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-->''[[ArcWords It was Monday, June 19th.]] [[NeverTrustATitle Just another normal day at the coffee shop.]] [[NeverTrustATrailer Lapis is bored. Peridot is having endless struggles with the wi-fi. And Steven is super nervous for his date with Connie. He feels like he's forgotten something— something very important...]]''
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-->''[[ArcWords It was Monday, June 19th.]] [[NeverTrustATitle Just another normal day at the coffee shop.]] [[NeverTrustATrailer Lapis is bored. Peridot is having endless struggles with the wi-fi. And Steven is super nervous for his date with Connie. He feels like he's forgotten something— something-- something very important...]]''
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* AGlitchInTheMatrix: While many of the characters had begun noticing a serious sense of deja-vu, the things which really trigger Steven to realize what’s wrong is a) most of his photographs having pitch-black backgrounds and b) discovering that Peridot and Lapis have inhuman skin-colours and giant gems embedded in their bodies, helping him remember they’re not human.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Technically, the Room is only doing what it’s told: Create a coffee shop where they could reenact scenes from Lapis’s favorite show ''Buddies''. [[ExactWords The Room is also supposed to make everyone happy.]]
* AmnesiaLoop: Every time the room resets, it resets the characters’ memories too. However, it gets less effective each time, with people gradually recalling more.
* AmnesiacResonance: Despite the Room’s influence, the true nature of the Gems sometimes slips into their words and actions.
** [[TheNeedless Pearl’s aversion to consuming anything]], no matter how delicious and tempting her apple pie
* AIIsACrapshoot: Technically, the Room is only doing what it’s told: Create a coffee shop where they could reenact scenes from Lapis’s favorite show ''Buddies''. [[ExactWords The Room is also supposed to make everyone happy.]]
* AmnesiaLoop: Every time the room resets, it resets the characters’ memories too. However, it gets less effective each time, with people gradually recalling more.
* AmnesiacResonance: Despite the Room’s influence, the true nature of the Gems sometimes slips into their words and actions.
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* AGlitchInTheMatrix: While many of the characters had begun noticing a serious sense of deja-vu, the things which really trigger Steven to realize what’s what's wrong is a) most of his photographs having pitch-black backgrounds and b) discovering that Peridot and Lapis have inhuman skin-colours and giant gems embedded in their bodies, helping him remember they’re they're not human.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Technically, the Room is only doing whatit’s it's told: Create a coffee shop where they could reenact scenes from Lapis’s Lapis's favorite show ''Buddies''. [[ExactWords The Room is also supposed to make everyone happy.]]
* AmnesiaLoop: Every time the room resets, it resets thecharacters’ characters' memories too. However, it gets less effective each time, with people gradually recalling more.
* AmnesiacResonance: Despite theRoom’s Room's influence, the true nature of the Gems sometimes slips into their words and actions.
** [[TheNeedlessPearl’s Pearl's aversion to consuming anything]], no matter how delicious and tempting her apple pie
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** Steven’s hot chocolate in Chapter 1: ''Sweet, rich, creamy, with a delicious drizzling of syrup and cinnamon on top''
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* JigsawPuzzlePlot: With all the characters suffering from repeating memory loss, and trapped somewhere that actively alters their perception of reality, it can be tricky to figure out what’s happening.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lapis in particular has the more painful traumas actively wiped from her memories in the room’s attempt to keep her happy.
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: With all the characters suffering from repeating memory loss, and trapped somewhere that actively alters their perception of reality, it can be tricky to figure out what’s happening.
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18th".
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: With all the characters suffering from repeating memory loss, and trapped somewhere that actively alters their perception of reality, it can be tricky to figure outwhat’s what's happening.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lapis in particular has the more painful traumas actively wiped from her memories in theroom’s room's attempt to keep her happy.
