Alison is an artist and was one of the residents of Ashfield when Jane Lane visited Ashfield in Is It Fall Yet?. She is voiced by Bif Naked.
Physical Appearance[]
Alison is a tall young woman with long, black hair and bangs going across her forehead. She wears a black tank top that shows off her midriff, black pants, purple belt, and sneakers. She has tribal tattoos on her arms. She wears a light pink lipstick.
Personality[]
Alison is an artistic young woman who is confident in her sexuality.
Character Overview[]
In Is It Fall Yet?, Alison and Jane meet while listening to a lecture by visiting artist Daniel Dotson. Neither think much of Dotson's artistic talent, and the two form a common bond. Jane is glad to form a bond with Alison as she has little in common with the other Ashfield artists.
Alison is trying to make it as her own as an artist. She works in pastels. When Jane later gets a chance to look at Alison's work, she likes it, but Alison tells Jane that the galleries don't agree and that she wishes that she had had Jane's drive and focus when she was younger.
A bet is made where Alison bets that the artists at Ashfield will warm up to Jane if they get a chance to know her. When Alison loses the bet, Jane and Alison have dinner together, and when Jane returns to Alison's cabin, Alison makes a pass at Jane. Not only does Alison state that she's a bisexual, she states that she doesn't believe that Jane is straight, and that the source of Jane's immediate discomfort is that Jane is nervous about making love to a girl. She further states, "I never hit on straight chicks," implying that not only is she sure about her sexuality but about Jane's as well.
Alison, full view concept sketch
After Jane turns down Alison, Alison later tells Jane that she wishes to remain friends with Jane and that she might have made a mistake about Jane's sexuality. However, Jane learns that Alison is "seeing" Daniel Dotson, and Alison states "he's not so bad once you get to know him". Jane answers that Dotson couldn't possibly care about Alison, and Alison retorts that she just wants to have fun and belittles Jane for being a high-school girl who takes things too seriously.
The possible friendship ends when Jane accuses Alison of sleeping with Dotson so that Dotson can introduce her to gallery owners, who might further Alison's career. Jane concludes that Alison lied to her about "giving off gay vibes" and that Alison lied to make Jane believe she was bisexual or gay for the purpose of getting her in bed.
Although never stated, it is implied that Alison made the bet with Jane knowing that Jane and the other artists at Ashfield had little in common. This would not only provide the pretext for a romantic (for Alison) dinner with Jane, but Alison knew that the wine served at the dinner might lower Jane's resistance to suggested physical intimacy.
It Takes Two to Tangle rules on the encounter: "A classic case of resistance [by Jane], here more than justified. There's nothing wrong with exploring your sexuality, but before exploring someone else's you should get a permission slip."
Trivia[]
- Almost all of Alison's scenes were cut from the Noggin rerun of Is It Fall Yet?
- This is due Alison's come-ons to Jane Lane, which meant that viewers never got to see Jane ponder her sexuality.
- Although Alison makes only a physical appearance in one episode of the series, a possible scenario shown during the credits of Is It College Yet? reveals that Alison goes on to settle down with Lindy and start a family.