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Avalon (Webcomic)

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Avalon is a webcomic hosted on Keenspot, written and drawn by Josh Phillips. It was launched in November 1999 and officially ended in February 2007.Sixteen-year-old Ceilidh ("Kay-Lee") MacFarlene moves with her family to the fictional town of Avalon, Ontario, Canada from Ottawa. There, she starts Grade 11 at Avalon High School and becomes friends with six of the students there.She first meets Joseph Page and his best friend Alan Gunderson, then Ryan Aberdeen "The Geek To End All Geeks," the bubbly Helène Richer who constantly chases Alan, Alison Montgomery, and Phoebe Bradley - who prefers to be called "Feeb" - with a constant dislike of men.This Slice of Life webcomic features their time together in and out of Avalon High School.Not to be confused with Meg Cabot's young-adult novel and manga series Avalon High or the Mamoru Oshii film of the same name.
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Cool Old Guy
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Cool Old Guy: Expect hilarity when you see Pol MacFarlane.
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Give Geeks a Chance
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Give Geeks a Chance: This trope works out a little differently here: Ryan has a crush on Phoebe, but she doesn't reciprocate. He then meets her older sister Deirdre by chance. After they have a talk about Phoebe, he attempts to talk to Phoebe again at Alison's New Year's Eve party. However, this once again fails and he eventually gives up. It isn't until some time later, also completely by chance, that an intimate relationship blossoms between him and Deirdre.
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Single Woman Seeks Good Man
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Single Woman Seeks Good Man: When Ceilidh's efforts to win over Iain remained fruitless, she turns her attentions to Joe. This trope also applies to Deirdre and Ryan.
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The Ghost
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The Ghost: Deirdre's ex-boyfriend, Patrick, who never even appeared in the flashbacks.
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The Glomp
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The Glomp: Helène has done this to Alan at least once.
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The Place
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The Place: Also a One-Word Title, being named for the high school the characters go to.
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Pay Evil unto Evil
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Pay Evil unto Evil: Joe pushed Todd down a flight of stairs to "vent his frustrations" regarding his loss of Phoebe.
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She Cleans Up Nicely
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She Cleans Up Nicely: When Joe picks up Ceilidh for their movie date, he sees her in her sleeveless red dress. Joe is floored at the change. Previously in the comic, Joe commented to Ceilidh (wearing a black turtleneck and plaid skirt at the time) how rare it is for her to wear skirts aside from her uniform. Ceilidh mistakenly wears a more formal sleeveless red dress to Alison's New Year's party during Grade 11. When Ceilidh voices her misjudgment about this, Joe insinuates that this is not such a bad thing "in retrospect."
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Disappeared Dad
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Disappeared Dad: During Grade 9, Joe's father walked out on him and Hildegarde for a younger woman. Who he then walked out on for Melissa, his former sister-in-law and first love.
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Halloween Episode
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Halloween Episode: In Grades 12 and OAC, the main cast meet up at Hildegarde's Café in their costumes to go to a Halloween party. In OAC year, Phoebe wears the highland dancer costume that Ceilidh wore the previous Halloween.
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Sadist Teacher
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Sadist Teacher: Mr. Corner, the chemistry teacher.
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Secret Relationship
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Secret Relationship: Ryan and Deirdre keep their relationship on the down-low for a good portion of the comic. When they go public with it to their friends, everyone's surprised but they are ultimately happy for them.
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Better as Friends
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Better as Friends: At the beginning of their OAC year, Joe and Phoebe finally talk about what happened with Todd. Phoebe tells Joe that they would not have been right for each other as a couple; Joe agrees that they were better as friends. As a result, their friendship starts to mend.
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Tomboy and Girly Girl
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Tomboy and Girly Girl: Ceilidh and Alison in the first few months, when the latter was more innocent and Phoebe hadn't yet supplanted her as the former's primary Foil.
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Girlish Pigtails
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Girlish Pigtails: Noelle and Pascale.
