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Laura's Birthday 34

trevoramueller

on April 27, 2008

Jessica: the fictional imbodiment of the "perfect girl" from high school. Honestly, she's not based on anyone in particular, but the experience here is based on some that I've had over the years. Running into your old alumni years after high school (even after college) and seeing how the "popular kids" turned out really tends to put your life in perspective. I mean, no longer under the eye of mommy and daddy, the girls from my high school have tended to spiral down the social ladder and into a rut of deprivation and depression. Like, hard-core manic depression.

A few have moved on to bigger and better things, though, and will become very successful in their lives. These were the people that, although popular, were still human beings - and didn't treat anyone else like they were pon scum. Jessica here, is not one of those people. To brag about being the best part-time sales associate in a mall store 5+ years after graduating from high school is not something to brag about, in my book (unless, maybe, you're studying to be a doctor and just want some extra cash - which is not the case here).

The next page will be a nice long vent, as this 40 page story arc begins to come to a close. After this is done (in May), I'll go back to the color updates on Fridays again. Remember those? :D