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WCDT Strips 3976-3980 (April 8th-12th, 2019)
Is it cold in here?:
Marten is letting talents go to waste. That's a separate issue from whether he makes money.
BenRG:
I love how cool Marten is in panel 3. He's never really had an issue with Dora and Tai dating. His first priority has basically been that they're both happy. He's tried to pretend like he's not involved in the whole situation but he's such a nice guy and he loves both ladies in their own ways so he's more likely to be happy that they're happy.
I think that we're only starting the talk between Marten and Faye but she is the best person to speak to (and I bet she'll think that's mind-blowingly ironic in many ways). Faye's relationship with Angus failed because they both kicked the can down the road rather than talk about their future together. Then the decision jumped out at them with very little warning and it was too much for Faye, with her abandonment issues, to handle. So, yeah, if she tells Marten that he needs to sit down with Claire and they need to discuss this rationally and at length, she knows of what she speaks.
How typical it is of Marten to interpret his own reaction as somehow failing as a boyfriend! It's always about doing the right thing for other people for him as a general rule, isn't it?
Setting aside the main thread of the strip, I'm wondering just how Faye is reacting to the Dora/Tai situation now that the initial shock is wearing off. Positive or negative feelings?
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 11 Apr 2019, 22:10 ---Marten is letting talents go to waste. That's a separate issue from whether he makes money.
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This is more important than it might seem. A minimum-energy life, doing the bare minimum, rarely leaves you feeling fulfilled. If there is something that you like doing, you'll always be happier doing that, rather than something else just to pay the bills.
Dandi Andi:
I think the fact that Marten's first concern was "but I have a life here!" is rather telling. He wasn't worried about the relationship ending if Claire moves away for a job. His first instinct was to worry about leaving Northampton. That suggests that he's more committed to this relationship than he thinks he is.
cybersmurf:
--- Quote from: pecoros7 on 12 Apr 2019, 00:15 ---I think the fact that Marten's first concern was "but I have a life here!" is rather telling. He wasn't worried about the relationship ending if Claire moves away for a job. His first instinct was to worry about leaving Northampton. That suggests that he's more committed to this relationship than he thinks he is.
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After the Padma incident, he wasted a short moment thinking about moving. Faye objected strongly, and in a non-violent way. Personally, I think Marten wants to have Faye around as much as he is invested in the relationship with Claire.
The point about "But I have a life here" is absolutely valid, and it's not about his job.
traroth:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 11 Apr 2019, 08:36 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG ---Any storyline where Dora says 'no' would have to have a very, very good reason not to be contrived and OOC
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That kind of self-sabotage has been in character in the past :-(. One of the themes of the comic is people getting over things, so I hope Dora will get out of her own way and take the offer of happiness.
Assuming, of course, that Tai has overcome her substance abuse problem.
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I wasn't aware Tai had such a problem...
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