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Carl-E:

--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 24 Jun 2011, 09:01 ---Protect Marigold's feelings? *laughs uncontrollably*

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OK, maybe I went a bit far.  But they tried...

Mainly, Faye ran scared as soon as she found out Mari had feelings for Angus.  After that, they literally had no interaction at all.  Others did try to spare her feelings, though, before Tai unknowingly blurted it out.  And as is frequently the case, it only made things worse. 

pwhodges is right, I'm not gonna talk you out of your dislike for Faye.  I suppose I'm just trying to get you to realize that no one, not even someone who's coping mechanisms are as rough hewn as Faye's, is a totally despicable person. 

[waiting for Godwin]

Welu:
Maybe it's because I relate to Faye a lot but I both empathise and sympathise with her. I've had my share of issues and accidentally screwed over some friends (not as extreme as Faye/Marten drama but still, was a bit of a jerk) and worked through my issues with a mix of their support and therapy.

The only time I can think of her being intentionally cruel, which even then sounds too strong, was to Wil when he was trying to ask out Penelope. She did feel bad about it once she found out he was friends with Sven even though nothing bad happened between Wil and Penelope because of it.

We saw how Faye reacted to sleeping with Sven. It was an impulse decision that at first she instantly regretted, as far to get an appointment with her therapist as soon as she could. Sven is the one who wanted to continue having fun when she initially wanted to keep it a one time thing.She continued the sexbuddy relationship (by accident, sort of) after telling Dora and Marten what happened and apologizing for it, after Dora admitted to overreacting.

In summary, I guess I'm just saying I don't think it's really fair to say hooking up with Sven was to intentionally screw over Marten and Dora since it's pretty much said in the comic that she didn't do it for that reason.

As Marten says: "She's not evil, she's just kind of a bitch sometimes".

*Edit: Pointing out I'm not trying to change anyone's feelings. I just saw the Sven/Faye hookup differently and wanted to say.

Tiogyr:

--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 24 Jun 2011, 09:01 ---cool, interesting people like Marigold

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Yeah, I was kind of with you on the "Faye is kind of a bitch" thing, but come on. Marigold a cool, interesting person? Really?

She's a closet dwelling, Yaoi/Hentai collecting MMO nerd. That's pretty much the exact opposite of cool and interesting.

Carl-E:

--- Quote from: Carl-E on 24 Jun 2011, 09:24 ---...they literally had no interaction at all. 
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I suddenly realized (whilst walking my dogs) that there was the whole bibliokleptic incident between Faye finding out Mari had Angus-cravings and the party.  And, while Faye did  make fun of Mari's predicament, there was no direct berating.  She also tried to warn her away from Sven while Dora worked the other angle, and even shielded her. 

Not evil.  Not entirely nice either, but not a total bitch. 

wrwight:
Tiogyr, I'm pretty sure you're in the presence of a large number of either current or former closet dwelling anime/manga watching/collecting, MMO nerds, as well as a large number of people whose best friends are said people, even if they are not. We understand that a shy people are interesting, and usually have a lot more depth than they tend to show at first, so to call them uncool or uninteresting is really showing that either you've never really gotten to know some of those types of people, or you managed to hit the few that really are just weird and sometimes kind of gross (because those people are out there too, perpetuating the stereotype), but that's only a tiny fraction. The overwhelming majority are awesome people who just need to come out of their shell a little, and Marigold seems to be one of those types of people.

Of course, this is the internet, you're welcome to disagree with me if you like (hmm, that sounds like I'm implying that in RL you aren't welcome to disagree with me..), but that's how I see it, and I'd be surprised if I'm alone.

As far as the Faye-haters, I know it's pointless to argue against someone who has declared multiple times nothing will change their mind, but don't forget how Faye has been there for her friends. We've all known that abrasive person that we put up with because we know that underneath it he/she cares sincerely, and is fiercely loyal. If you haven't known that person, you probably will before you die.

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