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121:Oblivious

## Author Notes

Neither Rain nor Kylie have very good “transceivers”, apparently. But then, it’s already been established that neither one of them has ever known anyone else like them, so I guess that’s to be expected.

Then we have Fara who is obviously fully aware of both parties’ true identities. I’m sure she’d like to spell it out for them; I mean, it might make things easier for both of them if they knew someone else in a similar position to confide in. Fara is, however, much too amused by the way they each overlook the other’s gaping holes because they’re too busy trying to cover up their own secret.

Really, it IS kind of freaking adorable. I just wanna pinch both their cheeks. XD

Final note: Holy crap, a background. I’m never going to hear the end of this…

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## Related Topics

* Emily's Halloween party
* Rain's lack of a transceiver
* Ky's lack of a transceiver
* Ky's gender
39:Slight Overreaction

## Author Notes

Flashbacks are in black and white. I established that back on page 1, remember? Rudy’s wristband however transcends monochrome. ^\_^

I realize this a tricky sort of scene and something that may hit home pretty hard for some of my readers. My goal going into this page was to come up with both an absurdly over-the-top reaction (the father) and a painfully real reaction (the mother) and use both in the same context. I hoped I could portray this without detracting from the tongue-in-cheek humor of the one comment and the shudder-inducing gravity of the other. Did I succeed?

And for those of you wondering where the explanation for Gavin and Maria is: keep your pants on, I’m getting to it. The actual reason is fairly simple, but it does require a little setup. You’ll know the answer next week. I promise. ^\_^

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* coming out
* Homophobia
* The Strongwells
25:Awkward

## Author Notes

This may actually be one of my favorite joke pages to date, and one of the few that date back many years to the original version of the story. Rain’s neuroticism knows no bounds.

I can only wonder what’s going through Gavin’s mind right now...

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* Girl Talk
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15:It's a Small World After All

## Synopsis

Gavin asks Rain if she knows a 'Ryan Flaherty', since Ryan was Gavin's childhood best friend.
What Gavin doesn't know is that 'Ryan' is, in fact, Rain. Rain was born male, and 'Ryan' was her birth name.
Rain is freaked out abut this, since she fears Gavin could find out about her past and out her to the school. So, she asks to be excused and runs away.
Gavin and Maria are confused as to what just happened. Maria finishes by reminding Gavin of  the bet that they made, and saying he owes her five dollars.

## Author Notes

Gavin and Maria, once again so close to the truth, and yet so far. Rain’s compelling response to Gavin’s question (ie. - running the hell away) has helped to keep her secret safe for the time being, but was that really the best move?

 I have to be honest. I’m not crazy about this page. Looking back, I think I could’ve probably condensed this page and the last page into one to make things move along a little quicker. But then I’d have had less time to establish foreshadowing for Maria in the last page, and Rain’s fear of discovery on this page. Okay, so maybe condensing isn’t quite what I’m looking for, but I still feel like I could have done better with these two pages.

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* Bets
* Rain's past
156:Adaptation

## Author Notes

We slow things down for a moment to catch up with Fara and her date, Colin. It’s worth noting that when I was scripting this, I had about four or five different possible occupations for Colin. The one I went along with is probably the most unusual one, but hey, it works.

There are LOTS of references here. The “pretty major projects” he mentions are all spoofs on real titles. I had a bunch more, but these were the ones I liked the sound of best. Furthermore, Colin’s job itself is a little more subtle of a reference. CFX Video is a shout out to an older anime distributor from the late 90s to early 2000 called ADV Films (the name comes from moving every letter forward twice). I will be amazed if anyone caught that one before I mentioned it though.

But thumbs up and a pat on the back if you did catch it on your own.

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123:Uncle

## Author Notes

This is kind of a tangential gag page. It’s mostly here to set up the next few pages, but truthfully, it’s not crucial at all. In fact, I REALLY considered cutting it out completely for a while, because I felt like the joke didn’t work as well on paper as it did in my head (or in real life, incidentally)…

…except I admit that I didn’t want to pass up on this rare opportunity to use Holly and/or Randy. XD

Er-hem. So, uh… take this page how you will.

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132:Try It On

## Author Notes

And the chapter closes with the revelation of Rain’s costume (be honest, did you figure it out?).

The chapter also closes with a brief, cryptic monologue from Maria.

