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WCDT 2907-2911 (2nd - 6th March 2015)

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ReindeerFlotilla:

--- Quote from: Elder Sign on 03 Mar 2015, 21:40 ---First Faye/Angus, now maybe Dora/Tai ... is it just me, or is Jeph actively wrecking existing relationships in order to devote yet more squeetime (squeentime? :-P) to Claire/Marten?

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What the Antoine Fuqua?

They had what I believe is called "a spat." Not even a big one. I believe it is a bit early to claim Jeph is clearing the decks, and most illogical.

After all, happy couples have had the least screen time when they don't include Marten. It would be counter-productive, at best, to introduce drama that takes screen time away from Marten/Claire in order to make more time for Marten/Claire. For example, the two strip Chekov's gun of Dora keeping the Svenectomy from Tai was resolved with an off hand comment indicating that Dora simply told Tai and she accepted it.

It remains possible that Tai is upset her out of pure altruism, but it seems more likely that Tai's feelings were hurt, because she wasn't talking about what she seemed to be talking about at the end. And Dora admitted fault. Perhaps it is even obvious to Dora what Tai was talking about.

If this actually ends in a break up, it will be due to Dora having issues, pure and simple. This is not so much a drama bomb as it is a small firecracker.

TRVA123:

--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 03 Mar 2015, 22:44 ---It remains possible that Tai is upset her out of pure altruism, but it seems more likely that Tai's feelings were hurt, because she wasn't talking about what she seemed to be talking about at the end. And Dora admitted fault. Perhaps it is even obvious to Dora what Tai was talking about.

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I was following you right up to this paragraph, then you lost me. Can you elaborate?

ReindeerFlotilla:
Would it kill you to open up...

Look at the body language.

It seems possible that Tai was feeling the need for emotional connection, and Dora was obviously--in word and deed--being closed off.

Would it kill you to lay off...

In that context this is not a rejection of the inquiry. It is a rejection of Tai.

ZoeB:

--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 03 Mar 2015, 09:10 ---"Dragons live forever, but not so little boys".

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My song is nearly over
All good things have their ends
But there are new beginnings
And Dragons find new friends
Puff plays with Suzie Alice
They laugh and have great fun
And Suzie's great-grandfather
Was Jacky Paper's son

(For those like me who prefer happy endings)

BenRG:
Oh wow, Dora! Yeah, okay, Tai could have chosen a better way to handle this (pushy and tactless is in character for her) but she is right to worry about how defensive Dora has been - not trying to solve problems in her relationships but just trying to edit them out of her life. We've known since the time Dora was dating Marten how emotionally screwed up she has been by people hurting her. However, this was quite an insight into just how great a toll it's taking on her happiness.

Tai's reaction: "Would it kill you to open up a little?" seems, to me, to indicate a possible chilling of her relationship with Dora. Maybe, what has happened with Faye especially (IMHO, a permanent breach with Sven was inevitable) is a symptom of her increasingly withdrawing emotionally from everyone. Tai has handled this correctly by just backing off and letting tempers cool and come back to the issue later on. My worry is that Dora's issues may make her break up with Tai because, on a subconscious level, it seems less emotionally difficult. "Arguing with Tai hurts, so I need to cut her out of my life so I'm not hurt by it!"

It's quite possible that Dora is going to join Faye in the list of those who have finally got to come to terms with her demons and rebuild her life.

FWIW, I'm hoping that Tai and possibly Dora also make some kind of silly public reconciliation gesture. All the rest of the cast will be standing around wondering what the hell is going on. It would be a happy resolution that is in-character for Tai and maintains the general atmosphere of the strip.

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