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WCDT strips 3751-3755 (28th May to 1st June 2018)
Undrneath:
--- Quote from: mgrayson3 on 28 May 2018, 09:28 ---
I'm not sure about that scene. It *is* a great scene, but I'm not sure it's "Claire". Similarly, Emily's rant to Clinton about people thinking she's weird is great info about her character, but not necessarily how "Emily" would have said it. Yes, this is all horribly subjective, and may be simply my own misunderstanding. Some characters - PintSize - cover a huge range of expressive modes while still being themselves. Bubbles and Faye, both, have been growing and changing, but staying themselves. It's been a true delight of the comic.
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She has other moments of similar sarcasm. Though both are towards Pintsize so they may be a rebuttal to him.
mgrayson3:
--- Quote from: Undrneath on 28 May 2018, 10:20 ---
--- Quote from: mgrayson3 on 28 May 2018, 09:28 ---
I'm not sure about that scene. It *is* a great scene, but I'm not sure it's "Claire". Similarly, Emily's rant to Clinton about people thinking she's weird is great info about her character, but not necessarily how "Emily" would have said it. Yes, this is all horribly subjective, and may be simply my own misunderstanding. Some characters - PintSize - cover a huge range of expressive modes while still being themselves. Bubbles and Faye, both, have been growing and changing, but staying themselves. It's been a true delight of the comic.
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She has other moments of similar sarcasm. Though both are towards Pintsize so they may be a rebuttal to him.
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That's a pitch perfect Claire response. The other is, as Syndrome would say, "a bit dark for [her]".
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Undrneath on 28 May 2018, 09:05 ---She has a hidden darkness though
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Not hidden very well, though. All initiates of the Dewey Decimal Secret Siblinghood, the semi-official librarian cult, have it. (The password is, "Shhhh!" Be careful how you use this knowledge.)
--- Quote from: fayelovesbubbles on 28 May 2018, 08:28 ---Not on topic, but I’m conflicted about Claire. On the one hand she annoys the hell out of me, on the other she’s incredibly sweet and I feel like a jerk for disliking her. She doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. She’s just being Claire.
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Claire has always found it difficult to fit in. Between her non-conforming gender identity, an intellect that is at the very least approaching Mensa levels, and a healthy dose of good ol' nerdism, she'll always seem to have some sand in her to some folks.
But, OTOH, red hair and blue eyes can overcome many other initial impressions.
Mr_Rose:
Don’t listen to him; that’s the alert code which calls the attention of every librarian in hearing range. The correct password is, of course, “Ook!”
A small perverse otter:
--- Quote from: awgiedawgie on 28 May 2018, 09:13 ---
--- Quote from: Undrneath on 28 May 2018, 09:05 ---She has a hidden darkness though
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That is easily one of my top 10 all-time favourite strips from this comic. Maybe even from all comics.
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Me, too. The use of a completely alien art-style to emphasize how Claire can loom with the best of them says so much about how much she and Marten really have in common with one another.
(I confess that Claire is my absolute favorite character in the comic right now, even if she hasn't appeared in a very long time. But I'll allow the rest of you to be wrong. I'm just generous that way.)
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