I don't think Mutsuko had to egg on Ikeda to get him to do his punishment. Ikeda would have selected to have his statement read out regardless for a few different reasons I can think of.
The first being that Tei would be stuck with him. It could either hint that he doesn't want to put Tei in that situation, or it could hint that he'd be afraid that Tei would do something to him while they were in there. What he'd be afraid of, I don't know. But being locked in a room with someone never ends well.
The other being the fact that he'd be a total hypocrite, and would likely end up being treated the way he's been treating others. And he definitely hates being treated in any way other than just general upset at what he says.
But that relies on my interpretation that he's constantly trying to bait a reaction out of people, which could be disproven if we see more of him. He might have a different reason for being so antagonistic. Another reason is that he might have WANTED to upset people with what his claim was. He only goes on the offence when Mutsuko starts antagonizing him (the way he treats others). He wanted shock value, but he didn't want to get made fun of.
Point is, Ikeda could have a ton of different motivations, which is why he's got me the most invested so far. (There's also a chance that I'm dead wrong and a cast member is reading this and giggling at me)
Look, I have a reason behind this. I think he's a character that doesn't bring a lot to the story that can ACTUALLY move it forward.
I like it much more when stories have a narrative that progresses. As much as I love Lackadaisy and its characters, the comic is kind of stagnant.
Viktor can do plenty from an emotional standpoint (giving Rocky advice for example) but he can't really make anything happen at his own hands. Because he's stuck behind the bar and has a fucked up knee.
You know what? While I'm making posts about thing that are definitely going to upset some people, let me share this:
I like Tales from '85 way more than normal Stranger Things.
Stranger things was already declining towards being a kid's show, so actually making it for kids was a good call. On top of that, it also downsized the cast perfectly.
I don't care about all the adults, I was here for the OG group of friends. It fixed the cast bloating perfectly.
We actually get to give all the main group different dynamics than just LuMax and Mike's two love interests (except not really because you know how that went)
And Nikki is a great character. She fits right in, she gets to introduce the new gimmick of tech gadgets, and she reminds me of Susie from Deltarune.
I'd like to start this by saying I'm not trying to defame DRDT, or invalidate anyone who likes Nico, or say that they shouldn't be NB. There is no anti-NB rhetoric going into this.
I'd also like to say that I am a trans woman, but I'm not nonbinary, so I might not be super qualified to talk on this, and my opinion could be bad.
All that in mind, I'll continue down below
I'll start with the fact that Nico's gender is meant to be a secret. Which is fine, everyone is entitled to come out of the closet when they're ready.
However, the motive of the secrets tends to entail things like poisoning your competition, or ruining your sisters' lives. Nico's secret (being unaccepted for being nonbinary and being bullied for it) is lumped into the same category as those secrets. I highly doubt that was the intent of the creator, but it can still come off that way.
It could be a reach, of course. It's something that came to me while I was thinking on this, so it's not a glaring issue. I just thought that was worth mentioning here.
I have more issue, however, with Nico being essentially forced to reveal it because of Ace constantly picking on him (of course I need to tap the sign to make it clear that Ace wasn't being transphobic) and because David, Teruko and Hu asked nicely, or something like that.
It should be Nico's decision to come out, and to do so when they want to. And not because they got bullied by some horse girl with a stupid haircut, and also not because three people who they've known for not even a year asked them to share.
I don't want this to come off as a bad faith reading, but I was kind of uncomfortable, and I tend to become slightly more uncomfortable the more I think about it. So I'm posting about it.
This is all mostly opinion. I could be acting like a sod. Feel free to tear me a new one, I probably have it coming.
Okay so a few people replied to this and let me know what's what.
Just wanna say now that this opinion hasn't changed completely: I still feel like it could have been handled better. But I do get that it's supposed to be uncomfortable now.
I'd like to start this by saying I'm not trying to defame DRDT, or invalidate anyone who likes Nico, or say that they shouldn't be NB. There is no anti-NB rhetoric going into this.
I'd also like to say that I am a trans woman, but I'm not nonbinary, so I might not be super qualified to talk on this, and my opinion could be bad.
All that in mind, I'll continue down below
I'll start with the fact that Nico's gender is meant to be a secret. Which is fine, everyone is entitled to come out of the closet when they're ready.
However, the motive of the secrets tends to entail things like poisoning your competition, or ruining your sisters' lives. Nico's secret (being unaccepted for being nonbinary and being bullied for it) is lumped into the same category as those secrets. I highly doubt that was the intent of the creator, but it can still come off that way.
It could be a reach, of course. It's something that came to me while I was thinking on this, so it's not a glaring issue. I just thought that was worth mentioning here.
I have more issue, however, with Nico being essentially forced to reveal it because of Ace constantly picking on them (of course I need to tap the sign to make it clear that Ace wasn't being transphobic) and because David, Teruko and Hu asked nicely, or something like that.
It should be Nico's decision to come out, and to do so when they want to. And not because they got bullied by some horse girl with a stupid haircut, and also not because three people who they've known for not even a year asked them to share.
I don't want this to come off as a bad faith reading, but I was kind of uncomfortable, and I tend to become slightly more uncomfortable the more I think about it. So I'm posting about it.
This is all mostly opinion. I could be acting like a sod. Feel free to tear me a new one, I probably have it coming.
BUTCH CARMELITA RETURNS!!!
(also wtf kinda design for a weapon is that)
okay before you go lower to look at the other doodles some context: making her butch was fun, but I kinda miss the braid. So I gave it to Sly instead. a hair jumpscare awaits you
(also is it just me or is sly androgynous as hell even without the braid)
also formal wear redesigns because those things were NOT IT (also women in suits are cooler)
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