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	== Character dynamics ==		== Character dynamics ==
	* '''Mike and Sandy:''' Sandy has been Mike's penpal ever since she moved away in [[Unfulfilled Fantasy]],<ref name=":c17p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c17/p9}}</ref> and it took Tess's pep talk in [[A Difficult Choice]] for him to concede that "Sandy really is like a girlfriend to me".<ref name=":c22p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c22/p4}}</ref> This chapter turns that concession into the real thing. He asks the question outright, she answers with an "I love you", and Mike credits the new "official" status with lifting every burden off his shoulders.<ref name=":c23p3" />		* '''Mike and Sandy:''' Sandy has been Mike's penpal ever since she moved away in [[Unfulfilled Fantasy]],<ref name=":c17p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c17/p9}}</ref> and it took Tess's pep talk in [[A Difficult Choice]] for him to concede that "Sandy really is like a girlfriend to me".<ref name=":c22p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c22/p4}}</ref> This chapter turns that concession into the real thing. He asks the question outright, she answers with an "I love you", and Mike credits the new "official" status with lifting every burden off his shoulders.<ref name=":c23p3" />
	* '''Daisy and Mike:''' ~~Two~~ chapters back, ~~Daisy~~ was delighted just to be sharing Honors English with her "Mikie".<ref name=":c21p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c21/p4}}</ref> Hearing ~~about~~ the ~~phone~~ call ~~puts that dream to bed.~~ "So Mikie.. Really '''is''' taken.." ~~she realizes, before spending~~ the rest of lunch in open mourning.<ref name=":c23p3" />		* '''Daisy and Mike:''' Daisy's crush on Mike has never been a secret — two chapters back, she was delighted just to be sharing Honors English with her "Mikie".<ref name=":c21p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c21/p4}}</ref> This chapter is where that hope finally runs out. Hearing the story of the call, she accepts "So Mikie.. Really '''is''' taken.." and spends the rest of lunch in open mourning.<ref name=":c23p3" />
	* '''Mike and Lucy:''' The two only just patched things up at the end of [[A Difficult Choice]], after Mike's sleep-talking "Sandy?" slip and his apology in gym.<ref name=":c22p5">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c22/p5}}</ref> Now that he's officially taken, Mike ~~stakes out a new position in public~~: "She's still my friend, and I'm not letting you mess with her ♥"~~, complete with a tail-flip to make the point stick~~.<ref name=":c23p4" /> Lucy herself barely reacts all chapter and is asleep by the end of lunch. Veronica's commentary takes her side of things, pointing out how Mike's treatment of her back in [[Off to the Movies]] reads now that he has a quasi-girlfriend.<ref name=":c23p2" />		* '''Mike and Lucy:''' The two only just patched things up at the end of [[A Difficult Choice]], after Mike's sleep-talking "Sandy?" slip and his apology in gym.<ref name=":c22p5">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c22/p5}}</ref> Now that he's officially taken, Mike publicly settles what Lucy is to him: "She's still my friend, and I'm not letting you mess with her".<ref name=":c23p4" /> Lucy herself barely reacts all chapter and is asleep by the end of lunch. Veronica's commentary takes her side of things, pointing out how Mike's treatment of her back in [[Off to the Movies]] reads now that he has a quasi-girlfriend.<ref name=":c23p2" />

	== Trivia & observations ==		== Trivia & observations ==
	* Veronica has said this chapter exists because a fan found the ending of A Difficult Choice a bit confusing, "so I made 'A New Leaf' to clear things up".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/147114225310/do-you-guys-ever-run-across-fan-theories-you-like\|title=Veronica on fan theories and A New Leaf\|website=Tumblr\|date=2016-07-08}}</ref> ~~All four pages were published on the same day, March 22, 2010.~~		* Veronica has said this chapter exists because a fan found the ending of A Difficult Choice a bit confusing, "so I made 'A New Leaf' to clear things up".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/147114225310/do-you-guys-ever-run-across-fan-theories-you-like\|title=Veronica on fan theories and A New Leaf\|website=Tumblr\|date=2016-07-08}}</ref>
	* Mike goes without his scarf for the entire chapter. He tossed the old blue one aside at the end of [[Hot Pursuit]],<ref name=":c20p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c20/p14}}</ref> and won't wear a replacement until Tess gives him a new one in [[Left Behind]].<ref name=":c26p6">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c26/p6}}</ref> Veronica's commentary jokes that the scarf "was the source of his depression and trauma".<ref name=":c23p1" />		* Mike goes without his scarf for the entire chapter. He tossed the old blue one aside at the end of [[Hot Pursuit]],<ref name=":c20p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c20/p14}}</ref> and won't wear a replacement until Tess gives him a new one in [[Left Behind]].<ref name=":c26p6">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c26/p6}}</ref> Veronica's commentary jokes that the scarf "was the source of his depression and trauma".<ref name=":c23p1" />
	* The chapter was later redrawn and rewritten. Per Veronica's commentary, Oliver thought David looked like a Goomba in one panel of the original version, and she liked the expression enough to keep it in the redraw, admitting "he still looks a little Goomba-ey."<ref name=":c23p3" />		* The chapter was later redrawn and rewritten. Per Veronica's commentary, Oliver thought David looked like a Goomba in one panel of the original version, and she liked the expression enough to keep it in the redraw, admitting "he still looks a little Goomba-ey."<ref name=":c23p3" />
	* Sandy's "I '''LOVE''' you, Maishul" makes good on the dream Mike had in A Difficult Choice, where a dream-Sandy told him "I love you so much, Maishul ♥".<ref name=":c22p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c22/p3}}</ref><ref name=":c23p3" />		* Sandy's "I '''LOVE''' you, Maishul" makes good on the dream Mike had in A Difficult Choice, where a dream-Sandy told him "I love you so much, Maishul".<ref name=":c22p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c22/p3}}</ref><ref name=":c23p3" />
	* Veronica's commentary offers Daisy's breakdown no sympathy, quipping "I love that Daisy is mourning Mike as if he just freaken died... get in line, Daisy."<ref name=":c23p4" />		* Veronica's commentary offers Daisy's breakdown no sympathy, quipping "I love that Daisy is mourning Mike as if he just freaken died... get in line, Daisy."<ref name=":c23p4" />
	* This is Carey's first and only appearance in the comic. Her entire role in the series is refusing to talk to a cheater.<ref name=":c23p4" />		* This is Carey's first and only appearance in the comic. Her entire role in the series is refusing to talk to a cheater.<ref name=":c23p4" />

