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Clairemom's income?
NemoX:
So after my last Archive binge, I started wondering about a few things I read about in the WCDT's as of late.
Some people were pointing to this strip as Marten having met Claire's mom before, but other than the red hair, I don't actually see a resemblance so I'm wondering if it was just a joke.
Either way, I got to thinking, I know AnthroPCs are common in the QCU, so they are affordable enough for mass consumption as companions but the humans still being in charge or maintenance costs (and during the whole Momo upgrade we learned chassis are not cheap. Marten actually lucked out with the government issue one for pintsize). So the technology is affordable. But I don't see how having to upgrade a robot hand for Claire's brother as he grew up and inevitably outgrew it could have been cheap, let alone hormone replacement therapy for Claire. I'm pretty sure alimony doesn't cover that kind of thing either from their father.
From the background given, their house is also pretty decent looking. I would have guessed them to be working middle class. I dunno how much or if Clinton helps with the income. Even if Claire has a student loan, school is not cheap. So how can they afford it all is what I'm puzzled about...
It is said if something doesn't make sense, one of the pieces of information you have is probably wrong, so would anyone like to enlighten me here? which of my assumptions is wrong? Or is Clairemom a single mother of two with a really big debt and good at hiding it? is the Healthcare in QC different than irl? I don't recall anywhere being mentioned what she actually does for a living either. so yeah, kinda wondering about this.
edit: fixed some links/citations
ReindeerFlotilla:
Mom is an assassin for hire. She doesn't bother picking up the phone for less than half a million dollars.
Edit: contraction.
NemoX:
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 23 Oct 2014, 11:15 ---Mom is an assassin for hire. She does bother picking up the phone for less than half a million dollars.
--- End quote ---
Maybe Beatrice is her employer then =p
that'd be an interesting twist lol
AprilArcus:
Hormone replacement therapy is actually not expensive at all. Ballpark range is $2/day, paying out of pocket, and it's very likely to have been covered by whatever Claire's student health insurance was in college.
If she needed any hair removal, that would definitely be an expensive challenge (laser doesn't work on redheads, and electrolysis is ~$100/hour). But we have no idea how much she needed (possibly only a few tens of hours) or if she ever even bothered with it.
Edit to add: Almost nobody in the QC universe is poor. Hannelore, Angus, and Wil all come from money. Marigold's family is at the very least able and willing to financially support her. Dora, in her mid-twenties, has enough capital to put together a business capable of supporting five of her friends. Marten can walk through the door and get hired for a cushy library job on the spot. Jimbo can quit his blue collar job and make a living as a writer. Housing is available and affordable for everyone. Dale is the only character who struggles to make ends meet that I can think of, and he seems miraculously free of resentment about it.
Also, it never rains.
NemoX:
--- Quote from: AprilArcus on 23 Oct 2014, 11:37 ---Hormone replacement therapy is actually not expensive at all. Ballpark range is $2/day, paying out of pocket, and it's very likely to have been covered by whatever Claire's student health insurance was in college.
If she needed any hair removal, that would definitely be an expensive challenge (laser doesn't work on redheads, and electrolysis is ~$100/hour). But we have no idea how much she needed (possibly only a few tens of hours) or if she ever even bothered with it.
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And there would be the piece of info I had wrong. I was under the assumption that it would be more expensive than that. Thanks for the clarification.
The Clinton's hand issue I guess would have depended on how much time there was in between replacements so gives time for saving I suppose.
Also, wait, laser does not work on redheads? Why is that?
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