I hope you're ready for 7-8 more pages of Paisy
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>>155525662Sue HATES seeing fat people kiss!
>>155525662When I said we'd switch to Paisy the rest of the chapter I was kidding! FUCK!
>>155525662Fucking kill meeeeeeeeeee this is the most boring shit ever
>>155525662I thought it was Lucy calling them disgusting and then them mocking her for a second, and was like "hoho shit finally", no just more dumping on Sue.God forbid anyone says anything about Lucy's pissy attitude.
ABBEY COME BACK! I hate these people!
>>155525662>The loving touch of someone who can tolerate youYeah, that's about how I'd describe Paisy too.
>>155525682I always say that whatever stupid shit you think Taeshi will pull next, she'll surprise you.She did surprise me in that I didn't expect this to be hijacked by more fucking Paisy.
>>155525662>>155525682Oh COME THE FUCK ON>>155525696This is your fucking fault you know that?
>>155525720I thought it was David saying it but I guess he's just there to keep people's cortisol up
>>155525720Haha, you though we would have a nice chortle at the expense of Lucy? Too bad, laugh at new Mike
>>155525808>Sue, put on the scarf. The table needs it's sacrifice.
>>155525662>>155525682As usual, Daisy does not care when Paulo acts like a jerk right in front of her. Mike was wrong: He and Daisy should NOT have dated. It's clear her criteria for desireable boys is more or less contrived. So long as they give her the right sort of attention, she's all in no matter what. It would have just added to his feeling of being used once Daisy's eye inevitably wandered.Anyway, lioks like the Mike abandonment is complete. Paulo does not even feel guilty anymore and Daisy continues not giving a single fuck. Amazing friends. I can see why Mike surely could not get on without them at a different school.
>>155525817>Lucyspace transfers the torture doll role to the next most suitable candidate when the current one is unavailable.When will Sue learn that she cannot satisfy Lucyspace with anything less than her own suffering and that her glazing of it is meaningless?
>>155525817>You see you see, it's not misogyny when Paulo ridicules Sue because she's playing the part of Mike, a male, so she deserves everything she gets actually
>>155525825>Daisy does not care when Paulo acts like a jerk right in front of herLook I'm all for shitting on Paisy but Sue flung shit first by saying out loud how gross they were.
>>155525726>t. Sue
>>155525662I want to touch Sue alright>>155525682Why can't we follow Abbey and Jasmine, at least they're fun
>>155525838After a week of this Sue goes out to find Mike and force him back into his role. However when she finds him, he is standing still, because he has turned to stone. A sad smile on his lips, and a teardrop running down his face... or was that just the rain that's starting? Either way his suffering is over now.
>>155525859I disagree in that Paulo could have chosen to reply with a joke and shrugged it off. Instead he got belittling and nasty right back and frankly I'm not in the mood to grant him leeway anymore.
>>155525825>Paulo does not even feel guilty anymore and Daisy continues not giving a single fuckPaulo is guilt free cuz he can pin it all on Lucy yanking his leash, so why would he give a fuck? He never even liked Mike let's be real. And Daisy's a fairweather friend, a coward. Effectively stopped caring about Mike period as soon as she got with Paulo.
>>155525907Does anyone remember the comic where Lucy turned to stone and Mike finds her 10 years later and turns her back and they have sex on the beach
>>155525904Because they're going after Mike and that's a no-no! We can't show their reactions or them attempting to help him, we need a month of Paisy and then a shoot of Abbey and Jasmine calling for the school nurse as an angelic light surrounds Haley and a voice says "your problems have been solved, my girl"
>>155525951Yes
I hate how clear the hierarchy of Taeshi's favorites is. Would it kill her to show Daisy doing ANYTHING other than glaze other characters, or to not default back to Paulo/Lucy being assholes and getting away with it every time?
>>155525951The one where she calls her a "delicious loli" or something like that?
>>155525981yeah that's the one
>>155525662>Never felt the loving touch of someone who can tolerate you before?>Get back to me when you've felt it with someone who wasn't your consolation prize.Stop having a right and wrong party with your lame ass banter, let them both give and take.
>>155526087The reason karma does not exist in BCB is because there are designated winners and losers.
>>155526113Truth is Sue, the game was rigged from the start. *BLAM*
More pageant moms drama
>>155526292Go get her ass Audrey's mom. Put that bp doe hoe in her place
>>155526292She's going to use that kid like a battering ram. Turns out there was no murder and Fauna just died in the pangeant wars while being used to punch a hole through another mom
>>155526292SETTLE THIS WITH SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED TONGUE WRESTLING!
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>>155526292God I wanna fuck the moms so hard
>>155525696this has been my favorite bcb related reaction pic for years and just recently I noticed the original is from The Anime Club
>>155525696>When I said we'd switch to Paisy the rest of the chapterFuck you. You did this.
Bored, doodled an abomination at work.
>>155526858Neat as we approach spooky month
>>155525662>PaisyWell I guess I can fuck off for a few weeks. Won't be missing much really
>>155526858Excellent work, anon. You really captured the ongoing mutual degradation as both cats ruin each other.
>>155525662Kek they really do not give a shit huh?
>>155527131It's ok, Mike can just raise himself from his bootstraps, if he was in need he'd defy the exile and ask the people avoiding him for help, so this is on him if you think about it
Sex with Mike
>>155527131Out of sight out of mind. I wonder if Taeshi is trying to create parity with a percieved failure to notice Lucy's downward spiral after Mike rejected her.
>>155527246Like humping a wet raggy pillow with deformed filling
>>155527241At which time he would be rightly punished for daring to be so selfish instead of accepting his just desserts.
>>155525662Is this implying Sue had an e-boyfriend from that MMO they play?Now I want Paulo to make a character and sweet talk Sue into falling for him without her knowing it's really him as a joke. Just for Paulo to start actually connecting with her on a more personal level and then accidentally fall for her in return.Watching Paulo try to stumble through keeping up a "Sue's #1 hater" facade while she's swooning about her long distance, e-boyfriend while also trying to make Daisy suspicious would be interesting. And it would also give something for Sue to reconnect with Mike over by asking for advice on how to make a long distance relationship actually work since her last one (clearly) failed.
>>155527269hi taeshi
>>155527430Paulo is suggesting Sue was dating someone in Wow.Sue is referring to McCain, of course.
>>155526858Good shit anon, I'm getting "Look Outside" vibes from this
>>155527405Well of course, if he didn't want this he should have calmly talked it out with Lucy and Augustus to reach an arrangement, the same way he should have exposed his reasons to James if he didn't want to be called a manipulator, so this is what he wanted from a certain point of view
>>155527448Hi, do you like da grindan comic?
>>155525937>>155527241Petition to rename Paulo to Laulo since he's such a fucking loser.Yknow I just realized that the reason Laulo isn't even checking up on Mike is cuz of his "promise" to Lucy. That's my only explanation as to why he's such a dogshit friend. He literally checked in with Mike ONCE, and it was so half assed that he clearly saw Mike wasn't ok contrary to his words. Laulo literally went "Open Sesame! Welp did all I can."
>>155527430Sue dated McCain one summer off screen before he dissapeared, said the breakup was amicable but no one cared because lmao Sue
>>155525662Why must everyone be mean to Sue
>>155526292Audrey mom you have a point but don't do this to Audrey
>>155527582That sounds like Lalo from BCS who is too cool of an association.Pulo sounds better as he is full of shit.
>>155527591She keep leaving her lane of background character. She will NEVER be a main character, amd the universe is trying to undo this breach of its laws.
>>155527591She wanted to be important to Lucy and the only open position was punching bag
>>155527532Clearly what Mike should have done was offer a "heartfelt" PR speak apology that ended with a backhanded complement. It would be convincing and charming, as demonstrated by Paulo.
>>155527582>Yknow I just realized that the reason Laulo isn't even checking up on Mike is cuz of his "promise" to Lucy.I fucking called it; the anon who said Paulo wasn't agonizing over that retarded agreement can eat my ass. Paulo is a dogshit friend who honored an agreement he didn't even have to honor because the bitch didn't accept itYou don't get to accept deals after you sock someone in the face and never answer shit..
>>155527582>>155527759The obvious alternative is Paulo just fucking sucks when the narrative demands he be. Hence why his OTP is not Daisy but the character reset button.
They should just start fucking right there on the table in front of everyone. At least I'd get something more out of this chapter
>>155527884Why is he calling the track a courtyard. Between this and the tracking period or whatever, the dialogue choices are getting odd.
>>155527759What irks me is that part of Paulo's character is that he doesn't give a shit about following what's imposed on him, he will do things anyway or out of anger, fuck over his friends on a moment of bad judgement and get into a screaming match for no fucking reason, and we are led to believe that same guy decided to honor a promise she didn't accept at all times, even outside of school, and he didn't dare check on Mike behind her back or call him or visit him? The same Paulo that threw a bitchfit of months over being called immature is following Lucy's instructions adamantly when she admitted to using him constantly? Is he stupid?
