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* LeeroyJenkins: Cail often likes to charge right into any situation that seems mysterious, spooky or simply ''dangerous'', without consulting with her fellow club members or even taking basic precautions like eyeing the length of a drop or making sure that anyone else knows where she and her partner have gone. This is especially-explicit [[ here]].

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* LeeroyJenkins: Cail often likes to charge right into any situation that seems mysterious, spooky or simply ''dangerous'', without consulting with her fellow club members or even taking basic precautions like eyeing the length of a drop or making sure that anyone else knows where she and her partner have gone. This is especially-explicit [[ here]].
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* LovableJock: Athletically-inclined, and a nice person.


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* InsufferableGenius: Believes that she is even smarter than the rest of the Journalism Club than is actually the case, and that this makes her the most important person in the club and the leader.
* RichBitch: Her father is quite wealthy, and Chel is sometimes a bit nasty even to her friends. Even to the ones who don't happen to be named "Devin Xue."
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Has a huge vocabulary, and delights in showing it off. Saddened by the failure of most other people, including some of her friends, to understand what she's talking about.
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* AnAxeToGrind: After becoming aware of the existence of the cult, Devin decided that he needed to arm himself, and began carrying an axe. So far, he hasn't needed to use it. Or accidentally embedded it in himself or a friend.

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* AnAxeToGrind: After becoming aware of the existence of the cult, Devin decided that he needed to arm himself, and began carrying an axe. So far, he hasn't needed to use it. it. Or accidentally embedded it in himself or a friend. friend.

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* AnAxeToGrind: After becoming aware of the existence of the cult, Devin decided that he needed to arm himself, and began carrying an axe. So far, he hasn't needed to use it. Or accidentally embedded it in himself or a friend.



** Also, his concept of how "double jeopardy" works.



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Josh loves animals, including livestock, and they tend to be friendly to him in return. This helps him in caring for those on his farm -- but he hates it if any of them are slaughtered.

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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Josh loves animals, including livestock, livestockl, and they tend to be friendly to him in return. This helps him in caring for those on his farm -- but he hates it if any of them are slaughtered.




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* YouthfulFreckles: Heavily freckled teenager; though his even ''more'' heavily-freckled mother makes it obvious that this is a trait inherited from her.
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* LeeroyJenkins: Cail often likes to charge right into any situation that seems mysterious, spooky or simply ''dangerous'', without consulting with her fellow club members or even taking basic precautions like eyeing the length of a drop or making sure that anyone else knows where she and her partner have gone. This is especially-explicit [[ here]].
* NightmareFetishist: Cail is obsessed with mysteries, the supernatural, and especially ghost. She is also fascinated by death in general, and may be personally a DeathSeeker. It's obvious that even her fellow Journalism Club members think her odd, and not too hard to see why most of the students at Hearthbrook High think she's rather creepy.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Aaron may be an ArmoredClosetGay who is in denial about an original attraction to Devin. This would explain both his initial violent hostility, ''and'' his hostility to both Cail and Josh, two characters to whom Aaron might plausibly suppose Devin to be attracted toward.

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* DeathSeeker: Possibly. She seems a bit too enthusiastic about the possibility of becoming a ghost, and is probably affected by gender dysphoria under her cheerful surface.

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* DeathSeeker: Possibly.[[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Possibly]]. She seems a bit too enthusiastic about the possibility of becoming a ghost, and is probably affected by gender dysphoria under her cheerful surface.


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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Aaron may be an ArmoredClosetGay who is in denial about an original attraction to Devin. This would explain both his initial violent hostility, ''and'' his hostility to both Cail and Josh, two characters to whom Aaron might plausibly suppose Devin to be attracted toward.
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White, male, orange-red hair and blue eyes.

* FieryRedhead: HotBlooded and outspoken, as per the stereotype. Also appears to be quite charismatic, given that he's the leader of his club.


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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Both in the past, and now.
** Some years ago, when he learned that his then best-friend Devin was probably gay, and ''might'' be attracted to him, Aaron yelled at Devin, pushed him into a lake, and ran away, even though he knew Devin couldn't swim ([[spoiler:the water turned out to be only a few inches deep]]).
** Now, Aaron is ''still'' hostile to Devin, and the Journalism Club in general, and ''also'' particularly hostile to those of Devin's friends to whom Devin might plausibly be attracted: namely, Cail (a longtime friend of Devin, and a transgirl who used to present as male) and Josh (a longtime friend of Devin, who is cismale, and to whom Devin actually is attracted, though Aaron may not realize this last part): ''not'' Emma (Devin's sister), Chel (female and a [[FriendlyRivalry friendly rival]] to Devin), or Gabe (who just met Devin).
** The fact that he is referred to as an "edgelord" and uses the word "[[ParodyReligion Kek]]" codes him as a right-winger, possibly alt-right. ("Kek" has much wider usage than among the alt-right, but it's not obvious that either the Journalism ''or'' AV Clubs know this).

