>Lucy's back at the table by chapter's end
>Mike is exiled to the field
>Augustus heaves a sigh of relief at a job well done
>no more Michael around = no more nightmares
>...but Lucy keeps having them anyway no matter how padded her safe space gets
>turns out it's because an ex-member of the near-rape gang is living in her house
>the role of security blanket is forced back just in time for Mike's "redemption" because Augustus got disqualified

Taeshi would never do this, right? It's super convenient for her but would absolve Mike of a sin.