Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015)
Schmorgluck:
I quickly scanned this thread, and I haven't read recent WCDTs, so maybe someone already said it, but this storyline seems like a perfect opportunity to bring Steve back to the forefront: he's been through something similar, he's in a good position to help.
Euthemes:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 22 Jan 2015, 21:33 ---Yes, but then I would have said that Faye working at Coffee of Doom was one of the core elements of the comic.
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Not anymore, a lot of characters work here as of 'today'. Marten and Faye is what started everything and still plays a large role to the development of the story (e.g. Faye as a catalyst for the Clairten thing to happen). Of course, Faye could move out and have less screen time (the Amherst effect), after all her and Marten cannot live together forever, being just friends. Plus, there are a lot of characters Jeph could show more. I just think this would be very risky and would deprive the comic of a very useful and familiar plot mechanism.
Even if there is a Faye demotion, I can't see myself not waiting anxiously for the next strip every morning (I live in Greece) :-)
snubnose:
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 23 Jan 2015, 02:21 ---New bet:
What are the odds Sven finds out about this, ends up on Angus's talk show as a music guest some day, and punches him in front of the cameras for reasons neither of them fully understands?
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I vote for this as the most unlikely theory I ever read in this forum.
(Though I fear by voting for it this way, we only give Jeph bad ideas ...)
ZoeB:
I'm seriously concerned about Pintsize. It's possible he's in worse shape psychologically than Faye.
And yes, emergency services for Faye. She's in the recovery position, which is good, but 750ml for someone that size is no joke unless over 48 hrs.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: ASB84 on 22 Jan 2015, 23:42 ---I also think some people might be misinterpreting the "insubordination" speech; to me, it sounded like she was saying "Look, I put up with your quirks, I even eat up your (metaphorical) shit and call it ice cream, but you broke the one rule I asked everyone not to break under any circumstances."
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I missed this on my first trawl through the posts for Friday's strip. However, I just wanted to give my support to ASB84's interpretation of Dora's comments in that panel on Thursday. The one thing Dora has never questioned is Faye's commitment to the job; that's the reason why she's tolerated Faye's abrasive personality for so long because, in the end, it's jsut a quirk and doesn't affect the quality of her work. By turning up drunk and drinking on the job, not only has she crossed the one red line that Dora has ever specified, it implies strongly that she's stopped caring about the job. It was caring about the job, more than anything else, that is why Faye got the Assistant Manager gig. It's obvious that she cares about CoD and doing the job right (that's why she's so strict with the others about their work, attitude and handling of the equipment). Hell, she's trained all of them on the job with the possible exception of Hannelore, who was partly trained by Marten, of all people, after she had her panic attack.
But she turned up drunk. She was drinking strong spirits at work. She lied to Dora about it. Not only is that dangerous but it was a breach of trust, not only with her employer but also with one of her oldest friends in Northampton.
Should Dora have realised that Faye was in a death spiral? Should she have called Marten and maybe Hannelore to warn them that Faye desperately needed help? Maybe but I think she was too angry and upset about the breach of trust to think straight. She's human and she makes mistakes, the same as everyone else.
I'm expecting Dora to tear herself a fresh one in the hospital waiting room, blaming herself for what has happened to Faye. Marten will probably tell her that she's being stupid. Faye's just too practised and capable at hiding her feelings and keeping potential helpers at arm's length.
Marten should have noticed something but either ignored the signs or was too wrapped up in his own life to notice. Dora should have realised just how serious things had to be for Faye to drink at work. Pintsize shouldn't have tried to handle things himself and told Marten what was going on. Faye should have gone to her friends rather than try to handle this herself. There is plenty of blame to share around for everyone. What they have to focus on now is being there for Faye when, God willing, she's regains consciousness.
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