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WCDT 28-32 March 2011 (1891-1895)

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Carl-E:

--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 27 Mar 2011, 20:39 ---Is Marten trying to convince himself, or is he just enjoying a pleasant surprise?

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I think Jeph's trying to put a lid on the "in vino, veritas" crowd from the drunk proposition scene.  

So yeah, pleasant surprise.  'cause he wasn't sure just how  he'd really feel...  it's a little like when Marigold realized she really was  alright at the party.  It just wasn't expected, but there it is!  

And that 's the best kindof surprise.  

PenguinNinja1408:
Does anyone else think the person who's replying to Marten's introspection is someone other than Faye and Angus? I don't really know the layout of Marten + Faye's apartment, so it's entirely possible the person who's yelling at him in the last panel is their next door neighbor or something.

Also, where is Ellen (Steve's ex-girlfriend) living (http://questionablecontent.net/cast.php?, search for Ellen)? Earlier on in the comics, she was living in the same building as Marten and Faye. Did she move out or something?

Tergon:
I talk to myself constantly.  Occasionally I have been mocked for it, to which I usually respond that it's because I can't have an intelligent conversation with anyone else.  ;)

Good to see Marten's feeling good about this.  I agree that he seems genuinely relaxed and happy, and maybe even a little surprised that he is, but it doesn't look like a brave face over gnawing regret.

I do agree, though.  Either those walls are paper-thin or both he and Faye sleep with their doors open.

bunnyThor:
Mnnh.

To me, today's strip felt a bit contrived -- like those scenes in a book where the female character stops in front of a mirror and inventories her facial and bodily features so that the readers get a good idea of what she looks like.

This is heavy-handed exposition posing as a monologue that no one on earth would ever actually make.

Is it cold in here?:
Ellen took a position on a deep sea research vessel.

Marten has been portrayed as thinking out loud since strip 6, so I'm willing to buy this one.

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