Heaven forbid that anyone hand Faye of all people a bit of light-hearted snark.
It's long been a characteristic of Faye that she
can't take as well as she dishes out. I suspect that Claire is going to be a vector for Jeph to address more Faye character growth.
EDITOkay, I've been thinking about this and I know how I think this week into next week is going to progress. Mods, if I've overstepped the mark, PM me and I'll remove this edit. I'll be on-line off-and-on all day.
PANEL 1: Claire is leaning back, looking smug whilst Faye is looking a bit defensive.
CLAIRE: "Seriously, though. Why dicks? Is this sculpture gonna be an erotic nude or something?"
PANEL 2 (half-height): Close up on FAYE's face, looking serious and a bit like she's giving a lecture.
FAYE: "It's one of several that I'm casting. They'll be mounted around a throne to symbolise how, in the modern patriarchal society, male privilege is inextricably linked to sexual identity."
PANEL 3 (half-height): FAYE still in exposition mode, maybe touching her chest or gesturing for emphasis.
FAYE: "It's going to be a challenging piece. I call it: 'Game of Boners'."
PANEL 4 (half-height): CLAIRE'S face, staring, wide-eyed.
PANEL 5 (half-height): CLAIRE is now talking with a big smile.
CLAIRE: "So, it's basically a chair with hundreds of cast metal dicks welded all around it like an ornamental frame and backdrop?"
FAYE: (off panel) "
YES...! NO!"
PANEL 6: CLAIRE is leaning forwards making a Claireface (tm), whilst FAYE is leaning back defensively, shouting over her shoulder and looking
very angry.
CLAIRE: "'Cause if it is, I'd pay to see it... and the faces of everyone else in the gallery!"
FAYE: "DUDE! Your girlfriend has a
sick sense of humour!"
MARTEN: (off panel) "I know!"
Basically,
Thursday is an only-semi angry argument with Claire and Faye exchanging biting quips but ends with Claire basically outing herself to Faye. It ends with Faye bursting into the kitchen whilst Marten is trying to detach Pintsize's 'attachment'. "Dude, your girlfriend is a
trans!"
The last panel is Faye's shocked expression as Marten replies "I know!" from off panel.
Friday would be either a filler or an inconclusive conversation between Marten and Faye whilst Claire, looking frightened and defensive, is cuddled up by Marten, knees drawn to her chest and sort of hiding behind him.
Next week would then be actually more Faye-based in which we learn something about her childhood (her mother's family is rather bigoted and she's always tried to escape that). Suggested quote: "Every objection I can think of to you being with Marty I hear in my Aunt's voice. If that bigoted witch is the best I can come up with, then I don't have any objections that I
respect.". She and Claire would end up declaring a cease-fire but it is clear that the two of them are going to be needling each other from now on (they enjoy it too much).