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312:Remain Positive

## Author Notes

(I know this isn’t a chapter page, but we’re technically on Chapter 14 now. This is a flow thing. Chapter page comes a little later this time. ^\_^)

To start, I don’t want to hear any “Where’s Rudy?” He’ll be in the next page. I originally considered having this be a twofer with the next one to include everyone in one go, but look at this. There is so much going on in this one page as is. A second page like this would be too much. Maybe not for you, but definitely for me.

To address all the points: Yes, we will see Aiken again someday. Maybe things will change, maybe they won’t. Life is like that. But there’s only one way to find out. Also, we haven’t heard the last of Kellen either. I mean, you can probably take a fair guess, but we still don’t really know what she thinks. Again, only time will tell.

With Gavin: Nothing like a couple of gamers trying out a new console (especially in that period where it’s still new and Rain is the only kid on her block to own one). Although, sometimes playing the old favorites is fun too (it shouldn’t need to be said what they’re losing to at this point).

With the girls: The “Kaminari x Aneko pairing” brought up here has been mentioned once before, long ago. But not since. Hence Rain’s surprise. I actually wanted to continue to make a big deal about this alleged pairing at that time, but haven’t really had as many opportunities to include Kaminari stuff in the story as I originally thought I would. This is subject to change though. You never know.

With Kylie: I used to think like Rain. I used to totally want to have periods (I’m sure a lot of the cis female readers probably think I’m crazy, but this is not at all uncommon among transgirls). Somewhere along the line though (probably thanks to virtually every female friend I’ve ever had having nothing nice to say about periods), I changed my mind. Especially since today, I realize that not having one doesn’t make me any less of a woman. Really, I try to look at the bright side and call it one of the “perks” of being a transgirl. ^\_^

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265:So True

## Author Notes

I wanted to include two little things in this page: an instance of Rain actually smiling and seeming like she’s enjoying herself (if only for a moment). Also, an excuse to show Rain in her normal female appearance (again, if only for a moment). I like this arc, but I too am looking forward to when I can go back to drawing her the normal way again.

Although Rain was sweating upon hearing Ruby chime in like that, it’s interesting to note that the explanation given to Aiken was 100% accurate. AND it didn’t suffer any male pronouns. Slick!

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234:Happy

## Author Notes

Technically, this is unrelated to the actual page content, but Chanel is hard to draw. Drawing proportions consistently has never been one of my strong points, but she’s supposed to be notably short and well-endowed compared to the rest of the cast. I find that in most panels that include her with another character, I end up having to draw her twice. I can at least sort of fudge it if no one else is the panel (or they’re sitting down).

Oh yeah, and this is an important page dialogue-wise… not to mention extremely experimental panel-wise. I don’t like the layout personally, but meh. If I do it only once, it’s no biggie, right?

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336:Kissy Talk

## Author Notes

Oh, how time flies when you’re having fun. The game breaks up in favor of this chapter ending at some point. I don’t realistically know if what transpired would have actually taken quite that long (Gavin kinda lampshades this), but you can make up whatever excuse you like. Something like, the kids banter off-topic between pages. Or they spent literally two hours in silence when Emily got there. Or at some point, Rain ran out to get more soda and nachos putting the game on hold, but no place had them so she had to walk all the way to that one convenience store that totally gouges their prices (you know the one). You know, whatever fills the time gap for you. Feel free to be creative. XD

ANYway, fun topic on this page. And I’m sure many of you were drawn to page’s title. Honestly, it’s strangely exciting to hear them all talk about it. ^\_^

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420:"Your Cry"

## Author Notes

So, now that we know Fara is looking for Emily, let’s see where Emily is. Don’t worry. It all comes together. I just had kind of a lot to cover.

It’s funny. Even for me as the author, seeing these two mingle is both comforting and unsettling. You can’t help but want to see them settle whatever past drama they had and just be friends. And yet, it’s like a watching a couple of powder kegs to see which blows up first. Thankfully, the latter seems to have been diffused so far.

Anyway, Happy Halloween everyone!

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* Maria/Chanel
* Maria/Emily
* relationships
138:Dishonest

## Author Notes

I bet you all thought Aunt Fara was going to hang with Mrs. Parker, didn’t you? ;)

But what kind of person do we think this “Colin” guy is? Is he going to be “the one” that Fara finally settles down with (you know, assuming she ever opens up to Rain about it)? Or is going to go horribly sour for her VERY quickly?

