Lucy uses her Jedi mind trick
>>151350163
will somebody PLEASE tell lucy to kill herself. and succeed this time please.
oh leakeranooooOoooOoOonnn
>>151350163Keep crying bitchnigga
>comments are calling out Lucyfer for her bullshitB-Bros?? Are people... escaping the dreaded Lucyspace?
>>151350177boobs
>>151350163BPD apparently means: beat Paulo down
>>151350177Sue is holding her head in pain, she's trying to resist the eldritch influence
>>151350163Paulo once more showing he is a shit friend
>>151350204The patrons react on a page by page basis, they will be back to Lucystans by the next page like nothing happened
>>151350204I mean, unlike Mike Paulo has also been shoved down our plates as sympathetic for months and Taeshi liked assholes so he's less punished by the comic and thus called right to be, so even the cult is more likely to find Lucy beating up her best simp tasteless
>>151350218Sue is a willing host, like a 40k heretic
Forever a bitch
>>151350219No but it's ok because Mike doesn't want to fuck him, so he has no use for him anymore :)
>>151350163What a bitch.Didn't someone say the patron comments for this page were unusually anti-Lucy? Most of what I see is them huffing copium and pointing fingers.
>Paulo once again chooses pussy over his friends People talk about what no pussy does to a man but this comic is a story about what pussy does to men
If Paulo'd trade Mike in for the girl who watched coldly as he got gutstomped by a grown man and then blamed him afterwards for lying slumped against the wall while she got assaulted then he'll get what he deserves.
>>151350163>Daisy frowningLooks like you've got another chain you'll need to yank soon, Lucy.Perhaps Lucyspace was slightly destabilized with how much eldritch energy was used to hollow out James into a flesh puppet.
>>151350342I don't think Paulo knows about just how deeply Lucy's copium goes. It's not as if she's shared any details with him. But then it seems as if some characters randomly develop telepathy and just know things, so who can tell?
>>151350177It's not looking great for the Daisy-stomps-off-to-find-Mike hypothesis.
>>151350331nah, he's not after Lucy's pussy - did you already forget about Paisy?he's basically being blackmailed here
>>151350219Mike was too accurate about his friends being shits.>say the word."So fucking what if Lucy says that shit Paulo said there? Wont mean shit if he checks on Mike and tell him what and why you said it and apologize to his face about it so she cant seed and gaslight him some more. Doing nothing and being her dog will only cement Paulo meant every word.
Can you believe it, guys? December is almost here! Woo hoo! I am so excited about this information.
Maulosisters, where do we go from here?
>>151350441Honestly? I'm thinkin' Burgertron.
>>151350370It's not like Lucy being a resentful psychobitch is any kind of secret, that she's even worse than she's let on doesn't matter much when Paulo tossing Mike under the bus for THIS was already a bad deal.
Saw it last week. Let’s go anon who has spoilers
Genuinely, what the fuck would even be the social consequences of her airing that shit out while Paulo checks on Mike? Paulo could just tell mike what he said and deal with that shit with MIKE. Lucy only has power if you give it to her.
>>151350163Lucyfags I summon thee
>>151350236Think Takeshi’s losing her shit yet? You’d think Lucy is finally meant to be unsympathetic but it’s her and the comments are actually not 100% behind her for once.
>>151350475I mean that Paulo still imagines there is something inside Lucy worth trying to help. She is one of his oldest friends, after all, and up until recently he's not needed to deal with her unfiltered, undirected nonsense. Arguably, he is going through a gradual souring phase similar to Mike's own, back in the day. Paulo knows there is something wrong with Lucy, he just doesn't know how gobsmackingly retarded and insulting her core hangups are.
>>151350504Just 'rocking the boat' of the table despite Lucy doing that the second she returned.
>>151350326Unusual relative to the patrons, it's still not gonna be great
>>151350177Leakanon it's just us discussing what we already know, lets go.
>>151350614>Just 'rocking the boat' of the table despite Lucy doing that the second she returned.Rock my ass, Mike slammed Paulo head into the table and they hugged that shit out. it would be no different.
>>151350565I always thought her momentary show of self-awareness seemed fake as fuck. Mostly because of her behavior that bookended it.
>>151350383I don't know, Lucy isn't smiling. That might be a page of Sue bitching about the fact that Daisy went off to find Mike while Lucy stares daggers at her. But given it's the final page, I guess that conversation would either be off-screen or immediately followed up on in the next chapter.
>>151350643I know but they hold Lucy to some high standard for some fucking reason. That or they are secretly walking on eggshells because unlike the Mike and Paulo spat that they hugged out soon after, Lucy ACTUALLY tried to kill herself. It just circles back to Lucy being a fucking psycho comparatively
At this point the only reason I could see Mike reentering the friend group is the same thing that put him back with Sandy, a feeling that he's too bad of a person to be in any position to cast judgement. And we see how well that's working with Sandy. I feel a little dread trying to think of how Taeshi reaches what she considers a viable stopping point by chapter 140.>>151350565Lucy being so dogshit to Paulo almost every time they interact is kind of a blessing because people can't dismiss it like they do with Mike.
>>151350675I'd like to hope it's Sue trying to be all buddy buddy with Lucy only to get unceremoniously shot down and ends up looking dejected. But more likely it'll just be her asking what that exchange was all about and Lucy shrugging it off or acting smug.
>>151350675>Lucy isn't smilingWhy would she? She is surrounded by people she supposedly hates now.
>>151350204This just means the Patreon users are smarter, have more critical thinking skills and less bias then the /co/fags who insist muh Mike is always right and Lucy is always le devil instead of taking it by a case to case analysis is of their actions where they are both pieces of shit
>>151350691>I feel a little dread trying to think of how Taeshi reaches what she considers a viable stopping point by chapter 140With Mike dead in a ditch. To be perfectly honest, I don't believe her about these "viable stopping points." Short of another mental breakdown, she's not going to stop writing BCB until Lucy wins.
>>151350703Fuck man, can this hyper-manipulative whore at least crack a sly smirk if it's all according to keikaku?
Someone tell my why I should like Lucy more then Mike
>>151350707We have plenty of debate here as to the merits and faults of both characters. You advertise your own willful blindness or poor sense of "critical thought" with such statements.
>>151350177Sue soijakking
>>151350163>>151350358>>151350383I don't like Daisy in particular, she seems to be untrustworthy, but I think if anyone in that damn table will say or do anything, it'll be her.Matter of fact, I don't know ho or why Daisy puts up with Lucy's bullcrap for so long, they have no reason to like each other. Everyone only has eyes for Lucy, Lucy has barely even been a real friend to her, she always complained about the way Lucy treated Mike, etc.In the old relationship chart, Her and Lucy don't even share any connection at all.
>>151350738You shouldn't prefer any character. Upon seeing each page you should merely chuckle, shake your head, and say, "ahh... the nuance." Then you allow a single drop of fine vintage from your chalice to pass between your lips.
>>151350703>she supposedly hates now.>nowShe barely fucking tolerated them before.>"You were all that I had."Remember how she acted without her grey teddy bear/chew toy. Sue despite how she acts, isn't in lesbians with Lucy and look how she treats the girl who wants to be her bff.I would say sue actually is too good friend to Lucy>>151350720>With Mike dead in a ditch. Nah, he would be alive & recover. Just doing a Maki Zen'in cosplay for the rest of his life.
The funny thing for me is.. Daisy is the only one treating Lucy like a person. Being nice about her when deserved (She did defend her when Paulo namecalled her and when Mike was sperging), being bitchy about her when deserved (Tells both Mike and Lucy herself [but got bansheed]). Yet is the ONLY one Lucy would never have any interest of being friends with, according to Taeshi about the group dinamic. Like.. Lussy doesnt want people to choose for her, she wants to be threated like anyone, no friends who want to bang her no sir. And Daisy? FUCK DAISY
>>151350738One didn’t tell the other one off so bad to harm themselves. That’s it. Other than that there’s nothing really special about Lucy. She’s not interesting, she doesn’t have special skills or she doesn’t have deep understanding of shit.She just says blunt shit and she can’t take it. She’s a 4channer
>>151350817now as in she is at the table with them, not that she only hates them in the moment
>>151350791> In the old relationship chart, Her and Lucy don't even share any connection at all.Nope, it says Daisy's jealous of her.
>>151350791I think that (traditionally, and so ignoring Taeshi's inability to stay on-character) Daisy is someone who does not want to be the odd one out in a crowd. She wants acceptance, being a teenage girl and all, so it takes a lot for her to stand up to the others in public. She's more the type to not make an open fuss and keep matters mostly private, or ignore the issue and hope it works out.
