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30 seconds before Hanners runs off in fright.

4 (5.3%)

3 and a half minutes before they get booed off for no lyrics.

4 (5.3%)

Maybe they get through the first song.

2 (2.7%)

15 to 17 minutes, tops.

3 (4%)

20 minutes, including an epic guitar solo with Marten.

3 (4%)

30 minutes, including dueling guitar vs. bass with Marten and Amir.

7 (9.3%)

A full hour - Hannelore goes NUTS on the drums!

30 (40%)

They play covers the rest of the night .

4 (5.3%)

Zero. They're never going to play live.

10 (13.3%)

Never say never!

1 (1.3%)

Waffles and Guitars!

1 (1.3%)

Spathe Ham and Drums!

0 (0%)

Opening Act: Emily and the Whirled Peas!

2 (2.7%)

More Claire bonding with Faye and Dora!

3 (4%)

MOAR PINTSIZEEEE!!!!

1 (1.3%)

Pics of Roswell snacking on Yelling Bird!

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Total Members Voted: 71

[Method of Madness]

"Popping boners in the ice...like a blizzard."

[mustang6172]

@Comic:
Why does "popping a boner" sound like something casually exploded?

I'm thinking the explosion would happen after said boner made an appearance...

Webster's defines explosion as (among other things) "a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth."

...Large 

*Claire grin*

[GarandMarine]

I hope Jimbo's taking notes on this little language lesson, think of the potential!

[Soulsynger]

...Large 

And that's how a single slightly misused verb can become speculation about crotch sizes. °O

@Comic:
... are they drinking beer at work?
Depending on the number of beers Faye might have downed already (if the depicted isn't her first) she should refrain from running...

[J]

oh claire, i luvs you.

[Loki]

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Claire is allowed behind the counter. She is now officially part of the pack.

And she is blunt to the point. Made me laugh.

[westrim]

I don't see why the CDC is needed. Is it a contagious burn?

Also, Claire, only Faye's dismay at herself is saving you right now. Soon, only Pizza Girl can save you!

...Large 

And that's how a single slightly misused verb can become speculation about crotch sizes. °O

Nouns can do it too.

Guide "Welcome to the tool museum!"

Jeremy (aside to Hector) "Tools."

Guide "We have big tools, small tools, tools for tight spaces, tools for huge areas, and tools for special jobs!"

@Westrim - That was awesome, but I couldn't help but be disappointed that they weren't playing Highway Star.

It's probably next in their set.

[Mordhaus]

Faye is having what alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity.

[Masterpiece]

Claire, you have no idea how close to being mauled you are.
I literally laughed out loud, awesome!

[Jeva]

Faye is having what alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity.

...a moment of claire-ity?

I'll show mysef out.

[Skaltura]

...a moment of claire-ity?

I'll show mysef out.

[GarandMarine]

Well played Claire, well played indeed!

[Is it cold in here?]

Claire has a really interesting face. Does it strike anyone else as looking perpetually alarmed?

[Loki]

Okay, guys, my script here says that we are supposed to have a controversy at least once a week, so let's get started. We get paid per thread page, you know.


Is Angus wanting to move really something that should have realistically occurred to Faye? Does he suck for not telling her outright why he was asking? Does Claire have claire-voyance? Are puns bad? Discuss.

[westrim]

Okay, guys, my script here says that we are supposed to have a controversy at least once a week, so let's get started. We get paid per thread page, you know.

Is Angus wanting to move really something that should have realistically occurred to Faye? Does he suck for not telling her outright why he was asking? Does Claire have claire-voyance? Are puns bad? Discuss.

Only if I get my cut- the boss skimped the last three weeks. Hell, I had to bring up Enders Game to make enough from the last thread to pay rent.

Not necessarily.

The first time out, no. He was testing the waters. If this was a couple days later then it might be a problem, but he'd be as ignorant to hide it for too long as he would be to throw the whole enchilada in her face.

For someone so blunt, Claire is a good student of the human condition.

Never.

[cesariojpn]

Nice knowing you Claire.

[mtmerrick]

Neither Claire or Clinton seem to have very good people skills.

[bhtooefr]

Damn, Claire. That was... unnecessary.

(Breaking Faye was fine, it was the horribly blunt insult at the end that was unnecessary.)