## Transcript

I still can't believe what a jewel I found on that ridiculous dating site! I'm looking forward to finally meeting you, Fara. I'll see you at the Cibo Delizioso at 9:00 on October 31st. I hope you're ready for a wonderful night.

-Colin Stack

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342:No More Fake Smiles

## Author Notes

Well, here we are. Chapter 14 is done at last, but not without a HUGE development. If the finale to Chapter 13 made you cry of sadness, I can only hope this one will bring tears of joy. Honest to god, I can’t read that second page without holding my breath. Something about it; Rain’s excitement is just so tangible to me.

This is, of course, an extremely major turning point in the story. In my mind, I keep calling this a “season finale”. So join us on **May 6th**, when Season 2 of *Rain* begins with Chapter 15. (Until then, do enjoy some *Rain Delay*s all next week. ^\_^)

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140:Entry

## Author Notes

Emily goes all out to greet each and every individual visitor to the party even if she doesn’t like them. That makes it harder for non-classmate Kylie to get in. In fact, if Rain was dressed as anything OTHER than an angel, I don’t think he would’ve gotten in at all…

(Also, Happy Halloween!)

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282:Together

## Author Notes

I sort of hate the way I brought Maria and Chanel into this arc. I kinda wanted to do a lot more with them, but I felt like their role seemed mostly disjointed to everything else going on that it was hard to work in. That said, I didn’t feel I could leave them out entirely. This little segment with everybody seeing everybody and Chanel pretty much learning everyone’s truths all at once kind of helps reattach them to the plot after all.

Theory time: Will Rain actually come out? Would she even need to at this point?

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* transgender
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I'm the Cunt

Holding many controversial opinions and being much more intelligent than his friends, and making sure he made them know that fact often, Aaron's friends took to calling him a cunt just as frequently. So much so that Aaron started to feel targeted by them and in response Aaron started to call them out for bullying him with statements along the lines of "But remember guys, I'm the cunt".
346:January Girls

## Author Notes

Let’s just pretend the guys in the first three panels are the tallest kids in school. Seriously though, this was clearly a error with proportions on my part. Honestly, not really sure what went wrong there.

But more importantly, then there’s Drew. Many have probably LONG since forgotten who he is, so let me do something kind of unusual for me and fill in the gaps: Drew’s that blonde guy in the last panel, and he’s well known for the pervy vibe he gives off ( 10:High School in a Nutshell ). At the Halloween party, Drew and Kylie (presenting male at the time) had a brief chat while intoxicated ( 159:Male Bonding ). While nothing happened between them, Drew found himself still thinking about (and apparently attracted to) Ky the next day ( 174:Drew ). And still weeks later ( 207:Flagpole ). Drew obviously doesn’t know Kylie’s true identity, but the fact remains that the whole situation has caused him to question his sexuality.

So now we’re finally catching up with this arc a bit, and this character remains unsure of himself two whole months later. Or does he? What do you guys think? Is Drew *actually* gay or not?

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* January Girls
* Drew's sexuality
* Maria/Gavin
* Maria's sexuality
3: Prologue 3

## Synopsis

Ryan cries to himself, while Liriel assures her other children that his outburst is just part of a phase.

## Author's Note

*Oh, good god! A splash page? Already? Don’t worry, there aren’t a lot of these (most pages in fact have quite a bit packed into them). In fact, aside from the chapter intro pages, this is technically the only one. I tend to find this to be cheap so I’d like to not make a habit of splashes like this.*

*But onto the relevant subject matter! Who’s up for a little debate? Let’s get a little controversial here, shall we? X:*

*How do you feel about the response Ryan’s mother gave to her 4-year old child? Was she too hard on the kid? Do you think maybe she should have just humored him, especially since she herself just believes it’s a phase? Or did she really do the best she could given the situation? If you were a parent and your very small child came to you and said what Ryan said, how would you respond? What is the right answer… if there is one?*

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## Related Topics

* Gender-variant children
* Transgender
* Transsexual
241:The Closet

## Author Notes

Arguably, this is an entirely unnecessary page. I really wanted to make the joke though. :XD:

I’d take this opportunity to ask what you would do in Rain’s situation, but many people have been expressing it for the past few pages as is. And I don’t know if anyone’s opinions have really changed all that much in the past few days. ^^;

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229:Daydreams

## Author Notes

Compare this to last week’s “bonding moment” between Rain and Maria. Not that these two were fighting or anything, but Gavin’s been sticking with Maria for the most part (and avoiding Rain), so there really hasn’t been any interaction between Gavin and Rudy for the past week or so in canon. But their friendship remains intact (and sealed with a brofist). ^\_^

So, with that all cleared up, what’s next…?

