"Just according to keikaku" edition.Website: https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/Booru: https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/candybooru/Previous thread: >>150606323
Now fuck him
>>150639410Fuck.... Well James is pissed, but I'm surprised Augustus is laughing this off. I thought he would fake cry like a pussy but slyly smile so that Mike is fully painted as an irrationally violent person.
>>150639410Amaya is playing the long con. She wants the Korat cock but knows that if she, a lifelong voicelet flatty tries to go for him when his confidence is too high she'll be given the forehead kiss and sent on her way. The benefit of being a mutician movie clerk is that you perfectly blend into the background in spite of being a named character. She's in the corner of every panel, biding her time, waiting for Mike to be at his lowest, then she'll sliiiide in from the right with a bucket of caramel popcorn, and understanding smile, and a mouth with Dyson levels of cock suction. She'll lead him into her dad's cinema late at night, use her employee keys to let themselves in after closing, throw on a dubbed anime movie and then suck that sad little Korats balls so dry he forgets his own name, she'll blow any memory or Lucy or Sandy clean out of his mind, Mike won't be able to hear the movie over the near jet engine sound of Amaya sucking his soul out from his dick. When she's done Mike will have UOAHd so loud he'll have lost his voice and when the credits are rolling the only thing either of them will be hearing is the cute yet forceful panting from Amaya as she pushes mike onto the sticky cinema floor and bites his neck, pins his arms above his head and mounts his fat blue grey dick. Any resistance will be met with a mute fury as she subjugates Mike and makes him her creamy little cum kitty. Mike will wander home afterwards, the smell of amayas sweat, saliva and pussy thick on his fur and scarf. He will have been so enraptured and dominated that he will have left his phone behind. Amaya will send Sandy a picture of her face smiling whilst she dribbles cum into her palm, the message under it will read "You lose. The quiet kitty gets the cream." Before she throws the phone into the trash and begins planning their 2nd date to the drive in theatre where she'll try to make the car extra hot on the way there so she can lick the sweat off mikes face whilst she fucks him
>>150639410>I'm crying like a little bitch, making me the victor.
What took the thread so long?Anyway can’t wait to see Mike have his spine scooped out once more!Also a new fanfic will be posted once I get home.(pic related)
>>150639436Yeah sure. He already slammed him, what more is there to lose? Might as well go all the way. Leave him a cumming mess for taunting Mike, lol.But seriously if he actually did that Mike would get arrested.
>>150639456Mike in Kung Fu Panda 4.
>>150639410>Wow Mike how could you shove someone who came out of nowhere to yell at you until you went inside because of some crazy bitch.This isn't even James anymore, this is just another robot designed to exert Taeshi's agenda. I can't stress enough how ridiculous it would be for a teen boy, even an effeminate gay one, to act this way.
lame. mike just go somewhere else dont give those braindeads any more time. Maybe track team table
>>150624368I was done right after the old thread died... Posted it, but realized I missed some things, but I'll rerender it and post a cleaner version in the future.
>>150639491That is what looks like is going to happen based on the sneak peeks
>>150639489Bcb fandom is mentally ill, i read the comments just to maldI cant understand how punching your bully is something bad or reprochable
>N-no I was PRETENDING to get beat up as part of my plan!Augustus is still KWABOTY
>>150639410>Sweating and squirming just from a shove>Lucy is still an inanimate object>My provocation worked which means I'm right and not just a reaction from spewing vitriolic bullshitJust let Mike walk away, fuck everyone already
>>150639555Yeah, it's unbelievable that Lucy was silent this whole time.
>>150639410DO IT MIKEKICK HIS FUCKING HEAD INYOU'RE IN TROUBLE ANYWAY SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO ALL THE WAY
>>150639410>got nothing to hide>page comment calls this a "mask off" momentCute, Taeshi is sabotaging Mike down to the fundamental level.You know, a better comic would juxtapose what Augustus is saying with Daisy's statement to Mike. According to Augustus, Mike's niceness is just a persona whereas Daisy thinks it's the core of his being. Then Mike would have to decide which of them is right.
>>150639489James is fucking mad because Mike is using him. USING HIM! Mike is almost begging him to look his way and be his friend but this is using him! He's stringing him along by trying to get the same friendship James showed him once! WHAT THE FUCK IS HE ANGRY ABOUT?! WHAT LEVEL OF LUCYSPACE IS THIS WHERE THE CHARACTER HIMSELF IS BRAINWASHED AND HIS PAST REWRITTEN ON THE SPOT?
>>150639410Y'know what? Sure. Kick him in the mouth as a response Mike.
>>150639410So where do we go from here now that Mike has been completely character assassinated?
>>150639618If a friend tried to "use you" to feel strong in front of someone trying to make them feel weak, you're a bad friend for not going along with it.
>>150639489I'm sure Taeshi's thought process runs along the lines of "of course James would rethink Mike D:< after all he didn't deny the accusations so really Mike must be guilty and also he flipped out omg that's so not the Mike that James thought he knew fr fr!!!!"
>>150639439>>150639451It was pretty clear he was provoking Mike on purpose to be attacked and show how 'bad' Mike is in front of everyone.Again I say this, Augustus is a high-functioning sociopath. He doesn't care about anyone but himself, he only does stuff and manipulates people to promote his own agenda and secure his own gains.He does not care about Lucy, she just gives him free stuff.He does not care about Daisy, he just thinks she is hot.He does not care about any of the others, because he has nothing to gain from them.Mike has proven to be detrimental to his livelihood (Lucy), so he goes out of his way, ethics and morality be damned, to secure its well-being, by goading Mike to publicly embarass himself even more.I wouldn't be surprised at all if he somehow starts manipulating stuff to get Paulo and Daisyto break up so that he can have a shot with her.
>>150639410>Nothing to hideI fucking wish. Just have Mike really fuck him up now. Go full villain at this point if the intent was really a "mask off" moment. At least that would be interesting and deserved as Sephiroth Cat needs to get bloodied
>>150639605You don't get it anon, when Mike is nice he's being manipulative so you can like him and he can abuse you by asking for attention. When Lucy is hostile is because she's lashing against the wrongdoings others have done to her by not falling on line and she's actually a sweetheart under bunker level layers of assholery
>>150639661>He does not care about Lucy, she just gives him free stuffOnce again, and surely not for the last time, you are wrong about this. Augustus is a sociopath...to everyone he does not care about. And right now, he is Lucy's live-in white knighting sociopath.
>>150639661I think he just resents and envies Mike because Mike would actually throw a punch to defend himself and Lucy from Alejandro while Augustus just takes his beatings likes a little bitch.
>>150639631Best route is evil villain route and joining Alejandro's gang but we cant have fun things
>>150639631Mike was an action hero.But then "current year" happened, and feminism, and queer theory so Mike became an evil heterosexual and now he is not even heterosexual anymore just bad because he is male.
>>150639696That's too morally and psychologically complex for BCB. Gray cat bad.
>>150639631We send him to the dungeon
>>150639728Well, "action" hero in that BCB rarely had any action he could take part in.
>>150639631Pick up something worth a shit?I'm following the others to VCD.Fuck this clown bitch comic.
>>150639618>>150639489>>150639648Taeshi just want her GENIUS PLOT OF PARALLELISM MIKE GETTING ISOLATED BECAUSE HE BADIt doesn't matter that she is going there in a convoluted dumb way
>>150639410It’s astonishing that every character in this page could be corrected with a simple dicking
>>150639410>This is a mask off moment Stop your fucking ironic takes on the author notes, you are the author, even if it goes against stablished plot people are going to go with what you say because of your need to be above your own writing
>>150639674>Go full villain at this point if the intent was really a "mask off" momentThis. If Mike's problem really is flipping to extremes, then he should not just accept Gus' damnation but embrace it. And I don't mean by getting violent with Augustus. It would be so much more satisfying if Mike revealed he deliberately avoided mentioning Augustus' own misdeeds along with Lucy's abuse, because that seemed wrong to him. But that was just a facade so now the gloves are off. If Gus ever fucks with Mike again, what he did to Daisy will become very public knowledge.
>>150639661At least it's clear whom Augustus makes himself, and he thinks he's protecting Lucy in his own twisted way probably. But James so quickly siding with Augustus is off-putting, like we're supposed to believe he's that easily swayed.
>>150639410Shivering on the ground. "I won by making you look bad in front of this guy you just met." Mike should have spit on him.
>>150639808BUT IT'S SO AMBIGUOUS! THAT MEANS IT'S GOOD, NOT THAT SHE'S A TURBOSHIT WRITER!!!!
>>150639835>like we're supposed to believe he's that easily swayedHe did immediately flip from Mike to David because the dog was faster.
>James: "W-what!? My former crush who I already moved on from because he rejected me and I'm all about David now is THIS violent!?">Mike: "James. Wait...Let me explain. You see, Lucy has been tormenting me ever since we were little. She's physically and mentally abused me for YEARS. Consistently using me as her punching bag whenever she didn't get her way and blames me for her inability to move on when I've been loyalty to my long-distance girlfriend. And look...Last December I finally had enough. I snapped and let lose on her because I just couldn't take it anymore. And I realized that the things I said were harsh and uncalled for. So, I apologized. I asked if we could start over. She told me yes and then....Well...She tried to kill herself...>Mike: "I don't know why she did it. I mean...I know what I said was cruel, but I apologized. I tried to make things right and that's when she decides to jump? How's that my fault? I'm not her keeper. I'm not responsible for her or her actions, right? But anyway, all of this has put a rift between my and our friends. And then she came back and it's like...What do we do now? I know I can't correct my wrongs, but I wanted to try. She didn't want to have it so I've tried giving her space. But this is a small town, and we go to the same school. So how I am supposed to give her space?!">Mike: "And yeah...I did fuck up a few weeks ago. I kissed her because I was hurt and confused. I know that was a mistake and another thing I can't take back or make right. So, she has every right to be mad at me and want to avoid me. And yeah, it's best if we both just move on...But that doesn't give Augustus here the right to harass me about, right? Because again I'm not responsible for her. What she did was of her own accord and not my fault.">James: "La la! Wasn't listening because you're a BAD PERSON! Goodbye forever!"
>>150639410>Shivering and sweating after getting shove>I-I won tho.....y-you're the bad guy actually! All part of my plan r-really!lmao Augustus is such a fucking loser. Mike should kick him.
>>150639631>Tae was so afraid of cultivating a furry audience that her art suffered as a resultThey will give you SO MUCH MONEY
>>150639877Whenever Mike is right and in danger of making a point that will elevate himself or avoid personal pain, Taeshi simply overstimulates his limbic system. Like a dog wearing a shock collar wired directly into is brain.
>>150639410And Lucy still says nothing. She's made her stance clear. Alas she wont get called out on it
>>150639902Guy's lucky that shove didn't shatter his limbs, I guess.
>>150639776Maybe we should make a little graph describing what things BCB is trying to do, and instead suggesting other webcomics to read/follow that do it right.
>>150639410I just feel bad for the guy that liked James months ago, one thing is home being dumb enough to entertain Augustus bullshit because he felt some attraction to him, but him believing Mike is using him when he isn't even paying attention to the guy is downright character assassination. This is David 2.0, only here to make things worse for Mike now.
>>150639948>Maybe we should make a little graph describing what things BCB is trying to doThat thing is going to be all over the place and suffer from interpretive bias because it's made by relatively sane people.
I knew it. Taeshi's been putting out Mike x Lucy side material lately because they're going to be completely ostracized inside the comic and she loves having her cake and eating it too.
>>150639854God I hate it. First she has to remind the reader whose side she they have to take by showing the nightmares, again, as ambiguous as possible because knowing what Lucy thinks is forbidden, and then write a character spewing the vitriol the cult and Patreon comments believe in, reaffirming them, AND THEN get off by posting your comments about how you agree with all of it, giving a clear impression of you really believing the contradiction you wrote and giving even more of a huge sign of who the reader should root for. And then going "I'm just joking you guys" while not denying anything
This comic is pretty much a entire humiliation ritual on why Suitcase and Taeshi (Mike x Lucy) cannot work and should divorce
>>150640104I dont see how she can do Lucy x Mike without it just feeling gross and pissing everyone off at this point.
>>150639451>Augustus tricks Mike into sperging out in front of his last remaining friendMikebros, are we sick of winning yet?
>>150640149Too much faith in her own abilities and having a fairly warped view of healthy relationships based on her own situation.
>>150640150>FriendThats a stretch. Even the track bros note that James is a flake. Mike is also still good with track bros based on the spoiler so whatever.
>>150639948Nah. I'm done. I haven't enjoyed this comic for years now. It's time to move on. As the consumer I have to think about what I'm getting out of the exchange and since 2021 onwards it's been mostly boredom and disappointment peppered with cringe and punctuated by injustice.See this page here? This is when I should have known that things wouldn't get any better. I don't know if Taeshi just fucking hates her characters or is bored or just plain lacks the talent or courage or both, but the story shit the bed here. Tell me I'm wrong.
>>150639934I almost feel bad for her. She's been reduced to a prop so blatantly, obviously only there to psych Mike out. She's allowed to voice her discontent exactly once before Taeshi can't be bothered to pretend caring and just mutes her. Somehow this wasn't enough, and now she's been denied facial expression privileges. A scene all about her and her feelings, and she sits it out as a cardboard cutout.
