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It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on Website/TheDuck [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]

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It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on Website/TheDuck Platform/TheDuck [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]
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* HomoeroticDream: The author has stated her intention to start chapter 2 like this.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In one page, Ally questions "Who even still watches ''[[{{LightNovel/Slayers}} The Slayers]]'' anyway?" Sabrina starts to reply with the author's pen name.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In one page, Ally questions "Who even still watches ''[[{{LightNovel/Slayers}} ''[[{{Literature/Slayers}} The Slayers]]'' anyway?" Sabrina starts to reply with the author's pen name.
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%%* GagBoobs: Poor Clio.
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%%* BareYourMidriff: A lot of Nutella's outfits.
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* WordOfGod: The author reveals a lot in the author notes and on her [[http://www.formspring.me/TenorSaxLolita formspring account]]

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Ally is not short for Alice or Allison. It's just Ally.



* AmbiguouslyBrown: Nutella. To a degree, Clio looks Asian, but she's actually Greek.

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* %%* AmbiguouslyBrown: Nutella. To a degree, Clio looks Asian, but she's actually Greek.



* ArtEvolution: Though the comic isn't long yet, this is already starting to be apparent.
* AuthorAppeal: The author has admitted that many elements of the story are because of this.
* BareYourMidriff: A lot of Nutella's outfits.
* BilingualBonus: Nutella apparently speaks Quechua, of all things.

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* %%* ArtEvolution: Though the comic isn't long yet, this is already starting to be apparent.
* %%* AuthorAppeal: The author has admitted that many elements of the story are because of this.
* %%* BareYourMidriff: A lot of Nutella's outfits.
* BilingualBonus: Nutella apparently speaks Quechua, of all things.
outfits.



* CharacterDevelopment: Already starting to show a little with both Ally and Nutella.

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* %%* CharacterDevelopment: Already starting to show a little with both Ally and Nutella.



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nutella
* CoolBigSis: Clio Habchi to Ally, Nutella, and Sabrina
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Sabrina

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* %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nutella
* %%* CoolBigSis: Clio Habchi to Ally, Nutella, and Sabrina
* %%* CosplayOtakuGirl: Sabrina



* DisappearedDad and MissingMom: Ally and Andersen are orphans, also Zooey and Sabrina have a MissingMom.
* {{Dramedy}}: Though it's considered a humorous comic, it has these moments. Nutella's nightmare in chapter one is a good example.
* DumbBlonde: Betty. Sabrina also fits the stereotype, though she dyes her naturally blonde hair pink. It is worth knowing that Sabrina's identical twin Zooey is a genius though.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Clio and Nutella are both called hot by other female characters.
* EvilRedhead: To a degree, Nancy
* FieryRedhead: Completely averted with Ally, who is shy, awkward, and uptight rather than fiery and outgoing.
* FlashbackNightmare: Nutella has one
* FlatWhat: Ally lets one go when she first meets Nutella.
* FramingDevice: The first and probably second chapter are told in Ally's flashback.
* FriendshipMoment: "Will you be my new ñaña?"
* FunetikAksent: Nadine's Cajun accent.
* GagBoobs: Poor Clio.
* GenkiGirl: Sabrina and Nutella both at times.
* GISSyndrome: Done with the O'Hannigans' television.
* GodivaHair: Used with Nutella

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* DisappearedDad and MissingMom: %%* DisappearedDad: Ally and Andersen are orphans, also Zooey and Sabrina have a MissingMom.
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{{Dramedy}}: Though it's considered a humorous comic, it has these moments. Nutella's nightmare in chapter one is a good example.
* %%* DumbBlonde: Betty. Sabrina also fits the stereotype, though she dyes her naturally blonde hair pink. It is worth knowing that Sabrina's identical twin Zooey is a genius though.
* %%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Clio and Nutella are both called hot by other female characters.
* %%* EvilRedhead: To a degree, Nancy
* FieryRedhead: Completely averted with Ally, who is shy, awkward, and uptight rather than fiery and outgoing.
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%%* FlashbackNightmare: Nutella has one
* %%* FlatWhat: Ally lets one go when she first meets Nutella.
* %%* FramingDevice: The first and probably second chapter are told in Ally's flashback.
* %%* FriendshipMoment: "Will you be my new ñaña?"
* %%* FunetikAksent: Nadine's Cajun accent.
* %%* GagBoobs: Poor Clio.
* %%* GenkiGirl: Sabrina and Nutella both at times.
* %%* GISSyndrome: Done with the O'Hannigans' television.
* %%* GodivaHair: Used with Nutella



* HiddenDepths: Implied with Nutella
* HollywoodNerd: Sabrina's sister Zooey. Ally is a bit of one herself.

