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	== Trivia & observations ==		== Trivia & observations ==
	[[File:Tumblr bittersweetcandybowl 179226225626 0.jpg\|thumb\|Veronica's pencil designs for Daisy's carnival outfit.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/179226225626/veronica-when-i-was-trying-to-design-daisys-love\|date=2018-10-19}}</ref>]]		[[File:Tumblr bittersweetcandybowl 179226225626 0.jpg\|thumb\|Veronica's pencil designs for Daisy's carnival outfit.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/179226225626/veronica-when-i-was-trying-to-design-daisys-love\|title=Original Daisy Love My Way outfit design sketch\|date=2018-10-19}}</ref>]]
	* All 22 pages carry the same publication date because they're the rewritten Volume One edition of the chapter, posted as a single batch. Veronica's commentary compares "the original version" against "this rewritten version" throughout.<ref name=":c39p1" />		* All 22 pages carry the same publication date because they're the rewritten Volume One edition of the chapter, posted as a single batch. Veronica's commentary compares "the original version" against "this rewritten version" throughout.<ref name=":c39p1" />
	* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />		* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	It all starts at the school lunch table, where [[Paulo]] is beside himself over [[Mike]]'s carnival "date" with [[Daisy]].<ref name=":c39p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p1}}</ref> [[Tess]] drops by to confirm ~~their~~ prom plans, while down the table [[Lucy]] tells [[Abbey]] she saw Daisy at the mall with "that weird older kid" — a thought that leaves him frozen in horror.<ref name=":c39p1" /> That evening, both boys are left speechless when their dates arrive at the door dressed to the nines.<ref name=":c39p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p2}}</ref><ref name=":c39p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p3}}</ref>		It all starts at the school lunch table, where [[Paulo]] is beside himself over [[Mike]]'s carnival not-quite-a-date with [[Daisy]].<ref name=":c39p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p1}}</ref> [[Tess]] drops by to confirm her prom plans with Paulo, while down the table [[Lucy]] tells [[Abbey]] she saw Daisy at the mall with "that weird older kid" — a thought that leaves him frozen in horror.<ref name=":c39p1" />

	At the [[Prom Venue\|prom]], Paulo ~~overhears the punch-bowl gossip about Tess: her ex [[Roger]]~~, ~~and an old story about her going to a dance with a senior back when she was a freshman herself~~.<ref name=":~~c39p5~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p5}}</ref> Tess ~~admits that~~ one ~~really happened and asks him to leave it in~~ the ~~past~~, ~~but~~ he ~~can't~~.<ref name=":~~c39p6~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p6}}</ref> ~~At their quiet table for two~~ he ~~blurts out~~ "~~Dammit~~, ~~I love you!"~~<ref name=":~~c39p7~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p7}}</ref> Tess ~~turns~~ him ~~down~~, ~~and not softly~~. ~~To her he's still just~~ a ~~kid~~, ~~and all she wanted was one night~~ of ~~good memories as friends~~.<ref name=":~~c39p7~~" />		At the [[Prom Venue\|prom]], Paulo blurts out "Dammit, I love you!" at their quiet table for two.<ref name=":c39p7">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p7}}</ref> Tess turns him down, and not softly. To her he's still just a kid, and all she wanted was one night of good memories as friends.<ref name=":c39p7" />

			A slow song turns the night around. Tess pulls the miserable Paulo onto the dance floor, where he promptly trips face-first into her chest.<ref name=":c39p8">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p8}}</ref> Flustered, he declares slow dancing stupid and does the robot instead, which finally cracks Tess up.<ref name=":c39p8" /> The mood warms until Paulo bitterly calls the evening a few hours of pretend, and that breaks her.<ref name=":c39p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p9}}</ref> Tess confesses she has fallen for him too, which is exactly why it hurts that they can't be together.<ref name=":c39p9" /> The two share a long, tearful kiss in the middle of the dance floor.<ref name=":c39p10">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p10}}</ref>

