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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
NilsO:
I wonder if the current situation, with Marten devoting all his time to Faye, might result in cooling down the Marten & Claire thing? Claire has her insecurities (somehow, mirroring Dora's issues?), resulting in Claire either freaking out, or reconsidering her options. She might conclude that she is not ready for a romantic relationship after all, but still wish to remain Marten's friend. It might also be a way to avoid the big elephant in the room (I guess you know what I mean).
anahata:
--- Quote from: NilsO on 29 Jan 2015, 02:49 ---I wonder if the current situation , with Marten devoting all his time to Faye, might result in cooling down the Marten & Claire thing? Claire has her insecurities (somehow, mirroring Dora's issues?), resulting in Claire either freaking out
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There's an opportunity for a comical "this is not what it appears to be" moment about 1 panel past the end of current comic, where Claire suddenly walks in on a Marten/Faye cuddle, but since Jeff's done that gag with Dora already and the circumstances were very different I don't think it'll happen again.
But I am a little worried about how much she knows about what's happened so far, and whether current events will appear to bring Faye and Marten closer together and make her anxious.
I think Marten needs to get Claire involved in the joint effort to get and keep Faye on the straight and narrow, or she'll feel excluded.
--- Quote ---She might conclude that she is not ready for a romantic relationship after all, but still wish to remain Marten's friend. It might also be a way to avoid the big elephant in the room (I guess you know what I mean).
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Unlikely, and certainly not for that reason.
Oilman:
Assuming the aforesaid elephant to be one of the "locked sticky" variety, I'd guess it will be discreetly ushered out into the long grass in due course. Frankly, I can't see how it can go in any other direction. Ship will be offloaded and allowed to drift off while all hands sign on eksewhere, so to speak.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: NilsO on 29 Jan 2015, 02:49 ---I wonder if the current situation, with Marten devoting all his time to Faye, might result in cooling down the Marten & Claire thing? Claire has her insecurities (somehow, mirroring Dora's issues?), resulting in Claire either freaking out, or reconsidering her options. She might conclude that she is not ready for a romantic relationship after all, but still wish to remain Marten's friend. It might also be a way to avoid the big elephant in the room (I guess you know what I mean).
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I don't think that the two situations are particularly similar. Dora's problem was that Marten treated Faye as his best friend and she was sufficiently insecure that she didn't like the thought of him having another female close confident/intimate emotional tie. Clare came into her relationship with Marten already knowing that Faye, Hannelore and possibly Dora were Marten's sisters-in-all-but-blood and thus have a very close emotional bond with him.
Additionally, Faye's particular current circumstances would likely alter Claire's perception of Marten's reasons for prioritising her needs. She probably doesn't know all the details but she likely knows that Faye has been going through a difficult patch and has been hospitalised. If anything, I could see her being critical if Marten didn't spend time with his ailing friend.
bhtooefr:
Two critical differences between Dora and Claire.
Claire is on medication for her anxiety.
Claire also doesn't have a string of abusive and manipulative ex-boyfriends to set up the expectation that Marten will hurt her.
Also, does Claire know Faye's backstory? Because if she doesn't, and she learns it, that could be interesting - both Claire and Faye's fathers aren't in their lives (for very different reasons, but...)
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