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** Any time it winds up being ''Jane'' that gains a BalloonBelly alongside Lalia.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** The new instalments address Lalia's very sudden fall into remorseless gluttony, going into detail about how wonderful and liberating it felt. ''A Very Lalia Thanksgiving'' shows her side of the events, and how she did initially try to resist her cravings.
** The ANC helmed revival cut Lalia less slack, showing her actually getting embarrassed by her own antics, and even regretting them at times. [[spoiler:And she eventually learns to tone it down.]]
** They also bring a little more story back to the series, even bringing back characters once long forgotten. Even Jane gets ''significantly'' more to do.
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** This changes in DoubleDip when [[spoiler: she discovers Trevor's been going behind her back to lust over Lalia.]] She doesn't cry or scream about it, she's just come to accept that people will disappoint her.

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** This changes in DoubleDip Double Dip when [[spoiler: she [[spoiler:she discovers Trevor's been going behind her back to lust over Lalia.]] She doesn't cry or scream about it, she's just come to accept that people will disappoint her.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: After completing the series, Adjective Noun Combo posted a five part vore comic called ''Size Serving,'' featuring a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute named Britney, which essentially served to sate fans who wanted to see Lalia eat someone.
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** Furthermore, ''Double Dip'' has a distinct emphasis on story over stuffing. Being intended as the series' GrandFinal (at least as far as Adjective Noun Combo is concerned), opinion is divided by those who are caught up by the LoveTriangle, and those missing the sexy shenanigans.

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** Furthermore, ''Double Dip'' has a distinct emphasis on story over stuffing. Being intended as the series' GrandFinal GrandFinale (at least as far as Adjective Noun Combo is concerned), opinion is divided by those who are caught up by the LoveTriangle, and those missing the sexy shenanigans.



* DesignatedHero: While she's not at all malicious, throughout the comic Lalia ditches her few responsibilities, frustrates and worries her best friend, steals clothing, accidentally burns down a sorority, steals food from a child, and does little other than sit around and stuff herself with food. [[spoiler: She seems to realise this at the end of ther series.]]

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* DesignatedHero: While she's not at all malicious, throughout the comic Lalia ditches her few responsibilities, frustrates and worries her best friend, steals clothing, accidentally burns down a sorority, steals food from a child, and does little other than sit around and stuff herself with food. [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She seems to realise this at the end of ther the series.]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: More than a few fans have taken to the idea that Jane was [[LesYay secretly in love with Lalia,]] hence why she (more or less) put up with her antics.

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: More than a few fans have taken to the idea that Jane was [[LesYay secretly in love with Lalia,]] hence why she (more or less) put up with her antics.



** The ANC helmed revival cut Lalia less slack, showing her actually getting embarrassed by her own antics, and even regretting them at times. [[spoiler: And she eventually learns to tone it down.]]

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** The ANC helmed revival cut Lalia less slack, showing her actually getting embarrassed by her own antics, and even regretting them at times. [[spoiler: And [[spoiler:And she eventually learns to tone it down.]]
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* WhatAnIdiot: Possibly Jane, for entrusting Lalia, whose defining character trait is her love of eating, with delivering her pies to Thanksgiving dinner. Lalia brings this up in ''A Very Lalia Thanksgiving.'' Only ''possibly'' because her appetite was far more restrained until this point.
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* HilariousInHindsight: At one point in the very first run of the series, Lalia shoots down 'quality over quantity' as a false dichotomy when someone questions her appetite. The comic would later become known for sparse but ''very'' well received updates.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: After the initial revamp, any character that wasn't Jane or Lalia was left behind. Trevor was retroactively put back into the spotlight in the third incarnation, but the likes of his roommate and Kim remain unseen since.

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** This was eventually acknowledged and used as part of her character arc in Double Dip.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: After the initial revamp, any character that wasn't Jane or Lalia was left behind. Trevor was retroactively put back into the spotlight in the third incarnation, but the likes of his roommate and Kim remain unseen since.since.
* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: An innocent example. Shane, Lalia's new boy toy seen in the story's final page, bears more than a passing resemblance to a shorter haired Trevor. This ended up confusing a lot of readers who assumed he ''was'' Trevor after a second time skip.

