I wonder how accurate to my memories of middle school dances this arc will be. I remember drinks in tiny plastic cups for an outlandish price, no one “went with” anyone at that age (the strip already differs from this), and none of the boys danced except the one boy who was a cheerleader, so all the girls danced together in a pack. Towards the end of the night a few of the more courageous guys worked up the nerve to ask the most popular girls for a slow dance (no one, and I mean no one, wanted to admit to liking anyone but the top three girls) but they were the minority and danced only slow dances. Most middle schoolers are socially awkward, it’s the age of peak meanness in girls, and middle school dances are the ninth circle of hell!
I wonder how accurate to my memories of middle school dances this arc will be. I remember drinks in tiny plastic cups for an outlandish price, no one “went with” anyone at that age (the strip already differs from this), and none of the boys danced except the one boy who was a cheerleader, so all the girls danced together in a pack. Towards the end of the night a few of the more courageous guys worked up the nerve to ask the most popular girls for a slow dance (no one, and I mean no one, wanted to admit to liking anyone but the top three girls) but they were the minority and danced only slow dances. Most middle schoolers are socially awkward, it’s the age of peak meanness in girls, and middle school dances are the ninth circle of hell!