I always thought that Pete was never in danger of dying. I gathered that he was in a coma because his father was abusive and that the bird was his sister trying to lead him back to the surface world. Mama Gomboysa was an enabler to the part of him that wanted to stay in the coma world, not a brain tumor. I always found it interesting how the minor characters that Pete meets play alone. Pete might not be used to playing with friends, especially if his dad is a controlling asshole. Fatty Fat Cakes is the most interesting to me because he essentially depends on violence. Getting hurt is a literal release for him, and that is another trauma-drama aspect of Pete. When Pete wakes up, he's going to need quite a bit of therapy! T___T I've never been so invested in a character lol
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