Thread 150346402

Someone finally notices Mike's discomfort edition

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>>150346402 (OP)
Coming up: more of the same

>>150346402 (OP)
Wow, James actually looks genuinely defensive for Mike's sake. Perhaps his stupidity is not malicious after all.

>>150346413
>Augustus fails to understand why James' fist is approaching his face

notice how david needed to point it out first before james could be for sure mike was getting bullied

>>150346433
>Augustus gets beaten up by a twink three years younger than him
>Molly comes in out of nowhere to hit him with a chair for talking shit about her mommy
The absolute state of final fantasy cat

>>150346402 (OP)
>Only reacts when meme dog points the obvious
>Augustus using resentful ex tactics

I would be so excited right now if I hadn't already seen the spoilers. Wonder what retarded shit happens in the next 10-20 pages that gets us to James hating Mike.

We haven't even reached the part where Lucy acts like a bitch yet

>>150346402 (OP)
>>150346413
>This has to end with James hating Mike
Fuck off with your bullshit Taeshi. This buildup is awful

>>150346491
This, it's making it so much worse.

>>150346474
David is a walking plot device that Taeshi justifies by artificially dumbing down everyone else around him.

>>150346402 (OP)
Rare sight of James acting like an actual believable and likeable character.
Too bad it won't last.

>>150346491
>>150346513
On the other hand, imagine how much worse it would be to get blindsided by James' sudden disgust. We know its coming and can prepare for maximum Taeshi horseshit.

>>150346402 (OP)
>It's just, I thought you were going to help Daisy out with that thing, you know?
There, he'll fuck off now. Fuck you.

So I guess Augustus doesn't realize he's at risk of fucking up or could not give less of a shit about James' opinion.

>>150346513
>Ahaha, you thought all of this was supposed to be an affirmation that Mike's feelings are valid and that what he desperately needs is an advocate who actively wants to believe in and cultivate a better version of him? Wrong, it was just a setup to take him even lower!
Just awful. Mike suffering really is the end and not the means.

>>150346402 (OP)
Heard the metal gear alert sound in my head for the third panel

>going out of your way to approach somebody and blame them for a suicide attempt is literally exactly the same as existing in the same general location as somebody else and not interacting with them
But of course Gus is supposed to be 100% correct about Mike being pure evil and he'll get exactly what he wants

Augustus is a petty little rat who feeds into all of Lucy's worst traits, but since he magically morphed from a conniving molester into a guy who respects women too much to let Lucy jump him, everything he's doing here is HECKIN' VALID.

>>150346402 (OP)
>>150346481
>>150346684
Augustus is a psycho hoe, but people refuse to see it, and keep defending him for some reason.

>Mike doesn't go to the table where everyone is cool with him and wants him there
Wow what a stupid dumbfuck retard, he deserves everything that happens to him.
>Lucy doesn't go to the table where everyone is cool with her (since Mike left) and wants her there
So valid.

>>150346402 (OP)
YES! You go James, hug Mike and tell hot siamese off!
>>150346474
At least he was subtle.
>>150346481
I'd love for Abbey and Daisy to have kids, Molly be the cool aunt and Augustus being the weird creepy uncle figure who tires to fit in.
>>150346494
Ha, what? What comic are you reading? Lucy's ALWAYS acting bitchy.
>>150346632
Yeah, like. What's worse?
Mike screamed at Lucy due to years of being physically abused. VS Augustus lusting over Daisy enough to grope her and forcefully kiss her. The worse deed is obvious.

>>150346747
It's quite a feat, really, making the manipulative almost-rapist somehow even worse. The Lucyspace field is quite a potent phenomenon.

>>150346747
It's an intriguing regression, how Augustus went from calling out her flaws to backing her up. Probably from being around her family who also did.
>>150346782
Hoe? He's hardly slept around with people. Sandy, Jessica, Rachel, and Paulo would fit that more.

Mike deserves a good wife and a happy life

>>150346830
Well, Alejandro was almost one. We know from a B.C.I that Augustus wasn't going to go that far but continue restraining and kissing Daisy till she "came onto him", but that she wouldn't.

