Bittersweet Candy Bowl

19. Blurry Memories, original chapter posted 8/25/06

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*Mike sits up, yelling at the door.*
Mike: Hey! You invited me over here to help you with that workbook, remember?!

*Mike looks on as the door slams shut.*
Mike: …

*Mike grumbles.*

*Mike begins walking.*
Mike: I don’t think I’ll ever understand that stupid girl.. Guess I’ll find something to do back home.

*A raindrop hits Mike on the nose.*
Mike: ?!

Mike: Oh, come on!
*Mike scowls at the sky as heavy rain begins to fall.*

*Mike sprints through the rain, getting soaked.*

*He embraces the trunk of a tree, which is now shielding him from the rain.*

*Mike sighs, back against the trunk.*

*He sits down and smiles placidly.*

*He looks up to the sky.*
Mike: I can just wait it out.

*Mike is surprised by a loud “CRACK” and flash of light.*
Mike: ?

*A nearby tree is engulfed in flames, hit by lightning.*

*Mike, horrified, grits his teeth.*
Mike: …

Mike: That coulda got me..
*Mike looks fearful and uncertain.*

*He rises and cautiously walks away from the tree.*
Mike: I should get out of here.

Mike: !
*Mike glances up, having forgotten about the rain.*

Mike: Bet Lucy’s nice and dry.
*Mike frowns, drenched again.*

Author commentary

Veronica: Yeah, Mike doesn’t live with Lucy.. he was just there to help her study. That has always been an amusing habit in the pre-BCB comics.. he was at Lucy’s place so often that it was as if Mike practically LIVED with Lucy.

And for a time, that was true.. in the pre-BCB comics, Mike’s house actually gets infested with termites so he’s forced to live with Lucy for.. about two years or so. I CLEARLY WASN’T THINKING, WHY WOULD HIS HOUSE BE INFESTED FOR TWO ENTIRE YEARS!!!

There were even some late-night stories that showed Mike sleeping in the living room.. this was also during the time they slept in boxes rather than beds a la Garfield. It’s so fun thinking back all these useless factoids. Clearly I just wanted to make it easy for Mike to hang out with Lucy all the time lol

Anyway, that’s all irrelevant right now, is it? LET’S PAY ATTENTION TO THIS CHAPTER