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* %%* HiddenDepths: Implied with Nutella
* HollywoodNerd: Sabrina's sister Zooey. Ally is a bit of one herself.
Nutella



* HumanAliens: Nutella.

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* %%* HumanAliens: Nutella.



* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Nutella
* KidsAreCruel: Why Nancy hates Sabrina so much

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* %%* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Nutella
* %%* KidsAreCruel: Why Nancy hates Sabrina so much



* LuminescentBlush: Every so often, characters display this.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Nutella to Ally
* MeaningfulName: Arguably, Nutella's nickname of "Nutty."
* ModelCouple: Andersen and Clio.

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* %%* LuminescentBlush: Every so often, characters display this.
* %%* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Nutella to Ally
* %%* MeaningfulName: Arguably, Nutella's nickname of "Nutty."
%% * MissingMom: Zooey and Sabrina have a MissingMom
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ModelCouple: Andersen and Clio.



* MysteriousPast: Nutella. Only a small part of her origins have been revealed.
* NaiveNewcomer: Come on. Guess.
* NakedOnArrival: Nutella.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: If she isn't naked for fanservice, Nutella's chronic nudity falls under this

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* %%* MysteriousPast: Nutella. Only a small part of her origins have been revealed.
* %%* NaiveNewcomer: Come on. Guess.
* %%* NakedOnArrival: Nutella.
* %%* NakedPeopleAreFunny: If she isn't naked for fanservice, Nutella's chronic nudity falls under this



* NeatFreak: According to the author, Clio
* NerdGlasses: Sabrina's genius sister Zooey. Arguably Ally as well.

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* %%* NeatFreak: According to the author, Clio
* %%* NerdGlasses: Sabrina's genius sister Zooey. Arguably Ally as well.



* OfficialCouple: Andersen and Clio, Betty and Jordyn.

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* %%* OfficialCouple: Andersen and Clio, Betty and Jordyn.



* PuppyDogEyes: Sabrina uses this on Ally
* ScheduleSlip: A lot. Inevitably leading to...
* SeriesHiatus: One lasted months on end.
* ShoutOut: Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to ''Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'', and Nutella to, well, nutella.

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* %%* PuppyDogEyes: Sabrina uses this on Ally
* %%* ScheduleSlip: A lot. Inevitably leading to...
* %%* SeriesHiatus: One lasted months on end.
* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to ''Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'', and Nutella to, well, nutella.



* SleepCute: Ally and Nutella on one page.
* SpoiledSweet: Sabrina. It should be noted she was a lot brattier as a kid, though.
* TheUnintelligible: Jordyn

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* %%* SleepCute: Ally and Nutella on one page.
* %%* SpoiledSweet: Sabrina. It should be noted she was a lot brattier as a kid, though.
* %%* TheUnintelligible: Jordyn



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Though she isn't much of one, Ally is still tomboyish when compared to ultra-girly Sabrina.

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* %%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Though she isn't much of one, Ally is still tomboyish when compared to ultra-girly Sabrina.



* {{Troperiffic}}: The creator is a troper and does this on purpose whenever possible.
* ValleyGirl: Ally's friend Fatima talks like this.

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* {{Troperiffic}}: The creator is a troper and does this on purpose whenever possible.
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%%* ValleyGirl: Ally's friend Fatima talks like this.



* YouNoTakeCandle: Nutella starts like this when she begins learning English. She's slowly improving though.

