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2018-08-20 00:46:38
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2022-01

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Anonymous

this is where you put your foot down and say "I need to talk yo you! listen damn it."

JD

GOD DAMMIT MARTEN, YOU COMPLETE DOOFUS

Mordaeus

*exasperated noises*

Peter McDevitt

no wonder they get along so well. they're BOTH kinda idiots.

Anonymous

Oh fuuuuuuuuuck

Anonymous

Maybe pintsize should have recommended Bubbles?

Anonymous

PASSIVENESS INTENSIFIES

Anonymous

Marten you fucking IDIOT. Quit being so passively supportive and open your goddamn EARS!

JD

i feel like Claire is minutes away from a full on breakdown

Charlotte Grubbs

Sorry, Claire, but Marten is used to Faye meltdowns and Dora freakouts. You're gonna have to be a LOT more demonstrative before he starts taking your seriously.

Anonymous

Oh Marten. Oh sweetie. Oh honey.

Anonymous

Also I really wanna see her just fucking CRUSH that exam. All the while terrified that she's making horrible mistakes.

Anonymous

That last straw is bending wildly

Miyaa

I live in a part of the world where I can not order Chinese nor Tex-Mex. And I am sad. Really need to learn how to make chimichangas on my own.

JD

Now Pintsize is going to have to talk to Marten.

JD
>>14795065

The exam is only half of the concern. She's also extremely worried about getting a job after she's done.

Bruce Steinberg

Pintsize's art installation needs to fall on Marten's head and knock some sense into him. Grrrrr.

Sleepy John

Swing and a miss, strike one. Keep your eye on the ball, Marten.

Anonymous

This is the sort of thing that will cause the robot revolution. The more robots get sucked into trying to help, the more they will realize that humans desperately need supervision in every part of their lives.

Anonymous

I see Pintsize in Marten's future...

Samantha Yeaman

MARTEN PLEASE. Have you learned nothing?

Will Weaver

I knew Marten was passive but damn. Claire’s gonna have a meltdown shortly...

darklion

I'm one card short of a full deck I'm not quite the shilling One wave short of a shipwreck I'm not my usual top billing I'm coming down with a fever I'm really out to sea This kettle is boiling over I think I'm a banana tree Oh dear I'm going slightly mad

Anonymous

OK, seriously everyone. Martin is a dude's dude in his obliviousness. He'll need the clue by four, and then apologies profusely. This is how this HAD to start out.

Alcaria Swain

Ughhhhhh Martin is the weakest character in the strip. Martin, pls

A sheep

It's bad when Pintsize is more on the ball than you. Roboto Steal Yo Girl's gonna happen.

Summer Sudbrink

Ominous lightless, lifeless, landscape is ominous. Seriously, why would you hang that on your wall?

Alacrity Fitzhugh

If she's stressed, wouldn't the whole "it's no big thing" response be good? To indicate she's stressing needlessly?

William Burns

Cue delayed cognition over noodles.

Philip D Jones

Who is this guy? I sort of remember him from a long time ago.

Anonymous

Jeph, this... this guy used to be your main character, your "relatable" protagonist long, long ago. Have you outgrown him or has he outgrown you? <_>

Anonymous
>>14796065

Except that right now she needs to talk it out more. After hearing what's going through her head, Martin can then provide a more nuanced response.

Anonymous

I see the axiom that Faye and Marten can't be in relationships at the same is still holding.

BobC

The glasses. They're getting larger. And larger! This strip may soon be nothing but one giant optical prosthetic.

Denise Webber

Oh Marten! That's boyfriend obliviousness taken to the next level. Wake up dude, Claire is falling apart!

Holly Nelson
>>14796186

There is hope for him however— remember the time he tore his shirt off to bandage a snakebite?

Anonymous

I don't like where this is going..

Nicolas Dao-Phan

You know you rolled a natural one on your Wisdom check when Pintsize succeeds his check.

Anonymous

Yeah, cue meltdown. The don't worry about it response is the *worst*. If I think I'm going to fail or I'm just majorly stressed about something, dismissing my problems and telling me everything is going to be fine is the opposite of helpful. There needs to be acknowledgement of the fears and worries at the very least.

Valraven

Waiting for Pintsize to club Marten over the head with a dildo.

awgiedawgie

Well, there's nothing quite like an attentive boyfriend... and Marten? That was <b>nothing</b> like an attentive boyfriend.

Anonymous
>>14799155

Meh, my wife appreciates me bringing bringing her food more than just about anything else.

Bagge

Good talk.

MikeT

Unsure why everyone is blaming Marten there. Sure, he could have picked up on that, but he just got home from work and he's hungry. That being said, there will be an epic meltdown shortly and Pintsize will beat Marten with a dildo until he realises something is wrong.

J.E. Melton

Why is no one understanding that Marten did exactly the right thing to restore Claire's confidence in herself?

Am Queue
>>14800860

Then why is she back in the "EVERYTHING'S FINE" face?

Brad Knowles
>>14800278

Or maybe he'll open that door and the box of dildoes will fall on top of him, and knock some sense into the boy.

