Topic: WCDT: 2878-2882 (19-23 January 2015) (Read 130323 times)

TieDyeKat · « **Reply #700 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:43 »

If Pintsize can actually be turned off, why has this never happened before? Why proceed with duct taping him to a wall or hanging him from the ceiling to prevent him from doing something awful?

I worry for our anthro pal.

Omega Entity · « **Reply #701 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:43 »

With Claire and Martin's relationship being so new, I can easily see Claire, with her insecurities, making herself think that Martin's suddenly decided that he doesn't want to date her after all.

The drama-train just keeps picking up steam.

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mikmaxs · « **Reply #702 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:44 »

Hooray, Marten reacted with trying to help Faye once realizing how she had hit rock bottom. Instead of the other thing.

stephber · « **Reply #703 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:47 »

Quote from: mikmaxs on 22 Jan 2015, 20:44

Hooray, Marten reacted with trying to help Faye once realizing how she had hit rock bottom. Instead of the other thing.

We don't know how he's going to react when he learns what happened. Yes, Marten will likely be mild-mannered and supportive like always, but he doesn't know about her getting fired yet.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #704 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:48 »

I don't think that'll matter right now.

Zalder · « **Reply #705 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:49 »

Quote from: stephber on 22 Jan 2015, 20:47

Quote from: mikmaxs on 22 Jan 2015, 20:44
Hooray, Marten reacted with trying to help Faye once realizing how she had hit rock bottom. Instead of the other thing.

We don't know how he's going to react when he learns what happened. Yes, Marten will likely be mild-mannered and supportive like always, but he doesn't know about her getting fired yet.

Agreed, I think at this point he just wants to me sure she doesn't die in her sleep.

MrNumbers · « **Reply #706 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:50 »

Jeph wouldn't kill her off by having her choke on her own vomit.

... she is just passed out right now, I'm assuming.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #707 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:51 »

Two bottles -- is this when you call 911? With or without the risk of choking?

I'd hate to hit someone with the medical expen$e$ of an emergency room visit if all that were needed was carrying them to a bed, but the opposite mistake would be incomparably worse.

Agreed about Pintsize. Turning off a citizen who has equal rights has got to be an issue.

Zalder · « **Reply #708 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:52 »

It looks like maybe she threw a lot of it up, but two bottles for a girl that size is definitely something you'd consider medical intervention for, regardless of how well she's held her liquor in the past.

~~valkygrrl~~ · « **Reply #709 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:54 »

Quote from: MrNumbers on 22 Jan 2015, 20:50

Jeph wouldn't kill her off by having her choke on her own vomit.

... she is just passed out right now, I'm assuming.

One would assume that if she wasn't obviously breathing he would have run over to check _before_ calling Claire.

stephber · « **Reply #710 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:57 »

From someone who works in the ER (pharmacist), as long as her liver is ok and didn't choke on vomit, she'll live (albiet with a massive hangover). But with her depression, I'd get her to the ER for fear that she took something with it and tried to kill herself - not that Jeph would ever off a main character like that. A banana bag and some IV fluid, and she'll be ready for they psychiatrist....

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #711 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:57 »

Quote from: Zalder on 22 Jan 2015, 20:42

Did she kill Pintsize?

At a guess, she didn't. It would be heavier drama than Jeph's ever done, and to kill Pintsize she'd have to find and erase all the backups. After the virus incident, Marten should be careful about that.

I'll just tell myself that Marten assured himself Faye was breathing as his first step before he called Claire.

Didn't Marten turn Pintsize off when he was making love with Padma?

SomeCanadianWeirdo · « **Reply #712 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 20:59 »

Yeah, no way would Marten call Claire if he had any suspicion Faye wasn't breathing.

Omega Entity · « **Reply #713 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:00 »

Quote from: stephber on 22 Jan 2015, 20:57

From someone who works in the ER (pharmacist), as long as her liver is ok and didn't choke on vomit, she'll live (albiet with a massive hangover). But with her depression, I'd get her to the ER for fear that she took something with it and tried to kill herself - not that Jeph would ever off a main character like that. A banana bag and some IV fluid, and she'll be ready for they psychiatrist....

