Line #18 Webcomic/CatPerson


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2	[[caption-width-right:260:in which a list of tropes are applied to a webcomic. [[note]]Staring in the mirror is [[TheShutIn Neko]]. (Not pictured: [[PushoverParents Dad]] and [[WideEyedIdealist Eleanor]].)[[/note]] ]]
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4	''[[https://catpersoncomic.tumblr.com/redirect Cat-Person]]'' is a webcomic of the PsychologicalThriller genre written and illustrated by P. Lo.
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6	The story follows Neko, an agoraphobic 15-year old girl before and during the events of her father (Dad)'s depature due to a work trip. During his absence, [[GranolaGirl Eleanor]], his upbeat, blonde, and vegan girlfriend looks after Neko, who is less than pleased about the ordeal.
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8	The comic is updated daily, with multiple panels uploaded sporadically.
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11	!!''Cat-Person'' provides examples of:
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13	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Neko manages to [[spoiler:fully impale Eleanor in one strike... with a kitchen knife.]]
14	* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Neko accidentally stabs and kills Eleanor in self-defense. She seems more concerned about cleaning the evidence than having killed someone.]]
15	* AerithAndBob: Dad, Eleanor, and... Neko.
16	* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:Eleanor begs for her assailant Neko to call an ambulance as she's too injured to do it herself. Neko declines.]]
17	* TheAlcoholic: Dad shows signs of this.
18	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Neko.
19	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Grabbing a vulnerable teenage girl who just explained to you that she's agoraphobic by the hair and throwing her outside]] isn't the brightest idea.
20	* AuthorCatchphrase: Until December 15th, 2018, each panel contained a desriptive caption beginning with "In which..."
21	* AxCrazy: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Neko, who suffers from agoraphobia and borderline personality disorder. While she is rude, uncontrollable, and has tantrums, she never makes an attempt to physically harm anybody. [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Until]] [[ImAHumanitarian she]] [[LaughingMad does]].]]
22	* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Neko is this in spades. She is manipulative towards her father, who doesn't know how to control her, cold towards Eleanor, and cranky and dismssive to both of them. Taken further when she [[spoiler:stabs Eleanor (albeit by accident)]].
23	* CapsLock: The text and dialogue are all written in capitals, excluding the letter i, which is consistently lowercase.
24	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Neko. Despite her scrawny physique and whiny attitude, she is able to hold her own [[spoiler:and eventually win in a knife fight]].
25	* DistinguishingMark: Neko's neck scar from her suicide attempt.
26	* EmoTeen: Neko.
27	* FlippingTheBird: Neko does this to her father.
28	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Eleanor's bright yellow hair and sunny disposition initially seems this way.
29	* IDidntMeanToKillHim: [[spoiler:Neko stabs Eleanor during an heated argument. She's visibly horrified after Eleanor drops to her knees and begins bleeding out.]]
30	* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler:Neko tastes Eleanor's blood after killing her, though she doesn't like it. She is shown looking up "taste of human flesh" shortly after.]]
31	* INeedAFreakingDrink: Both Neko and her father share this trait.
32	* MinimalistCast: Neko, Dad, and Eleanor are the only characters featured in the comic.
33	* MissingMom: Neko's mother is all but stated to be dead.
34	* MurderMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler:Neko]] already had her fair share of issues [[spoiler:before she killed Eleanor, but after she cleans the evidence and takes a shower, she's LaughingMad.]]
35	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: See OhCrap
36	* OffingTheAnnoyance: [[spoiler:Poor Eleanor.]]
37	* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Neko's immediate reaction after having stabbed Eleanor.]]
38	* RavenHairIvorySkin: Both Neko and her father.
39	* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: Neko is 15, and is never seen attending or even mentioning going to school. WordOfGod has confirmed that she no longer attends school.
40	* TheShutIn: Neko's agoraphobia prevents her from leaving the house.
41	* SignificantWardrobeShift: Neko changes from her white dress to her underwear right before she [[spoiler:confronts and ends up killing Eleanor,]] and to a black dress [[spoiler:for the aftermath of the murder.]]
42	* SplashOfColor: DownplayedTrope. Cat-Person isn't monochrome, but blood is dramatically brighter than the typical grays and pale pastels shown.
43	* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Neko certainly looks the part.
44	* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Neko, a small 15-year old recovering from a very recent suicide attempt, is able [[spoiler:to quickly overpower and critically injure Eleanor, an active and healthy woman several inches taller than her.]]
45	* StylisticSuck: The adult film that Dad watches in his hotel room is written in [[UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} Comic Sans]] instead of the usual blocky font, and the dialogue shown is wittingly cheesy.
46	* WideEyedIdealist: Neko thinks this of Eleanor [[spoiler:and ends up being right]].

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