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WCDT: 2801-2805 (29th September - 3rd October) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
KOK:
May works at night. This is most likely early morning after her shift. Or she may have had to leave her work during working hours to take a shower. On one hand she does not look like she would need to do that. On the other her remark about this place being closer makes more sense that way.
Edit: Either way she must not to change clothes, unless she expects to borrow from Momo.
techkid:
Chances are good that this happened during Claire's dressing montage: Part 2.
RyanW1019:
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--- Quote from: cesium133 on 29 Sep 2014, 18:04 ---Where is May working now?
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I was wondering about this, too. Here's a thought. IMHO May really should work at ... the Coffee of Doom.
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* And it would be interesting to see `Hannelore meets May'.
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We already saw that (sort of) happen, starting with this strip: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2759
eschaton:
--- Quote from: zmeiat_joro on 29 Sep 2014, 17:56 ---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"?
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Jeph is a science-fiction (as opposed to just a sci-fi) fan. I mean, he put steveral Stephen Baxter jokes in the series early on. So I wouldn't put this past him.
--- Quote from: DSL on 29 Sep 2014, 17:57 ---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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I'm unforgiving of bad characterization. Jeph is usually very good at having characters develop. It's been nice seeing Faye not be as damaged as she was in the early strips. Hanners and Marigold have both slowly morphed into functional human beings. And Steve has slowly morphed from a relatively nondescript guy, into a bro who is inexplicably friends with Marten...wait, that hasn't been a good transition. :psyduck:
Seriously though, there's plenty of ways I think a hookup between Claire and Marten would have been fine. Honestly I wouldn't have had an issue with the wedding arc ending with them making out, because there was a realistic build up to the moment. We all presumed it was going to happen once Claire decided to go, and the Jeph faked us out with the last panel. Or if after the wedding Marten talked things out with Steve, Faye, Tai, and maybe Hanners, before deciding to make an awkward move. But the last year or so of the comic did not have any real feel of a build towards Marten/Claire, what with the one-night-stand arc and Emily's crush on Marten. It honestly feels as if Jeph decided to suddenly change course here within the last month or so - and did so in a way that resulted in Marten not acting in a believable manner for his character. And IMHO it's not up to his normal standards.
I honestly agree with an above poster who said this seems like fan service. Although provided Marten handles the next morning in more typical fashion (e.g., immediately apologizes to Claire for anything untoward - despite not doing anything untoward - then freaking out and hashing it out with the whole gang) I'll be willing to let it slide. I just don't want Marten Reed to suddenly become Marty Stu.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 30 Sep 2014, 00:09 ---
* And it would be interesting to see `Hannelore meets May'.
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Uh... you forgetting something?
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