Chapter Twenty-Three: Bad Influence

"So yeah, it's a fire. It's a goddamn blaze in the dark and you started it, you started it. So yeah, it's a war. It's the goddamn fight of my life and you started it, you started it."

~ivy by Taylor Swift~

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Revised: July 12, 2022

Warnings: abuse, domestic violence, sexual harassment/assault, language, violence, and other mature themes

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Eli's POV

We surround Demetri in the food court. "It didn't have to be this way. You could've joined Cobra Kai if you weren't such a pussy."

"At least I'm not an asshole," Demetri backs right into Assface.

"You're dead meat," I glare at him as Assface holds him steady.

A figure jumps between us and pulls Demetri back, "Get back. You guys need to back off." Miguel's ex-girlfriend.

"You need to mind your damn business," Z spits.

"I don't wanna have to hit a girl," I tell her.

"You wouldn't stand a chance," Robby Keene joins them. 

Z's game face drops for a second when she sees him. I may be a little threatened by him and whatever history he has with Z, but I know that what we have is real. And anyway, he's a traitor for siding with Daniel LaRusso and not his own father and then having Sensei Lawrence berate us for trying to win the tournament.

"Six against three? More like two and a half," I say in reference to Demetri. 

I glance at the Cobras, but see them instead looking to Z. We wait for her "go."

"Let's do it."

I smirk proudly when this happens. Douchebag grabs Robby and I try to kick him in his smug face, but he blocks me and punches Mikey in the face quickly. He has really fast reflexes.

If there's one thing I learned from the tournament, it's that Robby sucked at offense. So, I go after Demetri to piss him off.

"Demetri, look out!" It's unexpected when Sam sees me coming and moves him away from me and then kicks my chest twice.

"Zion! Stop!" I hear Robby yell at Z.

I pause for a moment to watch what they're saying. "Move, Robby."

"This isn't you." Robby kicks Douchebag away. "You aren't a bully. Stop this."

"Maybe this is exactly what I am," Z says darkly. 

She reverse crescent kicks his ass and Sam helps him back up. My confidence inflates when I know she's on my side. 

She gets Sam in the ribs with a kick, but then I see Robby rush over to her. I try to stop him in time, but instead he shoves Z to the ground and Sam leans on a table and kicks me around the neck until I fall back. I see half of our guys are down and Demetri is untouched.

"Stay down," Robby continues to talk to Z. 

I rush over, throttle him back, punch, and kick him until he flies forward into a table with trash all over it. I smirk as I then rush over for one final blow to knock him out.

Keene kicks high and gets me right in the face. The next thing I know, I'm on the ground and my head is throbbing. That hurt like a motherfucker.

I try to take in my surroundings, but all I can see are two girls fighting each other. Then, one of them falls beside me and I see blood on the ground. Is that mine or theirs? I hear screams... or, uh, cheering?

"What the hell was that?" a masculine voice asks angrily.

"Demetri is a bitch," a feminine one responds.

"Zion, you can't just beat people up for no reason." It's not Demetri; it's Robby Keene.

"He left a bad Yelp review about Cobra Kai. We had to do something," my girlfriend defends.

"This is all about a Yelp review? You're not the girl I knew last summer. She was good and wouldn't pull a stunt like this."

How dare he pretend to know her; I know her and love her and accept her for all she is.

"But I guess this all happened for a reason. People grow apart and find new relationships and take things way too far and you realize who truly cares about you. I guess I didn't know your ego was so fragile, Zion."

He seems genuinely hurt by her loyalty to me. Good. I want to keep it that way.

"I didn't take you for a liar. Why did you not tell me about Johnny being your dad?" Z counters.

"You know about that? ...It's not a lie. I just didn't say anything about it because, as far as I'm concerned, he's not my dad. You know how he abandoned me."

Sensei Lawrence abandoned his kid? I don't believe that. He has to be lying because I know Sensei Lawrence as a great mentor, despite his flaws like when he faulted us for striking hard at the All Valley.

"I didn't have a dad to raise me, so don't give me grief about my father. Look at your life, Zion. Is this what your dad wanted for you?"

I hear him walk away. I wonder why he made that seem so personal. They hadn't seen each other since the tournament and before then since a whole year ago. What the hell is this?

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Let's get out of here." 