>>150346880
>We know from a B.C.I that Augustus wasn't going to go that far but continue restraining and kissing Daisy till she "came onto him", but that she wouldn't
That was always a lame retcon clearly made to rehabilitate Augustus as a character.

>>150346869
He needs to marry Lucy, Sandy, Jasmine, Daisy, Amaya, Sue, Paulo, James, Felix, Finn, David, Augustus, Stacy, Haley, Chris, Ellen. Um, yeah, make everyone marry everyone. Happy Ending!

>>150346869
The giant heads look so fucking terrible. How have none of Taeshi's friends told her that?

>>150346907
Oh yeah I heard, but don't know what the old one was. I also know that Paulo used to get bullied by Toby and Alejandro which was retconned, which sucks cause that has so much potential. Nothing would be contradicted especially since he was too young to recognize them.

>>150346632
would this even work that much if daisy has kind of forgiven him? I don't it would be too out of character if his expression falters for a moment before retaliating even harder. Augustus is supposed to be most mentally strong of the cast, he should be able to work around the accusation.

>>150346782
Somehow even the patrons seem to acknowledge that this is going too far. I don't know what makes this so special when they have found ways to excuse everyone else who isn't Mike.

>>150346945
Well? Share with us since you're already wearing the biohazard suit

>>150346908
A happy ending in that it accelerates his suicide and thus freedom from BCBullshit.

>>150346938
On top of that she felt so sexually validated that she craves more, or at least used to.
>>150346945
Wonder if Veronica will ban anyone just for opposing her "Mike deserves to suffer" trend. I'm awaiting the emotional satisfaction of Lucy of all people thinking Augustus goes too far, if that happens.

>>150346992
Ha. Well I think any of the characters dying would be emotional, the grevious fallout could make for a juicy arc on its own. Personally Mike and Lucy are the strongest candidates but I think David, Paulo, or Sandy would work too. I have nothing against Daisy, I love all the characters and think they're beautifully developed but just think her's would be less emotionally impactful than the others.

>>150346402 (OP)
God fucking kill everyone. That is not hanging around, Augustus, that is deliberately harassing someone. Go eat Alejandros dick

>>150346978
It's a generalized take from multiple comments. Plenty argue that Mike is still wrong or somehow has yet to pay for for bla bla bla etc and so forth, but Augustus is still in the wrong for getting up in his grill when all Mike's doing is existing outside.

>>150346978
It's women. They thought Augustus was in the right until it became obvious that he was seething, then they turned on him.

>>150347028
An apocalyptic taboo-themed gorey torturous dystopian story where everyone fights for their lives against psychological and physical threats but ultimately all fucking die.
>>150347107
I want to see whether or not Veronica accepts this or goes on an unhinged "stop sympathizing with Mike" rant and ban spree.

Would Augustus threatening to out James (which is suddenly a problem because plot) drive Mike to violence?

>>150346938
Doesn't matter what Daisy thinks about it, him trying it in the first place would make Aug back off if it looked Mike was threatening mutually assured destruction by revealing it to the other two there.
Just because Daisy forgave him doesn't mean nobody won't think worse of him for it, or that Aug won't worry about others thinking worse of him for it.

>>150347292
For what? I guess for being a fourth month long gay stalker.

>>150347299
I'm not so sure Augustus gives a fuck what others think about him. He doesn't have many friends outside of the Lucy Worstcat family yet. What Augustus does give a damn about are his own feelings of guilt. Getting reminded he fucked up big time has proven to be a good way of keeping him in line. Take away that moral high ground and what will happen to all his self righteous fury?

>>150347343
The one apparently non-toxic relationship he's ever had, one Mike keeps pining for.

>>150347387
>non toxic
Stalked him, love bombed him and then started dismissing him. It was only good for Mike because he believed it could really be a platonic friendship for once but he turned into a combination of Paulo's dick guided attention, Lucy's one way focus and David's brain

>>150346402 (OP)
>And surely there's nothing wrong with hanging around.
Tell that to lucy you daft cuck

>>150347292
It would, Mike has no problem seeing the worth in others, he just doesn't see it in himself.
However, I don't think the picture you posted could be related to James. It's most likely Mike's reaction to Alejandro or something; that's the only thing I can think of that'd make Mike angry/violent, unless he somehow, for some reason, decided to sperg out again.