>>150640149After next page there should be literally zero chance left between them
>>150639631Ideally? Villain arc. Most likely? Further moping. >>150639697Taeshi would never do that.
>mask off momentwhat mask?Like, I think mine, /bcb/'s and Taeshi's vision of the plot and characters are irreconcilable at this point, I have no idea how she views any of them.
>>150640221Mucy is dead unless Taeshi wants to go full toxic route(which it appears she does to a certain extent)
>>150640221Can we get a hint?
>>150640150>console warring C'mon
>>150640236Mike likes to have people that is interested in him.This is somehow something bad, more so when Mike does it, when Paulo bangs half the female cast he is charming, but when Mikes likes attention he is a piece of shit that deserve to be bullied.So the whiteknight protect his beautiful friend by bullying mike into never going out again, somehow you need to be on this side because he is doing something bad for a good reason.While Mike played with the homo kid feelings, even when he stated very plainly that he have a girlfriend and even offered to drop out of the track team to don't make him uncomfortable.Jesus I hate this bullshit so much.At this point I read the comic to get mad.Everybody is cheering this because we live in "current year" were females are always victims and males are always victimizers.
>>150639410>Mask offNo Taeshi. A real mask off moment would be Mike beating the tar out of Augustus, saying how he started shit first and how he raped one of his friends so he had this beating coming. Then he would turn to Lucy, call out her inaction, and say that she literally makes him sick to be around.
>>150640191Oh don't worry, I'm certain that Lucy will get her chance to hop up atop the ol' soapbox and girlboss-piss her displeasure all over Mike, dressing him down once he's good and broken by whatever other bullshit Taeshi will inflict upon him. Or maybe she just kicks him in the balls, based on the preview pic.
>>150640179Yeah, no one changes sides that easily unless they never really liked you in the first place. Taeshi created a whole ass character for Mike's development and her best idea was to make him shallow so he could drop Mike easier when the moment came. Bravo Taeshi.
>>150640221Ok but don’t you know muh anime OTP has to go through hardships to find true love in the end!Yes she will pull this out of her ass at the end of the comic. Lucy could stab Mike next page and it would still happen
>>150640284It would be SO BULLSHIT that Lucy attacks him, considering that her retarded creepy friend was bullying him.Seriously Mike needs to get out of that stupid high school soon enough.Fuck these people and fuck the writer.
>>150639937Gus is a wimp and a coward, but unlike Sue his bones aren't made of spun glass.>>150640191Agreed. I feel not enough anons talk about Lucy's character assassination; it's not intentional like Mike's or Sandy's, but ever since she came back Lucy's basically just been a "princess-in-the-tower", a distant prize rather than an actual character with agency or motives. Only instead of a witch or monster or whatever, the thing she needs rescuing from is her own insane misanthropy.And what's worse is that she's the worst version of a princess-in-a-tower, one who's not likable enough to WANT to see rescued.
>>150640286>Taeshi created a whole ass character for Mike's development"Development" is funny term for "continued and intensified suffering."
>>150640284Leakeranon at least tell me who's responsible for the bullshit to come. Is James being a whiny cunt?Is Lucy girlbossing?Is Aug still talking shit?Did Taeshi suddenly remember David was here?
>>150640330I guess I could have put it between quotation marks
>>150640329>I feel not enough anons talk about Lucy's character assassinationThat is probably because Taeshi keeps coddling her, so it's less unfair to Lucy and more just plain obnoxious. It does suck that she has been reduced to such an extent, but do you know what sucks even harder? That we're stuck with this version forever, because Taeshi absolutely does not want to develop her character in a direction she personally finds less entertaining.
>>150640186>Not dropping it during Kermit sperg Mike>Or Unwanted GiftCmon
>>150640341I'm not a spoileranon, just a guy who tries to anticipate the worst outcome because Taeshi will somehow still manage to disappoint.
>>150640289She could and nobody will like it. She basically poisoned the well with that ship since Lucyfags despise Mike and Mikechads despise Lucy. Mike also basically hates Lucy and Lucu does really want him to suffer
>>150640422Mike doesn't seem to hate Lucy. If anything, he feels sorry for her. Not that she deserves it.
>>150639874Fair. Also cause David's hot but still, and for that matter Augustus being hot plus Mike rejecting James could change his mind this quickly. It's more so a flaw of James to be this rash in thought.>>150640186Eh, more for me.
>>150639410GIVE HIM A FLYING ELBOW, BROTHER!!IF HE'S TALKIN SMACK THE FIGHT AIN'T OVER!!
This "If you hurt your enemies, they win." mentality is always going to be a retarded take. Mike, you go back there and stomp Augustus' smug face in.
>>150640186Worse, she somehow finds this utterly fascinating and thought EF was something of a magnum opus.
>>150640284>Now that it's too late to get involved I can act and say how much I don't want this and have the last wordI don't know why I make myself mad anyway, I'm obviously not the target reader of this misery porn
>>150639835Some people like Mike are that absent minded, Anon, make no mistake. The term "NPC" exists for a reason.
We know based off sneak peeks that the track team will stay with Mike, or at least separate from James, but else do you predict will happen?
>>150640490I can only imagine how utterly impotent Taeshi must feel in real life to inflict such endless pain and bullshit upon her little husbando voodoo doll.
>>150640511Sadly yeah, and while James isn't a bad person he sure is that.>>150640485I love Eternal Flame.
>>150639835well he IS a faggot
>>150640186Real talk:I would have dropped and forgot about this comic entirely if the discord stopped posting it hereI close to forgot BCB even existed the two weeks the site was down
>>150640513I don't think they're separate from James; he just doesn't have any reason to believe they would automatically ostracize Mike. After all, they're not even present. And there is no way that Taeshi would have them suddenly show up to defend Mike. We'd sooner get something like James leaving the team so he can stay with David and away from Mike.
>>150640513>separate from Jamesseems to me like James is just following David to the table, I think the track team probably likes Mike more but I doubt they are taking sides especially when it looks like Mike is still blowing them off
>>150640513Mike simply stops going to school, Augustus demonstrated that there's nothing he can do to defend himself and they can take away everything from him at any point, so why try? This will of course make things harder for him at home because he's supposed to be the good kid, so Taeshi can masturbate with more misery
>>150640511>>150640532Yeah, meant to say "James", my bad.
>>150640602I'd say Mike has every reason to emotionally shut down since there is absolutely no winning no matter who he prioritizes or what he does...but Taeshi would never allow an immunity to suffering. So unless she gets off on watching a hollowed out Mike go through the motions, that won't happen.
>>150640575The table already knows how Mike can get because they weren't protected by the narrative, so I can see them blaming it on James for fucking around and bringing more drama to a group that's about the track team.
>>150640513Mike will get roped into that shitty double date thing and Paulo will interrogate him on why he is not at the table anymore. This will just end with Paulo proving to be a shit friend to Mike yet again and Mike suffering more
>>150640602paulo and daisy are still there and we got the double date chapter coming up so I say this is probably the chapter where things are finally gonna hit rock bottom
>>150640659>>150640661I'm sure the "completely unpredictable twist" during the "explosive" double-date chapter will be Mike souring his last two table-bound friendships by sperging out. Because Taeshi is such a narrative mastermind.
>>150640642That would risk earning Mike's gratitude and thus the rest of the track team must quickly be sabotaged.
>>150640631Mike getting so burnt out that he stops caring about the world is an enticing story arc.
>>150640659>>150640661I really don't see Mike even receiving Sandy's visit without some consequence because God forbid the Korat enjoys anything, so I can see Daisy pushing for the double date in an attemp to prove herself she's over her and that she actually liked Paulo we swear guys. Then either Paulo explodes at both Mike and Sandy because he can't ever extend his hand without being male Lucy or Daisy gets flustered and brings out she and Mike kissed at the library. You could drag Mike as a corpse the whole chapter and it wouldn't matter
>>150640695exactly, I'm still not ruling out that's the chapter where he may drop sandy as well, now that leaves mike completely alone, the perfect plan
>>150640724>"i don't feel anything">"so this is what peace is like">"it's...actually kind of nice"
>>150640695>Why is my comic stuck in a loop of suffering and repeating plot points? How could Mike do this to me?
>>150640733>Daisy corners Sandy in the bathroom and tries to kiss her>this goes poorly
>>150640695I know it's not going to happen, but I hope the 'explosive' part of the double date is the table fracturing because Paulo and Daisy are 100% on Mike's side at this point.
>>150640756I bet Mike wishes he died after saving Lucy from that fall that one time
>>150640724Mike doing anything other than what he's been doing for the past 10 years is an enticing story.Villain Mike? CoolMike shutting down? NiceMike getting new friends? Awesome!
>>150640733I could see Mike also breaking up with Sandy too as >>150640736 noted. The eternal flame stunt stuck with him and his recent interactions with her has him look like he doesnt give the slightest shit
>>150640756Aww, he's so fwuffy and cute. Wonderwho drew that.>>150640779That's funny, Daisy gives into her horniness for Sandy. Imagine if they asked Mike to join.
>>150640791He's too busy regretting December and such to think about himself. I can't help but notice how much time and energy Taeshi devotes to punishing and tearing down her most empathetic and selfless creation.
>>150640809>he eternal flame stunt stuck with himYeah, right up until Taeshi slams the reset button because she's got a total of five plots to keep pulling from the same hat.
>>150640724>>150640756Whenever this idea comes up I am forced to wonder how the others would react? I can imagine Daisy showing any concern.
>>150640810>Imagine if they asked Mike to join.Daisy is too jealous for that.
hello i don't read this comic but every time i glance at another thread about it on /co/ it just seems more and more like every character is a piece of shitis there a single cast member who isn't abhorrent garbage?
>>150640857Same stuff with the Villain and “entirely new friend group” ideas
>>150640546NTA but things got busy for me and I completely forgot about BCB between 2020 - 2025. Was nice to have so much to catch up on but now I've caught up the story is slow as shit again.
>>150640874yea, Mike.
>>150640857>she gets a long look>then a bland tired smile>"don't worry about it">Daisy reluctantly accepts because she trends against boat rocking>worries about it to Paulo insteadIt just seems like the most in-character thing for her to do.
>>150640874amaya
>>150640801>Mike getting new friends? Awesome!Anons if you had to design an entirely new friend group for Mike, what would it look like? I already have mine.
>>150640874Matt is nice but people here hate him for being fatTrack team are probably most sane characters in this comic
Why is the goth cat sweating so much?
>>150640857Daisy is a group follower and caves under pressure easily, if most of the table have a negative view of him she will also share it. Sue won't pay attention to it unless Lucy now being part of the table does and then again she would try to distance herself from it since she's "above drama", Paulo is a simp who thinks being upset for people joking about your dead mother means you're weird so it depends on what his dick feels at the moment. Amaya
>>150640878They would wonder what happened as they have no idea what went wrong, they're such good friends after allHonestly, from there, it would depend how much Mike would entertain their approaches.
>>150640917The track team is sufficient, but I doubt that Taeshi has much if any desire to explore their characters, so they would remain basic NPCs.>>150640925Because he's a complete wuss, Mike genuinely scared him, and he has no pants to wet.
>>150640917>what would it look like?A pro Mike arc would look something like this.Mikes get tired of the bullshit can't stand it anymore.He goes to live with his dad and transfer schools.He is so broken that don't make any new friends at frist.New school bro, also track member of his new school, wants to be his friend.Mikes vomits all the sphaghetti on all what he did, how he is a bad person and that he doesn't deserve friends.Bro doesn't care because he is an ex gang member and the track team is composed of ex-delinquents, ex-drug addicts and all sort of people with shitty past.What's in the past is in the past.Mike finally find true bros and peace of mind.Even better there is a competition between both schools and Mike wins against his old team.
>>150639934Her stance is that she didn't want this. That's all she needs to completely and irrefutably absolve herself of any guilt or responsibility whatsoever.
>>150640925Cause he spilled his spaghetti all over the place... or that would be how this event would be viewed if every other character wasn't brain dead.
>>150640810Great idea!"No Mikie, this fluffy cuckold is mine! Hoes before bros!">>150640857They'd hate Mike for stopping caring about them, getting mad no matter what he does.>>150640874They're just flawed. If you want "piece of shit" you can look at literally any action story where the protagonist may or may not justify mass murder.>>150640925He's stressed from the physiconfrontation. More of a psyconfrontation guy.
>>150640971>Daisy is a group follower and caves under pressure easily, if most of the table have a negative view of him she will also share itShe would need to get mad at him again, like what happened with Paulo. Otherwise, I could see Daisy publicly abandon Mike despite harboring a private disagreement with everyone else.Meanwhile, Sue would bring up old grudges to justify his exile. Paulo is stubborn enough to defend Mike (having once been his bully, this would be actual pottery), but Taeshi will cook up some stale bullshit (spergfit) to re-drive an old wedge between them.
it's cute that you guys keep mentioning Sue when talking about Mike's friends or group
>>150640925Because he's all talk, this was Mike just shoving him and falling on grass, he would be obliterated if Mike did anything like what he did to Paulo, he's trying to sound confident hoping the shove was a signal that he was still holding back
>>150641010Why are you replying to your own posts?