Brad Knowles

Hmm. So why is she reading about the "Principals of Library Science"? Shouldn't Library Science be about more than just the Principals, but also about the teachers, the students, and various other people at the school? ;)

awgiedawgie
>>14796283

How do you figure that? They <b>are</b> both in relationships. Sure, Marten missed the ball on this play, but that certainly doesn't mean he's heading for a breakup.

Brent Catherman

Great! Just when we get a plot line involving Marten again there will be nothing but endless complaining about how he's a terrible boyfriend.

Ben Russell-Gough

The award for Least Observant Boyfriend 2018 goes to... Marten! Seriously, Claire, this looks like it's going to be tough. I suggest that you follow him and keep talking to him. Yes, I know that having to explain your anxiety to Marten will likely only add to it but I can't see any other way forwards here!

Ben Russell-Gough
>>14795636

It's not so much passivity as it is continuity. As far as Marten is aware, this is all that is needed because it's all that was needed before.

Unanimous D

Everybody derps sometimes

Mark

Much as it cops large amounts of flak, the "I will listen to see if I can help somehow" approach has the advantage of indicating that one is actually listening.

Dylan T

Marten what the FUCK?

Thomas Boys
>>14795813

Make it the clue by four with nails in it. This is Marten we're talking about here. The regular clue by four is barely sufficient to get him to notice something.

Stoodmuffin

MARTIN. YOU'RE SLIPPING

Anonymous

From the early days of QC, I liked to read Pintsize as an unconscious part of Marten himself. I still enjoy this interpretation a lot.

Ben Russell-Gough
>>14802043

He's doing an 'established couple' thing: Only pretend to listen when you ask "How was your day, dear?"

David Paul

Poor Claire... I know exactly how unhelpful the phrase "don't worry about it" is to one who is clearly and uncontrollably worrying about "it", whatever it is. Marten... THAT HAD BETTER BE THE FINEST CHINESE FOOD THE CITY CAN OFFER AND YOU STILL HAVE TO HELP CLAIRE THROUGH THIS BECAUSE YOU ARE USUALLY BETTER THAN "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT" YOU COMPLETE SANDHEAD!!!

LaPrimaNerda (Sarah Davis)
>>14801162

Because she’s super stressed and reviewing every old book she has.....or, Jeph doesn’t know the full curriculum of an MLS/MLIS. Granted, no one does besides those of us who have done it really, and even then, it varies depending upon specialization and school.

Anonymous

Next comic: Marten gets a bucketful of dildos on his head.

Diana
>>14806483

If Pintsize doesn't do something horrible to him after that, I'll honestly be disappointed.

Anonymous
>>14804974

Right up there with "well, try to cheer up" to a depressed person, really.

Anonymous
>>14801852

"How can I help?" is incredibly underrated as a response.

Trigon Manthree

Wow. So many people here think Marten should be a mindreader. smdh

Anonymous
>>14809363

A mind reader? Claire was literally in the process of telling him what was up when he interrupted her with a well-meaning but dismissive comment. He doesn't have to read minds, he just has to listen to his girlfriend, because she's in the middle of telling him that she's upset and why.

Clifton Royston

Because "Don't worry" always works.

Anonymous

OK, so suppose one were in a better state than Marten when one came home from work, and picked up that this is a dutiful, tentative baring of a particularly sensitive wound of which she is maybe ashamed. Suppose that one were in one of those transient states of alertness, and got the story from her. What would be the thing to say? I hear sometimes that you don't have to say anything but only listen sympathetically, and maybe that is true sometimes, but other times the person is playing a tape over and over in their head that is making them nuts, and playing it out loud for you is just going to make them a little more nuts. I remember once I worried out loud that I was unprepared for a test to my wife and she said, flatly and unsympathetically, "That is not possible. I watched you prepare. You are scaring yourself out of your preparation." That was useful. So, what should he have said? Clearly he should have listened enough to find out what is up, but what then? Just indicate that he understands her feelings? Exhort? Advise? Console? Inquire further?

Anonymous

I would totally say "Control the part you can control now, the exams, and don't worry about the part you can't control now, everything in the future after the exams. " That, however, is what I always say, and it turns out only to be appropriate about a third of the time. Except to me. It is always pretty much the thing to say to me.

Matt Grayson

No different than Bubbles's last advice to Faye, but Marten is the world's worst boyfriend?!. (I think Bubbles and Marten are both GREAT partners. I don't know why he's getting so much flak.)

Bruce Steinberg
>>14811068

I don't think we or Marten have seen Claire struggling before and there's no way to know in advance what kind of help/support works for a person. Only Claire can offer guidance on what she needs. So maybe ask something like: "What would support look like for you right now?" (Maybe with a slightly less group therapy wording).

Anonymous
>>14823460

Bubbles actually listened to Faye all the way through though.

Anonymous

I actually appreciate that Marten messed up a bit here. I feel like their relationship has been going so perfectly, its unrealistic (or maybe im just jealous o-o). But anyways, I have faith that he will do better soon.