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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
Kugai:
Aaaand
The other shoe drops
This is gonna get messy now, isn't it?
jheartney:
--- Quote from: Platypodes on 19 Jan 2015, 19:42 ---A question for those who know more about alcoholism than I do: can we really say with certainty that Faye is an alcoholic?
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I took the test here (https://ncadd.org/learn-about-alcohol/alcohol-abuse-self-test) using what we know about Faye. She scored 15. Here's what the test says about answers above 8:
"If you answered “yes” to more than 8 questions, you may have a serious level of alcohol-related problems requiring immediate attention and possible treatment. You should seek professional guidance. "
Short answer: yes, she's an alcoholic.
Tova:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 19 Jan 2015, 18:45 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 19 Jan 2015, 18:43 ---I don't think she would have been any less drunk or any less hurting the next morning. It would not have made an ounce of difference.
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She would've know she'd been caught, and acted accordingly. If that meant still drinking, then I'd stand by the firing. If that meant sobering up and getting a hold of herself, then Dora may have still fired her, but hopefully would talk to Faye about getting her help.
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Pffft. Okay, let's say Dora were to do this.
Faye is all apologetic, maybe even lies (again) about getting help to get her job back, and Dora relents. Maybe not the next day but soon, Faye is drunk at work again and injures a customer. Dora is in deep trouble.
To fire Faye at home, in a space where Dora is a friend not a boss, would be very difficult if not entirely inappropriate.
Dora already gave Faye a second chance. She blew it.
Rusty:
--- Quote from: tangerinewarrior on 19 Jan 2015, 19:48 ---Does anyone have any idea of how long in comic it's been since Faye and Angus split? I'm trying to figure it outs and I come up with 2, maybe 3 days top. Also, I'm wondering where on earth Angus is- has he just been written out completely? I feel like there is stuff unresolved in his side of the story arc. As far as Faye getting fired- it is justified, but I really don't see it sticking (although it should). Again, everything seems to be happening ridiculously fast in story.
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Seems like its been about a week, judging by Claire/Marten
Zalder:
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 19 Jan 2015, 19:52 ---
Also, once again, it's not Dora's actions I'm mad at, it's her nonactiom. If she had sat down Faye and talked to her, been assured that everything was okay, and *then* all of this happened, it'd be fine. If Dora seemed reluctant to fire Faye but had to for legal reasons, it'd be fine. But as it stands, after being told by Faye that she intends to drink herself into oblivion, Dora did pretty much nothing. She didn't try and fail, she didn't try and get rejected, she just didn't *try*.
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We know Dora has been really stressed and busy over CoD lately though, and we know Faye isn't the most receptive to people sitting down and talking to her about her problems. I hear where you're coming from but given Dora's own worries I think it's unfair for us to expect her to watch over Faye as well, even if that's what we might expect from a close friend. I think it's just a bad time for everyone.
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