>>151350738You shouldn't, but the logic behind people supporting Lucy over Mike is because:>Mike 'drove her to attempt suicide'>Mike led her on>Mike was rude to her>Mike was dismissive towards her
>>151350791Funnily in what December is involved it's because Daisy orbits Paulo and he orbits Lucy. Mike and Paulo are both her points of interest and the reason she put up with Lucy, with one out of her orbit and Augustus being a no-no all she cared for is Paulo, and is rightly annoyed that he SEEMS to still orbit Lucy
>>151350858She used to be really timid.
>>151350819Im gonna be honest I think Lucy tried to kill herself as a type of "revenge" or "I will show him"Much like the "13 reasons why" Tv Serie crap
>>151350725>If they'll turn on Mike like this what about MEEEE?>No I don't care that they're doing it for me, they're just doing that because they hate me but won't leave me aloneLucy always sets up the bowling pins to confirm her mad paranoia. Only of matter of time before she blows up and screams at them all.
>>151350441we have unironically survived worse
>>151350853Oh yeah my bad, it says 'envious'. Still, it is not a positive emotion.>>151350858I know, Daisy always felt like she was the 'little sister' of the group, when she wants to be noticed and respected, which once again leads to some friction between her and Lucy, since everybody always fawned over Lucy and not her.
>>151350903I like how the dream was almost certainly intended to make readers feel sorry for Lucy and to most sane people she only ended up coming across as a self-obsessive lunatic.
Page comment>Right.Bsky comment>She didn't forget.Oddly terse
>>151350883>Mike 'drove her to attempt suicide'nah, she was spiraling way before that little speech and attempted it even after an apology and offering to restart. Mike wasn't her bullying who hit and gaslight her all the time or took nudes of her and blackmailer her for sex. He was the guy she hit and messed with.>Mike led her onAny attempt to move forward was rebuffed by Lucy. Emotionally and physically.>>Mike was rude to herLucy was rude and hit Mike which si what even caused the fault out. If Lucy acted like Daisy does with Mike then none of the lead up or December would have occurred. Lucy actively hit Mike till he bleed and limped.>>Mike was dismissive towards herAgain, Lucy ahs doen that and worse.Any example of Mike being rude or mean to Lucy mostly come from their shared past and her doing actually worse. Hell, it was usually unprompted, even when being nice to her.
Got blocked for leaking. All well
This comic needs more NTRIt doesn't have enough NTR
>>151350973The fun part is she thinks the only worthwhile part of herself is how she looks, the funnier part is that she's right.
>>151350988To be frank, I'm not sure what leads Taeshi to ramble on and on vs clamming up. Often that rambling comes across as dissembling, though, and the really terse comments leave little to no room for that.
>>151350791I find it interesting that it says that both Sue and Amaya :D fancied Mike, but I don't remember that ever being the case. I remember back in a Tumblr post that said Sue had no interest in Mike and the drama around him.
>>151350204there's no way to excuse her at this point. Lucy is directly being shitty and not hiding behind someone else.
>>151351003>the only worthwhile part of herself is how she looksI know some didn't like the pets(or really, just the hedgehog) but removing them really did a number on Lucy's good points by taking out any nurturing and kindness displays.
>>151351002You have Sandy I guess. Also old Paulo/Tess/Jessica/Rachel shitshow
>>151351031Amaya wanted to date Mike in middle school.
>>151350999I'm surprised it took this long. Since the pages tend to stay up these days, I wonder if 4chan just stopped giving a fuck about Suitcase's DMCAs.
>>151351031It was always a NOTharem anime comic
>>151350604The difference is that before Paulo benefitted from Mike being a lightning rod not only for Lucy but also for himself, he was too enthusiastic about being mean and shit to him because Lucy did too, not once making the connection that, if Lucy did this to her supposed best friend and handler what fucking chance did he have once the usual horniness that drove her to him faded out? He spent a lot of time telling himself "sucks to be you but I'm build different" and just is starting to realize that, maybe, Mike is not some sort of trigger, and she's just like this, and the beating up stops being so funny to him because he's getting part of it
>>151350995I know, that is just the general logic of people who support her>>151350999Sorry to hear man, your sacrifice shan't be forgotten...
>>151351031Pic related is a touch-up of a panel that came before that announcement. Taeshi probably didn't want to deal with any other love rivals beyond Sandy.
>>151350504Thing is, Mike is in such a bad spot with most of the table at this point, the only one who would give Paulo shit for revealing he tried to toss Mike under the bus would be Daisy.And even then he can handle that by saying it was shitty of him to do so and try to make it up. He could also just say Lucy slapped him as a response when he offered, leaving her to have to explain why she did it.
>>151350999It was the backgrounds that gave you away. Imagine being Suitcase and wasting your time MANUALLY making variations to catch leakers. Anons who thought he was embedding patreon user ids were giving him way too much credit.
>>151351049Actually it was both, and Sue was extremely forward.
>>151351068A theoretically very interesting character arc.
>>151350504Mike's sort of become Paulo's best friend, so I could imagine orange cat not wanting to let that particular cat out of the bag out of sheer shame.
>>151351034She was a terrible caretaker anyway
>>151351098I miss when the comic could still be genuinely cute instead of trying to force the feeling with stuff like Paisy.
>>151351095Ahhhh, I didn't realize that lol
>>151350903The dreams are so dumb because they just show that Lucy is a selfish tard instead of making you feel bad for her. Everyone at the table tries to kiss her ass and even Mike tried to make up with her. But she just blames and hates them for no good reason
>>151351138I always felt like inbetween 9th grade, Suitcase and Taeshi got into an argument which led to Sandy 'visiting' the first time. The tone completely changes and the pets start to fade away (Taeshi's dreams of having children)
>>151350995Yes anon but he was all she had, she loved him the way a dog loves a chewing toy, if you take it because it's starting to break the dog will still whimper and cry that you took it from it
>>151351134True but it was a better attempt to show she wasn't just a bitch then what we have now.
>>151351168It's a bit fucked to say but I think Suit deciding that they're not having kids is probably the best idea for the both of them
>>151351078 because anyone else would still be a better option than Lucy. All the girls have their flaws but Lucy is just toxic garbage.
Lucy was always a bitch, pets or not
>>151351034It made it sound like she put all her emotional stability on them though, "nurturing" isn't something that only comes out when faced with an infant, there has to be a basis of kindness somewhere above the Mariana trench
>>151351095I figured this would be obvious to people, printing rosette patterns are how you detect fake MTG cards.
>>151351201She'd hate him for that, maybe even kill him one day
The ultimate 'punishment' for Lucy is that she's going to get everyone on her side and have them tell Maishul to kill himself but she'll still be sad because she never wanted any of it
>>151351201NTA but I think it is too. I don't even hate Taeshi like that and I do think it's a bit sad she wants kids and her husband doesn't, but the mental issues between the two would be hell on any child.They'd need a more stable third party to make sure the kid doesn'd end up messed up.
>>151350204The truth is that if you look at it from a very robotic or simple point of view, Lucy hasn't explicitly done anything bad this chapter. Sure, she kicked Mike but most defenders can ignore it by saying that Mike had it coming with what she said or that she instantly regretted it, the rest is all on Augustus.Now this is Lucy explicitly manipulating someone and the comic is making it apparent that it is a fucked up thing to do, no what if interpretation of something that happened ten years ago. Lucy is actively being shown in a bad light right now so even the most diehard Lucyfags from the comments have a hard time justifying it directly. This will obviously change later but right now she's the villain.
>>151351057I think it's likely that whoever had been leaking was deleting them themselves. 4chan responding to DMCAs quickly has never really been a thing - you've seen the storytime threads for big two comic issues, right?
>>151351095So just replace every background and props with my own colors? Okay
>>151351246>They'd need a more stable third party to make sure the kid doesn'd end up messed up.At that point just give the two visitation rights instead of custody.
>>151351262What's dmcas
>>151351002actually it needs an orgy with everyone except Lucy and David
>>151351245Mike killing himself or completely writing her off for good are Lucy's bad end scenarios.
>>151351267If yo get creative, they will change wors and how they say things. If that too, they wil cahnge expression or poses (not too much they aint THAT good)Also the filter can be moved so thats another thingSo basically, rerun the comic with AI
>>151351168>Taeshi's dreams of having childrenI think it was a bit early for that. She didn't get child-crazy until like a decade later, at the least. There was, however, the Goldie and then later the Susan shit.
>>151351306who is susan?
