Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
hedgie:
Hmm, having checked Jeph's Twitter feed, it seems that with his computer woes, we may have a higher than normal chance of a late or filler comic.
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
It's a hinge, not the actual computery things inside. He's using duct tape on it. All the same, he'll want a new one soon.
swapna:
To be completely honest, I hope there are repercussions such as Faye needing to go to the hospital and all that - yes, in-comic a solution for being passed-out drunk was always having friends watch over you (or not even that.. just washing your jeans and putting you into bed), and that would be enough. In real life, that can and will be deadly (as mentioned in the previous thread) and I hope Marten sets a better example than the last comic; even if you're cautious about calling emergency services because you don't want to put your friend in debt, checking if they breathe/can be raised/have a pulse isn't that expensive...
On Claire: can't say. Could be that that would be something to trigger her anxieties or provoke some mean comments (like, 'So, is Faye stupid or something? Doesn't she know when to stop?)
On enabling Faye by not telling: Well... as others have pointed out, it's been less than a week, comic-time. It's been a few days at most, and while Faye does tend dissolve her problems in ethanol, it's very much a dick move to tell virtual strangers that. Enabling would be helping her hide it from her therapist or her closest friends.
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
--- Quote from: swapna on 25 Jan 2015, 15:51 ---... and while Faye does tend dissolve her problems in ethanol...
--- End quote ---
The solvent that solves nothing. (Why must I pun?)
ASB84:
I don't think that Marten needs to reveal the extent of the situation to Claire, nor the entire backstory. Simply explaining the situation as it stands - Faye's had a lot to drink, passed out and thrown up, and could be in danger - should suffice as far as a reason for cancelling their date. Marten owes Faye confidentiality, but he also owes Claire honesty.
As for Dora, I'm sure she'll feel some amount of guilt (perhaps diluted a little by her anger at Faye), and that's a perfectly human reaction. However, there's really no way that she or anyone else can reasonably blame her for this. Firing Faye didn't make her want to drink herself into oblivion; she was going to do that anyway. Had she not been caught, it's a safe bet to say she was going to go home and keep drinking heavily.
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