Even people with healthy livers can die of alcohol poisoning.

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http://www.alcohol.org.nz/alcohol-you/your-body-alcohol/health-effects/alcohol-poisoning

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http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/ade90201.page

Edited to add another link.

jheartney · « **Reply #714 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:00 »

Marten needs to call 911 NOW. Probably even before calling Claire. He'll need to accompany Faye to hospital, and tell what he knows to the ER. Once that's done he needs to call Faye's family.

TieDyeKat · « **Reply #715 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:03 »

I'm not sure turning him off is a nice thing to do period -- though he may have felt justified, ensuring Padma's safety.

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Method of Madness · « **Reply #716 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:05 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 22 Jan 2015, 20:57

Didn't Marten turn Pintsize off when he was making love with Padma?

I believe so, that's what I was thinking.

xaszatm · « **Reply #717 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:05 »

Quote from: Zalder on 22 Jan 2015, 20:42

I am having so much trouble sympathizing with Faye, she's causing so much damage.

Did she kill Pintsize?

Pintsize looks to be turned off. And it has happened before in the comic. It's usually when they need to fix him but it isn't unheard of.

OT: Yeah, Marter needs to call 911. Whether he realizes it or not is a different story. Faye has thrown up from drinking and fell asleep before and its not as if he is privy to what happened earlier. He may just think to leave her there.

TieDyeKat · « **Reply #718 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:06 »

He should earn boyfriend points for remembering to call Claire at all. This is a perfectly acceptable reason to lose one's sh!t.

poofdepoof · « **Reply #719 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:08 »

I swear I could smell/taste vomit as I looked at this strip. (There's nothing of that sort around me, so I think that just points to Jeph's storytelling?)

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #720 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:08 »

That link said one liter of distilled liquor can be lethal for a 60 kg person. Faye may be heavier than that but it sure looks like two empty pints there.

Omega Entity · « **Reply #721 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:09 »

Quote from: xaszatm on 22 Jan 2015, 21:05

Quote from: Zalder on 22 Jan 2015, 20:42
I am having so much trouble sympathizing with Faye, she's causing so much damage.

Did she kill Pintsize?

Pintsize looks to be turned off. And it has happened before in the comic. It's usually when they need to fix him but it isn't unheard of.

OT: Yeah, Marter needs to call 911. Whether he realizes it or not is a different story. Faye has thrown up from drinking and fell asleep before and its not as if he is privy to what happened earlier. He may just think to leave her there.

I'm fairly certain that before, she was coherent after upchucking and was summarily put to bed after being forced to drink some water (the ever-present treatment for those in the group that have over-imbibed in the past). I think it's pretty safe to say she's passed out in her own puddle of vomit, which is significantly worse than simply 'falling asleep'. I stand corrected.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #722 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:14 »

Not coherent afterward.

ReindeerFlotilla · « **Reply #723 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:16 »

Ya'll's is forgettin'. Marten's barely 26. Party days are not a distant memory. He's probably not really versed on the dangers of alcohol overdose. Passed out, puked, and breathing is a party foul at that age.

OtoH, those of you who say ER are correct. The LD₅₀ for alcohol is 7.8ml per kilogram at 80 proof. Admittedly, that's taken all at once. But that, based on eyeballing Faye's BMI, is about half the amount of Bourbon she's had. That is to say, she's drank enough to have a fifty fifty chance of killing herself twice. It's not possible to know how fast she drank it, and how much she's vomited out.

Kugai · « **Reply #724 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:19 »

Oh boy

Omega Entity · « **Reply #725 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:20 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 22 Jan 2015, 21:14

Not coherent afterward.

Post redacted.

stephber · « **Reply #726 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:21 »

Going back through the last few comics... what bottle of booze is she on?

