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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
RuminatingRoy:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 26 Jan 2015, 09:29 ---That's another thing, QC has always had its hints of drama from very early on even when it was about the gags. So, when the drama hit hard (500), there wasn't whiplash.
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Goodness, yeah. There was the bourbon milkshake story, then on the eve of her first day of therapy she's drinking on the job. My assumption would be that since this comic as a whole focuses around Marten and his daily dealings, that perhaps Faye has been drinking on the sly for a little while. Perhaps I'm reading too much into some of the character interactions, what with arguments like "You're drunk this early in the day", but it wouldn't surprise me if this has been going on for quite some time and just no one knew about it.
I've been blacked out only once in my life, but I nearly ended up in the same state that Faye is in and it was enough to scare me away from the whole idea for a long time; however, it's easier to fight off irresponsibility instead of a psychological or physiological need. Perhaps Faye meant to drink herself to death, but I'm betting that she's losing a big battle with fear and stress and hiding the tears in the one thing she feels like she needs. That makes it all the more horrifying and real, and it's absolutely wonderful that there's enough foreshadowing for me to feel justified in thinking that's what's happening here, and yet if I'm wrong, hey - there were plenty of signs all around, and I looked in the wrong place.
--- Quote from: Call me Ms on 26 Jan 2015, 09:26 ---...
Like a few other long-time-QC-readers new to the forum, this arc *drove* me here. Kinda fascinating how intense emotional / narrative content almost compulsively compels us to seek connection around it, huhn?
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Yeah, that's what got me here as well.
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: Tyrannosaurus Rex on 26 Jan 2015, 09:18 ---What I imagine will happen now is that Dora will blame herself for this. She'll believe that she sent Faye straight into the end of a bottle instead of helping her. Marten will feel shitty for being so wrapped up in his own life he didn't notice how steep Faye's descent was. Her friends will ultimately suffer for something she honestly brought on herself. As proactive as her friends will likely be about her alcoholism, I really hope this is a turning point for Faye as well.
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Nah. Remember, she was willing to cut her brother out of her life without so much as a second thought; when you're in the habit of looking at life like that, one person more or less in your life isn't going to make much difference. She's also not one to accept responsibility (much less blame) for her own actions. This could be a turning point for her and Faye alike, but I'm not getting my hopes up on either count.
Y:
This fading beeps seems like it's the perfect setup for such a hallucination or even a near death experience, where she talks with her father while unconscious. Or perhaps she might wake up in a robot body with the help of Hanner's prototype if her body is beyond repair.
The punch might be because from her perspective she's just drunk and she can just sleep it off, no matter what her actual health status is, and getting to the hospital means being 'imprisoned' for some days until a doctor clears you, and more lectures to follow.
--- Quote from: maxh on 26 Jan 2015, 07:46 ---Not that sort of doctor, but I'm fairly sure a combative patient with acute alcohol poisoning can be given benzodiazepines and antipsychotics if being carefully monitored in a hospital setting.
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I would think any unnecessary medication would just add to the poison. And there is always the possibility for an allergy to those meds(unless she had them prescribed before). I would think a combative patient would just be restrained.
WhiteRoseWeatherWitch:
<another lurker crawls out of the woodwork>
I think that people have come out of the woodwork because surprisingly many people have had some sort of crisis, and, whatever that crisis was we can see some reflection of it in the story arc. For me though, the thing that attracts me to QC is that (as Faye's Mum points out) those of us who are left go on living, and have to work out how we do it.
I'm new, so slap me down if this is said somewhere else - there is always someone who will help. No Really. If you have been affected by this storyline and need to speak to someone, make sure you do.
MooskiNet:
Also, mods have been careful to say it every page or so, but welcome new folks from someone who just joined on the last major arc! Glad you are here, kinda sucks it's so dark right now.
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--- Quote from: WhiteRoseWeatherWitch on 26 Jan 2015, 10:21 ---I'm new, so slap me down if this is said somewhere else - there is always someone who will help. No Really. If you have been affected by this storyline and need to speak to someone, make sure you do.
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Nobody would ever smack you down for saying that without getting one hell of a collective smackdown themselves. :mrgreen:
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