Finally, this chapter ALSO closes with the most screen time Puddle’s had in this comic so far.

And with that, see you next time!

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359:Dysphoria

## Author Notes

I want to apologize for the long string of mopey pages these past few updates. I know some of this is potentially a little bit triggering for my trans readers. But bear with me. The next page comes with a little more fun. Actual fun.

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384:Speech

## Author Notes

Whoops. Looks like Rain started something. XD

Oh, and Rudy… Even when you’ve just made a fairly heartfelt speech, you’re still you in the end. Seriously, though. I never really liked those kinds of jokes, but this page cracks me the hell up. XD

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398:Dichotomy

## Author Notes

Quite the diverse set of reactions. And once again, with poor Rudy always being made out to be the villain. Going to school with closed-minded homophobes and dimwits allows this kind of thing unfortunately. Perhaps it IS better Rain doesn’t come out.

That said, is there ever really a GOOD time to come out?

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152:Silent Treatment

## Author Notes

I admit, I’d be ticked if I was Kylie too. Though I imagine Gavin and Rudy probably WANT to tell him. But how?

Besides, Rudy’s falling more and more in the doghouse with Rain lately, and doesn’t need to top it off with outing her (again, if you count Chapter 1). And Gavin spent the first four chapters trying to get OUT of the doghouse; surely, he doesn’t need to screw it up again now.

If you were in their position, how would you respond? Is there a right way to approach this that would appease Kylie and NOT devastate Rain?

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412:Staring

## Author Notes

I love moments likes these. Few things make me feel better. ^\_^

Anyway, just because I’ve mentioned it a couple times to a few individual people, this other character is Carmen. If you’ve been following me since at least early July or done a full run of everything in my gallery, you may have seen her before.
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Yes, Carmen is the main character of another future story (because I LOVE intertwining stories with little references and connections). How significant the meeting of these two protagonists is remains to be seen, but it was fun for me to include. Perhaps, Rain will have to make a cameo in *Magical* at some point when the time comes too. ^\_^

## Transcript

Rain and Carmen sit sliently looking away from each other.

Carmen is joyous.

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281:Foot

## Author Notes

And all of the friends are gathered together again. Albeit, within a mess of convoluted emotions and revelations.

Seeing them all together like this – despite the circumstances – makes me realize I just really love this crew. One of these days, I think I should make a really “plot-light” chapter (with no major drama or big revelations) of just these six hanging out all together. Especially since there’s not really any more secrets between them now.

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180:Zombies

## Author Notes

When you’re the source of gossip, everyone IS like a zombie. Except, instead of wanting to eat your brains, they just want to dig through it for the juicy tidbits they don’t know yet. Funny; that actually makes it sound more symbolic and relevant than I meant it to be.

The “guy gossip” that Rudy faces isn’t much better than the girl gossip that Rain faced in the last update. It’s just dirtier (and even then, I wrote it kind of tame). I wanted to include an additional bit of dialogue about “bases” too, but I left it out because I don’t know if high school boys still follow those rules or if that was just one of the dumb things of my generation.

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314:Insufferable

## Author Notes

Although there have been a lot of scenes in Rain’s home these past few chapters, her lovable pet rabbit, Puddle, has been absent much of the time. Probably left playing or snoozing in her room while Rain was trying to contend with Aiken. I guess since I disrupt typical webcomic convention by just having her pet be a **totally normal animal**, and not a flying, wise-cracking, magic-using familiar of some sort, it becomes a bit harder to use Puddle as a “character”. I decided when starting this chapter that I was going to make a very sociable bunny that likes people, and have Rain bring him out to party with them. Why? ‘Cause he’s cute. Don’t even try to resist his charm. XD

Fara talks a bit about the other parent characters here too. We all know Maria and Rudy’s folks are behind the times by about 50-60 years, but uh… “homosex”? Like much of the humor involving their parents, it’s meant to be funny, but there’s this nagging feeling of “Are these people effing serious?” This is not a researched thing, for the record. I don’t know if anyone actually says that, but “homosex” (as in, sex as acted upon by two homosexuals, of course), sounds like the kind of inane thing that might come out of a homophobe’s mouth.

The final panel is actually a reference to something that happened WAY back in Chapter 4. Really, Gavin meant it as a little white lie to get his mom off of his case, but he never thought that was going to get back to Fara. Lucky for him, she’s such a good sport.