>>150640972Villain Mike will most likely try to toy with them in an indirect manner, like trying to ruin Daisy and Paulos relationship, but without tying it directly to him. Either that or he just beats them up.For “find new friends Mike” he probably just shuns them. >>150640976That is actually a great idea. Sort of reminds me of my old “switch Mike and Augustus concept”
>>150641148>Villain Mike will most likely try to toy with them in an indirect manner, like trying to ruin Daisy and Paulos relationship, but without tying it directly to him.I don't really see Villain Mike that way. Villain Mike for me is a Mike that holds no words when it comes to the way he has been treated and doesn't care if these words hurt them anymore.He wants nothing with them, tells them to fuck off when approached and doesn't regret anything anymore.
>>150641202Actually this is more accurate, at least character wise anyway. Though if Taeshi was to actually do Villain Mike I feel as if she would do the “manipulative sociopath” route to drum up as much anti-Mike sentiment as possible.
>>150641148I don't think a villainous Mike would be actively malicious toward anyone unless they really piss him off. Sarcastic and mean, yes, and far less willing to excuse bullshit; we've seen Mike is capable of these things when not held back by guilt or regret. So he wouldn't go out of his way to sabotage Paulo and Daisy's relationship, provided they stay in their own lane.
>>150639643ESPRIT DE CORPS [Easy: Failure] - You don't know WHY this man has come up seeking trouble, but your teammate seems to need someone to have his back. Although, this Augustus fellow is certainly quite handsome.
>>150641202So Mike would turn into a more honest and upfront male Lucy. Makes sense, she's the handiest example he's got of an unrepentant bastard.
>>150641202It'd be so great if he took it to 11.>"Hey Daisy, still pretending that if you scream to enough people that you have a boyfriend it'll be real?">"Hey Paulo, it's your sisters birthday tomorrow, remember to get her something.">Keeps spilling ketchup on Lucy's clothes or fur whenever she's not looking.>Looked at Aug's record in school, found out where he's from. Passes by and whispers "Alejandro was looking for you" in the hall.
I seriously can believe that people are taking this as some sort of moral story.Mike already apologized.Mike already felt like shit.Mike never spoke shit to his friends about lucy, even when he literally hated her.Mike was doing his own thing.Then a bully comes up and ask him to never go outside the school.
>>150641336Yeah but regardless of the facts, the universe keeps treating Mike like the bad guy so I can see why readers would notice and accept strong patterns.
Accept your villainhood, Mike. Stop caring about these people. Watch as the table is crushed to death by Lucy's black hole gravity.
>>150641336>Mike apologized!And learned nothing because he keeps being a piece of shit>Mike felt bad!Clearly not enough to do the bare minimum for the person he "feels bad" for though>Mike never spoke shit to his friends about LucyNo one ever brought this up as a point, but he talks shit about Lucy to Daisy and to Paulo in WH and EF>Yes Mike shits on and hurts people all the time but... can't we all stop and think about how bad that makes HIM feel???Eternal mikefag victimhood
>>150641453>Watch as the table is crushed to death by Lucy's black hole gravity.
>>150641453The biggest issue is that his empathy and people-pleasing won’t let him, and his cynicism and anger is dormant and who knows where is Sadism went
>>150641297Difference being he'd be justified in doing that
>>150641486He have a right to go outside, is not something "minor" to do for something that hates you and want nothing with you.His only mistake was accepting it in the first play.Bullies deserve to get their shit pushed.I hope that this affects Lucy and Augustus, they deserve it.
>>150641297Nah, that title is already Paulo's. He would make what he things clear and get to the point, and admit to his actions, just emphasize that he doesn't care
>>150641550Mike actually dropping these characteristics and learning to be mature and self-assured would make a nice story, but I suppose Taeshi thinks1) these are qualities, not something that holds Mike back2) Mike's not the main character anyway
>>150641581Don't reply to him, it's the same guy that turns everything into "me against all mikefags" and doesn't actually care
>>150641608It's amazing how much Taeshi shitted on Mike while the comic became so Paulo centric banging half the female cast.I wonder what made she hate so much his beloved creation and favor so much the other.I'm 100% sure that has something to do with her newfound feminism.
>>150641550>his empathy and people-pleasingI assume that both of these getting more or less shut off is a prerequisite for Mike's villainhood. Though I suppose it could be interesting to watch Mike wish he could intervene but force himself not to out of some misbegotten idea he'd just make it worse. The problems being that Taeshi has legitimized the latter while invalidating the former by keeping Mike too passive up to this point.
>>150641633>Mike wish he could intervene but force himself not to out of some misbegotten idea he'd just make it worse.This is actually a plot point in a fanfic I am about to publish lol.
>>150641632I'm convinced Paulo x Lucy didn't happen because she wouldn't know what to do with Mike afterwards
>>150641608Sometimes I think it's the opposite, that Taeshi sees Mike's empathy as a bad thing and wants to burn it out of him. Because she and Suitcase have next to none themselves, so it must be an aberration or else they are two deeply flawed people.
>>150641680This is an interesting point, and while I agree that Taeshi and her husband have their problems in that regard, I think the question is: Do they see it that way?Considering their age, politics and location, I think they see themselves as VERY empathetic
>>150641632If I remember correctly Paulo x Lucy was her preferred ship and she adores writing assholes, but then came a moment she no longer cared for that and decided that actually Paulo is a soggy wet bitch and had him get hit by Lucy, turning the cult against him and turning him into the Paulo we have now
>>150641679It didn't happen because Taeshi saw herself in Lucy's dependency issues and did not like it one bit. So now she pays lip service to the issue, saying it's something Lucy needs to get over as part of her arc, while eternally dancing around the subject and never paying it serious attention.
>>150641581I'll try to parse this ESL minefield.>He have a right to go outside, is not something "minor" to do for something that hates you and want nothing with you.Cool, it's Augustus' right to go outside and talk about Mike to James, if you want to hide behind what someone's "rights" are, but if you want to go back to the point you brought up apologizing for something and then immediately doing it again means your apology isn't worth shit, hanging out with someone else during a 30 minute lunch break is absolutely the least he could do, instead he broke his word to be a third-wheel.>His only mistake was accepting it in the first play.Sure, but now he's not only a piece of shit he's also too much of a weasel to be upfront about it when asked not to go outside.>Bullies deserve to get their shit pushed.I hope that this affects Lucy and Augustus, they deserve it.LolLmao
>>150641717>right to go outside and talk about Mike to JamesLMAOYou are mentally ill.If you are a fatso or a tranny that's not healthy, that's a fact.But is mean to go and spout that fact to the face of somebody or to talk about his back.Just because something is "true" doesn't mean that is not bullying.
>>150641694Suitcase in particular seems like the sort of person who would regard empathy as a personal weakness but might pretend otherwise when he's not in a position of power. Taeshi openly loves assholes (unless they're being a jerk to her, of course) which is incompatible with an empathetic outlook. Even if the two believe themselves to be empathetic, they'd either hate or dismiss it when displayed by others.
>>150641747Other anon was correct, you should not reply to this person. They are either a very creative troll or terminally retarded. Either way, there is no reasoning with a pig who will just keep going until they out-slop you.
>>150641779So they see Mike empathy as a facade that he uses to manipulate people.And people that are openly shit actually have hidden hearts of gold.Now I'm starting to understand the bias.
>>150639555Is that sweat? Why wasn't Augustus sweating in the first panel? His face is just suddenly wet for no reason?? Like the fuck??Did Mike piss on him inbetween pages?
>>150641809*very uncreative, excuse me. I didn't mean to imply anything so demonstrably wrong.
>>150641812>Mike's actually a bad person because the authors seriously believe empathy is fake.Oh fuck me that makes so much sense.
>>150641085I misclicked, it was supposed to be >>150640860's.>>150641258I want to write a serial killer Mike, loosely inspired by an Anon's fanfic. He'll kind of be like that, more sociopath than psychopath.>>150641453Lol, Mike meets Alejandro and is like "I wanna rape my friends, let's do it together".>>150641550Compassion fatigue.>>150641819Bro got scared and anxious at the punch, but recovered knowing he got Mike riled up.
>>150641819I think those are Lucy tears.To show us how much she cares for the person that saved his life.Because the creep is now a hero so everything he did wrong is forgiven.Let's forget the fact that Mike also saved Lucy life lmao.
>>150641848Charlie Kirk wrote this comic?
What to draw today... Maybe some more sisters?
>>150641862Furries are a [REDACTED] plot, so at least is financed by the killers of Charlie.
>>150641632Taeshi was a young romantic when she first made the comic so the leading man was a charming romantic young man who was more interested in Lucy for who she was than her bodyThen Taeshi grew up and entered adulthood and suddenly was obsessed with sex, she couldn't keep Mike anymore so she swapped him with a stereotypical alpha male who fucks anything that moves and wants to "babify Lucy's perfect body" as an actual quote, the comic became just as obsessed with sex as Taeshi wasMike had no place in a comic like this so he was refitted as a villain, this continued for years as Taeshi drew porn and beat off to the idea of a hypersexual alpha male wanting her self insertThen she got older, and also was put on meds that kill her sex drive, so as her pussy dried up and her eggs died she suddenly returned to wanting an nonsexual provider as a leading man and the comic is tying itself in knots to return to volume 1If the trend continues expect Mike to be dropped again when Taeshi finally enters menopause and all she has left is sex.
>>150641881Sure, or brothers. Molly and Paulo's sister; Chris and Kenji. I don't think there's any HaleyxLucy ship art though so that would be nice.
>>150641812>So they see Mike empathy as a facade that he uses to manipulate people.I don't think that even Taeshi is capable of such potent self-delusion given that she's the one writing him. But perhaps that mindset does color her writing how other characters see Mike. Or maybe it's just the endless reinforcement from the cult having its mental impact. Either way, I believe that Taeshi does see Mike as genuinely empathetic but is also irrationally jealous/hostile toward him for it. It makes her feel smaller as a person, possibly because that earnest empathy makes Lucy's reflexive selfishness look worse by comparison.
>>150640874Abby's pretty alright. Track bros sans James seem chill. Rachel's slutty, but is best girl otherwise
My new fanfic is out on Ao3
>>150641903Perfect analysis but you forgot the part were she saw the light of gender theory and every cat was suddenly retconned into always being gay.
>>150641854Augustus hung around the jumping spot in the most ineffective way possible, made light of her situation, then dialed 911 in a really bored manner. Truly, he is Lucy's knight in shining armor.
>>150641906I was thinking perhaps, Haley, Molly, and Paulo's sis. But I do have something to finish with Haley's friends...
>>150640925Because he is a pussy. He is one of those edgy "cool" manipulators who completely folds the nanosecond things get physical
>>150641949It would be interesting if Augustus do a 180 and actually betray Lucy, sort of a long game.But Taeshi will never do that to her new beloved.
>>150640976I would add him also hooking up with a nice supportive and loyal black cat (or dog) gf from the new school
>>150641999Have her named Goldie as well.
>>150641903This, but Mike was hardly a villain(Tess served that purpose). He was just... there
>>150641999>black catYou mean Larken?
>>150641978You never know with hacks. But for Taeshi in particular, that sounds too ambitious. She prefers lamer, more mundane bullshit.
>>150641747>N-no, only Mike has a right to go outside in spite of how it will hurt other people>I can't explain why but REEEEEEEE YOU'RE A WOMANWith almost no effort you expose yourself as an incel grasping at straws to justify your crybaby defense of Mike.The rest of your post is unintelligible garbage so it's amusing you're trying to toss around insults when you're clearly handicapped.>>150641809I've never broken someone's brain this thoroughly before, it's cute you think everyone else is as mentally fragile as you are and needs to be warned about arguing on 4chan though.
>>150641978patreonfag here, don't get your hopes up
>>150642061> NO YOU CAN'T GO OUTSIDE> YOU HURT PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU> HERE, I'M GONNA BULLY YOU TELLING YOUR PERSONAL STUFF TO EVERYBODY> NO, YOU CAN'Y HIT ME BACK> AYYYYYYY> YOU ARE IN THE WRONGfaggot
>>150642069spoil us patreonfagwanna know
>>150642092My money is on physical assault from Lucy or David pulling some hard bullshit since the universe has to bend itself into a pretzel to prioritize Mike's magnified suffering.
>>150642078I'll also add they're too stupid to stop trying things that fail to work, and will keep sneering into the void in the hope that someone finally tells them to shut up.
>>150639489>who came out of nowhere to yell at you until Nail on the head. Augusts, SAID OUTLOUD, in front of everyone present, that he was gonna keep coming out here to gaslight and bully Mike till he complied. This is both someone James doesnt know and 30 seconds ago was clearly making his friend visibly uncomfortable to the point James asked if Mike was okay. Now the stranger is laughing at the ground after having clearly provoked your friend. The provoking part isn't even implying; he is literally laughing about it on the ground and acting smug.
>>150641854>Let's forget the fact that Mike also saved Lucy life lmaoBut did she want it? No, so that's on Mike for forcing his selfish need to be a hero on her
>>150642061>in spite of how it will hurt other peoplelol>I know you guys are in the same classes but it's hurtful for you to be outside two hundred yards apart at the same time because... BECAUSE IT JUST IS OKAY???
