If Molly doesn't like girls being hit, then Lucy would be her heroine.
Chapter 69: At Loose Ends
- Carcharocles
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I think violence in general upsets Molly. Her past reactions show that it isn't strictly men hitting girls that upsets her.
- #252
- 11 February 2012 - 02:40 AM
- RickAstley
- Member
skmojo, on 11 February 2012 - 02:27 AM, said:
If Molly doesn't like girls being hit, then Lucy would be her heroine.
Now someone needs to draw them as a heroine and sidekick team.
- #253
- 11 February 2012 - 02:40 AM
I suppose Abbey is right to worry about Molly making presents for their absent mother three times a year every year. There's a rather fine line between faith and delusion. At least Abbey wants to find answers now.
Tess is good and drunk, but maybe she'll be able to take Abbey's mind off things? Actually, weren't Abbey and Daisy already dancing?
- #254
- 13 February 2012 - 06:46 PM
- ChewySmokey
- BCI Member
Bet she pukes in the xmas tree reservoir before the night is finished 
- #255
- 14 February 2012 - 12:02 AM
My, how Tess has fallen. Don't get me wrong; she's fucking awesome when she's drunk, but she's a long ways away from "This is my final year at High School... 
"
Poor Amaya...she looks like she's about to be knocked flat by David. God, he's tall.
I love how Sue immediately jumps to conclusions and thinks Mike is the reason Lucy isn't there. Mike has a history of being shitty to Lucy, in the eyes of his friends, so let's just get on that now.
Mike is such a friggin' liar...we need some L.A. Noire interrogation music.
Ooh, Paulo looks pissed. I think this is about to get really good.
"Poor Amaya...she looks like she's about to be knocked flat by David. God, he's tall.
I love how Sue immediately jumps to conclusions and thinks Mike is the reason Lucy isn't there. Mike has a history of being shitty to Lucy, in the eyes of his friends, so let's just get on that now.
Mike is such a friggin' liar...we need some L.A. Noire interrogation music.
Ooh, Paulo looks pissed. I think this is about to get really good.
- #260
- 15 February 2012 - 01:20 PM
Oh Mike, you liar. 
It's hardly any surprise that Lucy didn't show up to the party, though.
Sue and Paulo at least have a basis for jumping to conclusions. They've undoubtedly noticed that Lucy hasn't been sitting at the lunch table as much lately, and they're both aware there's been drama between Lucy and Mike before.
Paulo is definitely getting suspicious of Mike having done something to upset Lucy, and he may feel like doing something about it. Though naturally this would take his attention away from Jasmine, who may start to wonder if she's really Paulo's focus.
Tess... has a problem.
And David has apparently made it his mission to dance with everyone, whether they want to or not. 
It's hardly any surprise that Lucy didn't show up to the party, though.Sue and Paulo at least have a basis for jumping to conclusions. They've undoubtedly noticed that Lucy hasn't been sitting at the lunch table as much lately, and they're both aware there's been drama between Lucy and Mike before.
Paulo is definitely getting suspicious of Mike having done something to upset Lucy, and he may feel like doing something about it. Though naturally this would take his attention away from Jasmine, who may start to wonder if she's really Paulo's focus.
Tess... has a problem.
And David has apparently made it his mission to dance with everyone, whether they want to or not.
- #264
- 15 February 2012 - 03:47 PM
- Carcharocles
- BCI Member
Paulo's expression this page is a perfect combination of "Wait wut" and "you sonofabitch." You're really improving Tae.
- #266
- 15 February 2012 - 11:25 PM
Every time I look at panel 8, I think David is choking the life out of Amaya. 
Daisy mentioned back in "New Beginnings" that Abbey doesn't remember all of his past. Does he have some repressed memories which have yet to come out? Or was he just not able to remember everything all at once when he told the story to Daisy?
Daisy mentioned back in "New Beginnings" that Abbey doesn't remember all of his past. Does he have some repressed memories which have yet to come out? Or was he just not able to remember everything all at once when he told the story to Daisy?