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: With all the characters suffering from repeating memory loss, and trapped somewhere that actively alters their perception of reality, it can be tricky to figure out
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'''[[NeverTrustATitle Just A Normal Coffee Shop]]''' is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] fanfic written by airamcg, [=Completely Different=], [=CoreyWW=], and [=FourFaces=]. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
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'''[[NeverTrustATitle Just A a Normal Coffee Shop]]''' is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' fanfic written by airamcg, [=Completely Different=], [=CoreyWW=], and [=FourFaces=]. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net [[Website/FanFictionDotNet FanFiction.net]] right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
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* HiveMind: Any fusions in the simulation form one with their components, such as Garnet/Ruby/Sapphire and Steven/Connie/Stevonnie.
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** Most of Chapter 15 has Amethyst awkwardly trying to flirt and ask Peridot out, which would have been cute except 1) Peridot was poofed last chapter so Ame is flirting with an inanimate gemstone; 2) The Room keeps glitching in and out of the simulation; 3) We get a glimpse of what happens whenever a loop resets, and it's not pretty.
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** Some of the names of the Coffee Shop: "Bean There, Done That", "[[Series{{Friends}} Central Perk]]", "Deja Brew"
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** Some of the names of the Coffee Shop: "Bean There, Done That", "[[{{LiveActionTV/Friends}} Central Perk]]", "Deja Brew"
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** In one iteration, the coffee shop’s name is [[{{LiveActionTV/Friends}} The Central Perk]].
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*AuthorAppeal: Since a good portion of the writers are tropers, some of their favorite tropes are bound to pop up.
** The fic explores a variety of ships since most of the authors are multishippers
** The detailed descriptions about the food and drinks
* CargoShip: Amethyst and Peridot’s inanimate gem (since Peridot had been poofed in the previous chapter)
** The fic explores a variety of ships since most of the authors are multishippers
** The detailed descriptions about the food and drinks
* CargoShip: Amethyst and Peridot’s inanimate gem (since Peridot had been poofed in the previous chapter)
* {{Pun}}:
** Some of the names of the Coffee Shop: "Bean There, Done That", "[[{{LiveActionTV/Friends}} Central Perk]]", "Deja Brew"
** The cheesy pick up lines Ruby and Sapphire exchange in one chapter also count
** At one point, Steven is said to be taking up a Doctorate in Punology
** Some of the names of the Coffee Shop: "Bean There, Done That", "[[{{LiveActionTV/Friends}} Central Perk]]", "Deja Brew"
** The cheesy pick up lines Ruby and Sapphire exchange in one chapter also count
** At one point, Steven is said to be taking up a Doctorate in Punology
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'''[[NeverTrustATitle Just A Normal Coffee Shop]]''' is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] fanfic written by airamcg, Completely Different, [=CoreyWW=], and [=FourFaces=]. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
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'''[[NeverTrustATitle Just A Normal Coffee Shop]]''' is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] fanfic written by airamcg, Completely Different, [=Completely Different=], [=CoreyWW=], and [=FourFaces=]. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
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[[NeverTrustATitle ''Just A Normal Coffee Shop'']] is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] fanfic written by airamcg, [=CompletelyDifferent=], Completely Different, [=CoreyWW=], and [=FourFaces=]. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
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[[NeverTrustATitle ''Just A Normal Coffee Shop'']] is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] fanfic written by airamcg, CompletelyDifferent, CoreyWW, [=CompletelyDifferent=], [=CoreyWW=], and FourFaces.[=FourFaces=]. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
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-->[[ArcWords It was Monday, June 19th.]] [[NeverTrustATrailer Just another normal day at the coffee shop. Lapis is bored. Peridot is having endless struggles with the wi-fi. And Steven is super nervous for his date with Connie. He feels like he's forgotten something— something very important...]]
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-->[[ArcWords It was Monday, June 19th.]] [[NeverTrustATrailer Just another normal day at the coffee shop. Lapis is bored. Peridot is having endless struggles with the wi-fi. And Steven is super nervous for his date with Connie. He feels like he's forgotten something— something very important...]]
[[NeverTrustATitle ''Just A Normal Coffee Shop'']] is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] fanfic written by airamcg, CompletelyDifferent, CoreyWW, and FourFaces. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
The plot relies heavily on the mystery of what exactly makes the Coffee Shop '''NOT''' normal, so much that it would be difficult to list any of the tropes appearing in the work without discussing spoilers for the later chapters.
