RAIN ch.32 - Unfeminine

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Welcome back, Rain Beaus!  Sorry for this hiatus dragging out a little longer than I originally intended.  Fortunately, we're back and will be resuming three posts a week as I said (that's Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for you newer folks).  

Regarding the cover, I think Debbie and Rain should be recognizable, but who's the guy?  That is Todd Bittner, a bully known for harassing Rudy a lot in the early sections of the story.  Apart from a single panel cameo in Chapter 25, his last real appearance was Chapter 10, I think.  I figure his absence in the story all this time is because he's not going after Rudy anymore.  Not because he's turned over a new leaf or anything; he's just afraid of Maria and Gavin who will fight for Rudy if need be, and they WILL win.  Easily.  Todd's not a shining example of humanity though, so there's a good chance he's just been giving some other poor kid trouble all this time ('cause bullies suck like that).  But how will this be playing into everything currently going on?

And then there's Debbie, who's been taking Emily's change into her actual self very hard.  Worse, it all seemed to start when she befriended Rain, so Debbie's been making her into an easy scapegoat.  Does she really believe it's Rain's fault though?  I know I've asked this many times before, but how big a threat is Debbie?

I wanted to make sure this cover looked a little darker and more foreboding than usual.  The reality is that this is a pretty heavy chapter. Necessary, but I know this chapter - particularly the first half - will probably hit a few sour notes for a lot of people (and I apologize; I'm just trying to tell a story here).  I won't go into specifics, but the chapter title and the inclusion of two antagonistic characters on this cover may give some idea of what I'm saying.  

I should say though that there will, as always, still be humor and cute moments too.  It's not all bad news.

Finally, like the previous chapter, this will be somewhat short again.  Longer than Chapter 31, but still well below average length recently.  It's just very focused and there won't be many sudden shifts to totally different scenes.  

And because a lot of people have been asking, Ky will technically return this chapter, but only for a bit part.  We'll see the kid again in a bigger role next chapter though.  I promise.


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