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WCDT: 2873-2877 (12-16 January 2015)
TheEvilDog:
That's the thing, they're all so use to seeing Faye a little locked from time to time, they've becoming inured to her and alcohol. Remember the time she had some of the emergency bourbon when it was just her and Raven in the shop? Hell, the fact that there's a bottle specifically called emergency bourbon under the counter should have sent up warning flags and ring bells years ago, but like us, the rest of the cast didn't really say anything about it because it was "quirky".
The only thing that will really blow this thing out into the open at this stage is one of three possible events:
1 - Faye leaves her bag unattended and Dora notices the half empty bottle in the bag.
2 - Faye hurts somebody (or herself) and the doctor/paramedics notice she is reeking of alcohol.
3 - Faye is physically caught drinking by Dora while working.
And I'm leaning towards the third. (But not calling it)
Neko_Ali:
Her friends are giving her a little more lee way on the drinking right now because they know she's hurting from breaking up with Angus. Marten's been known to tie one on after a break up too. From their comments, I think they are concerned, but taking Faye at her word when they talk to her about it, as you know, friends will do. They probably figure she'll get it out of her system in short order. Neither of them knows how bad it is because she is lying to her friends about it.
plusorminus:
--- Quote from: swapna on 14 Jan 2015, 16:06 ---Really? that's all, Dora? 'You reek of Whiskey' and 'Lucky you're not hangover'
Yes, Faye is a grown woman who usually can take care of herself, but as her friend and her boss, Dora should pull her aside and/or send her home. Even as just her boss, since employees that reek of whiskey are about the worst advertisement your business can have, even one that thrives on insulting it's customers.
On Faye gets fired: no idea. Probably she gets some unpaid leave until she's sorted out, but I really couldn't tell - the Coffee of Doom-firing standards are pretty weird (destroy property... you're fine, quit your job and you can come back any time but don't dare hug your boss' partner...)
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The drunk bubbles Jeph uses to indicate to readers that someone has tied one on are also used in comic to signal that to others around them. The bubbles are not present until Dora is gone. Faye is holding it together enough for Dora to assume she isn't drunk or hungover. To this point, Faye has been a responsible employee and very with-it when it comes to her work. Also, Faye lives with Marten, and though his relationship with Claire is starting to take off, he has never really not paid attention to Faye. I'm sure Dora assumes that if something was wrong to the extent that it is, Marten would tell her.
I suspect that Faye is resorting to what got her through the dark days after her father's suicide and learned to hide/be a functional drunk. Neither Dora nor Marten knew her then. It's one thing for her to tell them how it was, it's another thing to actually experience it. They've never seen her hurting like this. Even when the Sven stuff ended, Faye didn't go anywhere near this extreme. This is new territory.
I do think Faye is heading for a wreck, and I don't know if it will be metaphorical. Dora firing her would be too pat. Then Faye could ostensibly follow Angus to the city. I can't see that happening unless Jeph really does want to take this strip in a vastly different direction. My fear here is, other than Faye causing bodily harm to herself or others, that she will make Marten feel guilty about being happy and this will put a strain on his budding relationship with Claire. Claire doesn't have the history with Faye that Dora had and is very unlikely to be as understanding about things if Faye starts to monopolize Marten's time.
kyraeus:
I'm going with worse. Somehow I'm betting some of the above happens (a la Faye manages to get caught and/or told off by Dora.)... with the twist that afterward, she leaves work and something much, much worse happens.
Let's face it, if it's just down to emotional stuff, Faye's no stranger to this kinda thing. She's let her issues over the years ruin just about any semi-healthy relationship she'd have. For awhile she was on the road to getting better, thanks to putting a lot of her family stuff behind her, and meeting Angus who (let's be honest here) was literally the most positive relationship she's had with.. well, anyone. Marten wasn't exactly the best candidate himself, and yeah, I'm not even going into who was next after him.
I'm honestly convinced she's going to get herself physically hurt, badly. A la, another car wreck, or hurt someone else similarly in scope.
GarandMarine:
--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 14 Jan 2015, 18:48 ---Her friends are giving her a little more lee way on the drinking right now because they know she's hurting from breaking up with Angus. Marten's been known to tie one on after a break up too. From their comments, I think they are concerned, but taking Faye at her word when they talk to her about it, as you know, friends will do. They probably figure she'll get it out of her system in short order. Neither of them knows how bad it is because she is lying to her friends about it.
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Right, but Dora's drawn the line on drinking at work, or fucking around with her place of business HARD before. It would not shock me in the slightest to see her fire Faye if she gets busted. I would. Friend or no friend.
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