(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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Any scenario that allows Claire to meet Sam is fine by me.
"Eee little sister!"
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.
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.
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.