>>150642069At this point "Don't get your hopes up" is a BCB motto just like "Don't read this comic" and pic related
>>150641280+2
>>150642133This is unironically how Lucyfags think in my experience
>>150641957Cute, go for it! Hell I'll try it too, a HaleyxMollyxPaulo's sis polycule.By the way I'm seeking name suggestions for Paulo's sister.>>150642007>>150642036For once maybe black cats in Mike's life will bring him good luck. Or take him to The Hood, I don't know.
>>150642078> NO, YOU CAN'Y HIT ME BACK>backAIIEEEEEEE Augustus used LITERAL attack language and LITERALLY verbally assaulted Mike, he had no choice but to attack him!>the jew cries out in pain as he strikes you
>>150642222> Writes Mike snapping and serial killing everyone.Hey if Marvel can do it we can too.Bittersweet Candy Bowl: Mike Murders The Candyverse.
>>150641486Here's your (You)
>>150642244I want Mike to slap the shit outta Lucy, just once. Like canon, not in fanfic which he did a few times.
>>150642246THAT WAS BAIT . Well one was anyway.
>>150639410Wow. Augustus has a lot of zits.
>>150642263>The streetshitter wants his incel self insert to attack the girl who didn't give him bobs and vageneI'm so surprised, I am actually stunned.
>>150642128>fucked up green textJames saw Mike was clearly upset when Emobitch is around, he is both a stranger and making your friend visibly shrink back. Said dude then says a buncha of bullshit designed to piss off said friend and said he is gonna stalk Mike, out loud in front of you. Mike reacts very negatively, the asshole is on the ground now and laughing. If Augustus played it off, it would be one thing, but the fucker had to laugh and mock Mike out loud and in front of James. That throws anything he says into question since it makes it clear he was baiting. Is James retarded?
>>150641717Anon, I want you to know that I used to think your Mikehate was unwarranted, but now I know better.I actually went back and skimmed over the comic from the start. Mike's bad habits existed from the very start: He goes along with whatever, even when he knows it's a bad idea. When his friends fuck up he blames them rather than express sympathy. He's more than a little arrogant. And he's remarkably vindictive. All that stuff existed back in volumes 1-4, it was just more diluted by Mike's good qualities. Then come volume 5 the comic made a hard swerve towards melodrama and there's not ANY slice-of-life relief anymore, so every character's worst traits are out on full display while their better sides are long forgotten.
>>150642222It is, but it's also the king of thing Lucy would say, even Daisy makes fun of how Lucy speaks in a manner that casts culpability to the other party so (sometimes) there's a hope everyone know how bullshit talking to her is
>>150639585Why was Lucy even added to this scene if she was just gonna be reduced to a sexy lamp for the remainder of it?>>150639661>Augustus: talks shit, gets shoved>James: "wow im so disillusioned in Mike rn. ya kno, that guy i barely acknowledge the existence of lately...">>150639877>Augustus: "Why won't you leave Lucy alone?">Mike: "Why won't she leave me alone? She chose to come back to this school, remember."
>>150642384>>Mike: "Why won't she leave me alone? She chose to come back to this school, remember."Lucy can go to school. She just could angle herself so she doesnt see Mike or the better solution, get her a fucking therapist.
>>150642337>Is James retarded?To give credit to Taeshi, yes.He is canonically retarded.He wanted to string Mike along knowing he had a girlfriend.He is already pursuing a new piece of ass like nothing.The track team knows he is like this.The problem is that Mike was so much in need of a friend and validation that he is not a bad person that now he will break.
>>150642384She's there so you can see she disapproves of it while giving her NUANCE if she wants to get mad at Augustus too or tell Mike she so wanted to speak but couldn't. Mostly so you remember who to side with else even the cult would get on Augustus ass but Lucy is there so that means it's ok
>Augustus actually played himI'd expect nothing less from final fantasy cat
>>150642410>Lucy can go to schoolCAN she? Mike and Lucy's relationship obviously serves no purpose but to make them both miserable, but it's not like she's on good terms with anyone else, either. Every time Paulo, Daisy, Sue, or Jordan and the seniors try to talk to her, she's at best irritated, and at worst goes off like white phosphorus.
>>150642360I was also in the camp of "Mike is right" back in 2016 and it took me re-reading the story a few times since then to slowly move off that position as well, I'm glad I could spread some Mike hate though thanks anon, I think re-reading the comic would naturally move anyone off of the Mike train.
>>150639451you know the rules
>>150642551Wow is so weird.I was a die hard "Mike is shit", but rereading the comic I became a "Mike is right" diehard and I believe that Lucy is shit now.Haha, funny.
>>150642467>tell Mike she so wanted to speak but couldn't.She literally ahd every opptuurity to speak.>Could have spoken up>Could have interjected at any time> Could have said her piece before it got to this.But all she did was grip his shoulder and let her attack cat run his mouth for her. Lucy speaking up now means Jackshit.>>150642534Fair, moving back might have made her issues worse. Especially since she hasn't done anything to address the friend issue either. All her main friends did it for her, and she puts everyone but Mike and Agsuts on the same level as her attempted Rapist.Adding in those dreams actually makes Lucy look worse.
>>150642590You haven't read the comic.
>>150642337>Is James retarded?As retarded as the plot demands, yes, absolutely.
>>150639948/co/ should make its own BCB comic. An AU comic of sorts. Not even a shitpost one, but to rewrite the story so that we can genuinely make something better than what Taeshi can do.
>>150642367Yeah, moments like that make me think that perhaps Taeshi knows this is all unfair horseshit and think, you know, she'll /eventually/ get around to tapping that plotpoint. But until then, wallowing in the bullshit is just too much fun!
>>150642384>Why was Lucy even added to this scene if she was just gonna be reduced to a sexy lamp for the remainder of it?You assume she won't flip out and epically destroy Mike or whatever.
>>150642314>Stunned by just thatKek nigga thats nothing. Best to hightail it now
>>150642551I don't think Mike was wrong, even. Lucy IS rather parasitic in her clinginess toward boys, and needing others to stop her from doing things she'll regret.But Mike's the same way, he's just subtler about it. It takes both Lucy and Tess walking him step-by-step through the definition of a girlfriend for him to go "Ok, I guess Sandy counts then", he takes Lucy and Daisy on "dates" but then lashes out when they ask him to give them a chance, and I think he's more interested in "dating Sandy" than he is in Sandy herself, if that makes sense.Plus they both take their friends for granted and are weirdly hostile towards them.
I don't hate X or Y character, I always look directly at the source of the rot. I just hate retarded, neurotic authors who are unable to distance themselves from their stories and look at them objectively.
Banger stuff coming out of the main discord
>>150642785Come on, and Abbey, Sue and Daisy are perfect?The I lash out like a psycho and break your neck Abbey?The "I treat my friends like they are intellectually inferior to me" Sue?The "I'm always on the side of the hot boy" Daisy?No character is perfect, they are all shitty in some way. The problem is the contrived narrative instead of trying to point that seems to want to point "Mike bad, Mike deserves this, look at the irony of the situation and the parallelism" which seems forced and doesn't work in the same that is playing out.Mike lashing out to a bully is not the same to lashing out to a friend.
>>150642785In fairness, Mike has more reason to be hostile toward his 'friends' since they've more often fucked him over, threw him under the bus, guilt him, physically abuse him etc.Everyone else bends over backwards for Lucy and she just chooses to be a moody bitch
>>150642817>banger stuff>"Mike is evil"daringtodayarewe.jpg
>>150642817>I don't want to everA Lucy quote if I've ever seen one
>>150642842Heard of sarcasm?
>>150642817hey throw a link to the discord
>>150642817I kind of wonder how that tard crowd would react if Mike actually went evil.
>>150639410Aug but he really committed to the bit.
>>150642772>daisy dumps abbey for paulo>paulo dumps daisy for abbeywhy don't I hate this crack ship?
>>150642860No
>>150642872It’s on the website. Make sure to make alts for it though. >>150642882Either a total meltdown or “we also knew!!!!!”
>>150642746I'm the Mike was Right guy and I was unironically banned for posting it.Immediate deletion of post too. At some point I think some mod made it automatic
(It’s gonna be a nothing burger)
>>150642746Doing my part
>>150642904>Both have deep issues with their parents.>Abbey could be a positive influence on Paulo after all his therapy.>Paulo practically acts like a chick at this point, Abbey hasn't gotten enough spotlight to reach chick status yet so he's still remembered as somewhat masculine(for BCB).>Paisy fucking dies.It has some potential, the last point alone has more weight than just about any negative you could think of.
Also if you weren’t away their drawing BCB characters on some lake in Canada I think.
>>150642939The patrons do have a history of overhyping absolute nothings.
>>150642939Most likely but I can hold on to the hope that Augustus says something that makes Mike go ham and kick him in the throat
>>150642939Meh, we know that Lucy hits Mike or verbally attacks him and later James things OH WOW YOU WERE SO COOL.Blegh
This comic sucks, but at least your mother fucking loved you.
>>150642999If a patron is this excited, its just another example of Mike getting punished or Lucy getting her asshole rimmed.
>>150643009Just spoil it instead of dripfeeding like an autismo
>>150642973At least it's not deltatroon stuff
>>150643009>verbally attacks him
>>150642831>Come on, and Abbey, Sue and Daisy are perfect?They're better than Mike or Lucy, that's for sure.With Abbey, he got violent with Paulo ONCE, after a long history of Paulo messing with him both verbally AND physically. And he's the only character other than Tess smart enough to go "fuck this, I'm out" and leave.With Sue, her friends ARE intellectually inferior to her. Paulo and David are morons, Mike and Lucy are clearly insane, and while Stacy IS the superior tsundere she's still kind of a bitch.Daisy may be somewhat shallow, but she's never stooped to tearing into someone like Mike or Lucy have. She's self-aware of her flaws, actively tries to keep them under wraps, and usually even succeeds.>>150642835Yeah, that's true. A lot of Mike's problems boil down to his friends being inconsiderate assholes. But Mike's hostility goes way beyond a "You guys are assholes" kind of thing - like Lucy, he gets MEAN. He knows his friend's insecurities and goes after them specifically. And also like Lucy, he doesn't actually say what he DOES want, he just lashes out whenever they touch one of his tripwires.
>>150643017I can't argue against that, fuck
This comic collectively sucks ass. There is no reason to unironically enjoy it or take anything seriously. It is only the community that keeps me around, these threads in particular. So for this, I'd like to thank Bittersweetcandybowl.com for existing. Because in our anger, in our dissapointment, we have collected and formed an angry mob. That's fucking hilarious and will keep me coming back.I love you all, thank you.
The next chapter of my fanfic should be posted within two hours.
>>150643153>With Sue, her friends ARE intellectually inferior to her.Delusional simp, opinion disregarded.
>>150643165Yeah it does, but at least I like drawing the characters fucking
>>150643153Mike lashing out was OOC as fuck given how he was prior to Lucy's return. But it went on for so long that people just buy it's part of his character.
>>150642851Was this made because of this post? Lol >>150606624
>>150643165At least your thread fucking loved you
>>150643165the bittersweet candy bowls were the friends we made along the way
Holy shit actual good idea from the Discord???
>>150643223So they arrive to the concept years late.
>>150643203But do you just draw it for yourself? Or for thr COMMUNITY? (If you are hoarding secret porn, I scorn you. I never knew you.)
>>150643165I would like to thank this community for giving me the confidence to write.
>>150643223oh right lucy was the one who gave him the blue scarf. Why is he still wearing it anywya?
>>150643249Anyone would have the confidence after realizing bcb of all the slop is making money and has a dedicated fanbase. It means you cannot fail as a writer, only as an advertiser.
>>150643257No, Sandy gave him the (second) blue scarf. But Mike chose the first one based on the color of Lucy's eyes. Anyway, this is far from a new thought and Taeshi always did suck at symbolism.
>>150643257Didn’t Sandy give him his current one?Couldn’t have Taeshi at least made them a different shade?
>>150643249I'm writing a light novel about a small guild of not-wow players that one day finally decide to meet in person and become irl friends.Drama ensues of course when the hidden past of the members starts to surface.It's a teenage slice of life drama with a mix of mystery and horror.
>>150643296She did but she went out of her way to color match the first and through the power of plot magic, she successfully found an exact replica. And Sandy didn't know Mike chose it based off Lucy's eyes.
>>150643324>And Sandy didn't know Mike chose it based off Lucy's eyes.Isn't this emotional cheating?
>>150643324Didn't she choose it because it matched something she was also wearing? I can't remember
>>150643230Used to, then just drew a lot in private. I do have a MikexLucy animation in the works though
>>150643352It could be argued Mike was emotionally cheating, sure, but the line between being a close friend and emotionally cheating gets pretty damn blurred and subjective. Plus, this scarf became his before him and Sandy were an item, it was replaced, and then Sandy replaced it with the replica.
I'm on the official Discord and it seems like any mention of 4chan is Haram there, strange considering that this is the only place they effectively advertise in.>>150642817Weirdly fitting considering that Macbeth wouldn't be the person he became without the help of an absolutely VILE woman in his life.
