phone vibration switched from Bad Dragon vibration to something milder. Because all that whacking of his pants cannot be good for his more sensitive organs especially his legs and tendons. As for whether or not to do D&D with the boys and girls? HELL, YEAH YOU AGREE TO IT!
Ai: "I bet he is cheating on me."
Kiro: "WOO BABY NAT 20 ON DECEPTION ROLL!"

To be honest I guess I am just not a romantic like Kiro or the other nerds at the table. Who seem to actually get more ass seeing as how they all suggestions lined up and ready to fire like a Tec-9 into a welfare line. Keano is a master class of an improv DM to be honest though he likely should have kicked out the Rogue player for repeated failure to show up. Also, no fighters? The absolute gigachads of D&D and nobody is bothering to play one? And no fighters are not boring seeing as how my own fighter is essentially a Vietnam styled merc that may or may not be an ex-criminal whose aim is as excellent as his problems with women are awkward. Not to mention the sheer number of times he has utterly shredded the plans of my DM. Yes, I do believe in Kenku fighter supremacy how could you tell?

But yeah, if I were to choose where to take Ai probably an arcade. Where we will either bond or I will probably ignore her to play Time Crisis. Though hey a cat cafe is not a bad choice either. It is weird to think about a Kraken waitress seeing as how when you hear the word Kraken you immediately think of the gigantic beast from the myth of Perseus. Though I did enjoy how her facial expressions were described and that she was not written into the story merely to fulfill a tentacle quota.

As for my absent well I had some family issues to take care. Do not worry I am not dead just sometimes it takes a bit to get back to all this. Signing off for now take care y'all.

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Chapter:9



Jul 27, 2022

Ah, yes, I bet the Monsterpedia that Lovecleft pursed made him recall his own artistic ability. Especially an ambiguous period where he may or may not have done a few lewd drawings to pay some tuition. Obligatory horny joke aside given how passionate and thorough Lovecleft is. I bet he could produce some very exquisite and provocative art pieces in his spare time. And of course, that moment when one of your parents rush in with you are busy on your phone potentially dry humping your pillow like it is a French Girl. Then you have to quickly hide both items and steady your rapid breathing as they inquire what you are doing or asking how your day was.

I would have loved to have a dad like Kiro's not too many fond memories of my old man honestly. Best memory I have is when he let me choose between a PS1 and an N64 and I chose the PS1. Course that was well over a decade ago at this point and he passed on two years back. Point I am making is that Kiro should cherish his dad for being both supportive and involved with his upbringing. Many kids have to either rely on grandparents, foster parents, friends' parents, or relatives, or nobody at all whatsoever.

Another insight I have been neglecting to make is that this novel has the feel of a reverse isekai scenario. Not a watcher of isekai so know I am likely talking out my bunghole and that whatever I say should be taken with a grain of salt. But instead of the MC or MCs dying while nobodies and ending up in a place with odd creatures yet where humanity is still in control, and they just so happen to be gifted godlike powers or bequeathed with a heroic mission. Here humanity seems to be virtually non-existent, and they have lived their lives in a world of monsters as just average people no fanfare or anything, but they still impact the world like everyone else. That also makes it odd when you consider certain races like that one insectoid Victoria in the last chapter. Given how insects can pray upon and cannibalize each other as well as differing species. Must make it difficult to be able to mature to adulthood. I bet things like adolescent would be made especially awkward.

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Chapter:8

Jul 27, 2022

Cupid is one sly, manipulative sonofabitch. Which of course would fit very much into his role as the Cherub of Romantic Love. As well as further draw a parallel to his pagan counterpart. Though unlike him he does not need a bow and arrow to strike his targets. Rather he merely has to use the hormones of the teenagers as well as the unpredictability of love itself to further along his little game. In a sense just like the Greek version he is just as much an enforcer of the domain of love. Because to these six and indeed anyone with their issues of self-doubt and vulnerability love can seem like a monster. An impossible quest that never truly ends even when you find someone as evident given how even when some of them found a partner it was temporary.

Ren's intention of ignoring the two targets was a good one though way too optimistic. After all, as Julius stated there was no guarantee that the losers were not attractive physically. As well as the added catch that Ron has only ever loved one girl who could very well likely be one of the targets. Now granted maybe there could be a loophole that the six just need to date each other. Though that will not happen either because again they do not trust each other for that and Julius who right now is enjoying the strife would sabotage it. Like it or not thanks to Julius ensuring the competitive spirit is alive and well all of the unfortunate six will have to play a deadly dating game. Hope to see more of this development as you have taken what some would consider a bland concept and put a very mature and psychological spin on it.

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Chapter:2

Jul 24, 2022

Oh, damn Mad Dog found out about the second Lovecelt impersonation. That or she might have stumbled onto the Monsterpedia and thinks she can use it somehow. Not sure why she would be interested in Ai of all people. And was she having Birch attempt to pants her in the bathroom? I hope that is what it was because otherwise that is a pretty dark premise.
You cannot tell me that whole basement isn't Lovecroft attempting to find people to play Call of Cthulhu with. I mean the ambience and eerie tone would make a perfect place for an RP group. Maybe Kiro could even get his dad involved do some father-son bonding? One of the many reasons why students dislike school is precisely because of teachers attempting to control every little thing. The headphones are not bothering anyone outside of the teacher of course.

You know I remember when my pair of headphones got a huge ass crack in them. Kept using them even though they were falling apart until I got a new gaming headset to (harass minorities with) I mean watch movies on my PS4. Whereupon I retired my old headphones into the trash can. May they rest in peace in a landfill somewhere.

This begs the question we have an understanding of why Mad Dog notices Ai given what occurred with her and Birch back in chapter two. But what could she possibly mean by getting into her business? Could it be that Ai's parents are important people? They certainly seem to be from the description of her room and home. She also appears to be a latchkey kid given how she is used to having the house to herself. Therein lies another conundrum. Given her anxiety Ai might be prone to cutting classes. While still managing to attain high test scores. So, she would have had to be at the school at least some of the time granted probably in places where Kiro was not at the time to avoid being seen by him until their fateful encounter in the alley.

Speaking of which what happened to the stray cat? We must know the cat is safe!

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Chapter:7