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WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)
Tova:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 14 Jan 2012, 17:30 ---Maybe that's what Hanner's problem is. She actually hears what we say on the internet forums. ;)
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That would also explain her psychic powers - because we on the forums always forsee coming events in the comic with perfect clarity. ;)
themacnut:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Jan 2012, 14:32 ---A point someone made earlier, which somehow got lost, is that Marten didn't really argue for himself or present his side of the story. He may have been fishing, but it also looks like he could have been kicking himself and inviting Faye to help.
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I'm pretty sure that was me. And looks like Faye was all too happy to play along. But then again, that's Faye for you. Like someone else pointed out, Marten tends to turn on himself in times of stress, and this is a stressful situation. It also doesn't help that he can't really articulate why he blew Padma off - he may not WANT to admit, even to himself, that he was hurt and angry at Padma disappearing on him-so no wonder he couldn't (wouldn't?) explain it to Faye or even to Padma herself. I agree with jwhouk that he most likely didn't call her back because he expected to be cursed out and called nasty names (if she even answered the phone), and I don't think he was up to taking that from Padma. But he was still feeling bad about blowing her off and felt he needed to be "punished" for that, so he went to the person who would most certainly give him a swift kick in the hindquarters if he didn't explain himself (and maybe even if he did)-his dear friend Faye. Who filled her role perfectly.
Not that I think Marten was all calculating and deliberate about this, it was probably almost entirely subconscious. All of which makes Marten sound like someone in serious need of therapy, I know. And maybe he is. But until he is convinced of that need, Faye's the closest thing he's got, heaven help him.
Milesb:
--- Quote from: truestatic on 14 Jan 2012, 15:36 ---In the panel she says it, to me, he mostly just looks deflated and fragile. I'm not making any implications about what that means for her tone though, I thought that was his face when he was uttering the words, not for when she interjected.
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Sorry, shoulda spent longer writing my original post, I didn't really put across what I was trying to say.
I think panels 4 and 5 show Marten as a bit angry at least, I believe both expressions are related to Faye's response and the tone she was probably using.
I know that personal experiences don't count (fictional characters), but have you ever told someone something only to have them fly off the handle without thinking? it's pretty difficult to deal with in a reasonable manner, and it's the situation as I see it in this strip.
Then yes, Faye shoots him down and he looks a bit gutted in the last panel.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Jan 2012, 15:57 ---Just imagine how much more confused the characters would be if they could hear our analyses and advice.
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Made me think of Stranger than Fiction.
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 14 Jan 2012, 14:55 ---Why didn't he call her back and say something?
Because he didn't want to hear her say the two words she probably would have said.
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Would she have, though? If she felt bad for putting him off, and he called back quick enough, she might not have been mad about it.
Tova:
I think so too. But he didn't, and it would have turned into another one of those situations where the longer you leave, the greater the potential pain thus the less likely you are to be able to do it. It pretty much ends up a choice of - immediately or never.
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