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WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)
AnAverageWriter:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 15 Jan 2012, 13:41 ---No, I think he/she/it (purpleplatypus? Where's Perry?) was doing it right - clearly indicating that their problems are not as intense as Marigoilds,
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And who is to say that? Who is to make such an accusation that Marigold has "intense" problems? We all have SOME issues, and from what I've seen the extent of her existent problems are a little too much WOW and some introversion- all of which she has made serious progress with this last year. If Marigold's problems are "intense", then I'd wager at least 70 to 80 percent of humanity has "intense" problems.
This is also based on the assumption that the comic is everything we see about the character's lives. You don't accumulate thirty thousand dollars just sitting around on your computer all day playing World of Warcraft.
We've got some people here who are not only projectionists, but judgmental to boot it seems.
truestatic:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 15 Jan 2012, 12:14 ---Now, Marten's not the type to let that go - I would guess he asked why she was feeling down. He may not have, especially if he was really trying to distance himself, but that would have been a bit out of character, I think.
Now, if he asked, I'm wondering what kind of answer he got. There are a few we can strike off the list;
"I couldn't change my flight, so I can't stay longer"
"My Grandma's taken a turn for the worse, so I can't stay longer"
"I've been packing, and it's got me down." (Marten: "Need some help?")
Anything along these lines would have gotten things moving a lot earlier. But what's more likely is that he just got some more evasion; "I dunno, I'm just feeling down. I wouldn't be any fun."
What bothers me more is the thought that he didn't even ask. I know he's trying very hard (and failing miserably) not to care about her, but damn it, it's common decency to ask what's wrong when someone says they're down. Hell, it's an invitation to ask - you don't tell someone that you're down unless it's bothering you and you want to talk!
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He didn't ask. You can witness the entirety of the phone call he's discussing with Faye in the previous comic.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2094
He was trying to remain the aloof, cool individual that he'd been encouraged to be, and not show insecurity by prying. Personally I might not have asked either, as I typically operate under the belief that it's rude to pry, and that if someone wants to talk to me about something, they'll come talk to me about it. Depending on how she phrased it on the other end, she may or may not have been inviting that line of questioning. If she wasn't, I wouldn't ascribe the least bit of fault to Marten for insensitivity.
--- Quote from: ilikefishfood on 15 Jan 2012, 12:52 ---I also don't know why we have to assume that she wanted to see him that last night just for a booty call. I"m just sayin!'
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I don't think she did. I know I've been hard on her, but I suspect she had feelings for him as much as he did for her. I still think that the invitation, after the silence and the moved up travel time, would've been a bitter pill to swallow, even if he didn't assume the worst.
Tova:
It's amusing to reflect that this thread was only one page long for the first two days of its life.
Dust:
--- Quote from: AnAverageWriter on 15 Jan 2012, 15:30 ---
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 15 Jan 2012, 13:41 ---No, I think he/she/it (purpleplatypus? Where's Perry?) was doing it right - clearly indicating that their problems are not as intense as Marigoilds,
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If Marigold's problems are "intense", then I'd wager at least 70 to 80 percent of humanity has "intense" problems.
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Even allowing for comical exageration, the state of her room and resident vermin pre-Hanners can safely be called an intense problem. One definitely outside "70 to 80 percent of humanity".
Is it cold in here?:
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--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 15 Jan 2012, 13:44 ---Marigirl's self-loathing is still present as far as we know.
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Was that deliberate? I haven't noticed Marigold being called Marigirl before, but I may have missed it.
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I agreed with the desire for a nickname but didn't like "Mar-bear". It has not caught on with anyone else.
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