	[[File:c39_p10_panel1.png\|alt=Paulo and Tess kiss on the dance floor, surrounded by silhouetted couples under strobing lights.\|thumb\|One dance, one kiss, and that's the whole romance.]]		[[File:c39_p10_panel1.png\|alt=Paulo and Tess kiss on the dance floor, surrounded by silhouetted couples under strobing lights.\|thumb\|One dance, one kiss, and that's the whole romance.]]
	~~A slow song turns the night around~~. ~~Tess pulls the miserable Paulo onto the dance floor, where he promptly trips face-first into~~ her ~~chest. Flustered, he declares slow dancing stupid and does the robot instead, which finally cracks Tess up~~.<ref name=":~~c39p8~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p8}}</ref> ~~The mood warms until Paulo bitterly calls~~ the ~~evening a few hours of pretend~~, and ~~that breaks~~ her~~. "I've fallen for you too, Paulo.. And that's why it '''SUCKS''' we can't be together.." she cries,~~ and ~~the two share a long, tearful kiss in the middle of the dance floor.<ref name=":c39p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl~~.~~com/c39/p9}}</ref>~~<ref name=":~~c39p10~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/~~p10~~}}</ref>		Mike and Daisy's [[Carnival\|carnival]] evening, meanwhile, is slowly going sour. Daisy grows friskier ride by ride while Mike keeps slipping out of her hugs.<ref name=":c39p11">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p11}}</ref> During the fireworks she throws herself at him, and he shoves her off and storms away.<ref name=":c39p13">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p13}}</ref>

	~~Mike and Daisy's~~ [[~~Carnival~~\|~~carnival~~]] ~~evening~~, ~~meanwhile~~, is ~~slowly going sour. Mike wins her a plush bear, but Daisy grows friskier ride by ride while he keeps slipping out of her hugs~~.<ref name=":~~c39p11~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/~~p11~~}}</ref> ~~During the fireworks she curls into his lap and throws herself at~~ him ~~in front of a whispering crowd, and Mike shoves her off and storms away~~.<ref name=":~~c39p13~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/~~p13~~}}</ref>		In the darkened [[Park\|park]] outside, Daisy demands a chance, and Mike's whole answer is [[Sandy]]'s name.<ref name=":c39p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p14}}</ref> She finally forces a kiss on him.<ref name=":c39p15">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p15}}</ref> Mike shoves her back, tells her "You.. disgust me." and says she isn't the Daisy he knows.<ref name=":c39p15" /> She flees sobbing into the trees.<ref name=":c39p15" />

	[[File:c39_p15_panel10.png\|alt=Mike holds his palm up toward a stunned Daisy and says "You.. disgust me."\|thumb\|Mike, at the absolute end of his patience.]]		[[File:c39_p15_panel10.png\|alt=Mike holds his palm up toward a stunned Daisy and says "You.. disgust me."\|thumb\|Mike, at the absolute end of his patience.]]
	The night bottoms out in the darkened [[Park\|park]] outside, where Daisy demands a chance and Mike's whole answer is "Sandy."<ref name=":c39p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p14}}</ref> Daisy tears into [[Sandy]] and Lucy as undeserving of him, claims she was Sandy's best friend before Mike ever came along, and finally forces a kiss on him.<ref name=":c39p14" /><ref name=":c39p15">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p15}}</ref> Mike shoves her back, tells her "You.. disgust me." and says she isn't the Daisy he knows. She flees sobbing into the trees.<ref name=":c39p15" />		[[Augustus]] finds her there, and he's finished pretending: the whole plan was his idea, and while Mike will never love this side of her, he will.<ref name=":c39p16">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p16}}</ref> He backs Daisy against a tree and forces himself on her until a furious Abbey hauls him off.<ref name=":c39p17">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p17}}</ref> Augustus doesn't fight back — he goads Abbey about his father's abuse instead, daring him to keep swinging, "Just like Daddy!"<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref><ref name=":c39p19">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p19}}</ref> Abbey freezes mid-punch and collapses into sobs.<ref name=":c39p19" />

	[[Augustus]] finds her there, and he's finished pretending~~. The~~ whole ~~"big impression"~~ plan was his idea~~, he admits~~, and while Mike will never love this side of her, he will.<ref name=":c39p16">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p16}}</ref> He backs Daisy against a tree and forces himself on her ~~while she begs him to stop, only letting go when~~ a furious Abbey hauls him off.<ref name=":c39p17">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p17}}</ref> Augustus doesn't ~~bother fighting~~ back~~. He calls~~ Abbey ~~by his full name, praises a right hook~~ his father ~~would be proud of~~, ~~and dares~~ him to keep swinging, "Just like Daddy!"<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref><ref name=":c39p19">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p19}}</ref> Abbey freezes mid-punch~~, sees the terrified Daisy,~~ and collapses into sobs ~~instead~~.<ref name=":c39p19" />

