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* AllCrimesAreEqual: Selkie runs afoul of the school's No Tolerance Policy when [[spoiler: she [[GroinAttack kicked a boy in the groin in self-defense]].]] Both Selkie and the bully recieve the same punishment.
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* AllCrimesAreEqual: Selkie runs afoul of the school's No Tolerance Policy when [[spoiler: she [[GroinAttack kicked a boy in the groin in self-defense]].]] Both Selkie and the bully recieve receive the same punishment.
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* BodyHorror: In the ShowWithinAShow superhero cartoon, the character [[Franchise/SpiderMan Web-Spitter]] has a spider for a head (complete with legs) after eating radioactive spider eggs, and also pukes webbing. Selkie finds this more disgusting than disturbing.
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* BodyHorror: In the ShowWithinAShow superhero cartoon, the character [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Web-Spitter]] has a spider for a head (complete with legs) after eating radioactive spider eggs, and also pukes webbing. Selkie finds this more disgusting than disturbing.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Selkie, due to her having webbed feet and being unable to find shoes that fit without hurting. She changes her mind after Todd gets her shoes custom designed to fit her feet.
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* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: After ending her difficult relationship with her freeloading girlfriend Alexis, Jesse finds a much better relationship with the woman who lives down the hall from her: Andi.
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* ColorFailure:
** Selkie [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1262/ spends an entire page without color]] after being lectured for using her father's credit card without permission while at school.
** Todd goes white and [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1805/ takes the color of the rest of the panel with him]] when his sister asks him a question that he could get in a lot of trouble for answering.
** Selkie [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1262/ spends an entire page without color]] after being lectured for using her father's credit card without permission while at school.
** Todd goes white and [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1805/ takes the color of the rest of the panel with him]] when his sister asks him a question that he could get in a lot of trouble for answering.
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* TeacherParentRomance:
** Todd has some chemistry with Mina, his daughter's third grade teacher. While both of them would probably want a relationship, Mina calls it off because she doesn't think it's appropriate to date the father of one of her students.
** Jessie is only a student teacher, but she still ends up romantically involved with Andi, the mother of one of her students. While the two didn't meet at any sort of parent-teacher night (instead they happen to be neighbors), there's still all the requisite awkwardness with Andi's daughter.
** Todd has some chemistry with Mina, his daughter's third grade teacher. While both of them would probably want a relationship, Mina calls it off because she doesn't think it's appropriate to date the father of one of her students.
** Jessie is only a student teacher, but she still ends up romantically involved with Andi, the mother of one of her students. While the two didn't meet at any sort of parent-teacher night (instead they happen to be neighbors), there's still all the requisite awkwardness with Andi's daughter.
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* InsistentTerminology: Selkie isn't blue - she's periwinkle.
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* InsistentTerminology: Selkie isn't blue - -- she's periwinkle.
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* LuringInPrey: The sarnothi farm a species of massive eel that can mimic voices and phrases they hear to lure in lost sarnothi.
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* HideYourOtherness: Selkie doesn't usually bother to hide her nonhuman features (not that it's easy to hide [[InsistentTerminology periwinkle]] skin, webbed hands and feet, and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth), but when her eyes start glowing, she [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1002/ wears sunglasses]] until she can learn how to make them stop.
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* InhumanEyeConcealers: Selkie doesn't usually bother to hide her nonhuman features (not that it's easy to hide [[InsistentTerminology periwinkle]] skin, webbed hands and feet, and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth), but when her eyes start glowing, she [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1002/ wears sunglasses]] until she can learn how to make them stop.
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Calling Amanda and Selkie half sisters is far more accurate as they share one parent. Todd is Selkie's adoptive father and Amanda's biological father. For them to be step-sisters, there would have to be a marriage between their respective parents, which is not the case.
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* OhCrap: Todd's realization in [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie764/ this comic]] that things may ''not'' be going well between Selkie and Amanda, [[spoiler:her arch-antagonist and recently-discovered adoptive step-sister]].
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* OhCrap: Todd's realization in [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie764/ this comic]] that things may ''not'' be going well between Selkie and Amanda, [[spoiler:her arch-antagonist and recently-discovered adoptive step-sister]].half sister]].
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* ParentalAbandonment: The story starts at an orphanage, so lots of characters have missing parents.
** Selkie's mother left her at the orphanage for reasons that aren't fully explored three years before the story begins. Her biological father didn't even know she existed, so he wasn't in the picture either. Luckily, the story starts when she's HappilyAdopted.
** Amanda was given up for adoption at birth by her mother who didn't believe she was ready to raise a kid. Her father, who was actually looking forward to parenthood, was told she was stillborn. She was later adopted, but her new siblings abused her, and the parents ended up returning her to the orphanage, abandoning her a second time. Thankfully her original parents return to her life, her mother deciding that putting her up for adoption was a mistake, and her father immediately agreeing to be a part of her life once he learned she was still alive, but the ordeal left her with some rather understandable issues.
** Tony's parents are in prison. He remains in the orphanage until the authorities are able to track down his grandmother.
