History AlternativeCharacterInterpretation / InfinityTrainBlossomverse

* Who exactly is at fault for Goh's special school accommodations being ignored in Crocus proper? Ms. Valente for enforcing normality on Goh? Ms. April for seemingly not bothering to ensure that school knew about them before she got fired? Goh's parents for ignoring calls? Or some combination of all of these?

* Goh asks an In-Universe example while he's grilling Chloe in the Harvest Moon Car: did she take up the task to retrieve the flowers from Gourgeist because she hoped that Goh would acknowledge this and be grateful for what she did, or because she wanted to get back at him for ignoring her warnings not to chase after the Vivillon?

* Parker calling Ash Goh's boyfriend while complaining about Goh to Gloria: is he using it as an insult, or just stating what he thinks is going on between the two? If Parker was more of a normal five-year-old it would certainly be an innocent take on the latter or parroting what others say, but Parker is not a regular five-year-old which muddles the issue. Chloe later clears this up by explaining to Parker that she was just angry that Goh was spending more time with Ash than her that she used the term in a derogatory manner.

* Are Chloe's poor attempts at apologizing to Ash in Act 2 a hint that the situation at hand is taking a toll on her, or a sign that she still believes herself to have the moral high ground and ''demands'' that the boy be held accountable in exchange for saying she was also in the wrong?

* When Chloe recaps the flashback of Goh's birthday party and him saying, "I don't need friends, only ''Mew''", and Goh himself later clarifies that he actually said "I only want ''you'' as my friend", it's possible she misheard him, given that "Mew" and "you" sound phonetically similar.

** Likewise, the fact that Goh's descent into Chloe-focused glorification at his own expense happened while living with Tomie. Was Tomie not aware that Goh was going down such a spiral? Or did she ''push Goh'' into said spiral in the hopes that Chloe won't have a reason to go back to the Train, at the expense of her own grandson.
* Kurune and Ikuo wanting Chloe and Goh not to see each other again. An overreaction that caused both kids to grow strained and a good reason to call them out? Or a NecessaryEvil performed by a pair of worried parents who simply want to protect their son, a son who is strongly hinted to be special needs, whom not only is ''hated'' by the rest of Vermillion City, but is actively ''slandered'' by everybody else while they glorify Chloe?

* Are Kurune and Ikuo's job really so demanding that they were driven to alcoholism, or are they suffering from stress regarding Goh's special condition and the apparent hatred that many people have towards him? Could it be both of these factors.

* With the reveal in Firefly that Goh has special accommodations that seem to be ignored in Crocus proper, who is at fault for this oversight? Is Ms. Valente ignoring them to enforce normality on Goh despite his documented accommodations? Did the school mess up the paperwork and she's unaware of this status? Did Ms. April make the mistake? Is it the fault of Goh's parents for ignoring calls? Some combination of all of these?

* With the reveal in Firefly that Goh has special accommodations that seem to be ignored in Crocus proper, who is at fault for this? Is Ms. Valente ignoring them to enforce normality on Goh despite his documented accommodations? Did the school mess up the paperwork and she's unaware of this status? Did Ms. April make the mistake? Is it the fault of Goh's parents for ignoring calls? Some combination of all of these.

* Kurune and Ikuo wanting Chloe and Goh not to see each other again. An overreaction that caused both kids to grow strained and a good reason to call them out? Or a NecessaryEvil performed by a pair of worried parents who simply want to protect their son, whom not only is ''hated'' by the rest of Vermillion City, but is actively ''slandered'' by everybody else while they glorify Chloe?

* Canonically, Goh goes to school because he made a "personal promise" to a teacher. However, given [[SuckySchool how terrible the Vermillion City school]] is shown to be, and how this teacher is yet to be described, did Goh really make a promise to do so without considering if the school was worth going to? Or is he being ''forced'' to go to school, and the "personal promise" bit is just a convenient lie to hide what's really going on?
* Are Kurune and Ikuo's job really so demanding that they were driven to alcoholism, or are they suffering from stress regarding Goh's special condition and the apparent hatred that many people have towards him?

* During their talk in the Harvest Moon Car, Chloe claims that Goh's drive to find Mew made him popular at school. Is this something she genuinely believes, or was she just trying to reassure him that he wasn't ''entirely'' hated?
** Speaking of the talk, after bringing up the first time Goh snapped at her over "being scared to take the future into her hands", she claims that this was likely the reason why Chloe became so reckless in trying to prove she wasn't a scared little girl. Is this a legitimate argument that shows just how much Goh's words affected Chloe, or is her fragile state making her so desperate to [[NeverMyFault absolve herself of any guilt]] she'll even go so far as to try to use some random words utter years ago just to make Goh responsible for it?
** Also from the talk, Chloe eventually reveals that the reason she adopted the Chloe of the Vermillion persona was because she thought this would make Goh accept her as the best friend she thought he didn't see her as. Was this her original goal from the start, only to have the constant praise and admiration from the Denizens and the ensuing power trip cause her to forget said goal? Or was she always more interested in getting the attention from the other world, and that statement is more of an attempt at excusing herself from straying so far from working on herself to get her number down?
* Class 5-E buying Sara's statement that if they bullied Chloe, they would get a Pokemon. An example of how dumb they were to trust her in the first place, or a desperate attempt made by them to try and get out of their less-than-stellar home situations, which are generally shown to be from mediocre to outright abusive?

* After the [[spoiler:Unown incident]] is dealt with, Class 5-E try to apologize to Chloe, but she rejects them, claiming that they would only find another way or reason to bully her, if not somebody else. However, it's made clear through the story that Class 5-E were annoyed but neutral before Sara came along, and she outright called them out over being followers. So is Chloe in the right, claiming that they're perfectly capable of being malicious bullies without Sara or some other ringleader present? Or is she taking advantage of the situation to [[KickThemWhileTheyreDown snap at them at their lowest point]], something she never got to do before her Train trip?

