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WCDT Strips 3601-3605 (30rd October - 3rd November 2017)
BenRG:
Like MrNumbers and Castlerook I do understand where Marten is coming from here; his relationship with Veronica has never been as good as he would like and his childhood never as normal or, frankly, as healthy as it should have been. Might he even feel a little upset that Sam is getting what he didn't?
That said, Claire isn't entirely in the wrong. One of Marten's biggest flaws (something that left him climbing a personal and emotional mountain when he decided to start a relationship with Claire) is that he doesn't like emotional effort. He is, as Faye once put it, very passive in many ways and prefers to deal reactively with problems. He wants others to take the initiative, not him. Or, failing that, hope that his problems just go away.
Do you remember what he asked the doctor after Faye tried to drink herself to death? "She's going to be okay, right?" He wasn't talking about Faye's physical condition or even her mental condition; he was asking if she was going to 'go back to normal'. It is to his credit that he's handled the fact that the answer was 'no' but it is still very difficult for him and this is a flaw that he's going to have to learn to confront.
Storel:
I thought it was quite clear that Marten was joking around in panel 3, and Claire's responses in both 3 and 4 seemed like overreactions to me. However, it's possible that previous interactions between them that have not been shown in-comic have caused her both to notice Marten's tendencies in this area and to start getting tired of them...
oeoek:
--- Quote from: michaelbirks on 30 Oct 2017, 05:48 ---Somehow I also got the vibe that Veronica might have been sipping the wine to avoid a natural inclination to hold forth on the relative virtues of tying someone to a chair versus tying them to heavy machinery.
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I had a similar thought, although I pictured her thinking about other equipment in a workshop that might be better suited for such a purpose.
As for the uncluttered dining room and table, I must admit I know people who tend to live in rooms like that. No special hobbies or other activities at home other then TV, eating and napping. A well filled but unread book case appears the be the standard solution. Or a house big enough to have a dining room that is just that. I decided years ago not to move to anything bigger than my present apartment for opposite reasons; I have a certain horror vacui that tends to fill my space with pretty much everything I do. Bigger house just equals more mess...
(and of course there are the economics of drawing; remember Jeff's remark on drawing a fully fleshed out secret bakery?)
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Storel on 31 Oct 2017, 00:37 ---I thought it was quite clear that Marten was joking around in panel 3, and Claire's responses in both 3 and 4 seemed like overreactions to me. However, it's possible that previous interactions between them that have not been shown in-comic have caused her both to notice Marten's tendencies in this area and to start getting tired of them...
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Indeed. And there's no reason to suppose there might not be a period of dramatic tension in their relationship, even if it is the one that finally lasts for him after that's resolved.
TinPenguin:
Marten's inability to deal with emotional conflict is a huge aspect of his character.
Claire's overreactions to anything that upsets her world perspective are also part of her character.
Talk to each other, children.
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