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	One letter asks Mike to the dance, and his sarcastic acceptance backfires when [[Katie]] leaps onto his back. She crows that she's the most popular girl in school and much prettier than "the ugly duckling" standing next to him. Lucy answers the insult with a hose she produces out of nowhere, drenching Katie until her mascara runs. When Paulo announces to the hallway that Mike prefers boys, a crowd of hopeful boys closes in on him instead.<ref name=":c13p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p3}}</ref>		One letter asks Mike to the dance, and his sarcastic acceptance backfires when [[Katie]] leaps onto his back. She crows that she's the most popular girl in school and much prettier than "the ugly duckling" standing next to him. Lucy answers the insult with a hose she produces out of nowhere, drenching Katie until her mascara runs. When Paulo announces to the hallway that Mike prefers boys, a crowd of hopeful boys closes in on him instead.<ref name=":c13p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p3}}</ref>

	~~The teasing is what finally tips~~ Mike ~~over the edge. Paulo congratulates him~~ on having more hoes than any pimp he's ever seen. ~~Mike~~ explodes that a real sleazeball would accept all these advances, but he's rejected every single one of them. He rants at the assembled girls to quit bothering him, which leaves Stacy weeping in the background. ~~Paulo notes that Mike is the first gay pimp he's ever met, and~~ David ~~coins~~ him a new ~~name~~, "Homo McWhiskers." Lucy, for once, just gives him a gentle pat on the back.<ref name=":c13p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p4}}</ref>		Paulo caps it all off by congratulating Mike on having more hoes than any pimp he's ever seen, and that taunt finally tips Mike over the edge. He explodes that a real sleazeball would accept all these advances, but he's rejected every single one of them. He rants at the assembled girls to quit bothering him, which leaves Stacy weeping in the background. David sends him off with a brand-new nickname, "Homo McWhiskers." Lucy, for once, just gives him a gentle pat on the back.<ref name=":c13p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p4}}</ref>

	== Character dynamics ==		== Character dynamics ==
	* '''Mike and Stacy:''' Stacy comes into the chapter as ~~Mike's~~ anonymous ~~admirer~~ and leaves it the same way, just considerably sadder. She listens in while Lucy ridicules her letter, then catches the full blast of Mike's rant, weeping "So cruel.." ~~as he tells the assembled girls to stop wasting their attention on him.~~ Mike never finds out who wrote the letters, though he did think they were sweet.<ref name=":c13p1" /><ref name=":c13p4" />		* '''Mike and Stacy:''' The admiration runs entirely one way, and Mike doesn't even know whose it is. Stacy comes into the chapter as his anonymous letter-writer and leaves it the same way, just considerably sadder. She listens in while Lucy ridicules her letter, then catches the full blast of Mike's rant at the end, weeping "So cruel.." Mike never finds out who wrote the letters, though he did think they were sweet.<ref name=":c13p1" /><ref name=":c13p4" />
	* '''Lucy and Katie:''' ~~The hose fight~~ is their first on-panel clash, and ~~it sets~~ the ~~tone~~. Katie writes Lucy off as the ugly duckling next to her own popular-girl looks~~, and~~ Lucy answers with a soaking and the retort "I thought swans had natural beauty, miss mascara!"<ref name=":c13p3" />		* '''Lucy and Katie:''' This chapter is their first on-panel clash, and the hostility is instant and mutual. Katie's side runs on vanity: she writes Lucy off as the ugly duckling next to her own popular-girl looks. Lucy answers in kind, with a soaking and the retort "I thought swans had natural beauty, miss mascara!"<ref name=":c13p3" />

