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WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)

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NilsO:
It looks like Faye now has decided to stop drinking, and is happy to get help from Marten and Hanners. If it works, it should cement their friendship further, making Faye, Marten, and Hanners the "core group" of the QC cast. However, there are pitfalls. While Marten and Hanners probably will quit drinking (at least when Faye is present), Faye will still have the craving. Marten and Hanners cannot watch her 24/7 (although Hanners could quit her job, as she does not need the money, and the CoD job is probably less attractive for her with Faye fired).

The rent is probably a thing that needs to be resolved soon. Faye really should try to get another job, but might not be quite ready for it yet. I guess Hanners can help out, but it is not a long term solution.

Sven is another potential shark in the water. If they hook up, Faye might be happy for a while, but Sven is too much of a man-slut to remain faithful for long. When that happens, Faye is guaranteed to hit the bottle again.

BenRG:
Nils actually posted his comment whilst I was typing the one below but, as they cover some of the same ground, I think that it's worth partially quoting it.


--- Quote from: NilsO on 02 Feb 2015, 01:13 ---The rent is probably a thing that needs to be resolved soon. Faye really should try to get another job, but might not be quite ready for it yet. I guess Hanners can help out, but it is not a long term solution.
--- End quote ---

Well, once Faye has had the chance to catch her breath and find her balance (say, a week) she's going to need a job. The problem is, of course, that her resumé isn't exactly a sparkling example of 'Hire me now!' I've got a feeling that CoD is her only real work experience. She has definitely got metalwork skills but would a bodywork shop be willing to hire her? More importantly, would that be the sort of job she wants? She's an artist, not an engineer and I think fixing stuff 'to spec' wouldn't be her idea of an ideal job.

I'm wondering whether Faye will end up working at the Secret Bakery? It's broadly the same sort of job she had at CoD but would be a change of scene. It also will bring her closer to a girl who I think would be the most powerful motive she could have to stay clean - She'd not want to risk her right to spend time with Sam for anything, IMO.

Re-introducing SB as a location would enable Jeph to do several things. Firstly, it would enable him to move Jim, Sam and possibly the other counter-clerk, Elliot, up to first-string supporting characters. It would also make it a lot smoother and more organic to follow Jim and Veronica's romantic (mis)adventures. Also, Elliot, as an unattached, local male, could be used for a number of romantic misunderstandings ("I'm not Padma, Elliot; get over it!") as well as potentially widening Faye's rather limited social circle. You could even imagine a strip or two where Marten waxes nostalgic about her 'spreading her wings'.

Would this spell the end of CoD as a location? No more than it already has been relegated in favour of the Library, IMHO. Marten still goes there for his own reasons (most notably to caffeinate the Library staff every morning). Hannelore works there and Dora is Tai's girlfriend, so there are still lots of reasons to go there. Most notably there are a couple of Dora-centric story threads that would likely include CoD and the barista girls as window-dressing.

Would Hannelore quit? I'm really not sure. I think that Dale, Penny, Cosette and Dora are Hanners' friends in their own right now. Whilst I could see Hannelore maybe requesting a leave of absence to help look after Faye, the reason why she chose to work at CoD - to socialise and have a 'normal' life - is still as valid as ever.

Channelore HellicottAtham:
Not sure why it would necessarily rejig the entire cast just because one character no longer works at CoD. Two are still there, and I think since Faye accepts that she is at fault in losing her job there I feel that once her pride and psyche heal (and perhaps once she's moved on in employment also) she'll return as a customer & friend again. Even Marten started going back there after splitting with Dora and they had a horrid breakup. Yes both Faye & Dora feel like shit over Faye's departure from the payroll, but there is no conflict to my mind over why this occurred that should keep them apart once time begins doing its thing. Hope that makes sense. I think Elliott & SB are old news beyond Veronica's new love life - it'd be kinda weird to return there as a major setting. (To my recollection too Padma left to care for family members rather than to spread her wings? That whole arc seemed more an interlude story anyway.)

Now I'm really hoping we see what remains of Pintsize tomorrow tomorrow. I always secretly love it when strips are inadvertently uploaded early, but just as reliably end up regretting this when I realise the following day that I get no new QI for another 24 hours! It would fit well into the schedule however if 2889 showed Marten returning to his apartment to debooze it as promised, and this would naturally allow us to see how he's doing. Given that noone has shown ongoing anxiety about anything other than Faye's predicament - I mean, they don't seem distracted or sad about Pintsize, nor showing any resentment towards Faye for anything she may have done to him - I suspect he has simply drunk himself blotto and is resetting somehow at home.

No, I have no idea how the pathophysiology of an android might allow it to achieve blottodom. Perhaps he popped his bladder and shorted himself out. I doubt his identity, his self has been irreparably damaged, however. Perhaps he'll be relegated to a USB stick, blinking profanities in morse code with the little blue light, whilst his chassis dries out in a massive sack of rice...

Lubricus:
I have little to no doubt that Pintsize was simply turned off by Faye for her to drink in peace. The lack of any drama regarding his wellbeing supports this, I feel.

NilsO:

--- Quote from: BenRG on 02 Feb 2015, 01:36 ---I'm wondering whether Faye will end up working at the Secret Bakery? It's broadly the same sort of job she had at CoD but would be a change of scene. It also will bring her closer to a girl who I think would be the most powerful motive she could have to stay clean - She'd not want to risk her right to spend time with Sam for anything, IMO.

--- End quote ---
Jeph introduced the Secret Bakery as a kind of alternate (or bizarro) universe, where the cast is complementary (but different) to CoD. Faye and Renee are strangely similar, and both have had a relationship with Angus (they are his "type"). Therefore, Faye and Renee as colleagues is a recipe for disaster, and I do not think this will happen.

Sam is Marten's stepsister (OK, not formalized yet); therefore, there are plenty of reasons for Sam to get involved in Faye's recovery, without Faye working at the Secret Bakery. I guess Sam wants to hang out with them whenever possible, she does not care much for hanging out with friends her own age.

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