	~~Daisy is the one who finally ends it.~~ When Augustus cackles about how easy Abbey was to break, ~~she~~ slaps him hard enough to knock him down, ~~and the fall reveals~~ a scar hidden under his hair.<ref name=":c39p20">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p20}}</ref> Between the scar and his earlier "green eyes" slip she's seen enough, and she orders him gone.<ref name=":c39p20" /> She then holds the sobbing Abbey together and asks what happened to his family~~. His answer stays behind a black panel~~.<ref name=":c39p21">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p21}}</ref><ref name=":c39p22">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p22}}</ref> The two spend Daisy's last ride tickets back at the carnival, and ~~Tess waves Paulo a wistful goodbye from~~ her ~~limousine. Daisy's~~ closing narration wonders whether new beginnings sometimes hide in what first look like conclusions.<ref name=":c39p22" />		When Augustus cackles about how easy Abbey was to break, Daisy slaps him hard enough to knock him down, revealing a scar hidden under his hair.<ref name=":c39p20">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p20}}</ref> Between the scar and his earlier "green eyes" slip she's seen enough, and she orders him gone.<ref name=":c39p20" /> She then holds the sobbing Abbey together and asks what happened to his family.<ref name=":c39p21">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p21}}</ref> His answer stays behind a black panel.<ref name=":c39p22">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p22}}</ref> The two spend Daisy's last ride tickets back at the carnival, and her closing narration wonders whether new beginnings sometimes hide in what first look like conclusions.<ref name=":c39p22" />

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	* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />		* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />
	* The prom is dotted with Parappa the Rapper 2 cameos, with PJ Berri running the DJ booth. Veronica asks readers to excuse all her Parappa references.<ref name=":c39p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p4}}</ref>		* The prom is dotted with Parappa the Rapper 2 cameos, with PJ Berri running the DJ booth. Veronica asks readers to excuse all her Parappa references.<ref name=":c39p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p4}}</ref>
	* Tess's ballgown was designed by Lily, Tess's original creator. Veronica notes that Tess arrived as a guest character with her backstory, Roger included, already written.<ref name=":c39p3" /><ref name=":c39p5" />		* Tess's ballgown was designed by Lily, Tess's original creator. Veronica notes that Tess arrived as a guest character with her backstory, Roger included, already written.<ref name=":c39p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p3}}</ref><ref name=":c39p5">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p5}}</ref>
	* Per Veronica's commentary, Augustus's scar "has always been there.. even when Final Fantasy Cat was a side character hitting on Daisy." It wasn't drawn in for the reveal.<ref name=":c39p20" />		* Per Veronica's commentary, Augustus's scar "has always been there.. even when Final Fantasy Cat was a side character hitting on Daisy." It wasn't drawn in for the reveal.<ref name=":c39p20" />
	* The roller coaster cameos are the first appearances of [[Mina]], [[Cassidy]], [[Craig]] and [[Courtney]].<ref name=":c39p11" />		* The roller coaster cameos are the first appearances of [[Mina]], [[Cassidy]], [[Craig]] and [[Courtney]].<ref name=":c39p11" />

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	It all starts at the school lunch table, where [[Paulo]] is beside himself over [[Mike]]'s carnival "date" with [[Daisy]].<ref name=":c39p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p1}}</ref> [[Tess]] drops by to confirm ~~their~~ prom plans, while down the table [[Lucy]] tells [[Abbey]] she saw Daisy at the mall with "that weird older kid" — a thought that leaves him frozen in horror.<ref name=":c39p1" /> That evening, both boys are left speechless when their dates arrive at the door dressed to the nines.<ref name=":c39p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p2}}</ref><ref name=":c39p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p3}}</ref>		It all starts at the school lunch table, where [[Paulo]] is beside himself over [[Mike]]'s carnival not-quite-a-date with [[Daisy]].<ref name=":c39p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p1}}</ref> [[Tess]] drops by to confirm her prom plans with Paulo, while down the table [[Lucy]] tells [[Abbey]] she saw Daisy at the mall with "that weird older kid" — a thought that leaves him frozen in horror.<ref name=":c39p1" />

	At the [[Prom Venue\|prom]], Paulo ~~overhears the punch-bowl gossip about Tess: her ex [[Roger]]~~, ~~and an old story about her going to a dance with a senior back when she was a freshman herself~~.<ref name=":~~c39p5~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p5}}</ref> Tess ~~admits that~~ one ~~really happened and asks him to leave it in~~ the ~~past~~, ~~but~~ he ~~can't~~.<ref name=":~~c39p6~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p6}}</ref> ~~At their quiet table for two~~ he ~~blurts out~~ "~~Dammit~~, ~~I love you!"~~<ref name=":~~c39p7~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p7}}</ref> Tess ~~turns~~ him ~~down~~, ~~and not softly~~. ~~To her he's still just~~ a ~~kid~~, ~~and all she wanted was one night~~ of ~~good memories as friends~~.<ref name=":~~c39p7~~" />		At the [[Prom Venue\|prom]], Paulo blurts out "Dammit, I love you!" at their quiet table for two.<ref name=":c39p7">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p7}}</ref> Tess turns him down, and not softly. To her he's still just a kid, and all she wanted was one night of good memories as friends.<ref name=":c39p7" />