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26:FAQ

## Synopsis

Rain continues her inner monologue on each of her peers. This section is about Rudy.

Rudy is supportive. However, he asks many questions about Rain and Transsexual people in general. These questions 'imply an utter lack of tact' (direct quote) and demonstrate how little he knows about trans people in general.

Maria tells him to shut up, and that he's being rude. However, she then, to her embarrassment, expresses interest in knowing how Rain made her breasts. Rudy looks on in amusement (perhaps thinking that she's [not so above it all]....)

## Author Notes

Welcome to my world. I’ve been asked every last one of these questions at one time or another (many of them, more than once). Most of these (and many others) tend to be more likely to induce a facepalm than an answer.

Now, please don’t misunderstand. If someone has questions for me about transsexuality for the sake of better understanding the situation and condition and whatnot, I would be happy to educate others on what I have learned and experienced over the years. I mean, it’s certainly better to ask questions (whether good or not so good) than to make derogatory remarks or accusations. I guess they’re not technically invalid questions, but think of it like this: When I tell someone I’m transgendered, it tends to be a less than easy task for me. So when I entrust this heavy aspect of my life which for better or worse has made me everything I am today, and the first question I get is “do you sit to pee”, I’m going to feel just a little bit insulted.

Anyway, venting aside it IS supposed to be a joke page. I mean, normally I don’t get barraged like this (thankfully). ^\_^

Also worth noting is the extremely experimental page layout. I hope it’s not too hard to follow. Just start at the top and follow it down.

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* FAQ Trans questions
* Transgender
* Lesbian (At least that might be why Maria is interested in Rain's breasts)
357:Anatomy

## Author Notes

In the script, this was written to be a two-page update. And then it was almost two separate updates. And then I just condensed it to a single page. Not that you’re losing any content this way. All it really did was separate the introspective aspect and the punch line. I changed the setup more than anything because I needed to get this page ready a bit more quickly than usual, and my new tablet was already acting up a bit (it turned out to be the heat; I moved my desk closer to the AC and it works better now). Still, I hope you’ll forgive the wonky setup of this page. Everything goes back to normal with the next page.

So, um… who’s Rain talking to? Actually, this is a very introspective page for her (and the first time she’s ever cursed). I’m hoping this isn’t too subtle in explaining what happened, because I’d really rather not have to spell it out. But let’s just say her body reacted to something - causing great discomfort to her - and she needed to wait it out somewhere in secret. I can’t speak for every transgirl, but I know for me, this “reaction” was always kind of devastating and did bear potential to lead to dysphoria (especially if it happened in public). But what caused it? Was it indeed “spontaneous”, or do we have the January Girl to blame for this?

And yet after all the introspection, Brother Arthur’s face just cracks me up. :D

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323:Pizza

## Author Notes

To answer everyone’s inevitable first question, Kylie is sitting on the floor. It’s not the first time I’ve shown the character doing that either. For some reason, I just imagine Kylie being the sort that prefers the floor to chairs.

With that out of the way, we start the party nice and awkwardly. Yes, we know from the last chapter that Maria and Chanel were going out, but this is the first confirmation for most of the group. It’s likely Rudy knew, and by extension, Rain too. But Gavin and Kylie would have had no way of knowing. Emily barely even remembered Chanel, so she couldn’t have either.

As for Maria’s reaction, I don’t think she’s actually upset by their congratulations as she is of Emily getting to learn this truth as well. Chanel, not really knowing Emily, enjoys the support though. ^\_^

I know it’s been a long setup, but we’re finally about to jump into the meat of this chapter. Gonna be fun~! XD

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30:The Otaku

## Author Notes

Alternate titles for this page include “Nerdgasm”, “Rain Actually Talks!”, and “WALL OF TEXT”. So, of course, I go with the unwitty one. I don't even like the word "otaku".

I still have admittedly mixed feelings about how I introduced this into the story, but it is (believe it or not) a very important aspect of this comic, so I knew I didn’t want to wait too much longer to do so.