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Choco Island

**Choco Island** is the most common course in the Minecraft Kart series, appearing in every installment except for Minecraft Kart DS. It is the largest area in the first installment, having six courses, while the others have between one and four. The island is made of chocolate. There is a similar island in Super Minecraft World, that is the sixth world in that game. It is a retro course in Minecraft Kart 64, Minecraft Kart: Super Circuit, Minecraft Kart: Double Dash, Minecraft Kart Wii, Minecraft Kart 7 and Minecraft Kart 8. It is nighttime in this course because Skeleton and Zombie will burn in daylight. The same thing applies for the rest of the courses.
174:Drew

## Author Notes

Drew and Kylie briefly hung out at the party, after all - 159:Male Bonding

And that meeting (perhaps combined with the “Ruby slip-up”) has caused Drew to really begin questioning his sexuality. There IS however a distinct double meaning on this page. If you can’t see it, just think about the wording really hard. ^\_^

I guess I should probably mention Rob’s part in all this too with his demonstration of the agonizingly absurd nature of homophobia. Interesting fact: The average homophobe is hesitant to interact with gay people of the same sex because they’re afraid that they’ll be hit on, or kissed, or… more. Up to and including situations like this where the potentially gay person is actually expressing interest in some OTHER person. Or if the homophobe in question is not even appealing to the OPPOSITE sex. Just sayin’.

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272:Easy

## Author Notes

Sometimes things are rough. Sometimes they’re just… not. Really. It happens.

Few notes: the clothing store “Eternal 18” is a play on “Forever 21”. To be perfectly forward about this, I’m not pleased with the parody this time around. Unfortunately, most clothing stores are just a person’s name, making it very difficult to come up with a clear parody.

Also, I prove once again that I’m not above a shameless cameo once in a while. The texting clerk is actually Carlie Hunter, one of the main characters from a more recent story concept known as *Impure* (the prologue of which should be posted on my DeviantArt account soon). I’d considered using pretty much any of the main female cast from that story here, but I stuck with Carlie since she’s actually IN the prologue.

If you’re interested in *Impure* (just know that it’s VERY different than *Rain*), you can learn more here - HTTP://JOCELYNCD.DEVIANTART.COM/GALLERY/35259243

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260:Boring

## Author Notes

We close the chapter with Maria and Chanel, neither of whom having done much lately. For Chanel, that’s probably not too surprising, but for Maria to have been out of the picture for so long felt odd even to me. She has a pretty heavy reason for not wanting to get involved with the current drama (mentioned earlier in this chapter), but based on panel four, it would be hard to call that the ONLY reason. I mean, their relationship still isn’t outwardly stated, but this is (according to my memory without looking), the third time we’ve seen Maria and Chanel hold hands. And this time, quite publicly.

What can I say? I felt this chapter needed a delightfully cute ending. ^\_^

And yes, they just came out of the movies. The poster next to the door is for “The Brownie: An Impulsive Odyssey”, displaying what they saw. And before you strain your eyes, the words on the top read, “From the director of the ‘Earl of the Bangles’ trilogy”. I tried my very hardest to make it look like the poster for The Hobbit without looking… like it. Because, like any of the parodies I include in this comic, it’s basically the same exact thing, but not.

See you next chapter!

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263:Good News

## Author Notes

For the record, since Rain and Colin have never met, he would only know her as “Rain”. After all, what reason would Fara have to mention this to him? Unlike the current Rain/Aiken dilemma going on, Fara’s not really hiding anything. Colin literally doesn’t need to know. And under normal circumstances, he probably never would. But on Christmas, Aiken will still be there.

In other words, within the next couple days in the story, either Aiken is going to HAVE to find out the truth about Rain, or Colin is. Or both. Ideally before Christmas. Otherwise, this is going to a huge mess (as if it wasn’t already).

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381:Incorrectness

## Author Notes

If you are virtually ANY category of non-hetero and/or non-cis, and not had Rain’s inner monologue (or something very similar) at some point in your life, consider yourself fortunate. I’m serious. Today, I’m very proud and open about who I am, but I think Rain’s monologue is actually quite toned down from the self-loathing I used to put myself through when I was about her age. It’s weird to think back on now…

On a lighter note, this page was almost called “Rainbow Sprinkles”. I worried it might be inappropriate for the *mostly* serious nature of this particular page though.