			A slow song turns the night around. Tess pulls the miserable Paulo onto the dance floor, where he promptly trips face-first into her chest.<ref name=":c39p8">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p8}}</ref> Flustered, he declares slow dancing stupid and does the robot instead, which finally cracks Tess up.<ref name=":c39p8" /> The mood warms until Paulo bitterly calls the evening a few hours of pretend, and that breaks her.<ref name=":c39p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p9}}</ref> Tess confesses she has fallen for him too, which is exactly why it hurts that they can't be together.<ref name=":c39p9" /> The two share a long, tearful kiss in the middle of the dance floor.<ref name=":c39p10">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p10}}</ref>

	[[File:c39_p10_panel1.png\|alt=Paulo and Tess kiss on the dance floor, surrounded by silhouetted couples under strobing lights.\|thumb\|One dance, one kiss, and that's the whole romance.]]		[[File:c39_p10_panel1.png\|alt=Paulo and Tess kiss on the dance floor, surrounded by silhouetted couples under strobing lights.\|thumb\|One dance, one kiss, and that's the whole romance.]]
	~~A slow song turns the night around~~. ~~Tess pulls the miserable Paulo onto the dance floor, where he promptly trips face-first into~~ her ~~chest. Flustered, he declares slow dancing stupid and does the robot instead, which finally cracks Tess up~~.<ref name=":~~c39p8~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p8}}</ref> ~~The mood warms until Paulo bitterly calls~~ the ~~evening a few hours of pretend~~, and ~~that breaks~~ her~~. "I've fallen for you too, Paulo.. And that's why it '''SUCKS''' we can't be together.." she cries,~~ and ~~the two share a long, tearful kiss in the middle of the dance floor.<ref name=":c39p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl~~.~~com/c39/p9}}</ref>~~<ref name=":~~c39p10~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/~~p10~~}}</ref>		Mike and Daisy's [[Carnival\|carnival]] evening, meanwhile, is slowly going sour. Daisy grows friskier ride by ride while Mike keeps slipping out of her hugs.<ref name=":c39p11">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p11}}</ref> During the fireworks she throws herself at him, and he shoves her off and storms away.<ref name=":c39p13">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p13}}</ref>

	~~Mike and Daisy's~~ [[~~Carnival~~\|~~carnival~~]] ~~evening~~, ~~meanwhile~~, is ~~slowly going sour. Mike wins her a plush bear, but Daisy grows friskier ride by ride while he keeps slipping out of her hugs~~.<ref name=":~~c39p11~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/~~p11~~}}</ref> ~~During the fireworks she curls into his lap and throws herself at~~ him ~~in front of a whispering crowd, and Mike shoves her off and storms away~~.<ref name=":~~c39p13~~">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/~~p13~~}}</ref>		In the darkened [[Park\|park]] outside, Daisy demands a chance, and Mike's whole answer is [[Sandy]]'s name.<ref name=":c39p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p14}}</ref> She finally forces a kiss on him.<ref name=":c39p15">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p15}}</ref> Mike shoves her back, tells her "You.. disgust me." and says she isn't the Daisy he knows.<ref name=":c39p15" /> She flees sobbing into the trees.<ref name=":c39p15" />

	[[File:c39_p15_panel10.png\|alt=Mike holds his palm up toward a stunned Daisy and says "You.. disgust me."\|thumb\|Mike, at the absolute end of his patience.]]		[[File:c39_p15_panel10.png\|alt=Mike holds his palm up toward a stunned Daisy and says "You.. disgust me."\|thumb\|Mike, at the absolute end of his patience.]]
	The night bottoms out in the darkened [[Park\|park]] outside, where Daisy demands a chance and Mike's whole answer is "Sandy."<ref name=":c39p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p14}}</ref> Daisy tears into [[Sandy]] and Lucy as undeserving of him, claims she was Sandy's best friend before Mike ever came along, and finally forces a kiss on him.<ref name=":c39p14" /><ref name=":c39p15">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p15}}</ref> Mike shoves her back, tells her "You.. disgust me." and says she isn't the Daisy he knows. She flees sobbing into the trees.<ref name=":c39p15" />		[[Augustus]] finds her there, and he's finished pretending: the whole plan was his idea, and while Mike will never love this side of her, he will.<ref name=":c39p16">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p16}}</ref> He backs Daisy against a tree and forces himself on her until a furious Abbey hauls him off.<ref name=":c39p17">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p17}}</ref> Augustus doesn't fight back — he goads Abbey about his father's abuse instead, daring him to keep swinging, "Just like Daddy!"<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref><ref name=":c39p19">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p19}}</ref> Abbey freezes mid-punch and collapses into sobs.<ref name=":c39p19" />