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You Didn't Ask
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You Didn't Ask: Ceilidh finally learns the identity of her secret admirer at Hildegarde's Café — from Alison, who admitted to witnessing Alan leaving the necklace in her tent.
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Student Council President
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Student Council President: Joe ran for election in Grade 11. At the podium on the school stage he started reciting the "I Am Canadian" speech until he was interrupted by Alan.
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Lovable Alpha Bitch
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Lovable Alpha Bitch: Helène is the most popular girl in school, but really has no mean bone in her body.
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Mouthful of Pi
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Mouthful of Pi: The gang go to a Senators playoff game and bring something with them ...
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Please Dump Me
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Please Dump Me: Alan towards Helène. He is desperate to break things off with her due to how clingy she is but is afraid of hurting her feelings by being direct about it. Eventually, Joe tells it to her straight out, driving her to realize their relationship is unsalvageable.
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Dean Bitterman
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Dean Bitterman: Vice-Principal Harry Murdoch.
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Guest Strip
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Guest Strip: A lot of these came out on Sundays when the strip was running, with the occasional weeklong one.
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Official Couple
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Official Couple: Ryan and Deirdre are the only couple in the series who actually have a genuinely stable relationship.
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Character Development
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Character Development: Especially with the Drama Bombs used.
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I Don't Want to Ruin Our Friendship
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I Don't Want to Ruin Our Friendship: Joe feels this way towards Ceilidh.
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Beach Episode
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Beach Episode: Not a beach specifically, but the main cast goes camping at the lake.
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Ambiguous Gender
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Ambiguous Gender: During Erin's first week in the comic, readers initially were confused as to whether she was male or female. This was later put to rest in 3:87 - she's female. The ambiguity was an unintended result of her Boyish Short Hair.
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Love Dodecahedron
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Love Dodecahedron: There is a whole web of possible attractions between each cast member.
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Temporary Love Interest
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Temporary Love Interest: Ceilidh gets an unrequited crush on the Australian exchange student Iain upon their first meeting. Eventually, Iain moves back to Australia when the school year ends, and nothing happens between them.
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Girl Next Door
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Girl Next Door: Ceilidh is literally this to Joe after she moves to Avalon.
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Love Confession
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Love Confession: Ceilidh invites Joe to meet her at Tim Hortons, where she asks him to "go steady" with her. Also Phoebe towards Ceilidh during grad night, who beforehand gives Ceilidh her First Kiss.
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Little Miss Snarker
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Little Miss Snarker: Ceilidh, Phoebe, Alison.
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Filler Strips
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Filler Strips: A notable one is the little arc when it rains on Helene.
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We Used to Be Friends
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We Used to Be Friends: In Grade 9, Joe had feelings for Phoebe but did not act on them due to uncertainty if his feelings would be reciprocated. Phoebe started going out with Todd at the same time Alan started seeing Helène. As a result, Joe felt abandoned and his friendship with Phoebe was changed.
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Bookworm
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Bookworm: After Iain moves back to Australia, Alison took to reading advanced psychology textbooks, even during work.
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Flashback
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Flashback: One example of this is Ryan discussing Joe and Phoebe's history with Ceilidh.
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Mistaken for Gay
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Mistaken for Gay: Alan to Ceilidh, which results in her throwing a bowl of punch on him. However, this changes at the comic's end, when she enters a relationship with Phoebe.
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High School
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High School: Takes place in one from sophomore year up to graduation.
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Domestic Abuse
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Todd, Phoebe's OAC ex-boyfriend who abused and cruelly dumped Phoebe and then started spreading rumors about her in school that she was a lesbian. Joe retaliated against Todd by pushing him down the stairs.
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Delinquents
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Delinquents: In high school, Deirdre was rebellious and had a reputation for being a bully, but she's greatly mellowed out in the present day.
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Aliens in Cardiff
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Aliens in Cardiff: It's Walky! did a Crossover with Avalon in one of its storylines.
