Bittersweet Candy Bowl

15. Aftermath, original chapter posted 8/1/06

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Transcript

*The poodle teacher stands at the blackboard.*
Poodle teacher: Now does anyone have the answer to this equation?

*Mike dozes at his desk.*

Poodle teacher: Michael?
*Mike is shocked awake.*
Mike: Gahh! Uhh..

*Mike hears a whisper behind him.*
Lucy: 76

*Mike glances over at Lucy, who is whispering and attempting to look nonchalant.*
Lucy: 76

Mike: 76!
Poodle teacher: Very good, Michael! Now..
Mike (thinking): whew!

[Caption: Later]
*Mike, Daisy and Lucy, who is carrying Yashy, are walking down the hallway.*
Daisy: Wow, Mikie! I didn’t know you could solve equations that fast!
Mike: Aha, yeah..

Daisy: What kind of method did you use?
*Mike looks deeply embarrassed.*
Mike: Gah.. Uhh..

*Yashy shakes her fist in anger.*
Yashy: He’s a fraud, whore! Mom gave him the answer!
*Daisy looks shocked.*
Daisy: Ahh! Really?

Yashy: Since Flea sucks at math, Mom got really good at whispering to him very quietly.
*Lucy smiles smugly.*
Lucy: Well, I don’t mean to brag..

*Daisy grins, excitedly.*
Daisy: Oh, really? Try it out on me!
Lucy: Sure.
Yashy: Go!

*Lucy begins to whisper an example.*
Lucy: All you need to do to solve an equation like that is start with the multiplier, taking the..
*Mike looks on with a blush.*
Mike: …

*Sparkles appear behind Lucy as she gently whispers the answer.*

*Daisy holds a hand to her ear.*
Daisy: I can barely hear her! What’s she saying?
*Mike is speechless, blushing hard.*
Mike: …

Mike: So.. pretty..
*Daisy looks startled.*

*Mike snaps back to normal and reaches out to Daisy.*
Mike: I mean.. your hair, it’s so pretty today! Did you get curlier?
*Daisy clutches her hands together in delight.*
Daisy: ♥ Aww, you noticed! ♥

*Yashy scowls.*
Yashy: Whore!

*David appears, smiling.*
David: Aww, and she was getting to the good part!
*Lucy scowls.*
Lucy: Go away!

Author commentary

Veronica: Hey, the English teacher goes back to math! Maybe she was meant to be a math teacher afterall and my old self really WAS being consistent..

In all honesty, this teacher was a teacher I used to draw a lot just because I liked her design, so it didn’t matter what subject she was teaching, I just wanted to draw her!! Maybe she’s versatile and does multiple subjects.. what a catch.

More demonstration of Mike’s supernatural hearing abilities.. if only he could stick to listening to whispers instead of random radios beside trash cans.

In the original version of these comics, I had a habit of making Lucy’s nose disappear since her nose is red.. not black like the majority of the other characters. Everyone else HAS to have a nose visible, but Lucy’s nose always has to be uncoloured, so it became a habit where I removed it entirely.

In the old series, I used to specifically draw her uncolored nose, but it used to come out looking really big compared to the others.. so for cuteness factor, I used to not have her with the nose.. and that trait became necessary for anyone who had a red nose.. it just shouldn’t be drawn unless the character specifically had a big nose.

Good thing I later started giving her the nose again and fixed the issue entirely in the remake.. I feel she looks weird without one now.