>>150643207Nah, Mike always had that tendency. He goes along with whatever, ignores and evades the issue, then when he feels backed into a corner he spits venom.It just seems OOC after Lucy came back because the writing in general is so much shittier.
>>150643453We used to get this many panels per page!?That's what I lament the most...
>>150643453Doesn't matter.Team Mike, then and always.Doesn't matter how much Taeshi shit on the poor cat.Always team Mike.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gUr4jTIig
>>150643017Damn, you're right.
How is Gus gonna white knight Lucy if he folds from a light shove? What happens if someone bigger and meaner than Mike rolls around?
>>150643453Sad but Daisy was right
>>150643510Unironically why she has those nightmares, only Mike has the balls (or had, at least) and the strength to defend her.
>>150643453When I think of lashing out from the early days I think of that time Abbey picked a fight with him. This is just Daisy repeatedly overstepping clearly placed boundaries and Mike getting pissed, it's only the same as his sperg era freakouts if you just lump any expression of anger together.
>>150643453You've posted an unusual example and claimed it is typical. What would actually happen 9/10 times is that Mike would fail to stand up for himself or just give a very brief ineffectual objection and then immediately cave.
>>150643453>>150643555He literally forced herself on him...Maybe he said something that is not nice.But calling Mike as the one at fault.If the roles were reversed this would be called sexual assault lmao.
>>150643202She's canonically the smartest character in the comic, with her only competition being Daisy, Abbey, and McCain.
>>150643570Post your examples too, then.
>>150643545It makes some sense, which is why I'm prepared for a much dumber canonical explanation.
>>150643647To be clear, are you are asking me to parse everything leading up to Lucy's return and assemble them into some sort of collage?
>>150643510Gus is all talk, if that doesn't work Lucy is the actual muscle, Mike just happens to be the one character faster than her
>>150643453This is a pretty poor example. He doesn't go along with whatever. In fact, multiple times he shuts down every attempt to advance a friendly hangout into a romantic date. At every turn. Then, when Daisy tries to force a kiss onto him, he calls her disgusting and walks away. Daisy is overstepping clearly stated boundaries and ironically pushing him further away in the process.What do you think Mike did wrong here? Agree to hang out with her at all?
>>150639410When we are going to get a Mike revindication arc?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAfFriqbmz8
>>150643656Wonder what the nightmare will end up being. Mike abandoning her to get swarmed by the pursuers, or a baffling comical turn where the pursuers are a bunch of Mikes chasing her down 28 days later stylehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV1KkUJivNE
>>150643709>Lucy is the actual muscleHow is that going to work out when she keeps folding in-dream? I mean assuming Taeshi wouldn't just write her girlbossing it off irl, invalidating her big PTSD buildup?
>>150643545Maybe she should have treated him better and he would have picked her over Sandy. But hindsight is 20/20 as they say.
>>150643453Mike yes always had that tendency(I consider Anger one of his 5 major personality traits for a reason), but he better self-control and generally speaking could direct better. This is gone now due to shity writing.
>>150641779As someone who's actually spoken to them before in some respect, Suitcase and Taeshi have next to 0 empathy but see themselves as having a lot.I was actually privy to Suitcase saying that the economy is actually super good right now, millenials are richer than ever and that everyone saved a bunch of money during covid so there's no reason anyone should be complaining their Patreon isn't doing well because (and I kid you not) the price of Taco Bell and Netflix has gone up. Like, that was his actual reasoning.
>>150643726>or a baffling comical turn where the pursuers are a bunch of Mikes chasing her down 28 days later styleThat would require a retcon since we've already seen they are the friends who failed to intervene during the alleyway rape attempt. I assume Mike's part in the nightmare is actually his absence.
>>150643727I'm mostly talking about Gus facing danger, like Paulo's supercharger pansy punch she blocked with so much ease she had time to to a somersault and then strike a pose
>>150643555>>150643577I'm not saying Daisy isn't at fault, I'm saying that Mike can't plead total innocence; he took his friend, who he knows had/has a crush on him, to the carnival, with her dressed up and being flirty the whole time, and didn't say "I'm not interested" or bring up that he had a girlfriend until the issue was forced. Mike is either genuinely an idiot, or else he's playing dumb and playing along because, like Daisy says, he likes the attention.But Daisy forcing the issue IS gross of her.>>150643570That reinforces my point. Mike plays along and gives in despite knowing better, than says "this is YOUR fault!" and goes for the jugular when things go wrong. That excuse works the first time, but "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me" and all that.
>>150643759>I assume Mike's part in the nightmare is actually his absence.Woaaaaaahhhh man, mindblowing
>>150643748None of that surprises me. I've also seen them in action. Suitcase in particular is a narcissistic moron while Taeshi tries to act relatable but turns into a venomous trembling shrew the moment someone steps on her ego.
>>150643230>>150643384The ones that are public are on e6, so there's that...
>>150643748>>150643820Jesus Christ, this is so assMike deserved better authorslmao
>>150639410This will only make Lucy more attracted to Mike
>>150643820I can't say much but the directly advised me against making an LLC even though my lawyer suggested it. Then they told me I was stupid for doing it, that I have no evidence or reason for doing it and that Suitcase would know better than me.
>>150643798>Mike can't plead total innocence...He absolutely can, because Daisy assured him it would be totally innocent. The entire reason he went is for her own benefit. You're saying it's on him for putting faith in a close friend, doing something for her,then being disappointed and upset when it turned out this was a seductive ploy. >the restOh, you're an idiot. Nevermind then.
>>150643798>goes for the jugularDaisy's deepest insecurity is that she thinks people will call her disgusting if she kisses them without consent. Mike knows this and used it to mercilessly destroy her mind.
>>150643714>What do you think Mike did wrong here?1st, I think that when he showed up, saw that Daisy was in a nice dress and clinging onto him, he should have gone "Sorry, I'm still not interested in you like that. Let's just have a good time.". Mike's not autistic or socially dumb, he clearly caught on pretty quick. 2nd, His response once Daisy forces the issue is to shove her away and walk off. Then when Daisy asks questions, he goes "Isn't it OBVIOUS?" (which is a shitty deflection) and brings up Sandy before he actually says what he should have from the beginning: "I'm not interested". Even then, he avoids the active tense; his phrasing is "I can't/won't/will never be", rather than "I am not".
>>150643798>Mike's not totally innocent>-because he took Daisy at her word that she wanted to go the fair as friendsMikehaters come in two flavors: bpd bitches and kissless virgins mad that a fictional cat has options and they don't.
>>150643861For clarity's sake, the ones advising against it were Suitcase and Taeshi, who then got upset with you for ignoring their advice? Or am I misinterpreting what you said?
>>150643961I had already done it. They told me it was such a bad idea to have done that and essentially I'd made some irreversible mistake when I was saying it might be a good idea for someone else. I kind of called out Suitcase for always treating me as if I'm stupid, then Taeshi doubled down saying that he wasn't but essentially even if he was that I am stupid in this scenario so it doesn't matter. At least that's what I got out of the interaction... I don't want to fully believe they're bad people, I have some friends who are friends of theirs but I just do not get a good impression.
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>>150643867>>150643958"But Daisy said it was innocent" only works as an excuse if Mike doesn't know she's bullshitting. He knows she has a crush, repeatedly specifies it's not a REAL date, and she shows up in a dress. If Mike were autistic, then fine, fair enough, he's not on the right frequency to notice the signals. But he's not.Again, "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" applies here. Mike has been fooled too many times to still get mad at anyone but himself.
>>150644050Yeah, that does sound like them. I dunno, some people overlook issues with their friends, haven't dealt with their worse sides, or just have plain old bad taste. Taeshi and Suitcase probably wouldn't dare to shit on their actual friends but are perfectly happy to bully or mock anyone they don't particularly value.
>>150643798>Mike takes person who clearly likes him on a date>Despite everyone including the person he's taking saying it's a date he insists it's not>Mike does a bunch of things couples do with said person>Mike can no longer ignore that it's a date when they make a move leading to lashing out >/bcb/: Mike can't be held accountable for this because he's retarded or something
>>150639410I wish Alejandro upon all of them
>>150644152I hate to say it but they're normie bullies who just happen to be artists. From certain interactions, they like to think they're not but normies or anything but they are.
>>150644171> It's your fault that your friend tries to force itself on you> Even when you are extremely clear and explicit with your feelings> If you lash out after it forces itself on you> You are a sociopath and everything is your faultJesusThe average bcb reader is a shit eater
>>150644150>>150644171Sorry, but I'm not arguing with someone who denies basic reality and makes shit up. Brick walls are exhausting.
>>150644209Calling them bullies probably is too much.But they are that generation of millennials that live on irony land, that watched too many seasons of Dr. House and thing that it's endearing to be a "loveable asshole".Which actually really depends.
>>150644275>Calling them bullies probably is too much.No, they are absolutely bullies and had to reboot the entire community at least twice because each time their own behavior and its emulation led to terminal toxicity.
>>150642787>>150642772I want them to kiss.>>150642678I sincerely don't think it's possible for me specifically to be able to write better than Taeshi, or anyone. But I sure as hell want to try.Actually, I think I can write better than James Nguyen and Donald Farmer. But I think Veronica's storytelling talent is on a level of supreme divinity that I should be grateful to be in the presence of, I'll be lucky if I can possibly compete.>>150643249>>150643203This story gave me the desperation to draw fan art. Please draw more, mate.>>150643352Emotional cheating is just a thought crime, at worst an uncontrollable, involuntary, passive thought and a bullshit ass concept to villify so screw Veronica for that in particular for thinking that's a thing.Emotional cheating my ass, fucking stupid ass bitch ass concept...
>>150644171>Paulo slammed Mike's head into the tableDaisy also insists it not at a date to Mike's face and Mike makes it clear it ain't no date. Also taking any if his friends romantic advice or idea of what a date is retarded since no one at the table has good relationship advice. Scratch that, none of appear to have any good relationship or parasocial relationship advice. >>150644247Nah, dude is being obtuse. If one person vehemtly both rejects it is a date and any attempts to physically advance it to that then it very much not a date. Mike isn't even being that mean since Daisy overstepped several times already.R63 Daisy here would just be an incel stereotype.
>>150644294Taeshi's definition of emotional cheating is blatantly self-serving in a very rules-for-thee-but-not-for-me regard.
>>150643798>>150643942It is an issue Daisy crafted for herself. Her accountability lies in her choices. She caught feelings, had them unreciprocated for years, and kept chasing her desire despite how pointless the effort has been. The idea Mike should reorganize his life to account for Daisy's unrequited emotions and quash her preemptive advances is an unfair burden. Especially when Daisy tries to force romance into completely platonic situations.Does Daisy choose to find a new friend group that seperates her more from Mike? No. (Funny, because this is what Vera believes Mike should do when faced with incompatible and potentially harmful bonds) She clings to the old. Does Daisy respect Mike's autonomy and understands that pressuring him will only lead to conflict and heartbreak? No. She presses forward despite it. It's predictable for a teenage girl, but still entirely selfish and beyond proper critical thinking. Was this up to Mike to correct? Absolutely not. He is not the one who needs to take responsibility for Daisy's feelings beyond shutting down her advances. Which he does. The date was proposed to be innocent from the start. Daisy clumsily being flirtatious puts Mike in an awkward position, which leads to a justified breaking point.Mike is responsible for managing his own feelings and boundaries, not Daisy's. He fulfilled his obligation by clearly communicating his lack of interest. The responsibility to cope with unrequited feelings lies with the person who holds them. This conflict is a case study in failed accountability. Daisy, driven by desire, engineered a situation where she violated the terms of a friendship, ignored explicit boundaries, and ultimately committed a violation. Mike's "snap" was not the cause of the conflict, but the inevitable and justified result of it. His actions were reactive; hers were proactively transgressional. Therefore, the fault lies decisively with Daisy for prioritizing her fantasy over Mike's clearly stated reality.
>>150644289What's the gestalt on this?
>>150644275>>150644289They're pretty adept at teaming up against one person, ostracizing them in public and then justifying it to themselves. I've experienced it in their circles. It may come from a place of loveable asshole millenial irony, but it expresses itself as toxicity.
>>150644274We used pages from the comic supporting our point while you just whine and cry that we're not taking your mediocre uninformed whining as fact, read the comic and come up with something meaningful to say next time or don't even try to contribute.
>>150643798Anon Mike felt for the "it's not a date bro seriously" thing with James too, he's not privy to people wanting a romantic response from him until they come forward. "Mike should have known better" is like saying "maybe Paulo shouldn't have gone to that bar if he didn't want to get raped"
>>150644171Man I just remembered, the only reason he goes on the date in the first place is because Abbey attacks him about not paying enough attention to Daisy when she's depressed. And Daisy guilts him about it to keep him from calling it off, in that image posted earlier.He was trying to pay more attention to his friend and she took advantage of it, and then he has to say "no" multiple times because she won't accept that as an answer. That's "lashing out" now.Also lmao using Paulo's little rage fit as evidence. Mike calls out his hypocrisy in this very page and Paulo has no response, but let's ignore that bit.
>>150644325Lol, bet Taeshi's MAGA then.She gonna throw Mike in Mexico, build a wall of rejection, make him pay for it.
