The Track Team stalkers are gone edition
Bittersweet Candy Bowl - /bcb/
At least we're getting more track team characterization
Daisy and Paulo have been watching the track team like creeps for a month
They were sitting together for that even when they were supposedly avoiding each other
God damn do they have anything in common other than boythirst
James didn't even notice Paulo wanted him
Kill this faggot.
You can't, Paulo is kind of a main character
I think he's referring to James anon
so is this chapter just gonna be about how james is, well, a fucking idiot?
Even the background characters know the relationship is pure cope. Also that Paulo is gey lel
My Darwin collection grows stronger... soon I could make a collage. Ahh he's so cute, CUTE!
chapter opens with Mike
he sticks around just long enough to hear that the team doesn't even need him anymore
immediately exits stage left
It's almost funny, he exists purely to suffer
I mean, he's not wrong, Daisy and Paulo were mostly there to lust after them in general, but Paulo's thing with James felt less like "I actually like this guy" and more like a "what does Mike (who I want to fuck me SO badly GOD) has that I don't?", like jealousy mixed with exploring his own sexuality (?) but also Mike was very much there too. Daisy wasn't aiming for a guy in specific
Taeshi wants to torture Mike so badly that it has to be included even when it's not the point of the chapter.
I guess that's why he was in the previous chapter for all of 1 page, just to show how tired and miserable he looked.
The diversity squad chapters if they were good
Ahhh the track boys have come such a long way from 3 years ago when they were still in their beta designs...
At this point I don't know what there's left to discuss of this comic lmfao. What the fuck is even going on and I don't mean in the "I don't understand what's happening" and more that I don't know what the point of anything is anymore. How can this thread last longer than 24 hours when there's literally nothing left to discuss?
Idk either, probably just sunk cost in the form of emotional investment.
I want to wring the necks of so many of these stupid fuckers. Especially David. I fucking hate meme characters so much because the audience is always filled with 12 year olds that think they're great, which is weirder given how fucking old this comic is and yet Taeshi is writing more childishly than ever.
I'm going to be honest I'm just waiting to see if they guy that was editing pages into R64 versions does this one
I have stopped blaming characters for their actions in this comic 90% of the time, because Taeshi writes them so inconsistently that I just see whatever writing agenda or gag she has playing out through them. They're not characters anymore, they're all actors reading from a really shitty script.
me when I skipped the Paisy and Lucy chapters because I hate those characters
The track team though? Oh yeah, that's the good stuff.
I like how apparently they can hear gossip about Paisy but somehow didn't think "Hey James maybe NOT turning our new teammate gay and causing potential friction if it doesn't work out isn't the best idea. Even if Sandy is making him emotionally distant."
What the fuck is he even? Chinchilla?
Literally jack fucking ahit happened in the paisy or Lucy gaptsr. You could actually skip the confession chapter and you would miss jackshit.
Well he's obviously not a dog so he must be a cat. Google seems to think he is a domestic shorthair. I don't think Taeshi ever confirmed any of their species.
I thought he was an Abyssinian, but that is probably Abbey. For those ginormous ears I would vote Cornish Rex
To be fair both chapters are a gold mine if all you want is to talk about how incompetently the comic is written, starring Lucy blaming her PTSD on the other kids that also got beaten up and the peak of romance that "I guess I'm your boyfriend now" was
Big eared FREERF
I still have no idea why Taeshi would think that sorta thing is sympathetic unless its meant to show Lucy is wrong later down the line. Especially since it happens when we see her hang out with said friends and them pick in all scenarios. She fucking hates Sue but Sue would literally get on her knees if Lucy asked.
It's still gonna be a Mike chapter I think
I still have no idea why Taeshi would think that sorta thing is sympathetic unless its meant to show Lucy is wrong later down the line.
That would be nice and the most likely route if this was any other comic, but BCB's track record has already shown that everyone else is going to apologize for it to her at some point. Hell, it's stupid that Alejandro's even still bothered by it since it's been over a year at this point in universe.
