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* NamesTheSame: Yuki's surname 'Jakuzure' is an obvious send up to Nonon Jakuzure from the anime Kill la Kill.
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* GrumpyBear: Is easily upset or rumbled, and can therefore take some kind words from those around her to cheer her up.
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* HypotheticalCasting: [=MacVeigh=] claims that his design is based off of Creator/RichardBurton, and if possible, he would have his voice if the comic was adapted to film (though he knows that Burton died, he still thinks that if the software was available to recreate the voices of deceased actors, singers or other celebrities, we could one day hear Richard Burton’s voice on the big screen once again).
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* {{Adorkable}}: Siobhan demonstrates this in many instances, being quite quirky at times but full of youthful energy and enthusiasm when the mood takes her.



* {{Adorkable}}: A definite trait of Ebony. She is easily excited and always full of energy.[[spoiler: After Volume 11, however, in which the two girls are beaten by a pair of homophobic bar patrons, Ebony becomes very cold, disconnected and emotionally unstable]].
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* BiTheWay: As established in the previous series.
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* OnlySanePerson: Judging from what we've heard about the other employees of America National so far, she and Ebony seem to be the only ones in the company who don't see sex as something that you need to do in order to be successful.

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* OnlySanePerson: OnlySaneEmployee: Judging from what we've heard about the other employees of America National so far, she and Ebony seem to be the only ones in the company who don't see sex as something that you need to do in order to be successful.

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[[folder:Maddie Grey]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mad_beret.png]]
The island’s newest resident, Maddie became an immediate friend of Siobhan and Ebony thanks to her kindhearted generosity and desire to understand those closest to her. It was because of these conscientious traits that she was able to mend the gap that had formed between the two girls, helping Siobhan to overcome her fear of rejection due to her sexuality and finally reuniting the two lovers. Around that time as well she formed a romantic attachment to the island’s mechanic Andrew Taylor and now the pair are besotted with each other as they plan their future together.

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[[folder:Maddie Grey]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mad_beret.png]]
The island’s newest resident, Maddie became an immediate
[[folder:Leni Carmichael]]
A stewardess at America National who befriends Ebony when she joins the company and stays her
friend of Siobhan and even after the company's HR department outs Ebony thanks to as a lesbian. Although she seems good at her kindhearted generosity and desire to understand job, the attitude of those closest to her. It was because of these conscientious traits that she was able to mend the gap that had formed between the two girls, helping Siobhan to overcome her fear of rejection due to her sexuality and finally reuniting the two lovers. Around that time as well she formed a romantic attachment to the island’s mechanic Andrew Taylor and now the pair are besotted who work with each other as they plan their future together.her can sometimes make her worried.



* ADayInTheLimelight: Despite her reduced presence in this series, she does at least get this in Volume 10 when [[spoiler: she and Andy get married]].
* DemotedToExtra: While she was the main character in the ''Maddie'' series, here, she only appears sporadically. Lampshaded by [=MacVeigh=] when she reappears in Volume 8 after being absent for a while:
-->[=MacVeigh=]: Oh hey, weren't you the star once upon a time?

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Despite HilariousInHindsight: An example that was actually pointed out by [=MacVeigh=]. According to him, her reduced presence in this series, she does at least get this in Volume 10 when [[spoiler: she name was taken from Leni Loud of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', one of his favorite shows, and Andy get married]].
* DemotedToExtra: While she
the name Carmichael was the main character something he came up with on his own. However, in the ''Maddie'' series, here, she only appears sporadically. Lampshaded by time between when he drew the page and when he posted it (a little less than a year), an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' aired where Leni gets a job at a shopping mall, and her boss' name is Mrs. Carmichael. [=MacVeigh=] claims that his jaw fell open when he watched it.
* OnlySanePerson: Judging from what we've heard about the other employees of America National so far, she and Ebony seem to be the only ones in the company who don't see sex as something that you need to do in order to be successful.
* TheWoobie: She becomes this when we learn that her coworkers are pressuring her into having sex, something she doesn't want to do until she's happily married. Gets worse
when she reappears in Volume 8 after being absent for a while:
-->[=MacVeigh=]: Oh hey, weren't you
mentions that all the star once upon a time?decent girls left the airline in disgust and that she's really only staying with them because she has nowhere else to go.



[[folder:Andy Taylor]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andy_talks_field.png]]
The island’s mechanic, Andrew Taylor, much like Siobhan, was brought back from the brink of despair following the death of his mother to cancer and his abandonment on the Isle of Hue by his Trade Unionist father. Since then he has come to appreciate the finer things in life and strives to better himself in society. However, in spite of his ambitions, he could not escape the lonely life he now inhabited on the island; that was until Maddie Grey came along. Very quickly Maddie brought love and affection back into his life, with the duo now inseparable as they begin to settle themselves into successful futures in the working world.