As it stands, she can already be seen reading it here.
13:Risky Business

...and then it’s even next to her bedside if you look closely.
4:Morning Routine

If you’ve been paying any attention to the story as a whole for the past 30 pages (hey, we’re on page 30!), then you probably should be able to draw at least one parallel from Rain’s description (there are two important ones in Rain’s description alone). If not… well, I guess that’s okay too. It won’t really hurt how you see the story for now. Just don't ask me to explain it, because I won't. ^\_^

And for a possibly better and less eccentric synopsis of "Black Wings, Kaminari", do consider checking the description here - RAIN BLACK WINGS KAMINARI

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* Gym class
* Black Wings, Kaminari
348:Gush

## Author Notes

Gavin and Maria are not seen on this page. We can just assume these three started to ignore their bickering here. That said, no hard feelings if you stopped paying attention to Rain on the second panel after the first sentence. Even Chanel and Rudy couldn’t follow to all that. XD

Still, this is a very interesting page, and I’m eager to hear your thoughts on it.

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* transition
* Therapy
* the events of Christmas
* Rain/Jessica
* Black Wings, Kaminari
* Rain's shyness
319:She Should Be...

## Author Notes

We learn a little bit more about Jessica here, and surprisingly, we get somewhat new information about Rain too. ^\_^

So, what do we think Jessica is going to ask?

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208:Womankind

## Author Notes

Oh boy. This should be interesting. We’ve never actually seen these two alone together.

Just a friendly reminder, Heather is a college student, so she will have taken and passed whatever math Rain is flunking years ago. For the sake of argument, we’re gonna say she majors in something math-related so that she’s legitimately good at it.

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108:That Slut

## Author Notes

(Sudden barrage of pages: 2 of 3)

Another “Aunt Fara and Kellen talk on the phone” page. I hope it’s not TOO hard to follow with the ginormous wall of text there…

Oh, and yes, I know Chapter 4 ended on the last page, but this isn’t technically Chapter 5 either. This is, however, all something that needed to be covered before the next part of the story though.

## Transcript

{{Talk/Fara|text=So, you don't like her because she's like you?

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* Aiken/Jessica
* Kellen's opinion of Jessica
* Aiken and Kellen's relationship
230:Expository Banter

## Author Notes

For those of you who don’t remember Chanel (first panel), she was the girl from the Halloween party that was wearing the army camo (and really dug Maria’s costume). Although the two characters met and connected a bit at the party, they didn’t really “hang out” per se. I felt like I had a really hard time coming up with a reason for the two to actually talk to each other again. I knew I had to set this in motion, but I couldn’t figure out how.

The end result came from probably my strangest idea that, ironically enough, barely had anything to really do with either Maria or Chanel. Let’s take a couple random guys and have them develop the little known Chanel’s character, just as Maria passes by to hear the most convenient part. Normally, I hate this sort of thing, but I actually really like the way this one came out. It manages to feel more natural than any of the other ideas I had.

I’ve mentioned this in the past when I last did this, but the three boys being uncolored IS indeed intentional. To reiterate, if I don’t color a character, it means they will never contribute to the overall plot and will most likely never appear again in the story. In this case, I actually loosely based their designs off a certain trio of characters from a late 90s cartoon (kudos to you, if you recognize them). I just thought the nod would be neat as long as I’m not ever going to use them anyway. ^\_^

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264:Yonder

## Author Notes

I love this page more than I expected to, but I can’t think of anything to add without dropping any spoilers. So, just enjoy. As always, thoughts are welcome.

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21:The Truth Is...

## Author Notes

Not as planned… :(

It could be argued that this might have been better spread out over a couple pages. I admit, I was pretty constantly conflicted with the layout of this and the next few pages too. But Rain knew she didn’t have time to come up with an excuse and that she had to tell someone about herself sooner or later… and who wouldn’t think their old best friend would understand?

Er-hem… well, there’s nothing left to do now but wait for the hate mail to roll in.

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* Rain's past
* Transgender
222:Gym Clothes

## Author Notes

Hey, look! It’s the main character! Remember her? And yes, Rain is sitting there throughout that entire conversation (you can see her arm in certain panels). She’s just not paying attention.

We all know what Rain’s reading by now, but what’s Emily got there? I was thinking she’s probably not the manga type. I could see her being into classic literature though, like “Dignity and Defamation” (wink).

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391:Weakness

## Author Notes

I second guessed the dialogue of the second page a bit. On any given day, I would look at the page again and think, “Oh, that Rudy. What a card!” Then I’d look at it again the next day and think, “God, Rudy! Don’t be such a jerk!” I drew this page well over a month ago, so I’ve had a lot of back and forth with myself about it. I ultimately left it though. Although his comment COULD be interpreted as being really douchey, obviously Rain doesn’t think so. And given his delight with her response, it clearly was just meant to be Rudy being… Rudy.

