#we'll see when issue 63 and 64 get released I guess...

[true-blue-sonic]

Phew honestly I'm glad to see I may not the only one whose first thought seeing the solicitations for those next issues was something like "oh god, please not this shit again" lmao

Although I think there are at least a few reasons to be a bit more hopeful this time around

Like it kind of makes more sense in this case he'd be looking for problems given his restlessness at being stuck in the past with no directive, he will hopefully at least partially be vindicated by the time Mimic is revealed, and of course it's not gonna get him completely ostracized by the rest of the cast

And yet, I still find that the most optimistic thought of all is like 'at least if they get it out of the way now, there'll be less temptation to do this yet again for future stories'

I recall being super excited a few months ago when we heard that Silver was going to be featured a lot more in upcoming stories.... and then that all just kind of went the Oh No Not Like This route when we got the solicits for #63 and 64, like you describe😅😅 I would agree that the whole "Silver is actively looking for problems and therefore leaps onto anything that seems the slightest bit odd" directive you describe makes sense, but it kind of already starts with the fact he is in a situation I feel he should not be in to begin with. Silver is simply not the kind of person who gets in the way of others' training, and especially not because he is oogling at and being starstruck about Whisper. Even more egregious because he could work with her just fine at the end of the Metal Virus saga! So then why is he suddenly back to being all amazed by Whisper when he is far more powerful than she is, has seen both her good and bad sides when it comes to her fighting style and personal life, and is on clear friendly terms with her? I'm not saying that you can't be inspired by friends, but the whole mysterious angle of the unknown Guardian Angel protecting him from afar in a war is all but gone now. Not even mentioning the fact that Silver is quite confident and smug about himself and his own abilities? And furthermore, since Duo appears on later covers, we know Silver is not going to be believed, in all various ways the others can tell that to him. So all that together is making it quite difficult for me to really get engaged in the plot of him accusing Duo and the resulting fallout to begin with. And the fact that the solicits literally say said fallout is going to be awkward... It makes me not look forward to the story at all, basically. I don't like seeing my favourite character be ridiculed due to him being highly OoC and said ridicule then not even leading to anything until much later. And as for whether he'll be vindicated, I am not getting my hopes up much. Indeed, the most optimistic scenario I can get from it all is the fact it'll be one-and-done now and therefore likely won't return, but I truly would rather it wouldn't be done to begin with.