'''WARNING: UNMARKED SPOILERS AHEAD!!'''
!! Just Normal Trope Examples:
*AGlitchInTheMatrix: While many of the characters had begun noticing a serious sense of deja-vu, the things which really trigger Steven to realize what’s wrong is a) most of his photographs having pitch-black backgrounds and b) discovering that Peridot and Lapis have inhuman skin-colours and giant gems embedded in their bodies, helping him remember they’re not human.
*AIIsACrapshoot: Technically, the Room is only doing what it’s told: Create a coffee shop where they could reenact scenes from Lapis’s favorite show ''Buddies''. [[ExactWords The Room is also supposed to make everyone happy.]]
*AmnesiaLoop: Every time the room resets, it resets the characters’ memories too. However, it gets less effective each time, with people gradually recalling more.
*AmnesiacResonance: Despite the Room’s influence, the true nature of the Gems sometimes slips into their words and actions.
** [[TheNeedless Pearl’s aversion to consuming anything]], no matter how delicious and tempting her apple pie
** Amethyst claiming to have had a crush on Pearl [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld for the past hundred or so years]], then bringing up Opal later on.
** Garnet, Ruby, and Sapphire being able to see through each other’s eyes and know each other’s thoughts.
*ArcWords: "It was Monday, June 19th."
** '''Everything Is Fine'''
*ChekovsGun: Steven's cellphone, Connie's training dufflebag
*[[{{Main/HighSchoolAU}} College AU]]: plus Coffee Shop AU is how the story starts out. Spoiler: It's not really an AU.
*DeconstructionFic: of the FridgeHorror of Rose's Room (both the episode and the room itself)
*DejaVu: Everyone gradually gets the feeling they’ve done all this before.
*DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In the Lapis chapter, the name of the coffee shop is The Coffee Shop.
*[[Main/EvolvingCredits Evolving Story Tags]]: On [[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn AO3]], new tags are added to reflect the latest update.
** Most notable is "Not Actually an AU", which was added with the flashback chapter revealing what was really going on.
*FakeMemories: Everyone has false memories of human lives, which nonetheless have a lot of inconsistencies. Garnet, Ruby and Sapphire get hit the worst, with the exact relationship they have to each other constantly shifting since the room can’t find a proper human equivalent to “fused into a single being”.
*FoodPorn: Given that the setting is supposedly a coffee shop, some of the descriptions can get ''very'' detailed.
** Steven’s hot chocolate in Chapter 1: ''Sweet, rich, creamy, with a delicious drizzling of syrup and cinnamon on top''
** Pearl’s cinnamon tea and apple pie in Chapter 3
---> ''As the dark steaming liquid swirled inside the porcelain, the fragrance of cinnamon wafted to her nose. Mixed with the sweet aroma of apple pie, it was simply divine and Pearl couldn’t help the dreamy, almost obscene sigh that left her lips. She then grabbed her fork, carefully stabbing the tip of the pie. It was a delight to hear the crust crunch as the tines sank into it, and then watch the filling ooze out as she brought the fork further down, breaking a piece off. Ah, such decadence!''
*{{Foreshadowing}}: The various inconsistencies in the early chapters hint that things are not quite what they seem in this Coffee Shop AU way before the reveal:
** The confusion whether Greg is Steven's dad or roommate.
** Steven enrolling in college at 12 years old.
** Fancy drinks cost only 25 cents.
** The time changing on Steven's phone is the earliest hint that the "loops" happening are not quite time loops
** Steven’s “usual order” changing every loop, but he is always given hot chocolate
** The weather is always different, and sometimes out of season for June in Delmarva.
*GroundhogDayLoop: Or ‘Woodchuck Day Loop’, as Peridot calls it.
*[[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Chapter Naming]]: They’re named after drinks or somehow related to drinks and drinking. The few exceptions are notable for having major reveals, such as the flashback chapter being simply titled, “Sunday, June 18th”.
*JigsawPuzzlePlot: With all the characters suffering from repeating memory loss, and trapped somewhere that actively alters their perception of reality, it can be tricky to figure out what’s happening.
*LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lapis in particular has the more painful traumas actively wiped from her memories in the room’s attempt to keep her happy.
*LocalHangout: The titular Coffee Shop, which has a different name every loop
*LotusEaterMachine: Peridot’s modifications to Rose’s Room turned it into a variation of this
*OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Pearl's attempt to eat pie, due to the Room's influence. She stops herself in time, but is left very confused about the whole ordeal.
** At the beginning, Connie is very passive, never asking questions, and has no real opinions of her own. [[spoiler: Turns out she was a Cloud Connie. She disappears when the real Connie shows up later in the fic.]]
*MoodWhiplash: A good portion of the chapters start out cute and fluffy but end with some unsettling reveals.
** Chai Tea (chapter 5) starts with some sweet Pearlmethyst only to end up with Pearl seriously hurting Amethyst’s feelings to the point Amethyst yells and walks out on her.
*PaintingTheFourthWall: Any thoughts directly inserted by the room are shown in pink, and have a different font.
*ShoutOut
** [[WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared June 19th]]
** The way the first few chapters seem to repeat with only minor discrepancies is reminiscent of [[{{LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya}} Endless Eight]]
*** WordOfGod says that while this was not intentional, some of the authors are fans of the series and may have subconsciously incorporated elements of this and VideoGame/TheStanleyParable into the fic, among other references
** [[{{Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale}} Mostly void, partially stars]]
** In one iteration, the coffee shop’s name is [[{{LiveActionTV/Friends}} Central Perk]].
*SignatureStyle: It's possible to know who was the main writer of a chapter based on writing style.
*SwitchingPOV: Except for Chapter 2 (which switches mid-chapter), every chapter is told from a different character’s POV
*UnreliableNarrator: with some shades of UnreliableExpositor, given that every POV is under the Room’s influence
[[NeverTrustATitle ''Just A Normal Coffee Shop'']] is a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]] fanfic written by airamcg, CompletelyDifferent, CoreyWW, and FourFaces. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn right [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9296291/chapters/21069080 here]] and on Fanfiction.net right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326263/ here]].
The plot relies heavily on the mystery of what exactly makes the Coffee Shop '''NOT''' normal, so much that it would be difficult to list any of the tropes appearing in the work without discussing spoilers for the later chapters.
'''WARNING: UNMARKED SPOILERS AHEAD!!'''
!! Just Normal Trope Examples:
*AGlitchInTheMatrix: While many of the characters had begun noticing a serious sense of deja-vu, the things which really trigger Steven to realize what’s wrong is a) most of his photographs having pitch-black backgrounds and b) discovering that Peridot and Lapis have inhuman skin-colours and giant gems embedded in their bodies, helping him remember they’re not human.
*AIIsACrapshoot: Technically, the Room is only doing what it’s told: Create a coffee shop where they could reenact scenes from Lapis’s favorite show ''Buddies''. [[ExactWords The Room is also supposed to make everyone happy.]]
*AmnesiaLoop: Every time the room resets, it resets the characters’ memories too. However, it gets less effective each time, with people gradually recalling more.
*AmnesiacResonance: Despite the Room’s influence, the true nature of the Gems sometimes slips into their words and actions.
** [[TheNeedless Pearl’s aversion to consuming anything]], no matter how delicious and tempting her apple pie
** Amethyst claiming to have had a crush on Pearl [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld for the past hundred or so years]], then bringing up Opal later on.
** Garnet, Ruby, and Sapphire being able to see through each other’s eyes and know each other’s thoughts.
*ArcWords: "It was Monday, June 19th."
** '''Everything Is Fine'''
*ChekovsGun: Steven's cellphone, Connie's training dufflebag
*[[{{Main/HighSchoolAU}} College AU]]: plus Coffee Shop AU is how the story starts out. Spoiler: It's not really an AU.
*DeconstructionFic: of the FridgeHorror of Rose's Room (both the episode and the room itself)
*DejaVu: Everyone gradually gets the feeling they’ve done all this before.
*DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In the Lapis chapter, the name of the coffee shop is The Coffee Shop.
