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WCDT strips 4021-4025 (10th to 14th June 2019)
cybersmurf:
May has been on an emotional Rollercoaster the past few hours. first, meeting some weirdo clown boy, then getting it on with him. Followed by running out of juice in the apartment of a complete stranger. Then the whiplash about keeping everything quiet, then bragging about it, turning into a serious argument with one of her few friends.
And now, while being in a foul mood even for May, Roko a.k.a. the (ex-) cop comes in "showing off" her new chassis/body, all while may is barely capable of keeping hers running.
To an extent I think May is the "how should I know what I'm thinking without hearing myself say it?" type, and oj the temperamental side in general.
I can see why May reacts this way, although Hanners has told her how that's not OK. She might have reacted differently if she was calm, which she clearly isn't.
Annemoon:
I feel like we can summarize the discussing with:
1. May is being a Jerk - she is jumping towards the worst conclusion and being aggressive and insensitive.
2. We, the reader, can fully *understand* how the accumulation of her day + the lack of knowledge of Roko's situation (and her life experience so far) could get her into such a mind-space.
Especially since it's hard to empatize with a situation that is hard for you to grasp.
A situation that is related to trauma almost opposite to the trauma you experience yourself.
We can be compassionate about May's situation, and circumstantial events HOWEVER that does not
take away from the fact that point 1 is also true.
Even more so, we KNOW the situation Roko is in, so we even know how *more* hurtful May's words are in a way that May does not have the info to realise.
It's like being the friend in the middle knowing both sides and seeing it explode right in front of you, while you cannot intervene. We can only hope they manage to communicate their struggles in a way that makes sense for the other.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: brasca on 09 Jun 2019, 21:24 ---
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 09 Jun 2019, 19:55 ---Hang on, now hang on. It's not entirely May's fault and we should give her the benefit of the doubt. I mean I'm entirely sure May can pull another clusterfuck out of this situation.
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Snip
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Read the second half of my post and think about it very carefully.
Tai Fanboi:
Basically the way I'm seeing it, May was happy after the night with Svern. Then the Momo thing happened, now the Roko new body thing happens. Basically, for someone in a position like her's? Well this is why we don't get to have nice things. Get that moment of happiness and then it seems as if the entire universe conspires to knock you backward 3 steps so you know that you're not allowed to be happy.
She's still upset over the thing with Momo, she doesn't know about Roko's issues with the new body or the circumstances of obtaining it. She's angry at the world because her moment of happiness has been torn up and lit on fire and is lashing out. The next strip will be telling part of the circumstances though. May is changing, so the way I can see it, she's going to double down on the insults and brashness and piss Roko off...
Or... Hopefully.
She steps back, realizes, apologizes, and her and Roko have a chat about both of their situations and can hopefully help each other a little bit.
snufflebottoms:
--- Quote from: Tai Fanboi on 10 Jun 2019, 05:00 ---She's still upset over the thing with Momo, she doesn't know about Roko's issues with the new body or the circumstances of obtaining it.
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Her irritation with Momo is totally valid. But she in fact asks where she can sign up after learning about Roko's situation and just because May doesn't know the fullest extent of how traumatized Roko is doesn't make her response any less terrible. And it wasn't okay even when May thought Roko just decided to buy a new chassis.
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