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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
--- Quote from: Scarblac on 26 Jan 2015, 05:58 ---
--- Quote from: Larry of Super Saturn on 26 Jan 2015, 01:24 ---Hey, first time poster here.
Genuinely surprised you missed the crossover in the latest strip. Jeph knows his stuff.
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I'm completely clueless on this one, can someone give me a hint?
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A reference to another comic. See, a few years ago, this comic called Control+Alt+Delete ran a pregnancy arc. Then, in one strip, with no warning, turned it on its head with a poorly-written and unforeshadowed miscarriage that was widely panned across the web, making this an empty and inevitable comparison.
Kinichie:
--- Quote from: Scarblac on 26 Jan 2015, 05:58 ---
--- Quote from: Larry of Super Saturn on 26 Jan 2015, 01:24 ---Hey, first time poster here.
Genuinely surprised you missed the crossover in the latest strip. Jeph knows his stuff.
(click to show/hide)
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I'm completely clueless on this one, can someone give me a hint?
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A reference to a storyline in another comic Ctrl+Alt+Delete where one of the main characters ends up in hospital due to a miscarriage.
That comic also is without any dialogue and was seen as a very serious turn in what is suppose to be a joke a day comic.
MooskiNet:
This comic is a kick (not a punch, a kick) to the gut. I'm in agreement with others who have said it's among the all time best pages of work in webcomics.
My interp of the comic:
Marten was alarmed at her unresponsiveness (panel 2) and called paramedics who arrived and checked her vitals (panel 4). They took her to the ER, where she was walking under her own power, led by Marten (panel 6), until she became aware of where she was or simply had a break/panic attack and punched Marten (panel 8 ). She briefly regains consciousness to see her hand with an IV drip (panel 10), and fades out again, either due to alcohol consumption or a a sedative (panel 11).
My interp of the situation:
- Faye is not dead or dying, but has been admitted to a hospital
- Marten went there with her, and is probably in the waiting room, nursing a bruised jaw
- The rest of the crew are either en route or already there, regardless of how they've been treated by Faye recently
- Angus is going to show up and so is Sven. There may be a fistfight.
My hopes for the situation:
- Faye gets help
- Claire becomes a support for Marten
- Dora forgives Faye
- Marten gets a new sofa
Zebediah:
A few comments on MooskiNet's post:
--- Quote from: MooskiNet on 26 Jan 2015, 06:07 ---My hopes for the situation:
- Faye gets help
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At this point, I don't see that she'll have a choice. She either winds up in the psych ward for a spell or her friends read her the riot act.
--- Quote from: MooskiNet on 26 Jan 2015, 06:07 ---- Claire becomes a support for Marten
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Almost certainly. I think Claire's habitual angry reaction will last about two seconds in this instance:
"Sorry, I don't think I'm going to be able to make it tonight."
"WHAT!!?!?!"
"I have to take Faye to the hospital."
"...Oh. Be right there."
--- Quote from: MooskiNet on 26 Jan 2015, 06:07 ---- Dora forgives Faye
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But does NOT rehire her.
--- Quote from: MooskiNet on 26 Jan 2015, 06:07 ---- Marten gets a new sofa
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Or Hannelore's dad uses it to test a new, high-tech, nuclear-powered cleaning device. :-D
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 26 Jan 2015, 06:16 ---
--- Quote from: MooskiNet on 26 Jan 2015, 06:07 ---- Marten gets a new sofa
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Or Hannelore's dad uses it to test a new, high-tech, nuclear-powered cleaning device. :-D
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"Dad! You're using the mad scientist laugh again!"
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