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240:Talk

## Author Notes

Man, I had trouble naming this page… ^^;

The talk comes from the varying opinions the cast makes about Rain’s current predicament. The irony is that everyone seems to have something to say except for the character most affected.

Luckily(?), she’s saved when the topic gets derailed and becomes about her mother. I’m not going to say Rain is “over it” (I don’t think you really get over something like that if it happens when you’re very young), but it’s safe to say it’s not exactly something that she dwells on anymore. Still, I could imagine it not really being her favorite topic all the same.

I can just hear Rain saying, “Ahem. On that note, who’s still up for some Fabio Cart? Anyone? Please? PLEASE!”

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24:Reputation

## Author Notes

I think it’s abundantly clear by now that I like lots of dialogue, but this page has been toned down rather graciously. Originally, I had an entire dialogue in place with Maria telling some funny story, that random boy trying to ask Rain out, and of course, Rain herself just being neurotic. Then a few pages later, I reread this page and thought it sounded AWFUL. So bad in fact, that I just deleted all of the dialogue. With no dialogue bubbles, the “silent” page kinda spoke to. Then the better idea of having Rain narrate over the scene while this short montage of events occurs came to me. And that worked ever so much better.

Pay no mind to the random guy. He really is just that: a random guy. After the death glare Maria gave to him, I wouldn’t blame him he ran right out of this comic altogether. And we may never see him again… ^\_^

Or will we…?

Nah. I didn’t care much for his design, so probably not…

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## Related Topic

* Transgender
* Maria
372:Overdoing It

## Author Notes

I may have said this the last time we saw it, but I just say that Rain’s dress is based on a real one (it isn’t exact, mind you. The hip flair is my own personal touch). I don’t own it, and really have no practical use for it, but god do I want it.

Also, I don’t normally give Rain headbands. That’s kind of Maria’s shtick. And yet, when I was trying to decide on what Rain would wear on this date, the thought of giving her one WOULD NOT LEAVE ME ALONE. I’m glad I gave in though. She is freaking adorable in this chapter.

As for the running gag with Jessica’s name, I’m just having fun at this point. ;P Seriously though, what do you guys think? Is Fara really having that much trouble remembering her name, or is she just teasing by this point?

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181:Spiteful

## Author Notes

Yup. Holly and Devon. Having them chat at the Halloween party was a pretty spur-of-the-moment decision more so to include two side characters who didn’t really do much overall during that chapter. But I dunno, when I saw them standing next to each other, I felt like it just worked. So, I hooked them up. Why not? It felt right. And what can I say? I’ve been enjoying developing the secondary characters.

But also, more importantly, Emily dumps Chase. After the Halloween party fiasco, largely caused by Chase, it shouldn’t be too surprising. Really, he’s lucky she didn’t report him to the police.

And as much as I feel bad for Emily (it sucks not being in a relationship when it seems like everyone else is doing so well), I admit I’ve been in Debbie’s shoes too (hating your friend’s partner so much you get satisfaction out of them breaking up).

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136:Not a Word

## Author Notes

The night just got awkward and they're not even at the party yet... hoo boy...

A friendly word of advice to any cisgendered people who have transgendered friends: if you ever - for whatever reason - plan on crossdressing publicly with them around, please make sure you clear it with them beforehand. While some transsexuals might be totally fine with it, others may be deeply offended. It’s wise to just make sure you know where your friends stand.

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2: Prologue 2

## Synopsis

Liriel Flaherty tells Ryan that he can't be a mommy; he says he'll be a girl, too.

## Author's Note

*Poor, little Ryan. :hug:*

*Let it be said, that I’ve read MANY webcomics in my time. And I have at least a dozen times seen a point in which the author attempts to put some serious moments into their otherwise “joke of the day” comic for the purpose of directing the story. There are always a few understanding people who want to see where the author will take this direction (like me). But I’ve noticed some people actually get bent out of shape over it too “because it’s not what they’re reading the comic for”.*

*So, let me get this out of the way right now: Rain IS a comedy, but it’s also a drama. Just as in life, sometimes there won’t always be a punchline. (And then, sometimes the joke is in the middle of the page rather than the bottom. I like to spice it up, you see.)*

*Oh, and I'm not sure if this is obvious or not, so I'd like to add that the woman is "Ryan's" mother. The other kids are older siblings.*

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## Related topics

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* Transgender
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149:Chase

## Author Notes

Hurray for twofers. The first page could’ve probably stood alone just fine, but I wanted that last part in there. The script I pre-wrote seemed to think I could contain this whole thing in one page (silly me). But stubbornness wins in the end as I force it all into one update… regardless of how time constrained I’ve been lately.

