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WCDT 2922 to 2926 (23-27 March 2015)
ASB84:
Hannelore is too kind-hearted for this grim world of ours.
Chiming in on David Whitaker possible being an alcoholic: I agree that there's no hard evidence and it's purely speculation, but I think it's a theory with a lot of merit. If it was ever revealed to be the case, then I think it's been foreshadowed very well, even if that wasn't the original intention (and of course, Faye herself insisted that he wasn't an alcoholic). It should be noted that Faye's mother did mention that he didn't have anything unusual in his system, though a negligible blood-alcohol level may not be classed as unusual, compared to hard drugs or the like. It's possible that given her strong anti-alcohol stance, Faye's mother simply glossed over that detail in that chat, or it could reasonably be retconned as such. It's one line of dialogue in what is now fairly early on in the strip, so it wouldn't be a particularly awkward retcon, especially since the rest of the backstory would fit together quite well...again, if Jeph decides to make that canon.
As for Arthur, I'm guessing he'll mostly just appear whenever Faye is at the meetings, along with the other members that we briefly met. I don't think the strip needs another principal cast member, and I think it's better for Faye - in-universe and from a narrative perspective - if that particular part of her arc is separate from her more familiar social circle, with the possible exception of Hanners.
Nepiophage:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 26 Mar 2015, 02:05 ---FWIW, it was my impression that Hannelore had been psyching herself up to hug her father for a while, probably starting even before the flight to the space station. It is the ability to accept and give spontaneous physical contact that would be a major breakthrough for her.
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Actually she hugged Marten spontaneously when she was hired by Dora. And she jumped on a fireman once.
snubnose:
--- Quote from: ASB84 on 26 Mar 2015, 02:25 ---Hannelore is too kind-hearted for this grim world of ours.
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Most people are, I think.
War Sparrow:
Poor Hanners. Other people's pain can be pretty overwhelming.
I kind of hope we get a story arc about some of the group members. Drunk driving guy-is he a former Bro, who graduated before the others? Or is he an older brother of one of the Bros, who tries to mentor them all and make sure they do not end up in his position?
Or are they all just random generic characters created to give Faye a framework for therapy? Probably that one.
DSL:
--- Quote from: Nepiophage on 26 Mar 2015, 02:50 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 26 Mar 2015, 02:05 ---FWIW, it was my impression that Hannelore had been psyching herself up to hug her father for a while, probably starting even before the flight to the space station. It is the ability to accept and give spontaneous physical contact that would be a major breakthrough for her.
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Actually she hugged Marten spontaneously when she was hired by Dora. And she jumped on a fireman once.
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She seems to do better with the spontaneous stuff, at least when she initiates it. It's like she forgets to have inhibitions, and realizes afterward the world did not, on fact, come crashing down. (I know I can talk myself out of a lit of things, good and bad, by overthinking. And some of my best decisions have been the result of an "Oh, f**k it/this" moment, and plunging ahead.)
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