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WCDT Strips 3816-3820 (27-31 August 2018)

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cybersmurf:
Well done, Claire! Now you're less anxious, but Marten is more anxious about being "in the wrong place" and "stealing your job".

BenRG:
Tai, as we all know has a weird job arrangement, a sort of tenure-by-implied blackmail. I don't think that she's ever threatened to use it but it's out there. The thing is that, should the couple she saw having sex in the library ever quit or retire, she (and, by extension, Marten) will lose her guarantee. Then, the only thing protecting the non-student staff will be their competence. That alone could lead to major changes!

I wouldn't expect a clear-out; too much chaos would arise if they tried to replace everyone with students. However, Tai might have a hard time adapting to not being able to do whatever she wants anymore.

FWIW, I do think that Tai loves the job and Smif College and that she'd try hard to keep her position, even if that means painful lifestyle changes.

pwhodges:
For a routine nitpick - consider Marten's left arm in the third panel.  Looks pretty broken to me; the forearm doesn't line up with the elbow.

BenRG:
Suggestion from the Subreddit: This entire arc is basically foundation/set-up for Marten giving up his job for Claire. Personally, I wonder if Jeph is signalling that he intends to have Marten finally taking charge and looking for his dream job and, perhaps, finding that his dream job wasn't entirely what he expected.

Remember that Marten was originally Jeph's self-insert. Jeph was, like Marten, a 9-5 wage slave. Unlike Marten, Jeph chose to quit and try to see if he could make a living out of his creative talents. I'm wondering if Jeph has decided to revisit this and send Marten on a path not dissimilar to his his own. Maybe it will be his blog (which seems to take the place of the QC comic in Marten's life in early strips)? Or maybe Hannelore will come home and, with Emily on keyboards, Deathmøle will become his creative focus?

Discuss...

JoeCovenant:

--- Quote from: Zebediah on 29 Aug 2018, 13:40 ---Oh wow, does that bring back some memories of horrid 1990s web design! Complete with disclaimers that basically assert that the site won’t look right except on the designer’s monitor.

--- End quote ---

"Although the name "Quick" sand literally implies "living-sand", it is not alive. "

Wonderful!!!

But.. just in case you missed it...
"This might give the appearance of the ground "coming to life" but it is certainly not in any way alive."

LOVE IT!

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