>>155527591Because she likes it
>>155527916Lucy is Paulo's weakness, hence why he's all of a sudden being consistent. He doesn't wanna rock the boat and chase Lucy away now that she's finally sitting with them again. Paulo always liked Lucy better than anyone else at the table (much to Daisy's chagrin), if there's one consisten character trait of Paulo's, it's that he's a total simp for Lucy. Mike never stood a chance.
>>155527958I don't think this can all be blamed on Paulo's stupid promise. That was the origin but he clearly no longer cares at all.
>>155527958And then it irks me that Daisy sees how much of a simp his own man is and instead of trying to confront him over how much of a wet rag he is unless Lucy is involved she decided she was ok with him being subservient because afterall she's the last choice so she can't complain
>>155527916>following Lucy's instructions adamantly when she admitted to using him constantly? Is he stupid?Him being stupid isn't so much the issue because Paulo isnt book/social smart. It's more so he has zero reason to want to listen to Lucy as:>She admitted she was just using him to feel better and all of that hsit emant nothing to her.>The second she pulled up that promise(that she didnt accept), after telling him Miek could use sympathy and intentionally being vague, should be a sign to in Paulo's midn that she is using him or will always use him.Forget romance, Paulo shouldn't want to be Lucy's friend. That latter shit should have ended the friendship cause she has shown she doesn't care about paulo even as a friend or person. She literally insulted everyone only a few chapters ago, and no one is holding any grudges over that, as they did with Mike(seriously, tone down the favoritism).
>>155527988Daisy doesn't care so long as she appears to be first in Paulo's mind. Perhaps that is the reason she no longer gives a single fuck about Mike: He's a potential romantic rival now. Which is a rather Lucy trait...
>>155527591It's fun to do and she's desperate enough for attention to actually like being bullied
>>155528006That's the main issue here, isn't it? The table is completely tamed and lobotomized when Lucy is in, everyone can have a good time completely ignoring her malding and shitty attitude, Sue looks up for her and prevents things from bothering her, Paulo gives her space and doesn't push her, they eat shit happily. But then it's Mike and suddenly they're characters again, Sue can feel offense and hold resentment, Paulo goes back to a feral asshole rubbing his nose on other people's business and Mike's phone obsession bothers everyone and they make it clear. You can't even say it's because Lucy brings the best out of everyone because she's actually very pleased to have them compete for her amusement. There's no other way to call it than author bias, everyone has to look away when queen asshole walks by
>>155528209>Lucyspace takes away your free will>Michaelspace restores it, but the repressed free will cna make you more emotional for a bit.Taeshi's bad writing actually proves Mike right desu. If you take their interactions and compare them, Mike is right that they always take Lucy's side and treat him badly. Him sperging, while cringy and done by Taeshi to demean his grievances with others, actually now seems like he was under reacting if you consider how little his "friends" care about him.Pic related.
>>155527916>Is he stupid?Yes. Paulo's core character traits are: stupid, jerk, insecure bravado. He's sticking to his "promise" to Lucy because it satisfies those three conditions; him going "pfft, fuck you Lu, I gotta girlfriend so I'm not gonna simp any more, I'mma go check on my best friend" would be out of character.There's no good in-universe explanation for Paulo/Mike/Lucy beyond "because they suck", but those three are apparently all that Taeshi's interested in writing.
>>155527591Because Taeshi likes bullies/jerks and looks down on nerds/kindness as "lame".
>>155527591She's the replacement Mike unironically.
>>155528524>Sue gets all the downsides of being Mike with none of the benefits
So, Abbey and Jasmine, after a second outside, return looking worried. After seeing Paisy cuddling a little more, Lucy or Sue decide to insult them somehow (bonus points if they hypocritically complain about Paisy's carelessness with Mike) or Patreon is making a mountain out of a molehill and it's something trivial, like Lucy looking stressed at Paisy but not saying or doing anything.
I doubt Abbey will decide to beat up Paulo if he sees him with Daisy, at most he'll say something like "you two deserve each other" and that will be enough to blow away this card castle of a relationship.
>>155528733Lucy making a particularly snide comment would be interesting were there any threat of basic consequences thereof. The patrons refuse to acknowledge that nothing ever happens unless it's catastrophically stupid.
>>155528803Daisy's despair at Abbey not giving a fuck would last all of five in-comic minutes/two months in real life. Then Paulo would fix everything with another generic artificially heartfelt speech that is meant to be dramatic but falls flat on its face. Their grand arc is resolved and nothing of potential interest is left in the tank.
>>155528733Always cut in half the hype of Patreon comments, it's never worth the comments
>>155528466Isn't she a weeb though?
>>155525662>>155525682DON'T YOU DARE MENTION HIM.KEEP MCCAIN'S NAME OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MOUTH.
>>155529210Yes, Taeshi is a huge weeb. But she draws some sort of delineation between herself and "nerds".Taeshi seems to thinks of "nerds" as smart, academically-minded types. I'm not sure whether she considers her particular weeby interests to NOT be "dorky", or if she's just drawing a fuzzy distinction where nerds are smart AND dorky, while she's just dorky.
>>155529391She needs to feel superior to some group or another, despite her Pokemon Go addiction alongside her lifestyle and general attitude. That doesn't leave much room to punch down so she just punches up instead and pretends it's the other way around.
>>155529559Well she's got that thing against furriest too
>>155528733Is this really what happens next page, or is it just speculation according to the preview and Patreon comments? Because I might lose it if it's just 10+ pages of more Paisy/Bowcat/Meme Dog bullshit
>>155529975Is it just speculation
So, who's going to "upload" A Second Confrontation to Candybooru?
>>155530085Too much work for Suitcase to ever make it happen.
>>155525662What would elves look like in a universe where everyone is a cat or a dog?
>>155531142Well, elves are basically humans with long ears, so in BCB they would be cats/dogs with long ears. Abbey has elven ancestry, which is why he distanced himself from the main group. His magical blood makes him perceive lucyspace better than the rest.
Bump
>>155531277Abbey seems totally oblivious to Lucy shenanigans.
>>155532726Since his elven blood begins to stir whenever Lucyspace is used, he instinctively ends up distancing himself and thus becomes oblivious.
>>155531277I like how uncomfortable they are playing with Mike's auto-gynephilic fetish character
Well, it's not that surprising that they tolerate each other, since they are quite similar. The two could resolve a good portion of their problems if they decided to communicate instead of staying angry forever.
>>155533294I thought Haley thought all of Mike's friends were lame dorks. Which is it?
>>155533329>thought all of Mike's friends were lame dorks.Well, obviously, Lucy isn't a friend of Mike's; for Haley, Mike and Lucy are OTP (One True Pairing), so Lucy doesn't count (Haley shipping her brother with a girl who has an extremely similar personality to hers—what does Taeshi mean by that?).
>>155533329Obviously not Lucy because everyone is obsessed with Lucy
>>155533294>fix MikeWhat does Haley think is broken?
>>155534077His dick
>>155534077Something must be wrong, he stopped trying to sneak a peek when she's taking a shower
>>155534077I thought it was a joke that the average member of these threads hasnt read the comic
I'm Sue's current boyfriend, ask me anything
>>155534175Does she put out
>>155534163Conversation prompts are free, I charge extra for jokes.
>>155534181Only when she's on her period which is annoying because she bleeds a lot
>>155525696>PaisyThat's, like, the one good part of the comic at this point in time.
>>155531277Mike being so visibly happy in anything without a guilt backdrop is unerving since it's rare.>>155534216Paisy is good as ice water with some intentionally added salt.
>>155525662God, I miss colour.
>>155534216Fucking Edward x Bella beats Paisy. It's not good, period.
>>155526663Patrolling the Candybowl almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
>>155533294...I think this answer very might have broken this shitty's comic hold on him.
>>155534633>himME, damn it! ME!
>>155533294It's funny how both Paulo and Hale assume Mucy would somehow fix things despite all counter-evidence.
>>155533294>>155533329>Oh no, Lucy is special, everyone loves her and she's the solution to the world's wounds, of course angsty teenager would see her and perceive her as an angel descended to fix her brother. Oh if only Mike deserved fixing!
>>155534641It's too late! You are now the candyb owl!
>>155533294>Thinking Mucy would fix anythingThat shit is radioactive to anyone with functioning eyes
>>155534801>>155536551Paulo and Haley are so wicked, forcing poor, innocent Lucy to take care of that bastard Mike Graycat. Poor thing, forced to get involved in something that has nothing to do with her to save Mike from the problems he inflicted on himself. And now she's going to be forced to take care of him, help him recover, and keep him company all the time. Paulo and Haley are going to force her to do this for the rest of her life.
