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WCDT Strips 3976-3980 (April 8th-12th, 2019)
cybersmurf:
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--- Quote from: traroth on 14 Nov 2018, 07:49 ---Marten has a job he likes, a girlfriend and lots of friends. Things seem to be good, to the point JJ doesn't talk about him very much anymore, because all that happiness would be boring!
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I fear that after Claire graduates and starts to look for employment, she will not find a librarian position in Northampton, but will be offered one somewhere else, and will have to choose between her career and Marten. Cue enough unhappiness to satisfy anyone.
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called it . .
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Not yet, you didn't. And to be honest, that kinda was always a likely possibility.
SpanielBear:
I swear I'm missing something here in the forum responses.
Why does Marten, who is happy, HAVE to change? I understand if it is a case of needing to support Claire, or if he is miserable, but as things stand he gives every impression of being content, and the times he has failed to support Claire have involved failures in communication, which I don't see "getting out of your rut" as magically resolving.
What is the perceived inevitable doom that everyone is predicting?
And why on earth does he need to give up a job he's good at to enable Claire to achieve her goals? That seems really shitty! Claire is clever, well organised, responsible and competent in her own right, she doesn't need to be thrown Martin's job as a gift out of pity. If she has to move, sure there is a decision needed. But that isn't how the situation is at this point.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: traroth on 10 Apr 2019, 06:47 ---...or maybe Claire finds a really excellent job nearby, they move into a comfy flat not far from their friends, and happiness ensues.
Couldn't things just go that way, only for once?
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That happens so rarely in real life, I don't think readers will be able to suspend their disbelief.
Space stations, sentient androids, demi-god AIs we can handle, but Happily Ever After is just too unrealistic.
cybersmurf:
--- Quote from: SpanielBear on 10 Apr 2019, 09:24 ---I swear I'm missing something here in the forum responses.
Why does Marten, who is happy, HAVE to change? I understand if it is a case of needing to support Claire, or if he is miserable, but as things stand he gives every impression of being content, and the times he has failed to support Claire have involved failures in communication, which I don't see "getting out of your rut" as magically resolving.
What is the perceived inevitable doom that everyone is predicting?
And why on earth does he need to give up a job he's good at to enable Claire to achieve her goals? That seems really shitty! Claire is clever, well organised, responsible and competent in her own right, she doesn't need to be thrown Martin's job as a gift out of pity. If she has to move, sure there is a decision needed. But that isn't how the situation is at this point.
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It's not that bad, it's just Marten ... has a record. It's a distinct possibility.
Claire may be organised, responsible and competent, but yet she's naive and (to me) overoptimistic.
The question is whether Claire isn't completely overqualified for Marten's job, who got that job basically by showing up and not being a student.
Maybe she can replace Tai, or what probably would be even funnier, Claire might become one of Tai's bosses.
There's probably no reason for Marten to quit his job unless he's either got something significant better, or because he moves with Claire.
With Faye slowly getting her shop off the ground, I doubt Marten is going to move away easily. They ARE very close after all. He'll definetly try to do the long term thing at first, if it actually comes down to that, at least that is my guess.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: SpanielBear on 10 Apr 2019, 09:24 ---I swear I'm missing something here in the forum responses.
Why does Marten, who is happy, HAVE to change? I understand if it is a case of needing to support Claire, or if he is miserable, but as things stand he gives every impression of being content, and the times he has failed to support Claire have involved failures in communication, which I don't see "getting out of your rut" as magically resolving.
What is the perceived inevitable doom that everyone is predicting?
And why on earth does he need to give up a job he's good at to enable Claire to achieve her goals? That seems really shitty! Claire is clever, well organised, responsible and competent in her own right, she doesn't need to be thrown Martin's job as a gift out of pity. If she has to move, sure there is a decision needed. But that isn't how the situation is at this point.
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The'inevitable doom' is the possibility that Claire may get a job far from Northampton. Marten will then have to choose between the current status quo (and a consequential long-distance relationship) or leaving Northampton with her.
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