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* EveryoneIsBi: Though romance isn't a central element of the series, WordOfGod says that [[http://saint-for-rent.tumblr.com/post/153349486727/ all the characters are written as being some level of bi/pansexual]], unless they're [[{{Asexual}} asexual]].

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* EveryoneIsBi: Though romance isn't a central element of the series, WordOfGod says that [[http://saint-for-rent.tumblr.com/post/153349486727/ all the characters are written as being some level of bi/pansexual]], unless they're [[{{Asexual}} asexual]].asexual.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Saint, very much so. Armand and Mei as well, to a lesser extent.

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The comic went on hiatus in 2017, as the author took a break to work on the sequel to her graphic novel, ''[[http://www.saintforrent.com/comic/newsprints NewsPrints]]''. Updates will resume in April 2018.

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The comic went on hiatus in 2017, as the author took a break to work on the sequel to her graphic novel, ''[[http://www.saintforrent.com/comic/newsprints NewsPrints]]''. Updates will resume in April 2018.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Patrick is dark skinned, while his brother Saint is the palest skinned member of the cast. [[spoiler:Later, it's shown that Dr. Halliday has the same dark skin as Pat]].
** Kitty's human form appears to be Asian-based, though she keeps the blue eyes from her cat form. A deleted chapter, Cat's Tale 1, implies that she inspired her appearance off a Thai person.



** Additionally, while flashy animations were featured quite heavily in the first few chapters, they are used much more sparingly and subtly in later ones. An [[http://cambriacomics.com/webcomic-interview-ru-saint-rent/ interview]] states that Xu decided it'd be better if the .gifs were used more for "mood and subtle environment shifts".

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** Additionally, while flashy animations were featured quite heavily in the first few chapters, they are used much more sparingly and subtly in later ones. An [[http://cambriacomics.com/webcomic-interview-ru-saint-rent/ interview]] states that Xu decided it'd be better if the .gifs were used more for just "mood and subtle environment shifts".shifts".
* BigOlEyebrows: Although Saint and Patrick have different skin and hair colors, their thick, bushy eyebrows show that they're related. [[spoiler:Their father, Dr. Halliday has them, too]].
** Kanon and Mei have thick eyebrows as well.



* FamilyEyeResemblance: The Hallidays share the same green-brown eyes.
* FamilyThemeNaming: '''Saint''' and '''Patrick''' '''Halliday''' live in the '''Clover'''house Inn.



** The Collector Casimir calls himself the "Time Police" and so far fits the part. His job seems to be related to ensuring the stability of the Timestream.

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** The Collector Counter Casimir calls himself the "Time Police" and so far fits the part. His job seems to be related to ensuring the stability of the Timestream.
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[[http://www.saintforrent.com/index.php ''Saint for Rent'']] is a {{webcomic}} by Ru Xu about a young man who runs an inn for [[TimeTravel time travelers]] that he inherited from his father. The story centers around Saint and his interactions with various guests at the inn, including an Argentine time traveler, a {{shape shifting}} cat-girl, a terrifying member of the TimePolice and Saint's rather mysterious brother. Page count is over 400 and going strong, and story is rather complex, so beware of [[KudzuPlot kudzu]].

The comic went on hiatus in 2017, as the author took a break to work on the sequel to her graphic novel, ''NewsPrints''. Updates will resume in April 2018.

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saintforrent.com/index.php ''Saint Saint for Rent'']] Rent]]'' is a {{webcomic}} by Ru Xu about a young man who runs an inn for [[TimeTravel time travelers]] that he inherited from his father. The story centers around Saint and his interactions with various guests at the inn, including an Argentine time traveler, a {{shape shifting}} cat-girl, a terrifying member of the TimePolice and Saint's rather mysterious brother. Page count is over 400 and going strong, and story is rather complex, so beware of [[KudzuPlot kudzu]].

The comic went on hiatus in 2017, as the author took a break to work on the sequel to her graphic novel, ''NewsPrints''.''[[http://www.saintforrent.com/comic/newsprints NewsPrints]]''. Updates will resume in April 2018.

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''Saint for Rent'' is a {{webcomic}} about a young man who runs an inn for [[TimeTravel time travelers]] that he inherited from his father. The story centers around Saint and his interactions with various guests at the inn, including an Argentine time traveler, a {{shape shifting}} cat-girl, a terrifying member of the TimePolice and Saint's rather mysterious brother. Page count is over 300 and going strong, and story is rather complex, so beware of [[KudzuPlot kudzu]]. The comic updates on EST Tuesdays and Fridays and can be found [[http://www.saintforrent.com/index.php here]].