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The First Cut Is the Deepest
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The First Cut Is the Deepest: Phoebe was so distraught after her relationship with Todd that she now despises all men.
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I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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In the text ending, Ceilidh tells Joe that she was the one who talked Helène into tutoring Joe for final exams, admitting that "Helène would probably be better for [him] than [she] ever was."
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Cannot Spit It Out
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Cannot Spit It Out: Joe's indecisiveness kept him from confessing to Helène and Phoebe, not to mention inadvertently starting a relationship with Ceilidh.
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Necktie Leash
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Necktie Leash: Ceilidh does this to Joe while inviting him to her house. Nancy also does this to Alan but in a more threatening manner.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_6b2b3b59
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The Reveal
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The Reveal: A double whammy at the beginning of the second year. Ryan reveals that Joe, Alan and Phoebe used to be much closer back then before Alan began dating Helene and Phoebe began seeing a guy named Todd, who turned out to be an abusive Jerkass. After Todd cruelly broke up with Phoebe and spread rumors about her, he soon showed up at school wearing a neckbrace and casts. And how did that happen? Joe confesses to Ceilidh that he pushed Todd down the stairs. Remember the bearded guy trying to light up at Hildegarde's and driving Alison insane? He's Joe's father Jimmy Page! Officially his name on the cast page is James Page. This took Alison - and the readers - by total surprise. In retrospect, there is a Strong Family Resemblance between them. The beard throws you off. Phoebe reveals Deirdre's secret past to Ryan, namely Deirdre's pregnancy from her Jerkass ex-boyfriend Patrick back from her high school days. In the text ending, Ceilidh tells Joe that she was the one who talked Helène into tutoring Joe for final exams, admitting that "Helène would probably be better for [him] than [she] ever was."
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Meaningful Name
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Meaningful Name: There are a few: Ceilidh is a Gaelic name which means "an informal social gathering with folk music, singing, dancing, and storytelling." Deirdre is Irish, Gaelic, and possibly Celtic for "broken-hearted, sorrowful" and could also be translated as "fear" or "raging woman." Deirdre is also the name of one of the most famous women in Irish folklore, as a woman of great beauty with a tragic story; The Other Wiki describes it in detail. Ciaran is Gaelic for "little dark-haired one."
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Four-Fingered Hands
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Four-Fingered Hands: Everyone is drawn with four fingers on their hands instead of five. This is lampshaded by Alan when he holds both hands up to indicate he bought five raffle tickets.
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Aloof Big Brother
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Aloof Big Brother: Ciaran, Ceilidh's older brother. Ceilidh cannot abide his teasing.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_71fa50b5
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New Transfer Student
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New Transfer Student: Iain, who transferred from Australia as a foreign exchange student during Grade 12. Ceilidh was one as well at the beginning of the webcomic.
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In-Series Nickname
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In-Series Nickname: "Feeb/Feebs" for Phoebe.
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Played for Laughs
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Comic 1:78 has Ceilidh denying this again to Alison; in 1:79 Alison makes another insinuation which is Played for Laughs:
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Does Not Like Men
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Does Not Like Men: Phoebe, which brings her sexuality into question for Ceilidh.
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Brave Scot
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Brave Scot: Ceilidh, when she stopped Nancy's attacks on Joe in school after hours.
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Curse Cut Short
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Curse Cut Short: Comic 1:141 does this.
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She Is Not My Girlfriend
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She Is Not My Girlfriend: Comic 1:64 was the first instance where the possibility of Ceilidh liking Joe was brought up: Comic 1:78 has Ceilidh denying this again to Alison; in 1:79 Alison makes another insinuation which is Played for Laughs:
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From Bad to Worse
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From Bad to Worse: Some time after Patrick found out about Deirdre's pregnancy and cowardly ran away, she had a miscarriage.
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech: At his goodbye party, Iain delivers one to Alison, calling her an arrogant jerkass who tries to act like she's better than everyone yet is actually living a sad existence because she doesn't let herself have fun or enjoy anything.
