Containment What If?

Drawets Rednaxela said:
That would require her to maintain the illusion of cheerfulness for long periods of time. I don't think Barb has it in her.
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I'm not sure about that. For all we know she's an appalling human being, she did function in the real world for the whole of her adult life. We're in the unusual position where we mostly hear about what she's like in private rather than in public. I reckon she could maintain the facade for long enough, assuming age and loneliness haven't fucked up what humanity remains.
 
Tragi-Chan said:
I'm not sure about that. For all we know she's an appalling human being, she did function in the real world for the whole of her adult life. We're in the unusual position where we mostly hear about what she's like in private rather than in public. I reckon she could maintain the facade for long enough, assuming age and loneliness haven't fucked up what humanity remains.
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Barb is good at being cordial and friendly when she wants to. She's very personable.
 
Stud2Stud said:
She already did. She's married to her Hoard till death do them apart.
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And like the true slut that she is, she started building up the hoard when Bob was just one foot in the grave.

Henry Bemis said:
So, to assume the worst happens: Chris gets the book thrown at him, no leniency, and he goes off to jail for a long, long time, long enough for the tugboat to finally sail off. Barb has no choice but to go find a decent-ish minimum-wage job.

How much would the Chandlers' status as minor local weirdos impact her chances of being hired. Or, putting that issue aside, what about her many health issues?
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Well Barb has social security, plus maybe some social security from Bob, maybe a pension, maybe some pension from Bob. They blew the inheritence on legal fees but they still have equity in the newly-rebuilt 14 B (they actually lucked out in that regard; the house is worth more now than it was pre-fire). So I think she'd rather rot in her hoard than actually put herself back into the work force.

Nonetheless, if that did come to pass, as C-Ville is a big enough place that if they cleaned themselves up and didn't act like entitled dipshits (as Marvin has said, Barb can put on the charm if she wants to) they could get jobs as long as it wasn't one of the places they were bann.

As TaterBot alludes to, though, most businesses will be reluctant to hire an old lady-and-retard package, despite non-discrimination laws, so it would be a tough job search for them.
 
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Apocalypso said:
Edit: What if Bob and Barb weren't Chris' real parents and merely adopted him?
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Then Connor might be right about adoption!

I'm pretty sure Barb and Chris are related, though. Their mental illnesses may be different, but they're two peas in a pod. Even with hoarding behavior, although Chris's is electronic.
 
What if Chris was an inflation artist (which has their characters inflated for godbear knows why)? This includes implementing it in his comics and such.
 
deeman said:
What if Chris made Muhammed caricatures?
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It would be hilarious. I hope he is encouraged to participate in Draw Muhammad Day this year. It would be even funnier when he realizes that most of the other people participating are atheists.

Also....What if Chris was doing his prime years antics in the 1980s on a cable TV public access show? What would he be obsessing over?
 
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What if Chris was forced to spend the night alone in the most haunted castle in say... Scotland?
 
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