There’s a LOT to comment on in these two pages (up to and including that we learn quite a bit about Chase), but let’s focus on the most important thing… the possible previous meeting of Rain and Chase.

I’m sure we’ve all been in both situations, actually. One: you know you met someone before but can’t quite place where. Two: they recognize you, but you don’t know them. Both can be crappy situations. The latter can be especially crappy hoever if you’ve only recently begun presenting yourself publicly with a different identity.

Today I thought I’d wrap my blurb a little differently by summing up the chapter so far. I think if anyone’s confused, this might help clarify the end of the second page: Kylie knows something’s up. Chase might know something’s up. Rudy’s a danger to her passability. Emily fudging hates her for completely unrelated reasons. And Maria’s nowhere to be found (and Gavin’s mingling, I guess). All this in a crowded party that she will require a ride from Kylie’s closed-minded sister to get away from (with, no doubt, a questioning Kylie in the car with her). In other words, Rain’s life sucks right now.

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142:Cutie

## Author Notes

Meanwhile, inside…

Somehow this didn’t translate from my script to the page as well as I meant it to. In the third panel, Rob suggests that Drew could be hooked up with Rudy. This actually has nothing to do with Rudy being dressed as a girl, because they really haven’t gotten a good look at him yet (obviously, otherwise Drew probably would not be doing what he’s about to do). However, rereading this page a few times, I wonder if that fact is not as clear as it should be. Whoops.

Highlight of the page: Still, I could just go back and forth between panels 3 and 4 over and over and over again.

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326:Naïveté

## Author Notes

I love Rain’s obliviousness about this sort of thing. She really is JUST like me in that regard. And then Rudy is such a troll. In the end, poor Gavin. He really should have said "dare". If she's anything like me there, it'd be a lame/easy task. XD

For those of you who do not remember Holly: 123:Uncle
And it has been confirmed that she’s in a relationship since pretty close to the same time Rain and Rudy got together: 181:Spiteful

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316:This Blows

## Author Notes

(Dirtiest joke yet, I think...) XD

Yet another long forgotten fact that hasn’t been mentioned in since it was first brought up (in this case, nearly 300 pages ago). Rain has asthma. Of course, we haven’t really seen her HAVE to contend with it. This particular situation is likely not inhaler-worthy, but it’s enough to send her into a coughing fit.

The wording for this page was murder. I knew what I wanted Rudy to say in the fourth panel, but I had trouble finding that perfect balance of “believably innocent statement” plus “awkward double-meaning a group of teenagers will LUNGE on”. Frankly, I’m still iffy on it. At the same time, this is basically how I remember my high school days. You couldn’t say innocent words like “blow” or “swallow” or “beaver” even in the most clean of contexts without laughter erupting around you. It’s one of those things I REALLY don’t miss about being a teenager.

Oh, any guesses to our door visitor?

## Transcript

And when no one suggested anything...

Knock
Knock

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162:Truth Serum

## Author Notes

Although I’ve never personally seen it in action; I’ve heard many a tale of people who can’t keep their mouths shut while intoxicated. You have to wonder why people with that problem continue to drink. Well, I do, anyway. But when you get someone who is already a gossip-loving loudmouth like Rudy drunk... \*shudder\*

I should point out that I’m aware of how grounded and in control Gavin is compared to Rudy (if I don’t say it, someone is bound to point it out). I figure he’s kinda nursing it though, especially after the discussion on the last page. At this rate, he may not even finish the bottle before the party’s over.

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397:Much Better

## Author Notes

Sorry guys, this one’s rough.

On the plus side, the next chapter is going to be *mostly* very light-hearted. It kinda needs it at this point. However, there will be a hiatus of exactly the same amount of time it is until the next update (that means no hiatus, by the way; next update this Friday). ^\_^

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309:Not Like This

## Author Notes

If I may be honest, I feel like I did something wrong with the last page. I was a little troubled by how many people cheered on Aiken’s getting hit and told off. It wasn’t really a “victory” as a lot of people seemed to see it. Don’t get me wrong, telling someone off because they don’t accept you IS wholly necessary sometimes (I can’t argue that), but I would never consider it a good thing. I’ve lost friends like this in the past, and as upset as I am that they wouldn’t just accept me for who I am, I still have rather fond memories of these people, and I miss them sometimes.

