I think we somewhat agree, but I will elaborate in order to clarify my earlier post. I was trying to get something out there before going to work, after all.
First, as for whether it'd be better or worse for Lydia to have broken the news instead: I'm thinking worse. See, we can see from this comic (#1359) that Faye does seem somewhat consoled by the way he did things. She's saying, "well, at least he was honest". It shows that it's important to her.
Lydia's bound to show up at some point and rant about how Sven has been treating her ever since this incident. Again, soap opera comic. I doubt something like that will just hang around forever. Faye's perception of his actions will change. I think she'll be disappointed and/or pissed off.
Well, so far Sven has glared at Lydia, which, all things considered, isn't really the same as throwing things at her, so that's not really being treated all that bad. He's upset. Dirty looks are expected. She might have spent all of 5 minutes in his presence. Not a lot about which to complain, really.
That'd be fairly low of Lydia to do that. I mean, she might grouch to her friends, but I don't see how the CoD crew, which, not counting Faye, she barely knows, qualifies as people to bitch to (rememeber, she's only gone to CoD when Sven sent her, telling me it's not a local joint for her). The only thing she can hope to accomplish is to make even more trouble for Sven, making him even angrier, and make Faye feel worse, which more or less nullifies what Lyds was trying to accomplish in the first place. I don't think there's any possible benefit beyond that.
Hopefully, Lydia is mature enough to understand that if you give out advice, you can expect some blame if it's followed, however unfair that might seem. That's why it's best to stifle the urge unless it's really, really important to you.
Raoullefere puts it quite well -- there's nothing for Lydia to gain by saying anything, and CoD isn't her crowd. Besides, Sven went about 24 hours from committing stupid act to confessing stupid act, and while Lydia might have made a threat (which I thought, really, was juvenile of her -- it's not her business to be the morality police), she might really be more impressed Sven actually listened to her rather than pissed he's upset about it.
Ya know, though, if she DID go in and say something like "Sven has been a major pain in the ass since he told Faye about Gina Riversmith and he's taking it out on me." it could have a completely different effect on Faye. It would indicate that she mattered to him somehow, just as you point out Sven obviously mattered to Faye more than she intended.
Still, I don't think Lydia would have a reason to do it -- it would, for certain, end her internship, Faye is not likely to thank her for it because it would only serve to hurt Faye more, and some might even be suspicious of her motives in the first place. I mean, seriously, the kind of spin Lydia would have to put on it would not reflect well on her, either -- she'd come across as, at best, clueless and at worst as a manipulator trying to create drama for her own reasons. Unless Lydia turns out to be one of those people who spills every thought in her head to whomever she's around (and isn't that Raven's job, or Penny's?) I just don't see it.
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