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The new instalments address Lalia's very sudden fall into remorseless gluttony, going into detail about how wonderful and liberating it felt. ''A Very Lalia Thanksgiving'' shows her side of the events, and how she did initially try to resist her cravings. She also seems regretful over eating Jane's pies.
** The ANC helmed pages cut Lalia a little less slack, showing her actually getting embarrassed by her own antics, and even regretting them at times. Even if she won't change her ways, she comes off more likeable for it.
** They also bring a little more story back to the series, even bringing back characters once long forgotten. Even Jane gets more to do, getting her own subplot.

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: AuthorsSavingThrow:
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The new instalments address Lalia's very sudden fall into remorseless gluttony, going into detail about how wonderful and liberating it felt. ''A Very Lalia Thanksgiving'' shows her side of the events, and how she did initially try to resist her cravings. She also seems regretful over eating Jane's pies.
cravings.
** The ANC helmed pages revival cut Lalia a little less slack, showing her actually getting embarrassed by her own antics, and even regretting them at times. Even if [[spoiler: And she won't change her ways, she comes off more likeable for it.
eventually learns to tone it down.]]
** They also bring a little more story back to the series, even bringing back characters once long forgotten. Even Jane gets ''significantly'' more to do, getting her own subplot.do.



* BrokenBase: The (original) revival portion of the series. The intention was of course to become near more direct fanservice, but not everyone agrees on whether this was a good thing or not.

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* BrokenBase: The (original) (first) revival portion of the series. The intention was of course to become near more direct fanservice, but not everyone agrees on whether this was a good thing or not.



* DesignatedHero: While she's not at all malicious, throughout the comic Lalia ditches her few responsibilities, frustrates and worries her best friend, steals clothing, accidentally burns down a sorority, and does little other than sit around and stuff herself with food.
* DesignatedVillain: Kim is treated as an antagonist because of her attitude, but the worst thing she does is criticize Lalia's carrot cake design. For the brief time where she is genuinely furious at Lalia, she has a good reason (see above).

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* DesignatedHero: While she's not at all malicious, throughout the comic Lalia ditches her few responsibilities, frustrates and worries her best friend, steals clothing, accidentally burns down a sorority, steals food from a child, and does little other than sit around and stuff herself with food.
food. [[spoiler: She seems to realise this at the end of ther series.]]
* DesignatedVillain: Kim is treated as an antagonist because of her attitude, but the worst thing she does is criticize Lalia's carrot cake design. For the brief time where she is genuinely furious at Lalia, she has a good reason (see above).design, while Lalia straight up steals from her and ends up (accidentally) burning down her sorority house.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: After completing the series, Adjective Noun Combo posted a five part vore comic called ''Size Serving,'' featuring a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute named Britney, which essentially served to sate fans who wanted to see Lalia eat someone.

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* AngstWhatAngst / KarmaHoudini: After accidentally burning down a sorority full of partying coeds (who, admittedly, escaped mostly unharmed), Lalia does seem a little guilty about the situation, but she never gets in trouble for it, nor is it ever brought up again.
* ArtMajorBiology: What happens to Lalia's figure after so much wanton, limitless gluttony? A slight potbelly.
** Lalia's appetite finally starts to catch up with her as of ''Double Dip.''

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* AngstWhatAngst / KarmaHoudini: AngstWhatAngst: After accidentally burning down a sorority full of partying coeds (who, admittedly, escaped mostly unharmed), Lalia does seem a little guilty about the situation, but she never gets in trouble for it, nor is it ever brought up again.
* ArtMajorBiology: What happens to Lalia's figure after so much wanton, limitless gluttony? A slight potbelly.
** Lalia's appetite finally starts to catch up with her as of ''Double Dip.''
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: While the series was around for a while, there are less than fifty strips in total. And yet, Lalia inspired hoards of fan art, and the comic is well remembered by fans to this day.
** To put it in perspective, in just one arc and two months, ANC produced more content than the entirety of the series' original stint on Deviantart.
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Internet Backdraft is now Flame Bait and being dewicked per TRS.


