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WCDT strips 4381-4385 (Oct 26th to Oct 30th 2020)
questionablydiscontent:
Elliot is too good... he'd better be preparing to have a serious talk with Clinton though... jeeeeeeez :psyduck:
Maybe Clinton will mention it to Claire and then she'll get him to grovel to Elliot? (or his mom as Reaver suggested I suppose)
I'm sure Elliot realizes that drunkenness and nervousness are factors here, but seriously, don't just bottle things up... You're gonna be resentful and acting weird and then he'll be worried about you! Then when you tell him he'll feel so shitty! And maybe a little irrationally mad because you lied that things were okay, then got him freaked out, and then suddenly put the blame on him! Honestly, Elliot, you should have just said "Pissed is a strong word, but I'm a little upset. We can talk about it when you're sober."
bleh i'm sorry i just ... awkward social scenarios are so awful, especially when there's tension and you don't know what happened or what you did... the flashbacks to 18-year-old me on twitter finding all the dumb things to say and get blocked over :psyduck:
Mordhaus:
I would like to put out a MAYDAY distress call for the two ships that have sank.
jesslc:
--- Quote from: JoeCovenant on 29 Oct 2020, 03:06 ---I've been reading this thread with growing puzzlement.
I'm just NOT seeing the same reactions in Clinton's actions that most other's seem to be seeing!
I'm not seeing any heart-break, or sadness, or maliciousness... just a lightweight drinker running his mouth off.
(In Vino Veritas, and all that)
And Elliot? Well.. his face in that last frame looks to me like a "You're half a pint from seeing the doorway from a horizontal plane!"
--- End quote ---
You're not the only one. I also didn't see any heartbreak or maliciousness in Clinton's behaviour. Running his mouth off as a lightweight drunk - definitely. Unintentionally hurting Elliot's feelings - yep that too.
I was initially rather surprised by comic 4383. I honestly thought that Clinton was fairly sure Brun wasn't interested in him but had decided to ask in order to avoid wondering about the road not taken. Brun has known that Clinton finds her attractive for ages - since https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3497 - and never indicated any interest back. Early Clinton likely would have been oblivious to that pretty clear lack of interest but I thought recent Clinton was more aware of this stuff.
Comic 4383 seemed to suggest otherwise, but then I thought that perhaps Clinton started drinking heavily to help get any lingering mental images from Brun's comments out of his head... (And with probably a bit of "wanting some dutch courage due to nerves about exploring something with Elliot" in there too). Personally I feel like the following comics support this impression, so I'm standing by it.
That said, I can definitely see how Elliot would likely read Clinton's comments in 4384 as hurtful, even though I personally don't think they were intended to be. But good intent doesn't excuse harm so hopefully Clinton will apologize after he sobers up, and also admit that he drunk too much because he was nervous but that he does genuinely want to explore this possibility with Elliot.
I also strongly agree with those who've been saying that this isn't a date and that it was a bit of mess from the start. Going to hang out with someone while they're at work really isn't a great way to explore potential romantic interest. So this evening was probably doomed from the start... but I'm hoping this is just a hiccup in road to their eventual happiness. (Team #HappinessforElliot here)
Unrelated - is it just me or has the site & these forums been down a lot more often than usual recently
AprilArcus:
This was very amusing. Clinton seems to understand Brun and vibe with her unfiltered communication style. If he finds a direct communicator who he can sink his teeth into, and who's difficult enough to keep him from getting bored - a Sven type, if you will - he'll be set. As for Brun, who knows what she's looking for, or if she's looking? For the most part, she seems like a self sufficient ecosystem.
I don't really have a read on Elliot yet. He's graduated from sexy plot device, but his buttery personality makes him a terrible match for pretty much the entire rest of the cast, any of whom would rip him up like loose change in a clothes dryer.
badbum61:
I'm not seeing Elliot as the one who "blew it"...
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