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WCDT 2907-2911 (2nd - 6th March 2015)
ReindeerFlotilla:
As a hermit and introvert (I have not spoken to a friend in over 3 weeks. I have not seen a friend in over 5 months. I have not spoken to anyone outside of commercial transactions in that time), I can say that Marigold is being an ass.
Admittedly, she's awkward enough that she probably is unaware of that, but she has invited an friend into her home and proceeded to read tiny hentai while that friend is attempting to engage her.
Context unknown, if you really just what to read tiny hentai, you don't invite friends over. If friends show up unexpectedly, you either have vaginal fortitude to tell them it is tiny hentai time, or you put the book down and welcome them into this slice of your life. No matter how rude the other party ma have been in not providing warning, once you let them in, you have taken responsibility.
That said, Faye Whitaker burned down a building, terrorized her friends to the point where they seem to have PTSD with regard to her, and had hot makeouts on Hanners's couch. Faye has not been abandoned by Hannelore (or incarcerated), so I expect Hanners is going to be able to deal with Marigold too.
In fact, the only friend Hanners seems to have who isn't a repeated challenge to her abilities is Marten... at least on Earth.
I'm an introvert and a hermit because there aren't enough actual Martens and Hannelores in the world. I don't even know if I'm difficult to put up with.
Oenone:
--- Quote from: Rghfrgl on 04 Mar 2015, 21:27 ---I'll agree with the woman-child thing and haven't really liked Marigold since that time she ditched Dale.
But todays just a cute comic and in her defense she is reading a manga about butts.
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Plus, if you're outside the drama, it's got to feel like "same shit, different day" .... "Oh wow, Claire and Marten are finally dating? Faye finally got fired for drinking? Dora's still pushing people away? Color me surprised!"
Kugai:
It's not the fact that she's a Hermit and a bit Introverted here, it's the fact that she's not really paying attention to Hanners here.
Ya know, this is becoming something of a theme lately.
I hope Jeph's not getting into a rut.
ReindeerFlotilla:
Less a rut and more like covering in 6 months what he could have covered in 3. Two, except there was this whole decent into alcohol induced emergency involved.
Marigold as "bad friend" is a gun Jeph hung on the wall a while ago. It's the nature of this new beast that it takes a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooong time for the dots to connect. Alos, given his semi-seat-of-the-pants production style, it's equally likely that he might forget he's already covered something, feel it's been so long that he needs to refresh the reader, or just abandon the plot.
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: Mr. Black Licorice on 04 Mar 2015, 21:01 ---
--- Quote from: neurocase on 04 Mar 2015, 20:30 ---I try to like Marigold, I really do. The fanbase generally seems to like her, Jeph has mentioned at one point that he's her favorite character...but then she pulls shit like this. I know it's meant for comedy, but she's evolved from "sort of endearing social recluse making something of an effort" to "complacent, petulant, self-centered womanchild (manchild is a thing, so why not womanchild?) who doesn't particularly give a rats ass about anyone but herself"
A few sweet moments with Momo isn't enough to sell me on her, and it's strips like this that reenforce why.
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Eh... You see a complacent, petulant, self-centered woman-child, I see an introvert who really doesn't know much about these other people her friend is talking about. Yes, she's met them, but Marigold really hasn't interacted with the gang much. From her point of view, she's there to spend time with her friend Hanners - not talk about Hanners other friends.
Some people would much rather talk about ideas than people and others prefer interaction through games rather than direct conversation. I am, for one, not a great conversationalist unless you get me on a subject that I'm passionate about. I really don't like talking about other people... maybe Marigold is the same way?
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I'm as introverted as they come, but I don't chalk her behavior up to introversion in this case. It's just self-centered. People talk to me about things I find dull all the time, but I listen, because that's what you do when you're talking with a friend (and because God knows, their eyes probably glaze over when I get going about things I find interesting, but they humor me anyway). She can't even be bothered to make a halfway decent show of listening.
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