Re: Nerd Boy, episode 255

In article <ai14cu$10t7jl$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:

>"llizard" <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
>news:jjq...@4ax.com
>> In article <ahualj$10gfjm$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
>> G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:
>> >"llizard" <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
>> >news:iuh...@4ax.com
>> >> In article <ahkpku$u2viv$1...@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de>, "Joaquim
>> >> G�ndara" <cla...@lords.com> wrote:
>> >> [snip]
>> >> >                    The only thing you          Oh yeah? Fine!
>> >> >                    ever do is heckle me.      I've had enough
>> >> >                      I've had enough!         of -you too-!
>8<
>> >> This seems so out of character for Mandy. I would have thought her
>> >> response would have been an uncaring "What? Oh...  Okay... Bye."
>8<
>> >Hmm, I might be guilty of the age-old "author to audience dialogue"
>> >mistake. I guess I simplified to get the pacing I wanted. However,
>> >your line sounds too much like Mandy feels feeble and defeated.
>8<
>> That certainly wasn't the impression I was aiming for. I was trying
>> for a disinterested sounding "What? Oh..." followed by a cheery
>> sounding "Okay... Bye." (I got that VERY response when after much
>> agonizing, I told someone I was dating that I didn't like the way I
>> was being treated and that we should stop seeing each other.)
>
>Aha, you mean "What? Oh! OK, bye!"
>
>> But as you have pointed out, the tone doesn't come out. How about:
>>
>>                     The only thing you
>>                    ever do is heckle me.
>>                      I've had enough!         Works for me...
>>                  ,,,          `               ,
>>                  '..           OO          ~..
>>                  .||.         <||>         ->>-
>>         _________ || _________ bb _________ |\ _____
>>
>> Note that in this version, Mandy's eyes are open, showing that she is
>> her usual uncaring self.
>
>"Uncaring"? Remember NB6? http://nerdboy.xepher.net/nbbrowse.php?strip=6
>When Mandy sabotages the robot? How exactly is that "uncaring"..? :\
>That's one of the most character defining moments in the strip, IMO.
.
         ___         !/\
       _/   |     ---@@^^,
      |_____| gasp! / \/ >
        ---  ==         >      I'm expected to remember back to
      [_ejm_]        __>,^     the beginnings of the strip!!???!!!!
       |   |        //| |      (I haven't read #6 since last year)

But now that I'm reminded:  Arrrghhhhhhh - English... it's SO
inadequate! (I'd ask you why you didn't read my mind, if I had any
mind left to read.)

Of course what I mean is "careless". I see Mandy as a selfish
opportunist with a vague sort of conscience. Whatever amuses her is
what she does. But she likes to take the easy way. If someone stands
up to her, she'll leave - her vague conscience telling her not to hurt
anyone. (But of course, she's YOUR character. I may be misreading her
entirely.)

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