I pretend to be unconscious as she walks over. I don't want to talk about that conversation or fight about Robby Keene. She's loyal to me and always will be. My suspicions are insecurities and that's all. That's it.

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Zion's POV

Hawk and I haven't talked much since the fight; the loss was humiliating and destructive to Cobra Kai's reputation. We failed and neither of us care to bring it up.

I'm driving us back to his house after we cleaned up our injuries - thankfully my nose is feeling better. The only sound in the old car is the wheels rolling and the engine roaring whenever I press the gas.

I pull into his neighborhood and a hand takes mine. I squeeze Hawk's hand in return, finding solace.

"I'm sorry I lost. It won't happen again."

"We all lost," I correct him. "It's okay."

A lot is on my mind. Ever since Robby brought up my dad, I can't shake the feeling that he would be disappointed in me if he were still alive. Seeing me beating up people wasn't one of his dying wishes; he was a good man. What I'm doing seems like the right thing, but Robby is mad at me and I wonder now what really is right and wrong.

"We'll get him next time," Hawk says and I turn to him in question.

"Next time?"

"We can't just let him get away with that. Next time it'll be just him and us. Nowhere to run, nobody to defend him," Hawk says and I just nod. Do I want a next time? I pull into his driveway and we get out.

We make it to the kitchen and grab some water when his mom walks in.

"Where have you two been?" she asks. She's angry.

"I told you. We went out with Cobra Kai for lunch," Hawk says and hands me a water bottle.

"What happened to your faces?" she asks in confusion. The bruising must still be there.

"Cobra Kai was a little rougher than usual today. We're fine," I speak up and she ignores me.

"I've been trying to get in contact with you, Eli," she says. She doesn't even look at me and I wonder what's going on.

"I didn't check my phone," Hawk says, not seeming to care that he didn't notice a text or two from his mom. He looks over to her and I see she has an angry mom glare on her face. "What?"

"I just got off the phone with Demetri's mother," Mrs. Moskowitz says. Oh no. 

"Oh," Hawk says timidly as we exchange a glance. If he snitched about today, I won't hesitate to show him no mercy - at any cost.

"Do you know why she called?" Mrs. Moskowitz asks and we shake our heads. "Apparently a few weeks ago Demetri got a black eye."

Oh god. No. I feel my my heart rate increase drastically as Hawk looks at her in question. My whole body is tense. This can't be happening.

"Yeah? So what? He ran into a door," Hawk shrugs.

Mrs. Moskowitz's face confirms that she knows this isn't true. I try to control my breathing. "No, he didn't," she says.

She looks at me and I feel panic flow throughout my body. Hawk glances at me, too, in question.

"Zion, is it true you were the cause of that because you were drunk?"

I freeze, put on the spot with a question I can't deny. Hawk looks at me in surprise, also showing betrayal on his face.

"I-I-" I stutter.

"Z, you couldn't have," Hawk says and I blink quickly and pinch myself, hoping I can wake up from this nightmare.

"I know you did because I was just told as much," his mom says.

"Z? Did you do it?" Hawk asks.

I hesitate a moment as I look between them for a way to lie, a way to get out of this, a way to pretend this isn't happening.

"Yes," I whisper.

Silence falls over the room, me hanging my head to avoid eye contact with them. I'm too embarrassed to say why because what if Demetri was right about what he said? I always thought those things about myself because my mom said they were true. I can't stand to say them aloud and risk having Hawk or his mom agree.

"That's it. You can't stay here," I hear his mom say and I tense.

"What?" I ask softly and she nods.

"You're a bad influence on my son and I can't have you here anymore. I'm sorry," she says, not sounding sorry at all.

"Mom!" Hawk yells and she turns to him.

"Zip it, Eli. You move out tonight, Zion," she says and I feel myself shaking. Not only does my own mother kick me out, but so does my boyfriend's mother.

"Where is she supposed to go?" Hawk asks and she shrugs.

"I-I can go to Miguel's," I suggest and his mom then nods.

"Fine. Grab your stuff and go," she says.

"Mom, you can't do this!" Hawk says as I walk upstairs, trying to hide my tears. I knew this couldn't last forever, but deep down I was hoping it would. 

I hear them yelling at each other, but I keep my tears at bay as I grab my things and shove them in a bag to join the rest of the junk in my car.

"Don't go," a voice says at the door and I see Hawk looking upset.

