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WCDT 2036 - 2040, Oct 17th - 21st 2011
Mr_Rose:
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--- Quote from: westrim on 21 Oct 2011, 03:31 ---
Why do you think it's a facade? Why would she sob or be downcast or have something wrong?
This isn't a negative event, this is a giant positive. She's reacting to its size, not its quality. The man she cares about said loves her, she said it back, and now she's grappling with the dimension of that. If she starts crying, they're gonna be tears of joy or tension, not sadness. Right now, she's genuinely, cheerfully happy- in vino veritas and all that.
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And if she is indeed genuinely happy over this (although she didn't seem that happy at the bar to me), considering it some kind of massive emotional breakthough, then Marten truly has no reason to suspect something's wrong requiring him to stay home and comfort her. He's perfectly justified in acting as he has, annoyed at the timing of this particular bender and resolving to leave her at home. I see nothing jerkish about that, especially if he doesn't think anything's wrong.
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See, people are complicated. Faye is likely quite happy to be "in love" as in romantic devotion because it's actually quite a nice feeling all on its own and to have it treturned is amazing. But she's also probably terrified for subconscious reasons relating to her father's suicide and then on top of hat confused about why she's terrified of being in love all of a sudden and worried what that confusion really means for the long-term stability of her relationship that she actually likes being in.
Booze, by suppressing inhibitions, would probably make her feel happier up to a point since irrational terror is somewhat inhibitive and removing that also lessens the confusion and worry. But past that point the scale start to tip backwards with the removal of the deeper inhibition that prevents her recognising the source of the terror for what it is.
And so on.
gangler:
Huh. I'd always though Bollocks meant Butt. If it's Balls that entirely changes the meaning of her phrase "Bugger me Bollocks". Much less uncomfortable as a moment between friends. Actually thought that was part of why he was bailing the second she came in. Just like "Oh great. Drunk Faye's propositioning me. I so do not need this right now".
I'm gonna say that I'm in the party who thinks she's not too happy about this. Not to say she's mortified or anything, but she's freaking out a little. Maybe a little depressed and scared because she let her guard down just a tad more than she intended to. Situation with Angus is getting to the point where she's beginning to lose control and that's not a good feeling. I can relate and I don't have anything close to her own trauma based issues. It's a pretty human response.
jwhouk:
My only hope is that Jeph didn't just put Angus "on a bus". (I know, a train isn't the same as a bus, but you know what I mean.)
snubnose:
For the record, personally I think Faye just doesnt like it that Angus isnt there.
Not that she's in any way upset that they said the words to each other.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: gangler on 21 Oct 2011, 04:18 ---the meaning of her phrase "Bugger me Bollocks".
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It has no meaning; she has just drunkenly thrown together a few British-sounding words.
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