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What is Marigold's fundamental character?
Is it cold in here?:
Marigold has not left behind the trail of broken used people that a sociopath would have, but there is such a thing as a destructive personality that lures people in by inviting pity (reference: "The Psychopath Next Door").
Edit: she did show enough empathy and concern for Angus to celebrate his breakup by throwing a party (1363).
jwhouk:
All right, here you go:
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT MARIGOLD
(EDITED to put into more appropriate grouping)
Physical/Mental:
She lives near Marten's apartment in Northampton.
She has either freckles or facial marks (probably acne) on her right cheek.
She wears glasses (we don't know if it's for fashion or for sight).
She generally wears her hair down and slightly over her face.
According to Momo, she is "absent-minded" and doesn't clean as much as she should. (She admits to this later.) Proof of this: she had 10-year old Pocky under her bed - FULL OF RAT POOPS.
Also, she has little regard for her physical well-being (self issues). She tends to be very, VERY messy (a "PET" rat?)
She freaked out as Hannelore started cleaning her room.
She pretty much watched anime and played video games in college, like she does now.
She has some Yaoi and other Manga posters on her wall.
Jeph has said that "Marigold isn't very self-aware." He also has suggested that "The last thing my comic needs is another super-detached female character who is constantly self-analyzing and quipping about everything she says."
Marigold has a weird sense of humor one that's lost on Momo.
She can be melodramatic at times (per Dora)
She doesn't realize how her boobs look to others (even in a Victorian corset)
Marigold farts when she's been seated for a while.
Marigold thinks she's fat and smelly, and has bad skin, and her nose is too big.
She isn't entirely trusting of people (she had to ask Angus if he was "just messing with" her with the pretty comment).
When she's feeling horrible about herself, she hides under her blanket on her bed.
Angus is right: "you're just a little shaky on the self-esteem front."
Marigold also blushes easily.
She was embarassed by the whole situation at NRRDCON.
Hannelore thinks shes smart anyways.
She started trying to be less of a shut-in by going out to a movie with Angus.
She does try to be passively manipulative at times: she wanted to watch some of the MLG with Angus, and gave him the Sad Marigold face when he initially declined.
She does have a weird sense of humor (I'll djo noshing but shmile! I promishe!)
She did get a haircut that gave her bangs instead of just long hair; she wanted it to look like Rushuna Tendo. Stylist had no idea who that was.
She's not very good on witty repartee... (I'll wash YOU more than twice a year! B-because you're a STUPID JERK! Who SMELLS!)
Marigold: "I'm NOT a shut-in. I'm just introverted."
Marigold looks kinda cute with dual ponytails.
She doesn't like being barged in on, or being made fun of.
She went to a regular high school where she didn't learn dancing or social etiquette.
She "knows what the sun is" (Stupid Faye.)
I'm fat, stupid, pathetic and ugly and... (Hannelore yells at her for this attitude) ...See? I AM pathetic. Even YOU are mad at me.
She has a death-grip hug.
Her hangovers last a few days (and pocky doesn't help); Momo has to occasionally kick her in the pants to get her going.
Sometimes she just wants to lay in bed; Momo has to use "scatological judo" to get her out of bed.
Sometimes she feels like she's always doing something retarded.
She still thinks she's an idiot over Angus.
All she really wants is somebody to be nice to her and pay attention, and... y'know. "Nobody's ever done that before."
She doesn't understand why she shouldn't like a guy just because he's nice to her.
She'd settle for a guy being nice to her just to get in her pants. (Welcome to Marigold-Land... NOTHING ever goes the way you want it to.)
She has tried Guilt Tripping to get Angus to change his mind: "You could if you wanted to
Uh...would that work? (DAMMIT MARIGOLD)
She suddenly realizes after Dora made her laugh about the whole Boob thing that she's okay with everything!
Likes/Dislikes
She is a fan of Yaoi manga (note the "YAOI ZONE" t-shirt) and Yaoi Anime.
She likes ramen soups and pocky candy.
She has mangas, "toys", video games.
Marigold likes the compelling and nuanced storyline of anime.
Marigold doesn't like negative commentary about Magical Love Gentleman.