"I don't have a choice," I say.

"She's just being a bitch and she's upset," Hawk says.

"She's right," I say and he looks at me in confusion. "Are you saying you aren't mad at me for giving Demetri a black eye?"

"He's a fucking nerd," Hawk says. He didn't answer my question. "Why didn't you just tell me?"

"I thought you'd break up with me," I say after a moment. "I thought you'd see me as a drunk lunatic and hate me forever. So, I didn't tell anybody and threatened Demetri..."

"But why?"

"He said some things," I say vaguely. He gives me a questioning look. "Some things that... that I don't want to talk about." He'll want me out of his life, too.

"You didn't tell me."

"I know it was wrong of me to keep this from you," I say and grab my bag.

"God, I hate Demetri. He's such a pussy! I told him not to snitch about training with Kreese and now here he goes, getting you kicked out," he says angrily and I nod, not wanting to cry. "I tried to reason with my mom, but she won't let it go."

"I'll be fine," I say, my voice wavering and I hope he doesn't realize.

"Are you sure you can stay at Miguel's?" he asks in concern and I nod. "Okay." Silence. "I'm really sorry I can't do anything to help you. I fucking hate my mom."

"You... You have a good mom who cares about you," I whisper.

"I have an idiot for a mom."

"Don't say that." She's just trying to protect him from me. "I'll be fine."

He nods unsurely as I kiss his cheek gently and then walk past him to leave.

I make it downstairs and go out to my car; Mrs. Moskowitz is nowhere in sight. I didn't mean to make her mad at me, but I did so now the roof over my head is gone.

I get out my phone to text Miguel and I see Hawk storm out of the house and get into his car.

Zion to Miguel: Hey, long story but I need a place to stay tonight. Is it okay for me to come over?

I drive towards Reseda, hoping this is okay with Miguel and his mom and Yaya. I just want to find somewhere to sleep and let out my emotions without judgment and I know Miguel's is safe and warm and he's one of the only people I trust besides Hawk.

Hawk follows me towards Reseda. I wonder if he's following me until I pass Cobra Kai and he pulls in there. He must be going to workout and get away from his mom; I can't blame him there. My body just feels like collapsing from exhaustion.

I make it to Miguel's apartment complex, looking at Janice's across the street. My anxiety spikes as I check for Miguel's text. Nothing. I decide to call him. Nothing.

I wait another twenty minutes and when I still have no response, I decide to call someone else I trust.

"Hello?"

"Moon, hey, I-"

"Z?"

"Yeah, it's me. I-"

"Sam told me you and Hawk tried to beat Demetri up today," she says and I sigh. What's up with Miyagi-Do being full of snitches?

"Moon, listen-"

"Did you really do it?" 

"Yes," I admit.

"What the hell were you thinking? I thought you guys were friends," she says and I try to control my anger to not get into it with her right now.

"No, he was Hawk's friend. I had to put up with him and we had to teach him a lesson," I explain.

"A lesson about a Yelp review, Z!" she yells.

"He's a nerd, Moon! He needs to be put in his place," I say.

Silence is on the other side of the phone a minute.

"Look, I don't know what you need from me or why you're calling, but I can't help you. I'm not friends with bullies," she says. I feel my heart sink into my stomach; I'm not a bully. If anything, I'm the good guy... right?

"Yeah? What about when you made fun of Hawk before the mohawk, huh? You bullied him for his lip! That's okay for you, but when I do it it isn't? You're a hypocrite," I say.

Silence. I look at my phone and see she hung up god-knows-when. I throw my phone down in frustration, trying to think of where the fuck I can go.

I try Miguel again. Nothing. And again. Nothing. I think about Aisha a moment, but then realize I wouldn't want to impose and lose another friend like I just lost Moon. Damnit.

It's really dark now and I hate being so close to Janice's, so I drive away from Miguel's and over to West Valley High School. Almost a year later, I'm back sleeping in the goddamn parking lot.

I lean my chair back as far as it will go despite the stuff in the backseat and grab the snake Hawk won for me. I hold it tightly as I try to suppress my feelings and not think about how much my life sucks currently.

Unfortunately, tears stream down my face uncontrollably and after a while I cry myself to sleep.

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Robby's POV

I walk out of the room lent to me to find some food to eat when I see Sam sitting by the fire.

