The
funny thing about this is, I am the type of person who would run a joke/motion
to the ground because I can. (ex: I would keep saying “eggs” over and over
again, even if it is only funny to me). But having someone tell me stop, and I
do stop, is the best thing because now they are looking over their shoulder
like “when is she going to do it, I know she is going to do it soon so when is
it” and it is the best. 

So me and Morrison love toying with people like this

So his guilt on the Bad Thing lead him to be defensive with his friends. That plus the information ban that the Consorts put on him made him feel like everyone is against him, even though part of it is just Isabel doesn’t know how to reach out to him anymore.

Oh children

She doesn’t want to pry. I respect that, and her loyalty to her teacher. But loot at how the 2nd panel got dark and it zoomed in on the dog in the background. Either it is to show that Isabel has doubts/fears over the situation (which she does) or Spender was the one to help/cause her fear of dogs in the first place, though I am leaning more towards help.