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MooskiNet:

--- Quote from: sparklemotion on 26 Jan 2015, 14:01 ---4.  Isn't it obvious what happened to Pintsize?  Drunk & depressed, Faye finally accepted his propositions.  If her body broke Sven, what chance did Pintsize have?

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As first posts go, this is nothing but win.

ysth:

--- Quote from: Penquin47 on 25 Jan 2015, 19:48 ---If it's NOT Faye who punched Marten, who did?
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Hsu, in a moment of confusion.

Smallest:

--- Quote from: FilliamHMuffman on 26 Jan 2015, 02:22 ---I personally don't like Faye, I don't think anyone would like her in real life. I don't think it is funny or cute when she punches him, especially when he is saving her from alcohol poisoning. [snip]

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(I know, I'm a couple pages behind)

I'm... sort of confused by your post? I don't disagree, I doubt many/any people would like Faye IRL, but your point on today's comic, about the punch. I don't think it's supposed to be cute or funny, and the best I've seen people here interpret it as is "yay, that means she's sorta alive." Also, I think this is pretty much the least time to blame Faye for punching. First, if it was a suicide attempt (may or may not have been, or like the car crash, Faye herself may be unsure), yeah, she's going to be pissed someone is forcing her to do the exact opposite, especially if it means with dealing with a whole bunch of things she both consciously and unconsciously didn't want to (more consciously, her drinking problems etc, less consciously, the general desire not to have to stay in a hospital getting poked with needles)- even if it's an attempt at self harm rather than death, it's pretty normal to react with 'fuck you, I'm doing what I want and you're ruining it and making stuff worse.'

Then, even if it wasn't a suicide attempt, she's not exactly in her right mind. She's full of alcohol, possibly sedated, and fading in and out of consciousness. Although it's a weird reaction, punching was probably more of a messed-up-brain-logic moment- for example, last time I was in a hospital I removed my IV because I thought the nurse was dumb. Does that make sense? Not really. I doubt she would have been any more ore less angry if I had punched her (or my waiting husband- who, incidentally, probably wouldn't be mad either, for the reasons in the above paragraph).

And that aside, on the last part of the bolded line that I'm overanalysing- being so out of it, she may not know she is being saved from alcohol poisoning. She might be punching because a) she thinks punching Marty is normal (especially since she's drunk, old habits and all that), or b) 'agh I'm being kidnapped.' Even though she sorta saw the EMTs arrive, she might not even remember it. So while option A would still mean she was mean, it also would mean that it had nothing to do with ungratefulness.

I just, I get not liking Faye. I get being sick of the punches and whatnot from earlier comic time, or her verbal obnoxiousness. I don't get being so bothered by this instance of punching.

Smallest:

--- 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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This is an interesting point. That considered, I mean, hell, there's probably a method for anthroPCs to dial emercency services without a phone, since people have cells instead of landlines so much, and out of the house less humanoid anthroPCs wouldn't have pockets, and anyway some would struggle to dial (eg pintsize and winslow's models). Plus, it's probably common for anthroPCs to help shut ins ('probably' refers instances other than Momo and Winslow), the elderly, and the chronically ill.

Method of Madness:
Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Pintsize had Skype.

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