	== Trivia & observations ==		== Trivia & observations ==
	* All four pages went up on the same day, and the chapter is a redrawn version of an older one. Veronica's commentary under the second page mentions preserving an expression "from the original page" in "this redrawing."<ref name=":c13p2" />
	* Veronica's commentary notes that Katie "only really likes Mike because that's a popular thing to do," and adds that she doesn't think Katie is capable of genuine emotion.<ref name=":c13p3" />		* Veronica's commentary notes that Katie "only really likes Mike because that's a popular thing to do," and adds that she doesn't think Katie is capable of genuine emotion.<ref name=":c13p3" />
	* Per Veronica's commentary under the final page, Mike's rant comes from her own dislike of the idea that a boy liked by lots of girls is a "pimp." As far as she was concerned, a pimp was someone who went around controlling girls.<ref name=":c13p4" />		* Per Veronica's commentary under the final page, Mike's rant comes from her own dislike of the idea that a boy liked by lots of girls is a "pimp." As far as she was concerned, a pimp was someone who went around controlling girls.<ref name=":c13p4" />
	* Veronica also remarks in the first page's commentary that Lucy "would ~~never~~ be caught dead writing a sappy letter like that."<ref name=":c13p1" />		* Veronica also remarks in the first page's commentary that she doesn't think Lucy "would ever be caught dead writing a sappy letter like that."<ref name=":c13p1" />

	== Related chapters ==		== Related chapters ==
	* '''[[Prom Preparation]]''': The dance in the letters is the Spring Dance that Daisy was put in charge of planning here. Sue and Amaya already made a joint play for a dance with Mike in this chapter, which is why he shuts Sue down before she can even finish her pitch.		* '''[[Prom Preparation]]''': The dance in the letters is the Spring Dance that Daisy was put in charge of planning here. Sue and Amaya already made a joint play for a dance with Mike in this chapter, which is why he shuts Sue down before she can even finish her pitch.
	* '''[[Confrontation]]''': The teasing gives way to real drama in the next chapter, where Daisy accuses Mike of having actual feelings for Lucy.		* '''[[Confrontation]]''': The teasing gives way to real drama in the very next chapter, where Daisy accuses Mike of having actual feelings for Lucy.
	* '''[[Farewell, Middle School]]''': The dance everyone is angling for ~~finally~~ happens off-panel here, and Mike skips it entirely.		* '''[[Farewell, Middle School]]''': The dance everyone is angling for happens off-panel here, and Mike skips it entirely.
	* '''[[Local Area]]''': The letters get their payoff years later, when Mike admits to Stacy that he kept them and calls them "really sweet." He also offers a new read on this chapter's mockery: "Lucy was just being jealous back then."
	* '''[[Rising Temperature]]''': Katie recycles her signature insult on a new target, telling Daisy she might not "be, like, the ugly duckling forever."		* '''[[Rising Temperature]]''': Katie recycles her signature insult on a new target, telling Daisy she might not "be, like, the ugly duckling forever."
			* '''[[Local Area]]''': Years down the line, Mike admits to Stacy that he kept the letters and thought they were "really sweet." He also reckons, looking back, that "Lucy was just being jealous back then."

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	[[Mike]] ~~spends a little over three minutes wrestling~~ his locker open~~, with [[Lucy]] timing him for posterity. When it finally gives,~~ a pile of love letters ~~tumbles~~ out at his feet. ~~Mike~~ insists ~~that~~ letters like these are private and their writers' feelings fragile, so Lucy ~~naturally~~ swipes one and treats the hallway to a dramatic reading~~, cackling her way through~~ "My dear prince~~. I've always admired you from afar.~~." ~~and its poetry about his luminous emerald eyes.~~ Around the corner, [[Stacy]], the letter's actual author, hears every word of it and starts to tear up.<ref name=":c13p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p1}}</ref>		[[Mike]] finally wrestles his locker open and a pile of love letters spills out at his feet. He insists letters like these are private and their writers' feelings fragile, so [[Lucy]] swipes one and treats the hallway to a dramatic reading of "My dear prince." Around the corner, [[Stacy]], the letter's actual author, hears every word of it and starts to tear up.<ref name=":c13p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p1}}</ref>

	Mike ~~snatches~~ the letter ~~back and grumbles that it~~ was genuinely sweet~~, which only hands Lucy fresh ammunition, since he can't exactly date a girl he can't identify. [[Daisy]] pops up to propose an investigation into the admirer's identity~~, but ~~Mike declines, since~~ he'd only have to reject ~~the poor girl in person~~. Then [[Paulo]] and [[David]] wander over, and Paulo takes the letter pile as fresh proof of his pet theory that Mike is gay. Mike's defense does him no favors: "I'm not interested in girls." ~~Paulo declares victory on the spot, and David hams up a mock flirtation for good measure.~~<ref name=":c13p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p2}}</ref>		Mike grumbles that the letter was genuinely sweet, but he'd only have to reject its writer anyway. Then [[Paulo]] and [[David]] wander over, and Paulo takes the letter pile as fresh proof of his pet theory that Mike is gay. Mike's defense does him no favors: "I'm not interested in girls."<ref name=":c13p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p2}}</ref>

