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* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: The apologetic note she writes to Josh implies that she very much would ''like'' to do this. The problem is she doesn't seem to be able to follow through on it.
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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Whitney's eyeshadow is badly smudged on pages 762-769; presumably, because she's been crying over [[spoiler:the apparent death of her brother Wesley]].
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* ChekhovsHobby: She may be having dreams sent by the Shadow, and she has become interested in ''social insects.'' This is significant (and possibly sinister) because the evidence from [[spoiler:Wesley]]'s Dream Journal, coupled with [[spoiler:Chelle]]'s own dream, implies that the Shadow is some sort of [[spoiler:eusocial alien race]].
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* PuppyDogEyes: She does this from time to time, usually when other members of the Journalism Clubs aren't willing to go hunt ghosts with her.
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A big brown-skinned girl with untidy straight-ish dark brown hair.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Happy at the prospect of getting a man fired for "posting some Nazi shit on Twitter."
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Computer-competent students. They are watching the Journalism Club, especially Gabe, for unknown reasons.
* HackerCollective: Seem to function as one, though we've only seen two or three of them so far.
* [[Hackette Hackettes]]: So far, all three of them we've seen are girls.
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She's a slim freckled redhead, and seems to be the leader of the Hackers.
* ChekhovsHobby: She may be having dreams sent by the Shadow, and she has become interested in ''social insects.'' This is significant (and possibly sinister) because the evidence from [[spoiler:Wesley]]'s Dream Journal, coupled with [[spoiler:Chelle]]'s own dream, implies that the Shadow is some sort of [[spoiler:eusocial alien race]].
* DoesNotLikeToBeTouched: Judging by her reaction to Kali pushing her hat down over her eyes.
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Seems to have them, if this isn't just a strange application of eyeshadow. If the former, then there are some scary implications in story context, as those touched by the Shadow often suffer from terrifying dreams leading to SanitySlippage and possibly an eventual MonstrousTransformation.
* MeaningfulName: She is clearly interested in entomology (the study of insects); she's reading an online article entitled "Insights Into Social Insects" when we first clearly meet her; her name ("Mel") derives from "honey," and she calls herself "Ladybug." She is probably quite aware of the connections between these facts, too.
* {{Tomboy}}: Not very feminine in appearance, interests or speech patterns.
* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Girl]]: She obviously sees herself as this, as when she makes her first clear appearance, she is trying to get some guy from Utah who "was posting some Nazi shit on Twitter" fired by a boss in an interracial marriage, for no other reason than that she thought it a good thing to do.
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Computer-competent students. They are watching the Journalism Club, especially Gabe, for unknown reasons.
* HackerCollective: Seem to function as one, though we've only seen two or three of them so far.
* [[Hackette Hackettes]]: So far, all three of them we've seen are girls.
[[folder: Mel, aka "Ladybug"]]
She's a slim freckled redhead, and seems to be the leader of the Hackers.
* ChekhovsHobby: She may be having dreams sent by the Shadow, and she has become interested in ''social insects.'' This is significant (and possibly sinister) because the evidence from [[spoiler:Wesley]]'s Dream Journal, coupled with [[spoiler:Chelle]]'s own dream, implies that the Shadow is some sort of [[spoiler:eusocial alien race]].
* DoesNotLikeToBeTouched: Judging by her reaction to Kali pushing her hat down over her eyes.
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Seems to have them, if this isn't just a strange application of eyeshadow. If the former, then there are some scary implications in story context, as those touched by the Shadow often suffer from terrifying dreams leading to SanitySlippage and possibly an eventual MonstrousTransformation.
* MeaningfulName: She is clearly interested in entomology (the study of insects); she's reading an online article entitled "Insights Into Social Insects" when we first clearly meet her; her name ("Mel") derives from "honey," and she calls herself "Ladybug." She is probably quite aware of the connections between these facts, too.
* {{Tomboy}}: Not very feminine in appearance, interests or speech patterns.
* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Girl]]: She obviously sees herself as this, as when she makes her first clear appearance, she is trying to get some guy from Utah who "was posting some Nazi shit on Twitter" fired by a boss in an interracial marriage, for no other reason than that she thought it a good thing to do.
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** She does, however, admit that she's not the smartest at ''everything'' -- for instance, she lacks Emma's mathematical aptitude, and Josh's animal empathy.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: We see as early as her Chapter 1 text chat with Cailin that Chelle feels this way. She cares a lot for her friends, but most of them don't really get her, especially her [[SesquipedalianLoqaciousness more complex statements]] and love of literature.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: We see as early as her Chapter 1 text chat with Cailin that Chelle feels this way. She cares a lot for her friends, but most of them don't really get her, especially her [[SesquipedalianLoqaciousness more complex statements]] and love of literature.
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* LonelyRichKid: Due to a combination of ParentalAbandonment and IntelligenceEqualsIsolation. Chelle isn't exactly friendless -- she has the rest of the Journalism Club -- but she doesn't have a ''lot'' of friends, especially when one considers that Devin is consistently obnoxious to her and she doesn't know Gabe that well (and perceives him as at least a slightly AbhorrentAdmirer). That leaves Cailin, Emma and Josh -- and when Josh [[spoiler:quits the Journalism Club]], she becomes clearly depressed.
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* PoorLittleRichGirl: Chelle isn't exactly friendless -- she has the rest of the Journalism Club -- but she doesn't have a ''lot'' of friends, especially when one considers that Devin is consistently obnoxious to her and she doesn't know Gabe that well (and perceives him as at least a slightly AbhorrentAdmirer). That leaves Cailin, Emma and Josh -- and when Josh [[spoiler:quits the Journalism Club]], she sinks into depression, sitting alone watching one of her absent father's movies and (uncharacteristically) getting drunk. The next morning, she encounters Paige, Clara and Leo, and can be seen to be quite envious of Paige and Leo's open love for each other.
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* PoorLittleRichGirl: Chelle isn't exactly friendless -- she ParentalAbandonment: She has the rest of the Journalism Club -- but she doesn't have a ''lot'' of friends, especially when one considers that Devin is consistently obnoxious to MissingMom, and her and she doesn't know Gabe that well (and perceives him as at least a slightly AbhorrentAdmirer). That leaves Cailin, Emma and Josh -- and when Josh [[spoiler:quits the Journalism Club]], she sinks into depression, sitting alone watching one of her absent father's movies and (uncharacteristically) getting drunk. The next morning, she encounters Paige, Clara and Leo, and can be seen to be quite envious of Paige and Leo's open love for each other.father is usually away pursuing his Hollywood acting career.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She's the daughter of a Hollywood action star named "Samuel Segal" -- very similar to the name of [[Creator/StevenSeagal a real Hollywood action star]].
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She's the daughter of a Hollywood action star named "Samuel Segal" Seagal" -- very similar to a composite of the name names of [[Creator/StevenSeagal a [[Creator/SamuelLJackson]] and Creator/StevenSeagal, real Hollywood action star]]. stars]].
* PoorLittleRichGirl: Chelle isn't exactly friendless -- she has the rest of the Journalism Club -- but she doesn't have a ''lot'' of friends, especially when one considers that Devin is consistently obnoxious to her and she doesn't know Gabe that well (and perceives him as at least a slightly AbhorrentAdmirer). That leaves Cailin, Emma and Josh -- and when Josh [[spoiler:quits the Journalism Club]], she sinks into depression, sitting alone watching one of her absent father's movies and (uncharacteristically) getting drunk. The next morning, she encounters Paige, Clara and Leo, and can be seen to be quite envious of Paige and Leo's open love for each other.
* PoorLittleRichGirl: Chelle isn't exactly friendless -- she has the rest of the Journalism Club -- but she doesn't have a ''lot'' of friends, especially when one considers that Devin is consistently obnoxious to her and she doesn't know Gabe that well (and perceives him as at least a slightly AbhorrentAdmirer). That leaves Cailin, Emma and Josh -- and when Josh [[spoiler:quits the Journalism Club]], she sinks into depression, sitting alone watching one of her absent father's movies and (uncharacteristically) getting drunk. The next morning, she encounters Paige, Clara and Leo, and can be seen to be quite envious of Paige and Leo's open love for each other.