>>151351267I think the anon(s) handing out text descriptions were on the safest track. Even if you sketch an interpretation of the entire page, you might get caught out by different dialogue or a changed expression. And even that isn't totally foolproof.
>>151351267Or print out the page and scan it back in probably.....
>>151351292The US Digital Millennium Copyright Act allows for copyright takedown notices, basically. It's one of the most "guilty until proven innocent" mechanisms in the US legal code and incredibly easy to abuse.
>>151351249Right now they're justifying it as Paulo having made a promise that Lucy is merely holding him to.
>>151350883Is there a man on earth who likes Lucy? This is such a woman's POV of the whole situation
>>151351262I doubt the big publishers care nearly as much as Suitcase does.
>>151351319Some chick in the community Suitcase started paying too much attention to.
>>151351229Well yes, Suitcase COULD use that print screen effect like that, but he doesn't. The pattern's identical between the two versions. The real difference was that the lower panels were purple instead of orange. He does things like that or variations in wording or removing things from a panel because he's too dumb to do the smart and lazy option so he just goes into the .psd and fiddles around to produce a batch of variants.
>>151351340Even most people on the forum can see how weak that excuse is, either that or that she didn't actually expect Paulo to go through with it, which is obviously bullshit. It's literally impossible to not see the obvious manipulation.
Only *she* can save Mike.
>>151351372>started paying too much attention to.Considering the day of mourning ritual, you need to be a bit more specific by" "too much attention".,
>>151351381God dammit, even I was overestimating him lol.
>>151351246Don't feel sad that ANY person isn't breeding. We need less people in the world, more cats instead!
>>151351340That's a super weak reasoning considering he got slapped for it. There's no other way to take that than her saying "no"
>>151351306Having children comes up the first year of dating usually. It doesn't mean you have to, but the conversation does come up. December is the fallout for that. It's extremely obvious that 4 years of maulding is what caused the irl hospitalization in December. It starts with Moving On in '07 which is when Mike states he hates Lucy for the first time. You have to have real drama for your real life partner's OC to say your OC is shit. The chapters following December literally get rid of the pets, it's very on the nose.
>>151351406Anon Taeshi ain't a poster girl for the cause of promoting increasing the birth rate in western countries
>>151351401Well least I wasn't sued and I got my money back. Not all of it but that's okay.
>>151351383isn't the forum dead
>>151351393Suitcase isn't even allowed to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas because he cheated, Goldie mindbroke her dawg.
>>151351386Amy cute! Cute!!
>>151351480They're talking about the patroen comments
>>151351328Yeah, if you want to leak you've got to paraphrase/summarize. Easy to do and makes finding leakers basically impossible without drastically increasing the workload and making the whole community baffled by all the differences between pages.>>151351503NTA, but... this cannot possibly be real, can it?
>>151351383>It's literally impossible to not see the obvious manipulationNothing is impossible for a Lucystan when it comes to believing what they need to.
>>151351503no fucking way.How does that even work?
>>151351529November and December are the period of mourning for them. I don't have the imagine, some other anon needs to post it for me, but that's why the cast doesn't celebrate in-comic. That's why you only see New Years celebrations.
>>151350999The only surprising thing is it didn't happen sooner... I'm not kidding, Suitcase must be getting lazy as shit.
>>151351435It's a theory, but I find it a lot weaker than the more obvious Goldie or possibly Susanmalding explanation.
>>151351540Simple, imagine having a partner that can at any point in time slit your throat during your sleep
>>151351103It would make sense if we are to believe Paulo has actually changed and matured, he's always been in a coddled position alongside Lucy. Before, Daisy would always bat for him even at Mike's expense, Lucy wouldn't care what he did as long as he was still suave with her and she gave in to it, David is a simp, Mike is too forgiving of a person and would not hit him for it and Abbey was holding back because Daisy wouldn't allow him to put his hands in Paulo. Sue was against him but no one pays attention to her so it's a big nothing. He benefitted a lot from this and also being good looking to get away with a lot of shit, and slowly he's been realizing (until it resets) that even if people allow you to be as you want they won't love you for it, they're just being nice to you and if you don't change there'll come a moment when they too end up chocking you in a bathroom. A theoretical Paulo that matured and stopped hiding behind all these accomodations would notice Lucy is granted way more leniency and see himself in it
>>151351034>Effectively kill off Yashi by sending it awayAll is good>Lucy becomes a BPD girlbossThings are no longer good>Mike decays and gets his spine ripped out for a decadePlease stop...
>>151351168I think it was moreso Taeshi maturing than anything else. She likely wanted to remove elements that were non-sensical figments of a literal child's imagination (the pets were from when she was 12 making magical girl lucy-chan) and focus more on the high school drama. It sounds like an oxymoron, but we all know where we are right now.Additionally, Taeshi was born in 1987, so she was about 26 when the major tonal shift happened around 2014-ish. Age 25 is about when you begin to stop caring about making sure you adhere to all the trends around you, and she's always been a huge weeaboo. She probably secretly always wanted to keep BCB anime-esque but anime was heavily looked down on even in millenial terminally online anime circles. I'm 11 years younger than Taeshi and I distinctly recall getting made fun of for being an anime fan by my deviantart friends until I was about 14 or so. Attack on Titan changed the game and made it more socially acceptable to enjoy, so I imagine being older and seeing less backlash around anime allowed her to go mask off.
Honestly the goldie story is pretty funny and all but I think you guys take it too seriously
>>151351551Fucking hell that's retarded. Good lord.As an aside, why do you often type "image" as "imagine"? Not trying to be insulting or anything but I've seen you (or somebody, at least) make that mistake a lot in these threads. Speech-to-text or predictive text fucking up?
>>151350163"Say the N word, Paulo"
>>151351616I'm not allowed to have a laptop at my job, so autocorrect because I'm a filthy phoneposter.
>>151351608I'm not sure it's possible to take it more seriously than the author and her husband do.
>>151351608Hiya Suit
>>151351562What sort of priest specializes in expelling BPDemons?
>>151351386You know it's bad the ebin internet hate machine of old wants to improve your situation, be it via OCs or anything really
>>151351503>is so desperate that he willingly enables this insane BPD mentality>still cheated on her anywaywhat a fucking faggot
>>151351608He publicly posted that Taeshi and him mourn Goldie getting in-between them so holiday season is when they grieve. The play chapters through December is also Taeshi in real life going to a psych ward and expressing it in art form.
>>151351649I've read the enormous blog post about it but it's old, isn't it?It'd be nice if an ex-friend of them showed up here someday
>>151351574>they too end up chocking you in a bathroom.I know abbey was in the wrong in that moment, but, I can't think of anyone who would constantly mess with someone with known anger issues like Paulo did. He should have stopped or expected something to happen to him if he kept it up
>>151351693Unfortunately, the sheer glee Taeshi has displayed in torturing Mike is a strong indicator it's not old for her.
>>151351608The oddness of the "Time of Mourning" aside, I wouldn't be surprised if it still bothered her subconsciously and she put it into BCB without realizing it.
>>151351734I confess I have a morbid curiosity when it comes to what goes on inside their head
>>151351340He did but the context is what makes her a villain. His promise was "if it'll help you, if it'll help you open up to us, to me, to trust us", while said in desperation the idea was to make her see he was on her side if Mike's presence was such a problem, but right now she already won, she's back, didn't open up at all and took the leading position at the table with no opposition, and is using said promise as blackmail. Yes Paulo fucked up by making a stupid promise he wasn't willing to follow but she's not right to ask loyalty of someone she's already lording over
>>151351712How was Abbey wrong? Paulo flipped flopped with everyone. The big gay senior was kind to Paulo and it became an arc where Paulo questioned his sexuality. Daisy defended Paulo nonstop. Abbey was just defending his pussy before it got fucked.
>>151351712Didn't "Orange cats pick up litter during lunch break" days mandated by Abbey prove that their little war went both ways?
>>151351750Same here, it would certainly provide a lot of insight about the comic itself. But then discussion would be a lot duller because of no more guessing or appalled surprise.
>>151351346Simps, according to anons on the discord
>>151351767It also doesn't help that she started by saying Mike would appreciate the sympathy and telling him to go.
>>151351790Abbey's only misstep was physically hurting Paulo and focusing in on the womanizing aspect. He was otherwise 100% correct that Paulo was a fucking asshole who didn't deserve friends.
>>151351790Paulo would never fuck Daisy unless she were such a clingy slut. She had practically devoured him during her birthday.
>>151351854I can't believe some commenters latch onto that as proof that Lucy is a good person.
