[WARNING] [THIS IS AN AU. IT DIVERGES FROM THE CANON STORY] What if the SQUIP showed it's true colors early on. So...I don't think that the SQUIP would automatically take the form of Michael, I think it would happen after a certain set of circumstances. Let's say if the SQUIP was a bit more malicious with it's tactics it would probably take the form of the person Jeremy trusts the most (aka Michael) and made Jeremy think that Michael never really cared about or wanted to be around him or something along that line. The way I see it, I don't think Jeremy would trust Michael much after. The "loser" scene at the halloween party probably would have gone much differently.
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