>>155527591She is literally the group's new mike. If taeshi had any skill then she could work that angle.>>155534801To be fair I can see how Haley would think that considering how little she knows about why the fallout happened and everything like EF and LitS.Basically everything after Lucy came back.Paulo I see as him just being desperate for things to go back to "normal". Unfortunately if that could happen it would just mean that Mike has to shut up and take Lucy's Bi Polar abuse. This comic has already been unintentionally saying that an abuse victim should have just shut up and took it. Imagine if Taeshi made that the legit message.
>>155538206But it wasn't abuse, remember? Lucy was just defending herself from the masculine wiles of the villainous Michael Scarfcat! Disgusting message averted, so long as you don't think about it at all.
now that I think about it, How come Taeshi didn't use the sperg era to have Mike exiled from the table?That would have been the perfect time to do it because, despite how unnatural it felt, he was a snappy asshole to everyone there. They could have voted to cast him out due to that with Lucy being back in town as an added bonus. Plus it would make the fact that they aren't checking on him make sense since they're all angry with him.I guess what I'm saying is, there's no way BCB should have taken a decade to get to this point in the story. There was nothing in universe stopping an exile from happening.
>>155538394My guess is that aside from Lucy, James and David, no one else knows this is an exile, they just think Mike doesn't want to be near Lucy and is avoiding the table, they should suspect something is up with Lucy pulling Paulo's balls not to interfere but they're fucking stupid, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they're not being malicious and just "didn't know" Augustus and Lucy forced him into a deal
>>155538394Maybe that was the original plan but she extended the plot to enable Eternal Flame. Then again, most of her plot opportunities do get squandered in favor much dumber alternatives for neither rhyme nor reason.
>>155538394>I guess what I'm saying is, there's no way BCB should have taken a decade to get to this point in the story.I'm telling you, everything that happened in BCB while Lucy was gone was just a big loop. Here, I'll even make a graphic.You can literally skip directly from Lucy's death to Lucy's return and miss nothing in terms of narrative beats, because everything that happened in between was reset so it could happen again after Lucy's return.>>155538514I agree that's probably the intent, but again, Taeshi writes/draws Lucy as so intensely hostile, and Mike as so obviously depressed, that everyone else in the cast seems retarded for not noticing.
>>155539220They're truly trapped in an endless loop; Mike needs a strong blade, strong enough to cut through fate.
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Taeshi is going to force Paulo and Rodrigo to become family with Meme Dog just to annoy the fans who don't like Meme Dog, lol.
>>155540445Through his stalwart spirit, he manifests a vision of the sane earth.
>>155540692>Taeshi is going to force Paulo and Rodrigo to become family with Meme Dog just to annoy the fans who don't like Meme Dog, lol.On one hand this could mean he gets only good things. On the other hand this could mean he'll finally get some form of comeuppance. If she tries the former then she might end up with another uphill battle to convince people David is actually a good character. Not sure how the discord sees him but I think even they'd reach a breaking point sooner than she thinks. As for the latter, I would like for it to happen but if it does then I see it going like Lucy's "suffering" where it's not nearly as bad as it should be.
>>155540692>>155540761I really REALLY wish this meant consequences finally kicking in for meme mutt, but that directly contradicts what Taeshi's said about him in the past. It's also not like her to cave to the audience unless she shares their desire, i.e. more Mike torture.
>>155541314Then she's going to give herself a some kind of stress induced attack running constant defense for David on the blog. He literally has nothing to work off of aside from being "Funny meme guy" so justifying his actions is a lot harder. It shouldn't be, but she wont admit and go with the simple options.
>>155540692Taeshi needs fanart of her comic where the characters have their name next to them and David is just "meme dog"
>>155540692>David is getting what he deservesSo someone's gonna call him on being an unfunny asshole and kick him in the dick?
>>155541852In a better comic, David's facade would crack when a disgusted Paulo tells him they haven't been best friends in a while now.
It's McCover...
>>155541995in a better comic everyone at the table would have split off into their own groups.
>>155544149Nah, they share several hobbies and activities with each other. Their problem is that they have to be lobotomized from time to time so that the drama can happen without them being able to intervene, and in a better comic this wouldn't happen, so they could be a solid group.
>>155543921McCain got what he needed out of the cast and left before the drama hit. He's free. Let's be happy for him
>>155539220Yeah see? i've been saying this shit for years, recycled boring ass plotpoints that repeat after every volume or so. Taeshi is horrifically creatively bankrupt.>>155529391That explains a lot but I get the vibe Taeshi is too smoothed brain to grasp the concepts of fantasy.The only thing she can do is ruminate on the same soap-opera beats of her webcomic which vaguely echo her real life and mental deficiencies.I mean she can't even do the most bare-bones of world-building for her webcomic, I mean it's literally only ever been "Dogs and Cats can't have babies together.'Nevermind why some birds, yoshi-copywrite infringements and hedgehogs are sentient.But other things are not.
>>155525662>BittersweetBittersweet
>>155540761>Not sure how the discord sees hima schocking amount of people are actually sick and tired of his bullshit. they find him annoying and sociopathic, thea is an outspoken critic of meme dog. davids just too unserious for the comic and it's grating on people
>>155540692Even for Mike haters, I feel like David getting off scot-free for his actions every time might leave a sour taste in their mouths. Literally everyone in this comic has been fucked over except for memedog, and I pray taeshi finally realized she can't just keep him solely as a gag character anymore. She's killed off fan characters for less
I think David is like James where there's nothing that can justify his actions even with a backstory suddenly being slapped onto him.If she said "Oh David did this because he hates/is jelaous of Mike because Paulo likes him more" then nobody would bat an eye. It would explain a lot actually. What's she afraid of pulling the trigger on this for? "Oh no, if I do this then people might hate david!"They already do. You've already got practically everything shitting on Mike. What's one more person added to the mix?
>>155545347>>155545928>>155546235Perhaps pseudo-characters such as David are psychologically displeasing by their very nature. But if that's the case, I do think David exacerbates the problem with his random acts of malice. He's supposed to be a comedic sociopath but his direct impact on the plot, with consequences for everyone but him, makes his antics hard to laugh off.
>>155545928I think the only character david could fuck over and nobody would feel bad for is James. Which, I guess is something that might end up happening soon. Especially if we see more of Paulo not liking him over whatever happened to Mike.
>>155546742James expressing earnest regret over his flightiness and the people he's hurt, and trying to do right by them, would immediately undo most all the animosity that is rightly directed his way.
>>155544756>He's free. Let's be happy for him
Just noticed Taeshi had drawn Alina in her style. Cute!
>>155546850This. This is all it would genuinely take. Some fucking accountability goes a long way and half the fucking cast needs to learn this.
>>155534200>implying Sue is ever not PMSing
>>155547836It's a deeper issue with James.He sided with two bullying twats he didn't know over a supposed friend, kicked said friend while he was down, and the only discernible reason to anyone who isn't Taeshi is that he did it cause he thought it would help him get in David's invisible pants.
>>155547836Nah, it would make him excusable, but he's never going to be likeable again, moreso when it's obvious this isn't a one and done thing if Felix is to be believed, the only difference is that this time what he had to do to get in someone's inexistent pants was to support the mob lynching Mike
>>155548334>the only discernible reason to anyone who isn't Taeshi is that he did it cause he thought it would help him get in David's invisible pants.Honestly, I don't think she had any deeper reason than that for James doing so. She just figured people would see it how she sees it and side with his choice. This is why she got blindsided when James got as much hate as he did.Her planned backstory for him won't do anything because Mike never treated him badly. Actually she hasn't even shown the track team interacting since that happened. There should be some clear tension if Mike is there with James and David and if he's not then the rest of the team should be wondering where he's at. James should have been questioned about this if the team can put 2 and 2 together.
>>155532479>>155543622>>155551152Just a crumb of Paisy and the thread is immediately put on life support
>>155549090Why does Fem Felix looks like such an absolute slut?
>>155545928Every character in this comic has been fucked over BY memedog. Not only is he Taeshi's chosen instrument to create srs dramatic problems, he's also Taeshi's favorite "jokester", and Taeshi's jokes require a victim and a perpetrator. David is often the perpetrator but NEVER the victim.
Being unfaithful to women runs in the family, no wonder Lucy hates Mike
>>155552591>been playing around with the unreliable narrator You don't say>Mike's dad is cheating and been kicked out of the houseShow don't tell is for lesser writers, clearly
>>155552630Everything happens off screen, you should know this by now
>>155553102Someone should innocently ask her what she thinks of "that old writing chestnut" or praise her for avoiding "such outdated advice," see what that pulls out of her.
>>155552591Any number of ways she could've hinted to the audience it was due to cheating even with a single panel and she just outright states it in a Tumblr post...
At this point, it's best to imagine that MemeDog doesn't exist; if the story will never affect him, he basically doesn't exist.