I think she just decided to have Lucy bothered by it because she couldn't find any other way to try to explain her actions and mental stae that didn't make her look in the wrong. Nothing else, besides trying to kill herself, has happened in Lucy's life that would give her some trauma sympathy.
It'd be pretty funny if James was right and all that malding over James was just Paulo trying to avoid his own Mike thirst.
He's in the chapter thumbnail, so I assume this is merely phase 1 of the torment. Kind of like how the awful Paisy confession chapter kept wrapping back around to Lucy.
Hell, it's stupid that Alejandro's even still bothered by it since it's been over a year at this point in universe.
He was denied white teen cat strange and wants his get back for getting his shit rocked by like 2 kids who were barely old enough to start learning how to drive.
Lucy's life that would give her some trauma sympathy.
There were those time she almost drowned and died but Mike saved in one of those(and nearly died) so it would tie back to that. I just realized there were ways to construct it so Mike & Lucy arent entirely to blame for the shit they do.
Lucy got strangled and hit by older male and nearly died.
Mike got back of skull stepped on and nearly died trying to save Lucy, he coulda died and drowned.
You can say Lucy is traumatized and Mike got brain damaged.
Genuinely Taeshi coulda always said Lucy was born will a mental issue but, it would ruin Lucy "perfect" image.
Doesn't help Lucy suicide case when Augustus has a better motive to kill himself. Heck, even Mike had a better reason since he clearly didn't believe his friends wouldn't ditch him in a heart beat for Lucy. He was completely right too which would give a greater reason for him to swallow sleeping pills in a abandoned factory.
Taeshi probably believes that it shows how deeply Lucy has been damaged because all of her "traumas" swirl and congeal together into an unreasonable mess that is impossible to treat. So on one hand her fursona is admittedly batshit insane yet you the reader are expected to feel sorry over the fact that she cannot fix her stupid brain.
Now, Taeshi being Taeshi, she of course fails to understand that most people would only feel that way if Lucy A) accepted she had a problem, B) regretted her actions, and C) was actively seeking help instead of denying the problem and blaming everyone else.
actively seeking help.
Isn't she going to therapy?
instead of denying the problem and blaming everyone else.
The taeshi that can do that is long gone, anon.
Isn't she going to therapy?
If she is, the comic has not bothered to show any evidence thereof.
The taeshi that can do that is long gone, anon
Yeah that's what I said.
Actually, what Is Lucy even doing?
Mike has(for now) track stuff plus he was playing in his mmo group and video games/computer.
Paulo has a job and is now dating daisy
Dasiy is a cheerleader plus she actively studies to be a doctor.
Sue: see Mike and all the journo shit.
Amaya: :D & movie job
I know Mkke and Lucy attend the same martial arts class and she showed up at the arcade that one time but does she do anything else? Do we know what Lucy's goal in life is? We sorta have Paulo and Dasiy (did Mike ever discuss his?).
Woah anon, giving Lucy an actual life and personality would go against her eternal plausible deniability, you need her to not want as many things as possible for Lucyspace to work
Was Lucy's mom on taking while Lucy was in her? Jordan and sam are pretty normal by comparison. Keep in mind, Lucy was a crazy little shit before she ever met Alej.
Who's Paulo?
Suitcase you're a fucking loser you know that? You're in your 40s yet you don't have a fucking job and your mentally ill neurotic wife is the breadwinner in your marriage. And how do you repay your wife? By gambling away what little money you earn and attempting to groom an underage fan. You're a fucking loser who peaked in middle school.
I think that Lucy is just trying to get through life without anything happening and has slipped back into her old habits with Mike 2.0, i.e. Augustus. Lucy is trying to prove that she's not a needy basket case in need of constant supervision yet wants to enjoy the benefits that old dynamic offered back in the day. So, as usual, she's just going to faff around until Augustus moving away for college sends her into another mental spiral.