>>151351684Keep in mind Taeshi's definition of cheating is retarded.He was chatting with some chick online he never met, told Taeshi he wanted to date her, the requirement was that he break it off with said chick, and because she got sad about it he had trouble seeing it through, then the chick ditched the forum altogether and in Taeshi's mind this meant Suitcase never really committed to her so she gets pissy about it to this day. All this while he was like fucking 14 years old.She calls it "emotional cheating".
>>151351898yea but have you seen her tits?
>>151351818Nah fuck Paulo. He tormented Abbey. Paulo can punch Mike whenever he wants, but the moment Abbey gets physical is when Paulo wants to play victim. What if Mike cried about being pinned down and punched in the face?
>>151351767I'm looking forward to seeing how you'll spin the inevitable bit in the next chapter where Paulo chooses to ignore Mike visibly breaking down. Paulo's friendship with Mike isn't any more real than James' was, it's just another knife for Taeshi to twist.
>>151351712The only reason he didn't beat him up when away from the group until then is because he's been doing I'm his best trying to not be his father, which even Augustus used against him to avoid getting beat up too. Paulo got away with a lot of shit including mocking his dead mom
>>151351912>picI like this dynamic a whole lot more than Jasmine playing cheerleader of Paulo.
>>151351854Literally pulling on his leash goddamn
>>151351095Lol when I was editing it for that Lucyspace parody I thought the pink background was weird too.
>>151351915NTA, but I disagree. Paulo's friendship with Mike is portrayed as genuine...but it's also deeply flawed. Paulo is stupidly autistic when it comes to holding grudges, arguably even moreso than Sue. He still defaults to treating Mike poorly and only realizes his mistakes afterward. The whole reason Paulo has the headroom to try try again is because Mike is too forgiving.
>>151351911The edge of the road looks enticing too until you're falling to your death
>>151351915What's there to spin? Paulo acting like a bitch and denying Mike in his darkest hour doesn't mean Lucy was right to force his hand, she gave him the gun and an implication, she isn't not a villain just because Paulo choose who to shoot
>>151351790He was "Wrong" because he jumped on paulo in the bathroom before he said anything to him that could make him mad.If paulo had shit talked him and then Abbey got physical, then it would have been whatever
What is the optimal setup for reading BCB?
>>151351964>Paulo got away with a lot of shit including mocking his dead momAbbey would have been totally justified in rocking his shit. "At least your mom loved you!" Yeah, and now she's dead. Having that connection and then losing it unfairly like that is much worse then not having it at all.
>>151352126>If paulo had shit talked him and then Abbey got physical, then it would have been whatever>Paulo said "At least your mother fucking loved you" in the bathroom.>That is the reason he got slammed.Would it have changed the memeing?
>>151352150I always thought it was weird how that awful line somehow forged the first link in their eventual, thoroughly unconvincing friendship. It absolutely should have garnered a "bitch are you for real?" type response.
>>151350163I really wish Paulo was saying this in a "fine, you get what you want whore, I'll stay and be a douche to you instead" way.Just sit there and every time she gets snippy or bitchy, point it out. It won't take long.
>>151350738She's a lot funnier. Mike is depressed, so everything revolving around him is all maudlin and pathos. But Lucy is insane, so every time she's so much as mentioned it brings some hilariously stupid nonsense to the fore.A Mike-centric chapter is going to be him being depressed and accidentally further isolating himself, but when Lucy shows up it could be ANYTHING. A random confession, a rape attempt, flirting, a screaming argument over nothing, a fun hangout with her friends that she hates, a grand reveal that makes no sense. Anything! And whatever it is, it has a high chance of involving teleportation or telepathy, because Lucy is also a harbinger of continuity errors chapter-to-chapter, page-to-page, even panel-to-panel, that can only be explained by psychic powers.
>>151352132Standing on a stool with a noose around your neck. That's the optimal setup for reading Bittersweet Candy Bowl
>>151351818Yes, but the minors reading this comic and posting in the thread have either not grown out of immature black-and-white thinking/splitting, or have BPD and are incapable of growing out of it.There will always be a clear "good guy" and "bad guy" in their head, and they'll attempt to recontextualize any contradicting evidence so it supports their splitting instead.Both Paulo and Abbey took things too far and at this point both have effectively admitted that and backed off. At least until Taeshi finds it convenient to undo that positive development for plot.
Any text leaks at least?
>>151351980Too bad Taeshi has an unexplained anger of shipping Jasmine with anyone and has only used her to rim Paulo to make Daisy more confident about her new tepid relationship >>151352150I have to give Taeshi some credit that Abbey response turning from anger to pity is at least good for Abbey, he's of the few characters that knows how broken Paulo really is under all those layers of asshole casanova and saw a crying child with mommy issues. He giving Paulo a literal self help book to help him with his issues and the other not being able to deny it was the best kind of revenge Abbey could have had, and it was done out of actua care even
>>151352193>Paulo has more of a history of being a dick to people in general. People factor in not only his treatment of Abbey but also of Mike and others. He starts the arguments more than Abbey does>Constantly messing with someone with known anger issues is just stupid in general.>Daisy could barely defent Abbey for some goddamn reason.>He outed business about Abbey's mom in the middle of the class , and instead of a geniune bonding moment about their mothers later on, it felt more like a "Get out of jail free" card for Paulo. Even if both of of them trade punches, Paulo is going to look worse when they're weighed against each other.
>>151352195Sue is happy Paulo said she's rightLucy says she's staying at the table permanentlyDaisy is not on panel
>>151352226>Too bad Taeshi has an unexplained anger of shipping Jasmine with anyone and has only used her to rim Paulo to make Daisy more confident about her new tepid relationshipJasmine is so mentally well adjusted that it probably pisses her off IRL too.
>>151352179I think Paulo still cares too much about Lucy and is perhaps worried about how stupidly delicate she is despite her abrasive personality. As he said before, during Double Down, he doesn't want to see her do another flip.
>>151352187>She's a lot funnier.That's not any of the adjectives I would apply to any of these scenarios.
>>151351386Amy no! Think of the poor, innocent Lucy!
>>151351980>>151352190Jasmine and Abbey are a good match, but unfortunately, every good social dynamic is put aside ad aeternum for the sake of more and more pointless Mike torture.
>>151352270>Daisy is not on panelThe total lack of payoff or even a minor setup for something potentially interesting sounds very plausible.
>>151351386Mike ending up with a big titty blond dog gf would proably balance out at least some of the punishment this comic gives him.
>>151352259>Even if both of of them trade punches, Paulo is going to look worse when they're weighed against each other.Sorta a reoccurring thing with Lucy and Paulo plus rest of cast to an extent IMO.
>>151352226I just assumed she was dating Abbey. This was better than any conversation Daisy ever had with the boy. With Daisy it's forcing it out of him or him getting mad at her beforehand.
>>151352187I don't find Lucy fun at all, if anything, nowadays she just sucks the fun out of the comic the moment she shows up in the page.Sue is funny (when she is not simping for Lucy), Amaya is funny, but Lucy definitely not, IMO
>>151352343jasmine has her head on so striaght that it bust burn Taeshi to write her like holy water on a demon.
>>151352276BCB has so much suicide idealation it's insane.>Try to kill yourself.>Family fucks off when you yell at them so you pretty much go on as before anyways.>Deafness in one ear is ridiculously selective and seems to be an excuse to ignore and hit people if they grab you to get your attention.>Guy you blame for it is made miserable by himself and the plot itself for not picking you.>Everyone adores you despite you being a cunt, they give you an insane amount of leeway because they know you might kill yourself if you don't.It's one of the reasons I hate Lucy so much.
Paulo is just male LucyHe even has a fanbase that tries to weasel him out of responsibility for what he says and does
>>151352343Thats because Taeshi is only able to write organic relationships uknowingly. Also Daisy was more of a "I can fix him" person instead of "I can try to understand where he's coming from" one, and her reaction to him badmouthing Paulo wasn't trying to make him see why his judgement was coming from a place of hurt but "you don't know him like I doooo" while making him feel more alone
>>151352358Probably cause whenever Lucy is involved into shit it turns unfun due it being Lucy. Everyone has to either bow or walk on eggshells. Arcade chapter is a great example of that with her teleportation powers. Hell, so is this chapter entirely. Either bow or walk on eggshells or face her 4'9 & below wraith.
>>151352405Paulo at the very least experiences basic consequences for his behavior and doesn't get to recover with quite as much grace, despite the landings always ending up padded and a lot gentler than they should be.
