Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 23-27 May 2011 (1931-1935)
Kugai:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 27 May 2011, 17:47 ---You're late. The ship sank in drydock when Jim said she looked "mature".
--- End quote ---
No, that statement was a 18 inch shell in the forward magazine.
foolsguinea:
I'm rooting for awkward reconciliation sex, but Dora letting Tai down gently, or even stammering and leaving, is more likely.
FunkyTuba:
Re: "on monday"
If the negotiation series happened on Saturday or Sunday ending with Jim saying "Eliott will have your stuff for you on Monday" in 1928 then Tai can still be inviting Marten to the party on "this Friday" in 1933 on that same Monday if they both have an early report time. Not sure if there's precedent about what Marten's report time at the library is.
Also, if he and Tai sometimes have to work on Saturday or Sunday then 1933 could be on that Saturday or Sunday, the same weekend as the negotiations.
Re: "coffee beans not being able to be immediately used"
I was wondering about this myself. If Dora's a coffee nerd she ought to know this. Jim probably does not know this, and could have assumed during negotiations that beans are beans and that Dora could produce them more or less immediately.
The subtext here being that Dora is inexperienced at both negotiation and wholesaling: she got caught up in the excitement of the deal and was not thinking ahead to the fulfillment part of the contract. Her "oh shit" is therefore also loaded with "how could I have possibly forgotten that I needed more lead time than this" and she's willing to use the un-rested beans at her shop to make up for not thinking far enough ahead.
Wow... that's my first analysis here. Too much?
Carl-E:
No, well done. Now, go rest your bean.
Boomslang:
Honestly, the whole 'resting' thing for coffee was unknown to me before now, I don't think it's particularly common knowledge. Having the beans already roasted before grinding is the earliest in the process that I generally participate. So even if some of you are criticizing Jeph, it's hard for me to do the same.
Regarding non-coffee speculation, I worry for Tai. She's a bit too naive and inexperienced to grasp on an emotional level that Dora is simply unavailable in the larger sense. To recap how this all started off, Dora fell in love with Marten before Marten was even aware of the possibility she might be interested. And she pursued him, in the end, because she wanted to be with him more than she was insecure about the situation. I really respect that. But we know from the comic that love isn't always enough.
I like Tai as a character. She's unique among the cast, she's very realistic (IMO), and if she's going to be hurt, I'll empathize with her very strongly. But her chances here don't seem good. The only thing that might trump my expectation is Dora herself. Both being more receptive to being pursued, and/or having a greater attraction to women might be the dividing line between heartbreak for Tai and a truly wonderful relationship.
As always, the ball is in Jeph's court.
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