Thread:Pigletisbacon/@comment-5933172-20140708031717/@comment-6489422-20140916154815

I never said they were "forced" to: they CHOSE to because they knew Tomoo might bully them if they didn't. Out of selfishness and fear of getting hurt, they chose to be bullies rather than bullying victims. And yes, they and Tomoo got along well by the time of the events in Lucy's flashback. Their actions and motives make these stupid kids worthless scum, but not necessarily COMPLETE Monsters. They're characterized in such a one-note way that I don't think it's inconcievable that, had they lived, they could have eventually gotten counciling and turned their lives around. Tomoo, by contrast, was characterized as a sociopathic budding serial killer waiting to happen. If that sort of person grew up and found a larger scale to work in and more people to hurt, he'd be completely heinous.