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* CanadaEh: Averted since the author was born and raised ''in'' Canada.
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** A double whammy at the beginning of the second year. Ryan reveals that [[spoiler:Joe, Alan and Phoebe used to be much closer back then before Alan began dating Helene and Phoebe began seeing a guy named Todd, who turned out to be an abusive {{Jerkass}}. After Todd cruelly broke up with Phoebe and spread rumors about her, he soon showed up at school wearing a neckbrace and casts]]. And how did ''that'' happen? [[spoiler:Joe confesses to Ceilidh that he [[KickTheSonOfABitch pushed Todd down the stairs.]]]]

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** A double whammy at the beginning of the second year. Ryan reveals that [[spoiler:Joe, Alan and Phoebe used to be much closer back then before Alan began dating Helene and Phoebe began seeing a guy named Todd, who turned out to be an abusive {{Jerkass}}. After Todd cruelly broke up with Phoebe and spread rumors about her, he soon showed up at school wearing a neckbrace and casts]]. And how did ''that'' happen? [[spoiler:Joe confesses to Ceilidh that he [[KickTheSonOfABitch pushed Todd down the stairs.]]]]]]
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''[[http://www.avalonhigh.com/ Avalon]]'' is a webcomic hosted on Platform/{{Keenspot}}, written and drawn by Josh Phillips. It was launched in November 1999 and officially ended in February 2007.

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''[[http://www.avalonhigh.com/ Avalon]]'' is a UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian webcomic hosted on Platform/{{Keenspot}}, written and drawn by Josh Phillips. It was launched in November 1999 and officially ended in February 2007.
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''[[http://www.avalonhigh.com/ Avalon]]'' is a webcomic hosted on Website/{{Keenspot}}, written and drawn by Josh Phillips. It was launched in November 1999 and officially ended in February 2007.

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''[[http://www.avalonhigh.com/ Avalon]]'' is a webcomic hosted on Website/{{Keenspot}}, Platform/{{Keenspot}}, written and drawn by Josh Phillips. It was launched in November 1999 and officially ended in February 2007.
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Not to be confused with Creator/MegCabot's young-adult novel and manga series ''Literature/AvalonHigh'' or the Creator/MamoruOshii [[Film/{{Avalon}} film of the same name]].

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Not to be confused with Creator/MegCabot's young-adult novel and manga series ''Literature/AvalonHigh'' or the Creator/MamoruOshii [[Film/{{Avalon}} film [[Film/Avalon2001 film of the same name]].
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* SecretRelationship: Ryan and Deirdre keep their relationship on the down-low for a good portion of the comic. When they go public with it to their friends, everyone's surprised but are ultimately happy for them.

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* SecretRelationship: Ryan and Deirdre keep their relationship on the down-low for a good portion of the comic. When they go public with it to their friends, everyone's surprised but they are ultimately happy for them.



* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Deirdre is very noticeably taller than Ryan, by about half a head. JustifiedTrope here, as she is at least three to four years older than him.

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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Deirdre is very noticeably taller than Ryan, by about half a head. JustifiedTrope here, as she Ryan's still a growing teenage boy and Deirdre is at least three to four years older than him.
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* LockerMail: Ceilidh receives two love letters in her locker.
** The first, at the beginning of the comic, was left in the wrong locker. Ryan had intended it for Phoebe.
** In Grade 12, she gets one from an actual secret admirer who asks to meet.
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** [[spoiler:Todd, Phoebe's OAC ex-boyfriend who [[DomesticAbuse abused]] and cruelly dumped Phoebe and then started spreading rumors about her in school that she was a lesbian. Joe retaliated against Todd by [[KickTheSonOfABitch pushing him down the stairs]]]].

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** [[spoiler:Todd, Phoebe's OAC ex-boyfriend who [[DomesticAbuse abused]] and cruelly dumped Phoebe and then started spreading rumors about her in school that she was a lesbian. Joe retaliated against Todd by [[KickTheSonOfABitch [[PayEvilUntoEvil pushing him down the stairs]]]].



* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Joe pushing Todd down the stairs to "vent his frustrations" regarding his loss of Phoebe. The question is if Joe really knew what a {{Jerkass}} Todd was...]]