"Still up, too, huh?" I walk over to her.

"Too much adrenaline," she admits with a small smile. "Do you want a s'more?"

"I never say no to free marshmallows." I sit with her. 

I've been replaying the mall fight in my head over and over again. The conversation Zion and I had is on an endless loop as I try to make sense of what she said. I really think Cobra Kai is going too far and my dad is to blame for that, just like everything else.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," I look at her. "Are you making a s'more with a peanut butter cup?"

"I call them Sam-mores," she giggles. "I'm kind of a genius."

I smile at that and get distracted as my marshmallow catches on fire. "Oh."

She leans over to blow it out at the same time as me, our eyes connect, and I'm lost in hers for a moment.

I lean in and then realization of everything I'm about to do washes over me and I dodge the kiss.

"I'm sorry," I say softly.

"No, no, it's okay," Sam shrugs it off.

"No, I mean, you've gotta understand that I... I've been in a bad situation for a long time and now, finally, something good is happening and... I can't mess it up," I explain. "N-Not that you'd be messing it up, but your... your dad, he-"

"I understand." You can cut the tension in here with a knife. "Well, this just got awkward."

"Yep."

I set down the skewer so I can leave her be.

"Robby?" I turn back to her. "I know you care about Zion." I look down. "I just think that her and Miguel are too set in Cobra Kai's ways to ever really care about us again."

I look at her in confusion when she mentions Miguel. I guess she really does like me... and I can't ignore that I like her.

"I don't want to see you get hurt... as a friend," she adds awkwardly. 

"Right," I nod as I absorb it all. "As a friend."

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Zion's POV

I walk out of my room and into my dad's for advice on another problem with Gabi and Kayla. When I walk in, he's asleep.

"Hey, Dad?" I try to whisper to wake him up. 

No response.

"Dad?" I ask a little louder.

No response.

"Dad."

I walk over and see how pale he is. I glance at the oxygen machine and see that it's turned off. The worst reality strikes me.

"Mom!" I scream. "It's Dad, please, please, no!"

I rush out the door of the room and find myself instantly downstairs.

"I'll have to call you back," my mom hangs up the phone. "How could you do this to us, Zion?"

"W-What?"

"You killed your father!"

"N-No, I-"

She slaps my face and then front kicks my stomach until my back collides with the marble kitchen island.

"Mom, please-"

"Get out, Zion."

"Mom-"

"Zion Athena, get the fuck out!"

The house disappears and I'm alone on the street at night. I look around for my mom or my dad or any of my friends, but there's nobody here.

"Miguel? Jess? Hawk?" I call out in the darkness. It seems to echo around me. 

"Beautiful." I spin around and see two guys in ski masks approaching me.

My stomach drops and I try to run away, but I'm in so much pain from what my mom did that I'm slow.

"Get her."

I fight back as I thrash in their arms and reach up to pull their masks off. I have to fight. I have to win.

One mask slips off and I see Walker is the one holding me close.

I scream and soon they turn into sobs.

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I wake up in the middle of the night in a sweat from a nightmare. I hold my snake tightly, trying to figure out where I am. I look around and see I'm in my car in the school parking lot. I try to control my breathing and forget about my nightmare.

I thought I was past all the guilt about my dad, my mom, and what happened with that creep named Walker, but you can't run from your past; Robby proved that when he reentered my life.

How dare he bring up my dad. Robby didn't know my dad enough, not as well as I did. My dad always wanted me to do my best in life and he always said whatever I do he wants me to be happy... but am I happy?

It's not my fault Hawk's mom and my own mom kicked me out. It's not my fault Demetri is a coward. It's not my fault the world is unfair and full of assholes. I'm just taking a stand. Strike first, strike hard, no mercy. After all, my dad let me take karate... he would be proud of me... I think.

Honestly, it's hard to even know at this point. He isn't here. He left... He was taken away from me. My mom still blames me for his demise. And I slowly feel my memories of him fading. I don't want to forget him. But, how do I keep from losing him all together if the people who remember him either despise me or live all the way back in Santa Maria?

It all feels so hopeless that I curl myself into a ball and cry more; I cry the most I have in a while. And it sucks because Hawk isn't here to console me. Nobody is.

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I stayed awake the rest of the night, feeling like shit when I walk into a gas station to wash up. I'll do my makeup in my car mirror after I get dressed in my tank and leggings covered by my Cobra Kai gi.

