Rain
Comic 784 - Old School
Author Notes:
Anyway, let's get back to the point. Allison is kind of interesting. Her name has been dropped a few times over the course of the comic, but apart from one random flashback, she's never actually been seen... unless you've read Volume 1's bonus chapter. And even then, this is the first time anyone is seeing her in present day. If you're fuzzy on who she actually is, that's okay. The only really important thing you need to know going into this is that Allison was childhood friends with "Ryan" and Gavin back in the day. Book buyers might have a little advance knowledge of one particular thing, but it's nothing too big and we'll all be on the same page before this chapter is over.
But let's hear your thoughts on the girl. Are there any immediate takeaways regarding what kind of person Allison is we can gather from her short presence in this scene? What "rough stuff" could she be going through? Could there be ulterior motives on either her or Gavin's part? And most of all, what IS Ruby doing?
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So Ana's in this chapter... Great! I love her. ~
You really can't tell if Allison "has been going through a lot" by just seeing her. In-universe, it's nice, if only Rain could do it, too... The readers, though, will have a hard time knowing what she has in mind.
Anyway, Allison seems lovely. If she doesn't mess with The Ship, I'll probably like her a lot. ~
By the way, I wonder if Rain really loved her, or actually loved Allison's femininity... If it's the later, then the Rainily ship is probably safe. ~
Well, it's pointless if Rain doesn't run into Allison. XD
I... Actually didn't know that "what the shit" was a thing.
Edit* Halloween Princess Pandora. First mentioned back in chapter 5 on page 126 titled "Long Hair"
This chapter is entitled "Love, Trust, & Respect". So far, Rudy has failed to show either of those latter two things, and only somebody as painfully immature as Rudy would think that Love can exist in any non-toxic form without the latter two. Personally, I seriously hope this chapter is going to include Rudy getting some sense [verbally] beaten into him :-/
I was pretty sure it was going to be her as of the title page for this chapter, even though the hair color threw me off.
But now suddenly most other things in this chapter feel irrelevant to the pressing question for me; how will Allison react to Rain?
I have no idea, and I'm waiting to be led through this series of events. I can only hope time hasn't built too strong of a wall between her and Rain... and they didn't leave off on a particularly good note... So many mysteries to unravel here!
Also lulu sent me new copies of the books and everything is as it should be :) the customer service was really helpful.
This is an interesting panel and I honestly didn't quite understand what was going on until the comments revitalized my memory. I never thought we'd see Allison in present day, only in flashbacks. I want to know what happens so bad!
Also I agree, Rudy is an asshole.