* InternetBackdraft: Lalia's appearance in the attempted prequel series' was met with controversy from fans, as she was depicted in a revealing outfit, but appeared to be as young as twelve. Arthur later explained that she was meant to be a teenager, and had simply overdone her redesign. Nevertheless, he never continued the series'.
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* AwesomeArt: Even people with no interest in belly stuffing admit that the improved artwork is ''gorgeous.''

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* AwesomeArt: SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Even people with no interest in belly stuffing admit that the improved artwork is ''gorgeous.''

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** Adjective Noun Combo's recreation of the art style is damn near perfect, and the entire reason it went from ''fanart'' to ''official continuation.''

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** Adjective Noun Combo's recreation of the art style is often damn near perfect, and the entire reason it went from ''fanart'' to ''official continuation.''



** Furthermore, ''Double Dip'' has a distinct emphasis on story over stuffing. Being intended as the series' GrandFinal (at least as far as Adjective Noun Combo is concerned), opinion is divided by those who are caught up by the LoveTriangle, and those missing the sexy shenanigans.



** This changes in DoubleDip when [[spoiler: she discovers Trevor's been going behind her back to lust over Lalia.]] She doesn't cry or scream about it, she's just come to accept that people will disappoint her.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Any and all characters aside from Lalia and Jane. And even Jane didn't appear in the four produced pages of ''The Lap of Luxury.''
** Trevor, however, is officially back in the limelight in the ANC revival.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The original run set up a lot of potential that was brushed away when it was restarted.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Any and all characters aside from After the initial revamp, any character that wasn't Jane or Lalia and Jane. And even Jane didn't appear was left behind. Trevor was retroactively put back into the spotlight in the four produced pages of ''The Lap of Luxury.''
** Trevor, however, is officially back in
third incarnation, but the limelight in the ANC revival.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The original run set up a lot
likes of potential that was brushed away when it was restarted.his roommate and Kim remain unseen since.
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** During ''Double Dip,'' Lalia's usual cheeriness is seen whenever she's eating, but flips right around into depression over her recennt weight gain any other time. [[StepfordSmiler Is it possible she's eating to distract herself from her problems?]]

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** During ''Double Dip,'' Lalia's usual cheeriness spends a lot of time moping about her recent weight gain, but is seen all smiles whenever she's eating, but flips right around into depression over binging. Is this her recennt weight gain any other time. usual cheery, gluttonous self, or is she explicitly eating to make herself feel better? [[StepfordSmiler Is it possible she's eating to distract herself from her problems?]]Has that always been the case?]]
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** During ''Double Dip,'' Lalia's usual cheeriness is seen whenever she's eating, but flips right around into depression over her recennt weight gain any other time. [[StepfordSmiler Is it possible she's eating to distract herself from her problems?]]
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** Lalia's weight gain causes her to be teased by a rude store clerk, get stood up at a bar, and generally feel miserable. Her joy in snacking seems to take on a [[StepfordSmiler different light through the story.]]
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** Lalia's appetite finally starts to catch up with her as of ''Double Dip.''


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** Is Adjective Noun Combo's take worth of being an official revival? And does his more consistent release schedule cheapen what was once a major case of ''quality over quantity?''
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** The series' popularity peaked after it was revived on deviantArt, which was overall even shorter.

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** The To put it in perspective, in just one arc and two months, ANC produced more content than the entirety of the series' popularity peaked after it was revived original stint on deviantArt, which was overall even shorter.Deviantart.
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** Tellingly, after a euphoric feeding, Lalia instantly loses interest once Jane leaves the room.

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** Lalia is put off her snacking when her teacher almost catches her slacking off, showing that she does realise she has a problem, even if she won't actually fix it.

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** The ANC helmed pages cut Lalia is put off her snacking when her teacher almost catches her slacking off, a little less slack, showing that she does realise she has a problem, her actually getting embarrassed by her own antics, and even regretting them at times. Even if she won't actually fix it.change her ways, she comes off more likeable for it.
** They also bring a little more story back to the series, even bringing back characters once long forgotten. Even Jane gets more to do, getting her own subplot.
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** Trevor, however, is officially back in the limelight in the ANC revival.

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