>>155553575The thing is that you can write a character like that so long as you make them put a bit of work into avoiding the consequences of their actions. Hell, you can even make them somewhat enjoyable as a character in a 'GOD DAMN IT, THE CONNIVING BASTARD'S GETTING AWAY WITH IT AGAIN!" sense.
>>155553575Unfortunately he has a very real effect on the plot which cannot be discounted. David is the Jar Jar Binks of BCB.
>>155553575Really, I'm irritated with myself for still caring. I shouldn't still be reading BCB or coming to these threads.
>>155552591Mike's dad getting the boot absolutely should have been shown. No writer worth their salt would keep such an important thing in Mike's family off panel.This also makes Haley look WORSE attitude wise and Yes, taeshi, Ellen is a victim because her husband cheated on her>>155553575You cannot have that kind of character in a story like BCB because it will piss everyone off reader wise. You cant have everyone dealing with serious shit and having setbacks only for one lone idiot to be able to do what he wants without any potential backlash.It's not even like David does specific things to avoid consequences. Just going "Nah I dont wanna" is hacky even for a hack.
>>155553575>Haha this character can do what he wants and won't have any consequence for it!Weird flex admitting he's not even a character, must really like the name meme dog
>>155553575This comic's deep disinterest in challenging itself will be it's perennial and ubiquitous failure. Now and forever.
>>155553575Why would you even put this online? If it's true that more and more people inside her fandom are starting to get tired of David, what's the use of putting this out when it's just going to annoy them?Actually the better question is why does she want to keep him like this? What is the actual reasoning?
>>155555342Michelle looks weird with more pronounced lips and puffier hairdo, still cute nonetheless
>>155544756Got the intel he needed for his technocrat masters then promptly dipped before the Marauder's influence grew too great. Now he can only watch from the outside.
>>155555342>Actually the better question is why does she want to keep him like this? What is the actual reasoning?David is her most convenient plot angel and epitomizes her unfunny sense of retard bully humor.
>The original ending to BCB was Sandy swooping in to take Mike and the story ends with Mike hating LucyOops! All Bitter!
>>155557496It's really funny that Lucy was gonna confess to Mike after getting Decembered.
>>155557496God Sandy is so fucking based. Anons fantasize about Mike overcoming le demiurge's will for him and getting some kind of meta-fictional win, but Sandy actually did.
>>155557496>Sandy not being as much of a villain as she was originally meant to be.You had her cheat on Mike. I'm not sure how much worse you can get at this point but this explains, at least a tiny bit, why she started running more defense for her lately.But then that loops back around to "Why have Sandy cheat if you didn't want her to be much of a villain?" Especially in a comic where "Emotional Cheating" is seen as bad as physically cheating.
>>155558603Genuinely, no bullshit. Can emotional cheating be as bad as physical cheating? How bad did Mike "cheat" emotionally? Imo it doesn't justify getting cheated on, Sandy was fucking wrong for it and there's nothing that can change my mind that she fucked it up spectacularly. Mike fucked up by taking her back when he clearly didn't wanted to, he deserves better than Sandy at this point but at this point he's just leading her on. He pecked Daisy on the cheek as a revenge thing, pathetic as it was, is still technically cheating as well, albeit understandable.
>>155557496I wonder if Taeshi actually convinced herself that she had planned this shit out from the beginning or if she's just bullshitting to make BCB sound less poorly plotted.
>>155559503>emotional cheatingNo such thing.
>>155558603She's bipolar is why. Especially regarding things associated with Mike
>>155559656I think a normal take if her blog should be that she just makes shit up for engagement, you can also read it as "no guys Mucy isn't a forced ending because I didn't plan for it initially hehehe"
>>155559662They're fucking teenagers. They're not gonna know what the fuck emotional cheating is. Not to mention ALL the emotional cheating allegations are all from pre-december era, Mike had been nothing but loyal to Sandy since then, and she rewarded that loyalty with infidelity. And proceeded to gaslight and girl boss him into taking her back and has the gall to act like nothing happened.
>>155560316especially because in 2008 no one cared about this shit, which by the way doesn't exist.
Sue catchin strays LMFAO Suefags can't catch a break.
>>155561246based lucy
>>155561246What a massive fucking hypocrite. And I don't mean Sue, but it's good to see her Lucyfagging continue to backfire on her, as it should.
>>155561246Lucy projecting hard. Also Sue continues to be the punching bag
>>155561246Lmao what's Lucy's problem
>>155561246> Lucy continues to be a bitch for no reasonYes, I totally missed this
>>155561246>>155561285>>155561286Her problem is that she is still obsessed with Mike for some reason and it has slowly begun to click in her warped mind that she just continues to make things worse and pushes him away more and more. However she obviously wont take accountability and instead just puts it on the others. THEY'RE the self absorbed assholes who went along with David's dumb suggestion to banish Mike. She never actually fucking wanted it!
>>155561246Surely another W for Mike/Sue!
>>155561246Shut up neo-Mike, not so fun being the voice of reason now huh?
>>155561246Ok i actually do hope Abbey fucking explodes on them, cuz what the fuck Daisy. Sue is an annoying cunt but she's dead on regarding the Abbey situation
>>155561246literally me and my chubby gf
>>155561354it doesn't really matter because Abbey has no legitimate right to be mad over something that doesn't concern him
Very interesting, so judging from vero's comment, Sue might finally be understanding that Lucy is a fucking cunt.And of course Mike isn't outside, either he passed out somewhere else or just decided to fuck off cuz of plot.
>>155561354I think the more stinging reaction from him is him not giving a shit or being disappointed rather than angry. Like "you deserve better but hey if it's what you want."
>>155561246>Romeo and JulietThey were teenagers, that didn't know what they wanted, who were only passionate about it because of how immature and horny they were because they never shared a single thing that wasn't love for the sake of love, and killed themselves. You'd think Daisy the smart one would know that, but it only makes the Paisy comparison funnier, these two have nothing in common but how much they love loving each other (when they do)
>>155561383It won't stick. Lucy could shank her repeatedly and Sue would still be a Lucy drone at the end of the day
>>155561399Wanna bet taeshi didn't think about it either? Kek, she unintentionally implied that Paisy will be a tragedy and won't last.
>>155561246>Romeo and Julietthis can't not be a nod that Paisy is just flat out doomed to crash and burn
>>155561383>cuz plot Lucy looked for him at the track last time, so it stopped being a place where he can be left alone. He's probably running somewhere else. Or dead, that's good for him too
Sue needs to get the hell away from these people lmfao
>>155561482>Mike's troubles are over, try not to be jealous.
>>155561246Oh thank God we’re going to the track. I’ll take whatever cortisol spiking crap is gonna happen with Mike over more mind numbing PaisyDoes this mean Sue’s finally gonna notice that something’s wrong with Lucy? Or at least react to her being a huge asshole for no reason?
>>155561383Thank GOD paisy was just a brief intermission.
>>155561246This only makes me think Daisy still has feelings for Abbey and is trying to avoid closure as much as possible
Will Sue give Lucy the same speech she gave Mike when he was sperging out?
>>155561555kek no. She'll just tip toe around the Lucy landmine just like before when Mike was first banished. Only when it's revealed Mike did something drastic will she maybe do something notable and even then I doubt it.
>>155561497>>155561555You are giving Sue more credit than she deserves, she's just going to think something is bothering Lucy because "she isn't like this" and will try to be more patient and put more effort. Next day she's wearing the scarf
>>155561421>Paisy causes multiple deaths including Paulo and Daisy's while crashing and burning.Who dies as a result and how?
>>155561555hah
>>155561589Rachel, Abbey, Matt, and Amaya D:And of course paisy.
>>155561416I bet if someone brings they up to her she'll call them a nerd for even knowing that, or call Daisy dumb and bad at literary analysis (and a slut that wanted it anyway for good measure) which is more her style
>>155561618>Paulo's dad attacks Abbey due to a misunderstanding>Abbey lays there bleeding out>Whispers to PauloAt least your father fucking loves you
>>155561246If this comic was good, then...Daisy would finally confess that she and Paulo are dating to Abbey. Just for Abbey to be like "that's cool" and give zero fucks because he's moved on and focusing on his own things.Daisy then slowly starts to lose interest in Paulo because it turns out she was more in love with the idea of being secret lovers and snagging the "bad boy" her ex didn't like than she actual loves Paulo. But she refuses to admit it to herself and plays along being the perfect girlfriend because at least she has a boyfriend and the other girls don't.>>155561383>Sue might finally be understanding that Lucy is a fucking cuntAnd this would happen too.>>155561555Sue would never confront Lucy, but she has the means to distance herself and disengage from Lucy to avoid her and any confrontation.Sue and Amaya :D (by extension) could sit with the cheerleaders or ask to join Abbey's table to avoid Lucy. This way Sue could take comfort in knowing she's "still there for Lucy" if Lucy ever needs her but doesn't have to be by her. And using the excuses of "oh we're going over this routine for the big game" or "we're talking about boring guild stuff haha" would be the perfect way to deflect the real reasons why she left the table.