>>150643672NTA but why not? That's what I did when anons claimed Mike's friends were never supportive of his relationship with Sandy. Took me like 5 minutes, and most of that was loading the webpages.>>150644274>Anons post full pages of the comic as examples>"you're making shit up"I am almost impressed by your idiocy.
>>150644150>"But Daisy said it was innocent" only works as an excuse if Mike doesn't know she's bullshitting-Which Mike doesn't realize because Abbey just guilt-tripped Mike into second-guessing his judgement when it comes to Daisy's boythirst. Read the comic.>But he didn't notarize why he won't date her in advance-He doesn't have to, she already knows it all. Read the comic kissless virgin, the person fooled twice over was Daisy. First to think Augustus' plan would work, second that he was really her friend to begin with.
>>150644381Stop trying to waste my time, you have been dismissed and that's not changing no matter how much that bothers you.
>>150644421>NTA but why not?Because there is no way I'm spending that much time and energy in a futile effort to convince people who either cannot or do not want to actually read the pages they themselves post.
>>150644294>>150643249Yea sometimes I feel like taeshi secretly wants the fan content, so she writes them like this. This comic made me want to see them fuck, so I HAD to be the one to "fix it" by drawing hahahaha, damnit, it was a ruse!!
>>150644431"Mike felt guilty over what Abbey said and took Daisy on a date despite his better judgement and despite half his friend group pointing it out to him" isn't a good defense you realize?>kissless virgin projecting again>>150644476Yeah you've got better things to do than effectively defend the point you're malding over, like ineffectively whining in the thread about people not believing you.In reality you're either too stupid to do so, or more likely too much of a coward to go look through the comic and have your delusion broken.
>>150644400That's my point; Mike claims ignorance and falls for tricks, even when it's the most obvious thing in the world. For fuck's sake, he ate a bowl full of random chocolates given to him by a stranger at a bar as a bet. Mike playing along because he secretly likes the attention is the charitable explanation; the alternative is that he's so incredibly dumb as to be a danger to himself and others, because you could tell him "I'll give you a dollar and say you're a cool dude if you stab an electrical outlet" and he'd do it.>>150644476>Took me like 5 minutes, and most of that was loading the webpages.>there is no way I'm spending that much time and energyIf you're going to accuse others of not reading, it would behoove you to not be an example.
>>150644523>Yeah you've got better things to doYes, absolutely.>anyway here's my worthless opinion of youOkay, and? You feel better now? A little more validated than before?
>>150644523So you are shitting on Mike for trusting when he beleived she had good intentions. Then you lay the blame on Mike for vocally rejecting daisy after she in said comic overstepped several boundaries and he calls her disgustjng for doing so.
>>150644521Others may disagree but I think the characters are beautifully written which is a major incentive for why I want them to fuck.
>>150644559>Took me like 5 minutesUnless you have this comic memorized like an autist, that's a load of bullshit.
>>150644420Mike could use a latina girlfriend who bosses him around but is too lovey dovey to make it a bad thing
>>150644150This argument mistakes Mike's social awareness for consent. Knowing a trap exists does not make you responsible for springing it. Mike's clarification that it wasn't a "real date" were not naivete; they were his active, verbal defense. His way of setting a boundary before any transgression occurred. He was attempting to preempt the very situation Daisy created.By stating "he knows she has a crush," ypur argument implies he should have refused the outing entirely. This unfairly makes him responsible for managing Daisy's feelings by isolating her, punishing them both for a friendship they both value. He took her at her word, offering trust and companionship. She betrayed that trust by using the "friendly" premise as a tactical cover for her advances.His anger, therefore, is not born of surprise, but of frustration. It is the frustration of someone who has clearly, repeatedly stated his position, only to have it deliberately ignored. He is not mad he was "fooled"; he is mad that his explicit "no" was treated as a negotiation. The "fool me twice" adage applies to being deceived by an external force, not to having your own clearly expressed will continuously overridden. The shame lies with the person who chooses to deceive, not the person who chooses to trust a friend's word.
>>150644633Do u want Mike to be a teen dad?
>>150644623Yeah, you caught me. It took about 10. Still, you should have an easier time than I did, since your examples are SO easy to find, right? It's not as if you're grasping at straws and picking cherries or anything.
>>150644623>anon calls person with functional memory autistic while posting in a tri-weekly furry thread
>>150644523>Mike got tricked by Daisy, who was tricked by AugustusYep, Mike's sheltered and naive, consistent feature of his character. That's not a crime, but you're assblasted because unlike Mike you'll never touch a woman. That's why this whole discussion wasn't about Mike saying yes to going to the fair, it's about Mike rejecting her.
>>150644655No matter how many examples I posted, you would call anything short of an exhaustive compilation cherrypicking because you don't want to be wrong.
>>150644680This is getting pathetic
>>150644680>Cucking out again instead of posting an example Zzzz
>>150644646He already has the weary soul of a divorced father that lost everything in the settlement, let him at least enjoy what comes first
>>150644669>it's about Mike rejecting her.To be fair, the way Daisy was acting was pretty bad. I get him callng her disgusting js mean but it is bad too ignore someone both saying no to physical intimacy and then trying to force it.
>>150644640>he is mad that his explicit "no" was treated as a negotiationHe DIDN'T explicitly say no. Daisy asked him out, he agreed; she showed up in a dress, he said "you look nice"; they then went through the carnival with Daisy on his arm until she finally made a move, at which point he walked away, then brought up Sandy, and ONLY THEN explicitly said no.>>150644680>calls the examples posted cherrypicking and invalid because "b-b-but context">calls the examples of the context cherrypicked>"You'd never accept the examples I could give, but aren't going to"
>>150644742Aw fuck, forgot image. S'what I get for stopping to mock the idiot.
>>150644742>Daisy asked him out, he agreedTo a platonic hang out. Daisy also knew that Mike's intentions were not romantic. Her entire plot was to essentially force it into a romantic date. Which failed. He established his boundaries exactly when he should have. Before the outing started, clarifying it wasn't a real date, and when they were too explicit to safely ignore.
I thought the comic took place in New Mexico?
>>150644713>He already has the weary soul of a divorced father that lost everything in the settlementShit blue was like a kid to him and Lucy took the kids and gave them to her aunt and blue is still upset with Mike. He didn't even lose everything in the settlement, this page makes it clear they are looking for more to take.>>150644764Anon, in that very image Daisy reassure Mike is it just a thing as friends. Daisy clearly was tricking Mike in that image.
>>150644701>>150644708>>150644742>we want to waste your time and you should feel ashamed for not letting usYou had your chance and will be summarily ignored. Feel free to submit your complaints to this handy letter box that leads directly to the incinerator.
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>>150639410>Look at him. 'Laughing' at you as if he wasn't just shivering in fear. Hit him again. Really lay into him. Let's see him laugh when he's choking on his own blood.
>>150644633Lol, Daisy and Mina probably come close.>>150644646One of Veronica's own comics depict them with what I'm pretty sure is them having kids while they're teenagers, it's a bit freaky since they have their 14-year-old designs and I don't know how they got kids.
>>150644795I love how Daisy and James would have us believe that they asked Mike out and would've totally jumped to fuck and marry him. Platonically of course.
>>150644795>clarifying it wasn't a real dateSee >>150644764. Where does he clarify anything? He just mumbles "Um... I could make it, but-", then "W-well that didn't mean anything then!" It was Lucy, it ABSOLUTELY meant something, then says "I wasn't gonna say no to you!", implying he'd have said yes even if she HADN'T made her excuses.
>>150644646Lucy used to feel latina coded but maybe that was the gratuitous Spanish.
>>150644795We're looping here>How could I know that us going as a couple on a romantic date with just the two of us would be anything but platonicIsn't a defense
>>150644916In my headcanon, all felines are descendants from Israelis and canines all descendants from Europeans, similarly to how sapiens evolved in Ethiopia. But at a point korats and khao manees migrated to Thailand among other breeds so Mike's, Lucy's, and Augustus' ancestries are all Siamese.
>>150644927But Daisy brings up Paulo and Tess to Mike to indicate it as a platonic thing. She reaffirms that too.
>>150644927It actually is when Daisy reassures him it's just between friends. Mike chose to trust Daisy, and Daisy betrayed this trust. Mike didn't do anything wrong. The premise was already explicitly outlined between the two, and she chose to insert romance after baiting him.
>>150644940>Daisy brings up Paulo and Tess to Mike to indicate it as a platonic thing.Yes, that was supposed to be pottery. Paulo and Tess very much had a thing for each other and everyone knew it, including Mike and Daisy. So while they're going to prom all "it's totally not a date ha-ha (unless?)", so are Mike and Daisy.>>150644978>The premise was already explicitly outlinedNo it wasn't, read: >>150644914Mike all but says "it's a date then!"
>>150643230I was looking at some old shit. Here's an Emma fanart, Anon
>>150644927The whole argument is "it's Mike's responsibility to assume his friends intentions against their word, believing their lies falls within him and he should never give them the benefit of the doubt". It is a very dangerous take to say he can only be considered innocent and free of fault if he's constantly making sure of everyone's intentions, trusting no one and becoming reclusive. Which is kind of the logic Taeshi uses to free Lucy of any responsibility
>>150645057Yes, and as we know, Lucy is fucking insane, constantly cozying up to people then dropping them when they step on one of her many invisible landmines, all while holding bizarre double standards where it's fine when SHE does it.So Mike doing the same things would be...? C'mon, you're almost there.
>>150645044The image you linked only confirms my point, anon. Daisy reassuring Mike that it's platonic, pointing out that he had done this before with Lucy, and Daisy successfully getting him to agree to a PLATONIC night out together. And of course, it isn't natural for Daisy to plot a bait and switch. That idea was planted into her head by Augustus, meaning that Mike had no reason to even suspect she was capable of such a thing on her own... Because she wasn't. She was manipulated by someone else into breaking his trust.
>>150645085>So Mike doing the same things would be...? C'mon, you're almost there.Cept Mike made it clear in the image you posted of said boundary and Daisy kept crossing it.He is doing the opposite of his relationship with Lucy in that image. It's not poetry when Lucy never makes it clear what she wanted from him while with Daisy he is making it clear, "no means no".
>>150645097>She was manipulated by someone else into breaking his trust.With the goal of Augustus being able to take advantage of Daisy while she was emotional reeling too. How the fuck does this comic pretend Augustus is good ever? He clearly has not changed since then.
>>150645085That's a good comparison lol, it might actually get through.
I like how there are still anons trying to reason with Mikehaters despite how disingenuous their arguments are.
>>150645097Daisy reassures Mike that it's platonic via:>comparison to Paulo and Tess, who are not platonic>comparison to Mike and Lucy's relationship in middle school, which was not platonicAnd again, Mike says "I wasn't going to say no to you!", which implies he wasn't going to say no to her even if she DIDN'T say "it doesn't have to mean anything".>>150645136Mike DIDN'T make his boundaries clear, that's what I keep pointing out. He accepted to go together as a "couple" WITHOUT actually clarifying that it wasn't a date or anything romantic, then Daisy showed up wearing a nice dress and Mike just went "you look great!". Mike only said "no" once Daisy made her move and he could no longer pretend not to know what was going on, and EVEN THEN tried to deflect before saying "I'm not interested".Daisy was not being subtle; she technically never even lied. She implied it COULD be "just as friends", but Mike said yes without Daisy ever needing to tell him it wasn't going to be a date.
>>150645202I kinda like it since it reminds us that Mike does have reasons to suspect his friends are sometimes shit.
>>150645250Consider "I wasn't going to say no to you" could be said out of politeness because he doesn't want to make Daisy feel like she needed to force him to and not as some sort of written fact
>>150645250Even still if the examples were poor, she STILL reassured him it was platonic and didn't have to mean anything more. That was her deal, Mike accepted. Mike trusted her because she was a consistently honest character. He simply had no reason to believe Daisy would betray that trust. (And she wouldn't have if she wasn't being manipulated by a predator) Now if you are trying to debate Mike would have agreed to this still if Daisy made it clear that it was romantic, you are desperately reaching for a point that wouldn't make sense. Mike is always and consistently loyal to Sandy (before discovering Sandy was cheating, of course) and breaks down the advances of Lucy for the sake of their relationship. If Mike is saying "no" to Lucy, he certainly would (and did) say no to Daisy as well. Your entire point now rests on a weak assumption, not the facts we have that counter this.
Mike is not psychic, cannot read his friends' minds, and thus that makes him stupid and evil. I don't understand what you people aren't getting here. Non-magical individuals are bad and wrong and must be purged by their arcane overlords, like reality-bender Lucy.
>>150645307It could, yes. To back up, I'm still not saying Daisy wasn't being pushy and a creeper; she forced a kiss on someone who obviously didn't want it, that's fucked up.My point is just that Mike has an ongoing tendency to go along with things; he flirts back when flirted with, he doesn't ask for or give clarification, and he plays along with jokes. But when his friends DO cross one of his many unspoken boundaries, he instantly resorts to really personal insults: he calls Daisy ugly/childish, Sue stupid/a bad friend, and Paulo lazy. His critical hit rate for insecurities is too high for him to NOT be doing it deliberately.Lucy does the same thing; she flirts, jokes, and never explains herself, then when one of her buttons is pushed she blows up and decides they were never friends. I think it's supposed to be pottery, but it just makes both main characters look like total assholes.
