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Total Members Voted: 96

[BenRG]

Although I do wonder where the "we're two library employees and nothing more" rule went, it looks like it's still in working hours.

Hey! All he did was ask her to meet him for dinner! It isn't as if they've ducked into the copy room to make out or something!

[AprilArcus]

Obligatory self-mockery aside, it occurs to me that it has taken something like 40-50 strips to take us from the trip to the bar on Saturday night to the latter part of Monday!

Pedantic reminder that this strip can only be happening on a Monday if there was a six-day gap between 2780 and 2781, which doesn't seem right to me. Otherwise it's has to be a Tuesday.

[ItsNotATumor]

Wow Marten's face is creepy in panel 3. Looks like a serial killer about to go to work. "You don't have to dress up if you don't want to", he said to his blood soaked, sobbing victim...

SCARY

[Aziraphale]

Wow Marten's face is creepy in panel 3. Looks like a serial killer about to go to work. "You don't have to dress up if you don't want to", he said to his blood soaked, sobbing victim...

SCARY

Could be the exaggerated shadow, combined with a maybe-slightly-too-earnest facial expression.

[Krald]

Comic!

Oh god the amount of cute is sickening

[McFace]

Marten showing great ability to reassure/pick up Claire when she is sinking into self deprecation.

Even if the relationship doesn't work out in the end I hope that she will be able to take his reassurance to heart and end up with better self esteem.

[Gladstone]

Comic! Handholding! Claire smile! Hooray!

[valkygrrl]

Banter. hand-holding.... *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

[ReindeerFlotilla]

She smiled. Are you happy now???

[Krald]

She smiled. Are you happy now???

Does his best Russell Crowe impersonation "Are you not entertained?!"

[valkygrrl]

She smiled. Are you happy now???

Does his best Russell Crowe impersonation

Don't sing!

[Kugai]

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

[Estron]

Finally!  Yes!  I had been waiting for something like this.

Claire has for the first time in-strip made a conscious joke about their kind-of-thing, and has a wry smile going on in panel 4.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

Mhmm... Good wisdom, that, avoiding hitting someone Reich in the nads.

[Natswash]

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

[ReindeerFlotilla]

Mhmm... Good wisdom, that, avoiding hitting someone Reich in the nads.

Yes, But Martin didn't rule out Göring.

[Emperor Norton]

My Headcanon: Marten is actually describing bad dates he has had in both cases.

[greywolfe]

Maybe it's the fact that Marten is taking the lead on this that makes the whole situation seem strange. I think it's the complete lack of snark that is throwing me off.

[Kugai]

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

You save that kind of thing for the third date.

[Magniras]

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

You save that kind of thing for the third date.

I believe that sword throwing before marriage is immoral.

[Gladstone]

My Headcanon: Marten is actually describing bad dates he has had in both cases.

I think he's describing his first date, which we already know was pretty disastrous already.

[McFace]

Maybe it's the fact that Marten is taking the lead on this that makes the whole situation seem strange. I think it's the complete lack of snark that is throwing me off.

Has that ever really been their dynamic though?

[Gladstone]

I believe that sword throwing before marriage is immoral.

What about knife-play?  Oh, who am I kidding.  You probably don't even mumblety-peg on your own, you prude.

[SubaruStephen]

What about axes?

[NemoX]

liked the hand holding. 'tis cute ^_^

[cesium133]

My Headcanon: Marten is actually describing bad dates he has had in both cases.

Off-panel, Marten has already gone on a first date with Emily. It went badly because she set literal pitfalls for him. The junk-punching was obviously an off-panel incident with Faye during the pre-Talk days. The Hitler yelling is left as a Noodle Incident (TV Tropes link omitted).

[Krald]

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

But what about dwarf throwing?

[Rghfrgl]

She smiled. Are you happy now???

I think people were over analyzing the not smiling thing.

But a smiling Claire does make me happy.

[Natswash]

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

But what about dwarf throwing?

Nobody tosses a dwarf

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

You save that kind of thing for the third date.

I believe that sword throwing before marriage is immoral.

While I disagree I respect your right to sword throwing decisions of your own.
What is your opinion on Spear throwing?

EDIT: Grammar

[ReindeerFlotilla]

She smiled. Are you happy now???

I think people were over analyzing the not smiling thing.

But a smiling Claire does make me happy.

Me too. On both counts.

I think what the nay-sayers underestimate about this relationship is how comfortable these two are with each other. Anxiety about stuff can be a problem, but what really kills it is bottling it up, or talking about it only with someone other than the person it's related to. As much as Claire is over worrying, she's basically just laid out her issue to the person in question. "I'll do something stupid" implies, "And then you'll reject me."

"Don't invoke Hitler, or attack my gonads and we'll be okay" is a humorous way of saying, "I'm not going to bail because you fail to be perfect."

Someone pointed out, during Claire X Marten: The Squeeeining--just after Second Pancakes, that these two are pretty hardcore about consent. I don't think that's a conscious on their part. They are hardcore about communication. I'm not sure that's conscious either but, as long as it lasts, they are going to get along fine.