She owns a "SCIENCE: It's a Verb Now" t-shirt
She doesn't like squirrels. (I don't CARE how you CAUGHT HIM, get him OUT FROM UNDER MY BED!)
Her "side" of WOW is evident by her "HORDE RULES" t-shirt.
She has Badtz-Maru panties, with the frilly (OH MY GOD GIVE ME THAT!)
She has a Pokemon-themed cap.
She has a white "I (heart) HARUHI" hoodie.
She also has a "DIR EN GRAY" t-shirt.
Her opinion of Nerd-Con: "Spend the entire day surrounded by greasy, awkward dorks arguing about anime and hitting each other with foam swords?" (Lets Do THIS.)
She won a stuffed Sosuke doll (and yes, Dora, it's anatomically correct.)
...and she did NOT know what to say when she saw Momo doing something with her Sosuke doll!
Another T-shirt: EVA-01
She has a photo of Red Robot from Diesel Sweeties on the wall of their apartment, near the entrance.
White Words On A Black Shirt (gotta love it).
She has a little pink manga kitty wallet.
She also has an ULTRA COOL "xkcd" t-shirt!
She also has a "MEH" t-shirt (similar to Martens TEH shirt).
Hannelore seems to remember seeing a katana in Marigold's room.
She learned her lesson: NO BOURBON.
Computers, AnthroPCs and Gaming:
She is the owner of a Sony model HPC-4100x series AnthroPC named Momo (we first met Momo in 1298; Marigolds first appearance was 1413)
She is knowledgeable about AnthroPC's (1412); and knows how to do diagnostics on them. She recognized that Pintsize was a government-issue chassis. She fixed Pintsize when he tried to "rewire" himself.
She is an avid player of World of Warcraft.
She can burp all her WoW characters' names, but it takes 10 minutes and a two-liter of Coke.
She has a copy of Pintsize's Hentai pictures on her laptop (she copied over the directory when fixing him).
Concerned for AnthroPC's, "make sure you're not secretly ABUSING him." ("Does Faye... often get this violent with Pintsize? (sometimes more concern than she does herself or other people)
Discovered what Pintsize grabs first when he's booted up... ("You're acquitted, and I'm sorry about the new dent.")
Told Marten that Pintsize's chassis could be worth four to five grand; Could put current chassis on eBay, replace w/$200 civilian model, keep the profit.
Marigold has seen tech demos of Fujitsu APC's; "Uncanny Valley with an writhing erection."
One time during a raid, her guild leader farted loud enough they all could hear it over voice chat. They all started laughing so hard, they all got killed.
She enjoyed going out with the others because they were "so NICE". (People said she looked PRETTY - squeee!)
She treats Momo like a child at times (have a CIVIL CONVERSATION or you are GROUNDED!)
She is very good at putting a custom PC rig together... though Momo didn't understand the "Squirrel" joke.
She is of the Horde faction in WoW; she plays on Warsong server; her character is at LEVEL CAP and has top-tier equipment. Her sign-in handle is "MariGoldFarm".
She thinks Angus can be such a jerk sometimes.
She resents the other girls in her WOW guild; theyre there more for the social interaction and she ends up having to compensate when they're doing raids.
She didn't realize that a lot of the "slutty pictures" that the other two girls in her guild post of themselves on forums are camera angle, lighting and photoshopping
nor did she know that she could use the clone stamp tool in PS to get rid of her pimples. (She STILL thinks Angus is such a jerk!)
Marigold danced when she completed her armor in WoW, and was joined by Angus who taught her a few dance moves.
She doesn't like using someone else's laptop. It's like wearing someone else's pants or underwear.
She's the web designer for her dad's business website. "She pays taxes and everything!" She made the (rather insensitive) comment that the code for the CoD website isn't bad. I mean, for an amateur. That kind of HTML was CUTTING EDGE in, like, 1995.
After her scatalogical judo comment, Marigold doesnt want Momo to hang out with Pintsize anymore.
Momo rides in the hood of her sweats when they go places, but Marigold can get too focused on arguing with Momo that she doesn't see things.
She does NOT like finding out that her Pizza Delivery Guy (Dale) is ALLIANCE SCUM! ("NO TIPS FOR ALLIANCE SCUM!")
