On a side note, I would like to point out those kids looked reeeeeal shady in the birthday party. If Carmel was up to something in that moment - like drugs on the croquembouche - it almost felt like they were acting along with her.
I see some people still need to cope with what has just transpired. Just saying don't be surprised if there's never "Aha" moment for this situation you're all hoping for. This one seems pretty cut and dry by Oda standards.
Nobody is traumatized, man, we are just open to speculation because that's what is fun at discussing chapter. If we just take everything at face value, ok it's cool, but there is not much else to go in terms of talk except shouting reactions. Just because people are open to consider different possibilities doesn't mean they can't cope with what was shown, it means we are having fun with it and trying to look at it from more than just one angle.