*[[Main/EvolvingCredits Evolving Story Tags]]: On [[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn AO3]], new tags are added to reflect the latest update.
** Most notable is "Not Actually an AU", which was added with the flashback chapter revealing what was really going on.
*FakeMemories: Everyone has false memories of human lives, which nonetheless have a lot of inconsistencies. Garnet, Ruby and Sapphire get hit the worst, with the exact relationship they have to each other constantly shifting since the room can’t find a proper human equivalent to “fused into a single being”.
*FoodPorn: Given that the setting is supposedly a coffee shop, some of the descriptions can get ''very'' detailed.
** Steven’s hot chocolate in Chapter 1: ''Sweet, rich, creamy, with a delicious drizzling of syrup and cinnamon on top''
** Pearl’s cinnamon tea and apple pie in Chapter 3
---> ''As the dark steaming liquid swirled inside the porcelain, the fragrance of cinnamon wafted to her nose. Mixed with the sweet aroma of apple pie, it was simply divine and Pearl couldn’t help the dreamy, almost obscene sigh that left her lips. She then grabbed her fork, carefully stabbing the tip of the pie. It was a delight to hear the crust crunch as the tines sank into it, and then watch the filling ooze out as she brought the fork further down, breaking a piece off. Ah, such decadence!''
*{{Foreshadowing}}: The various inconsistencies in the early chapters hint that things are not quite what they seem in this Coffee Shop AU way before the reveal:
** The confusion whether Greg is Steven's dad or roommate.
** Steven enrolling in college at 12 years old.
** Fancy drinks cost only 25 cents.
** The time changing on Steven's phone is the earliest hint that the "loops" happening are not quite time loops
** Steven’s “usual order” changing every loop, but he is always given hot chocolate
** The weather is always different, and sometimes out of season for June in Delmarva.
*GroundhogDayLoop: Or ‘Woodchuck Day Loop’, as Peridot calls it.
*[[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Chapter Naming]]: They’re named after drinks or somehow related to drinks and drinking. The few exceptions are notable for having major reveals, such as the flashback chapter being simply titled, “Sunday, June 18th”.
*JigsawPuzzlePlot: With all the characters suffering from repeating memory loss, and trapped somewhere that actively alters their perception of reality, it can be tricky to figure out what’s happening.
*LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lapis in particular has the more painful traumas actively wiped from her memories in the room’s attempt to keep her happy.
*LocalHangout: The titular Coffee Shop, which has a different name every loop
*LotusEaterMachine: Peridot’s modifications to Rose’s Room turned it into a variation of this
*OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Pearl's attempt to eat pie, due to the Room's influence. She stops herself in time, but is left very confused about the whole ordeal.
** At the beginning, Connie is very passive, never asking questions, and has no real opinions of her own. [[spoiler: Turns out she was a Cloud Connie. She disappears when the real Connie shows up later in the fic.]]
*MoodWhiplash: A good portion of the chapters start out cute and fluffy but end with some unsettling reveals.
** Chai Tea (chapter 5) starts with some sweet Pearlmethyst only to end up with Pearl seriously hurting Amethyst’s feelings to the point Amethyst yells and walks out on her.
*PaintingTheFourthWall: Any thoughts directly inserted by the room are shown in pink, and have a different font.
*ShoutOut
** [[WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared June 19th]]
** The way the first few chapters seem to repeat with only minor discrepancies is reminiscent of [[{{LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya}} Endless Eight]]
*** WordOfGod says that while this was not intentional, some of the authors are fans of the series and may have subconsciously incorporated elements of this and VideoGame/TheStanleyParable into the fic, among other references
** [[{{Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale}} Mostly void, partially stars]]
** In one iteration, the coffee shop’s name is [[{{LiveActionTV/Friends}} Central Perk]].
*SignatureStyle: It's possible to know who was the main writer of a chapter based on writing style.
*SwitchingPOV: Except for Chapter 2 (which switches mid-chapter), every chapter is told from a different character’s POV
*UnreliableNarrator: with some shades of UnreliableExpositor, given that every POV is under the Room’s influence