[greywolfe]

Maybe it's the fact that Marten is taking the lead on this that makes the whole situation seem strange. I think it's the complete lack of snark that is throwing me off.

Has that ever really been their dynamic though?

It's the QC dynamic in general, thus the strangeness.

[Magniras]

I believe that sword throwing before marriage is immoral.

What about knife-play?  Oh, who am I kidding.  You probably don't even mumblety-peg on your own, you prude.

Please.  My body is a temple, and I'll not sully it with unclean acts like that.

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

You save that kind of thing for the third date.

I believe that sword throwing before marriage is immoral.

While I disagree I respect your right to sword throwing decisions of your own.
What is your opinion on Spear throwing?

EDIT: Grammar

I mean, if it was with the right person... Its not like spear throwing really counts, right?

[Natswash]

I mean, if it was with the right person... Its not like spear throwing really counts, right?

I mean so long as you're both careful I see no problems.

[Aziraphale]

I believe that sword throwing before marriage is immoral.

What about knife-play?  Oh, who am I kidding.  You probably don't even mumblety-peg on your own, you prude.

Please.  My body is a temple, and I'll not sully it with unclean acts like that.

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

You save that kind of thing for the third date.

I believe that sword throwing before marriage is immoral.

While I disagree I respect your right to sword throwing decisions of your own.
What is your opinion on Spear throwing?

EDIT: Grammar

I mean, if it was with the right person... Its not like spear throwing really counts, right?

Or Speer throwing.

[cesariojpn]

What about knife-play? 

I know a couple that met thru a fetish party that involved knife play. Kinda.........weird. Especially when they began to wax poetic about Bayonets.

[sitnspin]

Knife play is sexy, one of my biggest kinks. Sadly, find other queer ladies who share it is rare.

[Indicible]

Especially when they began to wax poetic about Bayonets.

As long as they don't pour wax on bayonets before the knife-play.
Oh, well, it's for the thrill. As long as it's SSC, everything is fine. To each his own, to every bedroom its kinks.

[valkygrrl]

Prediction. Marten gets his Sven on.

First to a rare books store. Then Chinese food where they talk and giggle over chopstick related mishaps along with other food accidents. He walks her home while they share a box of Mrs field's cookies. Then a kiss on the porch, Claire touches martin's butt and it's all interrupted by Clinton opening the door.

[Gladstone]

Then a kiss on the porch, Claire touches martin's butt and it's all interrupted by Clinton opening the door.

I predict his reaction will not be evenhanded.

[Is it cold in here?]

Well said.

[zmeiat_joro]

What does Marten mean by "lucky me" when Claire says it's her first date?

[Gladstone]

What does Marten mean by "lucky me" when Claire says it's her first date?

She's never punched anyone in the junk while yelling about Hitler before.  He's her first. 

[tragic_pizza]

"Lucky me" means that he gets to be the person who shows Claire how it is done, romance and hand-holding and kissing and all the awesome stuff that goes along with first loves. No one, no one else will ever be her first date.

I am so stinkin' jealous of dat boy right now.

Edit: Clarification: Not because "ooh i wish i could dare teh comic girl" but because he gets to do something that no one else has ever done.

[neurocase]

Oh shazbot, I'd forgotten about Clinton. I'm calling it now. Write it in blood on my skin: The Inevitable Emotional Reaction of Younger Sibling Clinton (IERYSC, ee-er-isk. Working title) is gonna go down next week.

[GarandMarine]

No literal pitfalls? Shit have I been dating wrong.

[BenRG]

Now, this is what I've been hoping to see. Just look at the way Marten and Claire are walking together. There is a comfortable air about them. Claire is at ease enough around Marten to share her anxieties and not to be offended by him turning it into a joke. What's more, she replies in kind, showing that they have similar senses of humour - another positive sign.

Why is Marten lucky? Claire is new to this, so won't compare him to previous dates. Additionally, he has the rare pleasure of enjoying the company of someone who is a bit more innocent than most of his rather cynical and/or world-weary social circle. Finally, and most importantly, it means that he's the one Claire trusts enough for her to take this step with him.

[snubnose]

She's not as good as Dora at it yet, but Claire is starting getting the hang of these martenesque joke marathons.

Prediction. Marten gets his Sven on.

You mean he's already hitting on another women 5 minutes into the date ?

[CrowFairy]

Ugghhh, I love today's strip so much. It reminds me a lot of conversations that I have on a daily basis, and I love that. I love how natural and funny they are with each other. They finally have found someone who gets them, who not only understands their humor but also appreciates it. Holy crap. This is awesome.

[TinPenguin]

Just so long as there's no Gladius Throwing, it should be alright.

Throwing swords is another first date no-no

But what about dwarf throwing?

Nobody tosses a dwarf

Not without the dwarf's active consent.

[HiFranc]

I try to remind myself that this is just a comic and these people aren't real.  Oh *bleep* it!

SQUEEEEE!