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[[Madison]] finally works up the nerve to tell [[Lucy]] exactly what she thinks of her, at length and at full volume. There's just one small problem: Lucy doesn't hear a single word of it. Luckily, [[Jessica]] knows how to cheer a girl up.
[[Madison]] finally catches [[Lucy]] alone in a hallway and unloads every grievance she's been saving up, threats and all. It's a shame nobody warned her about Lucy's ears. Luckily, [[Jessica]] knows just how to patch up a bruised ego.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Madison]] hums her way through the school hallway, picks up a book from her locker, and is generally at peace with the world. Then [[Lucy]] walks past, and the serene smile snaps into a vengeful glare.<ref name=":c99p1">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p1}}</ref>
[[Madison]] starts the day in a lovely mood, humming her way to her locker.<ref name=":c99p1">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p1}}</ref> Then [[Lucy]] walks past, and the smile snaps into a glare. Madison points at her back and lets rip: "'''YOU!!!'''" The insults come thick and fast, but Lucy just keeps walking.<ref name=":c99p2">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p2}}</ref>


What follows is a furious tirade delivered entirely at Lucy's back. Madison points and screams "BLUE-EYED '''BITCH'''", but Lucy just keeps walking and never once turns around. Madison accuses her of thinking she's so great just because she's pretty, then blushes and falters.<ref name=":c99p2">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p2}}</ref> Before long, she's yelling at herself for whining and self-pity instead of yelling at her target.<ref name=":c99p3">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p3}}</ref>
The tirade starts collapsing almost immediately. Madison warns Lucy to stay away from [[Jessica]], who is spoken for and very happy. "I.. um.. hope, anyway." From there she spirals into a breathless speech about how Jessica is honestly too good for her, then scolds herself out loud for tearing herself down again. Of course, she blames Lucy for distracting her.<ref name=":c99p3">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p3}}</ref>


Not one to be discouraged, Madison chases Lucy down the hall to get to the point: [[Jessica]]. She warns Lucy to stay away from her girlfriend, and accuses her of making Jessica sad by flirting with "that '''IDIOT SOMALI BOY'''". Or possibly the Korat. Underneath all the shouting, she lands on something sincere: she loves Jessica, who has gone through a lot and doesn't need anyone making it worse.<ref name=":c99p4">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p4}}</ref> One final threat, and Lucy strolls off into the crowd.
Madison does find her footing for a sincere finish. She loves Jessica, she tries her hardest to make her happy, and she's sure Lucy made Jessica sad by flirting with some boy — the Somali one, or maybe the Korat. Hurt Jessica again, she warns, and Lucy will be answering to her. Lucy walks off without a glance, and Jessica pipes up from behind: "I don't think she heard a word of that."<ref name=":c99p4">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p4}}</ref>


As it turns out, Lucy didn't hear any of it. Jessica has been watching the whole time, and once she recovers from laughing, she explains. Lucy is half-deaf, and between the deaf ear and the noisy freshmen down the hall, she tuned Madison out completely.<ref name=":c99p5">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p5}}</ref> Madison is scandalized. "What?! That sucks!!" She vows revenge on the spot.<ref name=":c99p5" />
Jessica, losing her fight against laughter, explains that Lucy is half-deaf. Between that and some noisy freshmen down the hall, she tuned Madison out completely. Madison is scandalized. "What?! That sucks!!" She vows to get Lucy back for this.<ref name=":c99p5">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p5}}</ref>


[[File:c99_p6_panel5.png|alt=Jessica, blushing with her eyes closed, kisses a wide-eyed Madison on the lips.|thumb|Jessica makes sure the coast is clear first.]]
[[File:c99_p6_panel5.png|alt=Jessica closes her eyes and kisses a blushing, wide-eyed Madison on the lips in the school hallway.|thumb|One quick check of the hallway first, naturally.]]
Jessica has a better idea, though. She calls Madison over, checks the hallway for onlookers, and kisses her on the lips. Madison freezes, face red, steam rising off her head. "I love you. You're '''adorable!'''" Jessica tells her.<ref name=":c99p6">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p6}}</ref> Madison beams and takes Jessica's arm. The two head off down the hall, Madison fishing for a few more compliments on the way.
Jessica has a sweeter remedy in mind. She calls Madison over, takes one careful look around, and kisses her on the lips. Madison freezes solid, beet red with steam rising off her head. "I love you. You're '''adorable!'''" Jessica tells her, adding that she runs circles around Lucy anyway. The two head off arm in arm, Madison fishing for more compliments and Jessica laughing at her to stop.<ref name=":c99p6">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c99/p6}}</ref>


