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WCDT: 2801-2805 (29th September - 3rd October) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: eschaton on 29 Sep 2014, 17:12 ---Marten overanalyzes everything related to the ladies. Look at how the Emily kiss on the cheek caused him all of this angst that he needed to talk about with multiple people. Emily is probably the only woman in the entire series that has shown an interest he doesn't seem to want to consider dating, but he still can't shut up about it. If it's girl-related drama, Marten is sure to ask Steve, Faye, Tai, and possibly 1-2 other people their opinions, regardless of if he has the hots for her or not.
Edit: Which is another reason this kinda seems odd. If he did like Claire before that night, he would have discussed it with someone else within the confines of the strip. Marten does not keep drama to himself ever.
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True, but as was pointed out above, this might've just been something percolating in his subconscious up to this point. I'm sure we'll see plenty of discussion in the days ahead (this is QC, after all), but the already-existing friendship and level of comfort we've seen between them both going back to the lake house arc, and the lack of complications relative to practically every other relationship we've seen him in make things a bit different this time around.
I do agree with your other point (the part about "liquid courage"). I've always believed that alcohol doesn't change personality or behavior; it amplifies it. Someone who's unpleasant when they're sober isn't suddenly going to become better to be around because they've had a few, for instance. That's why I think we're starting to see a genuine shift in Marten's outlook and personality.
FunkyTuba:
--- Quote from: eschaton on 29 Sep 2014, 17:12 ---Marten does not keep drama to himself ever.
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[citation needed]
Beg to disagree... even if you're counting Claire's status as "drama" (you shouldn't) he's kept it to himself quite nicely.
zmeiat_joro:
Hm, off-topic, but I've been binging on the archives again, and do these imply a Charlie Stross expy is one of Marten's "uncles"?
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2392
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2394
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2684
EDIT: I've been reading QC for more than a decade now, and next month it will have been a decade since I've been posting here. That's the longest I've been at least sporadically active at a internet forum. That's a weird thought.
SteveCostello:
I thought panel 6 in You Should Have Seen It foreshadowed the possibility of something becoming more interesting between Marten and Claire. I've been hoping since then that something like last week would occur. And I am rather glad it did. Of course, both had the drunk bubbles, and this latest interaction involved Marten with some of them. Should be interesting to see what happens when no boozification is involved.
Amazing how wrapped up into freaking WEB COMIC CHARACTERS we are. It's kinda silly, when you step back and look at it. But... yay anyway!
Us awkward types have very occasional moments of pure smooth genius. They are far, and incredible few between... but they do happen. Hell... I somehow figured out a way to get my wife to marry me. There's hope for awkward types yet!
Actually, thinking back to my college days, I had an interaction very much like Marten, minus the alcohol, but add extreme levels of tiredness from a long day of galavanting around, which resulted in a nice late night (or... incredibly early morning), and nothing serious happened... but there were interactions like we saw last week and feelings were there. (Distance prevented anything from really happening.)
DSL:
Awful lot of people here don't seem to want to admit someone might grow as a person or become more comfortable around certain other persons. Are you this unforgiving with the actual people in your lives?
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