Chapter 3-Page-22-Faith and Belief
Jul09
on July 9, 2012
at 12:02 am
Not an easy spot for either Ian or Sabrina but both are being extremely open and honest, even if those feelings are thorny. Any guesses how this shakes out? Where do we go from here?
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His face reads “I’ve just been friendzoned”.
The kiss of death for a male, “I want to be friends.”
Though I wouldn’t be surprised if he ask if it can be “friends with benifts.”
It can be a very hard blow to take, especially since he was so sure that it was going to work out.
Snowy, Ian doesn’t want to be friends with benefits. He wants the whole thing.
What did I tell you guys? Sabrina actually thinks the power of friendship will make this all hunky-dory. Silly girl, she’s just guaranteed herself that the tag team match is back on. Ian’s gonna go cry to Kaci like the whipped little boy she trained him to be. She gets pissed and shows Sabrina how much stroke she actually has at this company. Sabrina has a good cry about how mean people are until she activates her social support system and finds the resolve to overcome the odds with her two moves of doom. But she doesn’t get the guy she’s been crushing over because he gave her the LJBF speech as well.
And then we can get back to our regularly scheduled program, “Rival Angels”. Only we have a new champion and maybe, after years of taking up a roster space, we’ll get to see the debut of this Dyna Mo Hype I keep hearing about.
Haha Very funny. Grow a pair and tell us who the new champ is. Here’s a clue. I defend against Yvonne next. But then she wouldn’t really be new.
Don’t hurt yerself working it out…
Apparently it’s becoming more and more apparent to the crowd that you can’t duck me forever, Rua!
Phhht! I’m not ducking you. Stop bitch’n about having to prove yourself. Unlike most of your history, Callie, you can’t sleep with the boss to get your way here *smirks*
Tried, have you?
Al, you should probably make an appointment at the clinic…
of course yvonne is 1# contender, who else is there…no really, WHO else is there? RA seems to have a extremely shallow or non esxistent main event pool.
I’d say Yvonne, Nikki, Victoria and Kat. Of course, there’s an awful lot of attention on the TV title, just like in the old ECW.
Good friendships are important. But in my life time I’ve found it hard to make male friends because for some reason they seem to want more.
CallistaXQ your right Rua can’t Duk you forever but she can goose you if you ask.
Oh I needn’t ask.
…wait, that sounds wrong.
Word!
2 points for snow on take down!
…she just said you’d grab my arse if I asked. Who precisely was she taking down, there? 😛
Who? Well with her one never knows for sure. Snow’s got as many layers as a fine tort. :LoL
I’m happy to say that one of these things you bring up will come to pass before the end of the week.
Not sure how Dyna got thrown under the bus though…
Bus, schmus… if JSN wanna’ see Mo Chen in action… *runs and brings back her gear bag*… why disappoint him? You wanna’ see Dyna-Mo’s Lightning Jolt missle drop kick to Brooke’s head? Or maybe Jennifer Needles on the business end of a Turbo-Dyna Slam? Perhaps me and Brenda locked in a series of holds and reversals?
Hokay… maybe I am a little too eager…
Go on with your bad self!! Those are all quality match-ups too, btw.
HooYAHHH Anytime hun!
Oh noes! Not the “Just good friends” speech! Critical hit! A powerbomb from the top ropes would have hurt him less! 🙂
Actually, I’m totally cheering her decision, cos he’s a creepy orange jerk, but still – bam!
I so agree but I was looking forward to seeing if the orange woud rub off.
LOL!
Sabrina had to keep it real…she just doesn’t think of Ian like that.
She shoulda’ just ultrakicked… more merciful
LOL! No doubt!
Ouch! I’d cheer Sabrina’s decision-making, but the Just Friends routine? That hurt is a bit too familiar. Kinda sympathizing with Carrot-kun.
Except that he really is a loser, and Just Friends is more than he deserves.
Maybe should have figured out a better way to say it.
“Ian?” Sheepish look, “I like you but I’m into your sister…”
That would be the swerve of a lifetime, even if she were just doing it to get Ian to back off. … And it would be totally awesome if it were true.
Really? LOL!
Yeah, I’ve been in that spot before and it’s no picnic but Sabrina didn’t want to string him along. If nothing else, she was sincere in what she said to him.
Nice idea to play it safe Sabrina and go with the friendship card, but still guys like Ian often have difficulty with that idea, so still, I’m worry for ya. 🙁
Ian misreads a simple blush, something that any person with a modicum of experience with women wouldn’t do. He thought they were but nothing more was really said about that. Ian seems to think that the appropriate time to give Sabrina a compliment is when she’s visibly upset by a moment of sexual harassment from her boss and hangs around her whenever he can without simply stating his intentions.
Combine with this the fact that mentions about how he and the LHW Champ are no longer friends, yet all we know is that the LHW champ was willing to step in to stop a bad situation for Sabrina while Ian did no such thing. Taking that backward, Ian’s main character trait seems to be passivity. I wonder if that means he’s more aggressive as a wrestler or if indeed his main strategy is rope a dope or something.
Still, with that passivity may have come to some desperation. Effectively, he was willing to take a risk, but he did so in poor choice of actions, wording, timing… it’s like the man’s background had to have been so sheltered that he has no concept of how to deal with basic social situations. We see this back when Ian attempted to impress Sabrina by physically interrupting her girl’s day out with CR instead of simply calling or emailing the woman (I assume those technologies are available in Japan and her contact information available to fellow faction members). Bringing her news about being the new marketing darling, Ian’s expressions at the time seemed not to be proud for Sabrina but rather proud of himself, as though it was his doing — it may have been but I doubt he was more than a messenger.