	[[File:c13_p2_panel4.png\|alt=Lucy laughs "Mike's too sexy for his scarf!" while a mortified Mike looks back at her.\|thumb\|A dramatic reading nobody asked for, least of all Mike.]]		[[File:c13_p2_panel4.png\|alt=Lucy laughs "Mike's too sexy for his scarf!" while a mortified Mike looks back at her.\|thumb\|A dramatic reading nobody asked for, least of all Mike.]]
	One ~~of the letters~~ asks Mike ~~to invite its writer~~ to the dance, and his sarcastic acceptance backfires ~~immediately~~ when [[Katie]] leaps onto his back~~, thrilled to be chosen~~. She ~~is, after all,~~ the most popular girl in school, and much prettier than "the ugly duckling" standing next to him. Lucy answers the insult with a hose she produces out of nowhere, drenching Katie until her mascara runs. [[Sue]] confirms Katie is out of the running and starts to suggest an alternative, but Mike cuts her off with a flat no and an apologetic glance at a disappointed [[Amaya]]. The [[Three Weird Girls]] fare no better. When Paulo announces to the hallway that Mike ~~"plays for the other team"~~, a crowd of hopeful boys closes in on him instead~~, and Lucy can only conclude there's bad taste all round~~.<ref name=":c13p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p3}}</ref>		One letter asks Mike to the dance, and his sarcastic acceptance backfires when [[Katie]] leaps onto his back. She crows that she's the most popular girl in school and much prettier than "the ugly duckling" standing next to him. Lucy answers the insult with a hose she produces out of nowhere, drenching Katie until her mascara runs. When Paulo announces to the hallway that Mike prefers boys, a crowd of hopeful boys closes in on him instead.<ref name=":c13p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p3}}</ref>

	The teasing is what finally tips Mike over the edge. Paulo congratulates him on having more hoes than any pimp he's ever seen~~, and David tries to buy the one wearing a bow~~. Mike explodes~~: "A~~ real sleazeball would accept all these ~~goddamn~~ advances~~. But I~~'ve rejected ~~'''EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM!!'''"~~ He rants at the assembled girls to quit bothering him ~~with their attention~~, which leaves Stacy weeping in the background. ~~Once the smoke clears,~~ Paulo notes that Mike is the first gay pimp he's ever met, and David coins him a new name, "Homo McWhiskers." ~~Mike asks to be killed.~~ Lucy, for once, just gives him a gentle pat on the back.<ref name=":c13p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p4}}</ref>		The teasing is what finally tips Mike over the edge. Paulo congratulates him on having more hoes than any pimp he's ever seen. Mike explodes that a real sleazeball would accept all these advances, but he's rejected every single one of them. He rants at the assembled girls to quit bothering him, which leaves Stacy weeping in the background. Paulo notes that Mike is the first gay pimp he's ever met, and David coins him a new name, "Homo McWhiskers." Lucy, for once, just gives him a gentle pat on the back.<ref name=":c13p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p4}}</ref>

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	[[Mike]] ~~spends a little over three minutes wrestling~~ his locker open~~, with [[Lucy]] timing him for posterity. When it finally gives,~~ a pile of love letters ~~tumbles~~ out at his feet. ~~Mike~~ insists ~~that~~ letters like these are private and their writers' feelings fragile, so Lucy ~~naturally~~ swipes one and treats the hallway to a dramatic reading~~, cackling her way through~~ "My dear prince~~. I've always admired you from afar.~~." ~~and its poetry about his luminous emerald eyes.~~ Around the corner, [[Stacy]], the letter's actual author, hears every word of it and starts to tear up.<ref name=":c13p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p1}}</ref>		[[Mike]] finally wrestles his locker open and a pile of love letters spills out at his feet. He insists letters like these are private and their writers' feelings fragile, so [[Lucy]] swipes one and treats the hallway to a dramatic reading of "My dear prince." Around the corner, [[Stacy]], the letter's actual author, hears every word of it and starts to tear up.<ref name=":c13p1">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p1}}</ref>