	[[Augustus]] finds her there, and he's finished pretending~~. The~~ whole ~~"big impression"~~ plan was his idea~~, he admits~~, and while Mike will never love this side of her, he will.<ref name=":c39p16">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p16}}</ref> He backs Daisy against a tree and forces himself on her ~~while she begs him to stop, only letting go when~~ a furious Abbey hauls him off.<ref name=":c39p17">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p17}}</ref> Augustus doesn't ~~bother fighting~~ back~~. He calls~~ Abbey ~~by his full name, praises a right hook~~ his father ~~would be proud of~~, ~~and dares~~ him to keep swinging, "Just like Daddy!"<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref><ref name=":c39p19">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p19}}</ref> Abbey freezes mid-punch~~, sees the terrified Daisy,~~ and collapses into sobs ~~instead~~.<ref name=":c39p19" />

	~~Daisy is the one who finally ends it.~~ When Augustus cackles about how easy Abbey was to break, ~~she~~ slaps him hard enough to knock him down, ~~and the fall reveals~~ a scar hidden under his hair.<ref name=":c39p20">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p20}}</ref> Between the scar and his earlier "green eyes" slip she's seen enough, and she orders him gone.<ref name=":c39p20" /> She then holds the sobbing Abbey together and asks what happened to his family~~. His answer stays behind a black panel~~.<ref name=":c39p21">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p21}}</ref><ref name=":c39p22">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p22}}</ref> The two spend Daisy's last ride tickets back at the carnival, and ~~Tess waves Paulo a wistful goodbye from~~ her ~~limousine. Daisy's~~ closing narration wonders whether new beginnings sometimes hide in what first look like conclusions.<ref name=":c39p22" />		When Augustus cackles about how easy Abbey was to break, Daisy slaps him hard enough to knock him down, revealing a scar hidden under his hair.<ref name=":c39p20">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p20}}</ref> Between the scar and his earlier "green eyes" slip she's seen enough, and she orders him gone.<ref name=":c39p20" /> She then holds the sobbing Abbey together and asks what happened to his family.<ref name=":c39p21">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p21}}</ref> His answer stays behind a black panel.<ref name=":c39p22">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p22}}</ref> The two spend Daisy's last ride tickets back at the carnival, and her closing narration wonders whether new beginnings sometimes hide in what first look like conclusions.<ref name=":c39p22" />

	== Critical moments ==		== Critical moments ==
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	* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />		* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />
	* The prom is dotted with Parappa the Rapper 2 cameos, with PJ Berri running the DJ booth. Veronica asks readers to excuse all her Parappa references.<ref name=":c39p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p4}}</ref>		* The prom is dotted with Parappa the Rapper 2 cameos, with PJ Berri running the DJ booth. Veronica asks readers to excuse all her Parappa references.<ref name=":c39p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p4}}</ref>
	* Tess's ballgown was designed by Lily, Tess's original creator. Veronica notes that Tess arrived as a guest character with her backstory, Roger included, already written.<ref name=":c39p3" /><ref name=":c39p5" />		* Tess's ballgown was designed by Lily, Tess's original creator. Veronica notes that Tess arrived as a guest character with her backstory, Roger included, already written.<ref name=":c39p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p3}}</ref><ref name=":c39p5">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p5}}</ref>
	* Per Veronica's commentary, Augustus's scar "has always been there.. even when Final Fantasy Cat was a side character hitting on Daisy." It wasn't drawn in for the reveal.<ref name=":c39p20" />		* Per Veronica's commentary, Augustus's scar "has always been there.. even when Final Fantasy Cat was a side character hitting on Daisy." It wasn't drawn in for the reveal.<ref name=":c39p20" />
	* The roller coaster cameos are the first appearances of [[Mina]], [[Cassidy]], [[Craig]] and [[Courtney]].<ref name=":c39p11" />		* The roller coaster cameos are the first appearances of [[Mina]], [[Cassidy]], [[Craig]] and [[Courtney]].<ref name=":c39p11" />

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	~~It all~~ starts at the school lunch table, ~~where~~ [[~~Paulo~~]] ~~is beside himself over~~ [[~~Mike~~]]~~'s carnival not-quite-a-date~~ with ~~[[Daisy]]~~.<ref name=":c39p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p1}}</ref> [[Tess]] drops by to confirm her prom plans with Paulo, while down the table [[Lucy]] tells [[Abbey]] she saw Daisy at the mall with "that weird older kid" — a thought that leaves him frozen in horror.<ref name=":c39p1" />		The trouble starts before either date does. At the school lunch table, [[Lucy]] mentions to [[Abbey]] that she saw Daisy at the mall talking with "that weird older kid", and the thought leaves him frozen in horror.<ref name=":c39p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p1}}</ref>