Both pages portray an awkward overall exchange to be sure, but what important dialogue in life isn’t horribly awkward in some way? :)

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13:Risky Business

## Synopsis

Fara lectures Rain about how risky it is to draw attention to herself. She then suggests that Rain come out to a friend, one who can help her and she can trust.

Rain expresses skepticism at the effectiveness of said tactic, but Fara says that "[I know it works] because I've BEEN that friend for someone just like you before."

Fara then reminds Rain that they could always move back to their old hometown and go through Rain's last year of high school presenting as male. Fara reasons that transitioning would be much easier and safer in college.

Rain ain't having none of that, and employs a time-tested teen method: sulking and whining to herself over food. She decides that she should attempt to employ Fara's first suggestion: find a friend. However, she is unsure how to find someone she can trust.

Maria enters, and asks to sit down with Rain. Maria is probably trying to win Gavin and her's bet.

## Author Notes

Big important page for Christmas. The first tiny hint we learn about Aunt Fara’s past, the first we ever directly received an indication that Rain is not physically female (although I’m relatively certain 95% of you were already on board with that already), AND the first contact between Rain and Maria… all on one page!

 And, I'm drawing a blank on what else I can talk about so let's just leave it at this - Merry Christmas, everybody! Or whatever you celebrate, just have a good one. ^\_^

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## Related Topics

* Transgender
* Passing
* Rain (character)
252:Not a Boy

## Author Notes

These weren’t planned as a set; they just happen to go together. Actually, I just thought this little scene would be so remarkably fitting today, as I’m posting this on Coming Out Day. Funny coincidence, really. (Honestly though, now that I look at it, these pages do go well together too.)

Other funny coincidences may include finding out your neighbor is a lot like you in a unique way. Except that when they address their stances, they sound awfully different. But alike. Um, alike-ish…?

Or… not…

ALSO, because people are probably going to ask about it and the pages don’t address it: Ryan uses “girl voice” at the end of the first page here, to offer some familiarity. She’s shocked and bothered by what she’s seeing (not to mention her own slip up) but she doesn’t really want Kylie to leave, all the same. But she returns to “boy voice” just in case her brother can hear (he can’t from where he is, but you can never be too sure). I worry this whole thing might be too subtle, so that’s the explanation. ^\_^

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406:Texting

## Author Notes

Sweet heartfelt page because Rain is adorable. XD

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but hormones have made me cry a lot. Just something that happened with me. Admittedly, I was always kind of a crier anyway, but I get set off even easier now. It’s not always a bad thing though. Actually, I’ve become more likely to cry when I’m happy (I never used to happy cry). I also laugh easier. And I reach the point where I laugh so hard I start crying now too. Really, I guess I just emote more.

In fairness, I kinda made Rain more of a crier than me even (pre-hormones, anyway). I too wonder how she’ll be when she’s on them.