>>150347387
Fair.
>>150347471
Mostly romantically dismissed but at least they're friends to an extent.

>>150347471
That's why I said /apparently/. From Mike's fucked up point of view, James was the best thing that ever happened to him and, sadly, he may be right. But only because he never pursued Stacy instead, the idiot.

>>150347496
Isn't the pic supposed to be from this chapter? I'd be pretty surprised if we get Michael guilt tripping, table exile, James doing a 180 on him, Lucy's return, AND a return of the thugs.

>>150346402 (OP)
>>150346413
You know, now that I think about it, what is to be of Augustus and his obsession with Daisy from now on, considering she is already set to be with Paulo?

Will he move on, find someone else? Will he turn into a villain? Are all these pages making him increasingly more and more hateful a buildup for his villain arc? Is this all being done to make Mike more likeable in the eyes of the audience, and perhaps make a Mike x Lucy ship seem more viable?

>>150347498
>Friends to an extent
You have to remember that "if you won't fuck me I don't care about you" has been something he has had to deal unlike say Lucy, so James going from "I've been obsessed with you" to "oh yeah Mike is here too" is understandable painful to him

>>150347559
Hm, good point.
If it really is from this chapter, it's either a flashback, a dream, Mike sperging out, or jumping in to defend Lucy/James from something.

>>150347350
I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want it outed to half the school he tried to molest Daisy once.
What would Jordan think, for instance? What if that leaked back to their mom?
It's not about this stuff needing to have negative consequences, it's just about him reasonably thinking it might and backing off... especially given how petty his reasons for abusing Mike here are.

>>150347596
So what I'm getting from this is that all of Mike's designated options have proven to be just other versions of Lucy to some extent or another. What a painful existence.

>>150347299
augustus is the last person to be worried about his reputation, he doesn't care how others perceive him, except daisy

>>150347196
>I want to see whether or not Veronica accepts this or goes on an unhinged "stop sympathizing with Mike" rant and ban spree.


She'll say to stop feeling bad for him and then get upset when people hate him too much?

What a schizo

Taeshi and her weird fetishes...

>>150347576
Have you noticed how Daisy went around shoving her "relationship" to everyone but Abbey and Augustus? Taeshi might be saving that for Augustus rupture with Lucy since she "supposedly" played matchmaker

>>150347576
>Daisy
He already knows she's off limits and probably wasn't thrilled about her dating Abbey. He might see Paulo as an improvement if only because the plot says so. Either way he won't go for fatcat.

>villain
That would require a pleasant surprise, which hard won experience warns me to not expect. It isn't that I'd rather Augustus become a villain; he'd already been in the process of reform for years before Taeshi snipped his balls. Whatever fans he's got would be rightly pissed at the character derailment. But Augustus is dead wrong in both fact and action. Were basic logic to prevail, he should be treated as such. But basic logic is something this comic seems outright allergic to.

Then again, vilifying him via plot bullshit to force room for Mike back at Lucy's side, yeah I could almost see that. Especially if it's a long drawn out process inflicted primarily on Mike while Lucy does nothing to stop him.

>>150347809
Augustus still blames himself and purposely stays away from Daisy unless Lucy tells him it's alright. Why would he get mad at her because the girl he already wasn't going to date is now taken?

>>150347946
>yeah I could almost see that. Especially if it's a long drawn out process
Right? It seems to be on-par with this comic's usual 'modus operandi'.

The Daisy thing I guess would just be further fuel for his pain, making him take out his anger and frustration on Mike.

