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WCDT Strips 3631 to 3635 (11th to 15th December 2017

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BenRG:
Okay, I do think that I'm not presuming by saying that most people feel that a month of the Tilly and Hanners Show is probably as much as the characters can support and possibly more. However, what other options could Jeph use to write his strips? Well, I have given some options and I'd like to see what everyone thinks of them. Some of them could be shippy, some could be comedic, some could all be about character growth and all of them are potentially combinations of all the other options.

Personally, I'd like to see Claire pushing Marten out of his comfort zone. He is, as has been noted before, very reluctant to go beyond his current status quo unless there are some pretty strong emotional or interpersonal demands upon him. I, personally, think that Claire is in an ideal position to at least encourage him to look forwards and actually pursue his dreams.

I really would also like to catch up with Dale and Marigold. Having the strip's resident gamers reflecting on the RL debate on micro-transactions and post-sale monetisation of AAA-level games. As well as letting us catch up with the characters, it would also be looking back to QC's earlier habit of commenting on popular culture (especially music) and Jeph using the strip to comment on his own views on various matters.

What do you think?

Case:

--- Quote ---Personally, I'd like to see Claire pushing Marten out of his comfort zone. He is, as has been noted before, very reluctant to go beyond his current status quo unless there are some pretty strong emotional or interpersonal demands upon him. I, personally, think that Claire is in an ideal position to at least encourage him to look forwards and actually pursue his dreams.

--- End quote ---

Looking forward to the return of the good old "Does Marten have goooooooooooaaaaalz?"-threads about as much as I would to the prospect of pushing needles into my eyes ...

TheEvilDog:
Ah, the prospect of Marten's goals being discussed. Apparently I have logged on into the year 2010....Quick! We have to warn people about elections and referendums around the world! And we have to treasure various actors and musicians before the year 2016!

shanejayell:
More robots in general, obviously focused on Union Robotics.

It'd be interesting also to see more of the robot community center.

Thrudd:
It would be a twist if Gabby or one of the other interns,  came by during Marten's shift with the binder of college postings.
[ I don't know about your college but mine still puts all internal postings on paper and only on paper - bureaucratic inertia supersedes the laws of physics  or logic ]

begin fantasy story arc (click to show/hide)They show him a part time instructor position in the music program that he would qualify for and tell him he should apply for it.
They mention that they are applying for a number of different tutorial positions and playing job posting roulette.

Then we have our facilitating pixie telling him a professor want to speak with him about the alternative band scene.
They have an introduction of sorts followed by an animated discussion over coffee in the student center.
Latter the next day/week Marten gets called to the administration office where ye bespectacled HR personage [you know the one - used to work at monsters inc] goes over with him regarding his position, qualifications and work hours.
Marten is of course beginning to sweat and wondering if he will be fired.
Bit more of the paperwork, review of his employment record and Marten squirming in his seat.
They hand him a piece of paper - so here is your updated work schedule and the CV for the course.
The Dean has seen fit to allow you free reign on reference materials as long as you have it vetted with him first.
Dean? asks Marten.
They give him the name of the professor he spoke with earlier.
Marten - a study in the juxtaposition of excitement, annoyance and terror.  :-DEven if it happens not much else will really change in the day to day though there will be plenty of opprotunity for new story hooks and characters.

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