## Transcript

```
*Chime* Rain picks up her Phone. *Chime* Rain picks up her Phone.

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## Related Topics

* hormone replacement therapy
* Rain's phone
* texting
380:Jealous

## Author Notes

Ever just have words come out of your mouth without thinking? And then the moment you finish your statement, you regret everything? Yeah. That’d be Rain, here. XD

They’re at an ice cream shop, by the way. Frosty Rock? Raskin Bobbins? Jen & Barry’s? Nah. This place is called “ICE CREAM”, because you know you can trust a place that screams what it sells. XD

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16:Crash

## Synopsis

Rain is running down the hall after the events of the previous comic.

As she runs, she realizes that Gavin could be a good choice for a friend to come out to. Her reasoning is that since she has some history with Gavin, he would be more supportive of her.

Rain's thoughts are interrupted by her colliding with Rudy (although at this point we do not yet know his name). While Rain is lying, dazed, on the ground, Rudy appears to have spotted something shocking. This is presumably Rain's underwear or genitals (which are biologically male).

## Author Notes

"Oh… my… god…”

Well, I thought about being a total jerk and just leaving it at that while you wait all weekend to see where things go from there, but there’s actually a number of things I wanted to address about this page.

You see, I have an outline for this comic, but I don’t really follow it all the time. Make no mistake, this crash was always there; but there have been at least three separate candidates for the other end of the collision (the other two being miscellaneous kids from page 10). I opted for this kid instead, whom you’ll get to know quite well in the near future. He’s an important character and this SUCH a perfect opportunity to bring him in.

And for those of you wondering, “why does that boy have an orange collar instead of a blue one like all of the other students?” Well, as part of the uniform in St. Hallvard High School, the color of the collar (and ends of the sleeves) denotes what grade you’re in:
Red - Freshman
Orange - Sophomore
Green - Junior
Blue - Senior
I will probably clarify this directly within the comic at some point, but really haven’t had a solid means of doing so just yet, so I thought this friendly little reminder might be welcome, as I’m sure a number of you were wondering that.

Aaaaand… okay, now that’s it. See you next year! :D

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110:Boyfriend

## Author Notes

You might (or might not) recall from Maria’s first appearance way back on page 8, a little non sequitur where the scene opens just in time for the bewildering punchline, “No way, man. That’s NOT a duck.” I use that one a lot (my DeviantArt watchers can find it at least one more time in my gallery if they look carefully).

Long ago however - dating back to perhaps even my preteen years before I took writing remotely seriously - my strange punchline without a joke was always, “You don’t understand. The sushi is good!” Neither of these make a lick of sense, and your guess is as good as mine as to how it’s funny in context, but it does apparently make Maria out to be one hell of a good storyteller.

Concerning the 5th through 7th panels, it’s worth noting that aside from Rain and Rudy, probably no one was REALLY looking at Maria just then. Or rather, they weren’t actively eavesdropping. Or are they? Seemed like someone was ALWAYS watching back in high school. But that’s not the point. Regardless of whether anyone’s paying attention, Maria - “desperate for her smokescreen” as Rudy puts it - puts on a show to make absolute sure everyone sees they’re “together” again.

It’s pages like this that remind me that I don’t miss high school…

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## Related Topics

* Maria/Gavin
* Punchlines without jokes
* smokescreen
261:Panties

## Author Notes

Gavin makes some good points. And if you think about it, he’s playing along really well for someone who wanted Rain to just tell her brother. He even kinda points out that he’s taking it more seriously than she is by not protesting everything. For the record, even if Aiken had overheard the “panties” comment, he probably wouldn’t think much of it. Take it out of the context of “this is a trans comic”, and that’s not actually a weird thing for a guy to say to another guy.

TL;DR – Gavin’s a clever bastard.

Also, I should say this all follows immediately where Chapter 11 left off. Like I said on the chapter page, they were originally meant to be one long chapter together, but this part of the arc is set in a different location. Of course, WHY they’re there is the big question…

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What's A ...?

The "What's A ...?" meme was invented when Aaron wanted to play DOTA2. Finding more enjoyment in annoying Aaron than playing DOTA, John responded with the question "What's DOTA?". After asking a few more times, John found Aaron was sufficiently annoyed with the questioning and that Aaron went off to do something else.

Since then the meme has evolved, and asking Aaron anything a multitude of times starts to nag at him.

Example:

Aaron: "Dota?"

John: "What's Dota?"

Aaron: "Pls play Dota"

John: "What's Dota?"

Aaron: "Fuck you John you funny man"
221:Attractive

## Author Notes

This page was kind of a rush job, so I apologize if the art is suckier than usual. If ever there was a page that had the possibility of being completely scrapped and redrawn someday, it’d be this one. Now, you might be thinking, “But Lynn, there are WAY uglier pages!” Well, you’d be right. But my mental image had much different art direction, and I feel like this is actually losing something somehow. That said, whether I change this page or not, Holly’s “disgust” face is a keeper.

