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WCDT: 2873-2877 (12-16 January 2015)
ReindeerFlotilla:
Some people self medicate. It's not a good thing, but its also not alcoholism. Problem drinking is a good word for it.
All things considered, Faye's always been a problem drinker. Like I said, running away, in one form or another, has always been her MO.
I've known too many alcoholics. Oddly, none of them was ever a problem drinker. They were all addictive personalities. There's probably an infinite number of redlines, but in my experience the thing that separates the problem drinkers for the drinking problems is what a person does when the first wake up.
Every person I've ever known to have a drinking problem got in the habit of starting the day with a drink. I knew one guy who ended every day with most of a 24 pack (cans) of beer and had the last two first thing in the morning. Another who started with a triple S and a shot of vodka, then progressed to a shot, triple S, and then another shot.
It's possible that Faye's been doing this longer than we know. Most of the alcoholics I've known were indistinguishable from sober until they were near passing out. But I get the feeling this is a new place for Faye. Her problem drinking has evolved.
A Duck:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Jan 2015, 11:21 ---It will be interesting character development if Pintsize is the one who blows the whistle.
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With Marten focusing on Claire and Dora not as phisicaly close as she used to be (and already having been estabilished as "Boss Dora" in Faye's eyes, at least for now), maybe it'll really be Pintsize the one to give Faye a push to get out of this.
We've had Pintsize's "hidden depths" hinted at before. Maybe now it's time for him to ascend even more beyond a comic relief, just like Momo gained much more importance after she changed her chassis.
Rghfrgl:
--- Quote from: ysth on 14 Jan 2015, 07:39 ---So has this been going on to this extent since Angus left?
Or did it get dramatically worse after Clairten?
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They pretty much happened at the same time(And they kind of had to, stop readers from thinking 'Hey, Marten and Faye are both single' and getting ideas). Faye was told the day after the breakup, but suspected it the day before the breakup.
crazdgamer:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 14 Jan 2015, 04:26 ---Which brings me to my next observation: David Whitaker.
I openly wonder what his BAC may have been when the events of strip 505 happened.
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A chilling thought, one I didn't initially consider.
celticgeek:
Uh-oh.
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