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* %%* YouNoTakeCandle: Nutella starts like this when she begins learning English. She's slowly improving though.
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* RapunzelHair: Nutella's hair is really long.
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* MulticoloredHair: Nancy's is red and black, presumedly dyed as in childhood it was just red. In one non-canon picture done by the creator, Ally gets blue streaks in hers.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Clio has blue hair and Sabrina has pink. However, Sabrina's is dyed, it's naturally blonde.
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship
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* FatGirl: Betty, one of Nancy's lackeys.
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* HairDecorations: Sabrina sometimes wears ribbons, barrettes, or headbands.
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"Sordid Details Following" is a webcomic started in 2010 by a college student who uses the internet monikers "Ksiezniczka" or "Tenor Sax Lolita". It centers around a high school girl in a suburb in Ohio by the name of Ally O'Hannigan who, after a UFO crashes in her home town, comes across a strange girl named Nutella. HilarityEnsues

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"Sordid ''Sordid Details Following" Following'' is a webcomic started in 2010 by a college student who uses the internet monikers "Ksiezniczka" or "Tenor Sax Lolita". It centers around a high school girl in a suburb in Ohio by the name of Ally O'Hannigan who, after a UFO crashes in her home town, comes across a strange girl named Nutella. HilarityEnsues



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!!"Sordid !!''Sordid Details Following" Following'' provides examples of:



* ShoutOut: Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to ''Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'', and Nutella to, well, nutella

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* ShoutOut: Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to ''Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'', and Nutella to, well, nutellanutella.
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* PosterGalleryBedroom: The one time Ally's room is shown, she's shown to have posters on her door of WesternAnimation/JemAndTheHolograms and ZahiHawass

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* PosterGalleryBedroom: The one time Ally's room is shown, she's shown to have posters on her door of WesternAnimation/JemAndTheHolograms ''WesternAnimation/JemAndTheHolograms'' and ZahiHawassZahi Hawass



* ShoutOut: Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to {{Wolverine}}, and Nutella to, well, nutella
** In the recently-released title page, Nutella is wearing a costume from {{Barbarella}}

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* ShoutOut: Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to {{Wolverine}}, ''Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'', and Nutella to, well, nutella
** In the recently-released title page, Nutella is wearing a costume from {{Barbarella}}''Film/{{Barbarella}}''.
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* PosterGalleryBedroom: The one time Ally's room is shown, she's shown to have posters on her door of JemAndTheHolograms and ZahiHawass

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* PosterGalleryBedroom: The one time Ally's room is shown, she's shown to have posters on her door of JemAndTheHolograms WesternAnimation/JemAndTheHolograms and ZahiHawass
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* TitledAfterTheSong: The comic's title is a reference to a DavidBowie song; the author has stated her intention to name all the chapters after bands or lines in songs as well. It's apparently supposed to represent the music stuck in Ally's head in each chapter.

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* TitledAfterTheSong: The comic's title is a reference to a DavidBowie Music/DavidBowie song; the author has stated her intention to name all the chapters after bands or lines in songs as well. It's apparently supposed to represent the music stuck in Ally's head in each chapter.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In one page, Ally questions "Who even still watches TheSlayers anyway?" Sabrina starts to reply with the author's pen name.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In one page, Ally questions "Who even still watches TheSlayers ''[[{{LightNovel/Slayers}} The Slayers]]'' anyway?" Sabrina starts to reply with the author's pen name.
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It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on DrunkDuck [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]

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It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on DrunkDuck Website/TheDuck [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]
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It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on DrunkDuck [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]

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It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on DrunkDuck [[http://www.drunkduck.theduckwebcomics.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Ally is not short for Alice or Allison. It's just Ally.



* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Ally is not short for Alice or Allison. It's just Ally.
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: According to the creator, Andersen is named for Creator/HansChristianAndersen and the dog Schlitze is named after a character in {{Freaks}}

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: According to the creator, Andersen is named for Creator/HansChristianAndersen and the dog Schlitze is named after a character in {{Freaks}}''Film/{{Freaks}}''
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* ClevelandRocks: According to WordOfGod, the story takes place in a suburb of Cleveland.

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* ClevelandRocks: UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}: According to WordOfGod, the story takes place in a suburb of Cleveland.
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* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Sabrina is a ditzy, energetic otaku. Her twin Zooey is a stoic, sardonic genius.



* LesYay: Between Ally and Nutella, Ally and Sabrina, and Sabrina seems to have a girl-crush on Clio even though she's stated to be boy crazy.
** According to WordOfGod, one of Ally's friends at school is a lesbian. It remains to be seen which one.


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* PolarOppositeTwins: Sabrina is a ditzy, energetic otaku. Her twin Zooey is a stoic, sardonic genius.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nutella

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nutella Nutella



* IAmNotPretty: Ally's character page states she considers herself "absolutely average in every way", but despite her flat chest, at least her friend Jerry seems to have a crush on her.