- #267
- 16 February 2012 - 03:45 AM
- Carcharocles
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Well, keep in mind that he's been in therapy for a few months, he may have repressed his memories but some of these memories may have been brought to light during his sessions.
- #268
- 16 February 2012 - 06:47 AM
- TheMysteriousMan
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I get the feeling Im going to enjoy this party even more now. Oh yes.
- #269
- 16 February 2012 - 03:55 PM
- esalaka
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Carcharocles, on 16 February 2012 - 06:47 AM, said:
Well, keep in mind that he's been in therapy for a few months, he may have repressed his memories but some of these memories may have been brought to light during his sessions.
Psychodynamic supporter, eh? Good old Freudian psychotherapy.
- #270
- 16 February 2012 - 04:06 PM
- Biblioholic
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Paulo's shit detector is going off. Mike is being way too defensive. Things are about to happen that Abbey will get involved in, perhaps after hearing his father's words echoed in what Mike admits to saying.
The focus has been on Abbey for too long for it to be any other end.
The focus has been on Abbey for too long for it to be any other end.
- #271
- 16 February 2012 - 09:39 PM
I agree with you I think Abbey will be involved in this problem and once he realises what Mike has done or said to Lucy he will be mad (poor Mike 
has a point but was honest with Lucy at least) and maybe he'll say something to him and it will make him see Mike as a similar person to his father judging by the way he treated Lucy before.
And Paulo... oh boy he won't be so happy with Mike.
has a point but was honest with Lucy at least) and maybe he'll say something to him and it will make him see Mike as a similar person to his father judging by the way he treated Lucy before. And Paulo... oh boy he won't be so happy with Mike.
- #272
- 16 February 2012 - 11:24 PM
I disagree. Not everything within a chapter has to be related; different things can happen to different characters. For example, "Call Waiting" was mostly about Mike and his iPhone, but we also saw Lucy talking to Augustus.
I don't think Abbey will be very much involved with the Mike/Lucy situation at the party. He has his own things to worry about.
I don't think Abbey will be very much involved with the Mike/Lucy situation at the party. He has his own things to worry about.
- #273
- 16 February 2012 - 11:38 PM
- Carcharocles
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esalaka, on 16 February 2012 - 04:06 PM, said:
Psychodynamic supporter, eh? Good old Freudian psychotherapy.
Freud was a quack. The vast majority of his theories have been disproved entirely. Modern psychotherapy owes much more to Carl Jung than that sex obsessed idiot.
Psychodynamics is a valid field, but it owes nothing to Freud. Any proof you need that it's alive and well is the use of Suspect Profiles by the FBI.
- #274
- 17 February 2012 - 01:01 AM
- ChewySmokey
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ffffmmm the anticipation is killin' me! can't wait to see what Paulo does.
- #275
- 17 February 2012 - 03:04 AM
- ChewySmokey
- BCI Member
uh oh, shit's about to get dramatic and angsty!
- #277
- 17 February 2012 - 05:45 AM
- Jerk
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With every page I read I feel more and more that Taeshi, either consciously or subconsciously, wrote this chapter just for me.
And then we find out that his mother is all alive and fine and wants to meet him and bought him a pet human and wants him and Molly to live with her for ever and ever with the billion dollars she inherited or some shit.
And I'll be all WHY YOU GOTS TO BE LIKE THAT, TAESHIZZLE?
And then we find out that his mother is all alive and fine and wants to meet him and bought him a pet human and wants him and Molly to live with her for ever and ever with the billion dollars she inherited or some shit.
And I'll be all WHY YOU GOTS TO BE LIKE THAT, TAESHIZZLE?
- #278
- 17 February 2012 - 05:49 AM
Well this page reminded me of Mother 3. Kinda. Sorta.