>>155561555Sue would get her face caved in the moment she raised her voice at Lucy, c'mon
>>155561646BRAVO!
>>155561646Fucking masterpiece
Sue? Once again RELEVANT! for like 4 pages
>>155561725Sue is always relevant when Lucy needs to emotionally abuse a girl!Not even getting a shocked Amaya face this time, maybe Amaya agrees
Mom fight soon... Soon...
>>155561969https://youtube/YxXiMTwanZ0?si=rzdbtj5kwnViMXzG
>>155561246Poor Sue :(
>>155561482>Lucy violates a shitty agreement she and her pets bullied Mike into accepitng alongside soically isoalting him.>Lucy acts lieka c unt to sue again and sue says jackshit.>Mike might have fucked off cause Lucy and her pets woulda made things worse for him if he stayed on the track(We all know it's true. He wasn't even talking/near her, and LITS still happened).I truly hate Lucy and Paisy. Dumbfucks doing all this shit so they can get off to being a shitty Romeo and Juliet. Tell me when we get to the suicides.
>>155562173Don't forget her fucking with the agreement didn't even have any consequences, Augustus might as well have said nothing because we can't see shit happening, and this is the face of someone who just had a panic attack and self awareness for 5 seconds a few minutes later
Genuinely, what is the canon, in-universe reason for Lucy to hate her friends? I feel like I've never really understood it. Why is she so mad at them?
>>155561651>Sue would get her face caved in the moment she raised her voice at Lucy, c'monI thought Jess and Madison were the lesbians?>>155561969Is this just a fight to see who can pimp out their daughter to the judges better? Who watches these contests?>>155562233Genuinely, why is Taehsi so surprised people started to dislike Lucy if she is gonna act like this? It's way worse cause we have sperg Miek to compare it to, and everyone is just not treating it the same at all.Hell pic is still true despite Sandy being a cheating hoe, cept the "we" does include Mike as she dont care about his ass, clearly.
>>155561969>TFW your mother is swinging you around like a club to make a pointWhat emotion does this expression convey?
>>155562264apparently because sue, Paulo, and daisy didnt do enough when Alejandro tried to rape her.Despite the fact that Paulo got knocked out and Sue got tossed into garbage trying to save her. Daisy didnt jump in but to be fair to her she just saw the other two get taken down.
>>155562327Embarrassment with a hint of wishing she sas home right now playing games or something. anywhere but being used for a mom argument
>>155562272Taeshi doesn't understand that the main point of sperg Mike is that he may have been speaking from a wounded place but it was no way to go about it, he was wrong to yell at his friends even if they deserved some scorn, and it was shown as him being bent out of shape and angry and wrong, and he does apologize for it, specially when the guilt that had he listened to his friends he could've avoided the heartbreak, because even if they were wrong about the relationship they were right in the conclusion about it being bad for Mike. Lucy however has never in her life had a change of heart that lasted more than 5 seconds, she doesn't apologize, she doesn't admit to being wrong, and she doesn't feel guilty of the things she does, the most we have gotten out of her is admitting to herself she went too far while exploding at Paulo for just asking her for advice, she literally ran away when confronted with the consequences of her actions and manually switched back to normal like she avoided having to feel bad, and it really doesn't help that you can't entertain any ideas about her because the author refuses to show her in a bad light and is constantly doing PR for her. The table would start confronting Mike the moment he called Sue a cunt, but would confront Sue the moment Lucy did the same for being a cunt
>>155562327>I think I've lost it
>>155562327fear and embarrassment
>>155562264Unrealistic standards and just being a shitty person>>155562327A mix of embarrassment, not really wanting to be involved in this spat while simultaneously also not being too fond of the other bitch mother talking shit.
>>155562264Because they didn't stop Alejandro from almost raping her. Nevermind two of them were down and in pain and Daisy was shitting herself in fear and Lucy didn't do shit, her tunnel vision means they only matter when she wants them to and they didn't show up to help her, so that's that
>>155562264They didn't do good enough during the whole Alejandro encounter. She's also just a pretty antagonistic person in general that most people wouldn't want to bother with outside of wanting to fuck her because she's got a nice body. In the pre school days the other girls told her to fuck off and Mike was the first one who put up with her bitchy ass which is probably why she is so obsessed with him.
>>155562264Outside of the stuff with Al I think part of it may really be that they are all too much kissasses to her. She thrives off conflict or someone pushing back at her...but only the right amount of course. See the Abbey and Mike comparison where she hates Abbey because he's too chill with her.
>>155562264I think it's that she feels alienated. Like they are nice to her but don't really see her. Paulo forgetting she's afraid of water, or nobody noticing when she has a panic attack, that kind of thing.
>>155562631Well then it doesn't really help that she's constantly putting up walls and avoiding others, it sounds like she wants a very specific kind of interaction to trust in them but she won't say what it is and the only way to know is by developing telepathy because of they really liked her they would already know
>>155562785She has such a mindset that it would make her a pain to actually be friends with.
>>155561969I wanna see the moms catfighting, spilling out into the catwalk, ripping off each other's clothes before engaging in a heated, rival makeout session.
Y'know, I'm actually looking forward to the flashback chapter of when Lucy was at the other school. Cuz whatever happened over there must've been BAD. Like, forced to return to Roseville levels bad.
>>155562069Pretty good anon, but Lucy would NEVER have any affection or desire for a girl. Only unrequited hostility and rivalry.
>>155561246Poor Sue :(As a Suefag I actually take an odd sort of comfort in knowing that Taeshi and Taeshi's fursona both have zero respect for Sue, since it means she's less likely to get Taeshi'd.
>>155561528>Confirmation that we're not gonna get multiple pages of Paisy>thread immediately revives>>155563188Well yes, that's the dream.
>>155562346Something something good victims bad victims, anon.
>>155563292Taeshi doesn't respect Mike either. Look how that's turned out.
>>155563292There there anon. Taeshi's agenda against Sue made me into a fresh Suefag, she truly deserves better.
>>155563292>>155563399Taeshi doesn't respect any of her characters. Hell, she doesn't even respect herself
>>155561246Sue being next on the list for group punching bag after Mike leaves isn't that surprising. Daisy is too nice for Lucy to be mean to without it looking bad and Paulo is dating her so he, nor david, will do anything to her. And they don't know James enough, though Paulo isn't fond of him. She's not even wrong about the whole Abbey thing and the couple being self absorbed.What's actually a shame is how there are interesting things taeshi could do with this but she won't. If anything, I feel like Sue is going to get it worse since Mike isn't around. Lucy is absolutely going to break her spirit with a rant despite Taeshi claiming Lucy actually likes her friendship.
>>155563399why the fuck taeshi is even bothering with mike anymore is beyond me. she clearly hates mike, as evidenced by how he's treated in the BCIs, and isnt interested in giving him the pauloshow treatment. might as well have made paulo the main male lead seeing how favored he is, again, as evidenced by the BCIs hes featured in. theres only one single bci whete mike gets a "happy ending" and thats when he and sandy find out daisys been two timing them, hoping for a polycule
>>155563575Mike is basically her abuse goblin and many of her readers are convinced he deserves this despite that not being the case. Regardless of what she says, she can't put any other male characters through the wringer like she can with him and ESPECIALLY not any female ones.
>>155563575Because she has a target on Mike, and the moment he's gone Lucy loses her only character trait. What happens next is her refusal to not write her favorite characters like assholes backfires since the approved punching bag is nowhere and someone has to carry the blame, and Taeshi doesn't know how to write anything else, why otherwise has she not tried to put one chapter before Lucy's latest mouthful of hostility where they're all shown having fun and being friends? Because fun for her is "pitching her friends against each other". Lucy must remain a victim because her character unravels otherwise, Mike must remain a victim because no one else can handle it without people turning against Taeshi, remember the last time Sue did she got angry comments about it and putting Paulo as a misogynist and she could barely handle it all
>>155563575Insanity and the 'I just wasted +15 years on this story' sunk cost fallacy.
>>155563699come to think of it, does lucy have any interests at all? all we ever see is her being a cunt and slobbering over augussy's 2 incher, I cant think of a single hobby or interest she has. Karate maybe?
>>155563763Video games.
>>155563763I think she sitll has video games as one. But we rarely see her play them.
>>155563763It's all offscreen and mostly videogames although we've seen is her at the arcades, but interiority as such? Not really
I'm having much more enjoyable experience reading this comic by not looking behind the scenes.
>>155563903As you should!
>>155563575Taeshi is a bully at heart and so loves to torment the effigy of her slightly less impotent husband.