But yeah, my read on Ian is that he’s not a sleazeball but just a socially-awkward 13 year old boy in a man’s body. He’s been in the friend zone probably after Day 1 of meeting Sabrina. He may honestly love her but that really means nothing. Love doesn’t preclude reciprocation… basic fact of life and one would think he’d know that by now.
Where he will prove himself not to be a sleazeball going forward is if he takes the high road and doesn’t try to guilt Sabrina into going out with him. If he does that, then he may not be as outright mean as his sister but still a manipulative jerk. But I’m hoping that’s not the case because seriously this comic needs some more halfway positive males to balance out the abundance of sleazy men who’ve gotten so much attention.
Maybe he’ll learn something about how to deal with the ladies, as Sabrina is about as down-to-earth and non-intimidating as they come, and if he can’t talk properly to her? He’s out of luck elsewhere in life.
Actually, since I’m talking about Ian… is he good at his job? Like is he on a winning streak? In line for any championships? Where does his performance rank up compared to his competition, or even just within his faction? I know the story’s not really about his career but he feels like he could just as easily be a non-wrestling manager, or even just a longtime friend who had nothing to do with wrestling, and this would read the same. Not complaining about that, just… interesting.
Wow, Ciel! Ian IS good at his wrestling job, which is why Atlas likes him so much. (reminds him of himself when he was still wrestling). Ian’s problem was that he built up this huge image in his head and wasn’t prepared for the opposite which should tell you that he’s not used to being wrong, let alone rejection. Which, going forward, will be a huge learning experience for him.
The heat between him and Yoshi will remain a mystery for a little while, but how he responds to Sabrina’s last question should clear up a lot next update. 😉
The learning experience, which if I were his agent I’d tell him to learn very quickly or find new representation, is not to set yourself up for some bad consequences. Even a litigator from a D-list law school would have a field day with that scene. Ian went into Sabrina’s dressing room instead of waiting for her to change and come back out, and then initiated flirting hoping something would happen (context isn’t important, he was always flirting hoping something would happen) and then behind closed doors he invades her personal space. What he just did is every bit as much sexual harassment as what Atlas does. Sabrina won’t pursue it, but that doesn’t change the actions. Ian has to be very, very careful. Presumably he has a lot to lose besides just a broken heart by acting hastily via”misreading” a reaction.
Funny how he can go into the ring and fight but say the words friends and he runs.
Scary words!
These two are just too much.
To much what?
Ahahaahahahaha!
that’s it Ian- look her right in the eye when she’s trying to be sincere and earnest! i think Ian’s been watching Atlas’ way of dealing with women for too long.
Cocoa and Shamrox listening at the door telling each other to shush so they can hear better.
I looked he isn’t looking her in the eyes.
Ian is looking away because he can hear them outside the door. XD yeah, he’s feeling kind of low.
It’s not hard to still be friends and smang each other, Sabrina!
It is when you are afraid to turn orange
I don’t know…can you really see them doing the friends with benefits thing?? After this conversation?
“It’s not you, it’s me…”
“I’m washing my hair/dog/car…”
“I value you as a friend/your friendship.”
What’s worse than those phrases? Having all three of them said to you in the same sentence, when asking someone out… Who has two thumbs and it happened to him? This guy!
How about 10 seconds for you might be a record but it does nothing for me
Poor Kurt!!!!
Woohoo, twist that knife, girl!
Twisting the knife away! (sing it boys)
The sad thing is I bet Sabrina means it. I’ve tried it with males, your my friend and they freak out. Sigh…
She’s trying to be as gentle with that blade as possible.
I don’t really know what to say about this page. Other than I’ve been there personally and its not a fun feeling at all. Just gonna slink away here and wait till Wednesday…lol
Yeah, it’s a fairly soul-crushing feeling. We’ll see how Ian handles it or not next update.
Is that a tear he’s sporting in the last panel?
Maybe his tan is running.
I woud go with a tear. Then again Sabrina’s hands on on his face maybe her thumb rub some of the tan off.
Nah, no tears….yet. 😛
Ohhhhh no, not this…even if he says he’s fine…
I know it…I know it.
So very true. Guys sometimes try to blow it off but once rejected they never forget.
As I said on friday, she’ll probably sleep with all three of them, spark a war and run back to gabby.
Nah, both of them are too sincere for that. Sorry.
Ouch! Friended, that’s even more painful than getting slapped. Like a comedian once said “A girl saying ‘Let’s just be friends’ is like your mom telling you, ‘By the way, your dog died but you can still keep it if you want.”
Really, this is both of them in an awkward spot and if you checked the voting incentive, things aren’t going to get any better.
Whoa, advances REJECTED. Sorry, buddy, but you’re after the wrong blonde if you’re looking for some lovey dovey.
And the other blonde is taken. My blonde, with the Aussie accent, who has yet to make an appearance in this season. Because she’s spending time with me. Behind closed doors. And we’re not baking a cake, if you catch my meaning.
DE-NIED! Yeah, as for Brooke…when we do see her next, it will be…impressive. 😉
Impressive? Is that good for brooke or bad for brooke? Since I am a Brooke fanatic, I only want the best for her.
Good. You’re not alone in your Brooke love. 😉
Ha you be stuck inthe friend Zone in your rightful place so close yet so far away from the one thing you desire most ha ha no punishment or torture ever designed by man, god or devil is as cruel and unforgiving as the friend zone leave it to weman to come up with te most effective form of torture cuz seriously it mental and physical at the same time and it doesn require to beat or keep the subject wake for days on end it is a truely evil place if there ever was one
Wow, you said a mouthful! XD
The friendzone thing hardly ever works out. Guys want love and if they don’t get it after a certain point, they turn away. That’s just the way it is.
Yeah…