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God Himself Could Not Sink This Ship: Thoughts on Marten, Claire, and the Future
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 10 Mar 2015, 13:20 ---I don't mean to be contrary, but did you really believe that?
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Yes I do. The reason is simple: the comic ends there if Marten and Faye get together. Jeph stated it in Volume II of the DTE of comic.
As for Padma: I almost think that Padma had a reverse of what happened to Marten. Instead of chasing after his girlfriend across country, she retreated across country to her family. I'd bet that her grandmother is actually hale, hearty, and kicking ass at bingo right now.
--- Quote from: Gladstone on 10 Mar 2015, 15:21 ---"All of time and space, anything that ever happened or ever will, where do you want to go first?"
"Uh, do you mind popping ahead to, say, 2020? I wanna see if my favorite webcomic is still running."
I would make a terrible Companion.
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Hannelore's not going to let you anywhere near her TARDIS.
Gladstone:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 10 Mar 2015, 19:44 ---The reason is simple: the comic ends there if Marten and Faye get together. Jeph stated it in Volume II of the DTE of comic.
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Mostly because even Hannelore realizes how implausible it is, and ends the simulation right there.
Half Empty Coffee Cup:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 10 Mar 2015, 19:44 ---
--- Quote from: Gladstone on 10 Mar 2015, 15:21 ---"All of time and space, anything that ever happened or ever will, where do you want to go first?"
"Uh, do you mind popping ahead to, say, 2020? I wanna see if my favorite webcomic is still running."
I would make a terrible Companion.
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Hannelore's not going to let you anywhere near her TARDIS.
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So many regenerations and still not ginger.
Gladstone:
(Shameless bump!)
I'm renewing my wish for access to a time machine so I can read the next 5-10 years (fingers crossed!) of QC in one go, rather than a day at a time, because I keep forgetting that my essay above talks about what I want to see happen in Marten and Claire's relationship months or years down the road--screw waiting, I want all that to happen NOW!, goshdarnit. Maybe I need to take a break and go binge-read some other long-running webcomic.
Anyway. I keep bringing this up in the WCDTs, but since those discussions are quickly lost, I thought I'd say it here instead. Basically: I want Claire to meet Sam. Too lazy to explain why again, so I'll just leave these here:
--- Quote from: Gladstone on 18 Mar 2015, 15:41 ---I just want Sam to meet Claire so she can have another big sister to hang out with.
Although Faye lets Sam make swords, so Claire is already at a disadvantage in the "cool older sister" competition.
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--- Quote from: chaospersonified on 18 Mar 2015, 15:47 ---Sam worships frogs and is outdoorsy. Claire likes libraries. Also adding to the evidence that Claire doesn't work as a 'cool, older sister,' She's ALREADY an older sister, and not a cool one, especially, at least not to Clinton.
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--- Quote from: Gladstone on 18 Mar 2015, 16:02 ---Hey, it's not Claire's fault she has a dorky little brother! Although that dorky little brother has a robot hand, so Sam's loyalties may be further tested.
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--- Quote from: chaospersonified on 18 Mar 2015, 16:12 ---I actually agree that Clinton's a dork, but it's genetic. They are BOTH dorks. Sam is NOT a dork, though she might get into the hand, you bring up a point. Oh god, and she knows how to use a blowtorch now. I want them to meet just so I can see what happens.
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--- Quote from: Gladstone on 18 Mar 2015, 16:35 ---And considering Sam's fascination with robotics, plus the fact that she has a big sister/little sister relationship with Emily, who is also fascinated with robotics AND might be dating Clinton in the near future...oh god, Claire doesn't stand a chance.
That's it, I want a Sam-meets-Claire-and-Clinton arc and I want it NOW VERY SOON.
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--- Quote from: Gladstone on 29 Mar 2015, 12:15 ---Any scenario that allows Claire to meet Sam is fine by me.
"Eee little sister!"
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--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 29 Mar 2015, 12:22 ---Faye starts officially babysitting Sam at the apartment and Claire stops by? I mean Faye's going to need some source of income, and Jim needs someone who can handle Sam.... Seems like a good match.
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--- Quote from: Gladstone on 29 Mar 2015, 12:32 ---Dunno about that. Faye taught Sam how to weld, so Claire wouldn't stand a chance. Probably best if she and Sam got to hang out once without Sam's cooler older sister ruining things. Maybe Marten and Claire spend a day with Veronica, Jim, and Sam, just some sort of proto-family gathering. As long as Clinton doesn't tag along and ruin things by having a cool robot hand.
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I mean, it'll happen eventually, once Marten and Claire are sufficiently established as a couple and start spending time with their families more. And I get that there are other stories to tell in the meantime, like Faye putting her life back together, so I'm not gonna be too impatient about it. But at some point Marten's mom is going to insist on having dinner with the new couple (which I hadn't thought about before now, and now I'm a bit worried for the two), and there will be other opportunities for family gatherings (last year's time-skip passed over Thanksgiving and Christmas, but perhaps one or both holidays will happen this year?), and at some point in the near future Claire will get to meet Sam. It's the one meeting between two characters I'm actually excited about...
Just, why can't it happen noowwwwww?
Sorry, rambling. I just saw this thread getting too close to the bottom of the page, and panicked a bit.
NilsO:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 10 Mar 2015, 19:44 ---Yes I do. The reason is simple: the comic ends there if Marten and Faye get together. Jeph stated it in Volume II of the DTE of comic.
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My guess is that Jeph has finalized the Endgame, and is ready to publish whenever he gets sick of QC. Let us hope he keeps going a few more years.
The Endgame must necessarily close unresolved issues, and give us a satisfactory final view of the main cast. A good sign of the Endgame would be the main cast settling down, getting married, and having kids. I guess there will be false Prophets (myself included), but the Truth belongs to Jeph alone.
Jeph seems to have killed off CoD already (last appearance here). The Library could come next. With Tai, Marten, Momo, and the interns Claire and Emily, the library is way overstaffed. There will be budget cuts and layoffs. My guess is that Tai will quit (she is not very motivated anyway), Marten will be fired (no formal job qualifications), Claire will get Tai's job, Momo will continue in her job (robots are very good librarians), and Emily will be out when her internship ends.
Possibly, Marten getting fired will be a Good Thing. He has been stuck in the library for way too long, and has no career development due to his passivity. He can perhaps get a better job, or even get serious with his musical career. What this will mean for his relationship with Claire, is more difficult to tell. I guess Claire is not going to be very interested (or supportive) of his musical career, perhaps leading to a breakup in the future.
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