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WCT: 7-11 June 2010 (1681-1685)
Is it cold in here?:
There's always that question about whether it's playful cartoon violence. I think you're right that it's not -- a playful punch doesn't require an ice pack.
jwhouk:
Oh, heck... I'll just zero the dang thing out.
Heranje:
Hmm. I wonder how Marigold will react to this. She could think Faye is flirting with Angus specifically to hurt her. She hasn't had the greatest impression of Faye so far, knows that Faye knows she likes Angus, and was not aware of the Faye-Angus prior to this. She also seems to expect people to be mean to her - I know what that's like, because it's how I thought before I got friends. Or she could try to figure out why Faye is better/more desirable than her, and maybe even try to copy Faye's behavior to win Angus over (which would be amusing - awkward and failed attempts at snark, hooray! Though not so much the random violence and bitchy attitude, if she copied that too). Oooor she just shuts off and retreats into her computer and manga again, reverting back to the unwashed and unapproachable Marigold we met in the beginning. Or she's just sad for a while and lets Hanners comfort her. Or something. I think Dale, Sven or both should fit into this somehow.
JackFaerie:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 07 Jun 2010, 03:30 ---There's always that question about whether it's playful cartoon violence. I think you're right that it's not -- a playful punch doesn't require an ice pack.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, it was the ice pack that got me. I wouldn't mind if it was playful punches, but it's really not presented that way. Angus is rubbing his arm and asking about the ice pack of a room of people not involved in whatever discussion he and Faye were having, so if it were "playful" it's not like they can be expected to be part of the joke. And Marten has several times mentioned (and one time showed, I think) the bruising that resulted from Faye punching him. By the time it gets to bruising, it is not okay, even if it WERE meant "playfully."
WestEnder67:
At least Jeph didn't dance around it like a sitcom writer leading to possibly unfunny hi-jinks.
He just full on through the shit into the fan. And sets the week up nicely.
I'm personally looking forward to the Highlander-esque battle between Faye and Marigold.
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