 

[Soulsynger]

Is Angus wanting to move really something that should have realistically occurred to Faye? Does he suck for not telling her outright why he was asking? [ ... ]

It's common practice not to outright say what we mean. He's testing the water. If Angus tried to convey his wish to move to New York in the metacommunication in the middle of the night he didn't really do a good job with "If we moved to the city" ... that can mean anything and nothing, really. °O

[KOK]

Faye should fashion a mole skull mask.  There would  be an effective social shield which might help Hanners and give people something visual to remember the band by. 

ALL HAIL SKULLMASTER MASTER OF SKULLS!

[jwhouk]

I'm really starting to get a "Angus is getting put on a bus" feeling out of this.

[Method of Madness]

Just Angus?

[jwhouk]

Oh, God, he wouldn't put Faye on a bus, would he?

[Soulsynger]

Oh god don't even SAY that, you two!

[Method of Madness]

I don't really want either of them to leave.

[tut21]

Yay, the possibility of physical violence from the character with anger management issues. Isn't that funny.

[Truec]

Oh, God, he wouldn't put Faye on a bus, would he?

It could happen.  Truth be told, Faye has served her purpose in the comic and is no longer needed as a character.  Wanted, sure, we all love her dearly, but QC no longer needs her.  Leaving Northampton with Angus to pursue something she's mildly passionate about would tie up her only remaining loose end, her need to pursue something beyond working for Dora for the rest of her life.  It could seriously happen.

[bhtooefr]

And, it's not like Jeph's afraid of introducing new characters.

He could probably keep the storyline going between multiple cities just fine. (Randy Milholland pulls it off with Something Positive.)

Or, he could pull a Gisèle Lagacé, and do spinoffs of spinoffs of spinoffs (MA3 has spun off into SDB and SOTR, EC has spun off into MC and DC), but IIRC Jeph's history of updating secondary comics (IndieTits, Fartchan) hasn't been great.

[Jazzmaster]

HAHA

Claire just took the PISS out of Faye.  I made a legitimate lol when I read the last panel. 

[Somebody]

[Rghfrgl]

I'd be less worried about him putting Faye on a bus and more worried about him putting Claire on a hearse.

Funniest comic in a long time, but daaaayum.

[cesium133]

Oh, God, he wouldn't put Faye on a bus, would he?

So he puts Faye on a bus, which means Marten needs a new roommate. Claire, perhaps?

That would get the shippers going...

edit -- on second thought, both Marten and Marigold would need new roommates...

[Boiled Dove]

Oh, God, he wouldn't put Faye on a bus, would he?

It could happen.  Truth be told, Faye has served her purpose in the comic and is no longer needed as a character.  Wanted, sure, we all love her dearly, but QC no longer needs her.  Leaving Northampton with Angus to pursue something she's mildly passionate about would tie up her only remaining loose end, her need to pursue something beyond working for Dora for the rest of her life.  It could seriously happen.

I can agree with this. I would be a nice close to the Faye part of the story. She came into Martin's life very damaged and unsure of herself. She compensated for this with the violence ans smarmy attitude but she had been able to grow and heal through her friendship with Martin and the friends they have made. She is now able to have a good relationship with others and a romantic one as well.
While I would be sad to see her go it would be a great and logical next step in the development of her character.

[Boiled Dove]

And I have spent a good bit of time this morning cracking up at panel three.

[Rghfrgl]

edit -- on second thought, both Marten and Marigold would need new roommates...

[Soulsynger]

[ ... ] edit -- on second thought, both Marten and Marigold would need new roommates...

Oh my god. That makes too much sense. Jeph would never do that. 

A male music enthusiast with passivity issues and a female "geek" in her shell moving in together. ... the perfect literary notch to hammer into with the quirky characters. It could work.

[Akima]

KER-CHUNK! Claire thumps Fay like a baulky vending-machine, and the penny drops.

[Carl-E]

[ ... ] edit -- on second thought, both Marten and Marigold would need new roommates...

Oh my god. That makes too much sense. Jeph would never do that. 

A male music enthusiast with passivity issues and a female "geek" in her shell moving in together. ... the perfect literary notch to hammer into with the quirky characters. It could work.

Toss in the continued drop-ins by Hannners, and the comic would never have to leave the apartment...

[Delator]

Claire just jumped up several notches in my book. That was awesome.


Also, Hanners already has what she needs to play live...