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The US History teacher. An old man, and a bit absent-minded.
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--> Jo: Hey, new kid, you wanna buy some of this viridescent substance which would allow one to experience an altered state of consciousness for a personal, pleasurable transcendence? Not unlike the fabled, true enlightenment of Nirvana?
--> Gabe: Wh ... wha?
--> Jo: You wanna buy some weed?
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--> Jo: Hey, new kid, you wanna buy some of this viridescent substance which would allow one to experience an altered state of consciousness for a personal, pleasurable transcendence? Not unlike the fabled, true enlightenment of Nirvana?
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* KidsRaidingTheWineCabinet: Or, in her case, wine ''cellar''. She probably won't get caught doing this, but the hangover she suffered was punishment enough for drinking most of a whole bottle. Really, given for how long her father leaves her alone, and how much wine he stores on his premises, it's testament to Chelle's fundamentally good character that she doesn't get blitzed on a regular basis.
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* CorruptBureaucrat: Both mundane and sinister versions:
** Blatantly willing to turn a blind eye to Eric Saddler's misdeeds, because the Saddler family is one of the big sources of funding for Hearthbrook High School.
** More ominously, he outright ''threatens'' school counselor Becky Cunningham to prevent her from holding a special assembly regarding the apparent suicide of Wesley Perkovich, implying that he knows something more about the event than he's telling -- and may be willing to take extreme measures to keep it secret.
** Blatantly willing to turn a blind eye to Eric Saddler's misdeeds, because the Saddler family is one of the big sources of funding for Hearthbrook High School.
** More ominously, he outright ''threatens'' school counselor Becky Cunningham to prevent her from holding a special assembly regarding the apparent suicide of Wesley Perkovich, implying that he knows something more about the event than he's telling -- and may be willing to take extreme measures to keep it secret.
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* BastardBoyfriend: To Vallory. He demands that she pay close attention to his father on TV, snatches her cellphone to enforce this, and almost accuses Vallory of being a slut because she has a social media channel where she wears a bikini and flirts with her fans.
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* BastardBoyfriend: To Vallory. He demands that she pay close attention to his father on TV, snatches her cellphone to enforce this, and almost accuses Vallory of being a slut because she has a social media channel where she wears a bikini and flirts with her fans.
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* LonelyRichKid: Eric doesn't seem to have any ''real'' friends: the other Jocks seem more to tolerate him out of a combination of fear (his father's animosity could hurt their families) and greed (hanging out with a richer kid has its perks). He lost Paige to Leo (who appears to be a LoveableJock to Eric's JerkassJock), and Vallory clearly doesn't really love him. It's not obvious if Eric yet fully grasps his pathetic situation.
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* LonelyRichKid: Eric doesn't seem to have any ''real'' friends: the other Jocks seem more to tolerate him out of a combination of fear (his father's animosity could hurt their families) and greed (hanging out with a richer kid has its perks). He lost Paige to Leo (who appears to be a LoveableJock LovableJock to Eric's JerkassJock), JerkJock), and Vallory clearly doesn't really love him. It's not obvious if Eric yet fully grasps his pathetic situation.
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* JewishAndNerdy: confirmed to be Jewish as of chapter 5, highly intellectual, and uninterested in most trivialities.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: When she writes in a note to Josh that he's a "soft boy. Too soft. Someone's gonna take advantage of you if you're not careful," she is not wrong. What's more, her statement echoes a point that Michelle made back in chapter 2. Josh ''does'' tend to let others push him around way too much.
** JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: She actually loves Josh and the sometimes harsh things she says and does to him are motivated by a desire to make him stronger.
** JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: She actually loves Josh and the sometimes harsh things she says and does to him are motivated by a desire to make him stronger.