* Goh asks an In-Universe example while he's grilling Chloe in the Harvest Moon Car: did she take up the task to retrieve the flowers from Gourgeist because she hoped that Goh would acknowledge this and be grateful for what she did, or did she deliberately stall bringing him back to camp to get back at him for ignoring her warnings not to chase after the Vivillon?

* Are Kurune and Ikuo's job really so demanding that they were driven to alcoholism? Or are they suffering from stress regarding Goh's special condition and the apparent hatred that many people have towards him?

* Did Yeardley actually break Chloe’s arm, or was this something she made up in an attempt to bring her bullying issues to light? A side story on A03, ''Grave of Lobelia'' further explores the latter possibility.

* Was Carl Foster ''always'' an AbusiveParent to Kris, or did his jealousy and resentment of Ash eventually turn him into a [[OpportunisticBastard bitter opportunistic man]] willing to endanger people, including his own son just to ruin Ash's reputation?

* Did Victor and Gloria actually believe that Goh should've been going to school, making them no better than the other Vermilion City citizens, or were they so shocked at seeing how bad things were at Chloe's school that they said the first thing that came to mind without considering how insensitive or illogical it sounded?

* Hannah and Daiki claim that Goh's classmates hate him because... nobody has been willing to deliver him his homework since Chloe vanished. Is this petty reason the real reason why his classmates hate him? Or is the actual reason much more damaging that they decided to lie to Goh with something that wouldn't hurt him as bad? Or, alternately, are they just as clueless as to why Goh is so hated and are just going with what makes the most sense in their heads?
* During their talk in the Harvest Moon Car, Chloe tells Goh that if he didn't want her delivering him his homework, he could've just told her to stop and she would've. Is she being honest in this statement and gently letting him know what he could've done to avoid things becoming so tense between them? Or is Chloe yet again trying to pin all the responsibility of their friendship on Goh, suggesting that it's up to him ''and only him'' to get her to stop going back to school, as if she didn't want to make a move herself?

** Also from the talk, Chloe eventually reveals that the reason she adopted the Chloe of the Vermillion persona was because she thought this would make Goh accept her as the best friend she thought he didn't see her as. Was this Chloe's original goal from the start, only to have the constant praise and admiration from the Denizens and the ensuing power trip cause her to forget said goal? Or was she always more interested in getting the attention from the other world, and that statement is more of an attempt at excusing herself from straying so far from working on herself to get her number down?

* Canonically, Goh goes to school because he made a "personal promise" to a teacher. However, considering [[SuckySchool how terrible the Vermillion City school]] is shown to be, and how this teacher is yet to be described, did Goh really make a promise to do so without considering if the school was worth going to? Or is he being ''forced'' to go to school, and the "personal promise" bit is just a convenient lie to hide what's really going on?

* Is Goh's later behavior down the story really just the result of the stress of it all? Or is he becoming suicidal due to realizing how bad the situation actually is, how much people actually hate or at least dislike him, and the little support he gets from people, even his own family, with most people jumping to ''Chloe's'' defense and condemn him?
* Is Chloe's loss to Ash really that big of a deal to her? Or is she simply using it as a basis to try and get people to notice how bad her life is, since compared to most other people who she could've lost to, the Alola League Champion would definitely get at least some notice?
** Likewise, did Chloe accept to battle Ash despite the odds being clealry against her because she felt she had no choice? Or was she somehow hopping to use this battle to her own advantage in order to snap back at her classmates, only to realize too late how poorly-thought out said plan was when she saw how strong Ash's team was?

** Speaking of the talk, after bringing up the first time Goh snapped at her over "being scared to take the future into her hands", she claims that this was likely the reason why Chloe became so reckless in trying to prove she wasn't a scared little girl. Is this a legitimate argument that shows just how much Goh's words affected Chloe, or is Chloe's fragile state making her so desperate to [[NeverMyFault absolve herself of any guilt]] she'll even go so far as to try to use some random words utter years ago just to make Goh responsible for it?

* Given their incompatible personalities, and the unnaturally high levels of spite and anger Chloe has towards Goh even without considering her promise-based BerserkButton, did they become friends out of their own volition? Or were they actually ''forced'' to become friends, Chloe took it worse than Goh, and kept her feelings to herself until the Infinity Train gave her an outlet to just go wild over her anger and dislike of Goh, to seemingly no consequences?

* When Chloe recaps the flashback of Goh's birthday party and him saying, "I don't need friends, only ''Mew''", and Goh himself later clarifies that he was actually saying "I only want ''you'' as my friend, Chloe", it's possible she misheard him, given that "Mew" and "you" sound phonetically similar.

* Hannah and Daiki claim that Goh's classmates hate him because... nobody has been willing to deliver him his homework since Chloe vanished. Is this petty reason the real reason why his classmates hate him? Or is the actual reason so damaging, they decided to lie to Goh with something that wouldn't hurt him as bad? Or, alternately, are they just as clueless as to why Goh is so hated and are just going with what makes the most sense in their heads?
* During their talk in the Harvest Moon Car, Chloe tells Goh that if it annoyed him to have her deliver his homework so often, he could've just told her to stop and she would've. Is she being honest in this statement and letting Goh gently know what he could've done to avoid things becoming so tense between them? Or is Chloe yet again trying to pin all the responsibility of their friendship on Goh, suggesting that it's up to him ''and only him'' to get her to stop going back to school, as if she didn't want to make a move herself?