Based on the 'hard to get' joke a few weeks back, I don't think either one takes the 'abuse' toooo seriously.
Oh, is it just me or does it seem our esteemed and benevolent Giz and Dave are real good about starting these on a Wensday where we have to wait the long weekend for the action to start? y
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"Don't call me a dirty old man.... Cuz I'm not old... I'm of a fine vintage..."
"Get your mind out the gutter... you're crowding me."
They have enough clout at the school that other girls were willing to go through some kind of initiation bit to join their clique. Seems like pretty good evidence that they're not the perennial losers those other folks you mentioned are.
For one hope they prove not to be losers. I hope they prove a challenge to Layla, which is not to say that I don't want then to suffer a comical comeuppance. Nothing spices up a story as a semi competent bad guy and the victory over their scheme is so much more fulfilling.
Birds of a feather flock together,
And so will pigs and swine;
Rats and mice will have their choice,
And so will I have mine. Nursery Rhyme
I may disagree with you but I am pretty sure you are not a NAZI Jon Steward/ The Daily Show
They have enough clout at the school that other girls were willing to go through some kind of initiation bit to join their clique. Seems like pretty good evidence that they're not the perennial losers those other folks you mentioned are.
No offense intended to Giz, but those girls do seem to fit the "clever villain and dumb henchpeople" roles rather nicely. In the opening picture to Chapter 9 particularly, Cerise looks like she's trying to have a thought...