>>151352423I think it's worth noting that the one time Daisy finally stood up for her own boyfriend instead of making excuses for Paulo, the latter punished her with shitty behavior until SHE caved and apologized to HIM. I'm still not sure what Daisy thinks she sees in Paulo, because he doesn't seem like much of an upgrade from Abbey, if at all.
>>151352405I'd love to see Lucy working an underpaying job to support her family.
>>151352193The problem is that "both sides have problems and this is more nuanced than you're willing to accept" falls flat when one side is paraded as the comic's golden boy who was just being silly and the other irritates the author so badly she feels the need to make a whole comic explaining why he's different than your other leads because he's "misogynistic" by respecting a girls personal space and consent more than others
>>151352270>Daisy not on panelDaisy? Who's that? No character I've ever heard of
>>151352476Don't forget to add she didn't even do it to his face, and her blowout was about how he couldn't stop being mean when asked to by her and how he never took her seriously. He was so offended by accountability he doubled down because that sure will show them
>>151352509Counterpoint: Abbey has gotten his "happy ending" after completing his character arc and is stable now, while Paulo is suffering and crying constantly.
>>151352578he escaped the table of hell. He won.
>>151352578He's still obliged to see Paulo in a good light and is the whole (official) reason why Paulo and Daisy have gone public with their relationship to only 99% of the school body.What a stupid plotpoint.
>>151350163the fact that there is even an argument about whether lucy is being a manipulative bitch or being manipulative to some extent or not in the site comments is frankly quite insane to me>lucy is just pointing out paulo's past hypocrisy immediately after suggesting to him he should go check on mike, as if she is testing his loyaltytell me how this should come across to the person she is speaking to (this is a rhetorical question)
>>151352449It's also because when conflict happens around her you know that shit is either going to be deflated the same chapter or ignored and forgotten by the comic. Lucy attempting to lay down with Augustus to vent her frustration was interesting, the fact Augustus who is an actual rape victim forgave her instantly and turned it into a Mike problem and she never got shit for it isn't. Lucy beating Paulo up and yelling to his face she wants nothing to do with him anymore is interesting, Paulo coming crawling back every time with amnesia isn't. Lucy taking over the table and using actual blackmail to get her way is interesting, everyone just falling into line obediently isn't. And so on
>>151352578Well shit you got me there until Taeshi needs to make more drama to make Paisy interesting at all and assassinates his character
>>151352648It boils down to whether she is trying to guilt Paulo into compliance or spitefully punishing him.
>>151351393Susan was a tranny from the forums that Suitcase liked to hang out with, but Taeshi got a little bitchy about that as well.
>>151352635It's not healthy to hold grudges, anon. Besides, their relationship is currently better than ever, because they are on good terms, but are not close enough for Paulo to meaningfully betray him whenever Lucyspace inevitably forces him to.
Daisy was emotionally cheating on Abbey the entire time. Pic related is the same chapter Paulo is assaulted in the bathroom. He also walks around the convention with Daisy holding hands. Daisy specifically didn't ask Abbey if he wanted to go to the con and the pair encountered Abbey by accident.Every time that Abbey has brought up anything related to feelings, Daisy's Paulo cock hunger came out. Abbey didn't leave her and the table soon enough.
>>151352664This. Lucy isn't fun or interesting. She's just annoying and only ever introduces more what the fuckery for the Lucystans to rationalize (because clearly the comic is not telling them she's wrong) and everyone else to puzzle over.
>>151352748Whoops.
>>151352714Both are not good things, would you agree? Even if Lucy is just calling him an hypocrite, what for? Why would she need to test the one person that is constantly asking her to confide in? Why is she even back in the table when Paulo and Mike where the only reasons she was there? She doesn't care for Sue nor Daisy and David isn't a person. At both points she just wants to see Mike suffer, be from having no actual friends or having one that could drop him out of guilt later
>>151352690>Paisy>dramaShe seems allergic to putting both words together into the same sentence. >>151352742There is a world of difference between not holding grudges and just peacing out. Abbey has every reason to wash his hands of Paulo, and extremely shaky ground for befriending him in any capacity.
>>151352748But anon emotional cheating is ok when women do it.
>>151352766The fact that Daisy fell in love with Paulo over a fucking milkshake and him managing to put a cork in the anime hate forever killed this ship for me.
>>151352788This
>>151352784I'm just saying it's there, same as the suicide attempt nuke, gathering dust in the attic but still looming over the story
>>151352779>Why would she need to test the one person that is constantly asking her to confide in?Because she's fucking insane and nothing will every be good enough for her. I'm not defending Lucy, I'm pointing out the only debate is which flavor of terrible she's being.
>>151352741>Susan was a tranny from the forums that Suitcase liked to hang out withShe got jealous of a tranny?
>>151351201Lmao that crazy bitch wants kids???? Oh that’s precious. That’s adorable. That’s the best news I ever heard all day. Heheheh aaaaaaaaah fuck. The irony. Oh man.
>>151352748I think everyone agrees that Abbey dropping Daisy and leaving the table was a good thing>>151352784Abbey had the excuse of being the only member of this cast to be in actual therapy and looking to be a better person and get over his hangups. He trying to get over his Paulo hate has been a thing Jasmine has tried to help him with, giving everything he's worked for just to punish one more of Paulo's awfully thought out actions would hurt his character more than making peace out of pity
>>151352839Makes sense, trannies are hot af
>>151352839Taeshi would get jealous of a rock if it meant less time with Souppy.
>>151351034>>151351134Yashi was Lucy's pseudo-baby, and it constantly called every girl whores and every boy horndogs. As an indication of Lucy's maternal instinct, the pets imply that any child raised by Lucy will be horrifically ignorant, while also inheriting her general hostility and corrosive sexism.
>>15135131916 year old fan Suitcase was giving way too much attention to back in like idk, 2010-2012 or someshit. He was in his mid-twenties.Taeshi spiraled and they broke up for two weeks while she fucked.. err I mean stayed with a fan in Australia.Then she later was like "Ackshually I like this teenaged girl, I'm just crazy."TOTES not problematic at aaaaalllllllllllllll.>151351246Yeah them NOT having kids is maybe the only good thing either have them ever done. What even is the fucking point to have a kid if some third party takes care of it??Besides, I wouldn't trust Suit around minors.
>>151351915Hate Paulo all you want, but he's still the only one who is somewhat shaking off Lucyspace. He's Mike's only hope to avoid the rope.
>>151352844There's a strip from her comic diary in which she cries in the plane after seeing an asian family with three kids.
>>151351386Dog girls never win, anon. Kizunanon can confirm
>>151352825I have no fucking idea what Taeshi's even doing with that nuke.
>>151352935>but he's still the only one who is somewhat shaking off LucyspaceYeah, for now.
>>151352924>Lucy will be horrifically ignorant, while also inheriting her general hostility and corrosive sexism.Only way to fix Lucy is with a strong hand, back and front. Hw did Lucy even develop like this? Eldest brother is a weirdo but Jordan is fairly normal. It cant be because she was a tomboy as a kid or Mike.
>>151352935>the only one who is somewhat shaking off LucyspaceThat would be Daisy
>>151351915>I'm looking forward to [...]Unlikely, for the simple reason that Taeshi likes Paulo. The discord and patreon comments also like Paulo quite a lot. If she hasn't committed to making him the irredeemable asshole some people apparently think he is in 20 years of this comic, she's not going to start now.I think the likeliest thing Paulo is frustrated with (assuming the double date WIP leak holds true - remember that Taeshi has a history of changing a LOT of details while she's writing these things) is Mike not standing up for himself enough.I don't see Paulo being as pliable as James was. This isn't the James-level betrayal some people are making it out to be, since it's under direct duress. Neither was the "promise" itself, really (it's an impulsive white lie that he is IMMEDIATELY regretful for - he acts and speaks before he thinks, that's just how Paulo is).>>151352509>when one side is paraded as the comic's golden boyAs much as Taeshi likes him, I've never understood why people insist this is the case. Maybe I'd feel that way if I'd been reading during the worst of the "Polo show," since apparently that lasted for years, but I think a majority of the comic overall DOESN'T treat him that way. Rather, it seems to break him down/embarrass him more often. Almost like Taeshi enjoys doing that.One can't act like it's him being disingenuous, either, because it's generally out of his control and does not function like Lucyspace. The kid's just on a hair trigger and masking crippling insecurity with impulsivity.I knew a couple people like Paulo growing up - i.e. "playing around/joking" bullying that they thought was what the confidence they lacked looked like. They were both immensely remorseful for it after realizing that they were doing harm, grew out of it pretty soon after, and were ultimately good people. It was only the budding narcissists and psychopaths who didn't, and that's a VERY different kind of bullying.
