Heh.
Does Marten ever get break from his crappy luck? Although the sheer idea of the babypicture is DAMN HILARIOUS, in my opinion i found it a bit meanspirited. Yea, i don't think the intention was just to embarrass Marten, but to break the downward spiral of gloomy thoughts and moping. But still, some kind of consideration with the choosing of pictures would have been nice. This had a bit too much of "kick him when he's down"-feeling in it.
Also, Veronica seems pretty split on the issue herself... her facial expression tells me that she did not expect her son up so quickly.
Yea, got the same feeling myself and also got the feeling that she knows that she went too far.
As for Marten's reaction, God knows? (ok, probably Jeph too
) He tried liquid oblivion, and that got him only hung over and bruised (not to mention WHY he got bruised...), so I think going on a bender is kinda out of question (unless there'll be even more embarrassment?), and he ain't that good being a snide lil' bastard (yea, he tried that with Tai, but had the decency to apologize) which is kind of a good thing. Somehow, i hope that this wont be the last straw which breaks him (cue the ting of a cash register and numb stare
).
There are only two things a mother (or a father, for that matter) can do for someone who's been through an emotional upheaval;
1) Be there for him. Veronica offered murder, tongue-in-cheek (I presume), and hasn't had much of a chance beyond that, what with lunch, meeting Tai, and nap time. These were (relatively) public places, not a place where he can open up and she can provide comfort. I expect that shortly, when the lady's league breaks up and exits, she'll have some alone time with him, and he'll have a chance to open up. Whether we see that or not, I think it's the main reason she's come to see him.
Couldn't have said it better. When all is said and done, the main reason she's in the city is Marten. She's there for him. Admittably, she might embarrass/shock him quite a bit but in the end he knows it too.
On to future predictions: Im quite interested to see the possible confrontation with Dora (really,
really hoping to see it). And, shall we see a
friendly warning for the ladies ("joking and little teasing never killed anyone, but hurt my boy and there
will be consequences"-stylish?)? This just keeps on getting more and more interesting.
EDIT: fixed some awful grammar, sry bout that..