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Slice of Life
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Slice of Life: A fairly realistic teen Dramedy at that.
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Dramatic Drop
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Dramatic Drop: Ceilidh drops the necklace when Alan calls her a lesbian, while Joe drops a doughnut in Tim Horton's after Ceilidh's Love Confession.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_820ac3c5
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Dysfunction Junction
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Dysfunction Junction: Everyone in the main cast has issues ranging from alcoholism, dark past secrets, emotional insecurities, and relationship problems.
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Second Love
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Second Love: Deirdre for Ryan, and vice versa.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_85cefc44
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Sympathetic Adulterer
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Sympathetic Adulterer: Defied. Jim Page may have had some understandable reasons for having an affair (feeling that his marriage to Hildegard wasn't genuine due to never really getting over his first love Melissa, Hildegard's sister), but he doesn't make any excuses for his actions and calls leaving his family the worst mistake he ever made in his life.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_88ab3310
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Proud to Be a Geek
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Proud to Be a Geek: Ryan is a computer whiz and a top student at AHS. He even calls himself "the geek to end all geeks". Celidh thinks it's an insult when she first hears Joe call him that, but Joe himself says, "We had more colourful nicknames for him."
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New Year Has Come
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New Year Has Come: In Grades 11 and 12, the gang has a New Year's Eve party at Alison's, and drama doesn't take a break for holidays.
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Deconstructed Trope
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A Deconstructed Trope with Joe's parents, Jim and Hildegarde. Jim was initially in love with Hildegarde's sister Melissa but she was more focused on her academics and had no desire for a relationship. He and Hildegarde developed a friendship along the way and the two of them took a liking to each other and began dating. However, Jim never really got over Melissa. Then he met a younger woman named Erin during a business trip while he was going through a self-described "midlife crisis" of sorts and left his family, admitting to Hildegard that he sometimes felt like their marriage was a sham from the start.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_8cb1a369
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Took a Level in Jerkass
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Took a Level in Jerkass: Alison got noticeably more arrogant and full of herself as the strip progressed, although it is played sympathetically in an Inferiority Superiority Complex fashion, as it's clear much of it is based around her insecurity over her not being as much of a social butterfly like Iain.
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Wham Episode
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Wham Episode: "Love and War, Part 2", where Ryan and Deidre's relationship is fully revealed including the fact that it's progressed to sleeping with each other, the specifics of Deidre's history with her ex Patrick and how it tore up the Bradley family, and Phoebe finally learns about both what Ceilidh and Joe have done for her.
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Drama Bomb
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Drama Bomb: This comic is practically synonymous with this trope.
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Cliff Hanger
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Cliffhanger: More often than not this happens in the Friday comic before the weekend break, leaving the reader in suspense until Monday.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_977ab629
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Let's Just Be Friends
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Let's Just Be Friends: When Joe breaks up with Ceilidh, telling her he thinks they would be Better as Friends, like they were before. He apologizes for lying to her about his true feelings; he only wanted her to be happy, which is why he went out with her in the first place.
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Chick Magnet
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Chick Magnet: Iain. One instance of this infuriates Alison since she sees him as her Jungian shadow. She observes how easily he can fit in with others in general while she has to try much harder.
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Tiny Guy, Huge Girl
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Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Deirdre is very noticeably taller than Ryan, by about half a head. Justified Trope here, as Ryan's still a growing teenage boy and Deirdre is at least three to four years older than him.
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Caught in the Rain
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Caught in the Rain: After Ceilidh's Love Confession to Joe they both get rained on near Ceilidh's house. They go inside to dry off in her room, where Ceilidh decides to "bare her breasts soul" to him.
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Overly Long Gag
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Overly-Long Gag: Alan and Ryan insulting each other. Initially as a Running Gag in 1:96, it gets pulled off very well as a funny Overly-Long Gag since this is used as a recurring Funny Background Event for the rest of the week.
