History Fanfic / DevilWithABlueDress

''Devil With A Blue Dress'' acts as a {{prequel}} by Amp to ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', in which a number of the team members are recruited by a mysterious woman in blue. In the process, we get an in-depth look in the featured team members, including the recruitor. A fair warning: the fic has not been updated for about half a year, but about two-thirds of it is complete and each chapter does well as a stand-alone story. Edit: The Spy chapter is now up. And [=TF2Chan=] Rejoyced!

** Engineer: [[spoiler:Despite his brilliance, his passion for his work caused every relationship he had to fail.]]

* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Dell Conagher is a brilliant thinker and technician, but has a string of failed relationships due to his passion for his work.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Sniper's 'weapon' in the Arena is a pair of sunglasses. The others are given a kukri, a submachine gun, and a sniper rifle--his base weapons in the game.

* ShellShockedVeteran: The Heavy, as a result of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_No._227 Order 227]].
* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:Jane Doe]] and his high school sweetheart Yurie, a Japanese American in a [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII rather sour time to be one]].
** Also [[spoiler:Scout's mom (the recruiter) and Spy.]]

** The case name for [[spoiler:the Pyro]] is 451. [[spoiler:[[StealthPun As in, Fahrenheit 451.]]]]

* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: The recruitor first meets the future Medic in a gray nurse shark exhibit, setting a rather appropriate tone for their conversation.

'''The fanfic contains the following tropes:'''
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Pyro's father was molesting her, and when she tried to tell others, no one believed her, not even her mother. Developing a fascination with fire as a control mechanism, Pyro eventually burned the house down with her parents in it, jamming all the doors, windows, and other entrances to ensure they wouldn't be able to escape.]]
** Also, from the looks of things, [[spoiler:Soldier's dad, who gave him a hell of a shiner upon finding out he was dating a Japanese girl.]]

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Australia; every single resident is a rowdy [[BadassMustache mustached badass]] living in a rather comfortable and high-tech environment; but outside, there is the dangerous outback with loose government mutants, not to mention achieving citizenship can be summed up as a ''year-long'' [[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Game]].

* ThereAreNoTherapists: [[spoiler:Surprisingly, averted. The recruiter finds Pyro in a mental health facility that appears to be fairly clean and well-maintained, and by all appearances looks like a pretty good place to be staying.]]

* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[spoiler:Pyro is described as looking vaguely Asian or Native American, with coppery skin.]]

** Pyro: [[spoiler:Molested by her father and called a liar by everyone, including her (yes, [[SamusIsAGirl her]]) mother. Developed a fascination with fire that resulted in her burning her house down with both parents inside. Her baby sister was inside too, but she considered it a MercyKill, saving her from the hell that their parents or a foster home would put her through.]]

** Heavy: [[spoiler:Part of the Soviet army during the rule of Stalin, and was forced to take part in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_No._227 Order 227]] and gun down any of his own comrades who tried to flee.]]

** Heavy: [[spoiler:Part of the Soviet army during the rule of Stalin, and was forced to take part in Order 227 and gun down any of his own comrades who tried to flee.]]

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Pyro's father]].

* HelloNurse: The recruitor, [[spoiler:a given if you've seen the "Meet the Spy" video.]]

''Devil With A Blue Dress'' acts as a {{prequel}} by Amp to ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', in which a number of the team members are recruited by a mysterious woman in blue. In the process, we get an in-depth look in the featured team members, including the recruitor. A fair warning: the fic has not been updated for about half a year, but about two-thirds of it is complete and each chapter does well as a stand-alone story. Edit: The Spy chapter is now up. And TF2Chan Rejoyced!

''Devil With A Blue Dress'' acts as a {{prequel}} by Amp to ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', in which a number of the team members are recruited by a mysterious woman in blue. In the process, we get an in-depth look in the featured team members, including the recruitor [[spoiler:whom the astute reader will recognize as the [=BLU=] Scout's mom]]. A fair warning: the fic has not been updated for about half a year, but about two-thirds of it is complete and each chapter does well as a stand-alone story. Edit: The Spy chapter is now up. And TF2Chan Rejoyced!

* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:Jane Doe]] and his high school sweetheart Yurie, a Japanese American in a [[WorldWarTwo rather sour time to be one]].

* LadyInRed: Well, blue, but think how ironic it'd be if the case were true!

* AllMythsAreTrue: In this ''[=TF2=]'' universe, [[CelticMythology kelpies]] seem to at least be real.

* FridgeHorror: The recruiter wonders why the Company doesn't just kidnap and mind wipe Tavish if they want him so badly- insinuating they've done that sort of thing before. Feel free to shudder.

* NaziGermany: Medic is [[spoiler:a Holocaust survivor who routinely abuses drugs to deal with the trauma and PTSD he suffers because of it.]]

* HannibalLecture: The recruitor delivers a masterful one to recruit the Medic.