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Devin Xue]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Protective toward his younger half-sister, Emma.
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A tall, athletic transgirl, around 16-17 years old, with bleached-blonde hair (probably a natural light brunette) and big blue eyes. Having been forced to give up her earlier ambition of becoming a track star, because Hearthbrook High won't let her play on the girls' team, she has instead become obsessed with uncovering supernatural mysteries. She seems to have some strange connection with whatever force is behind the monstrous creatures who have begun appearing.

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A tall, athletic transgirl, around 16-17 years old, with bleached-blonde hair (probably a natural light brunette) and big blue eyes. Having been forced to give up her earlier ambition of becoming a track star, because Hearthbrook High won't let her play on the girls' team, she has instead become obsessed with uncovering supernatural mysteries. She seems to have some strange connection with whatever force is behind the monstrous creatures who have begun appearing.appearing in town.



* {{Transgender}}: Male to female, straight (attracted to males), given her age almost certainly pre-operative, possibly on hormones. Presents as a rather [[{{Tomboy}}tomboyish]] girl.

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* {{Transgender}}: Male to female, straight (attracted to males), given her age almost certainly pre-operative, possibly on hormones. Presents as something of a rather [[{{Tomboy}}tomboyish]] girl.
TomboyWithAGirlyStreak.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Devin genuinely loves and cares for his friends, especially [[BigBrotherInstict his half-sister Emma]].

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Devin genuinely loves and cares for his friends, especially [[BigBrotherInstict [[BigBrotherInstinct his half-sister Emma]].
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{{Clouduckoolander}} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[{{Transgender}} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.

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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{{Clouduckoolander}} [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[{{Transgender}} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{Clouduckoolander}} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[({Transgender}} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.

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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{Clouduckoolander}} [[{{Clouduckoolander}} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[({Transgender}} [[{{Transgender}} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{Clouduckoolander} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[{Transgender} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.

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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{Clouduckoolander} [[{Clouduckoolander}} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[{Transgender} [[({Transgender}} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.
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* {Transgender}: Male to female, straight (attracted to males), given her age almost certainly pre-operative, possibly on hormones. Presents as a rather [[{Tomboy}tomboyish]] girl.

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* {Transgender}: {{Transgender}}: Male to female, straight (attracted to males), given her age almost certainly pre-operative, possibly on hormones. Presents as a rather [[{Tomboy}tomboyish]] [[{{Tomboy}}tomboyish]] girl.
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* InnocentlyInsensitve: When [[spoiler:Eleanor and her daughter]] are abducted by a monster, Cail is simply happy that it is now obvious that monsters and evil cults are real; she doesn't really consider that two human beings are endangered, injured or worse.

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* InnocentlyInsensitve: InnocentlyInsensitive: When [[spoiler:Eleanor and her daughter]] are abducted by a monster, Cail is simply happy that it is now obvious that monsters and evil cults are real; she doesn't really consider that two human beings are endangered, injured or worse.



* ThePowerOfFriendshdip: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{Clouduckoolander} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[{Transgender} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.

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* ThePowerOfFriendshdip: ThePowerOfFriendship: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{Clouduckoolander} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[{Transgender} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.
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* {Cloudcuckoolander}: She is convinced that ghosts are real and that all the mysterious events in Hearthbrook are being caused by ghostly hauntings. She is also notably innocent for her age, and in particular seems to miss a lot of the romantic tensions between her friends.

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* {Cloudcuckoolander}: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She is convinced that ghosts are real and that all the mysterious events in Hearthbrook are being caused by ghostly hauntings. She is also notably innocent for her age, and in particular seems to miss a lot of the romantic tensions between her friends.

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* InnocentlyInsensitve: When [[spoiler:Eleanor and her daughter]] are abducted by a monster, Cail is simply happy that it is now obvious that monsters and evil cults are real; she doesn't really consider that two human beings are endangered, injured or worse.



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Short, slight, somewhat swarthy, with untidy dark brown hair and brown eyes. Wears square-rimmed glasses. A bit clumsy, Gabe is intelligent but socially-awkward, and inclined to shallow crushes. He is obsessed by anime and manga, to the point that his parents are worried that he won't ever find a real girlfriend.



* NiceGirl: Sometimes argues with Devin, but otherwise very nice to everyone.



* CluelessChickMagnet: ''Three'' characters, so far, have crushes on him: [[spoiler:Chel]], [[spoiler:Emma]] and [[spoiler:Devin]]. Josh doesn't seem to notice this.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: One of the characters attracted to him is ''male''.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Josh loves animals, including livestock, and they tend to be friendly to him in return. This helps him in caring for those on his farm -- but he hates it if any of them are slaughtered.




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* NiceGuy: He has not done a single mean or nasty thing so far in the story, and he has actively encouraged or been otherwise kind to several characters.

