Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)
Lubricus:
It would be kind of cool if friday's strip is Faye turning Pintsize back on, followed by the two of them awkwardly trying to have a conversation while ignoring the obvious sex sounds coming from Marten's room... :-D
NilsO:
--- Quote from: Lubricus on 05 Feb 2015, 01:39 ---It would be kind of cool if friday's strip is Faye turning Pintsize back on, followed by the two of them awkwardly trying to have a conversation while ignoring the obvious sex sounds coming from Marten's room... :-D
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Pintsize ignoring sex sounds? In your dreams...
swapna:
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--- Quote from: swapna on 04 Feb 2015, 23:46 ---To soon/Finally: I think that kind if intimacy between them is usual at that point, though I would have preferred it if Claire had the initiative. She doesn't look that happy approaching the door and after that it's hard to know since she's all obscured by make-outs.
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How do we know that she didn't take the initiative (or at least consent willingly) in turning up at Marten's place?
I think her "unhappy" look is more nervousness at the prospect of possibly venturing into uncharted waters, but it's pretty clear from previous comics (like the "ice cream" incident) what she wants.
Anyway, as others have said, we don't really know what they are going to do, and at some level of detail we don't need to.
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I'm not questioning her consent. Both of them have shown (or said) that they want. This comic would have benefited from a few words, since I can't imagine showing up at my partner's house after such an incident and not asking about their and their friend's well-being, and this comic rushes through - open door/make-outs/disappearing in a bedroom.
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Also nobody's mentioned yet that Claire and Marten have had a planned date interrupted by Faye's hospital incident, so there's some frustration and a bit of catching up to do.
--- Quote from: McH on 05 Feb 2015, 00:35 ---I read Claire's face as worried, foremost. Worried about Marten, about what mood he might be in with that kind of stress and responsibility, whether he would be receptive to her.
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Yes, that too.
Edited to add:
Look at Claire's body language in panels 2 and 3. Someone commented on her hands in panel 2 - she's maybe not quite sure how happy Marten is to see her, and he's the one that made the first move. Followed by panel 3: arms thrown round his neck as nervous Claire relaxes, reassured that he wants her.
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Saw it. That's why I assumed Marten had the initiative.
ZoeB:
Sometimes a couple just..... clicks.
BenRG:
It's my feeling that Claire may have initiated this.
I can't read Jeph's mind but it's my guess that Claire went to Marten's apartment to offer support for him after what was undoubtedly a stressful 24 hours. Did, as I stated in my previous post, she also want to take some action to avoid being sidelined whilst Marten was focussed on Faye's recovery? In her insecurity, had she decided to seduce him to make sure of her place in his life? Perhaps. However, I don't think that was the driver of what we see in this strip.
In terms of interpreting what happens between panels 1 and 2, the problem is that we can't see Marten's expression. We can see Claire is trying to show empathy to Marten but we can't see his initial response. It's my guess that, as well as the expected sadness, Claire also saw that he was glad to have her there; that he needed her there. Seeing that welcome, Claire just responded near-instinctively. From that point on, they were just both doing what they felt right, somehow navigating the lounge whilst in lip-lock and then into Marten's bedroom.
I hope that Faye has some earplugs because it's been established that she can hear Marten talking in his room so louder noises will be easily audible. :-D
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