I can’t believe this is up to page 7 already. Seriously. Time flies when you’re having fun.
Oh, we’re having fun, right? I know I am, anyway!
ANYwho, the first thing anyone’s going to notice about this page is all of the random uncolored students in the background. This was initially done on purpose so I could have random folks in the background without making unimportant people stand out too much. I ultimately dropped this idea when I decided to make all of the other students potentially useable characters, so this is actually the only page that does this. I meant to go back and fix the coloring, but got sidetracked with my eagerness to move on with the story beyond here.
So, I’m just gonna go with the excuse that it’s symbolic; Rain is trying to pretend they’re not there to make herself less self-conscious. So rather than seeing classmates normally, she sees these almost transparent people. “They’re not real; they can’t be. No need to be self-conscious.” But then she enters her classroom to find two classmates (and important characters as of next Monday) in color, as her mantra starts to wear off and she begins worrying just how difficult the coming year is going to be for.
That’s not bad actually, for having just made that up now. I’m kinda proud of that. Clever symbolism as an excuse for laziness - boo ya.
I can get behind your excuse. I know when I go into a mall or something, I tend to want to ignore everyone around me, to not look for the stares and glares.
It's a bad habit, that I need to break, as it can also be dangerous. I don't pass, at least... I'm fairly certain I don't. So I need to know who hates me, so they don't kill me.
Oh gosh. It's hard enough for Rain having to go through all those first day nerves without also having to worry about somehow getting outed. I don't envy her a single bit here.
As a introvert, even during covid, it's impossible to go all school year without someone trying to talk to you. Most of my friends wanted to be my friends, and not me wanting to be friends with them. I always sit in the back corner of the classroom! I never raise my hand! I never talk unless talked to, and even then I tend to not talk! I always did group projects by myself instead of working with other students, where the process could be sped up! And yet there are people out there who want to be my friend. And it's never those, "oh I'm your friend (and not a bully)" kind of people, it's always those I'm a real friend, not a fake one. That just shows you how hard it is to Not make friends, let alone talk to other students.
It's a bad habit, that I need to break, as it can also be dangerous. I don't pass, at least... I'm fairly certain I don't. So I need to know who hates me, so they don't kill me.