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WCDT New Year's Week 2012 (Jan. 2-6, 2091-95)
Wreck Smurfy:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 02 Jan 2012, 07:51 ---Yes, exactly. I don't think Marten has any idea that Padma meant that to be Important and not Flirty.
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PADMA: Don't you know I'm crazy about you?
MARTEN: Um, no, but if you hum a few bars I'll see if I can pick it up. :roll:
DSL:
Marten, the over-thinker, is trying to live in the moment. Padma, who describes herself as not always thinking before acting, is starting to think things through. Each is trying to compensate for a self-perceived weakness, and in so doing, will only make things worse. Further pillow and post-pillow talk has the potential to alleviate or exacerbate.
Neither Marten nor Padma is evil, or stupid, not the way Jeph writes them. Were they real people, I'd say cut 'em some slack and hope it ends with the two at least liking each other.
The story parallel I see here is "The Gift of the Magi," in which a young couple with little money buys each other small Christmas gifts each knows will mean a great deal to the other -- but to afford the gifts, each makes a material sacrifice that renders the gifts useless. Of course, from this, the couple discovers What's Important ...
Sidhekin:
I think it's time for one of my favourites:
--- Quote from: George Bernard Shaw ---The problem with communication is the illusion that it has already occurred.
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Marten thinks Padme has already communicated what this means and what their future may be. She's just having fun. And she'll be leaving.
But really, she hasn't ... yet.
pwhodges:
My feeling is that you all (and Jeph, if the prevailing interpretation is correct) are being a bit hard on Marten here. It's not really completely reasonable to expect a perfectly modulated response to a remark with so few cues to the underlying thoughts.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Welu on 02 Jan 2012, 04:20 ---They've just passed each other on the crossroads, I think.
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This metaphor is just perfect. Marten's crossed from serious to living in the moment, and Padma's crossing the other way - possibly for the first time. I think I read in those eyes of hers someting she's not felt before, and that she's really pretty scared about it.
I have faith in Jeph that it's not going to be a total disaster, but that there will be enough trouble along the way for a few uncomfortable moments and equally uncomfortable laughs.
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