She DEFINITELY wouldnt go out with an alliance ROGUE like Dale. (She's desperate, but she has some standards.)
Social (Overall):
Very tight with her money (doesn't want to spend money on things like maids or groceries).
Her first response to almost ANYTHING social is, "Can't got a Raid."
Marigold doesn't know how to talk to people!
When Momo accidentally blew up her PC, she came THISclose to a personal epiphany... but then she realized she had to call her guild leader and explain what happened! (Angus didn't say anything, though; Momo suggested "The epiphany, coupled with the shock of losing her computer could kill her!")
One time, in eighth grade, she got invited to a pool party. They hit her in the face with a pool noodle, she got a bloody nose, broke her glasses, started crying and had to go home. (Conversation occasionally stops around Marigold.)
She hates Pintsize ("boob terrorist").
She won the MLG trivia contest at Smifs NRRD Con getting every single question right! (Hanners thinks she's smart.)
She mumbled something incredibly nerdy and unintelligible and then promptly turned and fell on her face when she met the artist who draws Magical Love Gentleman.
Marigold still thinks she has to apologize for every outing (She was awkward and dumb and stuff.)
She had a dissected frog put down her shirt once. (It's the "benchmark" of "bad things" for her.)
She has no idea who Thurston Moore is.
She occasionally runs into people, and accidentally walks off with their book
like, say, Svens book about the Crusades?
Tai LOVES M's boobs. (Dora does too, it seems); Will thinks she has a Homeric set. (Penelope takes exception at that.)
She and Dale confronted each other over their WOW connections. Marten thinks she was fighting or maybe flirting. Or both.
Social (Hannelore):
She forgave Hanners about yelling at her over her messy room.
Marigold got Hannelore hooked on Yaoi (Hanners had mixed her Yaoi in with the rest of her Manga).
Marigold shared a Yaoi book (Magical Love Gentleman #18) with Hannelore.
Momo had to intervene when Marigold wanted to watch anime with Hannelore.
Momo had to intervene when Hannelore wanted Marigold to shower first!
According to Hannelore, Marigold is a shut-in a bit like how she used to be.
Hanners and Marigold FRIENDZORZ! But its an awkward one (Oscar and Felix, anyone?)
Hannelore got past the Cant got a raid by saying the magic words: "Oh, can I watch? I've never seen one of these raid thingys..." Marigold tried to push it off as "boring".
Much to Hannelore's horror, she forgets about things when shes online.
She referred to Hanners as her "friend" to her WOW buddies.
NO WE ARE NOT GONNA "LEZ OUT". (That nearly made Hanners choke on her Pocky!) They were only joking! I'm not even INTO girls!
It's okay if you are (of course, Hannelore is mostly asexual)
Hanners and Marigold have had the same number of boyfriends none. (Hanners, however, thinks Marigold has had more boyfriends than she actually has.)
Marigold and Hanners both have the "unaware" thing going for them.
Hanners thinks Marigold is pretty. Hannelore asked Angus if Marigold was pretty. (This, in retrospect, was not one of Hannelore's better ideas.) He agreed. ("I see a smiiiiiiiiile" "No! No you don't! You see nother! Sh-shut up!)
Marigold actually made Hannelore overcome her OCD briefly with a hangover hug and then made warp 9 to the bathroom to puke! (Angus: "I've literally never seen a human being move that fast.") Hannelore had her own chance to "mother" Marigold over this situation.
Marigold promises: no getting the wrong idea and try to make out with her. Hanners promises: won't get so fixated on her that she murders her and makes a suit out of her skin!
Social (Marten and Dora):
Asked about payment from Marten for fixing Pintsize.
She thinks Marten has weird friends. (Hanners in specific)
She tried to get out of going out with Marten & company, but Momo forced her (Okay, Momo didn't force her more than threatened her).
Marigold struggled to just come into the bar to meet Marten & company.
Social ineptitude sign #1: Marigold asked for Mountain Dew at the Bar
Social ineptitude sign #2: She doesnt really know what kind of beer she likes (a yellow one?). Marten got her a "beer sampler" to try and thats when she determined she doesn't like beer much - not even with chocolate in it (and Marty's OK with that).