>>155561399>>155561416>>155561626Paisy's grand conclusion
>>155561246Taeshi if you're reading this: I will pay you $500 to not have whatever scraps of Daisy and Paulo's character growth regress for this retarded plot beat. I'm so fucking tired of reading these interactions, no one even likes the fucking pairing.
>>155564663Paulo always resets. Part of his character.
>>155564596Finally, Paisy made interesting
>>155563763>I cant think of a single hobby or interest she has.That applies to most of the characters in this comic.Try to describe the characters in BCB, without mentioning what they look like, what they've done, or what their role in the story is. Try and explain them like you're talking to someone who's never read BCB.
>>155564596Wow someone made that fast kek
>>155564725Then she should write him out. Get shipped off to a boarding school after his dad loses custody. Give him a seizure, have him OD. Make him werewolf hunter. Do SOMETHING to end his fucking arc.No reason to bring up Daisy because she'd vanish as soon as Paulo was written out.
>>155565199The problem is you're still seeing this comic as an structured story that begs for coherence and not as Taeshi playing dolls with the characters and changing them as convenient. Paulo will keep resetting because she needs different perspectives but wants to force Paulo into them
>>155564596Fucking amazing art anon, I'd just say that Lucy would want Sue to be next. Lucy doesn't want to die, only for him to be totally subservient to her.
>>155565711I know you're right, anon. I keep getting suckered into thinking it will be anything different.
Well, who's ready for another round of discussion about Paulo's promise?
>>155566629>Lucy is a hyper-entitled retard and that's perfectly rational!
>>155566629>well if he thought that way he would have said so! Afterall I, the author, have no control over what the characters say! You should use your enter comics machine and ash him yourself
>>155566629Notice how she didn't actually answer WHY. Incredible play to shift the onus onto the Somali, master gaslighting. Also:>Paulo being shittier than you thinkShouldn't be surprised.
>>155566629I like the idea that the main issue is Lucy would be polite enough to excuse Paulo of his "promise" if he went "actually Lucy I don't feel that way anymore", and not the fact she used the fucking promise to choke him with his dog collar to ensure Mike's alienation to start with
>>155566969I mean, it did answer that it was a shit test for Paulo's loyalty, promise or not she was expecting him to comply, notice how going to Mike is considered going against her anyway
>>155566629Everything she posts things like this, makes me think Mike was too lenient on Lucy during December.
>>155566991Also the idea that Lucy trusts Paulo after passing this shit test is laughable after a chapter of her explicitly not trusting him or anyone else and Lucy fucking off to mentally abuse her abuse Korat.
>>155567121Being friends with Lucy sounds exhausting, you have to constantly prove your loyalty to her despite her hostility and it's never enough because all she wants is to confirm her fears that she can't trust you and she's right to be hostile to you
>>155567121I don't think taeshi said Lucy would trust Paulo after that. It's more like Lucy wanted more excuses to not trust him.
>>155567319Remember the Season of Mourning shit and recognize that Taeshi thinks these loyalty tests are perfectly sane demands. Either out of paranoia or a need for control over others.
>>155566629>Wait, what? I don't remember Paulo giving any promise.>I don't remember Paulo HAVING any promise!>DOHOHOHOHO
>>155562387>>155562331Also not sure why she/Taeshi feel only Lucy was in danger of sex assault, or human trafficking or w/e.Even if Alejandro only wanted her, we're to expect the other dude was just going to sit in his cuck chair? And it's not like they knew that anyways.Lucy gets to have PTSD. Daisy & Sue just have to suck it the fuck up, I guess."13 year old Sue fuck you for taking a beating from a dude twice your weight & age for me. That's not good enough. I almost got raped. I mean so did you but nobody cares about you or the fat girl."Nevermind that Alejandro was very focused on "Green Eyes" & assault is rarely about attraction but power, so Mike & Paulo were also at risk.
>>155561646"Yeah it's awesome. I get to watch the life fade from your eyes & know your dying thoughts are jealousy on how much better my life is."
Paisy is the best pairing because the two if them, inexplicably, are good friends even before.Abbey didn't even want to be with Daisy, he just did because Paulo called out that his excuses sucked & because he had to white knight for Daisy from Paulo."It doesn't make sense -" they've basically been best friends since the comic started.Daisy helps Paulo grow & Paulo helps her chill the fuck out. They don't need to have the same career paths.Also Paulo's other choices all suck. Rachel he had no feelings for.Jess just wanted to hurt Tess.Tess ... was ok? But she got taken by the mothership.Jasmine they had no chemistry. This is like Daisy-Lite. But she was never going to put up with the idea he's going to live his own life.He dodged a bullet with James.David isn't even a real person.Matt might had been OK, but Matt is pining for someone else.Madison is just a Lucy replacement.And Lucy's burned that bridge.Also it makes people mad.
>>155568271You forgot someone
>>155568737Thankfully, Daisy might cure him of the gay.
>>155568271It took the author 19 goddamn years (2006-2025) to finally do Paisy, she better not fuck it up by breaking them up.
>>155568271Lucy and Alejandro are the best pairing actually, but I respect your reasoning.
>>155568124>jealousy on how much better my life is."Huh??? What shit are you smoking?
Bait used to be believable.
Since Amy is prettt much dead and snuffed, how about some actual Mucy content? What if Lucy finally stopped being a raging, turbo cunt? I think they'd be cute together. Taeshi mentioned that they'd have a lot of kids once they get together, Lucy would definitely be the dominant one chaining Mike to the bedpost with a strict schedule for procreation.That also reminds me, in Lucy's current state of mind, I wonder if she'll bring how she and Paulo fucked back in Sue's play. I have a feeling she's saving that particular bullet just in case Paulo and Daisy start getting a lil too happy for her tastes.
>>155570110Lucy has gone unchecked for too long. A good smack and a better lay from Mike will set her straight and turn her into a model wife.
>>155570110Unlike Amy, who was sweet and caring from the get-go, Lucy is a vile selfish deceptive poisonous cunt to her core. It's hard to convincingly portray a character-developed Lucy in a snapshot. Narrative evidence is needed and even then the results may not entice.
>>155570110Mucy is kind of scorched earth at this point in time. Mucy can only potentially work in a college or post college time skip or something. Ideally after they sorted their shit out on their own at least a bit and stopped sucking so much
>>155568737Fair, as she likes Mike well enough, a poly Daisy Bi Mike, Bi Paulo could be cute. But Mike's never been interested & is desperate for a platonic relationship.He'd have to get over Sandy & stop being harassed by Lucy's codependency.And he would have to be lead to that conclusion on his own. Just telling him is liable to make him flip out defensively.It'd have to start out as Mike just organically hanging out with them after the rest of the table drop him that develops for him.But it would require Paulo & Daisy to stop being hurt by Lucy's relentless out-of-nowhere aggression and leave David & James to each other. And they're no better at that than Mike is.
>>155570110Mucy can only work if Mike gets his spine back and they have the type of relationship where it flips between violently passionate and seeming like they want to kill each other.They're toxic, so just make them the right kind of toxic that somehow works.
Nobody wants Mucy
>>155570110>What if Lucy finally stopped being a raging, turbo cunt?Boy talk about going from one fan made subject to another. As is Lucy has no reason to be such a bitter asshole, there's no real conflict in her life aside from "guy choose someone instead of me" still tormenting her, everything else is of her own making. You see someone that having such a loving family and wide support net chooses to be most unpleasant person around and think what even could happen to change her? Because at this point even getting Mike to kneel and confess love for her would be a temporary relief, because she still has the bigger problem around: herself. nothing would change because everyone already acts like she isn't one
>>155570528It's really funny whenever Taeshi tries portraying her fursona as only slightly wrong in her approach to life, with completely understandable motives. When in truth Lucy is just this self-absorbed delusional asshole whose pillows are never fluffed enough. Taeshi has accidentally turned her into a full on villain, the kind that rejects the occasional wakeup call by doubling down and getting worse. Lucy projecting (one of) her (many) own blatant flaw(s) onto Sue is a setup for future wrist-slapping. Okay yes, sure, Lucy might have gone just a little too far. But look at how she cares about Mike, deep down! Remember how she gained self-awareness for like half a minute? Truly no one can punish Lucy harder than she punishes herself. If only her untrustworthy friends had been there for her, none of this would have happened. Good thing Mike will see how hard this has been on the poor girl and apply emergency asspats.
>>155570689I still can't believe she pulled that "who could've done this?" bit with Lucy wondering why the guy she kicked into almost vomiting and helped exile was not giving her asspats. If only Taeshi could shut up and stop trying to constantly play simp to her fursona
>>155561246I like that the only times the table are actually friendly and happy are when they're in the background or offscreen because the moment their personalities show it's obvious how they don't actually like each other that much
>>155564178I don't know why this picture makes me giggle
>>155570952Things aren't so bad when Lucy isn't around. Even when Mike was around things were only ever a problem when they started bringing up Sandy.If Mike had run into Sue when he found out the truth about Sandy's whorish nature, we could've had a glorious MikexSue arc
Reminder that if Mike had just dumped Sandy for Lucy none of this would be happening
>>155571471But he tried that and Lucy said no
>>155571471Reminder that Both Lucy and Sandy are shit.
