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WCDT strips 3736-3740 (May 6th-10th 2018)
fayelovesbubbles:
I think my username peeved some people for awhile. It was meant to be lighthearted, in good fun, but some people got a bit bootyhurt.
keithcurtis:
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--- Quote from: keithcurtis on 07 May 2018, 19:10 ---I find it a bit confusing that there is debate over shipping/not shipping in a comic which is by and large entirely about relationships. I've been waiting for the resolution to this particular situation for some time, but am content to have it unfold as the creator desires. But I specifically came to this forum to hear what other readers think. So far I'm pretty impressed with the civility and diversity of comments, but I do find it distressing when folks post about how they want other people to approach the subject.
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Welcome, new person!
There's some history going way back on this. There were people doing creepy and unfounded things as bad as Harry/Draco fiction. It squicked the owner of the forum. It squicked some regulars. That's what we're here to prevent. Since it is a comic about relationships, trying to figure out where relationships are going will be OK with us. The line can get hard to nail down in situations like the early days of Faye and Bubbles.
I'll do some speculation, for example. If by some miracle Faye and Bubbles summon enough good sense to hold the "So what are we now?" talk, I think the likely outcome is "It's complicated".
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Thanks, that history explains quite a bit.
In the spirit of the moment, I'll add my own speculation. As far as I can see, neither Faye nor Bubbles is aware that the other has or potentially has feelings for the other. I'm wondering if this will continue for a while, with neither one risking broaching the subject for fear of ruining the current state of affairs. Marten seems to be doing a good job of convincing Faye to take the bull by the horns, but Faye has a long track record of avoiding difficult confrontations, going back to her first story arc.
Dandi Andi:
--- Quote from: Shjade on 07 May 2018, 18:38 ---I mean. There's also hakko504, ...
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OK, yes, but I hadn't considered Hakko504's example because that, to me, is the textbook example of rejection. BenRG is the only other person I saw referencing a break-up. So may I ask what you consider to be rejection if Hakko's example was a liberal one? And I stand by my point anyway that 3 people does not a consensus make.
As for today's comic, at first I was a teensy bit frustrated with Marten. Emotional intimacy =/= romance. But then I thought about all of Bubble's blushing and sidelong glances and changed my mind. It's been pretty clear that Bubbles is attracted to Faye. It has been less clear if Faye reciprocates those feelings, but this conversation pretty much confirms it.
I think Marten asking Faye what she wants to do has recontextualized her situation for her. It seems like she's been treating being attracted to Bubbles as a problem. Asking "What am I s'posed to do?" suggests to me that she's thinking "How do I fix this? How do I make this go away?" Thinking about what she wants to do rather than what she is supposed to do may have made her realize that she doesn't want to make it go away.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: keithcurtis on 07 May 2018, 21:25 ---In the spirit of the moment, I'll add my own speculation. As far as I can see, neither Faye nor Bubbles is aware that the other has or potentially has feelings for the other. I'm wondering if this will continue for a while, with neither one risking broaching the subject for fear of ruining the current state of affairs. Marten seems to be doing a good job of convincing Faye to take the bull by the horns, but Faye has a long track record of avoiding difficult confrontations, going back to her first story arc.
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Oh my. That would hurt them so much and be so totally in character and create so much opportunity for comedy that I can totally see it happening.
OTOH Faye has noticed but suppressed incidents like Bubbles calling her "beautiful". If those resurface now she'll have to realize that Bubbles has been Interested for some time. If Bubbles has a social protocol database she will know what it implies when someone reaches back to touch your thigh.
awgiedawgie:
--- Quote from: zisraelsen on 07 May 2018, 20:09 ---If only she were wearing the shirt today.
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If she finally "gets it", she may never wear the shirt again. :o
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