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WORRY HAT

[Soulsynger]

KER-CHUNK! Claire thumps Fay like a baulky vending-machine, and the penny drops.

I like how this is a direct tie-in to Fayes beer can disappearing in the last panel. (possibly dropping to the floor)

Toss in the continued drop-ins by Hannners, and the comic would never have to leave the apartment...

I'm trying to think of webcomics that might be summarized by that. ... but all I keep coming up with is Penny Arcade and that's just not true. Sorta dropped the ball there.

[Carl-E]

Also, Hanners already has what she needs to play live...

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WORRY HAT

She gave it back to Marten after the break-up. 


Doesn't mean he can't give it to her again...

[Masterpiece]

Well I had always felt that Faye had lost relevance as a character in qcverse. She hasn't been on the Station, she missed the wedding... and besides, a lot of the strips play at the library now, further making Faye oblivious. I mean, the characters hadn't had a good drinking party since EVER.
Faye could pop in on occasion, seeing as Hampton and New York aren't THAT far apart, but it would make no huge difference if Faye left.

[Soulsynger]

Also, Hanners already has what she needs to play live...

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WORRY HAT

She gave it back to Marten after the break-up. 
Doesn't mean he can't give it to her again...

Official Deathmøle fan outfit: Worry Hat + Skullmaster Mask + "TEH" T-Shirt ... what else?

[Neko_Ali]

A small note regarding the Faye vs Claire incoming explosion... I don't think it will happen. Keep in mind that Faye tends to pick on people pretty hardcore until they deliver a good snap back and show they've got teeth of their own. So yeah, I think after today Claire will be a notch up on Faye's respect scale, not down.

[someone]

I know that all these characters are products of a single person's imagination and somehow pop out of the writer's mind, so if I like one and not the other, I am really enjoying part of the writer's imagination and find other parts not very enjoyable. It is funny but when I read it, I like some characters and dislike others, as if they are real people.

So I will say that the writer has done a great job with Claire. She is just fun and wonderful. Sure, she is awkward, doesn't think of others at times when she blurts stuff out, and sometimes doesn't show an understanding of others' motivations that are different from hers, but she strives for things she likes, is touchingly vulnerable and wants to reach out to Martin and others. It is sweet.

Also, Jacques making her a transexual was a wonderful bit of background. Martin's response was great and I am sure means more to other readers than me. I recently used this comic as an example of how the world is progressing during a message board argument that arose when a character in Batgirl told the heroine that she was transexual. A mass media character who happened to be transexual meant a lot to many readers who are or who have relatives that are transexual and I bet Jacques' strip has done the same.

I don't know what Jacques plans for Claire, but I am really enjoying her character and interaction with the world. I hope she continues on being Claire the Library Science grad student with her sweet, awkward, sometimes thoughtless attempts to bloom in the world. Of course, the fan boy in me wants her to develop her crush on Martin and for him to get his band going so they fall in love and move in together. But that is just a musing and I don't really try to predict the tragectory of the story.

[Xriah]

I think that this is a way to make Faye relevant again. Think about it. This is the perfect senario to surface Faye's fear of abandonment and make her face it. If Angus decides he wants to pursue his dreams in New York, Faye will be put into a real tight spot. Either lose her blooming relationship or make a huge life change she probably isn't ready for.

And teh drahmahs will ensue.

[Masterpiece]

or just start qc: New York

[Soulsynger]

@someone:
Well spoken. Jeph is indeed as much a master of the art as of everything behind it.
And that you are relating to each character differently is normal. Just like in real life some people you like, some you don't.

[ ... ]
And teh drahmahs will ensue.

Or, you know, ... more marriages.

or just start qc: New York

Followed by QC: Miami.

[Loki]

or just start qc: New York

And then QC:Miami, and from there the sky is the limit  QC:Space

And then QC:NTSF:SD:SUV::, starring Zachary Quinto as Marten. It would feature Deathmole performing from the back of a SUV, obviously.

[Rghfrgl]

Keep in mind that Faye tends to pick on people pretty hardcore until they deliver a good snap back and show they've got teeth of their own.

Yeah, but Faye wasn't taking jabs at her leading to her sticking up for herself. She just pulled a Clinton out of nowhere. It'd be incredibly out of character if Faye didn't react.

Doesn't mean there needs to be super drama though. But next strip should have Claire apologizing or being duct taped to a wall. Or apologizing after being duct taped to a wall.