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Joe pushing PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler:Joe pushed Todd down the a flight of stairs to "vent his frustrations" regarding his loss of Phoebe. The question is if Joe really knew what a {{Jerkass}} Todd was...]]Phoebe]].
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* PleaseDumpMe: Alan towards Helèone. He is desperate to break things off with her due to how clingy she is but is afraid of hurting her feelings by being direct about it. Eventually, [[spoiler:Joe tells it to her straight out, driving her to realize their relationship is unsalvageable]].

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* PleaseDumpMe: Alan towards Helèone.Helène. He is desperate to break things off with her due to how clingy she is but is afraid of hurting her feelings by being direct about it. Eventually, [[spoiler:Joe tells it to her straight out, driving her to realize their relationship is unsalvageable]].



* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Deirdre is very noticeably taller than Ryan, by about half a head.

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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Deirdre is very noticeably taller than Ryan, by about half a head. JustifiedTrope here, as she is at least three to four years older than him.



* TookALevelInJerkass: Alison got noticeably more arrogant and full of herself as the strip progressed.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Alison got noticeably more arrogant and full of herself as the strip progressed.progressed, although it is played sympathetically in an InferioritySuperiorityComplex fashion, as it's clear much of it is based around her insecurity over her not being as much of a social butterfly like Iain.



* YouDidntAsk: Ceilidh finally learns the identity of her secret admirer at Hildegarde's Café -- from Alison, who admitted witnessing [[spoiler: Alan]] leaving the necklace in her tent.

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* YouDidntAsk: Ceilidh finally learns the identity of her secret admirer at Hildegarde's Café -- from Alison, who admitted to witnessing [[spoiler: Alan]] leaving the necklace in her tent.

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%%* PleaseDumpMe: Alan towards Helène.
%%* ProudToBeAGeek: Ryan, as Ceilidh learns from Joe:
-->'''Joe:''' "Ryan Aberdeen: [[InSeriesNickname The Geek To End All Geeks]]."\\
'''Ceilidh:''' Oh, come on, that's mean.\\
'''Joe:''' Um, Ceilidh, that's what [[MeaningfulRename he called]] '''[[MeaningfulRename himself]]'''. We had more colourful nicknames for him.

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%%* * PleaseDumpMe: Alan towards Helène.
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Helèone. He is desperate to break things off with her due to how clingy she is but is afraid of hurting her feelings by being direct about it. Eventually, [[spoiler:Joe tells it to her straight out, driving her to realize their relationship is unsalvageable]].
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ProudToBeAGeek: Ryan, as Ceilidh learns from Joe:
-->'''Joe:''' "Ryan Aberdeen: [[InSeriesNickname The Geek To End All Geeks]]."\\
'''Ceilidh:''' Oh, come on, that's mean.\\
'''Joe:''' Um, Ceilidh, that's what [[MeaningfulRename he called]] '''[[MeaningfulRename himself]]'''. We
Ryan is a computer whiz and a top student at AHS. He even calls himself "the geek to end all geeks". Celidh thinks it's an insult when she first hears Joe call him that, but Joe himself says, "We had more colourful nicknames for him."



** A double whammy in the beginning of the second year. Ryan reveals that [[spoiler:Joe, Alan and Phoebe used to be much closer back then before Alan began dating Helene and Phoebe began seeing a guy named Todd, who turned out to be an abusive {{Jerkass}}. After Todd cruelly broke up with Phoebe and spread rumors about her, he soon showed up at school wearing a neckbrace and casts]]. And how did ''that'' happen? [[spoiler:Joe confesses to Ceilidh that he [[KickTheSonOfABitch pushed Todd down the stairs.]]]]

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** A double whammy in at the beginning of the second year. Ryan reveals that [[spoiler:Joe, Alan and Phoebe used to be much closer back then before Alan began dating Helene and Phoebe began seeing a guy named Todd, who turned out to be an abusive {{Jerkass}}. After Todd cruelly broke up with Phoebe and spread rumors about her, he soon showed up at school wearing a neckbrace and casts]]. And how did ''that'' happen? [[spoiler:Joe confesses to Ceilidh that he [[KickTheSonOfABitch pushed Todd down the stairs.]]]]
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* SleepLearning: Joe dreams of [[Music/{{Rush}} Geddy Lee]] quizzing him on the following day's history exam, despite Joe's protestations that he wanted to sleep.

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* SleepLearning: Joe dreams of [[Music/{{Rush}} [[Music/RushBand Geddy Lee]] quizzing him on the following day's history exam, despite Joe's protestations that he wanted to sleep.

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