Aaron Hill moved away, I think to Hawaii. It was time for Luann to grow up and stop obsessing so much. As I recall, he returns once to visit and has a serious girlfriend with him.
Toni comes into the picture when Brad also matures. He goes to firefighting school and meets her there, leading to some issues with her unstable boyfriend at the time, Dirk.
It’s nice to have a big bad villain again around here. We haven’t had anyone stirring up problems since Ann Eiffel, and really no tough guy villains since Dirk.
Are you aware that this strip ran about 25 years ago, and that it is currently still going today?! This is just a rerun of the original. So I really don’t think the strip “will collapse on itself”.
Triskadekaphobia is fear of the number 13. Fear of Friday the 13th is actually Triskadekafriggaphobia.