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6/17/2025, 1:38:51 AM
>>149037508
I didn't say he did, just that he'd wished death on her, pic related.
>>149037660
Apologies for the WallOfText, but Paulo (apparently) always knew Lucy had tried to kill herself. I think Mike delivered the friend group the news that Lucy had tried to kill herself, and possibly also the whole apology thing that happened that night during the play. Paulo attacked him because A: Paulo is the kind of guy to overreact and shoot the messenger, B: Latent jealousy, and C: Everyone already knew that Lucy was sad because Mike was mad at and ignoring her.
But, while this did cool Mike's friends attitudes towards him, you're right, they didn't kick him to the curb. So I think that while they know that Lucy tried to kill herself, and had seen her be sad because of Mike, they DIDN'T know that Mike had told Lucy he (and everyone) hates her and she's worthless and all that.
So Paulo/Daisy/Sue think Lucy and Mike were mean to each other and they should have done more to intervene and be supportive friends, which is why they're all super nice to Lucy now she's back. They're a bit upset at Mike for being so cold to Lucy when she was apparently depressed, but they don't actually blame him. They still think of Mike as their friend, and feel bad about how they treated him, too; but he didn't attempt suicide, so they don't try as hard to make it up to him as they do with Lucy. They also seem uncomfortable/surprised at how Lucy comforts herself by dunking on Mike, and with how at-each-other's-throats Mike and Lucy still are, which further suggests to me that they're unaware of what happened between them.
Mike DOES know what he said during December and all, thinks it IS all his fault, and his friends would hate and ostracize him if they knew. His internal guilt makes him paranoid, and he feels constantly judged, leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy kind of thing where when his friends DO reach out, he lashes out or clams up, thus driving them away.
I didn't say he did, just that he'd wished death on her, pic related.
>>149037660
Apologies for the WallOfText, but Paulo (apparently) always knew Lucy had tried to kill herself. I think Mike delivered the friend group the news that Lucy had tried to kill herself, and possibly also the whole apology thing that happened that night during the play. Paulo attacked him because A: Paulo is the kind of guy to overreact and shoot the messenger, B: Latent jealousy, and C: Everyone already knew that Lucy was sad because Mike was mad at and ignoring her.
But, while this did cool Mike's friends attitudes towards him, you're right, they didn't kick him to the curb. So I think that while they know that Lucy tried to kill herself, and had seen her be sad because of Mike, they DIDN'T know that Mike had told Lucy he (and everyone) hates her and she's worthless and all that.
So Paulo/Daisy/Sue think Lucy and Mike were mean to each other and they should have done more to intervene and be supportive friends, which is why they're all super nice to Lucy now she's back. They're a bit upset at Mike for being so cold to Lucy when she was apparently depressed, but they don't actually blame him. They still think of Mike as their friend, and feel bad about how they treated him, too; but he didn't attempt suicide, so they don't try as hard to make it up to him as they do with Lucy. They also seem uncomfortable/surprised at how Lucy comforts herself by dunking on Mike, and with how at-each-other's-throats Mike and Lucy still are, which further suggests to me that they're unaware of what happened between them.
Mike DOES know what he said during December and all, thinks it IS all his fault, and his friends would hate and ostracize him if they knew. His internal guilt makes him paranoid, and he feels constantly judged, leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy kind of thing where when his friends DO reach out, he lashes out or clams up, thus driving them away.
6/12/2025, 2:08:30 AM
>>148975072
Well my thinking is this: way back in vol. 3, Lucy was mad that Mike Sandy over her, which led to their friends trying to support Lucy at Mike's expense, which led to Mike getting all depressive and angry, which led to a vicious cycle of Mike lashing out and feeling alienated. But then Sandy visited Roseville, and she somehow managed to fix the whole thing through her ingenue naivety and the power of love and such.
So, there's parallels to the current plot arc, we know Sandy is visiting Roseville soon, and Taeshi has a history of enjoying doing the "it's like pottery, it rhymes" thing. Thus I think there is a non-zero chance that when Sandy visits for valentines day, she somehow manages to once again single-handedly repair Mike's mental state and his relationship with Lucy and his friends.
Now, I don't think this is *likely*, because it'd go against nuSandy's characterization as being a purely negative shallow cheating villain that makes Mike miserable and prevents him from getting with his TRUE SOULMATE. But if it did happen, I'd find it both cathartic, and extremely funny.
Well my thinking is this: way back in vol. 3, Lucy was mad that Mike Sandy over her, which led to their friends trying to support Lucy at Mike's expense, which led to Mike getting all depressive and angry, which led to a vicious cycle of Mike lashing out and feeling alienated. But then Sandy visited Roseville, and she somehow managed to fix the whole thing through her ingenue naivety and the power of love and such.
So, there's parallels to the current plot arc, we know Sandy is visiting Roseville soon, and Taeshi has a history of enjoying doing the "it's like pottery, it rhymes" thing. Thus I think there is a non-zero chance that when Sandy visits for valentines day, she somehow manages to once again single-handedly repair Mike's mental state and his relationship with Lucy and his friends.
Now, I don't think this is *likely*, because it'd go against nuSandy's characterization as being a purely negative shallow cheating villain that makes Mike miserable and prevents him from getting with his TRUE SOULMATE. But if it did happen, I'd find it both cathartic, and extremely funny.
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