Oh yeah, and some important dialogue too!

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327:Ex-Girlfriend

## Author Notes

I apologize in advance. Most of the dares are pretty lame. I’m not above openly admitting that the “truth” option was the reason I included this game in the story (but it would’ve been unrealistic if EVERYONE chose truth). ^^;

Anyway, I think this is quite an interesting development. Maria knows full well who Gavin really likes, but actually helps prevent that little bit of information from looming over the party for the rest of the night. So maybe nothing was really resolved, as Rain remains none the wiser. But for Gavin’s sake, I can only hope this doesn’t turn into something later. (But yes, this is the only “Truth” that ends up being a lie... although technically, Gavin didn't say anything. So he really didn't lie at all.)

Also, at the end, Rudy is joking. I hope people know by now that he does that. Anything, especially to get a rise out of Gavin (seriously, no pun intended).

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## Related Topics

* Rain/Gavin
* Gavin/Holly
* Gavin/Rudy
40:Not So Secret

## Author Notes

Ah, here I go mixing serious and silly on the same page again. It’s actually kind of a nice balance I think, since I can offer you a little bit of everything. And speaking of “everything”, this is a VERY important page. We learn something new (or at least have something clarified) about nearly every major character.

I had actually typed up an excessively long blurb here (as usual) to spell things out a little, but I should really learn to stop doing that. So how about YOU tell ME what you learned about everybody? ^\_^

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## Related Topics

* Maria's Sexuality
* Maria/Gavin
* Rudy
313:Necessity

## Author Notes

This is a really interesting page, and I personally like it a lot. The images depict smiles on every face in every panel. And yet, Rain’s narration has this subtle hint of melancholy. I know I shouldn’t be patting myself on the back, but I really do love the dichotomy.

The second panel may require a little bit of explaining (not the reference; I’m hoping people just get that ^\_^). But for those of you who might not remember, Rain lent her falsies to Rudy for the “Ruby scheme”. At the end of Chapter 12, she narrated that she’d never gotten them back at the end of the night. And for the keen eye, Rain was also unusually flat-chested throughout Chapter 13. Just… little things I did. (Also, I know tissues make awful bra inserts.)

The final panel marks the first time we’re seeing Rain’s braid since. I’ve been giving her pigtails so much lately, I forgot how much I loved the braid. Her newest purple/black party dress is strongly based on one I own, except the purple and black parts are switched.

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378:Bummer

## Author Notes

You have to feel bad for Jessica. Whether you believe she handled the Aiken situation as well as she could or she was in the wrong, this poor girl is still beating herself up over it. And she can cover up her feelings with all the amusing revenge statements she wants, but it’s clearly digging at her.

I wonder if Aiken’s handling single life any better than she is?

On a lighter note, in case you don’t follow me on DeviantArt or Facebook, I’m too excited to not mention this. As of today, I am finally officially, legally Jocelyn Samara DiDomenick. I still have a million and one documents to change over, but it’s pretty exciting either way. I can’t even believe I finally did it. ^\_^

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292:Blushing

## Author Notes

Here’s a riddle for you: if a girl hates boys but is not a “lesbian”, yet (very) interested in dating a particular girl, what is she? It’s not really meant to be a secret like so many other developments in this story though. I kinda wanted to spell it out here, but I just couldn’t seem to work the word into the dialogue in a way that felt natural. I wanted to really stress how awkward and out of her comfort zone Chanel was even talking about this, no matter how eager she was to pursue it. So, I felt it would be kind of out-of-character if she could manage to articulate and pinpoint her feelings.

But there is a word for it, and it’s the first time this demographic is being addressed in the story (and I must say, I’m happy to include it at last). If you guess it, I won’t deny it. Otherwise, it will be revealed officially a little later.

Oh yeah, so MarNel is official now, I guess. It was kinda predictable (many of you jumped on that bandwagon the second they started talking again), but pat yourself on the back if you saw it coming. ^\_^

This was a weird, all-over-the-place blurb… :O\_o:

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298:Guest

## Author Notes

This is a weird page. First off, there’re a lot of panels in this one. And only three of them actually contain dialogue. Instead, we get an unusual amount of visual cues from facial expressions, and two shots of the TV for the game. (Funtendo Park, by the way. It comes free with the Yuu Us.)

I really like this page though, because Rain does something rather bold. I’ve built her up for nearly 300 pages now to be an incredibly shy and non-confrontational person. So of course, she’s not going to be able to come up the right words on the spot, no matter how upset she is by what she’s seeing. It’s just not in her to do that. It’s not to say she can’t get mad though. One could argue (and many of you have) that Aiken’s feelings are at least somewhat justifiable. And I believe that too. But his insistence of having only a male avatar made for her on her own game is indeed something of a passive-aggressive attack. To which Rain passive-aggressively retaliates.

