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WCDT: 2411-2415 (25-29 March, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Carl-E:
I dunno. I see it as going to his social protocol database (old friends) for advice on how to handle something that he's worried about. Since "talking to Claire about it" is what he's asking advice on, it hardly seems that he'd... talk to Claire about it first.
Although, ultimately, it is exactly what he should do.
Also, Claire asked him not to tell that she's a trans woman. I don't think he has... he's asking advice about an intern/acquaintance snuggling up to him in her sleep. That's all.
It really is what it seems to be.
bhtooefr:
Yeah, he's asking his two closest friends that aren't Claire about what to do. I'd do the same, most likely.
And the ballfarting joke is classic QC punchline. Jephzibah keeps it classy, you know.
techkid:
That's the way I'm seeing it as well, Carl-E. He's worried about how she'll react, so he is asking his closest friends first for their opinions.
Look at it like this, if Marten ignores it, and treats it like it was just a dream, when Claire (probably subconsciously) might have thought there was something (even if it was just a little something), then what would that do to her self-esteem, and indeed to her ideas of friendship? Conversely, if Marten does approach Claire like it was something, when she simply cuddled up to him in her sleep (or indeed, it was just a dream), then that is going to be equally damaging. Either way, Marten would end up being the biggest jerk around in her eyes.
Certainly he should end up talking to her about it. Even if it is done surreptitiously ("Hey, do you remember much of after the reception? My memory is pretty fuzzy..."), and gauging her response from there. Just handle the discussion with care and tact.
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Dang. I need to think my thoughts faster, I think.
mtmerrick:
What? You mean you don't have the Bluetooth typing module in your brain implant?
Masterpiece:
Seeing as Jephzibah called the comic "better left unsaid", I'm pretty sure that's the last we'll hear about the ClairexMarten arc for a while.
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