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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
Omega Entity:
Again, you lot are seriously overestimating how much mental coherence and physical coordination a person has when fading in and out of consciousness. These are not lucid snaps. These are brief, groggy half-awake moments in which she's not even really aware of her surroundings.
The punch, very likely, means absolutely nothing, and is just there to illustrate just how out of it Faye really is. Even drunk, she's never hauled off and tried to punch anyone in the face, let alone a friend. Martin was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and having her punch an EMT just wouldn't have had the same impact.
There is also no way she's walking on her own power. If the EMTs are bringing you into an emergency room, it's on a stretcher.
elfly:
--- Quote from: katsmeat on 26 Jan 2015, 02:57 ---It struck me that Pintsize being turned off is quite relevant to the plot...
A companion-AI would almost certainly have been given the ability to recognize and respond to medical emergencies; giving them that ability is only sensible. For Marten to discover Faye, Pintsize must be out of the picture, otherwise he would have called an ambulance long before Marten returned.
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Have to assume that Pintsize was going to call Marten for help, noticing that Faye was drinking too much, and that Faye turned him off.
freeman:
--- Quote from: Omega Entity on 26 Jan 2015, 09:35 ---Again, you lot are seriously overestimating how much mental coherence and physical coordination a person has when fading in and out of consciousness. These are not lucid snaps. These are brief, groggy half-awake moments in which she's not even really aware of her surroundings.
The punch, very likely, means absolutely nothing, and is just there to illustrate just how out of it Faye really is. Even drunk, she's never hauled off and tried to punch anyone in the face, let alone a friend. Martin was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and having her punch an EMT just wouldn't have had the same impact.
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As a person who has been drunk senseless on regular basis and has received several testimonies of their antics (in semi-regular basis) in all verbal, written and and video forms, I must assure you that the amount that still can fit in is scary. The scariest part is that it's probably you at your most honest state there. Something like "I'm in hospital? You! It must be because of you! I didn't need this! Look at this mess you cased!" would seem very reasonable, though actually managing to land a hit instead of just raising a hand slightly, not so much.
stinson6016:
Omg this makes me so sad. I had to log in from my phone at work just to throw my three cents in. I know about the depression behind this.
Malsies:
I think this arc could have interesting effects on Faye and Marten's relationship. I think we might see, as others have mentioned, Marten beating himself up a bit for not being more attentive to Faye in her post-breakup fragile state. I think this could lead to him possibly neglecting Claire a bit (not intentionally, of course). I think Claire would understand that he needs to be there for Faye, but since she's also new to relationships and familiar with Marty and Faye's history, she might be insecure about it and question their closeness. And if Faye lashes out at Marty for sticking her in the hospital (I could see her being pissed and resentful about having to be kept for observation), there might be questions of why he sticks by someone who treats him so poorly. At that point Marten has to decide if his friendship with Faye is worth putting another of his relationships in jepoardy. I don't think he would abandon her outright, but I could see it leading to a major change in the dynamic of their friendship.
I also think that Dora will partially blame herself, but I don't think she'll hire Faye back (and I hope she doesn't). She might question if she, as a friend, should have checked up on Faye or asked someone else to sit with her, but from a professional standpoint I think that Dora will know she made the right decision for her business. I'd like to see Faye use this as an opportunity to be more ambitious, and I think there's been a foreshadowing of a shift in her professional life for quite some time.
On top of all that, I feel like there needs to be some kind of closure with Angus. I don't think they'll end up back together, but I feel like we've been waiting on them to have some kind of discussion, and this is the type of drama that's wont to bring it about.
Amazing work, Jeph. Bravo.
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