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[[http://www.saintforrent.com/index.php ''Saint for Rent'' Rent'']] is a {{webcomic}} by Ru Xu about a young man who runs an inn for [[TimeTravel time travelers]] that he inherited from his father. The story centers around Saint and his interactions with various guests at the inn, including an Argentine time traveler, a {{shape shifting}} cat-girl, a terrifying member of the TimePolice and Saint's rather mysterious brother. Page count is over 300 400 and going strong, and story is rather complex, so beware of [[KudzuPlot kudzu]]. kudzu]].

The comic updates went on EST Tuesdays and Fridays and can be found [[http://www.saintforrent.com/index.php here]].hiatus in 2017, as the author took a break to work on the sequel to her graphic novel, ''NewsPrints''. Updates will resume in April 2018.



** Additionally, while animations were featured quite often in the first few chapters, they are used much more sparingly in later ones.
* CasualTimeTravel: While it seems that some measures are taken to keep the existence of time travel hidden from the general public, those who are aware of time traveling's existence tend to treat it like this.

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** Additionally, while flashy animations were featured quite often heavily in the first few chapters, they are used much more sparingly and subtly in later ones.
ones. An [[http://cambriacomics.com/webcomic-interview-ru-saint-rent/ interview]] states that Xu decided it'd be better if the .gifs were used more for "mood and subtle environment shifts".
* CasualTimeTravel: While it seems does seem that some measures are taken to keep the existence of time travel hidden from the general public, those who are aware of time traveling's existence tend to treat it like this.
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* ArtEvolution: The art in the more recent chapters have a cleaner look, and generally seem to have more colors that make the pages feel more vibrant without being quite as sharply contrasted as the older pages. Compare the last panel of [[http://www.saintforrent.com/comic/1-17 this page]] in chapter 1 to a [[http://www.saintforrent.com/comic/5-017 flashback]] to that scene in chapter 5.
** In addition, there have been less animated pages as the comic goes on.
* CasualTimeTravel: While it seems that some measures are taken to keep the existence of time travel hidden from the general public, those who are aware of it treat It like this.

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* ArtEvolution: The art in the more recent chapters have a cleaner look, and generally seem to have with more colors that make solid lineart and highly detailed backgrounds. They also use more colors, making the pages feel more vibrant without being quite as sharply contrasted as the older pages. Compare the last panel of [[http://www.saintforrent.com/comic/1-17 this page]] in chapter 1 to a [[http://www.saintforrent.com/comic/5-017 flashback]] to that same scene in chapter 5.
** In addition, there have been less animated pages as Additionally, while animations were featured quite often in the comic goes on.
first few chapters, they are used much more sparingly in later ones.
* CasualTimeTravel: While it seems that some measures are taken to keep the existence of time travel hidden from the general public, those who are aware of it time traveling's existence tend to treat It it like this.



* EveryoneIsBi: Though romance isn't a central element of the series, WordOfGod says that [[http://saint-for-rent.tumblr.com/post/153349486727/ all the characters are written as being some level of bi/pansexual]], unless they're {{Asexual}}.

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* EveryoneIsBi: Though romance isn't a central element of the series, WordOfGod says that [[http://saint-for-rent.tumblr.com/post/153349486727/ all the characters are written as being some level of bi/pansexual]], unless they're {{Asexual}}.[[{{Asexual}} asexual]].



* GoodScarsEvilScars: Armand sports successively more scars on each of his older selves. [[spoiler: Patrick even uses them to determine what time he has landed in at one point.]]

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* GoodScarsEvilScars: Armand sports successively gains more and more scars on each of his older selves. [[spoiler: as he grows older. Patrick even uses them them, at one point, to determine what time he has landed in. It gets to the point that 29-year old Armand's face is ''littered'' with scars, and his hands, too, look like they're covered in at one point.]]some sort of scratches.



* MorphicResonance: When Casimir takes human forms, he always has white hair and clothing. Similarly, Kitty retains her cat eyes in human form and yellow coloration in cat form.
* OurTimeMachineIsDifferent: Each Hotel has it's own way of accessing the time stream, ranging from closets to elevators to a taxi cab that has to drive around Manhattan to work. In every case, time travel is impossible without either possessing a visa, or hitching a ride on someone who has one.

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* MorphicResonance: When Casimir takes a human forms, he always has white hair and clothing. Similarly, Kitty retains her cat eyes in human form and yellow coloration in cat form.
* OurTimeMachineIsDifferent: Each Hotel has it's own way of accessing the time stream, ranging from closets to elevators to a taxi cab that has to drive around Manhattan to work. In every case, time travel is impossible without either possessing a visa, visa or hitching a ride on with someone who has one.

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