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WCDT: Strips 2892 to 2896 (9th - 13th February 2015)
Lubricus:
Well, he's a natural at shaking things... :claireface:
hakko504:
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--- Quote from: Vulture051 on 12 Feb 2015, 23:09 ---Jeph sure does make a lot of comics talking about that thing we're not allowed to talk about... :claireface: :-\
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BECAUSE REASONS.
Ahem. Because, reasons.
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That looks like a very thin book
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BenRG:
I'm wondering if we're going into a new Claire arc. Prevously, Claire was a secondary supporting character - one of Marten's co-workers and a friend who got about as much on-screen attention as Tai, Marigold and Dale and mostly for the same reason (to introduce the character).
However, Claire's circumstances have changed. She's now a primary character's (Marten's) girlfriend and, IMO at least, on a fast track to becoming his life partner in the way Dora was for a while. So, Claire now has to develop links within the 'Marten' circle as well as the extant ones in the 'Library' circle. Because of this, Jeph has some character building to do. He has to iron out some of Claire's relationships by introducing her to the rest of Marten's inner circle (Dora, Faye, Pintsize, Hannelore and possibly Steve) who, previously, only knew her through Marten and through low-level interaction at parties.
I can see this 'getting to know Marten's new girlfriend' arc extending for a few months IRL as Jeph sorts out both the serious and silly aspects of Claire's interactions with Marten's closest friends.
Or, alternately, he could do what we're possibly seeing now and just literally give a single strip for every new character with whom Claire needs to have an established contact. :-P
Lubricus:
Or let those interactions happen along the way, somewhat in the background of whatever constitutes the "real" action. We'll see.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: cesariojpn on 12 Feb 2015, 21:28 ---Does Pintsize even know Claire is transgendered? Aside from the paddling (the only known instance that Claire has met Pinysize), has Marten even told Pintsize this fact?
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That's an interesting question and I think that the answer is 'it depends'. Marten has certainly never told him. However, he may have means of determining this sort of thing that humans don't have and that I can see Pintsize flagrantly abusing. For example, what if he has an ultrasound sonar sense, intended to let him find lost stuff that's fallen down the back of sofas or are buried at the bottom of drawers? Such might let him see through clothes and skin and detect any signs of surgical reconstruction or other anatomical anomalies.
Of course, having the ability and lack of personal boundaries to find out doesn't mean that he would tactlessly reveal. We know that Pintsize has more of a social conscience than to which he publicly will confesses; he would be more than aware that trans people face prejudice and I think he would have hard-coded behavioural red lines (similar to Asimov's First Law) that would prevent him from talking about her status in mixed company without her permission.
However, I wonder if the same hard-coded safety protocol would impel Pintsize to discuss this matter privately with Claire to get her instructions and ensure she is being honest with Marten. Because he would be impelled to protect Marten from possible harm too.
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