>>151353007And what about the whole Augustus situation then?
>>151352924Yashi alone tells you what Lucy thought of everyone else, it was the way for Lucy to say what was on her mind without taking responsibility for it. Nowadays the narrative does that itself
>>151353035Lucyspace tamed Augustus so effectively that Lucy got bored of him.
>>151352935And what a fucking top notch job is he doing
>>151353051Yeah, but I meant Daisy being okay with Lucy and Agugustus living together.
>>151352997Neglectful parents perhaps, Jordan is more or less ok because Sam can be a better role model than the absentee dad but Lucy only had her mom which she doesn't appreciate at all and the way she will push her own games over others can tell you her relationship with her brothers wasn't as nurturing either
>>151353093Ah, in that case, I'd agree with you, but I wasn't >>151353007 so maybe they mean she has the best chance currently.Isn't there only like one page left, though? She'll sit back down, too.
>>151352961>KizunanonIs he even still around?
>>151352270Sue tries to talk and gets ignored by Lucy who is still pissed off Paulo tried to leaveThe comic sets up that Lucy is doing all of this for Augustus' benefit as she looks over at him with his new friends and smilesLucy's tits are massively nerfed! Sad!
>>151353026>it's an impulsive white lieI don't know why some people keep insisting it was a lie when there's zero evidence for it and quite the indication that he was completely serious. This is the same Paulo who was pissed at Mike and told him to fuck off after Eternal Flame, who said he sucked in Another Flame, who randomly wanted to give Mike a swirly just to vent after getting pissed off at some anime nerds.
>>151353035What situation? Augustus is castrated and forbidden from approaching Daisy, and any hope of him turning against said order can be neglected now that he's bullying people in her name
>>151353153>The comic sets up that Lucy is doing all of this for Augustus' benefit as she looks over at him with his new friends and smilesLMAO WHAT?!If this was true then what was the point of socially destroying mike? Him going to the table could have been done without this because Mike was OUTSIDE
Cmon just tell us what happens in next page
>>151353186I'd sooner believe that Lucy smiles because this is a sign she's actually super independent and doesn't actually need Augustus' babysitting.
>>151351386I support it.
>>151353181>>151353093
>>151353026Impulsive lie or not he still made a promise, "I didn't mean it" doesn't excuse him
>>151353153>this chapter is supposed to mirror December>it turns out that Augustus is Lucy's own Sandy equivalentI dunno, just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.
>>151353217Giga based.
>>151353186Because then people wouldn't be able to point fingers at her since she's only doing this for him as a self sacrifice! LOVE MY FURSONA GODDAMN YOU!
>>151351980>>151352315>>151352226>>151352275>>151352343I know JasminexAbbey is going to be endgame but we could have got a real good ending for Mike
>>151353153I want Augustus dead.I want him dead right now.
>>151353153>Lucy is doing all of this for Augustus' benefitOn the one hand, an annoying attempt at making Lucy not look selfish that fails anyway because blackmailing Paulo doesn't serve this purpose at allOn the other hand it pretty much confirms she doesn't want to be there with her ex-friends, which doesn't bode well for the the table's dynamic. Mite be cool, but I'm still not totally convinced that Taeshi thinks Lucy and Augustus are in the right.
>>151353319>comic shows Lucy being an absolute indefensible bitch>immediately tries to paint her in an angelic lightSo nuanced. Much wow.
>>151353217Is Mike smug or just embarrassed?
>>151353173>I don't know why some people keep insisting it was a lieProbably because of the whole>he is IMMEDIATELY regretful for [it]bit.Like, a couple pages later.He's not even thinking about getting slapped when he's looking at Mike, he's ashamed he said it at all (that's why he's playing back his own words in his head in the dialogue bubbles; as weird as this is to say about BCB it's a pretty well-done page). That's not the reaction of somebody who said "I'll stop being his friend" a minute ago (again, to a 'friend' he is desperate to get to open up and running out of things to try) and meant it.>>151353275It'd only be a promise if you assume "I will do [x]" is always a statement made in literal truthfulness. Sure there are consequences to making the statement, but one, I wouldn't throw around the word "promise" so casually, and two, he's kinda being subjected to one of the consequences in the last couple of pages.
>>151353340 (Me)>still not totally convinced that Taeshi thinks Lucy and Augustus [aren't] in the rightTypo
>>151353375>It'd only be a promise if you assume "I will do [x]" is always a statement made in literal truthfulnessAre you a lawyer? Because goddamn
>>151353153>Do this for Augustus benefit
>>151353421Consider the context, anon - an impulsive, unstable boy is running down a list of things to say to try and get Lucy to open up, and he ends up blurting out something he regrets immediately.You're acting like he signed a "Friendship ended with Mike, now Lucy is my best friend" contract or something.I would not call what he said a "promise."
>>151352932> Banging the boyfriend of the female writing the comic that build the community you are part ofWhat a alpha bitch move from Susan
>>151353173Same reason people still insist that Lucy couldn't possibly have meant for Mike to get hurt, Augustus was manipulating her. If Paulo meant it and is now going through with it despite everything that's happened he's a piece of shit. They'll bend themselves into a pretzel to avoid the obvious conclusion>Paulo is a flip flopping cunt for everyone except Lucy
>>151352766Why does it look like that?
>>151353153>This is all for Aug, meaning Lucy doing all this altruistically.Taeshi, your self insert sucks.
>>151353026> "playing around/joking" bullying that they thought was what the confidence they lacked looked likeYeah, that's exactly what he is, thanks to Alejandro's guidance. His womanizing behaviour was also a mask designed to hide his shyness, but he did actually get good in this one. Paulo Show did have a lot of important plot points for Paulo, especially the fight with Rachel about his immature behaviour. >>151353173Well, I don't think it was a lie. At first I thought Paulo was gambling, expecting Lucy to back off and tell him such measures are not necessary. Now I just think he was caught up in a moment of despair trying to make her finally open up. I don't blame him, tho.
>>151353375>he is IMMEDIATELY regretfulYeah, this line of reasoning also fails to make sense, no matter how many times it's repeated. Let's do a little analysis of it here.>be mad at Mike because of sperg shit and general Lucy simping>want her back at the table real bad and finally get the chance >offer to kick annoying gray cat to the curb for her sake>Lucy wigs out and gets violent>announces that you and everyone else are nothing to her>fuck off with your gay feelings she doesn't care>grumble mumble it's all your fault somehow>encounter Mike five seconds later>gray cat actually gives a shit about your wellbeing and offers nothing but sympathy>remember that you just tried to throw him under the bus>feelings of guilt? i don't understand why i'd be feeling thoseCompared to:>tell Lucy a white lie to get her to open up>it super doesn't work>meet Mike five seconds later>OHHHHH THE GUILT! this empty threat i never intended to carry out is melting a hole in my chest for some reason!The first scenario makes a lot more sense than the second.
>>151353153I hope this isn't true because it makes the whole Lucyspace thing even worse, painting tour character as selfless and caring AFTER destroying his abuse victim minutes ago and holding one of their truest friends under blackmail is so forced the narrative is getting a hernia
>No leaks within 30mins and 80 postsOH GOD ITS HAPPENING EVEN HERE LUCYSPACE ITS GRIP IS EFFECTING EVEN /co/ quick anons if we gather our powers together we can crush this force along with what little willpower and sprite/spin tae/suitcase has leftLEAKER-SAMA WE BELIEVE IN (you) WE WILL BREAK THIS FORCE FIELD POST FRIDAYS PAGE THEY HAVE NO POWER HERE OUR HATRED AND AUTISM SHOULD BE NO MATCH FOR LUCYSPACE WE JUST ALWAYS NEED TO REMEMBER THISDO NOT ENABLE THEMDO NOT GIVE THEM POWERWE WILL SAY AND DO WHATEVER WE WANT WITH THIS COMICAND THERE IS NOT A FUCKING THING THOSE TWO CAN DO ABOUT ITCOME ANONS LET US GATHER OUR HATRED AND CROSS OUR AUTISM BEAMS TOGETHER THIS IS OUR DOMAIN OUR RULES OUR COMMUNITY
>>151353026Paulo's a weird one, because on the one hand a lot of bad shit happens to him (punched in the throat, head bashed against a table, mom went out for a packet of cigarettes, car accident, Lucy dumping him in the most traumatic way possible) but he also gets away with a lot, most prominently his sex pest behaviour towards Lucy and bullying of mike for being effeminate from the first volume. His suffering and humiliation is never treated like a joke (compared to say, Mike freaking out dressed as Kermit) and he tends to brush off the bad things that happen to him fairly quickly (often by the end of the chapter) with no long-term consequences, rather than melting into a puddle of brooding angst like Mike and Lucy tend to do.
