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WCDT 4246-4250 (April 20th-24th, 2020)
SeattleCrochetWoman:
--- Quote from: Gus_Smedstad on 23 Apr 2020, 08:48 ---Not all of them. My understanding is the whole point of talking about “the spectrum” is that there’s considerable variance in what that means. Brun’s been presented explicitly as someone who doesn’t really understand why you’d want to date. She only accepted once out of curiosity, and her takeaway was that they’re boring. Always.
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I removed a couple comments because I misunderstood your comment to mean that Brun couldn’t have a relationship because she’s autistic and that autistic people don’t understand why anyone would want relationships. When you were just talking about Brun and how her autism affects her.
SeattleCrochetWoman:
--- Quote from: David F on 23 Apr 2020, 12:35 ---It occurred to me that when Brun was describing what she liked about clocks, much of that precision engineering also applies to Millie... And they did hit it off pretty well, the opposite of Brun's "dates are boring".
Still, if it's going to go anywhere at all, it's going to be at a pace that makes every other relationship in the comic to date seem brisk...
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Even a friendship with another woman where she felt like an equal instead of someone to be taken care of would probably be invaluable to Brun.
BenRG:
In which Faye and Bubbles assure Millifeulle that their romantic history is in no way an example to aspire to follow. Even if you ignore the climax with the criminal mastermind and the god-tier AI. No, Faye put it best in panel 3: Just focus on being Brun's friend. If there is going to be anything else, it will happen in its own time.
--- Quote from: shanejayell on 23 Apr 2020, 18:48 ---Is Bubbles wearing one of Faye's shirts, too? :-D
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In the grand tradition of significant others throughout history, Bubbles 'borrowed' the Angry Bear t-shirt and never gave it back. It is now so stretched that it will never fit Faye again but Faye kind of doesn't care. She kind of likes it where it is!
dutchrvl:
--- Quote from: Tova on 22 Apr 2020, 23:26 ---Um, yes. I remember storylines that weren't solely about everybody hooking up with everybody else.
Roko's dysphoria? Bubbles' memories? Hannelore's relationship with her mother and father? Claire's exams and future career? Marten figuring out his life's goals? Dora's trust issues? Remember those? Should I go on?
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Those are all valid, of course, but except for Roko's dysphoria they are also storylines from pretty far back in the comic.
I have to admit that to me the storylines lately seem to be, say, meandering a little? And it does seem to be quite a bit about love interests (although that was always a big part of the comic anyway).
However, besides the fact that I don't mind it anyway, the fact that Brun is central to both the arc with Elliott and Clinton, and now with Millefeuille, makes me think Jeph has a specific longer arc surrounding Brun in mind related to all of this.
LorneReams:
I'm starting to feel bad for Clinton. Is he going to be the perpetual missed connection guy?
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