I honestly thought page 2 was a troll, until I recalled what manga I was reading XD
The entire chapter was a wild ride; Mamikoshiba swiftly moving from a state of denial to one of anger, Hori in bargaining, Sakura is waaaaaay past acceptance, and well... poor, sweet Waka.
Thanks so much for all your work, CMC! Take care, all of you :)
I reallllyyyy want to attribute Nozaki's popularity (despite pulling stuff like this) to Ken's no-nonsense approach, but as we can see in the company meeting chapter, a lot of the editors there are... not right in the head. Maeno just shines the most because he worked with Nozaki and currently Yukari.