>>150347809
>Taeshi might be saving that for Augustus rupture with Lucy since she "supposedly" played matchmaker
How? Augustus was very well aware Daisy had feelings for Paulo when they went to Burgertron, he probably would have seen them coming become a couple later on

>>150348016
One way that could work is for Lucy to very openly "absolve" Mike (while still treating him like shit) for his past sins while wagging her finger at Augustus and still holding the Daisy thing over his head. If Gus is allowed to use his brain, he should be able to spot the uneven hand. Mike does everything wrong and hurts Lucy: Gets "forgiven." Augustus does everything in his power to help: Lucy keeps him firmly on a short leash. That would be a solid source of resentment.

>>150347626
I think it's less they're all flavors of Lucy but more than Lucy is a mishmash of everyone's bad traits. Like Paulo she will give attention to anyone that cares a bit about her just as long as her main option is out of the picture, and she is also an unpunishable asshole, like Daisy she hides the fact she likes being sought after and is needy, but hides it because she cares more about her image, also never takes initiative and waits for things to be solved by others, like Mike she just can't let go of her problems and will carry them with her torturing herself, and both are self inflicted because they refuse to move on and take the options in front of them, and like Sue she sucks. Amaya is somewhere there

>>150348181
>Lucy is the Captain Planet of dysfunction
That's a pretty funny image.

I think it's just that Lucy is a direct idealized self-insert whereas the rest of the cast and the logic of the world are written by someone who sees through a BPD tinted lens and tries to guess how things like empathy and personal fortitude work.

>>150346402 (OP)
Old CHAD Mike would put Augustus in his place. Why is nuMike such a pussy?

>>150347596
Yeah, it would be. I'm wondering who could possibly care for Mike for who he is now, since he hasn't been close to anyone other than James back when he did pay attention. Paulo, Amaya, Sue, and Stacy would be nice though.

>>150348633
I don't know where you guys get this image of Mike beating people up for bothering him considering all the shit he put up with without resistance

>>150347769
> "Hate him. A lot, but not too much."
>>150347809
It would be awkward to brag to the guy who molested her and to the guy who thought Paulo was awful and influenced the break up, it was Abbey's decision but he thought she would always love Paulo or Mike more than him.

>>150347596
Mike has a dozen friends yet spends his time pathetically simping for the one guy who wants to fuck him.

>>150348633
The in-universe explanation is that he feels guilty and sorry for what happened to Lucy, aggravated by going back to Sandy immediately after reconnecting with Lucy. He also feels like he pushed everyone away, so he likely feels like he has no solid foundation to support him.

But yeah. nuMike is annoying because he is either sperging out or crawling on his belly. Both are sad sights, but for different reasons.

>>150348633
At most he would have just gotten annoyed at these twerpish mindgames and told Augustus to go fuck himself. Which would be sufficient since Gus is all talk and can't back it up.

>>150348633
He's self hating and loathing and sees almost no worth in his own life cause of how often people invalidate his feelings and importance.

>>150346474
I mean. Bravo on him for pointing out blatant abuse in a somewhat descrete way, but knowing bcb it will be mike fault somehow.

what i dont get is, mike has already agreed not to go near lucy long ago and kept his word. why suddenly try to enforce it even more than what's logical?

Is it because of the dreams? Do we even have pages of Lucy telling him about those?

>>150348900
You'd almost think Mike having to deal with such an absurd amount of guilt-related pressure would cause him to snap and stop caring out of pure self-preservation. But then maybe Taeshi realizes there would be a limit and that's why she'll have Lucy swoop in to play pressure valve and indebt Mike to her even further.

>>150349115
Because it's never fucking enough. No amount of punishment, self-inflicted or otherwise, will ever EVER be enough. Even if Taeshi understands otherwise, on some vague academic level, emotionally-speaking she absolutely believes it. Otherwise she and Suitcase wouldn't still be going through that stupid annual period of mourning.

>>150349115
>Kept his word
no
>promises not to talk to her
>goes out of his way to talk to her
>promises not to bother her
>can't even hang out with another friend during lunch

>Is it because of the dreams?
yes and yes

What are these semen speech bubbles supposed to convey?

>>150347774
Amazing

>>150349213
I think in this case they're supposed to convey a bitter remark, one saturated with contempt.

>>150348900
Mike needs a big fluffy hug from Daisy, Sandy, and James. Paulo's fur is probably rough.

