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I suppose that if Taeshi wants to make good on this newly reintroduced notion that Lucy psychologically needs Mike as a protector and savior, Augustus' well-meant but poorly conceived methods of helping her will blow up his face. It is plausible enough that Augustus believes bringing the mother into this equation would destabilize Lucy further. White Cat is very stubborn and easily feels betrayed, something that would shut him out. So he will have to handle this himself. Augustus, understandably enough, sees (or prefers to see) Mike as the instigator and ongoing source of Lucy's problems. Ergo if Mike contact is minimized, Lucy should get better. But assuming there is no Alejandro-Mike hybridism in play, then Mike is indeed a conspicuously absent would-be antagonist in Lucy's alleyway nightmare. There remains the possibility that Lucy does not see Mike as an oppressor or threat--which would seem to contradict her attitude during Link Play, but frankly that does not mean much anymore. If this is truly the case, then seeing Mike running around only upsets Lucy because he is no longer by her side. So the further Augustus pushes Mike away, the more he accidentally exacerbates Lucy's underlying problem. Augustus turns out to be a flawed replacement and Lucy will not get better until Mike retakes his proper place.

Of course this could also be a setup for the reverse: Lucy's hangup has evaporated, Mike really is all of the problems, and Augustus is the only guy she will ever need. Mike will be told this to his face, shattering any delusions of importance and leaving Gray Cat to die in an emotional ditch.