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[[folder:Andy Taylor]][[quoteright:350:https://static.[[folder:Maddie Grey]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andy_talks_field.png]]
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The island’s mechanic, newest resident, Maddie became an immediate friend of Siobhan and Ebony thanks to her kindhearted generosity and desire to understand those closest to her. It was because of these conscientious traits that she was able to mend the gap that had formed between the two girls, helping Siobhan to overcome her fear of rejection due to her sexuality and finally reuniting the two lovers. Around that time as well she formed a romantic attachment to the island’s mechanic Andrew Taylor, much like Siobhan, was brought back from Taylor and now the brink of despair following the death of his mother to cancer and his abandonment on the Isle of Hue by his Trade Unionist father. Since then he has come to appreciate the finer things in life and strives to better himself in society. However, in spite of his ambitions, he could not escape the lonely life he now inhabited on the island; that was until Maddie Grey came along. Very quickly Maddie brought love and affection back into his life, pair are besotted with the duo now inseparable each other as they begin to settle themselves into successful futures in the working world.plan their future together.


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* ADayInTheLimelight: Despite her reduced presence in this series, she does at least get this in Volume 10 when [[spoiler: she and Andy get married]].
* DemotedToExtra: While she was the main character in the ''Maddie'' series, here, she only appears sporadically. Lampshaded by [=MacVeigh=] when she reappears in Volume 8 after being absent for a while:
-->[=MacVeigh=]: Oh hey, weren't you the star once upon a time?
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[[folder:Andy Taylor]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andy_talks_field.png]]
The island’s mechanic, Andrew Taylor, much like Siobhan, was brought back from the brink of despair following the death of his mother to cancer and his abandonment on the Isle of Hue by his Trade Unionist father. Since then he has come to appreciate the finer things in life and strives to better himself in society. However, in spite of his ambitions, he could not escape the lonely life he now inhabited on the island; that was until Maddie Grey came along. Very quickly Maddie brought love and affection back into his life, with the duo now inseparable as they begin to settle themselves into successful futures in the working world.
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* NicePerson: Renée, despite her history, is shown to still be a nice and approachable woman; never allowing the strain of her divorce or struggles of balancing a job and finances ever get to her. This is reflected in the way she raised Siobhan.

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* NicePerson: NiceGuy: Renée, despite her history, is shown to still be a nice and approachable woman; never allowing the strain of her divorce or struggles of balancing a job and finances ever get to her. This is reflected in the way she raised Siobhan.
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* HairTriggerTemper: While not as moody as Siobhan, she has been demonstrated to have a short temper throughout both this and the previous series.

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* HairTriggerTemper: While not as moody as Siobhan, she has been demonstrated to have a short temper throughout both this and the previous series.[[spoiler: This is eventually made worse when, after she and Siobhan are nearly beaten to death by a pair of homophobic bar patrons, Ebony is left with PTSD, and struggles to cope with simple mistakes. One instance is where she accidentally knocks a dish off the kitchen counter, causing her to launch into an angry, expletive-filled tirade of self-loathing before being reduced to tears]].
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* CoolTeacher: He likes to go for a more hands on approach when it comes to flight training and lets Ebony do a takeoff on her first day as opposed to making her sit in lessons for weeks before she goes anywhere near a plane. He also operated transport aircraft during the Korean War and the Suez Crisis. Plus, even after finding out that Ebony is a lesbian, he doesn't kick her off his course, and is actually supportive of her relationship.

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* CoolTeacher: He likes to go for a more hands on approach when it comes to Harold Wisley, Ebony's flight training instructor. Since his introduction in Volume 1, he has been a constant support and lets Ebony do a takeoff on an apt mentor to Ebony, not only in terms of teaching her first day as opposed how to making her sit in lessons for weeks before she goes anywhere near a plane. He fly, but also operated transport aircraft during on a personal level regarding issues of her sexuality. In Volume 3, he is demonstrated to have been a veteran of the Korean War and the Suez Crisis. Plus, even Crisis in the 1950's, and soon develops[[spoiler: a romantic connection with Siobhan's mother, Renee, after finding out that meeting her at a Christmas party in late 1986]]. He also uses his experiences in life to[[spoiler: help Ebony is a lesbian, he doesn't kick overcome her off PTSD after her and Siobhan were beaten half-to-death by a pair of homophobic bar patrons, with his course, and is actually supportive previous knowledge of her relationship.those suffering from the equivalent 'Shell Shock' helping to put things into perspective for her]].
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* FatalFlaw: Ebony can sometimes act a little too much on impulse, landing both her and Siobhan in trouble; one instance being where she kisses Siobhan in front of a policeman, for which he reprimands them.[[spoiler: More disturbingly is when Ebony impulsively comments about their relationship out loud in a rural Florida bar, resulting in two outraged, homophobic patrons beating the two girls senseless and leaving them both mentally and physically scarred]].