>>150348135
I like to pretend that Augustus was too busy trying to get info on the gays that he's going to be blind sided by the fact Daisy is dating Paulo.

Also because we are talking about Daisy so much, here's something that I was going to put in trash but didn't get done in time.

>>150349213
Augustus is horny for Mike. It's forshadowing.

But seriously I think it's supposed to symbolize a lower or softer taunting tone towards Mike.

>>150349344
Yeah, Augustus is way too perceptive and nosey to miss that especially with how loud horny fluffy girl here yelled about them dating.

>>150346402 (OP)
>james: and what about that tattoo on your chest? doesn't that say "die mike die"?
>augustus: no that's german for "the mike the"

>>150349315
After all that mockery, Augustus has ironically become another Abbey.

>>150349207
It's true, Mike broke both of Lucy's legs. She has no option but to sit in that exact spot.

>>150349447
Yeah but worse. At least Abbey is a good 'un, Augustus is just a douche.

>>150346918
That's AI, anon.

>>150349205
>Otherwise she and Suitcase wouldn't still be going through that stupid annual period of mourning.


That's another thing. I cant imagine anyone holding on to something like that, something that happened back in your early teens, when you're almost in your 40s now. That's highly unhealthy and I cant think of anything other than wanting to be mad.

>>150349505
Telling someone else to move after you've promised not to bother them doesn't sound like keeping your word, but if you wanna move goalposts that's cool too.

As an aside next page is gonna trigger the fuck out of this thread

>>150350007
If it's that bad maybe I will actually stop reading this shit then
I'll never get to see Felix one last time though...

Getting real sick of Mike literally WINCING in response to someone talking shit at him.
Just beat the hell out of Augustus and say fuck you I'll do what I want. You know you can. If even Paulo can make him cower behind a girl, you can teach him a real lesson. What do you even have to lose at this point? I wanna see Sperg Mike evolve to Biblical Apeshit Mike and let loose.

>>150349734
Yes and it's based on Taeshi's art, in which the too-large heads look fucking terrible.

>>150350007
Can't move goalposts I never set.

>stupid self-destructive promises made by caving to unreasonable demands must never be broken
Kek

>>150350555
Being violent will only make Mike look worse, he's already under fire for standing up to his abuser and people will only condemn his own violence instead of accepting it like they did with Lucy. I see Mike more likely to be suicidal.

>>150350555
Violence does not come naturally to Mike. He'd have to get super fucking riled for that to happen and he has been stuck in sadsack mode 90% of the time since that stupid date with James imploded.

>>150350831
>inserting yourself into a conversation on an anonymous imageboard just to say "well I wasn't the one that said that"
Moron

Question for /bcb/
Do you find Taeshi's art to be good or tolerable at times?

>>150350980
So basically you made a stupid assumption and are trying to save face by pretending this isn't how anonymous message boards work.

>>150350007
>As an aside next page is gonna trigger the fuck out of this thread
I can't wait

>>150351038
Tolerable when she dips back into watercolors, even if they are digital. Improved color blending and shading go a surprisingly long way in hiding her weaker areas. At least compared to the normal stuff.

>>150351060
How is that any different from the last few pages of nonstop bullshit?

>>150351044
If you want to cry about getting mistaken for another anon be a namefag, otherwise shut the fuck up and carry on the conversation you forced yourself into instead of devolving the thread into your sperg fit for the ten-thousandth time.
>>150351060
Think of the worst/lamest possible outcome of this fight and you'll be close.

>>150349207
>goes out of his way to talk to her
Outside of a singular instance which was sparked entirely by them running into each other continuously despite his best efforts, no he hasn't.

>promises not to bother her
He didn't even know she was out there, and as a member of the track team the track circle is his rightful territory, and if she can't cope with that then she's got to move.

>>150351174
>If you want to cry about getting mistaken for another anon be a namefag
Pointing out that you're acting retarded is crying, now?
>the rest
Oh you're that spastic moron who can't be reasoned with. Nevermind.

>>150351174
>Think of the worst/lamest possible outcome of this fight and you'll be close.
They all just drop it and leave for next period?