Post the pros and cons of Mike X Sue. Also would Mike getting with Sue be as big of a slap to Lucy's ego as getting with Daisy would be?(Lucy thinks Daisy's too far beneath her to be an issue)
>>155571584Lucy would see it as confirmation Sue couldn't be trusted and cone to see her as Sandy 2.0. If Mike did not grow a spine, Lucy would watch Sue bulldozing Mike with her stronger will and quietly/delusionally seethe that she'd never have done that to him. You know, so she could look down on gray cat for making the wrong choice/rationalize away any improvements Sue makes to his life so she doesn't feel so inferior.
>>155571471Nothing would be happening, they would have gone back to status quo because that's what Lucy wants, there's even a BCI about how all that matters to her is that Mike is available again
>>155572004Pros:AMAYA :DCons:Sue
>>155571584The main difference is that Lucy wants Mike as an object, the main objective is winning the Mike bowl, Daisy might see Mike more objectively and have actual attraction to him, but she's kind of pathetic about it and that desperation is what makes Lucy see her as inferior. For Sue to date Mike let's asume the minimal mutual attraction, we've got someone whose ego is stronger than Daisy's but personality is more amicable than Lucy's, who doesn't need a relationship as a goal unlike the other two, she's already her own person and has her own interests. What would drive Lucy up the wall is that she doesn't suddenly becomes realized by dating Mike nor does she break if he's taken away from her, Sue's drama is about hurting her ego but she's upfront about it, no shit tests or unspoken rules, and she's also way more direct than Daisy who waits for the universe to conspire in her favor. Sue isn't a ghost like Sandy that Lucy cant do anything against nor a giant marshmallow that offers no resistance like Daisy, she would have to directly confront her because Sue will see her tantrums of jealousy and think "oh I have to help Lucy" instead of thinking this is about his man
>>155571471The only thing that would've changed is he would be physically beaten more than emotionally right now because Lucy would still be an abusive twat. The only good ending for him is him bailing on the lot of em but the writer won't let that happen.
>>155572261I think Lucy also dismissed Daisy as a potential rival because Mike showed no interest in her, despite formerly cute cat's ongoing attempts to woo him. But if she also looked down on Daisy for being desperate and pathetic, that's only because Lucy saw a part of herself she didn't like reflected in another girl.
>>155561246Now that I'm re-reading I'm not sure I feel bad for Mrs "it's ok that we let Mike miss out on the MMO meetings because he's persona non grata and I just didn't mention anyone despite me being so anal about everyone being involved", she's got no ground to stand on
>>155572529Sue is a bitch. How she managed to snare the minds of so many anons here is a mystery to me. Of course, she isn't as bad as The Sinister Four (Lucy, Augustus, James and David) but she's by far the most pathetic villain in this tragedy.
>>155572529>Now that I'm re-readingAre you okay?Mentally speaking?
>>155572632Maybe it's because she's pathetic that people like her?
>>155572632>>155572529I think Sue gets some slack because unlike the others she actually gets punished and has basically been relegated to new table punching bag. Plus she at least has a point now and then
>>155572662slave mentality
>>155572529Hippity hoppitySue should be my property
>>155572529How organic would you personally clock the table abandonment? Because despite all of Taeshi's retarded commentary and apparent descent into madness, I half wonder if this is meant to be another forced, poorly set up plotpoint. As in yes the friends dumped Mike in favor of Lucy, which is supposed to reflect a shared character flaw. But as per usual they are only doing so because the plot demands it, with only the flimsiest justifications offered. The only reason I am entertaining this idea is because of how inorganic Taeshi's storytelling has become, and because she might actually be dumb enough to obfuscate otherwise obvious plot directions by lying her ass off left and right.
>>155572675Pathetic people usually make pretty good slaves.
>>155570110>Since Amy is pretty much dead and snuffed, how about some actual Mucy content?Just cause amy isnt talked about doesn't mean anyone here is gonna want or look at Mucy shit. You would literally have to retcon the world of BCB to a way earlier state for it to work and/or deal with retarded shit.I'm not even kidding about retconning. As Mike and Lucy are now, there is zero reason for Mike to wanna be close to Lucy.>>155572669I think what really makes anons pissed off is the fact that Sue held a grudge against Mike for yelling at her but has actually let shit like Lucy's insults and being mistreated slide. Plus her small role in shutting down Paulo in asking questions about Mike to placate Lucy. Like, if Sue didn't have blatant favoritism, people wouldn't find her to be a bitch
>>155566629Lucy slapped him in the face after that "promise" too.
>>155572669This, really.The take on Lucy from a lot of anons here would be "I can fix her" if every other character actually treated her like the cunt she acts like instead of excusing her behavior all the time. Hell, if characters called David out on his bullshit and how tryhard unfunny he is he'd be way less hated too.Nobody likes author's pet characters who get preferential treatment.
>>155572916Regardless of Taeshi's intent, I think that Sue responded so poorly to Mike's crashout because his accusations were largely correct. That bruised her ego in ways that Lucy ha-ha-she-must-be-joking-right? Bowcat's random acts of bitchcraft did not.
>>155572916>>155572997Mike was direct and to the point with Sue when he blew up at her + everyone else. It passed the unacceptable line for her in one or two major instances. Lucy on the other hand is needling her with smaller unpleasantness which I assume will lead to a breaking point for Sue soonish (relatively speaking) because she was playing it off earlier, but it ain't a joke no more.
>>155572766Consider how before this the group had no trouble hanging with Lucy outside of the cafeteria, there's many "flashbacks" in which we are shown how they have fun with her and spend time together and they're still with Mike at the table and things seem to be ok aside from the sperg era. How come they can't do the same now? The only one that made a dumb promise he decided to stick to was Paulo, and it's out of character for him to be so adamant about it when he no longer wants to bone Lucy and has been shown to go against others when he believes in something. Then you've got Daisy who has no reason to avoid Mike suddenly doing mental gymnastics to justify Sandy cheating on him and is also avoiding him for no reason. And Sue is next to Paulo the person who hangs out the most with Mike because of the MMO group, and who has known him the longest, it is within her character to try and accommodate Lucy but there's no reason she should be ok with Mike skipping on their meetings, it means she's either taking sides and supporting Mike's alienation or really believes he's skipping on purpose and decided to do nothing about it. James and David aren't peopleThe way the table looks right now they are either supporting the exile even outside the cafeteria or they're really fucking stupid and think Mike is just avoiding them and they have to assume he's outside collecting flowers and singing with the birds
>>155572997The only explanation Taeshi can do anymore that doesn't feel forced is that they're using kid gloves on her precisely because of how much of a toddler she is, and justifying her as Lucy being Lucy, and this explaining why she's so hostile and can't trust in them because they don't take her seriously. That would, of course, need the implication that she's behaving like a toddler, and I don't think Taeshi's ego can handle that
>>155572529Wow you're right. Fuck Sue. Actually it really pisses me off that they think that Mike's exile is ok. These teenagers are fucking retarded and just plain don't give a shit about Mike. If the plot didn't demand it I'm certain none of them would even blink an eye once Mike inevitably breaks down. And they'll all bend over backwards to justify Lucy's increasingly shitty behaviour, thus enabling her and that's the last thing she needs right now.The entire friend group has failed both Mike AND Lucy. Giving zero fucks about Mike and not giving Lucy the proper respect she needs. They just cater to her every whim, treating her like a glass porcelain to be tiptoed around and she fucking hates it. She hates being treated like an object.
>>155573712Lucy openly resented her family for said kid gloving, so I think that might be a plotpoint, if an accidental one.
>>155573366>>155573933I assume Paulo, Daisy, and Sue just think it's something Sandy-related (and thus wholly endurable/self-inflicted) because Taeshi would state that's a totally valid thing to believe.
>>155566629I like how she dances around the fact that Lucy slapped him the moment the promise came up. Even if Paulo did feel guilty when Mike showed up, that hit was basically a confirmation of "No!" from Lucy, for whatever reasons in that screwed up head of hers.>Already feels his loyalty means nothing.Then what was the fucking point? This whole thing just makes Lucy even more infuriating of a character
>>155574146>I like how she dances around the fact that Lucy slapped him the moment the promise came up.Didn't she sock him and then walk off?>Then what was the fucking point? This whole thing just makes Lucy even more infuriating of a characterCause despite all taeshi hogshit, she wants Mike to be isolated and alone.
Mike should become a girl so he can do no wrong
>>155574463Look, just because:>he plays a girl in an MMO>Is socially isolated>almost suicidally depressed > A bit of a manlet & a minorDoesn't mean you can groom him into further mental illness.
