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WCDT: 2873-2877 (12-16 January 2015)

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Carl-E:
Rough guess is that it started when Angus left, and has been not-so-slowly ramping up to the present level.  I think we've hit a zenith / nadir. 

Neko_Ali:
As someone who has experienced this from watching my father growing up... When you have someone who is a regular drinker in your life, it can be difficult to tell when someone has gone from being a regular drinker to being a problem drinker. Angus actually picked up on this some time ago I think, but his concerns were brushed away when he complained how much Faye drank. It is entirely likely this problem has been going on for a lot longer than the readers realize. Angus hasn't known Faye as long as Dora and Marten, and he is around her a lot more and in private situations than they are. So it's likely he saw the signs before anyone else did. Dora and Marten are used to her being a drinker, but as they are not constantly together anymore the way they were when Dora was living in the apartment, neither of them have realized it's turning into constant drinking. Dora just recently got a warning when Faye brought the bottle to work. It would probably be a good idea if she got together with Marten to compare notes.

edit due to new comments while typing: I think the drinking problem started before Angus left. As evidenced by him getting upset when he found her drunk again. She was either drinking more after finding out about Angus' possibly moving to The City. Or maybe she was drinking to cope with being in a relationship with Angus. That did represent a major change to her life. While she wanted it, it may also have scared her enough to crawl into a bottle as an attempted coping mechanism. Either way, I think the problem has been going on longer than we the readers realize.

TheEvilDog:
The problem has been there for years.
It's been there when Dora and Marten tried to intervene and Marten put his foot in it.
It was there when Faye moved in. We just didn't notice because we thought Faye was quirky.
I'd wager it's been there since the aftermath of Faye's father's suicide.
Faye has never really been a person to face her problems head on, it's usually been a case of reaching for a nearby bottle or bar instead. To use something of a cliche, Faye has always been in the rabbit hole, we're just seeing how deep it goes now.

Neko_Ali:
The thing is she seems to have gone from self-sabotaging behavior to self-destructive behavior.

Is it cold in here?:
It will be interesting character development if Pintsize is the one who blows the whistle.

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