Eric was ‘foreshadow’ inferring that after he’d done what he planned to do, it would be his former high school that no longer existed. Blown off the map. Rebby’s ol’ morbid sense of humor.  😉 

Shot and killed or shot and maimed?  In any case, things would’ve really taken a turn for the worse.  If Eric was dead or mortally wounded, that would leave Dylan on his own.  Dylan would probably have fled into the school at first and worked up the nerve to kill himself at a certain point otherwise, he would’ve been taken into custody and prison eventually.

Nice try. lol  Oh, the cleverness of you. 😉 

No. That was just an idle threat. A bit of psychological terror for everyone in earshot. They had no serious intent to use their knives. They wore their knives just to look and feel armed to the teeth and to feel even more powerful.  It’s one thing to shoot people detachedly from a distance but knifing people is a whole other ballgame. It’s messy af, hard work and requires full body contact which could potentially cause a physical fight with their victim perhaps leaving them vulnerable of being overpowered by others. They didn’t really have that in them to start something that could be potentially messy and risky.

Hmm.. I didn’t register sad off of her.  More like she looked a bit awkward around the edges and kind of cooly detached with barely if any, emotions visible.  I would not be surprised if she took a valium or some sort of tranquilizer to calm her nerves for her first television interview on national tv plus given that she is showing her face to the public as an accessory to the tragedy for supplying the bulk of the guns.  But she omitted in the interview a very crucial thing which is that the boys swore her to secrecy over their little transaction. They asked her not to tell anyone about it. How she says she didn’t really think anything of the whole thing is a bit baffling – perhaps just naive stupidity. She really liked Dylan a lot as a friend and was pretty much willing to do them both a massive favor as their friend and sort of allowed herself to be unwittingly used as a means to their end.

That type of question is very subjective. Overall though, I’d say given how mentally dysfunctional the boys were with depression and anger, neither would have the tools to be a “better” boyfriend. A relationship takes work and both were likely not too capable of anything mutually rewarding in the long term. Upon breaking up, as often many teenage relationships tend to not last, it would have been emotionally tough for the two and just another disappointment to add to their accumulated inner problems.

See, I think the romantic analogies posts are an illustration and reflection of Dylan’s own sense of romanticism as reflected in his writings and poetry. Honestly, I would never think to do that with Eric because he did not write in romantic type metaphors. Dylan, otoh, was a very secretly romantic person unbeknownst to family and most of his friends. The dude should’ve been born in the Pre-Raphaelite or Byronic era, tbh. lol   And I do appreciate that side of him very much.  So, sue me.  😉  But, hey, thankss. 

Well, first off, Melissa doesn’t really provide much detail as to how exactly Dylan tried to keep her away?  That would’ve been nice if she gave examples.  It may have just been her feeling if she was chatting up Eric but Dylan was reticent to open up and felt a bit like the odd man out. Maybe she just came to that conclusion over something as simple as Eric and Melissa chatting for about 15 min and Dylan coming over saying “hey, let’s go play this new shooter game they have here” sort of like ‘we came here to have to play games right, dude?”  Depending on what time period these exchanges occurred between Melissa and the boys at Fun City (which I’ve been to btw) would illustrate maybe why she got the sense that Dylan was trying to keep her out of their friendship.  For example, if this happened around late ‘98 into ‘99, it might make a bit of sense with Dylan’s mentality at that point in time. He was so depressed and had committed to NBK emotionally and mentally by Jan ‘99 and maybe saw Melissa as a bit of a threat with the private confessions that Eric was openly sharing with her. (Though, we don’t know if Eric was having those chats in earshot of Dylan).  Perhaps Dylan worried that Eric might find a girl friend to confide in like Zack did with Devon and then abandon him and their NBK plans.  This is speculation I’m piecing together here because Melissa provides cursory information without much detail.

In what way? This blog is about Dylan as an individual teenager not one dimensionally as ‘one of the shooters’.  It is an exploration and examination of his very short life, long before the massacre, but also during and after.  Sometimes it’s dark and serious but can also have a bit of levity and fun. I see what I’m doing as highlighting Dylan as a person (beyond the killer he became in the last 49 min of his life) but I guess you prefer to see that as idolizing.  Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.  You say you like my blog yet you seem uncomfortable with it which is a bit of mixed message.  Of course, you are free to not visit E-C if you find it offensive or personally see this as ‘idolizing/crushing’. Some people are just not ready to embrace the concept of understanding the sinner and hating his sin. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts. Have a nice day. 🙂 

Here’s the timeline of events on 4/20.

Hopefully next year.  If all goes well and according to plans, that is… *sigh*

Aww, thanks. I try to bring the best.  ❤️