Miguel to Zion: So sorry I just saw this

Miguel to Zion: Everything okay?

Miguel to Zion: You can come over now if it helps

These messages are in my phone along with a bunch of missed calls. Also, Hawk text me to check on me and all I could respond was, "I'm fine." I don't want him to worry about me; he has his own shit and I don't want to look weak.

I actually look presentable once I put on my makeup and I grab my things to drive to Cobra Kai.

I walk in and see Miguel run up to me, "Are you okay?"

I nod as I set down my things and he stays beside me.

"Did you find a place to sleep?" I nod. "I'm so sorry, Z. I was out last night with Tory and I-"

"With Tory?" I ask, something good actually happening for someone, thankfully.

"Yeah, we... we, uh, kissed," he blushes and I smirk at him.

"Good job, Drake," I say.

"Thanks. So, are you okay?" he asks.

"Can you just pretend I came to your house last night? I don't want to stress Hawk out," I say.

"Of course. Where did you end up staying?" he asks me.

"Parking lot," I mutter.

"What? Oh my God, I'm so sorry."

"Don't worry about it," I say, trying to brush off the awful night I had.

"Hey," Tory comes over to me with a smile.

"Hi," I say and see her and Miguel exchanging a loving glance. It reminds me of my boyfriend; I look around, wondering where Hawk is.

A beep comes from my phone and I realize it's ringing: Robby. Oh shit.

We still have ten minutes until class starts, so I hide the caller ID and rush outside as Tory and Miguel talk and stretch together.

"Hello?" I answer.

"How could you?!" Robby's voice yells and I widen my eyes in confusion.

"How could I what?" I ask.

"I know you trashed Miyagi-Do," he says.

"I did what?" I ask defensively.

"How could you do that to Mr. LaRusso? To Sam? To me?" he asks.

"Robby, slow down! I don't know what the hell you're talking about," I say and he laughs dryly.

"Sure. Play dumb about it," he says and I stare at the phone in shock.

"Excuse you?" I ask.

"'Cobra Kai never dies?' That's creative. After yesterday, I thought that maybe I'd gotten through to you, but after the All Valley and Valley Fest and yesterday and now this..."

He's pissed, he's ranting, he's getting like he always does when he's angry, but it's never been directed at me before and I'm as confused as he is irrational.

"It could have been a harmless prank, but you or one of your snakes stole something that means a lot to the LaRusso family and I can't believe you would be so petty and evil. You'd better give it back before Mr. LaRusso decides to press charges."

"What are-" He interrupts me.

"Don't bother texting or calling me again," he says and I hear the call end.

I tap the screen and, sure enough, he hung up. I feel like crying again, but I don't. Instead, I can only think as the numb feeling sets in.

He's insulting me for trashing Miyagi-Do? That was so not Cobra Kai, or at least not me. Could it have been Tory with Miguel? I know Hawk was here last night. I don't know, but now I'm curious to figure this out because I'm mad at Robby, but I don't want bad blood with him. Truly. I want to fix this.

He's spent too much time with Sam. First, she accuses Tory and I for stealing and now he does the same. It's pissing me off. I'm not well-to-do, but that doesn't automatically mean I'm going to steal. I don't even know what I'm accused of stealing!

I decide to let him cool off before I text him again and walk back into the dojo and set my phone in my bag. Not long after, Hawk walks in with Assface. I smile a little when I see him and he walks over to me.

"Hey. How was Miguel's?" he asks and I nod. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," I say and he gives me a hug, catching me off-guard. I fight off my tears as best I can, not wanting anyone to see me cry. "I'm good," I try to pry him off of me.

"Good. I am sorry about my mom. I can try to fix this."

"What's done is done. It was my fault," I say and he looks at me, unsurely.

"You sure?" he asks. I nod. "You are so strong."

"How was your night?" I ask.

"Uneventful," he says. "It wasn't the same without you."

"All right. Fall in," Sensei Lawrence walks in with Sensei Kreese behind him. "Today we spar based on the technique this week Sensei Kreese demonstrated. First up we have Z versus Hawk." 

 walk to the center of the mats, smirking at Hawk. This will be our first official fight against each other in the dojo.