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Oblivious Younger Sibling
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_a1dac882
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Oblivious Younger Sibling: Noelle is the youngest Bradley sibling and generally has little clue about the things her parents and older sisters are going through.
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Hooked Up Afterwards
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_a1e2cedd
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Hooked Up Afterwards: At the end of the comic, this is the case for Joe and Helène and Ceilidh and Phoebe.
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Love at First Sight
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Love at First Sight: Alan becomes infatuated with Ceilidh upon their first meeting.
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Halfway Plot Switch
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Halfway Plot Switch: At the end of the first year, Hildegarde opens up a coffee shop, and Alison begins to study psychiatry, which become their defining character traits. At the start of Year 2, the Backstory Ryan gives Ceilidh turns several of the early assumptions of the main cast on their heads, and piecing together the gaps becomes a major theme. Also, the rest of the Bradleys and, to a lesser extent, Hildegarde, graduate to the main cast.
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Deadpan Snarker
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Deadpan Snarker: Joe and Alison. She's practically the Trope Namer.
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Coming of Age Story
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Coming of Age Story
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Was It All a Lie?
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Was It All a Lie?: See Let's Just Be Friends above.
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Tomboy
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Tomboy: Ceilidh tends to dress more casually and be overly aggressive when challenged, especially by Joe. Noelle can also qualify.
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Land Downunder
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Land Down Under: Iain is Australian.
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Fiery Redhead
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Fiery Redhead: All of the female members of the Bradley family.
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_bb0c0a4d
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Locker Mail
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c045d894
comment
Locker Mail: Ceilidh receives two love letters in her locker. The first, at the beginning of the comic, was left in the wrong locker. Ryan had intended it for Phoebe. In Grade 12, she gets one from an actual secret admirer who asks to meet.
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c045d894
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type
Subverted Trope
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c145f69b
comment
As for Ryan, it's more of a title than a name. See Proud to Be a Geek below.
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c145f69b
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type
Cutting the Knot
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c2299d6e
comment
Cutting the Knot: After Alan spent the whole series dragging his feet trying to get Helene to break up with him, Joe finally tells Helene directly that Alan's been wanting to end their relationship for years now. It turns out that Helene knew Alan had fallen out of love with her but still hoped to make it work; knowing that he'd been trying to break things off with her convinces her to finally stop trying.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c2299d6e
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c2299d6e
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c673210e
type
Informed Judaism
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c673210e
comment
Informed Judaism: Alison tells Ceilidh at her first New Year's party with the main cast that she is Jewish. It is the only time this is explicitly acknowledged.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c673210e
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c673210e
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c673210e
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c83a6950
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Sleep Learning
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c83a6950
comment
Sleep Learning: Joe dreams of Geddy Lee quizzing him on the following day's history exam, despite Joe's protestations that he wanted to sleep.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c83a6950
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1.0
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c83a6950
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c960826
type
Supporting Protagonist
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c960826
comment
Supporting Protagonist: Ceilidh started becoming this from the second year onward, when the other characters' family strife and the consequences of their shared Backstory began to drive the strip.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c960826
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c960826
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c960826
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c9c317cd
type
Last-Minute Hookup
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c9c317cd
comment
Last-Minute Hookup: Joe and Helène and Ceilidh and Phoebe at the comic's end.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c9c317cd
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c9c317cd
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_c9c317cd
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ca855eaf
type
Love Letter Lunacy
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ca855eaf
comment
Love Letter Lunacy: At the beginning of the comic, Ryan leaves a love letter in Ceilidh's locker. It is uncertain whether Ceilidh was relieved or insulted when Ryan informs her he put the letter in her locker by mistake, as it was intended for Phoebe. In Grade 12, Ceilidh finds another letter in her locker from her secret admirer, asking for them to meet and for her to wear the necklace.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ca855eaf
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ca855eaf
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ca855eaf
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_cfeb01b3
type
Title Confusion
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_cfeb01b3
comment
Title Confusion: Josh Phillips could not obtain Avalon.Com (currently home to Avalon Capital Group) to host his comic, and thus spent much time over the life of the strip explaining that the title was not, in fact, Avalon High, it's just the closest he could get.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_cfeb01b3
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_cfeb01b3
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_cfeb01b3
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d08595d3
type
Broken Bird
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d08595d3
comment
Broken Bird: Phoebe after her experiences with Todd and her broken friendship with Joe. Deirdre could also technically count for this, especially after her reveal.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d08595d3
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d08595d3
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d08595d3
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One-Word Title
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d0f0a80d
comment
One-Word Title: Also The Place, being named for the high school the characters go to.