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	[[Mike]] breezes past the girls in the hallway with a wave and a peace sign, weirdly cheerful ~~about earning~~ his first late slip of the year. [[Tess]] can't make sense of it, pointing out that he was "a complete emotional wreck" only yesterday, while [[Lucy]] dryly suggests the previous day's mob of angry girls knocked something loose in his head. The good mood follows Mike into Honors English, where he welcomes a surprise essay with raised fists. Over in English I, [[David]]'s teacher laughs at his answers before remembering exactly which class he's grading.<ref name=":c23p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p1}}</ref>		[[Mike]] breezes past the girls in the hallway with a wave and a peace sign, weirdly cheerful for someone who just earned his first late slip of the year. [[Tess]] can't make sense of it, pointing out that he was "a complete emotional wreck" only yesterday.<ref name=":c23p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p1}}</ref>

	Mike comes clean at lunch, after [[Paulo]] demands answers ~~and David asks if he got laid~~ — he called Sandy the night before.<ref name=":c23p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p2}}</ref> In flashback, Mike can't bring himself to write and ask whether she's really his girlfriend, so he winds up rereading her old letters instead~~. At~~ the bottom of one written two years ago, he spots her cell phone number~~, one he's tried once or twice before without any luck~~. He gives it one more ~~shot~~, and this time she actually picks up. The two talk for what feels like hours~~. When~~ Mike finally works up the nerve to ask what he is to her, Sandy doesn't hesitate: "I '''LOVE''' you, Maishul.. What else would you be?" The relationship is now "official", and Mike says it's made him the happiest he's ever been.<ref name=":c23p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p3}}</ref>		Mike comes clean at lunch after [[Paulo]] demands answers — he called Sandy the night before.<ref name=":c23p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p2}}</ref> In flashback, Mike can't bring himself to write and ask whether she's really his girlfriend, so he winds up rereading her old letters instead, and at the bottom of one written two years ago he spots her cell phone number. He gives it one more try, and this time she actually picks up. The two talk for what feels like hours, and when Mike finally works up the nerve to ask what he is to her, Sandy doesn't hesitate: "I '''LOVE''' you, Maishul.. What else would you be?" The relationship is now "official", and Mike says it's made him the happiest he's ever been.<ref name=":c23p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p3}}</ref>

			The news lands hardest on [[Daisy]]. Realizing Mike really is taken, she bursts into tears and buries her face in Paulo's chest, leaving Paulo frozen, blushing and loudly conflicted about the whole arrangement.<ref name=":c23p3" />

	[[File:c23_p3_panel19.png\|alt=Paulo grits his teeth with wide, crazed eyes and says "I AM SO CONFLICTED" while Daisy clings to him and Mike facepalms.\|thumb\|Be careful what you wish for, Paulo.]]		[[File:c23_p3_panel19.png\|alt=Paulo grits his teeth with wide, crazed eyes and says "I AM SO CONFLICTED" while Daisy clings to him and Mike facepalms.\|thumb\|Be careful what you wish for, Paulo.]]
	~~The news lands hardest on [[Daisy]]. Realizing~~ Mike ~~really is taken, she bursts into tears and buries her face in Paulo's chest. Paulo freezes up, blushing and loudly conflicted about the whole arrangement.<ref name=":c23p3" /> David, for~~ his ~~part, just wants to know why ''Paulo'' gets a hug.<ref name=":c23p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p4}}</ref>~~		Mike saves his biggest thank-you for Paulo, whose stunt yesterday turned the fangirls against Mike for good. Paulo decides all those spurned girls are now his for the picking and promptly slides across the table at [[Lucy]]. Mike grabs him by the tail, flips him clean over his shoulder, and sweetly warns him not to mess with his friend.<ref name=":c23p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c23/p4}}</ref>

	~~Mike also has some~~ thank-~~yous to hand out, and the biggest goes to~~ Paulo, whose stunt yesterday turned the fangirls against Mike for good~~. He demonstrates by cheerfully greeting a passing classmate, Carey, who recoils and refuses to talk to an "awful awful cheater"~~. Paulo decides all those spurned girls are now his for the picking and promptly slides across the table at Lucy. Mike grabs him by the tail, flips him clean over his shoulder, and sweetly warns him not to mess with his friend~~. Daisy wails "'''WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE SO COOL!!'''" while Lucy, unimpressed by the whole show, falls asleep at the table~~.<ref name=":c23p4" />

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