	At the [[Prom Venue\|prom]], Paulo blurts out "Dammit, I love you!" at their quiet table for two.<ref name=":c39p7">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p7}}</ref> Tess turns him down, and not softly. To her he's still just a kid, and all she wanted was one night of good memories as friends.<ref name=":c39p7" />		At the [[Prom Venue\|prom]], Paulo blurts out "Dammit, I love you!" at their quiet table for two.<ref name=":c39p7">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p7}}</ref> Tess turns him down, and not softly. To her he's still just a kid, and all she wanted was one night of good memories as friends.<ref name=":c39p7" />

	A slow song turns the night around. Tess pulls the miserable Paulo onto the dance floor, where he ~~promptly trips face-first into her chest~~.<ref name=":c39p8">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p8}}</ref~~> Flustered, he declares slow dancing stupid and does the robot instead, which finally cracks Tess up.<ref name=":c39p8" /~~> The mood warms until Paulo bitterly calls the evening a few hours of pretend, and that breaks her.<ref name=":c39p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p9}}</ref> Tess confesses she has fallen for him too, which is exactly why it hurts that they can't be together.<ref name=":c39p9" /> The two share a long, tearful kiss in the middle of the dance floor.<ref name=":c39p10">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p10}}</ref>		A slow song turns the night around. Tess pulls the miserable Paulo onto the dance floor, where he proves hopeless at slow dancing, declares the whole thing stupid, and does the robot instead, which finally cracks Tess up.<ref name=":c39p8">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p8}}</ref> The mood warms until Paulo bitterly calls the evening a few hours of pretend, and that breaks her.<ref name=":c39p9">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p9}}</ref> Tess confesses she has fallen for him too, which is exactly why it hurts that they can't be together.<ref name=":c39p9" /> The two share a long, tearful kiss in the middle of the dance floor.<ref name=":c39p10">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p10}}</ref>

	[[File:c39_p10_panel1.png\|alt=Paulo and Tess kiss on the dance floor, surrounded by silhouetted couples under strobing lights.\|thumb\|One dance, one kiss, and that's the whole romance.]]		[[File:c39_p10_panel1.png\|alt=Paulo and Tess kiss on the dance floor, surrounded by silhouetted couples under strobing lights.\|thumb\|One dance, one kiss, and that's the whole romance.]]
	Mike and Daisy's [[Carnival\|carnival]] evening, meanwhile, is slowly going sour. Daisy grows friskier ride by ride while Mike keeps slipping out of her hugs.<ref name=":c39p11">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p11}}</ref> ~~During the fireworks~~ she throws herself at him, ~~and~~ he shoves her off and storms away.<ref name=":c39p13">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p13}}</ref>		Mike and Daisy's [[Carnival\|carnival]] evening, meanwhile, is slowly going sour. Daisy grows friskier ride by ride while Mike keeps slipping out of her hugs.<ref name=":c39p11">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p11}}</ref> When she throws herself at him during the fireworks, he shoves her off and storms away.<ref name=":c39p13">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p13}}</ref>

	In the darkened [[Park\|park]] outside, Daisy demands a chance, and Mike's whole answer is [[Sandy]]'s name.<ref name=":c39p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p14}}</ref> She finally forces a kiss on him.<ref name=":c39p15">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p15}}</ref> Mike shoves her back, tells her "You.. disgust me." and says she isn't the Daisy he knows~~.<ref name=":c39p15" /> She flees sobbing into the trees~~.<ref name=":c39p15" />		In the darkened [[Park\|park]] outside, Daisy demands a chance, and Mike's whole answer is [[Sandy]]'s name.<ref name=":c39p14">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p14}}</ref> She finally forces a kiss on him.<ref name=":c39p15">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p15}}</ref> Mike shoves her back, tells her "You.. disgust me." and says she isn't the Daisy he knows.<ref name=":c39p15" />