- Glenfart bottle 1 and 2 http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2875
- Old Still bottle 3 http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2878
- 2 unknown's bottles 4 and 5 http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2881

On second thought.... time for a visit to the hospital.

plusorminus · « **Reply #727 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:22 »

Quote from: mikmaxs on 22 Jan 2015, 20:44

Hooray, Marten reacted with trying to help Faye once realizing how she had hit rock bottom. Instead of the other thing.

Right, because firing someone for coming in plastered and loading up again, against regulations is the exact same thing as finding your AI companion shut off or erased and said person passed out in a pool of their own vomit.

Isyrion · « **Reply #728 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:25 »

Looking at Pintsize it looks to me like she threw him into the wall. She has done this in the past and for simple comments, just picture what she could do if Pintsize commented on or tried to interfere someway with her drinking. If she did toss him and did some critical damage to his systems Martin might not be very forgiving, for all of Pintsize's faults he is still Martin's oldest friend.

Martin should call 911, hopefully that's what happens next. And hopefully Pintsize is ok.

BTW new to the forum.

Nyithra · « **Reply #729 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:26 »

Did pintsize try to drink Faye's liquor?

Jokes aside, I wonder where Faye is going to go from here. It is going to be difficult to stay in denial for long with her living situation potentially in danger after her job loss.

CaptainFish · « **Reply #730 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:27 »

Wow. This is grim. Not that I didn't see it coming. It's why I was kinda bummed about how Dora handled the situation.

Really hope Faye and Pintsize survive this... $:-\$

ReindeerFlotilla · « **Reply #731 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:31 »

Pintsize will survive.

Okay, all I have is logic. AI is people, post singularity. If Faye rendered him permanently inoperative, she murdered him.

That's one way to put her on a bus, but I really don't see Jeph going there.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #732 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:31 »

Welcome, new person!

Pintsize is protected by military-grade shockproofing and has survived numerous wall impacts.

Euthemes · « **Reply #733 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:32 »

Quote from: Oenone on 22 Jan 2015, 15:24

Everyone!!!! What if this is the beginning of Cosette's Curse????
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1710

I really hope not, much as I like her.

Marten and Faye living together is one of the core elements of the comic. Should Faye leave in any way, I will start to believe we are approaching the End. I think Marten will save the day. If he can't do it, nobody else will.

jmucchiello · « **Reply #734 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:33 »

I'm still surprised by all the talk about characters being put on the bus. I doubt anyone involved in this scenario will get on the bus.

Although, now I wonder what Steve's doing

Oh, and to the person, whose post was a few pages back and I forgot to go back and quote, who put up a list of outcomes from the perspective of this just being an arc in a webcomic (crazy talk), you let out the option:
6. The outcome of this arc is preparation for how Jeph ends the comic entirely

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #735 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:33 »

Yes, but then I would have said that Faye working at Coffee of Doom was one of the core elements of the comic.

grez · « **Reply #736 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:34 »

As depressing as the subject matter is, these may be the theee most expressive, well drawn pages I've seen from this comic. Dora's cold fury and Marten's resignation as he makes the call especially. And there was something chilling about seeing Pintsize, well, dead (if only temporarily). We know Pintsize cares more than he's given credit for. Maybe his attempt to share Faye's alcohol earlier was an attempt to prevent this very situation?

jheartney · « **Reply #737 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:36 »

I'm guessing Pintsize can be rebooted. In any case he's not going to be getting worse as he sits there deactivated. Same is not true for a human being; Faye has, at a minimum, serious alcohol poisoning. If she took anything else on top of the alcohol, she could be in real danger of death or coma. Singularity or no, Faye's the priority.

grez · « **Reply #738 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:40 »

Also, has that painting always been there?

ReindeerFlotilla · « **Reply #739 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:47 »

That depends on what you mean by "that" and "painting." But no. it hasn't. it's been there a while in real time, though.

KOK · « **Reply #740 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:51 »

Dora ought to have called Marten the moment Faye went out the door. Of course we don't know that she did not.