	Mike ~~snatches~~ the letter ~~back and grumbles that it~~ was genuinely sweet~~, which only hands Lucy fresh ammunition, since he can't exactly date a girl he can't identify. [[Daisy]] pops up to propose an investigation into the admirer's identity~~, but ~~Mike declines, since~~ he'd only have to reject ~~the poor girl in person~~. Then [[Paulo]] and [[David]] wander over, and Paulo takes the letter pile as fresh proof of his pet theory that Mike is gay. Mike's defense does him no favors: "I'm not interested in girls." ~~Paulo declares victory on the spot, and David hams up a mock flirtation for good measure.~~<ref name=":c13p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p2}}</ref>		Mike grumbles that the letter was genuinely sweet, but he'd only have to reject its writer anyway. Then [[Paulo]] and [[David]] wander over, and Paulo takes the letter pile as fresh proof of his pet theory that Mike is gay. Mike's defense does him no favors: "I'm not interested in girls."<ref name=":c13p2">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p2}}</ref>

	[[File:c13_p2_panel4.png\|alt=Lucy laughs "Mike's too sexy for his scarf!" while a mortified Mike looks back at her.\|thumb\|A dramatic reading nobody asked for, least of all Mike.]]		[[File:c13_p2_panel4.png\|alt=Lucy laughs "Mike's too sexy for his scarf!" while a mortified Mike looks back at her.\|thumb\|A dramatic reading nobody asked for, least of all Mike.]]
	One ~~of the letters~~ asks Mike ~~to invite its writer~~ to the dance, and his sarcastic acceptance backfires ~~immediately~~ when [[Katie]] leaps onto his back~~, thrilled to be chosen~~. She ~~is, after all,~~ the most popular girl in school, and much prettier than "the ugly duckling" standing next to him. Lucy answers the insult with a hose she produces out of nowhere, drenching Katie until her mascara runs. [[Sue]] confirms Katie is out of the running and starts to suggest an alternative, but Mike cuts her off with a flat no and an apologetic glance at a disappointed [[Amaya]]. The [[Three Weird Girls]] fare no better. When Paulo announces to the hallway that Mike ~~"plays for the other team"~~, a crowd of hopeful boys closes in on him instead~~, and Lucy can only conclude there's bad taste all round~~.<ref name=":c13p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p3}}</ref>		One letter asks Mike to the dance, and his sarcastic acceptance backfires when [[Katie]] leaps onto his back. She crows that she's the most popular girl in school and much prettier than "the ugly duckling" standing next to him. Lucy answers the insult with a hose she produces out of nowhere, drenching Katie until her mascara runs. When Paulo announces to the hallway that Mike prefers boys, a crowd of hopeful boys closes in on him instead.<ref name=":c13p3">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p3}}</ref>

	The teasing is what finally tips Mike over the edge. Paulo congratulates him on having more hoes than any pimp he's ever seen~~, and David tries to buy the one wearing a bow~~. Mike explodes~~: "A~~ real sleazeball would accept all these ~~goddamn~~ advances~~. But I~~'ve rejected ~~'''EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM!!'''"~~ He rants at the assembled girls to quit bothering him ~~with their attention~~, which leaves Stacy weeping in the background. ~~Once the smoke clears,~~ Paulo notes that Mike is the first gay pimp he's ever met, and David coins him a new name, "Homo McWhiskers." ~~Mike asks to be killed.~~ Lucy, for once, just gives him a gentle pat on the back.<ref name=":c13p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p4}}</ref>		The teasing is what finally tips Mike over the edge. Paulo congratulates him on having more hoes than any pimp he's ever seen. Mike explodes that a real sleazeball would accept all these advances, but he's rejected every single one of them. He rants at the assembled girls to quit bothering him, which leaves Stacy weeping in the background. Paulo notes that Mike is the first gay pimp he's ever met, and David coins him a new name, "Homo McWhiskers." Lucy, for once, just gives him a gentle pat on the back.<ref name=":c13p4">{{Cite chapter\|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c13/p4}}</ref>

	== Character dynamics ==		== Character dynamics ==