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Simeon when Bronco commits murder for an extremely petty and selfish reason: “Don’t worry Broncy, I’ll still visit you! You’re my best friend! I believe in you!”

maybe im just a sucker for angst but i love the idea of a simeon who hides all of his real insecurities from bronco. I could imagine him playing up feeling self conscious about things he doesnt dislike about himself (inadvertently making bronco compliment the parts of himself that hes proud of and wants to show off) while hiding and ignoring all of the things he actually dislikes. in my mind, its like he sees his real, biggest insecurities as something that could risk their friendship (and risking the friendship means risking his very important revenge plan!!) so he hides the parts that he thinks will scare bronco away and makes himself what He Thinks bronco will find palatable, likely more childish because their time together as kids was the purest and most untainted part of their friendship. well. at some point.

maybe im just a sucker for angst but i love the idea of a simeon who hides all of his real insecurities from bronco. I could imagine him playing up feeling self conscious about things he doesnt dislike about himself (inadvertently making bronco compliment the parts of himself that hes proud of and wants to show off) while hiding and ignoring all of the things he actually dislikes. in my mind, its like he sees his real, biggest insecurities as something that could risk their friendship (and risking the friendship means risking his very important revenge plan!!) so he hides the parts that he thinks will scare bronco away and makes himself what He Thinks bronco will find palatable, likely more childish because their time together as kids was the purest and most untainted part of their friendship. well. at some point.

I thought so too! Bronco is a bit more openly affectionate in the fan translation

Oooo, thank you so much for providing the screenshots!

look it all makes sense. Simeon and Bronco were in a friends with benefits situation with both of them being in love with the other (even if Simeon would never admit it) but never confessing, then Bronco and Miles were into each other and would have hooked up but Bronco died, then Simeon and Miles were into each other and Miles would have taken him out (bigg building) but then Simeon goes to jail, then Miles's friend Simon goes to jail and meets Simeon where they start an on-and-off hook-up kind of situationship but Bronco's ghost is haunting the jail and he's jealous so he's trying to scare Simon off but he's kinda into Simon at the same time so it's like a love triangle with a ghost that they're unaware is in the room even if they can tell things are Off. Miles is still visiting both Simeon and Simon through visitation hours in jail and somehow he's the one to figure out Bronco's a ghost now but he's also denying it because he doesn't believe in ghosts but he's still into Ghost Bronco while being into Simeon also.

I thought so too! Bronco is a bit more openly affectionate in the fan translation

It's interesting in hindsight that, if Simeon is to be believed, he's the one who gave Bronco the idea for how to pull off the fake assassination plan in Turnabout Trigger.