History Characters / PixieTrixComix

* GeekPhysiques: Aaron fits the “skinny geek” pattern fairly well, possibly because he’s a gawky teenager.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: Aaron is 19, but (like many characters in this set of comics) acts a few years younger than his age, is clearly somewhat obsessed by the hopes of sex (though he also has a lot of {{geek}}y interests), and frequently behaves like an idiot as a result.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Aaron absolutely will not get the hint that Julian is gay, constantly interrupting him whenever he tries to say as much.

* PuppyDogEyes: Zadie demonstrates use of this tactic, voluntarily or not, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/would-be-helpful/ here.]] She also displays similar expressions involuntarily when she is attracted to a man.

[[folder:Zadie]]

Zadie Sullivan is a recent university graduate who applies for (and gets) an editorial job at the new publishing venture.

Also known as "Dexter" or "Poindexter", but that's just Zii's nickname for him. Aaron is first seen in ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' as one of the background geeks at the comic-book store, but he is named and gets some conversation with Zii when his advice is needed during the Precious Overlord incident. He resurfaces much later in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', where he is revealed now to be employed in the shop, and desperately wants to get involved in the new publishing venture; unfortunately for him, his attitude rapidly annoys Ramona, who's in charge of hiring for that. He's 19 at this point, but not exactly mature for his age; Ramona describes him as "19... going on 12."

* AscendedExtra: Not (initially) ascended very far, it's true, but Aaron is originally a nameless comic-shop geek, occasionally glimpsed in the background or delivering minor dialogue, before he proves somewhat useful to Zii that one time. He then vanishes again for many volumes, apparently having been just a one-shot character, before [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/the-job-listing he reappears again]] in the very first ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'' strip, and he becomes a significant character in that comic.
* BasementDweller: When the comic begins, the nerdy Aaron is living in his parents' basement. They're charging him a stinging $700 a month rent ("It's like they're trying to kick me out"), and are incapable of hiding their joy when he announces the intention to move out ("''Woo-hoo!'' I can build my man cave!").

[[folder:Zadie]]
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-> ''"[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor I'm looking for something new and challenging]], and your publishing startup looks like a chance to hit the ground running."''

Zadie Sullivan is a recent university graduate who applies for (and gets) an editorial job at the new publishing venture.
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* IdiotBall: For the first few strips, Zadie comes across as smart and sensible, talking her way into the job, making useful suggestions, and looking understandably unnerved by Aaron's hysterical nerdiness. (She turns out previously to have made a poor choice of boyfriend, but anyone can make mistakes.) Then, suddenly, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/pretty-ballsy/ she goes off for a smoothie with Aaron,]] which Jung and Ramona can see is odd, and then she acts like a bit of an idiot when her ex-boyfriend appears. Her apparent IQ plummets again when confronted with the attractive Felix.
* PuppyDogEyes: Zadie demonstrates use of this tactic, voluntarily or not, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/would-be-helpful/ here.]] She also displays similar expressions involuntarily when she is attracted to a man.
* StraightMan: Or rather, Straight Woman, obviously. Although she's somewhat acquainted with manga, and has some useful editorial credits to her name, Zadie clearly isn't really familiar with the {{geek}} world, and some of her first scenes involve her being weirded out by Aaron. This sets up a certain amount of comedy regarding geeks.

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!!Returning Characters

[[folder:Zadie]]
[[quoteright:232:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zadie_ptc.jpg]]

-> ''"[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor I'm looking for something new and challenging]], and your publishing startup looks like a chance to hit the ground running."''

Zadie Sullivan is a recent university graduate who applies for (and gets) an editorial job at the new publishing venture.
----
* IdiotBall: For the first few strips, Zadie comes across as smart and sensible, talking her way into the job, making useful suggestions, and looking understandably unnerved by Aaron's hysterical nerdiness. (She turns out previously to have made a poor choice of boyfriend, but anyone can make mistakes.) Then, suddenly, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/pretty-ballsy/ she goes off for a smoothie with Aaron,]] which Jung and Ramona can see is odd, and then she acts like a bit of an idiot when her ex-boyfriend appears. Her apparent IQ plummets again when confronted with the attractive Felix.
* PuppyDogEyes: Zadie demonstrates use of this tactic, voluntarily or not, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/would-be-helpful/ here.]] She also displays similar expressions involuntarily when she is attracted to a man.
* StraightMan: Or rather, Straight Woman, obviously. Although she's somewhat acquainted with manga, and has some useful editorial credits to her name, Zadie clearly isn't really familiar with the {{geek}} world, and some of her first scenes involve her being weirded out by Aaron. This sets up a certain amount of comedy regarding geeks.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Absolutely will not get the hint that Julian is gay, constantly interrupting him whenever he tries to say as much.

