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WCDT 11-15 April 2011 (1901-1905)
Tergon:
--- Quote from: Blackjoker on 13 Apr 2011, 00:58 ---I could actually see Dora, "Wait..what" Cue a bunch of panels of Faye and Hannelore trying to smooth things over thinking that Dora is going to react to Marten being a white knight negatively, or maybe making a somewhat harsher comment depending and then have Dora, "No, no, I meant more, He has a broadsword? Why did I never see it?"
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Well, throwaway joke aside, I really think it would surprise Dora. While I wouldn't go so far as to say Marten was being out of character here - he has defended his friends in the past, such as during the Vespavenger battles - I would describe it as being unusually assertive of him to, without hesitation, pull out a sword and drive off a creepy guy with threats of physical violence.
After the better part of two thousand strips of being a Manatee of Codeine, look at what we've seen of Marten since he and Dora broke up. We've seen him display genuine anger and depression, letting down that armour of his. We've seen him quite cheerfully risk the wrath of Faye for the sake of a joke to defuse awkward shenanigans about her and Angus having sex. We saw him actually approach a girl (Padma) in a bar, something that has been portrayed as well outside his skill range since literally the beginning of the comic. Now, we've seen him quite willing to beat the hell out of a guy for making his friend upset.
He's been more of an assertive, confident, and pro-active guy since breaking up with Dora than he has been in the entire course of the comic prior to then. And Dora has, well, missed it all because it seems like they haven't even seen each other since it happened. I'd just like to see her reaction to Marten's new-found testicles, is all.
Skewbrow:
--- Quote from: Andy147 on 13 Apr 2011, 01:17 ---
Did you yell "Oh my God, can I touch you" at a woman you'd just met? Would you continue to yell personal questions at her about 6 inches from her face when she looked terrified (look at Hanners' face in the penultimate panel of 1902)? Seems pretty creepy to me.
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Not that I recall Read: at least not when sober. IOW - Point conceded.
I dare guess that in his mind Clinton's question really was: "What are your favorite robotic upgrades?" Asked in the same way you might ask a dude you just met at a sports bar: "What's your favorite baseball team?". Simply because so few people share his passion for AI, Clinton was all too eager to assume that Hannelore would be one of them, and then he jumped the gun. Hannelore's gender was probably irrelevant to him, but not necessarily. We may also have witnessed a nerdy attempt to impress a girl with one's expertise.
Somnus Eternus:
--- Quote from: Kazukagii on 13 Apr 2011, 00:05 ---grow a beard and muscles, and go off on a sword and sorcery adventure to become king of his own lands.
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Spontaneous Visigoth transformation?
That'd be pretty sweet.
Lubricus:
--- Quote from: Tergon on 13 Apr 2011, 02:38 ---Marten's new-found testicles
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:psyduck:
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 13 Apr 2011, 02:39 ---I dare guess that in his mind Clinton's question really was: "What are your favorite robotic upgrades?" Asked in the same way you might ask a dude you just met at a sports bar: "What's your favorite baseball team?". Simply because so few people share his passion for AI, Clinton was all too eager to assume that Hannelore would be one of them, and then he jumped the gun. Hannelore's gender was probably irrelevant to him, but not necessarily. We may also have witnessed a nerdy attempt to impress a girl with one's expertise.
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No, he specifically asked what upgrades her father had given her. And, unless a person goes around flaunting an upgrade (like by not wearing the cover of your hand), that's pretty personal question to ask a stranger!
It really was just a nerdgasm, but it also had all the earmarks of being creepy. Nerdgasms can seem creepy, but they're rarely ever meant that way. If you're having a nerdgasm, you are by definition a nerd on the topic, and wouldn't realize that you're creeping smeone out!
Example? A car nerd, seeing a rare or cool car parked on the street, going up and looking all around it, peering into the windows, and then accosting the ownere about its details when they arrive. That one's more socially acceptable, but it's basically what Clinton was doing - right up until he wanted to know what was under Hanner's hood...
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