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* Rick's reaction to Gwen's wight attacking the group. He freezes up, shaking in fear and apparently having a flashback to his possession. You can even see part of his eye through the glasses, just to emphasize how scared he is.

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* Rick's Richard's reaction to Gwen's wight attacking the group. He freezes up, shaking in fear and apparently having a flashback to his possession. You can even see part of his eye through the glasses, just to emphasize how scared he is.is.
* Richard and Penny's strained relationship with their family and each other. Richard is trying to distance himself from a father who couldn't care less about what he wants and a mother with a bad habit for guilt-tripping, and Penny resents all three of them for it; her parents for treating her as their backup son, and Richard for constantly bailing on her.

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[[folder: Chapter 7: Mr. Spender and the Activity Club]]
* Dr. Gwen Burger getting to briefly reunite with her son after being missing for three years... and not only does toddler Ed not recognize her current form, he's outright afraid of her. Then to make it worse, she admits that he wouldn't recognize her real form anyways.
* Rick's reaction to Gwen's wight attacking the group. He freezes up, shaking in fear and apparently having a flashback to his possession. You can even see part of his eye through the glasses, just to emphasize how scared he is.
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* Hijack's [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-285 apparent death]], as he did everything that day to live up to the standard he saw in his "mother", Mina.


->'''Eightfold:''' First thing you do when yer outta [spirit trance] is help Max out, 'kay?\\

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->'''Eightfold:''' -->'''Eightfold:''' First thing you do when yer outta [spirit trance] is help Max out, 'kay?\\


* We get introduced to Max's family, with the implication that the mother's not in the picture anymore: [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-1-page-7 "There. Now the whole family's here."]]

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* We get introduced to Max's family, with the implication that [[MissingMom the mother's not in the picture anymore: anymore]]: [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-1-page-7 "There. Now the whole family's here."]]

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[[folder: Chapter 6: Stephen and the Suspension of Disbelief]]
* After traveling, and subsequently bonding, with a dog in a search to find its owner (and get a reward), Stephen finally manages to track down the owner of the dog...only for the promised "Cash Reward" to be the name of the dog in question and Stephen only gets a few cents as a pity gesture. Stephen leaves the owner's house dejected, imagining a scenario where he could adopt the dog and show it off to his friends instead.
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* Isabel's response to this is also pretty sad. While she tells Isaac that she doesn't and won't hate him and that that viewpoint isn't fair, she also cries out that nobody had tried to console her. It's clear that she's still trying to get over the incident.

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* Isabel's response to this his outburst is also pretty sad. While she tells Isaac that she doesn't and won't hate him and that that viewpoint isn't fair, she also cries out that nobody had tried to console her. It's clear that she's still trying to get over the incident.


->'''Eightfold:''' First thing you do when yer outta [spirit trance] is help Max out, 'kay?\\
'''Isabel:''' ...What about you?\\
'''Eightfold:''' Heehee. [[WhamLine Sorry,]] [[HeroicSacrifice Isabel.]]



* [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-222 Isaac finally reaches his breaking point.]]

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* Isaac confronts Isabel and Ed and demands that they [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay prove they're not Hijack.]] When Isabel is able to answer this, Isaac declares that it doesn't matter since Hijack might be able to access memories, saying "You only need two people for a cowboy standoff". Isabel and Ed shoot him with spec shots in response. [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-222 This causes Isaac finally reaches his breaking point.]]to snap,]] screaming that he knows that he doesn't belong even though Max fits in fine, begging Isabel to admit that he deserves it and that she hates him, bursting into tears when he acknowledges that even Mr. Spender teases him and treats him like an outcast, and declaring that he hates the way he's been treated and the others in the club.
->'''Isaac:''' I HATE it! I hate YOU! If you hate me tell the TRUTH!!
* Isabel's response to this is also pretty sad. While she tells Isaac that she doesn't and won't hate him and that that viewpoint isn't fair, she also cries out that nobody had tried to console her. It's clear that she's still trying to get over the incident.
->'''Isabel:''' No one- You never asked...you never cared how I felt!! We all got hurt! We're all dealing with it, so just let me...! Just! Stop picking at the scab!!
* Just as Isabel's about to reach out to try to comfort Isaac, he leaves to go confront Hijack by himself, saying he doesn't need the Activity Club. Isabel looks miserable.



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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-1-page-7 There. Now the whole family's here.]]

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[[folder:Chapter 1: The Activity Club and the New Kid]]
* We get introduced to Max's family, with the implication that the mother's not in the picture anymore: [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-1-page-7 There."There. Now the whole family's here.]]"]]
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[[folder: Chapter 2: Max and the Midnight Visitor]]
* PJ gets introduced, and it's clear he has a bit of baggage. He barely has any self-confidence (exemplified as he can barely interact with the world, as ghosts need to feel like they should be able to in order to do so) and died when he was a child, and his response to Max's question of how long he's been dead is "Too long". Due to his nature as a ghost, he's also doomed to forget who he is after a while and fade away.
* Max [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-2-page-9 confirms that his mother has been dead for five years.]] He reluctantly describes her death as "sudden and grisly" and clearly isn't over it.
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[[folder: Chapter 3: Max, Isaac and the Secret Shortcut]]
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[[folder: Chapter 4: The Activity Club and the Ghost Train]]



* [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-4-page-53 From Chapter 4, page 53]], which starts out feeling different from the other pages right off the bat, with PJ saying "You must think I'm pretty boring, huh?" Then it gets gradually more depressing until the last few lines of the page:

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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-4-page-53 From Chapter 4, page 53]], which 53]] starts out feeling different from the other pages right off the bat, with PJ saying "You must think I'm pretty boring, huh?" Then it gets gradually more depressing until the last few lines of the page:



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[[folder: Chapter 5: The Activity Club and the Insidious Infiltrator]]



* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=338 While the conversation keeps the usual quirky humor,]] [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=339 the potential gap created between Isaac and Max is almost painful to watch]], especially since we know from earlier that Isaac is a bit on the paranoid side and sees this as a betrayal of sorts, while Max only lashes out at what he perceives as unwarranted hostiliy towards both him and Isabel as he doesn't know the whole story.
* Cody's expression about being hit by a possessed Jeff in hitball counts. Cody had been standing up for Jeff the entire series as his best friend, especially during the hitball game; seeing him slowly realize he's been hit and walk off with a depressed look on his face is almost too much to watch. What's even worse is that Cody doesn't know about specters or Jeff being possessed, so Jeff likely isn't going to know what he did when Hijack leaves, and Cody won't know about what made Jeff hit him.