>>150348633
Mike being allowed to have his spine back might make the story interesting, anon. Can't have that.

>>150348867
Nah, he didn't exactly take being blamed for shit when Abbey tried fighting him over the daisy situation. He was a nice guy, but not a complete bitch. You are right that he let shit slide a lot.

BCB could really be a horror story about how if you reject the "Main girl", suddenly your life goes to shit.

>>150352056
Oh, so a meta story? Pretty sure some anon already wrote or edited some comic pages for that, but it was a simulation?

>>150349207
>>promises not to talk to her
>>goes out of his way to talk to her

That whole set up happened because she got dragged into playing with mike and the track team after she coincidentally happened to be at the mall arcade too. He flat out kept avoiding her until james got involved.


>>promises not to bother her
>>can't even hang out with another friend during lunch

He didn't know she was out there and he's part of the track team. Augustus trying to get mike to alter his life as much as he's trying to is incredibly unreasonable and he should fuck off for it.

>>150346402 (OP)
New here, what's up with Michael? It looks like he's about to faint as a defense mechanism

>>150352104
>He didn't know she was out there and he's part of the track team. Augustus trying to get mike to alter his life as much as he's trying to is incredibly unreasonable and he should fuck off for it.
Maybe mention that they are not even close to Lucy. They are decently far from her. Going to another spot outside could probably keep Mike out of sight. That or buy Lucy a pair of headphones to cover her ears.

It's been said in past threads but all of what augustus is doing could work if the narrative treats it as a bad thing.

If the story treated the fact that Lucy'e entire mental state hinged on Mike as a bad thing and him being an easy blame target was the wrong decision, then it could go somewhere.

But instead it's just Taeshi projecting feelings onto Mike from real life, whether she realizes it or not. I can't understand why she'd have so much vitriol for him otherwise

>>150352189
>be Mike
>crazy psycho bitch blames you for all her problems
>stop talking to her
>crazy rapist friend of hers harrasses you and makes you feel guilty about it
>somehow not talking to her is no longer the main issue because???
This would be so easy to fix with a single trip to the principal's office to reveal how mentally fucked up Lucy is but the author is too engrossed on fetishizing this female's trauma for Patreon money

>>150349115
Augustus knows Lucy has nightmares, but she won't tell him about them I guess. Augustus is blaming Mike because he's stupid and can't figure out that Lucy's nightmares got worse after he made Mike promise not to talk to her.

>>150351221
>Outside of a singular instance which was sparked entirely by them running into each other continuously despite his best efforts, no he hasn't.
Yes them running into each other at the arcade was down to bad luck, following her outside of the arcade to talk to her in spite of his promise is where the concern lays, whether it's one instance or not he went out of his way to break his promise.
>He didn't even know she was out there, and as a member of the track team the track circle is his rightful territory, and if she can't cope with that then she's got to move.
Sure, but he then was TOLD that Lucy was out there, told it effected her and still went outside, no one else on the track team is going outside to run because that's not why he's out there either, he's out there to be around James and David.
It's completely Mike's right to be anywhere he wants to be, but when he says he's not going to bother someone he already feels guilty about, and then decides to choose being around James over how it might effect that person, that's breaking his word.

>>150352455
>This would be so easy to fix with a single trip to the principal's office to reveal how mentally fucked up Lucy is but the author is too engrossed on fetishizing this female's trauma for Patreon money
The minute Lucy think she is gonna be made to move again she will succeed in her next suicide attempt.

>>150351235
I screencapped it for you

>>150352619
> following her outside of the arcade to talk to her in spite of his promise is where the concern lays, whether it's one instance or not he went out of his way to break his promise.
He was literally only informing her about the agreement; that was it.
>It's completely Mike's right to be anywhere he wants to be, but when he says he's not going to bother someone he already feels guilty about, and then decides to choose being around James over how it might effect that person, that's breaking his word.
Because he realized letting August constraining him for no reason after emo not only dismissed Mike's feelings but also was intentionally guilt-tripping him. All while Augustus is attempting to fix a house fire with his piss when he could call the fire department.