* BiTheWay: Felix mentions in passing that he had a boyfriend when he was in art school, in a way that implies he usually dates women, possibly making this a case of him having ExperimentedInCollege. (A probably-too-suspicious reading of the character would note that this has a strong favorable effect on the {{Yaoi}}-loving Ramona, and wonder if it's a calculated exercise in manipulation, and perhaps not even true.)

* AscendedExtra: Not (initially) ascended very far, it's true, but Aaron is originally a nameless comic-shop geek, occasionally glimpsed in the background or delivering minor dialogue, before he proves somewhat useful to Zii that one time. He then vanishes again for many volumes, apparently having been just a one-shot character, before [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/the-job-listing he reappears again]] in the very first ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'' strip.

* ChubbyChaser: Can't keep his eyes off Ramona and loves her curves.

* IdiotBall: For the first few strips, Zadie comes across as smart and sensible, talking her way into the job, making useful suggestions, and looking understandably unnerved by Aaron's hysterical nerdiness. (She turns out previously to have made a poor choice of boyfriend, but anyone can make mistakes.) Then, suddenly, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/pretty-ballsy/ she goes off for a smoothie with Aaron,]] which Jung and Ramona can see is odd, and then she acts like a bit of an idiot when her ex-boyfriend appears.

* IdiotBall: For the first few strips, Zadie comes across as smart and sensible, talking her way into the job, making useful suggestions, and looking understandably unnerved by Aaron's hysterical nerdiness. (She turns out previously to have made a poor choice of boyfriend, but anyone can make mistakes.) Then, suddenly, [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/pretty-ballsy/ she goes off for a smoothie with Aaron,]] which Jung and Ramona can certainly see is odd.
* PuppyDogEyes: Zadie demonstrates use of this tactic [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/would-be-helpful/ here.]]

* BasementDweller: When the comic begins, Aaron is living in his parents' basement. They're charging him a stinging $700 a month rent ("It's like they're trying to kick me out"), and are incapable of hiding their joy when he announces the intention to move out ("''Woo-hoo!'' I can build my man cave!").

A recent university graduate who applies for an editorial job at the new comics publishing venture.

* StraightMan: Or rather, Straight Woman, obviously. Although she's somewhat acquainted with manga, and has some useful editorial credits to her name, Zadie clearly isn't really well acquainted with the {{geek}} world, and some of her first scenes involve her being weirded out by Aaron. This sets up a certain amount of comedy regarding geeks.

Also known as "Dexter" or "Poindexter", but that's just Zii's nickname for him. Aaron is first seen in ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' as one of the background geeks at the comic-book store, but he is named and gets some conversation with Zii when his advice is needed during the Precious Overlord incident. He resurfaces much later in ''Webcomic/PixieTrixComix'', where he is revealed now to be employed in the shop, and desperately wants to get involved in the new publishing venture; unfortunately for him, his attitude rapidly annoys Ramona, who's in charge of hiring for that.

* YuriFan: Ramona knows or easily guesses that Aaron likes the YuriGenre, though he disdains {{Yaoi}} -- which probably implies that his interest isn't entirely about artistic quality, whatever he may say.

See ''Characters/MenageA3''.

* StraightMan: Or rather, Straight Woman, obviously. Although she's somewhat acquainted with manga, and has some useful editorial credits to her name, Zadie clearly isn't really well acquainted with the {{geek}} world. Some of her first scenes involve her being weirded out by Aaron...

-> ''"I'm looking for something new and challenging, and your publishing startup looks like a chance to hit the ground running."''

* StraightWoman: Although she's somewhat acquainted with manga, and has some useful editorial credits to her name, Zadie clearly isn't really well acquainted with the {{geek}} world. Some of her first scenes involve her being weirded out by Aaron...

[[folder:Ramona]]