Also Paulo's assasino look is scary :3
Also Paulo's assasino look is scary :3
- #279
- 17 February 2012 - 04:01 PM
- Carcharocles
- BCI Member
I don't think you have to worry about that Jerk, it's pretty clear from Janet's behavior that this isn't good news.
- #280
- 17 February 2012 - 04:41 PM
It is probably bad news, because December is all about the angst. However, we know one thing at least: Abraham didn't murder Charlotte. That still leaves a lot of possibilities though. Maybe Charlotte got out of the hospital and then simply disappeared, so that no one at Child Protective Services knows her current whereabouts. Or perhaps Charlotte never got over the abuse and anguish, and recently committed suicide. It will be interesting to see what the story is!
I wonder who Amaya vomited on. Maybe Sue?
I wonder who Amaya vomited on. Maybe Sue?
- #281
- 17 February 2012 - 07:26 PM
If Janet does reveal that Charlotte's dead, I could only imagine the emotional blow to Abbey. 
This post has been edited by Randommoron5: 18 February 2012 - 03:01 AM
- #282
- 17 February 2012 - 11:44 PM
- Carcharocles
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There's also the possibility that Carlotte simply does want to reunite with her kids, for one reason or another. I doubt the reason would be malicious, though, more like embarrassment over how "weak" she was.
There's also the possibility that Charlotte may have a permanent disability (it was heavily implied that the beating was bad, what with her being hospitalized) and may be anxious about showing it to her kids. I've met plenty of people who are that self conscious about their physical impairments, not to mention she may think that simply not being in their lives would be less traumatic than showing them she is physically handicapped.
A third possibility, a sort of spinoff of the handicap idea, is that Charlotte is in a halfway house or assisted living facility, which itself would be pretty bad news, as it implies she's unable to live on her own. I have my doubts that it will go this way though, because I view it to be too dark. But Taeshi has definately surprised me before.
There's also the possibility that Charlotte may have a permanent disability (it was heavily implied that the beating was bad, what with her being hospitalized) and may be anxious about showing it to her kids. I've met plenty of people who are that self conscious about their physical impairments, not to mention she may think that simply not being in their lives would be less traumatic than showing them she is physically handicapped.
A third possibility, a sort of spinoff of the handicap idea, is that Charlotte is in a halfway house or assisted living facility, which itself would be pretty bad news, as it implies she's unable to live on her own. I have my doubts that it will go this way though, because I view it to be too dark. But Taeshi has definately surprised me before.
- #283
- 18 February 2012 - 02:43 AM
I think your second and third ideas are the most likely.
Of course, she could also be in a coma.
Of course, she could also be in a coma.
- #284
- 18 February 2012 - 03:05 AM
- Carcharocles
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Don't discount the first. I've known someone who was abused, and it will take decades of proper therapy to fully accept that it wasn't their fault. Adding to that factor is she may actually have considered talking to them and gone so far as to seek them out, only to seem them happy with Janet as a parent figure and believing they no longer want her in their lives. Granted, if that were the case she'd jump at Abbey's attempt to reconnect in a heartbeat, but I do think that a similar scenario would be likely.
Just try to put yourself in her shoes. Try and imagine how horrible life must have been for her. Now imagine watching Abbey and Molly suffer, with Abbey rushing (like most boys in these situations do) to protect her but being unable to, and Molly freaking out at the slightest implication of violence. You really would think you failed as a parent. It is not unlikely for you to think your kids are better off without you.
Just try to put yourself in her shoes. Try and imagine how horrible life must have been for her. Now imagine watching Abbey and Molly suffer, with Abbey rushing (like most boys in these situations do) to protect her but being unable to, and Molly freaking out at the slightest implication of violence. You really would think you failed as a parent. It is not unlikely for you to think your kids are better off without you.
- #285
- 18 February 2012 - 03:15 AM
You've got a point. 
I just hope she's alive, at the very least. Disability or mental trauma are obviously better than death.
I just hope she's alive, at the very least. Disability or mental trauma are obviously better than death.
