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WCDT Strips 3226 to 3230 (25 - 27 May 2016)
Storel:
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--- Quote from: pwhodges on 25 May 2016, 23:19 ---Brun's hair shows Jeph's anime influence today with an ahoge as part of her bedhead.
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This confused me because I'd never before seen the word 'bedhead' used to refer to anything other than the panel at the head of a bed.
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I've always heard the panel at the head of a bed called a "headboard", never a "bedhead." Is that a translation from some other language than English?
--- Quote from: mikmaxs on 26 May 2016, 00:18 ---As far as I read, she's not making a sarcastic quip about not having renters insurance, she's pointing out that she's not a renter. (And doesn't have insurance.)
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Like others, I thought she was repeating the phrase slowly as an expression she'd never heard before. Like, she had no idea there WAS such a thing as "renter's insurance". Perhaps a question mark at the end of her phrase would have made it clearer, if that was Jeph's intention.
--- Quote from: jheartney on 26 May 2016, 08:59 ---If Brun were the bar owner, she'd almost certainly have insurance on it. If she had a mortgage on the place, the bank would require insurance. Even if she owned it outright, she'd almost certainly have it insured. But she strikes me as far more transient than that, which means she's down to whatever the fire dept. saved, her clock, and, possibly, a bank account. If there's no bank account she's probably headed for a homeless shelter.
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If they hadn't specified there was only "one box" of her belongings they were able to save, I'd have bet that they found the harpoon amid the wreckage.
hedgie:
--- Quote from: Storel on 26 May 2016, 17:51 ---Like others, I thought she was repeating the phrase slowly as an expression she'd never heard before. Like, she had no idea there WAS such a thing as "renter's insurance". Perhaps a question mark at the end of her phrase would have made it clearer, if that was Jeph's intention.
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The lack of question mark makes sense, in that I agree with your assessment. She seems as though she's dealing with a new concept and may even be sounding it out. A "?" would likely indicate uptalk which would not normally be used in this scenario.
mustang6172:
I may be going out on a limb, but I don't think she'll get her security deposit back.
Tova:
--- Quote from: Storel on 26 May 2016, 17:51 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 25 May 2016, 23:37 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 25 May 2016, 23:19 ---Brun's hair shows Jeph's anime influence today with an ahoge as part of her bedhead.
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This confused me because I'd never before seen the word 'bedhead' used to refer to anything other than the panel at the head of a bed.
--- End quote ---
I've always heard the panel at the head of a bed called a "headboard", never a "bedhead." Is that a translation from some other language than English?
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Yes, probably. That would be British. Itself deriving from Old English. :wink:
xanadu84:
Posting on here for the first time because this Brun arc is something i'm relating to quite a bit. I know that speculation that Brun has Autism seems to meet with some negative reactions, but honestly, i'm getting constant flashbacks to when I was dating someone with Autism. From her intro and onward...
Brun seems to have a mental script in place regarding angry patrons, which she is applying to Clinton. Angry patrons cause trouble and get in fights. She has a system for dealing with that. It's probably pretty effective overall, but gets a bit awkward when dealing with certain nuances of what kind of anger, and what kind of person. She doesn't appear to be malicious. Shes just smart, but has to handle certain social interactions by rote. I can practically see her comparing Clintons face to what she has memorized as, "Anger", and acting accordingly.
Her apology regarding threatening Clinton appears to me to be indelicate, but also sincere. She seems to care about how other people perceive her, and being a, "Nice" person, but doesn't have a tone most of us are used to. This repeats itself a few time, acting in a way that is nice enough, but seems to ignore a lot of social expectations.
Rote memorization of some social scripts seems to be common in Autism. Brun does this, and explains them explicitly.
Brun has some truly meaningful insights regarding social interactions between Clinton and Claire, and it seems to be the kind that only come from looking past unhelpful social structures, and looking at the rational underpinnings underneath. This is a great strength I experienced getting to know people with Autism, and it seems to be present in Brun.
Where I really started to think she is Autistic, and not just having some set of personality traits, was after the fire. I could just feel myself instinctively itching over seeing those blaring sirens. I could feel my concern about Brun becoming overstimulated, losing the ability to speak, and stimming, maybe focusing on some repetitive behavior. Not freaking out or breaking down, just being so overwhelmed that its hard to process everything. Then she stopped speaking, even though she seemed pretty capable, and fixated on that clock. The clock could have been a coincidence, maybe that's not stimming. but it was weird to see her react exactly the way I thought.
She doesn't care that expectations are that she shorten her name to Hilde instead of Brun. She says that she isn't great with emotions, but she seems to be a sensitive and caring person, its like she just expressed them differently. Not exactly a DSM criteria, but feels very familiar. Same with not being able to sleep in a hotel because its weird. Hardley a criteria for Autism, but pretty consistent with a dislike of change.
I hope that Brun is revealed to have Autism, because she seems to be a pretty damn good representation, and we need more of that.
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