So, let’s take focus off Aiken for a moment and look to Rain. Should she have just played along to placate him, as this is sure to open a can of worms? Or do you believe Rain has done the right thing here, because he has to see how serious she is about this? I would love to hear your thoughts. ^\_^

## Transcript

Baby Bro is selected. Bipp. Bipp. Bipp. Brirring! Rain selected a blonde **female** mii.

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197:Distraction

## Author Notes

Okay, just because other peoples’ school experiences have been different from mine in the past, I’d like to clarify this a little. The “report card”, for me, always came at the end of semesters a couple times over the course of the school year (usually, just before Christmas break, Spring break and Summer vacation, if I remember correctly). But in between those, there’d be an additional pseudo-report card known as a “progress report”, which does just what it sounds like; it reports the students’ current progress. It’s not terribly reliable in most cases and is usually subject to change, but my schools always sent them out. Anyway, I just wanted to include that, in case other peoples’ schools did no such thing.

And yeah, Rain’s a pretty awful student. I was too, actually (she is largely based off me, after all). I bet you didn’t think that math thing was going to be relevant, did you? ^\_^

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306:Commotion

## Author Notes

For the record, I’ve lived in many apartments over the last eight years or so. And I’ve had my share of “loudreds” living above, below, or down the hall from me (in fact, my current residence may be the first time that I’ve been situated right next to a couple that seems to actually like each other). You don’t get used to your neighbors fighting all the time, per se, but Heather’s right. You can’t just intervene with any little thing. Unless they’re yelling at 3 in the morning, or it sounds violent, I wouldn’t bother.

Anyway, we now come full circle to the exact moment that the drama you’re waiting for is happening. After the first two pages of Kylie getting excited over the gifts and displaying a little self-acceptance, I admit I had some trouble filling the last day of this week with another page. Originally, I’d considered touching a little bit on the rest of their family (as that’s something I haven’t touched yet), but I didn’t feel one - or perhaps even two - pages would’ve been enough. End result: we can learn about the Coven family later. Let’s now segue back to the main character’s complicated Christmas affairs (that people have been cursing my name for two weeks over).

No more waiting. We WILL at last know how things turn out on Monday.

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Ахеран

Это статья - набросок, в ней слишком мало информации. Если вас интересует данная статья, то спросите главного автора - Мегалиона.

Ахеран (или Ахеараан) – самый большой спутник Океанариума.

## История Ахерана

### В Древности

Один из миров имеющий собственную кислородную атмосферу, ещё до Терроформации. Представлял из себя пустыню с разряжённой атмосферой, кислород появился в результате выбросов из вулканов. Здесь была бедная одноклеточная жизнь и большие полярные шапки.

### Терраформация

Началось всё с таяния шапок и образования устойчивой атмосферы. Потом была проведена кометная бомбардировка, и климат существенно потеплел.
На планете полились первые дожди, и грозы возвестили о начале новой эпохи. Озёра сливались в моря, а моря превратились в два больших океана.

А потом одноклеточные-аборигены были полностью истребелны имплантированными (пересаженными) формами жизни.

В океаны пустили рыб, а материки стали опылятся семенами растении - на долгое время пустошь превратилась в степь, и лишь потом на горах появились первые деревья, образовав большие лесные пространства.

### Великая Война Богов

Во время «Великой Войны Богов», по спутнику были нанесены многочисленные астероидные удары. В результате большое количество воды покинуло моря, а океаны высохли, оставив после себя многочисленные соленые пласты.

### Запустение

На долгое время Ахеараан потерял значение для Творцов. Таким образом, планета стала одной большой пустыней. Лишь некоторые виды смогли приспособиться к её жестоким условиям.

### Повторное Заселение

В определённую эпоху открылись недолгоживущие многочисленные порталы, и в мир попали два народа: Песчаные люди и Странники. Порталы же были открыты Следователями Пути, которым пришлось умереть, что бы держать портал столько времени, сколько нужно было.

## Топография

В данный момент на планете отсутствуют океаны, лишь в некоторых местах остались крупные моря, расположенные в основном на континетах, рядом с горами, откуда текут немногочисленные реки. Всего известно семь морей, одно из которых очень большое - недосушенный остаток океана. также известны более пятидесяти озёр в горах. Известны три крупных континента, между которыми находятся большие пустыни.

## Жизнь

Флора на планете Аридная, лишь возле морей и по долинам рек встречаются редкие влагопитающиеся растения. Из фауны известно три вида хищников, и 14 видов - различных млекопитающих. В солёных пустынях озёр живут колонии бактерий. Также известны несколько сот видов ящериц и несколько видов черепах. В некоторых крупных реках водятся подобие крокодилов.
415:Public

## Author Notes

Oof. I’m not sure which one I feel more badly for.

There’s a lot to digest here, but what are your thoughts on this whole matter? Could either girl benefit from coming out to the school about their relationship or would such a thing end in disaster? Do we think Chanel’s fears concerning Maria are plausible, or is she overreacting? Is Maria being reasonable about Chanel's concerns or not? And any thoughts on Brett, just to cover everything?

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## Related Topics

* Maria/Rain
* Maria/Chanel
* Brett/Chanel
* Homophobia