- #286
- 18 February 2012 - 03:22 AM
- Jerk
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Randommoron5, on 18 February 2012 - 03:22 AM, said:
I just hope she's alive, at the very least. Disability or mental trauma are obviously better than death.
I totally agree. If she's dead, he's not left with the false hope that the salivating, self-soiling shell of what used to be his mother could reanimate into an actual person one day.
- #287
- 20 February 2012 - 11:35 AM
And Taeshi prolongs the suspense.
Daisy is understandably concerned about Abbey, but of course Abbey should hear the story first in private. It's hard to get a read on what Janet might have found out about Charlotte, but judging from the first two panels, it might not be good news.Jasmine is displeased at drunk Tess cuddling Paulo. Wonder if we will get a wrap-up of Tess and her possible lingering feelings for Paulo before she departs for good at the end of the school year.
Daisy seems inexplicably larger in the 8th panel than the 7th, while Janet remains the same size in both.
- #288
- 20 February 2012 - 09:50 PM
It would, except that she's talking to Janet, in which case, why would she move away from Janet to do so?
- #290
- 20 February 2012 - 09:58 PM
Yes, I could be overanalyzing!
If you mean the last panel of the current page, Paulo actually appears to be looking at Abbey while trying to fend off drunk Tess. He's distracted from Mike for the moment; Mike himself is looking at Abbey also.
If you mean the last panel of the current page, Paulo actually appears to be looking at Abbey while trying to fend off drunk Tess. He's distracted from Mike for the moment; Mike himself is looking at Abbey also.
- #293
- 21 February 2012 - 02:55 AM
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Daisy is closer to the viewer in the panels where she's interacting with Janet? She's been closer to the viewer relative to Janet the whole time, the only person that really moved was Abbey (Other than Daisy walking towards them initially). Janet was by the door the entire time.
- #294
- 21 February 2012 - 06:13 AM
I stand corrected, then. ^_^
Judging from the first two panels, Janet seems to be as tall as Abbey, or even a little taller. So it'd make sense for shorter Daisy to be closer to the viewer in panels 4, 7 and 8. I just was surprised Daisy got even closer to the viewer in panel 8 while she was talking to Janet, although it could be interpreted as her having initially moved towards Abbey and then turned back.
Judging from the first two panels, Janet seems to be as tall as Abbey, or even a little taller. So it'd make sense for shorter Daisy to be closer to the viewer in panels 4, 7 and 8. I just was surprised Daisy got even closer to the viewer in panel 8 while she was talking to Janet, although it could be interpreted as her having initially moved towards Abbey and then turned back.
- #295
- 21 February 2012 - 04:22 PM
I am not always right.
Whoops, Abbey let something slip there that he probably didn't intend. Perhaps he feels a measure of guilt for that, in that if he hadn't mentioned Cynthia, he might still have his mother around. Those affected by abuse are often full of unwarranted and self-inflicted guilt, e.g. Charlotte constantly apologizing and thinking that she should've done things better, not angered Abraham, etc.
Surprising how Abbey knows the name of his father's mistress though. I'm guessing he overheard Abraham greeting Cynthia.
Does Charlotte have a black eye courtesy of a recent encounter with Abraham's fist? And yet she still smiles at past good memories of time spent with him. Makes me feel sorry for her.
Whoops, Abbey let something slip there that he probably didn't intend. Perhaps he feels a measure of guilt for that, in that if he hadn't mentioned Cynthia, he might still have his mother around. Those affected by abuse are often full of unwarranted and self-inflicted guilt, e.g. Charlotte constantly apologizing and thinking that she should've done things better, not angered Abraham, etc.
Surprising how Abbey knows the name of his father's mistress though. I'm guessing he overheard Abraham greeting Cynthia.
Does Charlotte have a black eye courtesy of a recent encounter with Abraham's fist? And yet she still smiles at past good memories of time spent with him. Makes me feel sorry for her.
- #298
- 22 February 2012 - 05:48 PM