>>151350707>get labeled a Mike defender for expressing any discontent with Taeshi putting Mike through an ugly pissbaby spiral while Lucy continues to be a perfect victim with a squad to 3v1 Mike while she sits in the back crying>not even a Lucy hater, just feel like it's hacky dogshit writing>at the end of the chapter Lucy finally throws a low-blow of her own>Lucy stans patting themselves on the back for being able to admit she's being unfair, when like 40% of the comments are still making excuses for herlmaoI'm glad Lucy is doing this because it makes the story much more interesting, but goddamn, no matter how low Mike gets and how cruel Lucy becomes, I'm convinced the same people will always be rationalizing it.
>>151353530There were text leaks
>>151353318Hell yeah>>151353374A little of both.
>>151353514>it's the mental gymnastics meme but in reverse>it's unironicpottery
>>151353323Jasmine reawakens Mike's Christianity
>>151353530Nobody wants to pay 8 dollars and our leaker got caught because he didn't change the background.
>>151353512Alejandro grooming Paulo into acting like a jerk got retconned during the volume one redraw because Taeshis realised it was a dumb convoluted plot point.
>>151353479So you're saying Paulo shouldn't be trusted about anything unless he has a legal written statement endorsed by a court of law? Because that doesn't look good on him either
>>151353514>>151353582...Maybe it's sarcasm?
>>151353530>>151352270>>151353153
>>151353607Do you need something explained to you?
>>151353606No anon, I am not saying that everything Paulo ever says is a lie just because I think he is not the most honest cat alive when he's emotional about something.Fucking hell.
>>151353514>be mad at Mike because of sperg shit and general Lucy simpingYour premise is faulty. Here's their last interaction before the Double Down.
>>151353153And this is the last page? Geez. So it's going to fade out to the next day and Mike will have spent time outside alone.
>>151353615eh fake and gay come on text leaks are bullshitLucy doesnt care for Augustus. Paulo clearly hasnt been shat on enough since Tae is having a very long multi-week episode I wonder how much suitcase is enabling this mental illness or if he's just sitting in the cuckchair scared and unsure what to do while also very worried but scared what tae would do to him
>>151353604What's the difference? He got groomed either way.
>>151353707It is not faulty. Another Flame showed Paulo was still mad at Mike, as did the stupid anime movie dubs vs subs chapter right before Double Down. Paulo was reflexively vindictive.
>>151352895>Be Abbey>Have crush on Daisy because she's smart, shy, innocent>ACTUALLY while dating her she keeps pushing to start having sex, talking about stuff in public with zero discretion, and flirting with other boys >She also can't say "I love you", so breakup time>Get guilt-tripped into getting back together, she's now even more shameless about crushing on other boys and will actively defend bullies if she thinks they're hot>"Dangit my shy girl-next-door is actually a slut who keeps trying to NTR me".jpg>She can't be fixed, so breakup time 2: we're through>Couple months later, former girlfriend's best friend fuckboy comes up and starts acting all buddy-buddy, like the asshole he is>While waiting outside the principle's office together because fuckboy lacks any form of self-control, he starts tearing up about how he sucks>"At least your mother fucking loved you".wav>Oh christ, fuckboy likes Daisy because she's his surrogate mommy>pic related>Fuck it, have fun together, here's a pamphlet on how to not be a little bitch
>>151350383I haven't been able to look at these threads, but it might make sense of why it seems Mike and Paulo are fighting at the double date if it was Daisy who set it up.>>151352403It is pretty insane. It didn't feel like ideation at first, but now that it's treated like a social weapon it has been.>>151352804If Daisy had an interesting reason or at least some other purpose for her getting with Paulo there'd be some actual potential for catharsis but as of now it's just not working. Daisy is almost a non-character at this point, I think even Sue has more naunce when she gets screen time compared to Daisy.
>>151353761Try harder.
>>151353737They haven't been fake so far.
>>151353778>the sky is blue>"try harder"
>>151353777The fact that this is marketed towards teenagers is pretty fucked up given how much it inadvertently glorifies suicide It's a good thing that teenagers probably don't read it
>>151353764That's about it, for Abbey Paulo went from being someone that would pump and dump women for pleasure and a bully to a pathetic guy who was looking on other girls the love his own mother refused him, and his bullying and lashing out calling for attention. Suddenly "you don't know him like I do" made sense. But still everything about Daisy was true and now she was also eyeing Augustus so he dodged her like the plague still
>>151353861Why would Abbey care about Paulo secretly being a soggy little bitch inside if he could still turn around and act like a complete asshole?
>>151353824You are saying he was still mad enough to honestly consider dropping him from his life entirely, but not mad enough to not be able to genuinely congratulate him as indicated by the page. Try. Harder.
>>151353885Because someone being sad means you have to ignore them being a cocksucker
>>151353777That would actually make a lot of sense, if Lucy holds Paulo accountable for what he said the burgertron would be the last place he'd want to see Mike at since James also works there and Daisy has more reasons to be defiant of Lucy since she doesn't have anything tying her down to her (aside from Paulo's orbit revolving around Lucy still)
>>151353885Because his problem with Paulo was never him being an asshole to him but what he believed was his treatment of women. Turning the wolf into a Chihuahua gives him the certainty that Paulo is talking out of his ass most of the time and would break down if he ever got actually cornered
>>151353764Perfect summary, that's about it. It's also the reason I don't like or trust Daisy; she seems all innocent and shy at first, but she's way too thirsty for everyone that gives her any hint of affection.Abbey dodged a bullet there. I just hope for his sake that he can mostly retire from the comic and be happy, possibly with Jasmine, as long as she doesn't get her character destroyed, too.
>>151353901You are telling everyone to ignore the fact that Paulo WAS still mad at Mike in Another Flame, saying he sucked. https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c116.1/p4You are telling everyone to ignore the fact that Paulo's REFLEXIVE ACTION to a bunch of fucking nerds arguing about anime is to go PUNISH MIKE, who was wholly uninvolved. https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c113/p18Oh, yes, this guy was definitely lying to Lucy. How could he have possibly been serious about dropping Mike for her?Do not tell me to try harder. YOU try harder.
>>151352132damn, this pic was taken a few blocks from where I live
>>151353323I wonder how lucy would react to Mike and Jasmine if they did date? Like, what can she even do to that girl verbally? Even if Augustus tried one of his speeches, Jasmine would bounce back with the fact that Mike is trying to be a better person.
Great, Paulo defense force with dozens of posts. It's like we're back in time to the Paulo Show, never ending circlejerk.
>>151353764>"Dangit my shy girl-next-door is actually a slut who keeps trying to NTR me".jpgThanks, I laughed.
>>151354058Give it time and we'll have genuine Lucy cultists around again
>The Paulo defenseHe's not Mike's friend.
>>151353707Look, anon, we're trying to push a narrative here. You can't be posting pages where Paulo cares about how happy Mike is.
>>151354170Yeah, you have to ignore all the knee-jerk hostility and the fact that Paulo is still a jealous fuckboy who will ruin "golden boy's" date for his own purposes.
>>151354051Best not to test Lucyspace limits. It'll bend and twist people's personalities if necessary. Look at Sandy, she was a nice gal before, but nowadays she is just a typical strawman: shallow, mean, uninterested, unfaithful, all done in orderto make Lucy more appealing, the 'right' choice for Mike. Same for James: he was first shown to legit care for Mike, but as soon as he came into contact with Lucy, he got horribly twisted into the vapid, shallow asshole that he is now, to the point that he even took her side.I know it is terrible to imagine, but the same could very well happen to Jasmine, Stacy, or whoever else that is not Lucy.Count your blessings, and just hope she doesn't come for your favorite character next.
>>151352932wait, is this real? I was aware of the goldie shit but SUSAN?! WHAT? is there more info on this?
>>151354190Paulo is a fragile little shit and I love him for it.>Paulo is still a jealous fuckboy who will ruin "golden boy's" date for his own purposesNah, he's never been Lucy.
>>151350163Someone should groom and abuse Lucy so she learns to shut the fuck up
>>151354036NTA, but you're arguing the wrong thing. You're using two brief "haha being an asshole is funny" examples to make the case that Paulo was mad at Mike, but your overall point ISN'T that Paulo was mad at Mike, it's that Paulo is fairweather and meant it when he told Lucy he'd drop Mike like a rock if it meant she'd open up.The best argument to that point isn't that Paulo was mad at Mike, it's that even when Paulo ISN'T mad at someone he's still a thoughtless jackass.