No, the good thing – the true victory – would be having people accept you for you. Fara didn’t slap Aiken and throw him out to “show him who’s boss”. She wanted to get his attention (and it did, based on the fact that he clearly didn’t fight back). She wanted him to see how serious this whole thing is. It’s a wakeup call. Sometimes we need to hear the last thing we want to hear. It can help put things into perspective. The fact is, Aiken’s probably not actually a bigot… he just doesn’t understand and he’s had a lot of bad experiences regarding the subject. It doesn’t excuse him, but it’s important that his distinction be recognized, I think. And while it’s hard to say if he ever will change his tune or not, Fara felt she had to try… in her own way. Maybe it wasn’t the BEST course of action, but I think it’s safe to say everyone’s a little emotional and perhaps even irrational.

Even on this page, we can plainly see that even with Aiken gone, there is no celebration for anyone here.

The chapter has technically concluded, but there will be one more page on Friday before we jump into the next chapter (right away on Monday; no hiatus). There’s a loose end that’s not been addressed yet…

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431:Show the World

## Author Notes

Wait. Maria said that? When? Where!?

So, what’s Emily up to here? Is she just trying to help? Or is she making trouble?

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128:Limitations

## Synopsis

Maria takes Rain to the bathroom for some privacy to start asking Rain questions about her limitations for her costume.

## Author Notes

And now at least half of the reader demographic is likely eager to know the answers to these questions as well. Although none of these will be answered directly, I can safely assure you’ll probably know all of these answers… soon.

Not sure what else to say about this one. So, enjoy!

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294:Fan

## Author Notes

Fun fact: This is a two page update for absolutely no reason. But the two pages here do not particularly mesh that well together, so this seems a rather odd choice, but in seeking the opportunity to have every scene go from the start of the week to the end of the week, with no waiting through the weekend, I had to join some pages together. In the end, you should just think of it as a freebie. ^\_^

Another fun fact: Fans of Transformers (you know, “More than meets the eye”) are actually called “Trans fans”. There’s no end to the amusement this brings me. I’ve been waiting to make this joke in canon FOREVER. Happy to finally get it out there.

Lame fact: To this day, I still have no idea what to call “Rain” fans. Any thoughts?

[EDIT] Dialogue altered a little. It's now "Transchangers" instead of "Transmorphers", because apparently that was taken.

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419:Maternity

## Author Notes

It may have taken a few days, but Emily’s words from the previous chapter appear to have finally clicked with Fara.

Brother Arthur meanwhile hasn’t got the slightest clue what’s going on. XD

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411:Waiting Room

## Author Notes

Actually, the waiting room at the place where I go is pretty much always barren. I don’t know if seeing it like this is common anywhere else. I mostly just wanted to establish that Rain is with like folk here.

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283:Selfish

## Author Notes

Not originally meant to be a two-pager, I actually joined these pages together figuring the first one to be kinda too much of a downer to post on Christmas Eve. I know a lot of readers get emotionally invested, and I’d feel horrible if I ruined someone’s holiday. The second page isn’t much cheerier, but at least we get to see the resolution of Aunt Fara telling Aiken what for.

So, um… yeah…

Happy holidays? ^\_^;

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117:Long Hair

## Author Notes

Upon finishing this page and rereading it, I noticed I packed a LOT of information into this one page. So much so, I probably could have drawn it out into two or maybe even three pages. Whether it be laziness or stubbornness though, I don’t know; but it didn’t end up happening. It’s still just one page. ^\_^

First off, despite the occasional parody reference to real life products and franchises (like Porter’s Books, Funtendo or FaceSpace), there are in fact three wholly original products in the Rain universe. Namely, these are “Black Wings Kaminari”, “Mad GigaKaizer X”, and now lastly, “Halloween Princess Pandora”.