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* IAmNotPretty: Ally's character page states she considers herself "absolutely average in every way", but despite her flat chest, at least her friend Jerry seems to have a crush on her.



* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: According to the creator, Andersen is named for HansChristianAndersen and the dog Schlitze is named after a character in {{Freaks}}

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: According to the creator, Andersen is named for HansChristianAndersen Creator/HansChristianAndersen and the dog Schlitze is named after a character in {{Freaks}}



* OfficialCouple: Andersen and Clio, Betty and Jordyn.

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* OfficialCouple: Andersen and Clio, Betty and Jordyn.
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"Sordid Details Following" is a webcomic started in 2010 by a college student who uses the internet monikers "Ksiezniczka" or "Tenor Sax Lolita". It centers around a high school girl in a suburb in Ohio by the name of Ally O'Hannigan who, after a UFO crashes in her home town, comes across a strange girl named Nutella. HilarityEnsues

It can be read on deviantArt [[http://tenorsaxlolita.deviantart.com/gallery/23999488 here]] or on DrunkDuck [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Sordid_Details_Following here]]

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* ACupAngst: Ally is a relatively minor example, but she still doesn't like it being pointed out. Living with curvy Nutella and Clio doesn't help.
* AerithAndBob: Most of the cast has pretty normal names. Then you get Andersen, Ally's older brother, and Nutella, who is named after food.
* AllThereInTheManual: Character profiles are currently being uploaded to deviantArt with random fun facts about the characters. Also, the creator's formspring.
* AlphaBitch: Played with. Nancy has the personality and money of one, but is a goth and considered a bit of an outcast who harasses the main cast over something that happened when they were young.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Nutella. To a degree, Clio looks Asian, but she's actually Greek.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Ally has been known to use Yiddish expressions from time to time.
* ArtEvolution: Though the comic isn't long yet, this is already starting to be apparent.
* AuthorAppeal: The author has admitted that many elements of the story are because of this.
* BareYourMidriff: A lot of Nutella's outfits.
* BilingualBonus: Nutella apparently speaks Quechua, of all things.
* CastOfSnowflakes: The author has tried to give all the main characters distinct facial features and body types.
* CharacterDevelopment: Already starting to show a little with both Ally and Nutella.
* ClevelandRocks: According to WordOfGod, the story takes place in a suburb of Cleveland.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nutella
* CoolBigSis: Clio Habchi to Ally, Nutella, and Sabrina
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Sabrina
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Andersen's eyes are the exact same shade of brown as his hair.
* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Sabrina is a ditzy, energetic otaku. Her twin Zooey is a stoic, sardonic genius.
* DisappearedDad and MissingMom: Ally and Andersen are orphans, also Zooey and Sabrina have a MissingMom.
* {{Dramedy}}: Though it's considered a humorous comic, it has these moments. Nutella's nightmare in chapter one is a good example.
* DumbBlonde: Betty. Sabrina also fits the stereotype, though she dyes her naturally blonde hair pink. It is worth knowing that Sabrina's identical twin Zooey is a genius though.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Clio and Nutella are both called hot by other female characters.
* HairDecorations: Sabrina sometimes wears ribbons, barrettes, or headbands.
* EvilRedhead: To a degree, Nancy
* FatGirl: Betty, one of Nancy's lackeys.
* FieryRedhead: Completely averted with Ally, who is shy, awkward, and uptight rather than fiery and outgoing.
* FlashbackNightmare: Nutella has one
* FlatWhat: Ally lets one go when she first meets Nutella.
* FramingDevice: The first and probably second chapter are told in Ally's flashback.
* FriendshipMoment: "Will you be my new ñaña?"
* FunetikAksent: Nadine's Cajun accent.
* GagBoobs: Poor Clio.
* GenkiGirl: Sabrina and Nutella both at times.
* GISSyndrome: Done with the O'Hannigans' television.
* GodivaHair: Used with Nutella
* HarmlessVillain: Nancy and her lackeys, according to WordOfGod, are supposed to be too pathetic to be considered much of a threat. For one thing, Nancy holds a grudge over losing a beauty pageant at age 5.
* HiddenDepths: Implied with Nutella
