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WCDT: 2801-2805 (29th September - 3rd October) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Miaboop:
I honestly think todays events was the best way forward. There is way more risk if they would have just 'gone for it'. This way, they both have made it pretty clear that they have some form of interest in having a relationship, and Claire is just avoiding to make anything out of (maybe) nothing.
My guess is that she doesn't want to risk something, and marten being a bit drunk is a risk. And she doesn't know how he is when he's drunk and making out. I think she wants to keep everything as riskfree as possible in the event of a possible relationship. This is the best way forward for that. I think they both want to go forward but Claire has to think about her own safety. This is even more true because of her insecurities, her brother being overprotective and she being worried about being close to another person.
My guess is that we'll see a a few comics where they talk about their feelings, any potential issues or risks involved and then make a decision about whether or not to go ahead with the relationship.
This ship is hardly sinking, it just waited for a potential storm (marten being drunk) to pass.
Jackal:
--- Quote from: anahata on 29 Sep 2014, 06:49 ---
--- Quote from: Jackal on 29 Sep 2014, 06:26 ---the timing would be just about right for [ Emily ] to ask Claire's opinion on the mating plumage she's putting together as a prerequisite to asking Marten on a date.
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I really can't understand all this concern about Emily. Apart from throwing a house party once, she seems to me to be a side character providing occasional comic relief, a bit like Pintsize does but in human form.
The girl's completely bonkers.
So... er, yes, she might do that, but I doubt we'll be invited to take it too seriously.
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May is also a side character providing occasional comic relief, but she still had a key impact on relationships between other characters in the comic.
The concern is less about Emily, and more about the potential to explore the interactions between Claire's feelings, doubts and fears as she processes what's gone on in the last few strips. Emily is just, to my thinking, a prime suspect to act as the vehicle in that exploration because there is this recent arc of her being potentially interested in Marten, and it came to no real conclusion.
Come to think of it, the fact that we wouldn't be invited to take her interests seriously would allow these issues to be raised without taking the focus off Claire.
End of the day I'm just hoping for more exposition about Claire's feelings before, rather than after, we get any clear decisions on where the Claire/Marten pairing is headed.
jwhouk:
I have never seen this many avatars taken from ANY three-strip segment of this comic. EVER.
K1dmor:
--- Quote from: TheCallMeFez on 29 Sep 2014, 06:48 ---I wasn't a huge fan of this pairing. But then I realized that in this pairing, there is a high likelihood that Marten would be in the drivers seat,...
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...for a change.
TejanoSamurai:
I really feel that Emily would make a more interesting match for Marten than Claire.
Also I'm new on to QC and just got caught up. Howdy, nice to meet you all!
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