ReindeerFlotilla · « **Reply #741 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:56 »

Mistakes may have been made.

It's okay. It's traditional.

SRRRRRRRR · « **Reply #742 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 21:56 »

Just want to say: Faye could be just fine or already dead. Alcohol's kind of funny like that.

Her head is turned to the side, which reduces her chances of choking on her own vomit or blood by a tremendous amount. Of course, if she drank a bottle of 80 proof whiskey inside of a day, she's probably in a state where her health could deteriorate rapidly. Even if you don't take her to a hospital, you basically gotta baby her just in case she starts having breathing problems (especially because of her weight and how heavy her drinking is).

Anyway, why would Jeph kill Faye off? It'd be too easy.

I just hope, for the love of chicken, that Angus does not come back and give up on his dream to be with Faye. There's never a good reason to jump on a sinking ship.

Obligatory

included because I enjoy the image.

Gladstone · « **Reply #743 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 22:01 »

Quote from: Euthemes on 22 Jan 2015, 21:32

Marten and Faye living together is one of the core elements of the comic. Should Faye leave in any way, I will start to believe we are approaching the End.

Quote from: jmucchiello on 22 Jan 2015, 21:33

6. The outcome of this arc is preparation for how Jeph ends the comic entirely

And if this is how it ends, I'm going to be pissed. I mean, sure, I don't expect Jeph to continue QC forever, but if he ends it this way it'll just feel like a kick in the gut. I stuck around this week because I was too horrified to look away, but I think it's time for an actual break. Seeing Faye like this is too painful. Need to get away for a bit. And if I come back in a month to find her dead, I shall be very cross.

Zalder · « **Reply #744 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 22:10 »

Quote from: SRRRRRRRR on 22 Jan 2015, 21:56

Just want to say: Faye could be just fine or already dead. Alcohol's kind of funny like that.

Her head is turned to the side, which reduces her chances of choking on her own vomit or blood by a tremendous amount. Of course, if she drank a bottle of 80 proof whiskey inside of a day, she's probably in a state where her health could deteriorate rapidly. Even if you don't take her to a hospital, you basically gotta baby her just in case she starts having breathing problems (especially because of her weight and how heavy her drinking is).

Anyway, why would Jeph kill Faye off? It'd be too easy.

I just hope, for the love of chicken, that Angus does not come back and give up on his dream to be with Faye. There's never a good reason to jump on a sinking ship.

Obligatory included because I enjoy the image.

Two things: 1: Her weight? By no stretch of the imagination is Faye overweight enough to cause breathing problems. 2. I'm sure Marten checked to see that she was breathing before he called Claire. If she were dead (which she is 100% not) I think his reaction would not have been nearly as chill.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #745 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 22:17 »

On the contrary, the worry may be about how light Faye is. For all her self-image problems, the fact is that she's short and not obese, so there's not a lot of her to dilute that amount of alcohol. Just imagine how bad it would be if she were Tai.

And we're talking about a dose that would be a problem even for Elliott.

Jazzmaster · « **Reply #746 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 22:17 »

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Gotta say, the couch vomit might be one of the most graphic things we've seen in the comic for a while. As far as I remember, whenever somebody vomited it always happened "off screen"...until now. I mean, there is it is, completely uncensored. It actually makes me a bit uneasy just looking at it...

Anyways, hopefully Marten can be the calm in this shitstorm.

Zalder · « **Reply #747 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 22:20 »

I might have misunderstood what the poster meant by "her weight". Yeah for her size, that much liquor could cause alcohol poisoning. Here's hoping those little white chunks on the couch aren't pills.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #748 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 22:21 »

He's taken Faye to the emergency room before. He'll be the island of calm.

Lubricus · « **Reply #749 on:** 22 Jan 2015, 22:21 »

Quote from: Jazzmaster on 22 Jan 2015, 22:17

Anyways, hopefully Marten can be the calm in this shitstorm.

"Eye of the shitstorm", eh? Sounds nice...

I'm sad that Marten's date was cancelled. Damn you, Faye!

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