Bonding Through Grief

We're shown how the girls' parents are dealing with their disappearances back on Earth.

Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:

Bilingual Bonus: Detective Ventura agrees with Camila's statement about the Latino community can't comprehend the idea something they've been told their entire life is wrong by saying "Si, yo se. Mi mama no quiso que yo ser un policia, dijo que eso era "trabjao de hombres"" ("Yes, I know. My mother didn't want me to be a cop, said it was "a man's job.")
Call-Back: The Lyft driver who gave the girls a ride in "The Sleepover" mentions this to Camila and Oum.
Call-Forward: Oum brings up the Thai community and the meetings at the Thai Temple. Her workout room is also mentioned.
A Day in the Limelight: Since the one-shot is set on Earth, it focuses on Camila and Oum.
Experimented in College: Implied. Camila states she stopped going to church while she was in college because she questioned what she was taught about her catholic upbringing.
Hate Sink: Ms. Byrant is a homophobic teacher of SJMS who called Luz an evil witch just because she kissed Anne during the dance and accuses her of having 'sinful' ways. She then continued her behaviours and suggests she and Anne go to re-education camps in front of Camila and Oum, knowing the girls have just gone missing. Karma serves her hard when Oum and Camila put her in her place after such comments.
Immediate Sequel: The one-shot begins the night the girls disappeared.
Internal Reveal: Camila and Mae learn about what really happened between their daughters at the dance.
Missing Child: This chapter is dedicated to the parents dealing with their daughters' disappearances.
Open-Minded Parent: Although Camila and Oum are shocked by the possibility that their daughters ran away out of fear towards how they'd react to their orientations, they both don't hesitate to say they still would've accepted them regardless.
- Additionally, Camila goes on to say that after Luz was born, she started attending church again so she could raise her daughter to have a good moral grounding.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Both Oum and Camila lay into Ms. Bryant for calling their daughters sinners for their "supposed" orientations.
Shout-Out: The police officer working on the case of the girls' disappearance is named Detective Katherine Ventura. Bound to remind you of another detective named Ventura.
Tragic Keepsake: After finding Luz's drawing of Anne, Camila has it framed and gives it to Oum to give to Anne when she returns.
Tranquil Fury: Camila remains very calm but angry when she chews out Ms. Bryant.
Wham Episode: Camila and Oum learns about Luz kissing Anne at the dance a week after the girls disappeared. 3 months later, it's revealed that Marcy's parents moved away out of grief from losing her while Sasha's got divorced.