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WCDT 2056-2060; Nov. 14-18, 2011

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Fen:
Marten's sprint is just FAAAABULLLOUUS.

westrim:
I'm confused; why are we talking about engineering programs? Can we get back to the webcomic please? The conversation about male underwear better be brief too, or I'll have to call this boxer I know.

I prefer to think that Marten is not sadfacing, just contemplating humping that fire hydrant furiously to demonstrate his dominance.

CrowFairy:

--- Quote from: themacnut on 16 Nov 2011, 06:52 ---These are all hard-earned lessons. As others have mentioned, just because you have romantic or sexual feeling for someone, that does NOT mean they're obligated to feel the same. Again, another hard-earned life lesson. And when you think about it, acting like you're someone's friend while harboring stronger feelings for them and wishing you were more than a friend is really rather deceptive and creepy. It's a fake friendship-better to let your feelings be known from the start and let the other person make an informed decision about how they want to proceed with you.
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YES. THIS.


--- Quote from: AnAverageWriter on 16 Nov 2011, 05:38 ---But Jeph certainly wouldn't do THAT to Marten and Padma. This isn't that OTHER webcomic... you know the one...

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It bothers me a bit that you act like authors would never do horrible things to their characters. It's through horrible experiences that we learn what the characters are truly made of, who they really are. There are many books I've read that devastating things have happened to the characters, and you see them struggle through the pain. And they were brilliant. They delve into that part of ourselves most people are too afraid to think about. I find these stories incredibly compelling. For example, look at how Harry Potter dealt with the loss of Sirius. In the books, there is a lot of pain on his part, but you always find yourself rooting for him and telling yourself that you know he can make it through that tough time.

These characters are human, above all else. And bad things happen to humans all the time. Humans die. Humans get pregnant when they don't plan to. Humans make bad decisions. We are flawed. Yes, Marten used a condom, and that's great; I'm glad. But I honestly would be in for the ride if there was an unexpected pregnancy. It would be an interesting plotline, and I'd love to see how Jeph and the characters would handle such a problem.

I understand what you're saying. But webcomics don't always have to be funny every single strip. And I also understand that Jeph probably won't put such a heavy topic in QC, at least for right now, but I'd like it if we could all keep our minds open to the possibility of a character's actions having really negative consequences in that way. It would be really interesting to see how Marten would grow as a person and if Padma would stay or run for the hills.

westrim:

--- Quote from: LoliBot on 16 Nov 2011, 12:27 --- Yes, Marten used a condom.
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Did he? Where did we see the wrapper?

Dr. ROFLPWN:


I'm sorry, it just...it just kind of fit

(I am also sorry for it being a shitty edit)

Poor dude. :O Don't worry Marty, Padma likes you!

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