#even if she was nitpicking suas behavior at the same time

[shakingparadigm]

very interesting how even the sister closest to sua seems to perpetuate the cruel and harsh environment under nigeh's ownership. we've seen before from sua's interaction with the other pets that they tend to use harsh language and behave in a rather hostile manner to those they deem unworthy. although sua's older sister is considerably less rude than the others, she still refers to sua with terms such as "stupid idiot" (albeit said with some affection).

nigeh's status as a model and influencer means that they treat beauty and perfection as priority. as their pets are held to this unfairly high standard, they internalize it and begin to enforce it onto others in an attempt to regain control in any way they can. casually derogatory language and hostile behavior might be something that's normalized amongst the humans under nigeh's care. this can result in an extremely cruel environment where the humans either view each other as competition or pity those who they deem weak (a projection of their own internal issues). either way, it's difficult to form any connections that are completely free of underlying negativity.

sua has been shown to have extremely low self-esteem, and as more of her home environment is revealed it becomes increasingly clear that it has contributed to her negative self-image. as a child she was bullied, pushed around and outright told that she was unworthy of her mother's love (which was conditional to begin with). even her closest sister refers to her affectionately as a stupid idiot, already assuming that someone as weak as her won't make it very far. it's unsurprising then that sua reacts so quickly and strongly to something as simple as her classmate commenting on her physical appearance (even though it was meant to be a compliment), immediately assuming it to be an insult.

It's also unsurprising that sua grew to love mizi so much. it's been stated quite a few times that mizi's love is pure and free of any falsehood, much unlike the nature of sua's home. she found solace in mizi's genuine love and optimism, something that she never got to see while growing up.