The more we delve into these mysteries, the more I get attached to these characters. Poor Théo really never came over his loss of Pete, and Linoa is now going to remember what happened that December.
This was a bad chapter. The last chapter established itself as a possible advancement point for the story, the current one regressed it by re-establishing the status quo/conflicts. I know the story played it for comedic effect, it doesn't stop readers from noticing this is a nothingburger.