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WCDT 2887-2891 (2-6 February 2015)

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bhtooefr:
Well, dang. I didn't think Jeph would go there.

There are plenty of things they can do safely without condoms, so that's not an issue.

Also, I'm seeing some parallels between 2891 and... Hanako's sex scene in Katawa Shoujo, oddly enough. (However, something tells me that whatever Claire and Marten are going to do next, it's going to go far, far better than that.)

BenRG:
Okay, time for my Next Week Strips I'd Like to See!

MONDAY
A 'couples in bed' strip:
PANEL 1 - PENNY and WIL - They're on separate pillows, not hugging or cuddling but PENNY turned towards WIL in a comfortable way. For some reason, WIL is wearing a hairnet over his moustache;
PANEL 2 - DALE and MARIGOLD in a spoon cuddle;
PANEL 3 - Close up of the side of FAYE's face, staring sleeplessly up at the ceiling with tear-tracks on her cheek
PANEL 4 - DORA, curled up with her knees to her chest, crying, teeth clenched; TAI is hugging DORA from behind and stroking her hair;
PANEL 5 (full width) - MARTEN and CLAIRE under rumpled sheets; CLAIRE tucked up tight under Marten's right arm as he strokes her face with his left hand.

TUESDAY
PANEL 1 - MARTEN and CLAIRE, hand-in-hand (CLAIRE in a spare TEH-Shirt) standing in the door of the kitchen; FAYE is sipping her coffee with PINTSIZE sitting on the counter.
PINTSIZE: (fake horror) "The Banshees! The Banshees are amongst us!"
FAYE: "Quiet, or I'll turn you off again!"
PANEL 2 - Close up on MARTEN and CLAIRE smiling at each other
FAYE (off-panel): So, you two are a thing-thing now?"
MARTEN: "Yeah, we kind of clicked last night."
CLAIRE: "I think we're gonna try for the long run."
PANEL 3 - FAYE gesturing with her coffee cup; her expression is teasing
FAYE: "Good. Just one thing: I'm all for the free expression of love, y'know."
PANEL 4 - MARTEN and CLARE are looking at each other and blushing. FAYE, in extreme foreground, is drinking some of her coffee with an expression of righteousness
FAYE: "Just try not to express it for four goddamn loud hours next time!"

WEDNESDAY
PANEL 1 - KITCHEN - FAYE and MARTEN are drinking coffee whilst CLAIRE has a glass of orange juice
FAYE: "Claire, gotta be adults. Marty here has had a lot of shitty relationships. Some of it has been him and some of it has been the girl. The point is that he's the best guy in the world and he don't deserve the drama he's had in his love life. He deserves a girl who's crazy about him and will make him happy!"
PANEL 2 - FAYE is pointing at a frantically-nodding CLAIRE
FAYE: "And if you hurt him because of some dumb-ass neuroses of yours, I'll rip out your hair, weave a noose with it and strangle you, GOT THAT?"
PANEL 3 - FAYE is now in MARTEN's face
FAYE: "Marten, it doesn't take a genius to figure that you're Red's first serious thing. She's a good kid and she's put a lot of trust in you. This means that you've got to stop this passive shit! She needs you to step up, take her by the hand and be a driving force, not a passenger!"
PANEL 4 - FAYE is holding the front of MARTEN's tee-shirt; MARTEN is nodding frantically
FAYE: "And if you hurt her because you can't do that, then I'll rip them off and make you eat them before I wring your neck like one of Gramma's chickens back home! GOT THAT?"
PANEL 5 - MARTEN and CLAIRE are looking at each other, more surprised than afraid. FAYE is, again, sipping the coffee of the righteous. PINTSIZE is standing in between them.
FAYE: "Good. I'm glad we had this little talk. Have fun, kiddies!"
PINTSIZE: "She's been rehearsing that all night; I talked her out of the visual aids."

THURSDAY
I'm thinking a filler; maybe Mrs A telling Clinton that Claire has gone to spend the night with Marten and threatening unspecified retribution if he interferes or responds in any way. Clinton is all huffy and 'phones Emily to tell her that his mother doesn't understand him and is she still on for the movie tonight?

FRIDAY
PANEL 1 - Marten and Claire standing in front of the checking-back counter at the Library, TAI behind the counter, leaning on her palm, elbow braced on the counter, and smiling knowingly.
TAI: "Morning, kiddies! Good to see you!"
PANEL 2 - CLAIRE has an armful of books and TAI is with her.
TAI: "So, get enough sleep last night?"
CLAIRE: "We both did! I mean... we both slept... I mean... Marten fell asleep first...!"
PANEL 3 - A smug TAI has her arm around a beet-red CLAIRE's shoulder
CLAIRE: "I... I... Oh... God!"
TAI: "Don't be embarrassed kiddo; it was obvious the minute you walked in! You've got the 'I got some last night' glow and Marten is strutting the 'I've made love to the most beautiful girl in town' strut!"
PANEL 4 - CLAIRE is even redder and covering her mouth with one hand, whilst TAI is grinning.
CLAIRE: "After last night, I'm surprised that either of us can even walk... OHMIGOD! I can't believe I said that!"
TAI: "Oh... dooo tell!"

Honkytonk:
Claire's face in panel 4 is the happiest we've ever seen her.

I think that says all that needs to be said really.

aphanisis81:

--- Quote from: greywolfe on 06 Feb 2015, 00:28 ---
--- Quote from: Orkboy on 06 Feb 2015, 00:23 ---You know, you could say that it's a kind of equality that Jeph handles Claire sexytimes the same way he handles everyone else's sexytimes. 

Also, we need a word that combines squee and daaaaaaaaang, but I can't figure out a portmanteau that doesn't sound really weird.

--- End quote ---

'Squang' just doesn't have the right feel to it...

--- End quote ---

I don't know, I think "squang" might have the most perfect feel of any portmanteau/neologism ever.

aphanisis81:
I'm going to more or less skip the post I've been composing in my head since this comic went up, a post that basically asks "Did Jeph just lampshade the shit out of our September/October debates about the propriety of discussing Claire's anatomy?" That was the gist of it, anyway. The head-composition was ridiculously long, and may or may not have quoted Judith Butler and Lauren Berlant.

But to get to the more human, less snarky side of things: This is so bold of Claire. To simply undress in front of someone - someone you like and respect and are deeply attracted to - for the first time and basically say, "Well, here's what you're getting"...that takes guts for anyone. For Claire, given all that we know about her personality and lack of a history of physical intimacy...it's downright heroic. What a great strip.

And to throw my hat into the "sexy/unsexy ring, I think this moment would be sexy as hell, regardless of what the body in question looks like. The gesture is sexy, if nothing else.

ETA: I didn't mean to suggest that I wanted to be snarky about the Somewhat Delicate Topic. Just that discussing narrative devices like lampshading tends to head into snarky territory rather quickly, regardless of the lampshading's subject matter.

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