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WCDT: 30 May-3 June 2011 (1936-1940)
Skewbrow:
Dora will snap out of this. She might need a vacation though? I doubt she has had one since QC started. Unfortunately that means leaving an assistant manager in charge, and until now there hasn't been a single person she would trust with the job. As others have said, Faye might be ready. But would Dora also need to teach her the secret roasting process?
Is it cold in here?:
Pennelope is pretty level-headed for day to day business, and the exceptions are unlikely to cause problems (unless lots of patrons mention Hemingway). There's a strip where someone suggested that Dora take a vacation, and she didn't object to Pennelope being in charge, just thought she couldn't stand up to the Pugnacious Peach.
FunkyTuba:
Dora's used to being caring, but with an undercurrent of smug superiority in her interactions with Faye. Having trusted Raven with the redecoration of the shop back when (in the 420s or so), I think Dora might have some reason (in her head at least) to choose Raven over Faye when it comes to running the shop. This would allow Dora to keep her pride and keep Faye in the subordinate pigeonhole she's been relegated to.
The whole "does Marten like Faye better than me" stuff still looms large over their relationship and even though she's in therapy I think it'd be a mistake to think that Dora's completely over that just yet. My guess is that at some level Dora still feels threatened by Faye even though the Marten thing is off the table and it's likely that that will bleed over into the professional side of things.
Dora needs help. I'm skeptical that she can accept that help from Faye. I'm also skeptical that the new Faye will be able to just take it the way she always has. I think we'll find out this week whether or not the story will get that heavy or if it'll turn on a dime and go somewhere completely unexpected. I'll enjoy it either way.
jwhouk:
I think you may have hit on something:
Dora's worldview might be completely based around the faulty belief that "X (person I love dearly) loves Y (person who she is close to) more than me". And, she has no reason to believe otherwise, because she has the continuous example of Sven, and Marten, and possibly mom and/or dad.
Maybe I was wrong: she needs some Rational-Emotive therapy.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 05 Jun 2011, 10:01 ---Rational-Emotive therapy.
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Fascinating! You may be on to something. However, I wish it involved an occasional swift boot to the seat of her spookypants.
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