>>150645409YAY QWEEEN SLAY
>>150645409has anyone in this thread said he's evil? because if you point out something that may allude to mike making mistakes you get booed
>>150645507>My point is just that Mike has an ongoing tendency to go along with things; he flirts back when flirted with, he doesn't ask for or give clarification, and he plays along with jokes.In the images yor using for your fauulty premise he fuucking says no and daisy does not fckign respect that. He laid out the boundary there, clear as day. Lucy never did/does.
>>150645051Love it! If you want more uncommon characters you could try the fanmade ones or character's offspring. Keep it up! Oh and if you can do Kinktober stuff.
>>150645597>In the images yor using for your fauulty premise he fuucking says noNo he doesn't. Read the images, hell, read the chapter itself if you think I'm cherrypicking. Mike doesn't shoot Daisy down until >>150643453.
>>150645507Your arguments(relating to the Daisy situation) asks us to blame Mike for not rejecting his friend based on a "feeling," even after she offered multiple verbal assurances designed to quell that exact feeling. That's unreasonable. The responsibility for the "bait and switch" lies entirely with the person who designed the bait and pulled the switc. Which would be Daisy(and Augustus), who is already shown in the final panels plotting the very betrayal Mike trusted her not to commit.
>>150645507I won't argue that Mike tends to go along with others despite being uncomfortable until he snaps, that is a character flaw he has, he creates his own problems in that sense, but it being done on purpose is different. Him not working on making clear boundaries and not being a people pleaser is on him and the consequences are his own, but you say it like it is something he's using against others. What I will not agree to is that agreeing to go out with Daisy is agreeing to a date. You can make an argument that the moment she starting to get pushy he could have called her out and left if she didn't stop, staying in an uncomfortable situation until he snaps is on him since Daisy refuses to comply, but believing it was completely platonic at first is not agreeing to it
>>150642939That bitch in particular is so fucking annoying
>>150643540He really should have taken her up on that offer. Even despite the blatant manipulation from Daisy in that chapter, in the end he'd be way better off with her than the White cats.
>>150645620>No he doesn't. Read the images,He fucking does right in the panel where Daisy is pushing it to go further. He wants to keep it platonic. That is the point. The parts you are posting confim that. >>150644764She reaffirms it is just as friendls to Mike's face. Using the example of Tess, Paulo adn Lucy. Miek reaffirms that Lucy one didn't mean shit, and so Daisy uses that to enforce it's a platonic friend thing. and in >>150643453which is the "date" he throughout it affirms that it is jst a friend thing to Daisy, cause he has to remind her and he has to keep making distance since she is trying to push it into a romantic date.He both physically creates distance between himself and her and attempts to make it more than a friend outing, and tells her no while giving reasons as to Why. In these very moments Daisy then tries to give Mike reasons to change the friendly outing into a romantic date. mike says no, but Daisy presses on and uses force. Until Mike again makes it clear "no means no" physically AGAIN and calls her disgusting and says Daisy isn't acting like herself. This fucking convo only exists cause Mike is a guy. The funnniest thing I do think they could have actually worked if Mike gave Daisy a chance. Not even hindsight, cause I thought Sandy was a prop just to keep Mike separate from the other girls. Mike was right to reject her here, though, since she was being weird
>>150644870>Let's see him laugh when he's choking on his own bloodHe probably would because he's le anime character
>>150645749That's fair enough. I can't even point to any evidence against your interpretation, because Taeshi thinks ambiguity == nuance == good writing, and BCB is an inconsistent clusterfuck. But as a final clarification:>you say it like it is something he's using against othersMy personal interpretation of Mike's character is that Daisy has a point when she accuses Mike of enjoying the attention. My impression is that his "people pleasing" tendencies go far beyond just being a good friend, and are pretty openly flirtatious a lot of the time. I think him doing that while not setting boundaries is, on some level, a way of having his cake and eating it too: he gets attention and praise, but it's not "cheating" because it's not like he asked for it.>What I will not agree to is that agreeing to go out with Daisy is agreeing to a dateI still think that he DID know that it was a date on some level, or at least that Daisy was treating it like one. I believe he allowed himself to without explicitly saying otherwise because being pined after is a really nice feeling, and he thought Daisy would stop short of actually doing anything.To be clear, I don't think Mike's consciously, deliberately planning this out like some sort of schemer. I just think he's weak-willed and not particularly smart, so he acts on instinct without thinking about the potential fallout for him, his relationships, or his friends.
>>150646084Dangit, forgot image again.
>>150643397>then Sandy replaced it with the replicaConsidering how rarely they physically saw each other, it's quite endearing that Sandy was able to remember the exact shade of blue Mike's scarf was. Or she had a photo of him with it, but I prefer it being her cherishing him enough to keep such a detail in mind. God I hate how Taeshi has ruined her being superior to Lucy in genuine sweetness.
>>150645820You don't just negotiate romantic feelings, it doesn't work like that. If Mike had agreed, he would have simply set them both up for failure and pain. What happened instead is arguably better for Daisy. Her feelings for Mike quell, and she has the charming bad boy she is attracted to reciprocating her emotions back now. I would argue that the path Daisy chose, allowing her feelings for Mike to naturally fade while her feelings for Paulo naturally grow, creates a stronger foundation for a relationship.
>>150645912>He probably would because he's le anime characterThere are some differences between a seinen and a shounen. >>150646124>she has the charming bad boy she is attracted to Paulo has not been anything like that in a long fucking time and their relationship is dogshit.
>>150646084>are pretty openly flirtatiousNever happened
>>150645051Hey, could you draw the Bleating Heart characters?
>>150646160Paulo is displaying more love and care for Daisy than most other characters. In the same way he rejected Lucy because he didn't want to be her future regret, he applied this to Daisy as well. He suppressed his own desires and emotions to keep her pure. Even more so than he did with Lucy, might I add. Only when it was right to did he advance it into a relationship. As a result, the foundation for their relationship is pure and true love. The key to men like Paulo, and knowing if they are truly in love, is what they sacrifice for the sake of the other person. He sacrifices lust and instead focuses on the purists aspects of their bond.
>>150644050It must be strange for you, knowing them in the RL and hearing us talk shit about them. Also that gambling addict fuckstick Suitcase prowls these threads, so he's probably bitching about you to your friends of friends.
>>150646280LmaoTheir relationship is forced and bullshit
>>150646313Speaking of relationships, are the only people whose love lives are not dogshit re: Abbey's adoptive parents, Lucy's parents, Daisy's parents? I cannot for the life of me remember if any of the teen characters have good romantic relationships. I don't count Jess, ofc. Because all she did was look for a brown Lucy.
>>150646313I disagree. We are hinted at this all throughout the comic. Paulo sacrificing his latent feelings, keeping their bond as pure as possible. We know early on he is capable and actively attracted to her. This feeling naturally re-awakens and surges from a seed planted long ago when the conditions are just right.
>>150639410>push a guy who was verbally harrassing you>this causes your faggot friend to instantly break your friendship and side with your enemy????
>>150645756They're noteworthy to me for being obviously very strongly against what Augustus is doing but then retreating when Taeshi shows up to reiterate that Augustus has done nothing wrong and everything is proceeding according to keikaku. I only look at bsky and patreon though idk what goes on on discord.
>>150646361They had 0 chemistry and then on one comic paulo discovered that his big brother love was actually romantic loveYou would be surprised how much taeshi writes to please fansAt least i can see worst ship crash and burn
>>150645409Just got remined of my "Mike stays with Lucy AU"
>>150644421>David wanting Mike's numberI feel like that's the only time David shows friendly interest in Mike, but even then I think I remember the next page is him prank texting Mike.
>>150646376>Taeshi shows up to reiterate that Augustus has done nothing wrongWhat a piece of shit
Drop SandyDrop LucyDrop DaisyTake the Amaya :D pill
>>150646394Again, I have to disagree with you on this. Their chemistry is the classic trope of "opposites attract."On the surface, they should be incompatible. However, this contrast is the very engine of their chemistry. Daisy's structure and warmth subtly ground Paulo, while Paulo's casual, worldly-wise demeanor offers Daisy a respite from her own overthinking and the intense drama of her crush on Mike.Unlike Daisy's tense, unrequited dynamic with Mike, her interactions with Paulo are consistently relaxed and playful. They can banter, tease each other, and exist in a space without the weight of overwhelming romantic expectation. This creates a safe, comfortable chemistry that feels more sustainable than the high-drama relationships around them.Paulo is one of the few characters who sees Daisy's situation with Mike clearly. He understands her pining but doesn't coddle her or judge her harshly for it. He offers advice in his own blunt, simple way, which often cuts through Daisy's complex emotional entanglements. Daisy, in turn, seems to see past Paulo's "dumb womanizer" facade to the loyal, perceptive friend beneath.A significant part of their chemistry lies in its potential. The easygoing, supportive friendship they share is set to blossom into a much healthier and more fulfilling romance than the ones they respectively pursued in the past.
>>150644658I think we tend to forget that anons here run the gamut on when they started reading. Some anons started back in 2009, so it would be fucking autistic for them to be able to remember examples and throw together a collage in ten minutes. Some, such as myself, only started reading in the last year and so would be able to have an easier time remembering what happened in each individual chapter.
>>150646298I don’t know, I just think he’s a mean person and if I lose friends over that then okay. I’m not going to let someone make me feel small for no reason.
>>150646084>it's not like he asked for it.Anon, the moment Mike even thinks anything like that, he's going to get hit with a cease and desist order by Lucy for trademark infringement.
>>150646641>Ask Lucy if she wanted to sue you>She starts sweating
>>150646612Are you by any chance the same anon who had the fabled missing piss comic that refused to share it because of the "respect" he has for suitcase?
>>150646808>pissdo we need piss fanart to fill that void?
>>150646808is that the abbey and daisy one?
>>150646808Holy shit what? No lmaoI didn’t know there was a piss comic, please elaborate
>>150646951SPLAT
>>150646612You are a good man, anon. Allow me to relate my latest journey, as I have not gotten to do in many a thread.I ventured far beyond the mortal planes into the land of thoughts. There I found the Sandman, Lord of Dreams, locked in his home and besieged by the creatures of darkness who wished to claim his demesne and forever subject humanity's nights to their predations. I attempted to help him drive them off, but was bitten by one of those fell skinless demons Nuckelavees and was forced to retreat and treat my wounds with tears of a spring nymph. My second attempt also met with failure, as my left shoulder was broken by a kick from a Night Mare. Needing time to heal, I fell back to the Land of Toys, where I was struck by inspiration by a film I watched many a time in my youthful Christmas days. I constructed an army of clockwork golems and marched them upon the dark creatures laying siege to the King of Slumber, and in their relentless advance they quickly beat back and routed those cthonian beings and may yet still be pursuing them in sleepless pursuit. In his gratitude, I was granted a prophetic dream by the Sandman, where it was revealed to me that Suitcase is a twat and ever shall be one.
>>150647094Isn't Suitcase shadowbanning people against Patreon TOS? You spoileranons should report him for it.
>>150647079>>150647094I barely know him, I just know that in the few personal interactions I’ve had with him he’s been needlessly mean to me, so if I had a piss comic to share I would have.
>>150642787At least the Pabbey stuff was fun for crackshipping, every time Mike is on the page it's just more spiteful circlejerking.
>>150647142I don't know how many piss comics exist, but there's the one everyone knows, the mike and lucy one (I have that one, but I risk getting banned because suitcase has a jannie friend), and the abbey and daisy one which is lost on time as far as I know
>>150646951Bra, but from what I can recall there were 4 known piss comics. 3 are archived one of Mike ranting to Lucy for so long she can’t move or she’ll piss herself, Daisy pissing herself at theatre with Abbey, and Lucy pissing herself because she drank too much lemonade. I think there is also a Jasmine one, but I can’t recall if it was an edit or not. Not much is known about the 4th one
We posting about Ventura City Drifters here? Caught up today, the characters themselves are a little paint-by-numbers but I think the author is really good at putting together the games in a way that facilitates character moments. What's the release schedule like? I feel like reading it page-by-page would be agonizing.
>>150647285>>150647336Well, I did not know about any of that! He seems to want that buried really bad which makes sense because I think the characters are in highschool.
>>150647400well, taeshi did recently post a drawing in bluesky where thea seemed to allude to its existence, so I guess it's not that much of a secret.
>>150646945No that one's been found, I mean the Jasmine in a church one. We know it exists because said anon posted an excerpt
>>150647499>in a churchdiabolical
>>150647384VCD drops a few pages every Monday, average seems to be 3, but could be slightly higher. Seen as little as 2 and as much as 5-6, so about on-par with BCBI'm glad people here are taking notice of it, I've been pushing it to a lot of friends cause it's filled me with joy and whimsy and I even wrote a fanfic for it. Who's best girl, and why is it Brookyln
>>150647285what the one where Daisy pisses on Abbey's hoodie? It's in here under Date Night + PISS among the BCIs.gofile dot io/d/QOs8ZC>last library was 14 months agoOops! Friendly reminder that your local library is run by and for poorfags, we do not pay Taeshi for doodle comics and are reliant on the kindess of our donors for Two-Time Love, All or Nothing, Falling Back and the volume 7halloween comic.
