That’s such good observations. I noticed the emphasis being slightly different, but I didn’t think about how it could be interpreted as Student trying their best to talk to Broccoli while only being able to repeat words

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I have a slightly different take, while student copies others, broccoli copies Doris they both are soing the same thing, copying

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Honestly, I interpreted "That's what you do?" as "That's what I do? [just copy?]" As if Student isn't fully aware that they are mimicking at all.

I have to disagree that no character is in the wrong. I agree fully that there isn't, reasonably, anything that could have been done to alter the outcome, but that doesn't mean everyone involved is equally faultless.

Broccoli did threaten to do harm, but it is shown both from our knowledge of them and from the text itself once their bluff is called that they had no intention of causing any at any point, nor did they have a weapon of any kind with which to enact such violence. They were here to, from the best of their knowledge, save the universe. A very reasonable assumption when told by the creator of the universe that sealing the tear was important. And it is *widly* understood by the other characters that Broccoli is legit, this isn't a 'your crazy vs my crazy' situation, this is a 'your crazy vs a fact we both know and agree is a fact'. So Broccoli, good intent, good actions.

Sucre was trying to help her friend - repair a rip in the universe. It's not as if Broccoli was subtle or clandestine about the nature of their mission. This is a very important point, I think. And they similarly had no intent (or capability) to inflict violence.

Ms. Adelaide is mostly trying to keep her daughter safe at this point, though the fact that it got to this point in the first place is partly on her (though minimally, to be sure; she is hardly the bad guy here.) How? Well, because *Broccoli was neither subtle nor clandestine about the nature of their quest.* Ms. Adelaide had two months to address the potental conflict there. And she knew there would be a good chance for conflict, because...

The person that *is* at fault here is Ms. Adelaide's psycho friend. This is not a case of two sides not agreeing or understanding each other causing some kind of fallout. One side is well meaning children told by *god herself* to do something - and which no one else disagrees were really genuinely told by *god herself* - children who harmed no one and had legitimate reason to think they were saving the world (and even still refused to actually harm anyone in the process). The other side is a girl who is willing to stab a kid who's trying to repair a tear in the universe they've been told is bad by *god herself* because they want a monster boyfriend. And she wasn't bluffing - she genuinely tried to stab them several times. They were only even stabbed after first stabbing someone in the back who had so far only blocked them! This was not a fight on equal moral ground at any point. Psycho friend was always in the wrong at every stage without exception. And, I hate to say it, you can't stick up for psycho kid murdering friend without being a little tarnished yourself, Ms. Adelaide (though obviously considerably less.)

Huh. I think you're correct. Phsyco lobotomy friend is indeed in the wrong. If we're now considering those other than Sucre, Broccoli, and Ms. Adelaide, I think Student may also count as in the wrong. We know now that they were either in control of of their actions the whole time, or gained such ability while speaking to broccoli. (after the stabby-stabs) I personally think the former will turn out to be correct. So if they had control when they stabbed lobotomy friend, they committed murder. They were stabbed first, but I don't think the stabbing on their part was intended as self defense so much as vengeance. It is somewhat fair, but also very ethically questionable.

Like man, even SUCRE turned back to her mom with a bewildered look, like how could she *do* that?

I interpreted it more as confirming that she really did love them. They could have stayed there, Ms. Adelaide did love them, she wasn't just using their endangerment of Sucre as an excuse to kick them out. They could have stayed.