** Selkie's mother left her at the orphanage for reasons that aren't fully explored three years before the story begins. Her biological father didn't even know she existed, so he wasn't in the picture either. Luckily, the story starts when she's HappilyAdopted.
** Amanda was given up for adoption at birth by her mother who didn't believe she was ready to raise a kid. Her father, who was actually looking forward to parenthood, was told she was stillborn. She was later adopted, but her new siblings abused her, and the parents ended up returning her to the orphanage, abandoning her a second time. Thankfully her original parents return to her life, her mother deciding that putting her up for adoption was a mistake, and her father immediately agreeing to be a part of her life once he learned she was still alive, but the ordeal left her with some rather understandable issues.
** Tony's parents are in prison. He remains in the orphanage until the authorities are able to track down his grandmother.
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* OhCrap: Todd's realization in [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie764/ this comic]] that things may ''not'' be going well between Selkie and Amanda, [[spoiler:her arch-antagonist and recently-discovered adoptive half-sister]].
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* OhCrap: Todd's realization in [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie764/ this comic]] that things may ''not'' be going well between Selkie and Amanda, [[spoiler:her arch-antagonist and recently-discovered adoptive half-sister]].step-sister]].
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: Scar's scars are highly disfiguring, and he's missing an eye, an arm, and much of his throat including his vocal cords. The latter two are replaced by prosthetics of his own making. These kind of textbook evil scars seem strange on an odd but kind man who spends his days building houses for refugees, but, back when he got the scars, he was at least as evil as they make him look.
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* NamedAfterTheInjury: Scar takes his name from his multiple, disfiguring scars. His actual given name is never mentioned (and he seems to prefer the nickname to avoid association with the person he used to be). Everyone talking about him from back before he got the scars refers to him as "the old farmer."
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Apparently I can't remember what we name tropes
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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Being a member of an amphibious species who hasn't spent much time on the surface, Scar is [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie980/ confused by]] Then's ''Franchise/StarWars'' references.
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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Being a member of an amphibious species who hasn't spent much time on the surface, Scar is [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie980/ confused by]] Then's ''Franchise/StarWars'' references.
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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Being a member of an amphibious species who hasn't spent much time on the surface, Scar is [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie980/ confused by]] Then's ''Franchise/StarWars'' references.
-->'''Scar:''' Something is wrong. I am feeling of it.
-->'''Then:''' What are you, a Jedi?
-->'''Scar:''' What is... "Jehd Eye"?
-->'''Pohl:''' No... something is wrong. There's a tone shift in the Resonance. The Eternal Song has gone down in tempo a bit.
-->'''Then:''' If you say so, Obi Wan.
-->'''Scar:''' My translator is not knowing "Oh Bee Whan".
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-->'''Then:''' "Punch it"? Oh great, she's Han Solo.
-->'''Scar:''' Stop making fake words, Then.
-->'''Scar:''' Something is wrong. I am feeling of it.
-->'''Then:''' What are you, a Jedi?
-->'''Scar:''' What is... "Jehd Eye"?
-->'''Pohl:''' No... something is wrong. There's a tone shift in the Resonance. The Eternal Song has gone down in tempo a bit.
-->'''Then:''' If you say so, Obi Wan.
-->'''Scar:''' My translator is not knowing "Oh Bee Whan".
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-->'''Then:''' "Punch it"? Oh great, she's Han Solo.
-->'''Scar:''' Stop making fake words, Then.
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* OminousCrack: After a vicious attack by Pants the eel, a small crack is shown forming [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie979/ on the helmet of Todd's diving suit.]]
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* TheIllegible: When Pohl gives Todd a handwritten note [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie375/ explaining some details about Selkie]], none of the adults are able to read it (he is a doctor after all). Thankfully, as a third grader just learning cursive, Selkie has lots of experience with terrible handwriting.
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* FiveFiveFive: When Pohl gives his number to Todd, it's shown as [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie375/ 534-555-3474.]] The "534" places him in northern Wisconsin, where the comic is set. The "555" places him in fictionland.
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* OhMyGods: One common Sarnothi curse is "[[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie944/ teeth and scales]]" in reference to the eel god. Selkie herself, having lived among humans for much of her life, translates it to english and [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1773/ adds some human profanity for flavor.]]
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* PosterPatchup: When Selkie accidentally causes burn damage to her bedroom wall, she tries and fails to [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1773/ cover it up with a picture.]] Luckily [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1774/ her dad isn't mad.]]
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* SideBet: * Dr. Pohl and Agent Then have an ongoing bet on [[spoiler:[[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1558/ the existance of human echoes.]]]] Agent Then wins $10 and the opportunity to give one hell of an "I told you so."
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* SideBet: * Dr. Pohl and Agent Then have an ongoing bet on [[spoiler:[[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1558/ the existance of human echoes.]]]] Agent Then wins $10 and the opportunity to give one hell of an "I told you so."
