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WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
xaszatm:
--- Quote from: Orkboy on 22 Jan 2015, 14:29 ---From a comic-having a dramatic arc perspective rather than a people-having-people-drama perspective, I think the coming story arc revolves around one very important question: Jeph's willingness to ax a core character. The characters who have been put on a bus or simply disappeared from view so far haven't been core characters to the comic, and Faye's ultimate fate largely depends on whether or not Our Benevolent Comic Overlord is ready to make that choice. If he is, then we could very easily see this arc end with Faye gone in one way or another. I don't have any predictions as to the way he would do so, though Bus seems like the cleanest way to make that break.
Another possible long term outcome is what I'm going to call Cast Demotion. I'm sure there's a term for it, but I don't peruse TVTropes, so I don't know it. We might see Faye go from core cast to supporting cast once everything blows over. We've seen Cast Promotions a couple of times, most notably with Claire going from a supporting role to a core cast member almost overnight during the Scritch Event, but other than Cosette kind of fading into the background, we really haven't seen much in the way of characters becoming less vital to the comic.
So, as I see it, we have a few possible long term outcomes, listed in from I feel like is the most probable to the least:
-Salvage, in which Faye's relationship with the other cast members will eventually recover, or at least reach some sort of equilibrium. No guarantee she'll get hired back, though.
-Demotion, with Faye getting a lot less face time, representing how her relationship with her friends has suffered and they just don't spend as much time together. Would probably include her moving out.
-The Bus, probably with Faye either going back south or following Angus. It might end up being a Bus with a return ticket, but a long absence seems likely if she comes back at all.
-The End, with Faye permanently written out, possibly dead.
It all comes down to Jeph's plans for the comic, and which outcomes he's willing to use.
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I think the demotion thing already happened for the main characters. While Marten, Dora, and Faye still are largely important, I feel like the strip has become more ensemble-encompassing. We sometimes don't see one or two of the main three for an arc. What remains to be seen is if this events shakes up this dynamic more and we get one of the three dropped down even further.
Also, I know this is semi-old but I don't see a time skip happening. Even if Faye leaves the shop for a while, there are still other characters the comic could focus on.
EDIT: Somehow lost a bracket. FORGIVE ME OVERLORDS!
ItsNotATumor:
My prediction for an upcoming comic is Marten comes home from date. He then sees Faye face down on the floor/couch. Unclear if she's passed out or dead...
BenRG:
--- Quote from: ItsNotATumor on 22 Jan 2015, 14:55 ---My prediction for an upcoming comic is Marten comes home from date. He then sees Faye face down on the floor/couch. Unclear if she's passed out or dead...
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That's definitely a possibility and one that I sincerely hope doesn't happen. :-o
MooskiNet:
To get really meta for a moment, I'd just like to say it takes a hell of a lot of nerve to mess with your bread and butter the way Jeph has - the only paths I can see for this plotline either shake up the cast in a big, big way (Great Schism, anyone?), or get him yelled at for deus ex machine.
I wonder how much he's been gritting his teeth over this one.
ReindeerFlotilla:
--- Quote from: Pilchard123 on 22 Jan 2015, 14:22 ---
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 21 Jan 2015, 02:24 ---If nothing is true, nothing can be right.
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But is everything permitted?
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That depends on the system of government you live under. ;p
I'm not in favor of any particular prediction for how Marten's going to process this, because the fact that the second date and the Great Schism fall on the same day is probably super important. How Marten views this, and what he does or doesn't learn from it will depend heavily on how the super important plays out.
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