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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=338 While the conversation keeps the usual quirky humor,]] [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=339 the potential gap created between Isaac and Max is almost painful to watch]], especially since we know from earlier that Isaac is a bit on the paranoid side and sees this as a betrayal of sorts, while Max only lashes out at what he perceives as unwarranted hostiliy hostility towards both him and Isabel as he doesn't know the whole story.
* Cody's expression about being hit by a possessed Jeff in hitball counts. Cody had been standing up for Jeff the entire series as his best friend, especially during the hitball game; seeing him slowly realize he's been hit and walk off with a depressed look on his face is almost too much to watch. What's even worse is that Cody doesn't know about specters or Jeff being possessed, so Jeff likely isn't going to know what he did when Hijack leaves, and Cody won't know about what made Jeff hit him.


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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-289 Isabel's grandfather gave Flipflop to her as a test to make her strong enough to not rely on spirits, saying that Flipflop was "useless".]] Given that Flipflop has self-esteem and implied abuse issues and Isabel lost a fairly close spirit friend/partner the day before, this comes off as incredibly callous on Grandfather Guerra's end.
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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=324 Isaac may be on the verge of his]] StartOfDarkness.

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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=324 net/comic/chapter-5-page-10 Isaac may be on the verge of his]] StartOfDarkness.


* [[http://paranatural.net/index.php?id=331 Isabel's sad smile]] as she remembers her failure to have Eightfold's back.

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* [[http://paranatural.net/index.php?id=331 [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-17 Isabel's sad smile]] as she remembers her failure to have Eightfold's back.


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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=8 There. Now the whole family's here.]]
* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=179 From Chapter 4, page 22]], PJ suggests if it was him he'd probably just told Max's father about the juvenile burglars, then kind of loses his train of thought when he realizes it would have been his father. If he was Max. Which suggests that he has probably witnessed his father grow old and die or move away, and also that he envies Max for still having a family.
* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=210 From Chapter 4, page 53]], which starts out feeling different from the other pages right off the bat, with PJ saying "You must think I'm pretty boring, huh?" Then it gets gradually more depressing until the last few lines of the page.

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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=8 net/comic/chapter-1-page-7 There. Now the whole family's here.]]
* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=179 net/comic/chapter-4-page-22 From Chapter 4, page 22]], PJ suggests if it was him he'd probably just told Max's father about the juvenile burglars, then kind of loses his train of thought when he realizes it would have been his father. If he was Max. Which suggests that he has probably witnessed his father grow old and die or move away, and also that he envies Max for still having a family.
* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=210 net/comic/chapter-4-page-53 From Chapter 4, page 53]], which starts out feeling different from the other pages right off the bat, with PJ saying "You must think I'm pretty boring, huh?" Then it gets gradually more depressing until the last few lines of the page.page:



* [[http://paranatural.net/index.php?id=256 From Chapter 4, page 99.]] Poor [[spoiler:Eightfold]].
** Building on that, [[spoiler: the next two pages deal with Eightfold informing Isabel that she'll never see her again, and trying to send her off with meaningful words. Seriously, it must be seen to be believed... tissues-on-standby recommended.]]

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* [[http://paranatural.net/index.php?id=256 [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-4-page-99 From Chapter 4, page 99.]] Poor [[spoiler:Eightfold]].
Eightfold.
** Building on that, [[spoiler: the next two pages deal with Eightfold informing Isabel that she'll never see her again, and trying to send her off with meaningful words. Seriously, it must be seen to be believed... tissues-on-standby recommended.]]



* [[http://paranatural.net/index.php?id=331 Isabel's sad smile]] as she remembers her failure to [[spoiler: have Eightfold's back.]]

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* [[http://paranatural.net/index.php?id=331 Isabel's sad smile]] as she remembers her failure to [[spoiler: have Eightfold's back.]]



* [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-pages-229-235 Chapter 5, page 235]]. Isabel is devastated to learn that [[spoiler: Hijack has been in control of Spender the entire time since Spender encountered Jeff, meaning her honest heart-to-heart with Spender wasn't real.]]

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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-pages-229-235 Chapter 5, page 235]]. Isabel is devastated to learn that [[spoiler: Hijack has been in control of Spender the entire time since Spender encountered Jeff, meaning her honest heart-to-heart with Spender wasn't real.]]


* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=179 From Chapter 4, page 22]], PJ suggests if it was him he'd probably just told Max's fathers about the juvenile burglars, then kind of loses his train of thought when he realizes it would have been his father. If he was Max. Which suggests that he has probably witnessed his father grow old and die or move away, and also that he envies Max for still having a family.

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* [[http://www.paranatural.net/index.php?id=179 From Chapter 4, page 22]], PJ suggests if it was him he'd probably just told Max's fathers father about the juvenile burglars, then kind of loses his train of thought when he realizes it would have been his father. If he was Max. Which suggests that he has probably witnessed his father grow old and die or move away, and also that he envies Max for still having a family.

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