>>151354244https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c118/p16He's not Lucy, but he absolutely will because he absolutely already has.
i'm new here, what is the paulo show? i thought this comic was about abusing scarf cat
>>151354311a period in the comic when Lucy was away and Polo became the main character
>>151354282Paulo's entire fairweathered attitude is because he was angry at Mike at the time. These "haha being an asshole is funny" moments do not exist in a vacuum.
>>151354284you wouldn't happen to be the anon who completely misunderstood the dialogue in this page and had a fit over it, would you?
>forsaking one person you care about to appease another after they prod you with feelings of guiltThey're made for each other. Fake Mauloheads think this is a bad thing but real ones know it's just more fuel on the fire.
>>151354345You wouldn't happen to be the anon who keeps trying to act smug while telling everyone they're autistic for not treating his personal interpretations as cold hard fact, would you?
>>151354372i thought that was the same guy
>>151354388With all the accusations getting flung around as of late, it's hard to keep track.
>>151353838You ever hear of creative bibliotherapy? This is not a webcomic that people should do it with. I actually let slip that I knoe of this webcomic when talking about the merits of it with somebody, I dread to think they did not heed my warning. [/spoiler]>>151354363It does ready as Lucy very obviously trying to "remind" (guilt) Paulo into staying. He also doesn't know there was a literal physical altercation between Mike and Augustus, and then Lucy and Mike. He's purposefully being kept in the dark.
>>151353153>She did want it, but not for herself, so she really really didn't actually want itAmazing
>>151354036All this examples happened BEFORE the page I showed here >>151353707Moreover, one of these examples did not even happen. Why would you use Paulo being angry in an imaginary world, when you could have used him being angry in a REAL world? I'll even attach the picture for you, because it poses no threat to my argument: his anger was just a passing fad and he was truly happy for Mike just a few pages later.Do you know why? That's because he was only angry at him for not following his advice on Sandy. Here's the start of the Eternal Flame, where Paulo is friendly and careful with Mike, offering him the umbrella:https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c110/p4On these pages he worries about Mike's feeling, which is why he unfortunately makes a bad joke, trying to elevate his mood:https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c110/p15https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c110/p16And here's the reason for his grumpiness later on:https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c110/p18You claimed that he was tired of Mike's shit. All of this pages indicate that he was not. As soon as Mike told him that he and Sandy were okay again, he was happy and relieved. Paulo has fought for this exact thing to happen, why would he sabotage Mike's emotional state and cut all their ties right after everything finally became fine?He was not angry at Mike at the beginning of the Double Down and he definitely didn't want Lucy to come back to the table, since he didn't speak to her for a month at least and has famously said that he doesn't even like her anymore. Do try harder, bitch.
>>151353777Hey, do you wanna take part in the Amy the Golden Retriever trend? She's a parody of Goldie. Here's the first picture of her: >>151351386
>>151354198Lucyspace cannot be fought., it will only lash at you until it wins. You can only escape it, or submit.
>>151353323When has Mike had white on his tail? I don't remember that
>>151354456>All this examples happened BEFORE the page I showed hereThey're not. Both Another Flame and Featured Attraction came after Eternal Flame (technically, Another Flame happens concurrently because it's an AU that provides added context for character behavior in-canon. Or are you going to argue it's not instructive as to how self-deceptive Lucy can be?)>bitchYou are so married to this narrative that it's hilarious. Thank you for advertising that absolutely nothing, no amount of reasoning, could ever possibly dissuade you from what you have chosen to believe. I am happy to not waste my time trying.
>>151354325No, Paulo's fairweather attitude is a constant for all his relationships. He's thrown Lucy under the bus when trying to cheer up Daisy, thrown Daisy under the bus when flirting, thrown Mike under the bus when trying to cheer up Lucy, thrown Tess under the bus in order to get fucked by Jess/Rachel, thrown Rachel under the bus when she caught feelings, and only got with Jasmine because David told him "dude, freshmen girls are easy!".Paulo's core character is that he's short-sighted, horny, and dumb. He doesn't need to be mad to stab someone in the back, he's often done it by accident, because he's an impulsive moron who doesn't think about the consequences of his actions.So ultimately, whether Paulo was mad at Mike or not doesn't matter. Either way, he told Lucy he'd drop Mike in favor of her, he clearly meant it, and he feels guilty.
>>151354555Yeah, I've already told you why Another Flame doesn't work: Paulo anger there is the same anger from the Eternal Flame, which has passed almost immedeately.This only leaves you with one single phrase from Featured Attraction, I'll give that. Are you going to base your whole argument on a single punchline then? I doubt even you would be that desperate, you pussy.
>>151354689>Yeah, I've already told you why Another Flame doesn't workNo, you've told me why you don't want to believe it. You don't address the Lucy issue. Paulo's lack of anger in Eternal Flame doesn't line up with what happened later, in Featured Attraction, and can be explained as a result of surprise. Are you going to base your entire argument on a single positive interaction and tell everyone to ignore the inconvenient turbo-hostility that takes the entire wind out of your argument? Because that is far worse. At least I'm not telling anyone to ignore the good times Paulo and Mike had together.
>>151354363I'll go to bat for toxic Maulo, because:>Mike and Paulo both suck so they deserve each other>It double-cucks Lucy and Daisy which is funny>Prevents the occurrence of even worse ships like Mucy or Paisy
>>151353153CINEMA
>>151354773> single positive interaction> Paulo being friendly thoughout the whole Eternal Flame> Also Paulo fighting tooth and nail to fix Mike and Sandy's relationship> Nah, I hate this nerd nowI've told you already, try harder, lmao.
>>151354532It's because the AI is applying the tip of Jasmine's tail to Mike's
>>151354883>Paulo being friendly thoughout the whole Eternal FlameExcept for when he got pissed off at Mike and told him to fuck off, sureAlso Paulo fighting tooth and nail to fix Mike and Sandy's relationshipSo before Eternal Flame, and not even an accurate description thereofApparently the reason I have to try harder is to overcome your own goldfish memory.
So in case anyone has the leaks, I shoved the last page into gemini and said 'redraw this comic but change everything slightly'
>>151354964and here's 'redraw this comic but change everything slightly, but make the colors much different'
>>151354964Interesting technique. I like how it gave Paulo eyes. And frankly I think it draws Paulo better than Taeshi does. Which is not a compliment to AI.
>>151354984This, do it all like this!Make it a psychedelic lucyspace nightmare.
>>151354984Hey, a visualization of the Lucyspace psychofield!
>>151354984>When the acid kicks in the moment you stand up
>>151354984Damn, Lucy's domain expansion is kino
I like that it gave Daisy a little hat.
>>151353153>Lucy can now pretend she did all this for Augustus's sake.>No sir-ee she's not a manipulative cunt at all she's doing it all for everyone else.>Truly the female Jesus of the modern day.
>>151354984What a terrifying stand!
>>151353536I think Paulo has been hit with a reset button so much on his character development that one of his original characterizations (emotional resilience, but still rather sensitive under the bravado) reads like he has a mental deficiency.>>151353777>Daisy is almost a non-character at this point, I think even Sue has more naunce when she gets screen time compared to Daisy.It's a damn shame because Daisy and Sue are more interesting characters than Lucy or Mike. I think Taeshi has done a serious disservice to her own work by making everything focal on that imploding relationship and not much on the ancillary characters, now you have to twist the story into a pretzel just to let it continue.
>>151355028Whatever Lucy needs to tell herself to avoid feeling like complete garbage, grabbing the nearest bottle of ketchup, and heading up to the school roof, I guess.
>>151354984There's only one thing left, you may want to crunch down all dialogue to basic meaning, even if it doesn't accurately reflect what's going on, it'll keep you from getting caught.
>>151354933> Except for when he got pissed off at Mike and told him to fuck off, sureLmao, way to prove you didn't even read the pages I linked, let alone the comic itself. > So before Eternal Flame, and not even an accurate description thereofSure, brother. The one line after the EF does count a lot, but many lines snd scenes shortly before the EF and during the EF do not count. Are you gonna make even more of a clown of yourself now?
>>151354984>i hope i didn't brain my damage
>>151355028>Am I just a spiteful, bipolar bitch?>No, Mike is wrong and I'm doing this for Augustus
>>151354984This panel with the stars and seaweed is actually beautiful.