>>150647278That was the most romantic thing I've ever read.
>>150646374James isn't a friend. He was only interested in Mike because he can run fast, and then when David came along his attention has been on him since he's faster. The track squad already implied James is like this in general
>>150647635The funny part is that it fits the expressions 10x better than the actual text.
>>150641336It's not the characters, it's the fact that they have no legitimate consistency or logic to their actions, they simply embody the roles of whatever weird bullshit damage the author is trying to publicly air this week/month/year, it's fucking weird that anyone here tries to take it seriously at all
>>150647605I think Jack's a very lucky guy whichever way he goes. It's so funny Emily wanted to NTR Alina so hard she developed an actual crush on him.
>>150639410Where the fuck is this shit even going anymore?
>>150647607thanks, much appreciated
>>150645594>*you get booed if you employ shitty retarded reasoning and turn off your eyesFixed that for you.
i think no one posted this? idk regardless i wish we could see the forbidden abbey/augustus yaoi...
>>150648093fml the file didnt upload
>>150648151>Mask off is when you bother people to the point they want to beat you up because that's actually how they areHow Taeshi actually
>>150647956Nowhere fast, that's for sure. Can't believe there was a time when I saw the 44 page count and thought "oh yeah she can fit Mike leaving the cafeteria and the double date in there." Haha, I almost forgot, he'll probably still be chained to Sandy at the end of all of this.
>>150648151How much you wanna bet next page has James just being like "Fuck you Mike, I hate you." and go to eat Lucy's pussy?
>>150648203Unfortunately the most charitable interpretation is that she just doesn't know what "mask off" actually means? Like maybe she thinks it's when you're openly aggressive, or something. I think there's a good chance this is the answer, because I don't think Abbey has ever tried to hide that he thinks bullies and creeps should have their asses beaten and Augustus is on the top of his shit list.Of course, Mike is already getting blamed for everybody under the sun having a crush on him, so I guess now people thinking he's a generally nice guy could also be one of tricky Mike's grand illusions.
>>150648151Mentally Ill Taeshi moment
>>150641486It's ok anon, we can adopt you
>>150648151I agree Taeshi, this page would be better if Abbey teleported in and finished the job.
>>150642244As much as I agree with you about the beating, as he shouldve just told the real version of what happened + how GREAT Augustus was in the same year, this whole scene is stupid. Everyone standing like morons. Augustus didnt even try, he literally followed midgets direction to the floor.Paulo tried to punch Augustus already and Lucy managed to gain hyper Speed to get in front of him. Mike had a whole page before shoving Augustus down and she just was there standing right behid auggy, didnt even shove him away. Both the boy cats were angry and while Paulo was handsy with her multiple times invading her personal space, Mike was never. If he even tried by going for a friendly hug she never had any problem crippling him. This whole scene is stupid Augustus already told Mike he doesnt gaf about him so at least Mike shouldve elbowed him way before anger hit.Anyway, is karate/aikido not working? Anger management is needed, but how come a martial art is not even helping? Did he quit it because your beloved also has same classes? Before the shitshow he became aggressive only to Abbey, After he pushed him. That whole scene is also interesting because as much as some good points were raised, they fall flat because of ulterior motives (Abbey crush). "It's bad that you are friendly and help Lucy. She has a crush on you! You leading her on! Be friendly and help Daisy instead. She has a crush on you, but it's different you wouldnt lead her on"I wish Abbey was still friends with Mike he couldve helped suggesting some therapy methods.
>>150643798Didnt he accept the hangout after Abbey literally guiltripped him into being nice with Daisy and accusing him of not caring?
>>150648151Having patience = Mask?Doesnt she know that anger is actually a valid emotion? It's okay to become angry when people keep pushing your boundaries. Of course is not okay to become violent, that I agree. Whats her therapist telling her?
>>150649042Yes, but that's all the more reason why it's kind of shitty of Mike to go "Y-yeah, it TOTALLY doesn't have to mean anything for us to go to the carnival as a couple, haha..." rather than coming clean. Like, hypothetically, if I had a friend with a crush on me that I did NOT reciprocate and I felt guilty about not hanging out with them; if when I apologized for that, they proceeded to ask me out, I would make a bit of an effort to let them down quickly and gently. I would NOT nervously accept, compliment them, walk around with them hanging off my arm, and only beg off once they try to go for the big romantic moment.I get that Mike is conflict averse and tries really hard to be "nice", but there's a point at which that's actually meaner than saying "No" straight up.
>>150649065Mask = Mike pretending to be a nice guy and physically assaulting someone for saying things he doesn't like
I was in this exact situation in 6th grade, getting called out for the histrionics of someone else, pushing the bully, getting laughed at for being ineffectual, then everyone being mad at me.So what did I do?I simply beat the living shit out of him the next day the moment nobody was around. Didn't matter then what the public opinion was when the nigga realized he was catching an ass whooping as long as he maintained his position.
>>150639410I know Mike caught him off guard, but this is a bit more of a reaction than I expected from Augustus. Is his reaction based on having grown up in an abusive household?
>>150649173If you are a girl, it is easier to just drop the guy. I also had to do it and I agree with you. It's so relieving that he started say no after time, he did start to grow- until he got punished for that and reverted back It's unfortunate people kinda started forcing him withdraw his no and decision about Lucy. He needs a middle ground and a therapist, not a stalker who says shit just to take advantage of his anger management. The thing is, when Mike blew up he still did it in private and not in a premeditate manner. He apologised even before Lucy would jump. We all know Augustus is outing James to at least Lucy and probably David, spouting the things said Lucy while Lucy is there, not listening to Lucy saying to stop it, and all of this to isolate Mike so that he just doesnt go out training with people he wants to be friend with. Without mentioning the past between the two cats. Everyone is shitty and need therapy. Also isnt FF cat and Adult by now? Or did Taeshi change his age again?
>>150643453What kind of gaslighting horseshit is this?Mike "goes along with whatever" because he doesn't want to lose his friends.It's even very clearly shown in the pages you posted: Mike subtly tries to let the other party know he's not interested, and yet still tries to find a compromise.But EVERY SINGLE TIME the other party ignores his actions (and his feelings!) and gaslight him into apologizing.In a more realistic setting, Mike would have grown into a very lonely, cynical person who distrusts even those close to him.
>>150648465>the most charitable interpretation is that she just doesn't know what "mask off" actually meansConsidering we're not supposed to be empathizing with Mike here, I'm chalking it up to Taeshi being mentally ill (as usual).
>>150650430>Mike would have grown into a very lonely, cynical person who distrusts even those close to him.He sorta did considering the drunk chapter. That loneliness never got fixed.
>>150650972>That loneliness never got fixed.Because the plot requires him to keep connecting so he can be put into the villain role over and over again.
>>150651058>Wants connections with people outside his gaggle of retards>is punished for it.Intresting motives for a villian.
>>150651104I call it the circle of Taeshi.
>>150648465Did She know that "telling the truth" is not a valid argument to justify bullying?If a kid is a fatty and i keep telling that he is fat and should stop eating like a pig, is probably factually true but it is still bullying.Punching your bully in the face is not exactly a "masks off" moment.Jesus Christ, the author is so crazy.
>>150639410Gato sexxo
>>150651272>Did She know that "telling the truth" is not a valid argument to justify bullying?Fair, but Augustus is not even telling the truth, but is a lying little shit. The housewife analogy with Lucy being the housewife is actual BS.
>mike tries to have a friend>Augustus blackmails him into not hanging out with friend because the sight of him makes his gf upset >mike insists on having a friend anyway >Augustus comes out and harasses mike>Harrassment makes James dislike Mike>Mike shoves Augustus (all part of his epic troll plan)>Lucy physically kicks his ass next page when Mike argues back that she was the one fucking with him >Soon based on the preview Mike is out from the group and everyone hates him and he has no friendsThis reads like the bizarre revenge fantasy of a crazy person. Even for BCB this is mean spirited
>>150651436>Lucy physically kicks his ass next pageActual spoiler or prediction, you have to call it
>>150651415Poor Mike. But hey long, loose haired Sandy is pretty. She's right too, Mike took too long to cut off Lucy's abusive ass.>>150651384If Mike rapes Augustus, then James will be justified in hating him so maybe it's possible.>>150651436So this is now Eternal Mike Suffering. All the way at least till Valentine's Day.
>>150651461Actual spoiler. Mike says shes the one that constantly messed with him, and he didnt lead her on and that hes the one who turned down HER advances. She's the one who wanted him, which makes Lucy kick him in the gut
>>150651486>She's right too, Mike took too long to cut off Lucy's abusive ass.Meh, Mike bottling or letting shit slide till it pops, gets pushed too far, or gets heated is at least consistent. The sperging wasn't, but his getting mad/upset was. >>150651436>>Lucy physically kicks his ass next page when Mike argues back that she was the one fucking with himOh, so nothing would have changed. Too bad you can't fight back from a girl hitting you.
>>150651545>spoilerAll of that is fucking true though. Lucy both did constantly mess with him, from dodgeball to the earshot suicide remark. Mike also turned down Lucy's advances, and she was the one who wanted him, since if you believe Augustus and the way Lucy acted after being rejected, his turning her down had a major negative impact. Even going back further, all the lead-up to December and Lucy's gradual decline was due to Mike not wanting anything to do with her. Lucy has zero fucking legs to stand on cause that is ALL TRUE.
Sorry Mike, but the truth is, The game was rigged from the start.
>>150651573>All of that is fucking true though.Not in the mind of Taeshi.
>Augustus, famously a pussy who can't handle physical conflict, is suddenly the Joker whose machiavellian social maneuvering and psychological trickery involves goading people into kicking his ass to show how truly violent they areOk
>>150651545say sike, there's no way james has an issue with mike physically assaulting someone after getting "accusations" thrown at him but there's 0 problem when his friend gets assaulted for trying to explain himself.
>>150651547He tries hard to be nice and never expresses his grievences with others till it becomes hard to hold in, turning into sperging.
>>150651545If this led to Mike finally realizing that Lucy is a psychotic lost cause, not someone to be pittied after all, I'd happily accept such bullshit. And if Taeshi was trying to rewrite such a major part of the comic, I'd laugh. If her readers bought into it, I'd laugh all the harder but not be surprised.
>>150651743>A shove is badMan at least draw blood. Though I guess he couldnt do the Joker schtick then since a shove had the bitch shaking like a leaf. His own blood would probably make him pass out
>>150647607Welp, shit, the link has died.
People really just need to forget this comic exists. There is no engagement with this mentally ill bitch or her "art" that is healthy or sound. It will be the exact same tired fucking shit a year from now, two years from now, five years from now (assuming she hasn't injected bleach directly into her brain stem by that point). Taeshi is the DarkSydePhil of comics: perpetually trapped in a rut of full-blown self delusion, financially propped up by a handful of autistic fans even dumber than she is, convinced that everyone is an idiot except her. Just stop giving her attention, you will be doing her a favor.
>>150652122Do we(the people reading the comic) have a nickname like DSPs fans? They're called dents btw.
>>150652122The only attention she cares about is bluesky and patron numbers.
>>150651545Agency returning to Lucy's body the instant somebody says she wanted something. Lol, lmaoAnother trvke from mad mike. By the established rules, her hitting him means he won.
>>150651573It's pottery. Mike shoved Augustus for telling a technical truth in the most misleading one-sided way possible whereas Lucy kicks Mike in the gut for spitting straight facts and correcting the record. She gets her paws dirty and karmic debt swings out of her favor for once.
>>150652192In the end, Mike was right
>>150652192I need buff chud Mike pressing Trvth Nvke buttons and Lucy getting vaporized
>>150651436>This reads like the bizarre revenge fantasy of a crazy person.Because it is.
I think this remake is nothing more than slop designed for the masses.
>>150642233She's Paulo with cunny, so, Punny?Also, is there any art of him doing his sis, yet?
>>150651787If Mike got the whole truth out, Lucy bullshits about it, and James buys into white cat's lies, it would all be in fulfillment of Mike's ancient prophesy: His friends will ALWAYS side with Lucy over him.
>>150652374>His friends will ALWAYS side with Lucy over him.>That hallucination that Mike had of James siding with Lucy was actually a prophesy.OK, so Mike is not a schizo but something else.
>>150652403He suffers under the heavy burden of basic pattern recognition, albeit selective as the plot demands.
>>150651545I will actually edit or just straight up redraw the page to have Mike slapping her shit in response.Taeshi couldn't have picked a worse time to suddenly gives her self insert agency again.
>>150652416He should have listened when the track team said James was a flake but I'll just pass it up to his untreated head injuries from nearly dying and getting the back of his skull stepped on by a grown man.
>>150652428At least she wouldn't be using David to shut Mike up. Involving Lucy like this to silence the truth dirties her paws with sin, and I'd take that over passive glaring. It also damns James for STILL picking Lucy over Mike.
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>>150651743To be fair, Mike's shove did cause Gus to lose control and piss all over his own face.
>>150652347Lol. I'm still counting on that, and would like to try drawing it. Dominating and roughly fucking his sister being like "This what you get for replacing me!"
>>150652555You really need to learn when to stop posting.