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* FatalFlaw: Ebony can sometimes act a little too much on impulse, landing both her and Siobhan in trouble; one instance being where she kisses Siobhan in front of a policeman, for which he reprimands them.[[spoiler: More disturbingly is when Ebony impulsively comments about their relationship out loud in a rural Florida bar, resulting in two outraged, homophobic patrons beating the two girls senseless and leaving them both mentally and physically scarred]]. Gets deconstructed in Volume 12, when Ebony tells Harold Wisley that she blames everything bad that's ever happened to her and Siobhan on herself.
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* {{Gayngst}}: Siobhan's constant fear is that her sexuality will derail her future success; which makes her extremely nervous and easily rumbled. However, when her and Ebony's relationship is frowned upon or challenged, she will defend it passionately.[[spoiler: Taken a step further after their beating in Volume 11, where Siobhan comes to realise that their relationship is abnormal and therefore they deserved everything they got. However, her boss, John Wilson, reassures her that it's not]].

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* {{Gayngst}}: Siobhan's constant fear is that her sexuality will derail her future success; which makes her extremely nervous and easily rumbled. However, when her and Ebony's relationship is frowned upon or challenged, she will defend it passionately.[[spoiler: Taken a step further after their beating in Volume 11, where Siobhan comes to realise realize that their relationship is abnormal and therefore they deserved everything they got. However, her boss, John Wilson, reassures her that it's not]].
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* BerserkButton: Do NOT shame her sexuality or her relationship with Ebony.

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* BerserkButton: Do NOT shame her sexuality or her relationship with Ebony.[[spoiler: Also, she will defend herself and her girlfriend with near deadly force if necessary]].



* {{Gayngst}}: Siobhan's constant fear is that her sexuality will derail her future success; which makes her extremely nervous and easily rumbled. However, when her and Ebony's relationship is frowned upon or challenged, she will defend it passionately.

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* {{Gayngst}}: Siobhan's constant fear is that her sexuality will derail her future success; which makes her extremely nervous and easily rumbled. However, when her and Ebony's relationship is frowned upon or challenged, she will defend it passionately.[[spoiler: Taken a step further after their beating in Volume 11, where Siobhan comes to realise that their relationship is abnormal and therefore they deserved everything they got. However, her boss, John Wilson, reassures her that it's not]].



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In Volume 4, she squares up to a police officer after he shamed her and Ebony's relationship; causing her mother to physically restrain her before she did anything brash.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In Volume 4, she squares up to a police officer after he shamed her and Ebony's relationship; causing her mother to physically restrain her before she did anything brash.[[spoiler: Siobhan also breaks her usual calm demeanour when she and Ebony are being beaten by a pair of homophobic bar patrons. In order to save herself and her girlfriend, Siobhan uses a knife to stab one of the bar patrons in the arm]].



* {{Adorkable}}: A definite trait of Ebony. She is easily excited and always full of energy.

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* {{Adorkable}}: A definite trait of Ebony. She is easily excited and always full of energy.[[spoiler: After Volume 11, however, in which the two girls are beaten by a pair of homophobic bar patrons, Ebony becomes very cold, disconnected and emotionally unstable]].



* AllLovingHeroine: Ebony is extremely optimistic and tries to enlighten Siobhan's life whenever possible; being a constant support and loving partner through thick and thin.

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* AllLovingHeroine: Ebony is extremely optimistic and tries to enlighten Siobhan's life whenever possible; being a constant support and loving partner through thick and thin.[[spoiler: That is until Volume 11, in which the two girls are beaten half-to-death by a pair of homophobic bar patrons. After this, Ebony becomes very cold, disconnected and emotionally unstable]].



* FatalFlaw: Ebony can sometime act a little too much on impulse, landing both her and Siobhan in trouble; one instance being where she kisses Siobhan in front of a policeman, for which he reprimands them.

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* FatalFlaw: Ebony can sometime sometimes act a little too much on impulse, landing both her and Siobhan in trouble; one instance being where she kisses Siobhan in front of a policeman, for which he reprimands them.[[spoiler: More disturbingly is when Ebony impulsively comments about their relationship out loud in a rural Florida bar, resulting in two outraged, homophobic patrons beating the two girls senseless and leaving them both mentally and physically scarred]].

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