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WCDT Strips 4151-4155 (9-13 December2019)
Wingy:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 10 Dec 2019, 23:28 ---Pintsize and Claire's relationship has been quite the roller-coaster, hasn't it? He had to be nearly physically restrained from traumatising her at virtually their first meeting by a strong threat from Marten. We all remember the wolf urine prank and Claire's threat to lobotomise him in response.
However, since then, things have quietened down a lot and it's seems that the two of them have reached either a compromise or détente of sorts. Claire needs someone to hug sometimes and I'm wondering if being hugged is one of the reasons why Pintsize chose to be a Companion AI in the first place! I mean, yeah, he's good at helping people and enjoys doing it in his unique way but just watch how he reacts to Claire and you realise that being in her lap and cuddled to her bosom is fulfilling...
Okay, yeah, he's still a perve but he doesn't make a thing of it for her sake!
Meanwhile, we are reminded that Mr Augustus walking out of the family has left really serious scars in Claire's psyche that we shouldn't ever discount when judging her behaviour.
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Maybe Claire has what Pintsize has been seeking all along and the coming conflict for Marten is Pintsize rebonding to Claire? It'll be interesting to see what Jeph decides to do with these 3.
thedevilissix:
--- Quote from: dutchrvl on 10 Dec 2019, 05:15 ---Somehow I feel the need to defend Marten a little bit here. Sure, Marten is very passive, sometimes infuriatingly so. Weak, hmm, depends on how you look at it. On the other hand, Marten has also shown to be kind, a great friend, generous, accepting, a great listener, fairly intelligent and with a good sense of humor. Other than that, sure he may not have a thrilling job or a lot (or any) ambition, but he does have a job that seems stable.
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Agreed. I’ve just randomly been rereading the arc where his relationship with Dora was going wrong, and he certainly wasn’t being so passive then as to let the hurricane of her insecurities getting way out of hand just happen without standing up to it. He was calling her out on it. Speaking as someone who was once at Dora’s level of insecure self-sabotage, I had no idea how valuable that lesson was until I learned it, and it’s a shame because that level of insecurity and actions around it did for me too so much more damage to the relationship than was necessary.
Since then for Dora, that lesson is making her better at being in a partnership with Tai and if Marten hadn’t have set his boundaries in the way he had, in the long run probably neither of them would have learned from their mistakes - or what they did well - and been better off for learning those lessons.
With Claire also here, Marten’s not going “ok, whatever”, nor is he storming out in a huff, he’s being upfront with her about his worries in a way that’s also considerate of her feelings. I think this is a healthy thing to aim for - and part and parcel of an equal, respectful partnership. That’s a huge asset. Really. You find someone like that, that’s marriage material right there.
If he could apply that level of assertiveness in his current relationship to the rest of his life, it’d probably do him the power of good.
Mr_Rose:
It just occurred to me, rereading the strip, that Faye could just as well use Claire as a teddy bear given the size disparity shown. Wonder what Marten would think/say if he came home to that? Or Bubbles?
SeaWoodStage:
Marten is a fairly passive guy most of the time, but he's shown more than once that he's not weak. There's actually a lot to be said for staying in a job you genuinely enjoy, even if it doesn't fill you with joy every day. A lot of people don't even get that. Arguably a lot of stress and some moments of hyper-happiness are worth less than a lot of safe contentment.
I think Claire was right to encourage Marten to think about pursuing something he might enjoy even more, and I think he handled it perfectly. I wouldn't think any less or more of Marten if he decided to continue on his current course, or pursue instrument repair.
The only thing that worries me is that it takes money to invest on a course, and would Marten actually be that good at repairing instruments? It takes a huge amount of sensitive musicality to repair even a low-mid-range acoustic instrument.
Near Lurker:
...I feel like Steve is about the worst person to be having this conversation with. Of course, worse yet would be Jimbo or Hannelore...
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