Line #13 Webcomic/NicoleAndDerek


1	''[[http://nicoleandderek.com/ Nicole and Derek]]'' is a [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] SliceOfLife WebComic by Terrence and Isabel Marks. It is a SpinOffspring sequel to [[CanonWelding two of]] the Marks' previous comics: ''Webcomic/NamirDeiter'' and ''Webcomic/YouSayItFirst''. The title characters are Nicole Adams (daughter of Brisbane and Kimberly of YSIF) and Derek O'Donnell (son of ND's Tipper and Charles). The comic involves Nicole's adventures as the new girl in town, following her family's move for business reasons, as she gets used to an entirely new world (to her) and the cast of characters within it. Other new characters introduced include [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Miss Fluffy]] (a koala girl), Adrian Anneston (son of ND's Cedric and Falco) Cassandra (a cat girl who serves as Derek's foil) and "Magical Princess Shelby" ("Enforcer of Justice!").
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3	The comic is still in its infancy, so there are still many characters (including characters from the previous comics) still to be properly introduced.
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5	Updates Monday through Friday. (Currently on Hiatus)
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8	!!The comic contains examples of the following tropes:
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10	* BaitAndSwitch: We're told early on that Charles is now a school principal and that Derek uses a personal connection with the principal to get away with much of his shenanigans. When we finally see Derek's school principal, [[spoiler: It's Joy Telford, ''nee'' Satu. Charles is the principal of a completely different school.]]
11	* BarefootCartoonAnimal: The entire cast, just like the predecessor comics.
12	* BusCrash: [[spoiler:Cedric]] was killed in an auto accident during the time skip.
13	* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[spoiler: "Cerise and Daisy"]] ends with Daisy being confronted by [[spoiler: a clearly angry Twix, Cerise's father.]]
14	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Shelby, who treats her Study Hall period as her own private "Magical Princess" territory.
15	* ComplexityAddiction: Shelby's scheme to procure copies of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' from Derek, rather than just buy them at the bookstore she visited the day before (before getting spooked by the sight of a then-unnamed JJ). Granted, that was after she was denied use of an e-book copy or a printout of same.
16	* TheGhost: Despite his importance to certain characters and parts of the story, Issac Telford has yet to appear in the comic proper.
17	* HandsOffParenting: Miss Fluffy's parents let her change her own name at age six. The law says she can't change it again for ten years.
18	* LovableRogue: Derek, in the [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller]] mold.
19	* LoveDodecahedron: Avery has a crush on Derek and considers Nicole (who was crushed on by Adrian) her love rival (she isn't, and eventually tells her so). Derek has a crush on Miss Fluffy, who thinks he likes Cassandra (who knows about Avery's crush).
20	** Eventually resolved (or dismantled) when Avery gives up on Derek (See ObliviousToLove) and Adrian starts dating Shelby. Derek and Nicole do start dating, but long after the dodecahedron dissolves.
21	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Shelby is introduced as a lunatic, and even Cassandra and Avery seem to see her as one, but her plans and superstitions tend to prove bizarrely effective/accurate.
22	* MST3KMantra: Invoked by WordOfGod for YSIF and ND readers trying to reconcile the timelines between the comics. The timelines won't line up perfectly and that's on purpose.
23	* NewTransferStudent: Nicole is from an entirely different country.
24	* ObliviousToLove: Derek has missed every cue that Avery likes him, up to an including having cake together at a cafe. There, Avery's awkward attempts to let Derek know her feelings only made him think she was [[GirlOnGirlIsHot into girls.]]
25	* {{Retcon}}: WordOfGod is that some characters' ages have been tweaked from their ''Namir Deiter'' incarnations to fit the current narrative. For example: Adrian and Derek are the same age, when Adrian should be two years older. Cerise has been aged down to her teens, when she should be only a year or two younger than Daisy, to facilitate a closer relationship between her and her cousin, Derek.
26	* SheWhoMustNotBeSeen: For the first couple of years of the strip, the audience doesn't see the teenaged Cerise Namir, only hearing from her via texts with Derek.
27	** [[http://www.nicoleandderek.com/comics/index.php?date=20161221 The Dec. 21, 2016 strip]] finally portrayed the older Namir family - Twix, Snickers and Cerise.
28	* SpinOffspring: The title characters are the children of ''You Say It First'' and ''Namir Deiter''[='=]s central couples.
29	* SpoilerTitle: The chapter [[spoiler: "Cerise and Daisy"]] wasn't named until after it was finished, to avoid giving away the identity of Cerise's mystery lover. Now it's a LateArrivalSpoiler.
30	* TeamMom: Miss Fluffy ''tries'' to fill this role, but usually just ends up being a wet blanket.
31	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: The first couple of times Blue's bar was featured, the bartender many assumed was a youthful-looking Blue [[WordOfGod was actually]] her niece, Daisy Huss (who dyes her hair blue). Lampshaded by the [[http://www.nicoleandderek.com/comics/index.php?date=20161220 12/20/2016 strip]] where Blue, herself, makes an appearance.
32	* UnknownRival: Shelby considers Nicole more a SpannerInTheWorks than a direct rival (for now).
33	* WhamEpisode:
34	** [[http://www.nicoleandderek.com/comics/index.php?date=20170517 Comic #477]], which reveals that JJ is [[spoiler: Isaac's biological daughter, but not Joy's]]
35	** [[https://nicoleandderek.com/comics/index.php?date=20190917 The reveal]] that Cerise and [[spoiler: Daisy]] were lovers.
36	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Several important characters from the predecessor comics have yet to even be mentioned in (like Roxanne (Blue's older sister/Daisy's mother) or Gabby).

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