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WCDT 30 August- 3 September 2010
bicostp:
TONIGHT
Faye yells at Dora
Marten wears pants twice his size
And Pintsize records it all for YouTube
["Jessica" riffs]
snubnose:
Only bright side so far: At least Marten is as mad as I am at Dora.
Tergon:
Maybe that's a part of Dora's trust issues. As observed by Angus: "If you liked it, then you shoulda gone to war for it."
Marten never gets angry. Ever. He never raises his voice to Dora, and only on a few occasions has he called her out when he thinks she's out of line. After which he almost immediately backs down to his usual, frighteningly-understanding self. He avoids conflict, acts like a doormat to others (something he's observed about himself, such as when he helped Sven avoid a crazy chick in a bar), and pretty much doesn't assert himself.
Without making too much of a generalisation, if a person with trust issues is upset a part of it is likely because they feel there's not a strong enough connection. "How do I know you care about me if you never seem to care about anything?" From this perspective, Dora's previous freakouts regarding Marten could easily be seen as a bit of a cry for help. One which he has not answered.
Dora: I'm angry and upset and I need to know that you have strong feelings about me!
Marten: Oh, uh, yeah. Sure I do. Strong feelings, yep. *patpat*
If someone's never angry or upset, you never know exactly how they're feeling. Sort of like the whole, "Without evil there would be no good" argument. If Dora gets a chance to see that Marten is genuinely angry with her because of this, she might actually twig that she's sincerely offended him by not giving him the trust he deserves. And, therefore, deserved it all along.
If Marten's balls actually stay dropped long enough for him to confront Dora properly about this, in the long run, it could be a very good thing for their relationship.
jwhouk:
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." - William Congreve
raoullefere:
Wow, Tergon when you put down that damn broom, you can really make sense. In two posts yet.*
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 01 Sep 2010, 18:30 ---There has to be something about this from a previous relationship that triggered something for her to react this way.
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Yes. In her relationship with her Sven. Akima covered that a while back, as did I.
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 01 Sep 2010, 22:53 ---
--- Quote from: Tergon on 01 Sep 2010, 21:56 ---<snip>
Now, old bitchy Faye would have reduced Dora into kibble by now with her bare fingernails. New, sensitive Faye seems more likely to curl up on her bed and feel like shit while blaming herself for what's happening. Either way, she's not going to be too eager to help Dora through the inevitable, coming realization that Dora Done Fucked Up. And of course Marten is out on the town in his fancy new pants, so he's not going to be much help either.
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Old Bitchy Faye is going to show up, I suspect. And this time, it's PERSONAL.
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I still think Old Bitchy Faye was a miserable bully and a coward when she faced real opposition. We shall see if she can move beyond that.
*Reads like snark, meant to be compliment. Oh, god, I think I have the dick-broom now. Or the broom-dick. Wait, that might be okay.
Edit: MY GOD, SHE ACTUALLY DID IT.
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