We bow to Sensei Lawrence and then to each other. I back up as Hawk throws the first punch. I punch towards him and he dodges me. He goes to kick me and I duck. Then I jump up and kick towards his torso before he blocks that, too. Hawk is really good at this now.

But, I'm better. I throw a combination of fast punches and land one on his torso, winning the point. Hawk looks a little upset I beat him, but tries to mask it. 

"Nice work, Z. Bow. Go again," Sensei Lawrence instructs.

Suddenly, the door to the dojo opens and I see an angry Mr. LaRusso enter. What's he doing here?

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Sensei Lawrence asks.

"Like you don't know," Mr. LaRusso says. Wait, is he talking about the dojo like Robby said?

"Take your shoes off the mat. You're disrespecting my dojo," Sensei Lawrence says.

"You're seriously going to talk to me about disrespecting dojos after what you just did to mine?" Mr. LaRusso asks and steps closer to Sensei Lawrence.

"I don't know what the hell you're talking about. I didn't do anything to your dojo," Sensei Lawrence says.

I see Hawk and Miguel back away from the two grown men surely about to break into a fight.

"Just like you didn't slug one of my employees, huh?" the auto salesman says and I see Sensei not even deny it. Mr. LaRusso laughs slightly in disbelief. "You know, part of me actually felt bad for you at one point, but you make it so easy to remember who the bad guy is in all of this."

Why is everybody saying Cobra Kai is bad? We're the ones trying to be the justice in the world.

"You call yourself a sensei? You don't even know what a sensei is. A sensei mentors. A sensei elevates. He doesn't teach destruction and disrespect," he gets right up in my sensei's face.

I curl my fists tightly, pissed at him for saying such shit about Sensei Lawrence. Maybe he wasn't a good father to Robby, but he's trying with us now. Mr. LaRusso is the bad guy. He's making Robby turn on me and he raised a spoiled daughter. Hawk's hand takes mine, surely trying to relieve both of our anger; I silently thank him.

"I already said I don't know what you're talking about, LaRusso," Sensei defends himself. "And you don't know what you're talking about either."

"Yeah, well, I know you don't... You don't earn the Medal of Honor by stealing it," Mr. LaRusso says. Wait, somebody stole the Medal of Honor? What's going on? Is that what Robby thinks I stole?!

Sensei looks around at everyone and so do I. I look at Hawk, who puts his head down. He didn't have anything to do with it, though, right?

"Let me tell you something about your sensei. He may teach you how to fight, but he doesn't know a thing about what it takes to truly win at life. If you want to help yourselves before it's too late, the doors of Miyagi-Do are wide open." I stare in disbelief.

"You think you can come in here and poach my students?" Sensei asks.

"And what are you gonna do about it?" the dark haired man asks. Sensei stares in silence a moment, contemplating. "You know I'm not gonna strike first."

I wait for Sensei Lawrence to kick this guy in the face and show him no mercy for what he's saying. 

"I'm gonna be a bigger man," Sensei says to my surprise.

I watch as he takes a step away from the rich Italian and I don't know how to react. I thought the words painted on the wall are what we stand by here. Why is he not striking first? The enemy comes into his territory and insults him. We have to fight back. That's what we learned from him.

"Yeah. We'll see about that," LaRusso says and walks out after a moment.

Sensei Kreese looks displeased at the scene that just happened; I have to agree because this isn't what we've been taught.

I watch as Douchebag moves out of our circle around the mat and grabs his bag.

"Where do you think you're going?" Sensei Lawrence asks him.

He keeps walking and doesn't answer.

Assface speaks up, "What the hell, Chris?" Wait, his name is Chris?

"I never liked it here," Douchebag aka Chris says and walks out.

I stare in shock that one of the guys who followed Hawk and I around is actually just a big traitor.

I watch as more and more Cobras begin to leave the dojo. About half of them leave and I widen my eyes, waiting for one of my senseis to say something. 

I groan internally when they don't do anything. Sensei Kreese looks at Sensei Lawrence expectantly, but he still doesn't move.

This is bullshit! What the fuck is going on? I hope karma comes for the Miyagi-Dos and these traitors. If it doesn't, I will.

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A/N: Well... this was an emotional chapter to write. A lot went down. What do you guys think?

I would say it gets better, but uh... Sometimes things must get worse before they can improve...

Thanks for voting and reading! Your comments are awesome and I hope I didn't bum you out too much with this update.