	[[File:c39_p15_panel10.png\|alt=Mike holds his palm up toward a stunned Daisy and says "You.. disgust me."\|thumb\|Mike, at the absolute end of his patience.]]		[[File:c39_p15_panel10.png\|alt=Mike holds his palm up toward a stunned Daisy and says "You.. disgust me."\|thumb\|Mike, at the absolute end of his patience.]]
	[[Augustus]] finds her ~~there~~, and he's finished pretending~~: the~~ whole plan was his idea, and while Mike will never love this side of her, he will.<ref name=":c39p16">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p16}}</ref> He backs Daisy against a tree and forces himself on her until a furious Abbey hauls him off.<ref name=":c39p17">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p17}}</ref> Augustus doesn't fight back — he goads Abbey about his father's abuse ~~instead~~, daring him to keep swinging, "Just like Daddy!"<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref><ref name=":c39p19">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p19}}</ref> Abbey freezes mid-punch and collapses into sobs.<ref name=":c39p19" />		Daisy flees sobbing into the trees, where [[Augustus]] finds her, and he's finished pretending. The whole plan was his idea, and while Mike will never love this side of her, he will.<ref name=":c39p16">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p16}}</ref> He backs Daisy against a tree and forces himself on her until a furious Abbey hauls him off.<ref name=":c39p17">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p17}}</ref> Augustus doesn't fight back. Instead he goads Abbey about his father's abuse, daring him to keep swinging, "Just like Daddy!"<ref name=":c39p18">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p18}}</ref><ref name=":c39p19">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p19}}</ref> Abbey freezes mid-punch and collapses into sobs.<ref name=":c39p19" />

	When Augustus cackles about how easy Abbey was to break, Daisy slaps him hard enough to knock him down, ~~revealing~~ a scar hidden under his hair.<ref name=":c39p20">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p20}}</ref> Between the scar and his earlier "green eyes" slip she's seen enough, and she orders him gone.<ref name=":c39p20" /> ~~She then~~ holds the sobbing Abbey together and asks what happened to his family.<ref name=":c39p21">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p21}}</ref> His answer stays behind a black panel.<ref name=":c39p22">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p22}}</ref> The two spend Daisy's last ride tickets back at the carnival, and her closing narration wonders whether new beginnings sometimes hide in what first look like conclusions.<ref name=":c39p22" />		When Augustus cackles about how easy Abbey was to break, Daisy slaps him hard enough to knock him down, and the fall reveals a scar hidden under his hair.<ref name=":c39p20">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p20}}</ref> Between the scar and his earlier "green eyes" slip she's seen enough, and she orders him gone.<ref name=":c39p20" /> Then she holds the sobbing Abbey together and asks what happened to his family.<ref name=":c39p21">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p21}}</ref> His answer stays behind a black panel.<ref name=":c39p22">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p22}}</ref> The two spend Daisy's last ride tickets back at the carnival, and her closing narration wonders whether new beginnings sometimes hide in what first look like conclusions.<ref name=":c39p22" />

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	== Character dynamics ==		== Character dynamics ==
	* '''Paulo and Tess:''' Their prom date was pitched as a friends-only night out, the latest ~~chapter~~ in a long flirtation between the older girl and the freshman.<ref name=":c38p13">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c38/p13}}</ref> Tess answers Paulo's confession in both directions at once, admitting she's fallen for him too while refusing to date a boy who has only just started high school.<ref name=":c39p9" /> They get their one kiss and deliberately close the romance off.<ref name=":c39p10" /><ref name=":c39p22" />		* '''Paulo and Tess:''' Their prom date was pitched as a friends-only night out, the latest turn in a long flirtation between the older girl and the freshman.<ref name=":c38p13">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c38/p13}}</ref> Tess answers Paulo's confession in both directions at once, admitting she's fallen for him too while refusing to date a boy who has only just started high school.<ref name=":c39p9" /> They get their one kiss and deliberately close the romance off.<ref name=":c39p10" /><ref name=":c39p22" />
	* '''Mike and Daisy:''' Mike only agreed to the evening because he felt he owed ~~Daisy~~ for being a lousy friend lately.<ref name=":c38p13" /> ~~Her advances escalate all night, and the~~ forced kiss burns through the last of his patience~~.<ref name=":c39p15" /> The friendship survives badly bruised~~, and by the last page Daisy has stopped pretending she can change his mind.<ref name=":c39p22" />		* '''Mike and Daisy:''' An old friendship with a lopsided undercurrent, since Daisy has been infatuated for ages while Mike's heart belongs entirely to Sandy.<ref name=":c39p14" /> He only agreed to the evening because he felt he owed her for being a lousy friend lately.<ref name=":c38p13" /> The forced kiss burns through the last of his patience, and by the last page Daisy has stopped pretending she can change his mind.<ref name=":c39p15" /><ref name=":c39p22" />
	* '''Daisy and Augustus:''' Daisy had ~~trusted~~ him as her secret adviser ever since he sold her the plan at the plaza.<ref name=":c38p10">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c38/p10}}</ref> ~~Tonight~~ he admits the manipulation to her face ~~and then assaults~~ her~~, and the~~ scar she glimpses afterward tells her he was never who he claimed to be~~.<ref name=":c39p16" /><ref name=":c39p20" /> She~~ cuts him off with two words: "Just go."<ref name=":c39p20" />		* '''Daisy and Augustus:''' Daisy's trusted confidant turns out to have been running her the whole time. She had leaned on him as her secret adviser ever since he sold her the plan at the plaza,<ref name=":c38p10">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c38/p10}}</ref> and tonight he admits the manipulation to her face before assaulting her.<ref name=":c39p16" /> The scar she glimpses afterward tells her he was never who he claimed to be, and she cuts him off with two words: "Just go."<ref name=":c39p20" />
	* '''Daisy and Abbey:''' His devotion had gone right over her head, something she apologizes for while holding him together in the park.<ref name=":c39p21" /> Abbey trusts her with his family's history for the first time ever, and the two finish the night screaming happily on the roller coaster.<ref name=":c39p22" />		* '''Daisy and Abbey:''' His devotion had gone right over her head, something she apologizes for while holding him together in the park.<ref name=":c39p21" /> Abbey trusts her with his family's history for the first time ever, and the two finish the night screaming happily on the roller coaster.<ref name=":c39p22" />
	* '''Abbey and Augustus:''' ~~This is their first depicted confrontation~~, ~~and Augustus arrives already armed with~~ Abbey~~'s worst secret~~.<ref name=":c39p18" /> ~~How~~ he learned it is never explained~~, and the two~~ leave the park as open, personal enemies.<ref name=":c39p19" />		* '''Abbey and Augustus:''' The two had never met on-panel before tonight, though Abbey admits he had been looking for him over his influence on Daisy.<ref name=":c39p18" /> Augustus walks into the fight already armed with Abbey's worst secret, and how he learned it is never explained. They leave the park as open, personal enemies.<ref name=":c39p19" />