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d0f0a80d
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type
Cool Old Lady
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d2b59903
comment
Cool Old Lady: Moire MacFarlane has her moments. Hildegarde Page also counts.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d2b59903
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d2b59903
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d2b59903
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d429d0f6
type
Canada, Eh?
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d429d0f6
comment
Canada, Eh?: Averted since the author was born and raised in Canada.
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d429d0f6
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d429d0f6
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d50f985a
type
Bromantic Foil
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d50f985a
comment
Bromantic Foil: Alan to Joe, especially when he took advantage of Joe's indecision over Helène; Alan started going out with her to become more popular.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d50f985a
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d50f985a
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d50f985a
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type
Longing Look
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comment
Longing Look: In the school cafeteria Joe stares at Helène from across the room. His look is somewhat intense due to his contemplating how he turned out not asking her to the spring dance.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d60bc4a0
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1.0
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_d60bc4a0
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type
All Girls Want Bad Boys
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_db2f3581
comment
All Girls Want Bad Boys: Ceilidh towards Iain, but he's not that "bad". Subverted with Deirdre's old relationship with her high school boyfriend Patrick, who put on a tough front but was really a coward.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_db2f3581
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-0.3
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_db2f3581
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_db2f3581
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dcbe8a6e
type
Chekhov's Gunman
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dcbe8a6e
comment
Remember the bearded guy trying to light up at Hildegarde's and driving Alison insane? He's Joe's father Jimmy Page! Officially his name on the cast page is James Page. This took Alison - and the readers - by total surprise. In retrospect, there is a Strong Family Resemblance between them. The beard throws you off.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dcbe8a6e
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1.0
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dcbe8a6e
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type
Alone with the Psycho
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dfe687c9
comment
Alone with the Psycho: When Joe gets ambushed by Nancy with her wooden katana in the halls after school hours. Ceilidh comes to his rescue.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dfe687c9
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dfe687c9
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_dfe687c9
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e38c6149
type
Settle for Sibling
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e38c6149
comment
Settle for Sibling: Ryan initially had a crush on Phoebe, who didn't reciprocate; eventually, he ends up in a relationship with her older sister Deirdre after (ironically enough) he had initially come to her for advice about Phoebe. A Deconstructed Trope with Joe's parents, Jim and Hildegarde. Jim was initially in love with Hildegarde's sister Melissa but she was more focused on her academics and had no desire for a relationship. He and Hildegarde developed a friendship along the way and the two of them took a liking to each other and began dating. However, Jim never really got over Melissa. Then he met a younger woman named Erin during a business trip while he was going through a self-described "midlife crisis" of sorts and left his family, admitting to Hildegard that he sometimes felt like their marriage was a sham from the start.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e38c6149
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e38c6149
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e38c6149
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e43c66bd
type
Art Evolution
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e43c66bd
comment
Art Evolution: There is a definite change in art style as the comic goes on. One note of interest is that many characters get larger hair, which actually works for them. Check it out on the Cast page.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e43c66bd
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e43c66bd
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e43c66bd
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e542b169
type
Geek
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e542b169
comment
Geek: Ryan the "computer whiz," as said by Ceilidh. He's not ashamed of it either.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e542b169
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e542b169
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e542b169
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e6a901a3
type
Meaningful Rename
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e6a901a3
comment
Meaningful Rename: Phoebe and Ryan nickname themselves. Phoebe introduces herself to Ceilidh as "Feeb." As for Ryan, it's more of a title than a name. See Proud to Be a Geek below.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e6a901a3
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e6a901a3
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e6a901a3
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type
Wooden Katanas Are Even Better
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e8b656fc
comment