Whereas Kaminari is supposed to be something of a cult hit manga, and Mad GigaKaizer is supposed to be a classic old giant robot anime, Pandora is meant to be a bit more of a modern and mainstream title with both an anime and a manga adaptation. The idea is that it’s extremely well-known and can even be seen on TV outside of Japan, but TRUE fans buy the DVD (or pirate it online) to get the uncut version. Anyway, the concept of the story is that it’s a “dark magical girl” story; like an unholy lovechild between Sailor Moon and Hellsing (which probably really WOULD be quite popular).

You might not remember (or perhaps didn’t even notice), but you’ve seen Pandora before back on page 43.

And uh… Maria used to have long hair, I guess? Presumably very long, judging by Pandora’s pigtails. That is, incidentally, supposed to be a picture of the character, Pandora, however… not of Maria dressed as Pandora. In this case, anyway. ^\_^

Final note: I have a hard time NOT smiling at the second panel. It may be one of my new favorites.

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* Kaminari
* Rain's hair
* Maria's hair
* Halloween Princess Pandora
* Rudy's black eye
274:Sisters

## Author Notes

And here we learn a little bit about Chase and… Kellen? Oh, my.

Although at least we can finally see the connection; why Rain seemed so familiar to Chase, but she didn’t know him. Although, believe it or not, part of the revelation here was subtly hinted at an even longer time ago (simply refer to Page 109 - Those Left Behind).

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* Aiken's sisters
* Aiken's younger sister
* Aiken/Jessica
* Chase/Kellen
* Chase/Ryan (jokely)
354:Ten Bucks

## Author Notes

Anyway, Maria and Gavin making bets with each other was a piece of their dynamic that was kind of abandoned from lack of necessity so far. No lie; the last time they do this is the first page they appear on! I kinda wanted it to be a running thing (to address their constantly differing opinions on almost everything in a semi-amusing way), but I just haven’t needed it. That said, if it’s still only been these two times, than I’ve used every chance I could so far.

That said, is this proof enough that Gavin wins? Or is Maria right and this could this be a case of Drew making excuses to jump back into the closet where it’s safe? Sure, they’re both sticking their noses where they don’t belong, but aren’t we all just a little curious?

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332:Whipped

## Author Notes

I like this page a lot. It’s such a simple page that seems to resolve a major chapter-long conflict almost too easily. But I just really like this page. I dunno. I think it’s the way that Maria’s loyalty to her new girlfriend supersedes her need to quarrel with her sworn enemy. She may be an aggressive, self-righteous bitch sometimes, but Maria’s heart really IS in the right place.

And I think we owe Chanel our thanks for reminding us of this.

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363:Butter

## Author Notes

Somewhat goofy page, but with character development for good measure.

Pfft. I have absolutely no idea what to say about this page. Share your thoughts, and maybe it’ll jumpstart my brain a bit.

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## Related Topics

* Gavin/Ana
* Gavin/Maria
* Gavin/Holly
* Gavin/Ky
* Gavin/Rain
220:Made Up

## Author Notes

Wow. This page even frustrates me, and I wrote it. -\_-

Poor Gavin is trying so hard to explain as much as he can without betraying his friends. But it’s so hard to work around the closed-minded even without the handicap. Sad to say, he probably never had a prayer…

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193:Mathematics

## Author Notes

Interesting fact: while this statistic MAY have been true at one time, upon further research, I’ve found it might actually not have much bearing anymore. Regardless of the percentages changing, the statistic itself seems to somehow remain widely accepted due to unfortunate stereotypes.

All the same, Rain interpreting this as validating herself as a woman is kind of funny though. I mean, it’s a horrible way of looking at things on her part, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t also proud of sucking at math in my high school days for the exact same reason.

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238:Delighted

## Author Notes

First off, hey, a Monday post! Woo-hoo! XD

Anyway, this starts up pretty much exactly where the previous chapter ended. It’s literally no more than ten minutes later, as Fara has talked on the phone for at least a little while, and Rain and her buddies have moved on to Fabio Cart.

Then we get to the last two panels and… well, how do you feel about this? Let’s say you’re one of Rain’s friends; just a fly on the wall for this scene. Does it bother you that Rain isn’t willing to offer shelter to her own brother, or is it sense-making given the situation? On the other hand, is it wrong for Fara to go ahead and invite Aiken anyway despite Rain’s wishes, or is she really being the better person here?