Ausgsuts also could have tried several paths before trying to rearrange their agreement.
>Move Lucy to a diifferent place
>Move Lucy into the cafeteria
>Skip for Lunch
>Move Lucy to a place where she won't here Mike for those oh so precious 30+ minutes where Lucy won't hear/see him.
Or maybe do what the fuck he was placed there for and talk to her Mm before things get worse.

Augustus and anyone making excuses for him can fuck off the second he made that little amendment.

>>150351038
My favorite is her Volume 4 art but I point to Teruko's, E.B "Agentchimendez's", Nume's, VK102's, and Apsel_Bluestar's fan art styles among others to be my favorite design inspirations.
>>150350007
Going by past experience it might delight me.
>>150351911
That's his regression, being demonized so much that his confidence is broken.
>>150352056
Based, or get visciously tortured to death in another universe.
>>150352124
Imagine, next page is just Mike reduced to tears and having a mental breakdown.
>>150352899
Is Mike a cockroach? Also lol you made Lucy's boobs huge.

>>150352899
>Augustus spends multiple pages tearing apart Mike's mental state
>Mike remains silent to keep things nice and one-sided
>not only are Lucy's hands clean, but she gets to show off her altruism by calling Gus off
>she makes some small, backhanded comment
>Mike suddenly switches gears and explodes at her
I believe it

>>150353699
>Mike yelling at the immaculate lamb who does no wrong
Yeah that tracks, that'll put the world against him

>>150353699
>>Mike suddenly switches gears and explodes at her
Why? Was he intending to explode at Agustus or something, cause it would be really weird to suddenly target Lucy when Augsusutus is the one who is causing him issues at the moment. Even when screaming at Sue, he kept it about Sue.

>>150354144
So you don't forget Mike=Bad

>>150354144
I'm still waiting for Sue, Daisy, Paulo, and David to apologize for disrespecting Mike's relationship and coaxing him into trading his childhood sweatheart for his abuser.

I love them all but they can all fuck themselves for treating Mike like shit.

>>150354259
Sorry for forgetting.
>>150354294
Honestly, the shit Paulo pulled when eh found out about Sandy should have ended their friendship. That cheater thing was fucking shitty.

>I love them all but they can all fuck themselves for treating Mike like shit.
Funniest thing that is never gonna be touched on. Taeshi even forgot that December was partially a projection. Mike was being a cunt but the hurt and loneliness he was inflicting on Lucy came from the fact that he knew he'd be the one ditched.

Logically, this would have been proven wrong for both of them wrong a while ago if this was written by anyone but Taeshi .She seems to be going the opposite route.

>>150352056
I've made edits with that in mind before... it just fits that Mike is in some kind of hell, especially when Taeshi starts doing extremely silly shit just to torment him further.

>>150354771
You got more of these?

>>150354410
I'm at least glad Sandy apologized and is sincerely trying to be better. I also wish we'd see an alternate universe of Mike being the abuser and Lucy having to put up with it.

>>150352899
The thing that everyone here predicted coming true is supposed to trigger the thread?

>>150354410
>>150349344
It's weird how much dissonance is added when you swap their genders.
>>150355711
Has that ever stopped the thread?

>>150355760
What exactly is your threshold for triggered vs reasonably annoyed?

>>150355837
Usually I treat triggered as EF being bought up before 15 posts.

>>150355890
That's ridiculously low given its deep ties to the ongoing nonsense.

>>150355686
>Mike being the abuser and Lucy having to put up with it.
Just read the current comic. That's what some people think happened if you read some comments offsite.

>>150354914
I only did one more along the line of that idea.

>>150356282
Sweet

does anyone still have the screenshot of the post about the annual month of mourning thing? or can anyone at least confirm it was posted in maybe 2022 because i thought it was but i might be misremembering

Mike can only take the path of redemption by drinking Lucy's period blood

>>150353699
>James talks shit about Lucy as being "that crazy girl from the arcade"
>Mike rages at him for insulting his one true love

>>150356525
>thing just happen because Taeshi cannot be arsed to write anymore
>she's still proud of her work
Remember there are people who actually praised upcoming plotpoints and I cannot imagine she has shown those to anyone who is not a complete sycophant.