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* NaiveNewcomer: Comes from the California Central Valley and just moved to Hearthbrook within the last couple of weeks. Fills the usual role of character to whom many facts well-known to the natives (such as the story of the Crooked Saint) may be explained in detail; also notices odd things about the town which the others take for granted.
* OccidentalOtaku: To an extreme degree; he watches anime almost constantly when not interacting with other people, and he has a collection of cute female action figures who smile disturbingly at him from all over his room. He may also be into hentai.

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** BiTheWay: Confirmed to be attracted to both boys and girls. At least theoretically.
* SiblingTriangle: Emma and [[spoiler:Devin]] are both attracted to [[spoiler:Josh]].
* TeamMom: Even though she's the youngest member of the group, Emma tends to take care of the Journalism Club, and tries to keep them out of serious trouble as much as possible.

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* TheBigGuy: Only second tallest (after Cail), but with his broad shoulders and muscular build, almost certainly the strongest.
* GentleGiant: Sweet, chivalrous, and extremely kind to animals.

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* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Almost inevitable because she ''wants'' to present as female; Cail wears blue barettes and does something to her eyelashes, to look a bit feminine.



* [[TheSmartGirl]: Probably the most intelligent member of the Journalism Club, though Emma surpasses her in mathematical ability, and other members of the club are better at other specific aptitudes.

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* TheSnarkKnight: Chel is ''extremely'' sarcastic, possibly the most sarcastic member of the Journalism Club, of whom ''none'' (not even Cail) are entirely innocent of the trait.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: Believes (or claims to believe) and argues for a number of utterly bizarre conspiracy theories, some of which are strange combinations of standard ones.
* InsaneTrollLogic: How he argues for his various conspiracy theories. It is far from certain that he actually ''believes'' all of his own arguments.
* {{Jerkass}}: Often obnoxious and insulting, even to his friends. Anyone who manages to stay friends with him for long learns to discount most of this behavior.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Devin genuinely loves and cares for his friends, especially [[BigBrotherInstict his half-sister Emma]].
* TheSnarkKnight: Runs a close second to Chel when it comes to sarcasm.
* StraightGay: Male homosexual, but not at all campy.

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Short, slight but surprisingly strong, Chel is a brown-eyed brunette who wears round black-rimmed glasses on her pretty and rather delicate face. She tends to dress in rather classy blouses, skirts and tights. She almost always wears a blue flower-shaped ribbon in her hair, toward the right side. She is highly intelligent, logical-minded, sarcastic and a bit arrogant. She is verbally skilled, and her ambition is to become a novelist.

* [[TheSmartGirl]: Probably the most intelligent member of the Journalism Club, though Emma surpasses her in mathematical ability, and other members of the club are better at other specific aptitudes.

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* Cloudcuckoolander: She is convinced that ghosts are real and that all the mysterious events in Hearthbrook are being caused by ghostly hauntings. She is also notably innocent for her age, and in particular seems to miss a lot of the romantic tensions between her friends.

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* Cloudcuckoolander: {Cloudcuckoolander}: She is convinced that ghosts are real and that all the mysterious events in Hearthbrook are being caused by ghostly hauntings. She is also notably innocent for her age, and in particular seems to miss a lot of the romantic tensions between her friends.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: Claims to be interested in ghosts, not boys, but she's rather obviously attracted to [[spoiler:Gabe]].
* ThePowerOfFriendshdip: Explicitly sees the Journalism Club in these terms. She seems to be rejected by practically everyone else in Hearthbrook High (due to the combination of her [[{Clouduckoolander} strange beliefs]], [[GenkiGirl weird behavior]] and [[{Transgender} gender status]], and she values her true friends all the more for it.
* {Transgender}: Male to female, straight (attracted to males), given her age almost certainly pre-operative, possibly on hormones. Presents as a rather [[{Tomboy}tomboyish]] girl.
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!The Journalism Club

[[folder:Cail Lynn ("Cailin") Carver]]

A tall, athletic transgirl, around 16-17 years old, with bleached-blonde hair (probably a natural light brunette) and big blue eyes. Having been forced to give up her earlier ambition of becoming a track star, because Hearthbrook High won't let her play on the girls' team, she has instead become obsessed with uncovering supernatural mysteries. She seems to have some strange connection with whatever force is behind the monstrous creatures who have begun appearing.
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* Cloudcuckoolander: She is convinced that ghosts are real and that all the mysterious events in Hearthbrook are being caused by ghostly hauntings. She is also notably innocent for her age, and in particular seems to miss a lot of the romantic tensions between her friends.
* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: There ''are'' strange and arguably supernatural events in Hearthbrook, though it is far from obvious if traditional ghosts are involved or if it all more a matter of CosmicHorror.
* DeathSeeker: Possibly. She seems a bit too enthusiastic about the possibility of becoming a ghost, and is probably affected by gender dysphoria under her cheerful surface.
* GenkiGirl: Full of energy, and apparent optimism.

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