Chapter 3: A Merciful God, Part 2

Joost takes their estrogen pills

**A Merciful God, Part 2** is the third chapter of YES and of Joey's Special Experience.

## Summary

Joost rummages through a drawer, looking for a “plural” (seemingly a stopwatch or small clock). Just then, God appears, holding it in his hand.

Later, God sees the Ice Mask hanging on the wall, and grabs it. Joshar walks in, and God apologizes for touching Joshar without permission, but Joshar doesn’t care and instead “explains” what it is unprompted (as in he completely fails, but does mention the accident that Dariusz saved him from).

Meanwhile, Joost is playing outside, talking to their self about their violent fantasies, causing a group of kids to worry that Joost “will kill them.” They are somewhat correct, because Joost gets fucking pissed and starts beating the shit out of them. In his rage, he feels conflicting feelings about his true love, God. He notices Eren, but feels that it is “not the time for women.”

In a period of depression (perhaps over God), Joost begins dating Eren anyway, realizing he is bisexual. God learns of their strange relationship over dinner, and watches in secret as the couple want to have children every day and then proceed to divorce, just like God would do with Joost. As an act of revenge, God kisses Eren, to which onlookers think is “real.”

## Appearances

### Main characters

* Joost
* God
* Erina

### Supporting characters

* Joshar
* Dionisyus

### Minor characters

* Joshu (mentioned only)
* Bullies
* Joost's ex-friends

## Lore notes

* God finding the stopwatch could signify his future power over time.
* It is possible Joshar made the mask, as it was modeled after his husband. Additionally, only stones were found in Mexico, not a mask, and it is not mentioned to have been in the art gallery he bought.
* Joshar suggests that Joost was born before the accident, which would not make sense if he was born during it. Alternatively, “Joseph” refers to another child of his.
* Dariusz saved Joshar from a mysterious being known as “Joshu.” Possibly Joseph if he is a different character from Joost? Is Joost Joshu and was the real cause for the accident, and his father actually despises him? Who knows.
* Joshar calls these traumatic events “fond memories,” implying he is a sociopath or that he hated his wife and is glad she is dead.
* It is possible that his wife and his husband are one and the same, as they could be genderfluid.
* Joshar can write in a script known as “Aztec light,” and he calls God racist for saying how it looks different.
* God can call other characters such as Joshar “handsome” to get them to bend to his will. Joshar is immune to this.
* Some kids mention that an error has occurred. Are they robots? Or as a popular theory goes, Joey's is set in a video game like universe.
* Joost loves bombs and children dying. This could be more support for him running for (and becoming) President of the United States.
* Destiny exists.
* Eren reminds Joost of that time he casually killed a baby as a sacrifice. As Joost calls Eren a baby, perhaps he actually killed a teenager. Possible relation to a certain healthy environment for children ages 12 to 16…? (In this universe, the Aztecs were stated to be a modern culture)
* The narrator could be a character, as they say they were driving too fast. Could they be Hirohiko Archie?
* Joost has no social awareness, asking Eren to strip in front of others.
* Joost has the power to create frogs, a similar power that his son Giorno will later have.
* As Eren mentions that Joost may start writing soon, it is possible he is only just learning how to write at age 12. This is supported by how wrong the tree carving turns out, with Erin’s name misspelled and Joost calling themself “Ben.”
* Joost mentions Weather Forecast, the localized version of the Stand and character Weather Report. This is yet again another instance of YES characters seemingly knowing the future for no reason.
* Joost thinks the EU wants its citizens to be masculine (follow traditional gender roles), but Eren debunks this.
* Joost is possibly in serious debt, but she could be joking.
* Eren calls Joost a criminal, and he doesn’t disagree. This could relate to how he becomes a mafia boss.
* God does yoga, and it makes him happy.

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