>>150350963
>I see Mike more likely to be suicidal.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it will be a major plot point later on, one that will lead to him and lucy reconnecting.

>>150354144
>Even when screaming at Sue, he kept it about Sue.
What? No he didn't, he started ranting about Sandy and the general "you", as in all his friends. Sue was trying to give Mike a shoulder to cry on about how much everything sucks and remind him that he still has a friend in her (kind of like how she'd done for Lucy way back when), but instead of taking her up on it Mike just shrunk and got all self-pitying, then flipped out over stuff from years ago.

>>150351038
I think it' mostly ok, but sometimes she gets way too carried away with the fatheads and lack of consistency in heights. I much preferred the watercolor era, though,

picrel is one example of this; Mike is a damn midget, and Daisy's head is gigantic.

>>150352056
Yeah, like some sort of Doki Doki Literature Club situation.

>>150356798
Frankly I don't blame him all that much. It was perhaps the first time Sue had ever offered him said shoulder after years of passively taking him for granted along with all the others or siding with Lucy against him. Why /should/ he believe her?

>>150356048
That pisses me off.

>>150356282
Oh no it's the Pibby glitch.

>>150356798
>What? No he didn't, he started ranting about Sandy and the general "you", as in all his friends.
I was referring to him talking shit about her and McCain's relationship.
>Mike just shrunk and got all self-pitying, then flipped out over stuff from years ago.
You mean the shit that was never fixed in general? Sue then held onto the grudge for a long time in-universe. Also, Sue has prioritized Lucy's happiness when it comes to Mike and Lucy.

pic is her being a good friend to Lucy. With Mike's relationship with Sandy(fairly early on), she was more focused on pushing Mike to Lucy, for Lucy's . Honestly, that era of behavior likely fueled this idea that his friends care more about Lucy than him.

Slightly off topic, but Lucy is an awful friend with Sue, genuinely. This is even the first time Sue has tried to help or comfort Lucy, and Lucy places her right next to her attempted rapist.

>>150356964
>Lucy is an awful friend with Sue, genuinely
Too bad that will never be recognized once Lucy rejoins the table because Taeshi is allergic to anything but to most artificial forced drama she can conjure up.

>>150352124
Do you want a short review of the whole story, or just these last pages?

>>150352124
Taeshi has been indulging in her Mike torture fetish via Augustus so her shameless self-insert can swoop in and save the day after keeping her dainty little paws clean.

>>150348867
Someone didnt read the comic. Good and admirable
Anyway mike was gonna throws hands with Abbey for a misjudgment of characters

>>150350007
Oh for fuck sake is Mike gonna say some bottom bullshit
Why cant a truck suddenly break school's property and hit all 4 of them

some doodles to share

Sometimes I wonder what the whole cast sounds like

>>150356798
And then she took that shit incredibly fucking personally and bore a vendetta against Mike for ages, when a good friend like she claims to be would recognize that they accidentally stepped on the landmine they were going in to defuse and would have to just let the rage wash over them and try again when Mike's calmed down. When I was in high school, I both received and delivered far more scathing diatribes with my friends, but we all knew it came from the other being in a bad place and that if we wanted to walk through hell with them, we had to be ready to get burnt a little.

>>150346402 (OP)

Man can Taeshi make the writer's hand ANY more visible??? Christ all mighty, it's so fucking on the nose.

>>150358066
>And then she took that shit incredibly fucking personally and bore a vendetta against Mike for ages
When? I keep seeing anons talk like Sue was constantly going for Mike's throat, but the only negative interaction they had after that was the next chapter, where Sue was pretty rude to Mike because he'd been hiding in the bushes listening to her conversation with Lucy like a weirdo. After that Sue just seemed worried whenever Mike was on his bullshit or catching flak for it, she never actually took part. And it's not like they weren't on speaking terms, because they were getting along fine in the intermission chapter where Taeshi broke Sue's leg offscreen.

>>150346945
Because Augustus is publicly bullying Mike instead of in private like a normal woman would.