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* IndirectKiss: Carrie doesn't directly kiss her husband Avery, but instead [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1049/ places her palm over his mouth and kisses the back of her hand.]] This is not due to lack of closeness or emotional hangups, but rather [[InterspeciesRomance because her saliva is toxic to humans.]]
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* LukeIMightBeYourFather: [[spoiler:Scar]] believes that he's Selkie's biological father. He was in a sexual relationship with her mother at around the right time. It's unknown if there are any other potential fathers, as Selkie's mother [[MissingMom isn't around to answer that question.]] When [[spoiler:Scar]] tells Todd, Selkie's adoptive father, of his suspicions, they agree not to tell Selkie about it until they can confirm one way or another. However, Todd does tell [[spoiler:Scar]] that he's welcome to be part of Selkie's life if he wants to be.
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: : Jessie's relationship with her girlfriend Alexis casts her as the giver, and Alexis as the freeloading, irresponsible taker. This is most obvious financially, where Jessie is the only one who is actually employed, while Alexis is the one with the expensive shoe habit, but it's also true emotionally, where Jessie is supportive and considerate while Alexis is willing to [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie255/ pull a prank that might cost Jessie her job]] in order to amuse herself. That prank, and Alexis' lack of remorse, ends up being [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie266/ what ends the relationship.]]
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* MissingMom: Selkie's mother left her at an orphanage several years before the start of the comic. Her reasons for doing so have not been fully explored.
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* ParentNeverCameBackFromTheStore: Discussed trope. Dr. Pohl is the kind of responsible family man who would never even consider abandoning his children, but, before leaving on a day trip to visit a [[OutcastRefuge hidden refugee village,]] he promises his infant daughter, [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie932/ "I'll always come back from the corner store."]] His wife calls him a drama queen for it.
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my own tyop that got dutifully crosswicked.
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* OutcastRefuge: The [[FishPeople Sarnothi]] clan Jin'Sorai was on the wrong end of a civil war that turned into a genocide. Most of the survivors live in a secret underwater village known as Havei Jin?Suir.
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* OutcastRefuge: The [[FishPeople Sarnothi]] clan Jin'Sorai was on the wrong end of a civil war that turned into a genocide. Most of the survivors live in a secret underwater village known as Havei Jin?Suir.Jin'Suir.
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* OutcastRefuge: The [[FishPeople Sarnothi]] clan Jin'Sorai was on the wrong end of a civil war that turned into a genocide. Most of the survivors live in a secret underwater village known as Havei Jin?Suir.
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* CryIntoChest: After witnessing [[spoiler:her daughter using eye lasers]] and getting dragged into a meeting with the CIA, Andi wants nothing more than to [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1586/ find a chest to cry into.]]
-->'''Andi:''' The only fully-formed thought I can process right now is an escalating urge to go fling myself into my girlfriend's bosom and panic-cry.
-->'''Andi:''' The only fully-formed thought I can process right now is an escalating urge to go fling myself into my girlfriend's bosom and panic-cry.
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* PubliclyDiscussingTheSecret: : Todd has the bad habit of talking about things that are heavily classified without checking to see who's in earshot. For example, when [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1036/ he tells his dad]] that the mysterious laser beam in the sky means that he has to tell Andi about Selkie, he doesn't realize that Kenneth and Barbara were [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1037/ close enough to hear him.]]
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* WeirdnessCensor: Adults not in the know cannot figure out that Selkie isn't human. The official story is that she's a human with a rare genetic condition. Sure, she has [[InsistentTerminology periwinkle]] skin, a mouth full of razor sharp teeth, and webbed fingers and toes. She's also an obligate carnivore, is cold-blooded, and her nose is blatantly non-human. However, her gills are typically covered by her clothing, and she wears her hair down to hide the fact that her ears are entirely internal. Notably, every child who has spent meaningful time around her knows the truth. [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1008/ Amanda says it best:]]
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* WeirdnessCensor: Adults not in the know cannot can’t figure out that Selkie isn't human. The official story is that she's a human with a rare genetic condition. Sure, she has [[InsistentTerminology periwinkle]] skin, a mouth full of razor sharp teeth, and webbed fingers and toes. She's also an obligate carnivore, is cold-blooded, and her nose is blatantly non-human. However, her gills are typically covered by her clothing, and she wears her hair down to hide the fact that her ears are entirely internal. Notably, every child who has spent meaningful time around her knows the truth. [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1008/ Amanda says it best:]]
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** As it turns out, there are actual men in black. Specifically, there are CIA agents whoi deal with human-sarnothi relations. We meet two of them (both of which wear the suits typical of the role). Agent Brown is an alright guy who helps as much as he can within the limits he has to deal with. Agent Then is a bit more unpleasant, but he's still well-intentioned in his own abrasive way.
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** As it turns out, there are actual men in black. Specifically, there are CIA agents whoi who deal with human-sarnothi relations. We meet two of them (both of which wear the suits typical of the role). Agent Brown is an alright guy who helps as much as he can within the limits he has to deal with. Agent Then is a bit more unpleasant, but he's still well-intentioned in his own abrasive way.
