Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2001-2005 (29 Aug-2 Sept 2011)
questionablecontentfan:
Yes, he apologizes, and then he does it again.
questionablecontentfan:
--- Quote from: TheCollector on 02 Sep 2011, 11:13 ---Man, Marigold looks good in the tank top huh?
But on to something that won't have me stared at.. This comic was both creepy and just plain adorable. I love it!
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Hehe...yes. But I'm more about the bedhead and the adorable look on her face. :-D
Mr. Doctor:
Angus is probably one of the most realistic characters imo... Because everyone has done the "I'm sorry/does it again" many times. I wouldn't consider anyone an asshole for that.
questionablecontentfan:
If he did it to most girls, maybe not. But Mari is more vulnerable than most girls, as I think we all know.
bramblepatch:
--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 02 Sep 2011, 11:24 ---If he did it to most girls, maybe not. But Mari is more vulnerable than most girls, as I think we all know.
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She is and she isn't. Everyone has issues with self-esteem and self confidence sometimes, and Marigold is a strong person - she can be opinionated, and she's got a noticeable competitive streak, although it is mostly expressed through her gaming. She just doesn't have coping mechanisms that are very effective against Angus's personal brand of bullshit, and she tends to crumple in on herself rather than lash out. So yes, there are situations that will tear down Marigold in a noticeable way - but they're not so different from the situations that cause Dora to put on her Stepford Smiler face until the pressure builds up and she overreacts out of the blue, or the situations that cause Faye to get surly and potentially violent, or the situations that cause Hannelore to withdraw from the group to go disinfect something. Just because Marigold's breakdowns track more closely to your own (or to mine, I have to admit) does not mean that she's inherently more vulnerable than the rest of the cast. It means that we can spot the warning signs in her sooner than we can spot the warning signs in a character who we don't identify with so closely, which also means we notice when she gets on rocky emotional ground but doesn't completely lose it.
I actually think that Angus and Mari are good for each other, as friends and roommates (although I do feel that they'd be a mismatch romantically) - she's slowly but surely building up defenses, and I think he's softening a bit, too. They enjoy many of the same things (as little as Angus would like to admit it sometimes) and they seem to genuinely enjoy eachother's company, so long as Angus remembers not to relate to her like he would someone at work and Marigold remembers not to wear the same mountain-dew-and-pocky-infused-t-shirt for three days straight of WoW raids.
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