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Sawdust Cider @sawdustcider.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The existence of Bocchi the Rock lends credence to the possibility of Bocchis the Bass, the Mic, & the Treble. This is corroborated by extensive documentation of Bocchinose 'I like my coffee black' Hana.

A page from chapter 49 of Slow Start, panels arranged in 2 columns of 4, read right before left. Hiroe and Hana discuss Hana's tolerance for bitterness. As this was translated by and for weebs, the term “ronin” is used to describe a student-age person not enrolled at any school.

Hiroe:“Ooh...
I thought you'd be bad with bitter stuff, Hana-chan.”
Hana:“Ehehe
I'm actually fine with bitter stuff.”

“...
It's not like I like them, but...”

“When I was a ronin last year,
whenever I was cooped up in the apartment,
I'd eat nothing but this kind of chocolate.”

Past Hana's thoughts: “...It's bitter.”

“This coffee without any sugar in it
is also really bitter”

“But for some reason,
I'm okay with that.”

Present Hana: “Back then
my feelings were much bitterer.
No chocolate could surpass these feelings, no matter how bitter it was.
I remember thinking it would have been fine if it was even bitterer.”

Hiroe's tacky t-shirt reads “Opportunity only knocks once”

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Sawdust Cider @sawdustcider.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The existence of Bocchi the Rock lends credence to the possibility of Bocchis the Bass, the Mic, & the Treble. This is corroborated by extensive documentation of Bocchinose 'I like my coffee black' Hana.

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