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Hannelore or Raven? Who's your favorite?

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Thiefree:

--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 21 Jun 2011, 13:59 ---Yeah, but Hanners is pierced too...

Raven is actually smart, she just hides it well.

I like them both, but I am waiting for the poll asking about Marigold, because she is my number one.

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Oh, I explained that badly. I meant that Raven's stupidity hides her genius, that that Hanners has piercings despite being quite squeamish about that sort of thing. The conflicts are internal, which mean they can both surprise us at any given moment.

mike837go:

--- Quote from: Thiefree on 27 Jun 2011, 09:47 ---
--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 21 Jun 2011, 13:59 ---Yeah, but Hanners is pierced too...
Raven is actually smart, she just hides it well.
I like them both, but I am waiting for the poll asking about Marigold, because she is my number one.

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Oh, I explained that badly. I meant that Raven's stupidity hides her genius, that that Hanners has piercings despite being quite squeamish about that sort of thing. The conflicts are internal, which mean they can both surprise us at any given moment.

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I'd argue that Raven is not stupid. Not by a long chalk! She simply doesn't bother to think things through. She's a very RIGHT NOW kind of person. Whatever feels good 'right now', what should be done 'right now'. Without considering any possible consquences.

Hannelore, while screwed up in her own way, at least considers the possibilites. And drives herself into a tizzy when she realizes there are so many!

ElvisRevenge:
Hanners, 'cause she HURTS 'EM!

0kamisama:
It's hard to choose one over the other, but I chose Raven, mostly out of the way Hanners has been Flanderized from her first appearance in the strip. Like most, I enjoyed the idea of seeing a female character who seemed to acknowledge her own craziness, possibly even work with it. Given, this might not allow for many jokes or humor moments, but the downfall from that to "child in grown-up body" seemed to bring a few notches down in Hanners' case.

Raven on the other hand, has had some time off, during which her Flanderization seems to have kept her mostly intact, with her still being the sweet-natured girly girl with a healthy libido and moments of savant-level insight and knowledge. I enjoy seeing her energetic bursts and punchline-based interjections, so hopefully we'll be seeing her slowly "re-assimilate" into the group once again.

Point goes to Raven.

CrowFairy:
I love them both. I do.

But I chose Hannelore of the two. I myself have a minor form of OCD, which is partly thanks to a lot of hard work on my part to control it. When I see Hanners, I see hope. I see a woman who is able to see pros and cons of her own disorder. She enjoys counting. But she doesn't enjoy all of her social awkwardness. It breaks my heart every time she realizes she's done something a little off or that she's not comfortable with something that all of her friends are comfortable with. But there's still a glimmer of hope; she's slowly learning and socializing in a way she's never tried to before. She's learning new things and finding all sorts of experiences she's never had because she'd locked herself away.

She's a genuinely hard worker in everything she does. And not all of that is due to her OCD. When she started working at Coffee of Doom, she wanted to be like a normal person and function just like everybody else in society (1709, one of my favorite QC strips to date). Her first day at Coffee of Doom (1757), she stuck it out for 2 hours! Yes, that doesn't seem like much to most people. But for Hanners? That's kind of impressive. Any point, she could have easily walked out, but she was determined to overcome her OCD and made it through it all.

She's got her problems. But she knows what they are and tries to work on them, trying to improve herself. I like that Hanners has so much room to grow, and I genuinely look forward to seeing how things progress from here for her.

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