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WCDT Strips 3286 to 3290 (15-19 August 2016)

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Storel:
"...You didn't pat me on the head."
"I--I'm sorry! I'll do it right now!"
"Keep your paws off me."

See, Renee, that kind of reaction is probably why it never occurred to Elliot to pat you on the head. You're a hard-edged, self-reliant person, and even when you talk to someone about your troubles you don't present it in a way that garners you any sympathy or inspires any sympathetic gestures. "I was pissed off about my mom last week" -- yeah, you were probably bitching about her to the point where Elliot was simply wishing you'd shut up, not feeling any urge to give you sympathetic pats.
 
Brun is, in some ways, a kind of childlike character. Her logic that she needed a bow to work in a bakery because Kiki worked in a bakery and had a bow is the sort of logic that children use. And the simple pleasure she took in wearing that bow, despite all the tragic things that have happened to her, made her seem like a brave child taking simple pleasures where she finds them. Is it any wonder Elliot wanted to pat her on the head and comfort her? I probably would have wanted to do that too, and I know I'm not crushing on Brun.

Elliot's a pretty nice guy, and I really don't think he's feeling anything but sympathy for Brun. Or at least, he wasn't until Renee put ideas in his head. Now he'll be like "Am I crushing on her? I didn't think so, but Renee seems pretty sure. Gosh, maybe I am?" and he may decide to start treating her as someone he finds attractive rather than someone he just feels sorry for... probably with poor results, for all the reasons everyone else has given. Gee, thanks Renee!

BenRG:
Claire uses DEFLECTION! The move missed!

Seriously, with the number of people in Marten's life who refuse to confront difficult experiences or are in denial about their feelings or serious personal problems, Claire is going to need to do a lot better if she wants to figure out a way to distract Marten.

I've got to admit that I'm not even sure why she did this; it isn't as if Marten's 'voice of experience' directly impacted her here. I just think that this is a symptom of her 'I know best' attitude: She's got a plan for Clinton and she didn't want Marten's input possibly ruining her attempts at directing her brother's behaviour. An alternate explanation is that Claire likes her life to be high-drama on some levels and tries to cause that drama if it isn't happening. I'm not so keen on that idea as it really doesn't seem consistent with her other behaviour.


--- Quote from: jheartney on 18 Aug 2016, 20:36 ---Here's a prediction for next week. Clinton refuses to go to COD to discuss tattoos, so they end up going to The Secret Bakery instead. Clinton bumps into Renee AND Kiki/Brun. Hilarity ensues.
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I am still hoping for a prolonged scene at CoD where various couples, potential couples and other groups are all in there at the same time, interacting and generally realising various things. We'll have the Clinton-Emily-Elliot-Brun quadrangle (Elliot having come with the muffins and Brun having come seeking familiar faces); Faye will have accompanied Bubbles who wants her next tea hit and maybe Hannelore will have some wise counsel for them. Marten and Tai will be getting coffees before opening the library and will thus be there to modulate Claire and Dora's behaviour.

Tova:

--- Quote from: BenRG on 18 Aug 2016, 23:26 ---I've got to admit that I'm not even sure why she did this;

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Well, maybe she was just sassing him for amusement.  :claireface:

I do hope that we have a few "collisions" at CoD next week.

Storel:
Who exactly was Clinton applauding with his "Well played" comment? Marten, or Claire?

BenRG:
I just want to add that Jeph really managed perfect character art with Claire and Clinton in today's comic. He doesn't fall into any obvious traps and the art very nicely showcases how totally Clinton and Claire have changed since their first appearances.

Remember the first time they went into CoD and someone (I think it was Faye) asked if they were twins? At that time, it was an easy mistake to make on lots of levels. These days, I think that they're both showing a lot more of their individuality and it is no longer likely that anyone would simply lump them together as 'The Augustus Kids'.


--- Quote from: Storel on 18 Aug 2016, 23:33 ---Who exactly was Clinton applauding with his "Well played" comment? Marten, or Claire?
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I'm fairly sure it was the smooth way Marten disarmed Claire's attempted deflection/distraction.

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