Faye pointed something out at the bar: Marten was the first boy who's given her the time of day in YEARS.
She sees herself as a "dumb ol' fat ol' nerd" and she thinks Faye, Marty and company are "cool"
She got a bloody nose (okay, "threw a clot!") when Marten dressed up as Ichiro (and she does think Marten makes a good Ichiro).
She's not too keen on the thought of Dora wearing Faye's underwear...
She doesn't like sudden, unexpected Dora Hugs.
Dora still likes to mother Marigold, especially when she looks shell-shocked. Of course, when she found out that she had Svens book, she assumed the worst and dressed him down.
Marigold came to the YouTube party (in a dress?) after a brief pit-stop for a wardrobe malfunction.
Dora promises she'll be up-front with her, and not hide things from her to make her feel better.
Dora reveals that they've been talking behind her back all night about her BOOBS. Marigold finds this HILARIOUS. Dora actually offers to take her bra shopping.
Social (Angus and Faye):
Angus is her roommate.
She apparently threw a party when Angus dumped his last girlfriend. (1363)
Marigold declined to go with Angus and company out to the Horrible Revelation for drinks - and was home bored (1429).
Marigold thought Angus was an anime-hating "JERKFACE"
Faye dubbed her "Mar-bear" (though she hates that)
She wasn't sure what to do when Angus asked her to go to a movie. (Shower first?)
She didn't realize Angus has known her since college. To Angus, she was the "weird chick who never leaves her room back in college. His friend Chad was convinced she was a secret fetish model or camwhore
. of course, he was a bit obsessed by this. (Oh my god why are you TELLING me this?!)
She convinced Angus to watch some MLG with her by using the Sad Marigold face.
She did try to have "nonconsensual snuggles" with Angus, but she covered up. (except for her blush).
Angus thinks she looks cute with bangs.
She does try to make Angus feel better after the Fayes Father episode (I don't think you're an insensitive ###hole)
"My weirdo shut-in gamer roommate still likes me! HooRAY!" (NOW he's an insensitive ###hole...)
She doesn't dance much, but is a pretty good dancer (according to Angus). She always wondered why Angus was going out for coffee.
When Angus mentioned "hot chick make it for me", she had thoughts of Magical Maid Mari-chan...
She offers to share a bottle of bourbon with Faye and Angus. (Looking back, that wasn't probably a good idea.) She'd never tried bourbon before. (And Momo doesn't have the strength to hold her head up out of the toilet...) Her first sip of bourbon was... interesting. [Houghkk! Glough! Hwah! Hwaugh! *pant* *pant* *pant* NO I'M FINE IT WAS GOOD I LIKE IT] Dinner, drinks AND a show!
She's never been out on a date or anything. Even Faye thinks that's criminal.
She gave Angus drunk kisses ("I think we're more than that") and a hand to the boob... but he gave her the "just friends" routine...and she ran off crying.
She thought Angus actually LIKED her, and that he just feels bad for her because she's pathetic.
Marigold still thinks she's an idiot for what she did to Angus... and that he doesn't like her. He assures her: He likes being her friend... and keep being her friend (and only her friend).
The whole "Thing for Angus" was something recent. See... he was NICE to her. And paid attention. "Nobody's ever done that before."
How what is with Faye? And thats when Tai spilled the beans about Fayengus. (She doesn't have a hard-reset button, does she?)
Why didn't anyone TELL her about Faye and Angus? People coulda told her. Not like she'd feel any worse. ANGUS coulda told her.
She thought INTERNET drama was bad, but this is just RIDICULOUS.
...and that's it for right now.
Is it cold in here?:
Let's see if I can match your attention to detail:
10 and 30 are duplicates.
17 is contradicted by her argument with Momo-tan about whether to correct malnutrition at a restaurant or at a grocery store.
25, 48, 79, 135, and 219 are about other people.
jwhouk:
Some of those were intentionally duplicated (by the way, do you know she likes Yaoi Anime? ;) )
Is it cold in here?:
Besides all the detail, the sheer amount of information you collected puts paid to any lingering ideas that Marigirl can be considered a new character.
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