== Character dynamics ==
== Character dynamics ==
* '''Madison and Jessica:''' The couple's first on-panel kiss, and the first "I love you" between them. Jessica does check the hallway before leaning in — public affection, but the careful kind. She follows the kiss with the reassurance Madison actually needed: "You run circles 'round her, don't you worry."<ref name=":c99p6" />
* '''Madison and Jessica:''' A couple since their debut in [[Golden Hour]], though Madison has privately feared she's just a stand-in for Lucy ever since [[David]] suggested as much.<ref name=":c90p31">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c90/p31}}</ref> Here Jessica witnesses the whole embarrassing spiral and answers it with reassurance rather than teasing. The kiss and the "I love you" are both on-panel firsts, in the first chapter to show the relationship directly rather than secondhand.<ref name=":c90p9">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c90/p9}}</ref><ref name=":c99p6" />
* '''Madison and Lucy:''' Their first direct on-panel encounter, and a thoroughly one-sided one. Madison declares herself Lucy's enemy at length, and Lucy walks off none the wiser.<ref name=":c99p5" />
* '''Madison and Lucy:''' Until now the grudge has run one way and at a distance: the mistaken-name blow-up in [[Table for One]], then the profane outburst at Lucy's return in [[Love Again]].<ref name=":c92p3">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c92/p3}}</ref><ref name=":c95p27">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c95/p27}}</ref> This is Madison's first real confrontation, and Lucy misses all of it, so from her side the feud still doesn't exist. Madison just comes away with a fresh vow of revenge.<ref name=":c99p5" />


== Trivia & observations ==
== Trivia & observations ==
* Lucy doesn't have a single line in the chapter. It's her first appearance since [[After You]], and her only fully silent one since her return in [[Love Again]].<ref name=":c99p1" />
* The publicly unlocked "Page Deconstruction" post for this chapter reveals two discarded scripts: Lucy yelling back in confusion (dropped as "not very.. interesting") and Lucy jokingly flirting with Madison to fluster her ("a terrible idea"). The scene was originally conceived to show Lucy's maturity in not lashing out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/185840017570/as-a-sample-of-the-behind-the-scenes-posts|date=2019-06-25}}</ref>
* The unheard-tirade gag is an old one: back in [[Show and Tell]], [[Yashy]] confessed her misdeeds within earshot of Lucy, believing her deaf ear meant she couldn't hear.<ref name=":c9p1">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c9/p1}}</ref>
* Lucy has no dialogue and never turns around once in the whole chapter. Her deaf left ear goes back to [[Show and Tell]], which also ran the original version of this gag: [[Yashy]] chattering away at a Lucy she believed couldn't hear her.<ref name=":c99p5" /><ref name=":c9p1">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c9/p1}}</ref>
* Page one went up the day before Veronica's 30th birthday, and Oliver used the commentary under it as a birthday announcement.<ref name=":c99p1" />
* The "'''IDIOT SOMALI BOY'''" is [[Paulo]] and "the Korat" is [[Mike]]; both breed labels come from Show and Tell too, making Madison's garbled version a rather deep-cut wink.<ref name=":c99p4" /><ref name=":c9p3">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c9/p3}}</ref><ref name=":c9p4">{{Cite chapter|url=https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c9/p4}}</ref>
* Page three's commentary calls the mid-rant self-scolding "Madison trying to practice that self-love", and thanks Lucy for encouraging the moment of mindfulness.<ref name=":c99p3" />
* Veronica and Oliver later shared a behind-the-scenes breakdown of this chapter, revealing two rejected script directions: one where Lucy yells back at Madison, and one where Lucy jokingly flirts with her to fluster her, which they deemed "a terrible idea".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/185840017570/as-a-sample-of-the-behind-the-scenes-posts |title=Bittersweet Candy Bowl Tumblr post |website=Tumblr |date=2019-06-25}}</ref>


== Related chapters ==
== Related chapters ==
* '''[[Golden Hour]]''': Madison's debut chapter, where she and Jessica are first revealed as a couple, and where the grudge starts: [[David]] compares Madison to Lucy, and Madison melts down over the idea that she's a replacement.
* '''[[Golden Hour]]''': Madison's debut, the couple reveal, and the origin of the Lucy-replacement fear behind this rant.
* '''[[Table for One]]''': [[Mike]] accidentally calls Madison "Lucy", and Madison threatens to "wring her neck". This chapter is that threat finally attempted, with mixed results.
* '''[[Love Again]]''': Lucy returns to school, and the mere sight of her reignites Madison's grudge.
* '''[[Show and Tell]]''': The origin of Lucy's deaf left ear, and of the Somali and Korat breed labels Madison garbles in her rant.
* '''[[Pillow Talk]]''': The story behind Jessica having "gone through a LOT": [[Craig]]'s coercion, [[Tess]]'s rumor campaign, and her original brawl with Lucy.
* '''[[Pillow Talk]]''': Jessica's backstory chapter, and the story behind "She's gone through a LOT".