If she is, the comic has not bothered to show any evidence thereof.
Apparently she was taken to a psych ward but it only gets mentioned in the paid book. These two are desperate for money lol.
I'm sure that Abbey already knows and does not give a fuck. This is 100% just stupid nothing drama meant to perk up the dead smelly fish of a romance that is Paulo x Daisy. Look at how hard Taeshi tried to give them a will-they-won't-they conflict and Paisy STILL had less chemistry than the toxic waste dump that is Mike x Lucy!
Yeah, but that's past-tense. Since Lucy's release, there's been no hide nor hair of any therapist or support group or even a self-help book.
So her parents give such little of a shit about their daughter's mental health? Ok I guess there might be a good explanation for why she ended up this way.
the toxic waste dump that is Mike x Lucy
Man remember when that was cute? Remember when they didn't absolutely fucking hate each others' presence and it was just banter and physical abuse that can be excused with anime clichés and cute art?
Mike doesn't even hate Lucy anymore. He's just sad that he hurt her by getting back with Sandy in the absolute dumbest, most carelessly handled way possible. I assume Taeshi thinks that Sandy and, consequently, Lucy's scalding hot pissyness are all that now keeps them apart.
Well she does kind of hate him and they're currently the opposite of being in speaking terms.
Can someone make this with Taeshi shilling Paulo?
I can't get enough of these cute bros.
Yeah, but Lucy's hatred toward Mike has always been couched in this weird Sandy obsession over Sandy. As if SHE is the problem rather than Mike. I think that Taeshi believes it's totally rational for her fursona to hate Mike for picking Sandy over her, then turn right around and forgive him once the bitch is out of the picture and no longer poisoning his brain or whatnot.
Technically, Paulo and Daisy as a couple. The worst pairing in the comic, somehow. And she keeps accidentally undercutting it to boot.
Shit like this just adds credence to the theory that this is just a fictionalized retelling of that sonamy forum thing that happened in 2003
I swear there was something like that... maybe people just greentexted the phrase enough that I imagined it.
everyone feels inferior to Mike
Mike feels inferior to everyone else
What the fuck is Taeshi even trying to say?
As if SHE is the problem rather than Mike.
Well, if you believe Mike. The ONLY reason December happened is cause Sandy helped him realize that Lucy wasn't a good friend or friend at all from his angry pov. Sandy herself was not a fan of Lcyy at the time for a good reason.
Why should what Mike said about Sandy's involvement matter? Lucy herself admits (or at least pays lip service to) the idea she was horrible to Mike. Sandy's condemnation does not change that.
Why should what Mike said about Sandy's involvement matter?
Cause Lucy never got over it and/or she is just fucking insane. She might kept her teddy bear if Sandy didn't take it away and sew up some of its holes before leaving it in a puddle.
Lucy herself admits (or at least pays lip service to) the idea she was horrible to Mike.
Plus Lucy massive fucking liar and hypocrite.
uses her suicide attempt as a cudgel agankst Mike.
asks like an immature little shit in a dodgee ball game
she doesn't want any attention from her friends but comes back & needs her new teddy bear or she'll break down.
I don't fucking like you anymore & EF happens.
Lucy lies to everyone especially herself.
If Lucy can gaslight herself into thinking that neither hateful Mike nor sperg Mike were the REAL Mike but just Sandy's poison in his brain, I wonder if Mike is emotionally desperate enough to nod and smile along just so she resumes her old comfortable tsundere bullshit with him.
I might be misremembering but didn't some of Lucy's old dream place some blame on sandy? I remember Mike's old dream he blamed himself for some of the shit.
I wonder if Mike is emotionally desperate enough to nod and smile along just so she resumes her old comfortable tsundere bullshit with him.
Only after he breaks it off with sandy in person and gets confirmation she won't pull a Lucy. Issue, this relies on taeshi allowing Mike to have his balls back.