* HollywoodNerd: Sabrina's sister Zooey. Ally is a bit of one herself.
* HollywoodVoodoo: Ally's friend Nadine is a Cajun voodoo queen, complete with her own zombie.
* HomoeroticDream: The author has stated her intention to start chapter 2 like this.
* HumanAliens: Nutella.
* IAmNotPretty: Ally's character page states she considers herself "absolutely average in every way", but despite her flat chest, at least her friend Jerry seems to have a crush on her.
** In the author notes for the recently released title page for chapter 1, the author states that she herself thinks Ally is pretty, just not as gorgeous as Nutella. Ally is the only one who thinks she isn't pretty.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Nutella
* KidsAreCruel: Why Nancy hates Sabrina so much
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In one page, Ally questions "Who even still watches TheSlayers anyway?" Sabrina starts to reply with the author's pen name.
* LesYay: Between Ally and Nutella, Ally and Sabrina, and Sabrina seems to have a girl-crush on Clio even though she's stated to be boy crazy.
** According to WordOfGod, one of Ally's friends at school is a lesbian. It remains to be seen which one.
* LuminescentBlush: Every so often, characters display this.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Nutella to Ally
* MeaningfulName: Arguably, Nutella's nickname of "Nutty."
* ModelCouple: Andersen and Clio.
* MsFanservice: Nutella, who is very curvy and doesn't seem to understand why she can't just be naked.
* MulticoloredHair: Nancy's is red and black, presumedly dyed as in childhood it was just red. In one non-canon picture done by the creator, Ally gets blue streaks in hers.
* MundaneFantastic: Despite that there is a UFO, a possible alien, and a voodoo zombie, the comic focuses a lot more on the relationship between Ally and Nutella.
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Ally is not short for Alice or Allison. It's just Ally.
* MysteriousPast: Nutella. Only a small part of her origins have been revealed.
* NaiveNewcomer: Come on. Guess.
* NakedOnArrival: Nutella.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: If she isn't naked for fanservice, Nutella's chronic nudity falls under this
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: According to the creator, Andersen is named for HansChristianAndersen and the dog Schlitze is named after a character in {{Freaks}}
* NeatFreak: According to the author, Clio
* NerdGlasses: Sabrina's genius sister Zooey. Arguably Ally as well.
* NoNameGiven: Nutella's actual name is unknown, so the O'Hannigans and Clio just named her after her favourite food.
* OfficialCouple: Andersen and Clio, Betty and Jordyn.
* PosterGalleryBedroom: The one time Ally's room is shown, she's shown to have posters on her door of JemAndTheHolograms and ZahiHawass
* PuppyDogEyes: Sabrina uses this on Ally
* RapunzelHair: Nutella's hair is really long.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship
* ScheduleSlip: A lot. Inevitably leading to...
* SeriesHiatus: One lasted months on end.
* ShoutOut: Otaku Sabrina to anime tropes in general, one filler page to {{Wolverine}}, and Nutella to, well, nutella
** In the recently-released title page, Nutella is wearing a costume from {{Barbarella}}
* SleepCute: Ally and Nutella on one page.
* SpoiledSweet: Sabrina. It should be noted she was a lot brattier as a kid, though.
* TheUnintelligible: Jordyn
* TitledAfterTheSong: The comic's title is a reference to a DavidBowie song; the author has stated her intention to name all the chapters after bands or lines in songs as well. It's apparently supposed to represent the music stuck in Ally's head in each chapter.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Though she isn't much of one, Ally is still tomboyish when compared to ultra-girly Sabrina.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Nutella is named after hers, and puts it on everything, including meat and herself.
* {{Troperiffic}}: The creator is a troper and does this on purpose whenever possible.
* ValleyGirl: Ally's friend Fatima talks like this.
* WebcomicTime: The story began in early 2010 and, Ally's flashback was meant to take place in the fall of that year, which was supposed to be TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture - due to a sporadic update schedule, it's now more like Twenty Minutes Into The PAST.
* WordOfGod: The author reveals a lot in the author notes and on her [[http://www.formspring.me/TenorSaxLolita formspring account]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Clio has blue hair and Sabrina has pink. However, Sabrina's is dyed, it's naturally blonde.
* YouNoTakeCandle: Nutella starts like this when she begins learning English. She's slowly improving though.
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