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WCDT: 2031-2035 (10-14 October 2011)
Tova:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 12 Oct 2011, 06:27 ---Apparently I'm reading this a bit differently from everyone else...
It seems to me that Padma is actually a little bit interested in Marten, at least as a possible fun friend though perhaps no more than that. This makes her reaction to hearing that Marten prompted Elliott to say his bit more significant; and I read the hand-wringing as being conflicted about moving away, partly because she wants to ask Marten out again - as she then manages to get herself to do.
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This is exactly the way I saw it. And the "crotch shot" thing didn't even occur to me. I just saw the anxiety in her hands.
When it first came up in this thread, I thought "OK, if that's the way your mind works...". But now I'm wondering if I am weird after all. Unless normal is the new weird. Or something.
WAYF:
I don't think you're weird, Tova. Jeph has always drawn Hannelore with her hands interlaced at about crotch height when she feels uncomfortable (most recent instance I can think of), but this is the first time we've actually seen the same gesture really close up. I think that as with all the times Hannelore's done it, this gesture has a lot more to do with the hands than the crotch. :P
Personally, I think that Padma has trapped Marten, as they say, between a rock and a hard place. If he doesn't go with Padma, that should be fine, but he needs an excuse, and I think Marten would feel awful if he had to make one up just to get out of something which he might actually enjoy.
If he DOES go dancing with Padma, then that is FINE. For all he knows, Padma just wants to hang out and go dancing. There's no betrayal involved here, especially considering the lack of warning he received. I (and I think he) would be really surprised if anything romantic developed out of that anyway.
But that's not how quite a few people on this forum see it, and I don't think Elliott would see it that way either, especially considering how prone he is to breaking into tears. I'd say that Marten needs to deal with this situation with a lot of finesse, but a) Marten isn't exactly known for finesse, and b) I'm not actually sure how he can navigate this without encountering further drama.
Oh well.
Carl-E:
Not weird at all. It's just a close up of hands, with an unfortuately typical background - after all, when your hands hang down they're right about at that height!
Unless you're an orangutan or something.
I wonder if Padma had been intending to ask Marten to go dancing before Elliot called? Maybe she's just decided, "screw it, I'm going to enjoy myself anyway"! After all, Gandma always said you should never pass up the chance to have a good time...
themacnut:
--- Quote from: vsonics on 12 Oct 2011, 13:32 ---I will admit that the first thing that I thought when I saw panel six was "crotch shot." Maybe even "Crotch Shot!"
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Get your mind out of the gutter. You're crowding me. 8-)
TinPenguin:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 12 Oct 2011, 13:53 ---I'd say it's 50/50. Some people can make it work, and some people can't.
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Yes, and the half that can't break up with the half that can. :-D
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