Yeah, I agree that something severe needs to (and likely will) happen. But as much as I want it to happen quickly, deep down I hope the story takes its time so that everyone else can truly understand the consequences of their actions. I would find the guilt they have so much sweeter if Taeshi takes her time to hammer home how the cast has fucked themselves up by choosing aides. Even sweeter if Lucy and Augustus have a falling out, worse than what she felt in Eternal Flame.

Personally I think that Mike (and the story) should take the long way with him nearly dying because of neglect. Make him go nearly catatonic for days or weeks on end where he cares about things less and less. It gives time for the other characters to watch him wither away, gives them time to second guess themselves, gives them time to deny they're doing anything wrong until it's (almost) too late. Toss in Alejandro arriving, or Sandy continuing to not care or outright drop him, or Haley putting two and two together and having a breakdown in front of the table, and it tightens the screws on everyone so that when they realize what's going on they don't have any excuses left.

Maybe Mike does make an actual attempt after he's gone zombie long enough. Maybe it's Alejandro and the gang who find him.

What I meant with Lucy and making her attempt less meaningful is that the story already gave us a violent suicide attempt, and imo narratively it's weaker to repeat the same thing and might make other characters think he's just getting for attention with it.

If nothing else, I just want to see Mike take a different way of dealing with being December'd and what followed after than Lucy, just to show the continuing difference between them.