Wooden Katanas Are Even Better: Nancy ambushes Joe in the halls with one after school hours.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e8b656fc
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1.0
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_e8b656fc
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type
Clingy Jealous Girl
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb5b71fe
comment
Clingy Jealous Girl: Helène for Alan, albeit she's more clingy than jealous.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb5b71fe
featureApplicability
1.0
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb5b71fe
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb8ec7c8
type
Jerkass
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb8ec7c8
comment
Phoebe reveals Deirdre's secret past to Ryan, namely Deirdre's pregnancy from her Jerkass ex-boyfriend Patrick back from her high school days.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb8ec7c8
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb8ec7c8
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_eb8ec7c8
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ece6f910
type
Moment Killer
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ece6f910
comment
Moment Killer: After seeing the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ceilidh mentions that they're both alone in the parking lot. As they are both about to share a kiss, Ceilidh slips on a patch of ice and hits her tailbone.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ece6f910
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ece6f910
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_ece6f910
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f13b2c16
type
Take Back Your Gift
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f13b2c16
comment
Take Back Your Gift: While they weren't going out - although it almost happened! - Ceilidh takes off the necklace to return it to Alan. He was actually okay with it since he is now under the assumption that she is a lesbian. Ceilidh drops the necklace in shock.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f13b2c16
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f13b2c16
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f13b2c16
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f8600b
type
Cool Big Sis
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f8600b
comment
Cool Big Sis: Deirdre.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f8600b
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f8600b
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f8600b
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f9f2c33
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Running Gag
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f9f2c33
comment
Running Gag: On the first day of school for Grades 11 and 12, someone points out to Ceilidh that a dryer sheet is stuck to the back of her vest. For OAC year, Ceilidh just outright brings it herself. She gives it to Phoebe as a symbolic gesture for a fresh start. Also see Overly-Long Gag above.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f9f2c33
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_f9f2c33
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fbd285b7
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Comically Missing the Point
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fbd285b7
comment
Comically Missing the Point: Comic 2:84 has this.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fbd285b7
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fbd285b7
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 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fbd285b7
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdc1e848
type
Will They or Won't They?
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdc1e848
comment
Will They or Won't They?: Joe and Ceilidh throughout most of the comic's run. They don't, deciding they're Better as Friends.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdc1e848
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1.0
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdc1e848
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdc1e848
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdf7d23d
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Lady in Red
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdf7d23d
comment
Ceilidh mistakenly wears a more formal sleeveless red dress to Alison's New Year's party during Grade 11. When Ceilidh voices her misjudgment about this, Joe insinuates that this is not such a bad thing "in retrospect."
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdf7d23d
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 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdf7d23d
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Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fdf7d23d
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fe0330fb
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Brick Joke
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fe0330fb
comment
Brick Joke: Phoebe tells Alan she thinks Ceilidh's a lesbian after an awkward exchange prompted by rumors about her sexuality; months later, Alan apologizes for giving Ceilidh a romantic token "before I found out...that you're a lesbian" and promptly gets drenched in punch.
 Avalon (Webcomic) / int_fe0330fb
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seeAlso
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Emotionally Tongue-Tied / int_89fece16
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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It Is Pronounced / int_89fece16
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hasFeature
Jeopardy! Thinking Music / int_89fece16
 Keenspot
seeAlso
Avalon (Webcomic)
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hasFeature
Last-Minute Hookup / int_89fece16
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Locker Mail / int_89fece16
 Avalon (Webcomic)
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Mistaken Message / int_89fece16
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Please Dump Me / int_89fece16
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Revealing Hug / int_89fece16
 Avalon
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