== References ==
== References ==

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Chapter99 of 127 (list of chapters)
PublishedDecember 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)
Page count6
Major charactersMadison, Jessica, Lucy
LocationsRoseville High School
Collected inVolume Seven
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Madison finally catches Lucy alone in a hallway and unloads every grievance she's been saving up, threats and all. It's a shame nobody warned her about Lucy's ears. Luckily, Jessica knows just how to patch up a bruised ego.

Synopsis

Madison starts the day in a lovely mood, humming her way to her locker.[1] Then Lucy walks past, and the smile snaps into a glare. Madison points at her back and lets rip: "YOU!!!" The insults come thick and fast, but Lucy just keeps walking.[2]

The tirade starts collapsing almost immediately. Madison warns Lucy to stay away from Jessica, who is spoken for and very happy. "I.. um.. hope, anyway." From there she spirals into a breathless speech about how Jessica is honestly too good for her, then scolds herself out loud for tearing herself down again. Of course, she blames Lucy for distracting her.[3]

Madison does find her footing for a sincere finish. She loves Jessica, she tries her hardest to make her happy, and she's sure Lucy made Jessica sad by flirting with some boy — the Somali one, or maybe the Korat. Hurt Jessica again, she warns, and Lucy will be answering to her. Lucy walks off without a glance, and Jessica pipes up from behind: "I don't think she heard a word of that."[4]

Jessica, losing her fight against laughter, explains that Lucy is half-deaf. Between that and some noisy freshmen down the hall, she tuned Madison out completely. Madison is scandalized. "What?! That sucks!!" She vows to get Lucy back for this.[5]

Jessica closes her eyes and kisses a blushing, wide-eyed Madison on the lips in the school hallway.
One quick check of the hallway first, naturally.

Jessica has a sweeter remedy in mind. She calls Madison over, takes one careful look around, and kisses her on the lips. Madison freezes solid, beet red with steam rising off her head. "I love you. You're adorable!" Jessica tells her, adding that she runs circles around Lucy anyway. The two head off arm in arm, Madison fishing for more compliments and Jessica laughing at her to stop.[6]

Character dynamics

  • Madison and Jessica: A couple since their debut in Golden Hour, though Madison has privately feared she's just a stand-in for Lucy ever since David suggested as much.[7] Here Jessica witnesses the whole embarrassing spiral and answers it with reassurance rather than teasing. The kiss and the "I love you" are both on-panel firsts, in the first chapter to show the relationship directly rather than secondhand.[8][6]
  • Madison and Lucy: Until now the grudge has run one way and at a distance: the mistaken-name blow-up in Table for One, then the profane outburst at Lucy's return in Love Again.[9][10] This is Madison's first real confrontation, and Lucy misses all of it, so from her side the feud still doesn't exist. Madison just comes away with a fresh vow of revenge.[5]

Trivia & observations

  • The publicly unlocked "Page Deconstruction" post for this chapter reveals two discarded scripts: Lucy yelling back in confusion (dropped as "not very.. interesting") and Lucy jokingly flirting with Madison to fluster her ("a terrible idea"). The scene was originally conceived to show Lucy's maturity in not lashing out.[11]
  • Lucy has no dialogue and never turns around once in the whole chapter. Her deaf left ear goes back to Show and Tell, which also ran the original version of this gag: Yashy chattering away at a Lucy she believed couldn't hear her.[5][12]
  • The "IDIOT SOMALI BOY" is Paulo and "the Korat" is Mike; both breed labels come from Show and Tell too, making Madison's garbled version a rather deep-cut wink.[4][13][14]

Related chapters

  • Golden Hour: Madison's debut, the couple reveal, and the origin of the Lucy-replacement fear behind this rant.
  • Love Again: Lucy returns to school, and the mere sight of her reignites Madison's grudge.
  • Pillow Talk: The story behind Jessica having "gone through a LOT": Craig's coercion, Tess's rumor campaign, and her original brawl with Lucy.

References

  1. ↑ Chapter 99: PDA, page 1
  2. ↑ Chapter 99: PDA, page 2
  3. ↑ Chapter 99: PDA, page 3
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 99: PDA, page 4
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Chapter 99: PDA, page 5
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 99: PDA, page 6
  7. ↑ Chapter 90: Golden Hour, page 31
  8. ↑ Chapter 90: Golden Hour, page 9
  9. ↑ Chapter 92: Table for One, page 3
  10. ↑ Chapter 95: Love Again, page 27
  11. ↑ . 2019-06-25 https://bittersweetcandybowl.tumblr.com/post/185840017570/as-a-sample-of-the-behind-the-scenes-posts. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Chapter 9: Show and Tell, page 1
  13. ↑ Chapter 9: Show and Tell, page 3
  14. ↑ Chapter 9: Show and Tell, page 4
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