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WCDT Strips 3811-3815 (20-24 August 2018)
Milayna:
--- Quote from: Tova ---Look, this isn't the first time I've said this, and it certainly won't be the last. It's easy for us sitting back reading the comic with our omniscient viewpoints and point out the mistake that a QC character has made in full view of all readers.
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Hmmm, my mode of thinking, especially for situations like this where my knowledge is lacking, isn't really judgmental, you know? Rather I think about what I would say if I were the characters in these situations, and try to use the differences to understand the characters better. So it's not a much "here's what they should have done" but "Here's what's already been done, what should they do next to resolve this?"
Though there are times when responses are so far afield from what I know, that that proves difficult. Like this. So it's great being able to see all the parts that I miss on the forums =)
Milayna:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 22 Aug 2018, 18:39 ---Comic’s up.
All right, it’s clear that Marten screwed up, but I think Claire is a bit out of line here too.
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Oh, yeah, so I'm not the only one? I was with her through the second panel (though that was brave) but I almost cringed at the third panel and had to remember - it's Marten she's being so blunt with, so it's probably fine. Probably best to stop digging by panel 4 though...remember Padma, Marten can get a bit mopey sometimes, and last thing Claire needs is to have this turn around and have to babysit Marten on top of everything. I'm thinking a change of pace, a better dinner than Chinese takeout, let Marten take over some more chores for awhile or help study? You know, just kinda be consistently THERE while she's working to remind her she's not doing it all by herself in order to earn not being alone.
Shjade:
--- Quote from: brilligtove on 21 Aug 2018, 15:57 ---If his mental state is anything like mine, he noticed she was stressed and asked her about it. She said she was ok
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-- except she didn't. She said, "Well, um, actually I've been really stressed about my exams, and-"
That sentence fragment doesn't even have a "k" in it.
Edit: if you're suggesting because at some point in the past she responded "ok" to being asked how she was that justifies assuming she will remain okay indefinitely thereafter and it's then fine to not pay attention to how she answers a question she's asked...yeah, no, that's not an improvement.
--- Quote from: derris_kharlan on 22 Aug 2018, 02:42 ---To those saying Marten should know better/should have known to listen, I’d like to offer a different perspective.
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Even if this is the case, I'm decently certain no therapist would tell you a better response would be to cut the anxious person off midway through their first sentence in response to you asking them how their day went. I don't see much support for this perspective in this context.
Tova:
Maybe you should read the entire post and not the snippet you quoted out of its original context.
Edit: Both of them, I should say. I don't think they're saying or even suggesting what you think they are suggesting. Your out-of-context quotes are not cool.
QuestionableIntentions:
And Marten is the bad guy again, what a surprise.
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