	== Trivia & observations ==		== Trivia & observations ==
	[[File:Tumblr bittersweetcandybowl 179226225626 0.jpg\|thumb\|Veronica's pencil designs for Daisy's carnival outfit.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/179226225626/veronica-when-i-was-trying-to-design-daisys-love\|title=Original Daisy Love My Way outfit design sketch\|date=2018-10-19}}</ref>]]		[[File:Tumblr bittersweetcandybowl 179226225626 0.jpg\|thumb\|Veronica's pencil designs for Daisy's carnival outfit.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/179226225626/veronica-when-i-was-trying-to-design-daisys-love\|title=Original Daisy Love My Way outfit design sketch\|date=2018-10-19}}</ref>]]
	* All 22 pages carry the same publication date because they're the rewritten Volume One edition of the chapter, posted as a single batch. Veronica's commentary compares "the original version" against "this rewritten version" throughout.<ref name=":c39p1" />
	* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />		* Veronica treats this as the true finale of Volume One, calling the Summer Vacation arc that follows "some sorta OVA after a season finale."<ref name=":c39p1" />
	* The prom is dotted with Parappa the Rapper 2 cameos, with PJ Berri running the DJ booth. Veronica asks readers to excuse all her Parappa references.<ref name=":c39p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p4}}</ref>		* The prom is dotted with Parappa the Rapper 2 cameos, with PJ Berri running the DJ booth. Veronica asks readers to excuse all her Parappa references.<ref name=":c39p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c39/p4}}</ref>
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	== Related chapters ==		== Related chapters ==
	* '''[[Rising Temperature]]''': ~~Both~~ dates ~~are set up here~~. Mike accepts Daisy's couples-only carnival ticket because he feels he owes her, and Augustus talks her into her big plan ~~at the~~ plaza.		* '''[[Rising Temperature]]''': The chapter right before this one, where both dates get arranged. Mike accepts Daisy's couples-only carnival ticket because he feels he owes her, and Augustus talks her into her big plan behind a plaza column.
	* '''[[Moving On]]''': The next chapter picks things up right away. Augustus reports back to Alejandro's gang, Mike and Daisy make peace at school, and Abbey resolves to see a counselor.		* '''[[Moving On]]''': The next chapter picks things up right away. Augustus reports back to Alejandro's gang, Mike and Daisy make peace at school, and Abbey resolves to see a counselor.
	* '''[[Confrontation]]''': This is where the "green eyes" nickname comes from. Alejandro uses it for Mike all through the alley attack, which is why Daisy recognizes it here.		* '''[[Confrontation]]''': This is where the "green eyes" nickname comes from. Alejandro uses it for Mike all through the alley attack, which is why Daisy recognizes it here.