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WCDT 2036 - 2040, Oct 17th - 21st 2011
Paranoid:
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--- Quote from: Akima on 21 Oct 2011, 07:07 ---8pm isn't an especially early hour to be drunk, especially on a Friday night. The pubs here are packed from 5pm on with the after-work drinking crowd...
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I think crowd is the main word there. I agree it's not a very early time but Faye went drinking alone in the group's dive which when she arrived looks totally empty, when there were already plans to go out later.
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Agreed. Blowing off the dancing plans to get drunk should be a warning sign for anyone, much less about a known recovering alcoholic who really shouldn't be drinking anymore. And let's face it: even if Faye isn't* technically an alcoholic, she is close enough for most practical purposes. As her friend the least Marten could have done is ask her why she was so plastered, and be prepared to push to get a more substantial answer than "Owls made me do it." It's not about wanting him to be a doormat or a bossy jerk but rather him being a friend, and he should know her well enough by now to strongly suspect that something is wrong, even if he isn't 100% sure yet.
--- Quote from: innermoppet on 21 Oct 2011, 06:41 ---My QC-sense tells me that we are gonna be seeing Sven soon. IMHO, that's the real unresolved issue that still lingering around in Faye's subconsciousness.
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Maybe not the "real" unresolved issue, but it wouldn't surprise me to find out that's part of her problem right now. For some reason I really think Sven would be a good person for her to talk to right now: yeah it'd get awkward, but in his heart Sven is a decent guy (especially since him and Faye broke up). I think he'd do the right thing and try to help her and not take advantage of the situation for himself, despite any temptation he might have. Then again, I already have a pretty bad record of predicting Jeph's plans, so take that for what you will.
*Present tense used to reflect the generally agreed upon fact that you never fully recover from alcoholism.
Carl-E:
OK, MotW poll is up. Final results on the Wednesday poll;
Dora 8 (11.8%)
Cosette 1 (1.5%)
Sven 12 (17.6%)
Pintsize & Winslow 4 (5.9%)
Mieville & the Roombas (wait, isn't that a band?) 11 (16.2%)
Penelope and/or Wil 7 (10.3%)
Pizza Girl! 5 (7.4%)
Sara (?!?!?) 5 (7.4%)
Someone else really minor 1 (1.5%)
Someone entirely new! 4 (5.9%)
OK then - Raven 10 (14.7%)
Total Voters: 68
Sven won anyway...
Border Reiver:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 20 Oct 2011, 23:09 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 20 Oct 2011, 22:50 ---At the rate we're going, Angus will be back sometime after the first of the year (our time).
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I don't think it'll take that long, probably only about a month or so...
Aww, HELL no!!!
Jeph Jacques, so help me if you make Angus and Faye break-up right before Thanksgiving like you did with Marten and Dora I swear to God I'll...
I'll...
I'll...
...bitch about it on the forum but keep reading anyway.
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Can I borrow this reaction as well? I'll keep it clean and properly maintained for when you need it back..
cuzsis:
--- Quote from: themacnut on 21 Oct 2011, 03:52 ---
--- 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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Kinda This.
She did not seem very happy at the bar. She didn't seem scared or overwhelmed. Just not happy and rather irritated.
When she said "I love you" she hitched on it and that usually (not all the time) but usually happens when someone goes to say something because it's the expected thing to say, but half way through realizes they don't mean it, but at the same moment doesn't want to complicate the situation, so they finish saying it anyway.
This coupled with her seeming irritation at the bar, as opposed to being caught like a deer in the headlights going "Holy cow I'm in LOVE! Woah!", leads me to believe (for now) that while Faye is very fond of Angus, she's not ready for Love just yet. And there's nothing wrong with that! :-D
cuzsis:
--- Quote from: Paranoid on 21 Oct 2011, 09:30 ---
--- Quote from: Welu on 21 Oct 2011, 09:10 ---
--- Quote from: Akima on 21 Oct 2011, 07:07 ---8pm isn't an especially early hour to be drunk, especially on a Friday night. The pubs here are packed from 5pm on with the after-work drinking crowd...
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I think crowd is the main word there. I agree it's not a very early time but Faye went drinking alone in the group's dive which when she arrived looks totally empty, when there were already plans to go out later.
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Agreed. Blowing off the dancing plans to get drunk should be a warning sign for anyone, much less about a known recovering alcoholic who really shouldn't be drinking anymore. And let's face it: even if Faye isn't* technically an alcoholic, she is close enough for most practical purposes. As her friend the least Marten could have done is ask her why she was so plastered, and be prepared to push to get a more substantial answer than "Owls made me do it." It's not about wanting him to be a doormat or a bossy jerk but rather him being a friend, and he should know her well enough by now to strongly suspect that something is wrong, even if he isn't 100% sure yet.
--- Quote from: innermoppet on 21 Oct 2011, 06:41 ---My QC-sense tells me that we are gonna be seeing Sven soon. IMHO, that's the real unresolved issue that still lingering around in Faye's subconsciousness.
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Maybe not the "real" unresolved issue, but it wouldn't surprise me to find out that's part of her problem right now. For some reason I really think Sven would be a good person for her to talk to right now: yeah it'd get awkward, but in his heart Sven is a decent guy (especially since him and Faye broke up). I think he'd do the right thing and try to help her and not take advantage of the situation for himself, despite any temptation he might have. Then again, I already have a pretty bad record of predicting Jeph's plans, so take that for what you will.
*Present tense used to reflect the generally agreed upon fact that you never fully recover from alcoholism.
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Yeah, I'm rather surprised that Martin didn't seem more concerned about this. It's not usual for Faye to suddenly get this drunk this early and given her history I'm certain Martin knows something is up.
But he's got plans and it sounds like, this time, he's going to go out and let Faye (who is a grown adult after all and other than being drunk, doesn't seem distressed) sort herself out.
I can't say I blame him, but I probably would've tried to figure out what was going on a bit more (not that it would've been successful).
::shrug::
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