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Let's address the blue suited elephant in the room!

I want to preface this by saying, of course, what Prosciutto does to pesci isn't okay in the slightest. He's a grown man who should keep his hands to himself, but i do want to talk about the scene itself and how araki has addressed this in the new la squadra lore drop.

If you've ever read or watched part 5, you must be familiar with pesci and proscuitto. The dynamic these two shared was quite unique, considering that at the time Araki wrote these two, we didn't really see two minor antagonist banter and interact with each other in the same way they did.

People who like La squadra have especially taken a liking to the dynamic Pesci and Proscuitto share, but one thing that we don't really talk about or acknowledge is the fact that proscuitto hits / manhandles pesci. So let's talk about it!

When you think of Prosciutto, your first thought might not be kind and doting. However, Araki goes on to emphasize that prosciutto is too soft on Pesci and praises him too much.

"This makes it a total of FIVE TIMES he supported pesci in an hour."

"People might wonder if Prosciutto was being over protective"

This makes sense in the context of the episodes, and Araki also goes on to state Prosciutto cares very deeply about pesci, to the point his love is deeper than that of a mothers love.

Araki tells us readers that the only time prosciutto has used the "stick treatment" was when pesci got ambushed by Mista but he quickly brushes it aside by highlighting the fact prosciutto was brave and grabbed the gunslinger risking his own life to save that of pesci.

"My prized hook and line" written by yoshihita okita, does a reversal of what araki has shown us. Instead of pesci constantly being praised by proscuitto, pesci gets scolded multiple times throughout the short story, and it is only at the end that we see proscuitto praising pesci for doing the right thing. This signals a turn in how proscuitto views his subordinate.

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Prosciutto's actions and Pesci’s Reactions

Now, this is where the novel differs from what we see in canon and where I start to project some of my own thoughts and feelings on these scenes. It's not exactly a one to one comparison, but it'll do.

Leading up to the impact in the anime, we see pesci praising prosciutto on how amazing he is for disguising himself as one of the passengers. Even though pesci nearly got himself killed, he still excitedly walks up to prosciutto. So when prosciutto hits him, he looks genuinely confused because he didn't expect that to happen. THIS makes sense in combination with what araki has told us.

Prosciutto is overprotective and praises pesci too much because he deeply cares for him and his safety. Of course, pesci would feel comfortable walking up to prosciutto. He hasn't given pesci a reason to make him feel otherwise. However, the stakes are much higher than normal they went on this train knowing they'd either come out victorious or die trying to obtain their goal. But pesci still doesn't act like it, and so in the heat of the moment, prosciutto hits him, which gets followed by the 5 times of praise Araki loves to mention.

In the novel, Prosciutto doesn't actually hit Pesci, but he does instinctively cover his face out of fear of being hit. This doesn't exactly contradict what Araki has told us, but this pesci is much more fearful of Prosciutto, which would make sense because this takes place when pesci has freshly joined the team and hasn't really realized which buttons he can and cannot push.

(I think it's also important to keep in mind this wonderful short story wasn't written by Araki himself, so obviously, the way the characters interact and behave aren't going to be 100% accurate. However, it did get approved, so it's up to you to decide whether or not you want to accept this as canon or not)

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What happens after?

In the novel, there's not really anything that happens after because nobody's getting hit, so we're going to be focusing on the anime.

If you've seen the episode, we all know what happens after. Prosciutto starts giving pesci pep talks and praising him and touching foreheads invading pesci's space. This exclusively happens after Prosciutto hits him. Why is that? Why do that after decking pesci in the face?

Well, it's because pesci lost the confidence he had after being scolded so harshly by his mentor. In the anime, the difference between before and after isn't very noticeable because pesci has been changed to come across as more meak and shy. But in the manga, pesci goes from a playful and cocky newbie to a meak and anxiety filled mammone in almost an instant. THAT is why prosciutto goes overboard with the praise and PDA. He's aware of what type of impact it has on pesci and tries his best to steer pesci back in the right direction with kind words.

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(I'd place some examples here but I've reached my limit unfortunately)

Conclusion

I'm not really sure how I want to end this, but regardless of how you see pesci and proscuitto's relationship, I think it's very important that we continue to have fun and mess around with their dynamic as two characters in our favorite show. You can choose to ignore that prosciutto has done this, or you can choose to come up with your own explanation for his behavior, but at the end of the day, we're all here to have a good time.

Thank you so much for taking the time of your day to read this <3

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Recent John goodies I got! 2 playbills and a copy of the Chicago Sunday Tribune :)

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Hope you rope fans like leather too :^)

(Aka new art coming soon…)

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Hello everyone! It is me, the Medic.

Now, you're probably wondering who I am, so I've provided you with a picture of me (the man on the left) and my colleague (the young man on the right) Scout who helped me set up this account!

(We were strictly ordered not to smile in our portraits. Scout completely disregarded that rule and gave his best smirk, how rude!)

Simply said, I've recently taken a liking to photography and wished to share it with the world! However, I don't know the first thing about social media, so I enlisted the help of Scout. In exchange, He wished to have access to the account. (I hope this does not backfire on me)

With kind regards, Medic

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Can someone write a fic about Brandon and Phillip doing poppers and having animalistic sex while Phillip keeps threatening to kill Rupert and Brandon is like fully agreeing with him please and thank you

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A Little Life except they NEVER get famous and they STAY young and be HAPPY and LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH AND WORK OUT THEIR ISSUES IN A HEALTHY MANNER‼️‼️‼️

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A Little Life except they NEVER get famous and they STAY young and be HAPPY and LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH AND WORK OUT THEIR ISSUES IN A HEALTHY MANNER‼️‼️‼️

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Jude St. Francis would love Aphex Twin (source: he’s literally me and I love Aphex Twin)

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Confession: An M!Shep, Kaiden, and Garrus threesome would be so good I have literally thought of it in IMMENSE detail. Shep is bottoming, Kaiden switches, and Garrus is topping

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is fanart of a film that came out 65 years ago acceptable

look man idk how but i made fuckin 12 angry men into modern memes

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juror 7 doodles bc tumblr only likes fanart ... eff u guys

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i love bisexuals

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Hi I still draw I just haven’t had any motivation

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some expression practice 🤔