>>155574146>What was the fucking pointShe wants to know her fears make sense, she's fucking seething that everyone is being friendly and supportive of her when her dreams say that no, they betrayed her, they wanted her to suffer, so she needs to be as unpleasant as possible until they "show their true colors" and show her right. She pulled at Paulo's balls because she wanted him to prove her right and feed her own idea that being at the table was a sacrifice for Augustus
>Troonshit and faggotry out of nowhereYou really have nothing else to talk about, eh? No wonder these threads are dead.
>>155574511Sue is gay in FitR2 so I bet she could fall for Michelle. Plus, she desperately wants to support a lost cause (like in that BCI where she tries to coax a sob story out of Paulo).
>>155574566>Sue grooms MikeIt'd kinda be funny if all the holding a grudge against Mike and helping Lucy isolate him was just to do that.
>>155574511I mean, the only way Mike is escaping the marrow furnace that is Lucy is in a body bag or as a woman as Lucy's misogyny keeps her from pursuing, he doesn't even need to change much he's already almost asexual, he can learn programming even
>>155574463>Haley actually hates Mike because he keeps stealing her clothes.
>>155574613Mike is a dork but not that kind of dork
>>155574511>>155574613Who needs Mike to go down that road? Bigger question is, if Mike went gay twink would Lucy go FtM to keep trying to pursue him?
>>155574463>Mike's problems are because everyone wants to fuck and dump him if he doesn't agree to a relationship >But what if...
>>155574619It was her words that made Mike come out
>>155574633No way, Lucy would now see Michelle as direct competition, changing gender would mean she's giving up. It's not like Lucy actually loves Mike so as long as Sandy gives up on "her" Lucy wins
>>155574602>Sue manipulated Lucy into manipulating Mike into isolation.All part of AMAYA :D's plan
>>155574632>Sorry Stacy, my only hobby can be texting Sandy
>>155574743>AMAYA :D's plan>Amaya :D seems to have only two moods with Korats: Oven or Rape/marriage.>>155574822I think Mike's friend should groom him to be into more things.
Girls could just team up and turn Mike into a boytoy. Be it via force or manipulation.
>>155574463One of Haley's few friends would hate him even more
>>155574938Holy cope, trying to assume Jasmine is a bigot just cuz she's Christian. Find better slander m8
>>155574632Terrible shame that, maybe then he'd have an actual personality beyond SANDY BAWWWWW LUCY BAWWWWWW
>>155574985Nigga are you blind
>>155574538Underrated post. I think that makes a ton of sense. Lucy wants to validate the insane, copetastic worldview that has shaped her attitude and actions up to that point. Getting proven wrong would mean that her chronic interpersonal paranoia is baseless, her own standards are fucked, and that Mike of all people successfully gaslit her. That she never got stronger as a person, just more delusional as she sank back into the old worn patterns. That she has no one to blame for her problems and hangups but herself. So the longer her thesis goes unsupported, the surlier Lucy gets out of mounting frustration. She tries to force the truth out with the kind of insane bullshit that by all accounts SHOULD leave her abandoned and alone. A self-fulfilling prophesy if I've ever seen one.
>>155570255this is so ooc I have trouble reading it
>>155574511Don't forget Mike is already twink-moded and already wants to get fucked by boys like James.
>>155574985found the chr*stian>>155575417mike is too asexual to think about getting fucked. he wants to kiss and hold hands (without getting punched)
>>155574538>>155575342it's wild how good this writing seems yet taeshi will come out and make a post about how "actually lucy is just upset because her friends actually hate her and shes smart enough to see it" or some bullshit like she ALWAYS goes>>155574985based for being a Christian
>>155575499At this point only idiots take her blog seriously, she has shown she can't be trusted
>>155575584well only idiots read this slop, so the double idiocy cancels itself out
>>155575584I'm going to laugh if Taeshi reveals she was trying to use the unreliable narrator trope despite fundamentally misunderstanding it.
>>155575644More like unreliable author
>>155574613>>155574633>>155574696Changing even a little isn't enough to stop Lucy. Mike would have to experience an ego death and completely cease being himself. The only options are to run away, surrender, or take control of Lucy before she takes control of Mike.
>>155575831>There is no escape> Even being groomed won't free him from Lucy.He needs to leave town before Lucy and the table get him killed.
>>155575831I don't think trans Mike would experience dysphoria.
>>155575711
>>155575831>straightSo is spaghetti until you get it wet. Once she lets Jessica go to town on her, Lucy will reconsider
>>155572529>>155572632>>155573933These threads really do center on Mike-centric morality, dang.The only thing Sue's done wrong is give Lucy too much benefit of the doubt, and that's not a sin.
>>155575831>More mindless drivel
>>155575831It's funny how Mike has two routes for Taeshi, either he's a cishet cuckold who's sharing Sandy/Lucy, or he's a trooned out "lesbian"
>>155575964You know how in Greek tragedy you have destiny/fate/fatum that will fuck you up no matter what? Well, this is it.
>>155574632It's a wonder to me that Taeshi finds Mike so fascinating (to torment) while also making him so damn boring and lame. Fucker has no interests, no opinions, no habits, nada, he's just nice guy protag-kun, yet somehow Taeshi finds it fun to keep kicking this sandbag of a character around.
>>155576021mike is the stand in for her husband
>>155576021All of the characters are boring and lame. Because their creator is the same way.
>>155576021Even with the interest he does have, we aren't allowed to focus on them, only shit.>MMO group dynamics and characters? Chapter focuses on shitty Paulo, so he goes and fucks Rachael.>Running? Actual relationshiptionship/character development occurred only to get destroyed and later socially destroy Mike via David. >Video games at the arcade, Lucy teleports around.>Video games: Sandy does the classic toxic girlfriend thing of shitting on hobbies.Mike's actual interests exist, but they aren't ever about him, only how they can be fucked with. Remember when he took martial arts class, and so did Lucy?
>>155576189Not too happy with Taeshi's current focus on how Mike is not a nerd and is more of a jock, feels like cope
>>155576237>Taeshi is basically Homer Simpson that time he went back to college
>>155576237I feel the jock idea works better if she fucking remembered that jocks play video games and have hobbies. Mike isn't allowed to do anything. Hell, since Paulo already constantly regresses, have Mike take up cooking and caregiving chris. So Paulo will call him a fag or something.
>Most girls/women give you crazy drama shit, love triangles/squares, poly, horny, depraved shit etc>We get insane BPD author who just bashes the characters like it's some fanfic, sprinkled with cuckshit and lukewarm ""romance"" attempts
>>155576237She generally sees him more as a nerd/jock hybrid.
>>155572662Sue's appeal is a combination of factors: the pathos of her being cursed for her hubris, she has a strong outspoken personality but is also sweet and sensitive, her being smart and smug, she's kind but not sappy about it, and the fact that she's irrepressible despite constantly getting bullied.All of that makes her very cute and likable, especially since she's often contrasted with characters like Lucy or David, who are just incredibly unlikable.
>>155576189That's a good point anon, and it's made me think about just how disjointed BCB is. Nothing exists in BCB except for the melodrama, not even necessary context and connective tissue. We find out Mike has X hobby/activity in the same moment we're told he's stopped doing it.
>>155577040>We find out Mike has X hobby/activity in the same moment we're told he's stopped doing it.perfect timing
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>>155577741Lucy is basically this comic
>>155577687I'm tired, anon.>Mike (and Lucy) being console gamerswell at least that's one more reason to look down on them.
>>155568056God damn I love Statler and Waldorf.
>>155579074>Lucy's done nothing wrong!>Really? How so?>When she should've done nothing, she did it wrong!>DOHOHOHO!
>>155571254Sue or Daisy (forget what the BCI claims, we all know how much of a thirsty slut Daisy is) would have fucked his god damn brains out to a point that even if he did take Sandy's call, the only thing he'd be able to say would be "uuuugggghhhhh"
>>155577687>Mike's more of a console gamer, eh? I suppose that makes sense, since Mike never had any game!>Makes sense he's trying to give it up - he's always resented having to console!>DOHOHOHOHO
>>155576349>Taeshi's got zero interest in fantasy? I find that hard to believe.>Really? Why?>Because she's always acting out a fantasy she's a competent writer!>DOHOHOHOHO
>>155576376That about sums up what I like about her, too.I still think she's pretentious and, like the rest of the main cast, kind of a shitty friend-- and the fact that she's more outspokenly principled holds her to a higher degree of scrutiny than the others. but the comic takes every opportunity to cosmically torture her to a ridiculous degree that I tend to feel a little bad for her.Sue gets the kind of comeuppance that a 90s sitcom would reserve for the bully cheerleader or the dumb jock so it's kind of hilarious that it keeps happening to her.
>>155577741Basically future canon