First page of the chapter, and we already get a potential zinger of a debate. I already love this chapter. ^\_^

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365:Reactions

## Author Notes

Not gonna lie. I’ve been nervous about posting this page. Pretty much everything from here to the end of the chapter went through SO MANY rewrites. There was a lot of me debating how forward I wanted to be with the subject, or if I wanted to keep dancing around the issue. Arguably, I did a bit of both here (since Rain is clearly fighting with her feelings here, and Chanel can only speculate). But this is still a pretty huge development. I mean, I’ve been writing this comic for over two and a half years, and we’re finally getting at least a little perspective on the main character’s orientation (which is, as always, never simple).

Thoughts and comments?

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243:Intense

## Author Notes

Yeah, I know. I’m a big jerk. This TOTALLY could’ve been a two-page update, so that it could be clearly established how Rain is presenting. But I decided, “nah, the suspense will be fun.” Best of all, there’s a lot of little hints in the last few panels that can point to it going either direction. I’d love to hear your predictions.

I will tell you though that this was meant to be a twofer. Meaning, you WILL learn the truth next time.

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1: Prologue 1

## Synopsis

Liriel Flaherty asks her kids - Aiken, Kellen and Ryan - what they'd like to be when they grow up. A future lawyer, doctor and mommy are in the Flaherty household.

## Author's Note

*Nearly a year and a half after first announcing that I wanted to post "Rain" in webcomic form, I at long last give you… the first page! Da-da-daaaaa! ^\_^*

*For those of you only discovering this right now, "Rain" is a slice-of-life/comedy/drama that follows the life of a teenage male-to-female transsexual named Rain (coincidentally!) attempting to go through her senior year in high school identified only as a woman. It's intended to be a comedy, but it will also touch on some heavy subjects including acceptance from family and piers[sic], blind hatred, and many of the other difficulties faced by members of the GLBT community. I write a lot of stories to put it bluntly, but "Rain" in particular holds a special place in my heart, perhaps due to its semi-autobiographical nature.*

*So, this is the first of hopefully very many. I hope it’ll be a long run that everyone will appreciate. ^\_^*

*(It should be noted that the majority of the comic is in color. I plan to use black and white for flashbacks though.)*

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* Transgender
* Transsexual
130:Out of Hand

## Author Notes

While Kylie’s stance on gender still isn’t 100% clear to us, today’s update shows that he’s on a quite different page from Rain. Whereas Rain probably would’ve kept her secret forever if she could, Kylie sees sharing the secret as being a load off his mind; as he is, he feels like he’s lying to his new friends. He never realized he passes so well. And while he likes that he does, regrettably, he seems ashamed of it too.

But… no matter how conflicted he is, it’s bloody hard to come out to people! Especially when your four new friends are all such completely well-adjusted people without gender or sexuality issues… or so Kylie thinks.

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112:The Invitation

## Author Notes

Not much to this page except for the invitation. I originally planned to include more banter between the girls, but there wasn’t a lot of room left and I didn’t want to block any part of the invitation (several parts are pretty important).

I’m pretty proud of my little haunted house image on the invitation flyer. Yeah, it still sucks and lacks any kind of reasonable, usable architecture, but I think for me (who can’t draw stuff like that), it came out pretty well. Besides, if you don’t like it, blame Emily; it’s supposed to be like SHE drew it anyway.

## Transcript

HALLOWEEN PARTY

HOSTED BY SENIOR VALEDICTORIAN, EMILY CASTON

* HUGE HOUSE FOR PARTYING
* REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE
* COOL MUSIC
* ENTIRE ST. HALLVARD STUDENT BODY IS INVITED
* MUST WEAR A COSTUME!!! \*

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* Seriously, wear a costume or you're not getting in

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423:Support

## Author Notes

Deep, heavy stuff. Besides the obvious topic of Emily’s pregnancy (and her decision concerning it), these pages introduce quite a few new things about her background as well.

I'm trying my damnedest to leave "pro-life vs pro-choice" arguments out of the story, but I did get a few comments on the matter with the previous page. So, while I’m afraid I may be opening Pandora’s Box here, I’m actually just very curious about the general consensus: Is Emily making a big mistake with this? Is this potentially a good thing for her? Is there a right or wrong answer at all? Similarly, do you think Fara is handling the situation well, by not being pushy and leaving things up to Emily? (I know this can be a heated topic, but please do try to keep it clean and respect the opinions of your fellow readers even if you disagree.)

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Emily is slient

Emily cries on Fara

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