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WCDT: 2372-2376 (28 January - 1 February 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Westrim on 28 Jan 2013, 21:05 ---let's make this into another comment on how horrible kids are and how much almost none of your characters want any!
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I'm sure Jeph realises that there are alternative views - after all, we are shown the cast's varied (but generally OK) relationships with their parents quite often, even though they don't yet plan to have children themselves.
--- Quote from: Bluesummers on 28 Jan 2013, 20:51 ---chances are that most of the main crew got invites as well.
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Actually, no, it would seem. They would most likely have opened their post, and then obviously would have talked to Marten about it. (Scope for some quick retconning here, perhaps...)
themacnut:
Adding my vote to the belief that Marten was the only one invited, and his invite was for Marten +1, with the +1 assumed to be Dora. Also, I'm betting Marten got the invite back when he and Dora were still together, so even if Henry did get the news of their breakup (doesn't seem like it in the present comic, Marten's relationship status isn't discussed) it's probably too late to change the invite anyway.
I don't think Henry knows Marten's friends well enough to invite them separately, so it'll be up to Marten to decide who his +1 is going to be. I'll be surprised if it's Claire, quite frankly, Marten's just getting to know her and I don't see any real romantic interest there, at least on Marten's part. And since he and his father were talking about "plane tickets" that means a possibly long trip together and maybe sharing a hotel room or other guest quarters, not sure Claire would be up for that with a guy she's just getting to know. Other choices are between Faye and Hannelore, not sure Dora would want to be away from CoD (and Tai) for a couple days even if invited (yeah I know she was really excited about being a flower girl, but remember she's a business owner who's very reluctant to leave her business in the hands of anyone else, and closing it for a couple days could cost her customers).
techkid:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 29 Jan 2013, 01:00 ---Actually, no, it would seem. They would most likely have opened their post, and then obviously would have talked to Marten about it. (Scope for some quick retconning here, perhaps...)
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I dunno if they would have talked about it, as such. I mean probably they would have gossiped about it, but the underlying understanding would be there: "Marten is his son, and respects his dad's proposal to Maurice. Of course he'd be there!"
But you do make a fair point, themacnut. I mean, Dora is the only person they really know within Marten's social circle. Faye and Hanners were invited to the bar, sure, but that doesn't hold much sway in these things...
--- Quote from: themacnut on 29 Jan 2013, 02:05 ---she's a business owner who's very reluctant to leave her business in the hands of anyone else
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I think Faye would be able to handle things if Dora were to go. She's worked there the longest, and (I think, but not too sure) has looked after CoD once or twice (although if only for an hour here or there). There may be some managerial things to teach Faye, but the shop itself should be fine.
Barmymoo:
They'd probably have talked about it in the sense of "Oh hey Marten I got an invite to your dad's wedding!" or something. It seems unlikely that no one would have mentioned it at all - it's a normal thing to talk about.
I'm going to another friend's wedding this summer. It's getting to be an annual event now. Next it'll be baby showers/christenings and I'll know I'm officially old.
themacnut:
--- Quote from: techkid on 29 Jan 2013, 02:11 ---
--- Quote from: themacnut on 29 Jan 2013, 02:05 ---she's a business owner who's very reluctant to leave her business in the hands of anyone else
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I think Faye would be able to handle things if Dora were to go. She's worked there the longest, and (I think, but not too sure) has looked after CoD once or twice (although if only for an hour here or there). There may be some managerial things to teach Faye, but the shop itself should be fine.
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I agree with you about Faye being able to handle the shop for a few days, but the problem is Dora - she's shown a considerable reluctance to trust anyone else with her "baby"; far as I know, she still keeps the roasting process for the coffee beans close to the vest, never mind the rest of the managerial duties of the shop. I think it would take Faye practically staging a mutiny and shoving Dora out the door to get her to actually leave CoD for a few days.
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