Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Nov 22 - Nov 27th (4661-4665)
St.Clair:
--- Quote from: DaiJB on 21 Nov 2021, 18:54 ---I'm a little uncertain here - does Claire's SOB come from a place of gratitude or despair? Is she saying "thanks guys for thinking about me" or is it "thanks guys for pointing out that I have to settle for a shitty service industry job instead of the job I really wanted"?
( I like how so many of Claire's friends are involved in the surprise - Faye and Bubbles (Union Robotics) give her a cake (baked and decorated by the Secret Bakery) in honour of her new job at Coffee of Doom :-) )
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IMO:
She's been winding herself up for the past few strips, ever since she left her mother's house, and this is a sudden release of all of that tension (in response to an earnest gesture of support from people who care about her and want her to be happy).
Scarlet Manuka:
--- Quote from: DaiJB on 21 Nov 2021, 18:54 ---I'm a little uncertain here - does Claire's SOB come from a place of gratitude or despair? Is she saying "thanks guys for thinking about me" or is it "thanks guys for pointing out that I have to settle for a shitty service industry job instead of the job I really wanted"?
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Our answers probably say more about us than about the strip. But I did read it more naturally as the second one - or more precisely, despair at the fact that her friends don't get it, and while they mean well they are inadvertently rubbing salt in the wound. If you are already feeling depressed, the idea that the people who profess to love you really don't understand you or hear you at all can be a powerful multiplier.
But really, it could go either way. It depends on how deeply Claire is stuck in her own head, and how well she can understand theirs.
BenRG:
It's so good to have friends there when your own strength (and sanity) runs out.
Farideh:
Here's my interpretation, for those who are interested in reading it:
* Claire graduates and tries to find a job in her chosen field. So far so good
* This doesn't exactly go as smoothly as she'd hoped. Bit of a downer
* In the meantime she becomes a barista, which is a step down in her own eyes but at least it's work experience. So, a bit better
* Then: shock announcement! Her mother is a successful VTuber! Yikes!
* And her mother also dumps on Claire's 'in between' job
* Now Claire doesn't know how to feel, but she's feeling pretty down about the way her career is going
* Home again. Surprise cake is a surprise, and Faye and Bubbles' positive vibes throw Claire's emotions all over the place. After all, THEY think it's good to work at CoD, so why isn't she more grateful?
* And there come the waterworksQuite the rollercoaster in my opinion.
DSL:
--- Quote from: Scarlet Manuka on 21 Nov 2021, 22:26 ---Our answers probably say more about us than about the strip ....
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I've thought that for years, sometimes wondering if other forumoids were reading the same strip I was.
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