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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
Thrillho:
Dora could be as much firing Faye for her own good as anything else. I'm sure that once she's sorted herself out she'll be welcomed back with open arms.
NilsO:
@phyllis: Excellent first post. Welcome!
Yes, Faye's alcohol consumption has been a running gag throughout the series, but also with a very serious undertone. Her friends have been concerned for a long time. Personally, I do not have any close friends struggling with alcoholism, but I can certainly understand and appreciate Jeph's handling of the subject. The bottom line is that there are no easy ways out, it is a slippery slope leading to self-destruction. If Faye manages to escape from this in a believable manner (and with a little humor), it will be masterful storytelling indeed.
Other speculations:
* Is CoD (and Dora) being demoted from the main cast? Perhaps Jeph is getting tired of the coffeeshop theme.
* How will Hanners react? I guess she will be furious at Dora. Let us hope she refrains from orbital bombardment. But at the very least, she might quit her job at CoD. It is not as if she needs the money.
* Sven will definitely make a reappearance. My guess is that this will be a Bad Thing, but Jeph may have other ideas.
* Personally, I am hoping Hanners invites Faye to the Station. Faye may get treatment there, and perhaps be offered a barista job. I suspect they really need better coffee up there. It could also lead to an even bigger quantum leap in creativity.
BenRG:
Regarding Hannelore, if Faye wants to listen, she might be the Voice of Experience.
Hanners has been slowly working herself off of the small zoo of psychiatric medications that she initially needed even to be able to function. Although she still has plenty of quirks and probably will never be free of them all, she has made considerable progress mostly by personal force of will. If anyone can preach to Faye of working your way off of chemical dependence (in a way that is both unintentionally funny but also without cruelty) it is her.
jwhouk:
...This is going to be one of those record-breaking threads, isn't it?
eschaton:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 20 Jan 2015, 04:16 ---Also, I do think its funny that people treat what Tai did as much less offensive, just because its "party" drugs. Faye was drunk, but still obviously coherent enough that Dora didn't notice until she actually saw her with the bottle. Tai was literally seeing the employees she was supposed to manage as firebreathing dragons.
--- End quote ---
Tai is also regularly stoned at work. We've seen her taking hits outside while talking to Marten. Which no one has thought of as being a big deal, either in comic or in the thread.
I have no doubt that when Dora tries to talk about it with Tai, she'll think it was a huge over-reaction to fire Faye. Tai has been established as being pretty carefree/irresponsible (but smart enough to fake competence anyway).
Come to think about it, Marten was even drinking on the job once. Mind you, it was because his supervisor gave him a drink, but still.
More generally to the current debate, while Dora might be doing the right thing, (both as an employer and as a friend) I see nothing of friendship in her eyes. No exasperation and line-drawing. Just being pissed. So I don't think she's acting out of the goodness of her heart here, although she might later rationalize it as such.
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