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WCDT 2937-2941 (13 - 17 April 2015)
Gladstone:
Comic, and...
IN YOUR FACE, EVERYONE.
IN ALL OF YOUR FACES.
*ahem*
Also, "Dear." Marten and Claire apparently just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, or something.
Rghfrgl:
Sounds like communist talk there Claire.
valkygrrl:
--- Quote from: Rghfrgl on 15 Apr 2015, 21:11 ---Sounds like communist talk there Claire.
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Well there's a reason Faye calls her 'Red'
Platypodes:
--- Quote from: Aziraphale on 15 Apr 2015, 20:50 ---Maybe not that unlikely, though. I mean, I'm sure she's at least a bit odd. But I've noticed that some people in my own life amp up their oddity as a defense or coping mechanism (I've known people who've found social interaction easier when they played a version of themselves, but would be much different around people they trusted and were comfortable with). It's possible that in Clinton, Emily recognizes a kindred spirit; after all, their interactions toward the latter half of the date are a lot different -- and read as being a bit more real/honest -- than the earlier part of it.
Not sure if that makes sense to anyone but me, but there ya go.
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That makes total sense. If Emily was a bit weird to begin with, and then got stereotyped and mocked as "the weird girl," she may have decided to go ahead and play the role of weird girl to the extreme because it's safer than just being a little bit weird. When someone is a little bit weird and not totally comfortable with it, mean people will snigger and tell them they're being weird. When you're blatantly, wildly weird, mean people are less likely to bother with that because you don't gain any power over someone by stating something that (a) is totally obvious and (b) doesn't seem to worry them in the slightest.
It could be that Emily is playing the exaggerated role of weird girl, Clinton is playing the exaggerated role of nerdy boy, and together they might be able to share a bit of what's underneath.
Or maybe Emily really is that weird.
jheartney:
--- Quote from: Aziraphale on 15 Apr 2015, 20:50 ---
--- Quote from: Omega Entity on 15 Apr 2015, 20:00 ---Y'know, thinking about it, I'm wondering if Emily consciously exaggerates her cluelessness? space-cadet status? on purpose. Like, she's purposefully strange.
Not likely, but it's a thought that just occurred to me considering her 'lucid' and coherent conversation with Clinton towards the end.
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Maybe not that unlikely, though. I mean, I'm sure she's at least a bit odd. But I've noticed that some people in my own life amp up their oddity as a defense or coping mechanism (I've known people who've found social interaction easier when they played a version of themselves, but would be much different around people they trusted and were comfortable with). It's possible that in Clinton, Emily recognizes a kindred spirit; after all, their interactions toward the latter half of the date are a lot different -- and read as being a bit more real/honest -- than the earlier part of it.
Not sure if that makes sense to anyone but me, but there ya go.
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That totally makes sense. Especially from Clinton's side, he needed to break the ice before he could start being himself.
For the second date, Clinton should not plan some epic adventure. Instead, he should trust Emily and himself, and let the spontaneity arise spontaneously. If it doesn't, and he finds himself reverting to boring nerdiness, then he'll know it wasn't meant to be. OTOH, if he can find a way to be natural, and Emily can find a happy medium as well, then they could find something special with each other.
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