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WCDT Strips 2996-3000 (6th to 10th July 2015)
wlewisiii:
Yeah, I agree it's not love yet, certainly not at the level of his sister and Marten. That said, he's trying really really hard to keep this first real relationship going. They may fail. They may simply become friends. Perhaps they will become lovers. Eh. The journey is far more important than the destination right now and he has, however fumblingly, taken the right first step on his own initiative.
"I mean - is it ... cool if I ... come with you?" is, in it's way, as important for his place in life and growing up as "W - well, this - this is me" was for his sister. Not as dramatic a moment, to be sure, but just as critical a moment on the way for Clinton turning from cliche to adult.
Game and Watch Forever:
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 06 Jul 2015, 21:35 ---Just saying that she thinks about him when she doesn't otherwise have to. (Her Megaman question being the first example, in that she had a list of questions for him.)
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Actually, that's a good point... didn't she only get through one question in the list? What if after a bunch of odd questions, there was her asking him out to coffee, but that sudden Megaman revelation blew her mind and she forgot to even ask in her rush to (presumably) replay the game? I doubt it, but the thought amuses me.
ReindeerFlotilla:
I think it was probably just a list of questions. I was just thinking about the psychology of bonding. They say (which doesn't make it true, but they say) that part of bonding is thinking about the other person. Which is why people are apt to become infatuated with people they don't quite understand.
It's certainly possible to spend time thinking about someone you don't feel positively toward, but you probably wouldn't make a list of questions and attach it to clipboard to keep handy in case they show up again.
While I think it was mostly Emily just being Emily, and doesn't signify anything in particular, it is a sign that she doesn't think lowly of him. He's at least intellectually interesting to her. It's interesting, also, to note that she has a pet name for him that she hasn't stopped using, but generally respects that he prefers his name sans hyphen.
Getting into full overanalysis mode, it's easy to chalk Clinton's stammer up to nerves, but I see potential for more than that. He, in fact, started with aggressive enthusiasm, totally in keeping with his social cluelessness. But he may have stumbled over a clue. As in, "it's not quite cool for me to invite myself along." From there it's a short step to "what if she rejects me" via the "I should ask her" expressway. So, there's nerves and puppy love confusion involved, but also signs that Clinton is, actually, trying to be a better version of himself.
BenRG:
Well, that's one question answered! Weirdness or no, Clinton wants to go out with Emily again. He just needed to be placed into a scenario where he couldn't avoid her and let his indecisiveness nervousness do the thinking for him.
As for the rest? Well, Jeph does seem to be about to give us a treat! We're going to see post-Faye CoD, no matter how briefly (it could be as little as them leaving after getting their smoothies). It might be interesting to see if post-Faye, the place is more friendly (I doubt it; sassing customers seems to have been Dora's policy).
Finally, can someone tell me what Emily said in panel 1 before Jeph changed the word to 'dogs'? The text is different enough to suggest a re-draw.
Just got to add: I love Clinton's body language in this, especially in panels 3 and 4. He's regressed about five to eight years and is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!
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Clinton is a bit indecisive but, in this case, I think it was pure nerves that was holding him back.
wlewisiii:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 06 Jul 2015, 22:55 --- is a high school nerd asking out one of the cheerleaders again!
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Yes, that's true. And yet, he's asking because, unlike me in 1982, he thinks he has a chance. That's more brave than I ever was. Good for him.
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