More subtly, Raina is a bit shorter than Callie, as shown here.

Callie is a much more lighthearted and idealistic Nice Girl thanks to her supportive circle of friends.

Raina was a shy, rather cynical and sarcastic Jerk with a Heart of Gold (prior to maturing a bit and meeting better people) due to her negative body images and bullying friends.

Raina was 12 years old in 1989 while Callie is 12 years old in what is presumably 2012.

Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Callie is one to Raina:.

When he finally asks her out at the dance, after Bonnie ditched him, Callie politely turns him down because she realizes he doesn't actually care about her. She even admits it's ridiculous about liking a guy who doesn't treat her nicely.

Character Development: Callie at the start of the book has a crush on Greg, who keeps taking her for granted.

Camp Gay: Justin is a subversion: while he is gay and rather extroverted, he doesn't portray any of the other stereotypical characteristics.

The reason is that Greg only kissed Callie because Matt confessed his crush on her, and Greg wanted to spite his little brother.

Blowing a Raspberry: In a Funny Background Event, Matt does this to his brother Greg when the latter looks down on Callie.

Callie also asks if they can talk about it later, to completely clear the air. She forgives him and thanks him for telling her because she needed to hear that news after Jesse turned her down.

Matt also apologizes for being an ass to Callie, confesses that he likes her and Greg used that knowledge to kiss Callie and spite his little brother. But because ofher hard work and determination, the crew unanimously nominates her to take Loren's place as stage manager next year, meaning it wasn't a total loss. Callie doesn't get either guy - she turns down Greg at the dance and it turns out Jesse is gay and has a thing for Wes.

Bittersweet Ending: The play is a success, with a few ups and downs along the way.

Big Damn Heroes: Jesse puts on a dress and plays the female lead during the play's last night when Bonnie bails on the play.

When Jesse ditches her at the dance and tries to cover his ass, she goes ballistic.

Beware the Nice Ones: While Callie is generally a pleasant, kindhearted girl, she'll snap back at anyone who insults or condescends to her.

Furthermore, the colors are far more vibrant: Smile, which was colored by Stephanie Yue, looks slightly more Retraux (perhaps intentionally since its a flashback to the 1980s and 1990s) while Drama, which was colored by Gurihiru, has much bolder colors befitting a somewhat more modern aesthetic. Because of this, the character designs are more consistent.

Art Evolution: Unlike Smile, Drama was created with the end goal of a graphic novel from the very start.Ambiguously Bi: West, Bonnie's first boyfriend and the boy who kisses Jesse in the play.Bonnie: Excuse me, I was talking to '''Matt.''' Who are '''you''', exactly?

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