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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell]]'' is a ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell]]'' is a ''Literature/WarriorCats'' fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell]]'' is a ''Literature/WarriorCats'' ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.



* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: The Hunger Games in a nutshell.
* AlphaBitch: Lianna Horvath definitely qualifies.

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* LiteralMinded: Ada is prone to this.

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* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Herman

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* TheTrickster: How Ravi won his Games.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell]] is a Hunger Games fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.

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[[https://www.''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell]] Bombshell]]'' is a Hunger Games ''Literature/WarriorCats'' fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.



* AmbiguousDisorder: Ada is shy, has an adverse reaction to touch and noise, has certain habits she strictly adheres to such as wearing the same clothes for days at a time, and has a difficult time reading emotions and body language as well as idioms, among other things. She also exhibits an extreme fascination with all things technical.



** Herman is like a walking reference to ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'', at least when he is younger. The first time Ada ever meets him, he is wearing a fez, is playing with a penlight that acts as a Sonic Screwdriver, and is pretending that a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace "clockwork robot that dresses like a human"]] dubbed the Tick-Tock Man is loose in their apartment building.

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** Herman is like a walking reference to ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'', at least when he is younger. The first time Ada ever meets him, he is wearing a fez, is playing with a penlight that acts as a Sonic Screwdriver, and is pretending that a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace "clockwork robot that dresses like a human"]] dubbed the Tick-Tock Man is loose in their apartment building.
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** Herman is like a walking reference to ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'', at least when he is younger. The first time Ada ever meets him, he is wearing a [[CoolHat fez]], is playing with a penlight that acts as a Sonic Screwdriver, and is pretending that a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace "clockwork robot that dresses like a human"]] dubbed the Tick-Tock Man is loose in their apartment building.

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** Herman is like a walking reference to ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'', at least when he is younger. The first time Ada ever meets him, he is wearing a [[CoolHat fez]], fez, is playing with a penlight that acts as a Sonic Screwdriver, and is pretending that a [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace "clockwork robot that dresses like a human"]] dubbed the Tick-Tock Man is loose in their apartment building.
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The Bombshell explores what would happen if a [[TheRainman savant]] was Reaped into a Hunger Games.

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The Bombshell explores what would happen if a [[TheRainman [[IdiotSavant savant]] was Reaped into a Hunger Games.

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* EyesOfGold: Lianna is described as having amber eyes the first time Ada meets her.


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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Lianna is described as having amber eyes the first time Ada meets her.
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* BowtiesAreCool: Herman wears a bowtie to the Reaping. His grandfather apparently thought so to, as the bowtie once belonged to him.
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* SignificantGreen-EyedRedhead: Herman

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* AbsurdlyHigh-StakesGame: The Hunger Games in a nutshell.

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* TheTrickster: How Ravi won his Games.

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** Herman is like a walking reference to ''Series/{{DoctorWho}}''. The first time Ada ever meets him, he is wearing a [[CoolHat fez]], is playing with a penlight that acts as a Sonic Screwdriver, and is pretending that a

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** Kelvin's name is also a nod to ''Series/{{Lost}}''
** Herman is like a walking reference to ''Series/{{DoctorWho}}''. ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'', at least when he is younger. The first time Ada ever meets him, he is wearing a [[CoolHat fez]], is playing with a penlight that acts as a Sonic Screwdriver, and is pretending that aa [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace "clockwork robot that dresses like a human"]] dubbed the Tick-Tock Man is loose in their apartment building.
** Averted with the District 3 girl. WordOfGod says that Cordelia was NOT named after the character from Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}

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* ShoutOut: The author has a habit of referencing her favorite fandoms.
** Ada's last name, Linus, is a nod to [[LiveActionTVLost Lost]]

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* ShoutOut: The author has a habit of referencing sometimes references her favorite fandoms.
** Ada's last name, Linus, is a nod to [[LiveActionTVLost Lost]]''Series/{{Lost}}''
** Herman is like a walking reference to ''Series/{{DoctorWho}}''. The first time Ada ever meets him, he is wearing a [[CoolHat fez]], is playing with a penlight that acts as a Sonic Screwdriver, and is pretending that a
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* HandsomeLech: Has Shine, the District 1 male who exploits this angle during his Interview.


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* TheLadette: Alanna, the District 2 female, is described as being a trash-talking tomboy who can beat a man in a fight. Oh, and she wears a suit during her Interview.


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* NoodleIncident: We never find out how Drusilla, formerly a District 1 stylist, was demoted to District 5. Ada thinks this was because 1 got fed up with her antics and replaced her with a more likable stylist.


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* ShoutOut: The author has a habit of referencing her favorite fandoms.
**Ada's last name, Linus, is a nod to [[LiveActionTVLost Lost]]
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Ada is shy, has an adverse reaction to touch and noise, has certain habits she strictly adheres to such as wearing the same clothes for days at a time, and has a difficult time reading emotions and body language as well as idioms, among other things. She also exhibits an extreme fascination with all things technical.


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* MySisterIsOffLimits: At one point, Kelvin mentions how his friend Harvey better keep his hands off of his sister Curie on the grounds that "that's not what friends to do each other."
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* OnlySaneMan: Ravi is this in the District 5 entourage. Out of everybody, he is the only one who offers any practical advice.

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* AbsurdlyHigh-StakesGame: Pretty much what the Hunger Games means.

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* AbsurdlyHigh-StakesGame: Pretty much what the The Hunger Games means.in a nutshell.



* BowtiesAreCool: Herman wears a bowtie to the Reaping, saying that it was his grandfather's.

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* BowtiesAreCool: Herman wears a bowtie to the Reaping, saying that it was his grandfather's. Reaping. His grandfather apparently thought so to, as the bowtie once belonged to him.



* Greeneyed Redhead: [[spoiler: HermanLaPorte]]



* LiteralMinded: Ada is prone to this.
* MissingMom: Audrey, Ada's mother, has been dead for nearly ten years at the start of the story. She died from a lung infection.
* SignificantGreen-EyedRedhead: Herman



* TricksterMentor: Subverted. Although Ravi Mazzarin won his Games through sheer trickery, he offers practical advice to his tributes and counsels Ada when she needs it.


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* TheGhost: Herman's grandfather is mentioned several times, but has never made an appearance. [[spoiler: Justified since it's revealed that he died six years before the story starts]].
**Gene Dwyer, a boy who bullied and, at one point, assaulted Herman, is mentioned as well, but never makes an appearance. [[spoiler: WordOfGod states that Gene was Reaped into the 65th Games and was killed by Finnick Odair]]
* TricksterMentor: Subverted. Although Ravi Mazzarin won his Games through sheer trickery, he offers only practical advice to his tributes and counsels acts as a counselor for Ada when she needs it.

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* AmberEyes: Lianna is described as having amber eyes the first time Ada meets her.


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* BowtiesAreCool: Herman wears a bowtie to the Reaping, saying that it was his grandfather's.


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* EyesOfGold: Lianna is described as having amber eyes the first time Ada meets her.
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\n*AbsurdlyHigh-StakesGame: Pretty much what the Hunger Games means.
*AlphaBitch: Lianna Horvath definitely qualifies.
*AmberEyes: Lianna is described as having amber eyes the first time Ada meets her.
*BoyishShortHair: Ada. As Kelvin puts it, "It looks like [she is] growing out a buzz cut."
*DumbJock: Kelvin Dugald. He plays baseball and is more interested in flirting with Capitol girls and learning how to fight with a sword than learning practical survival skills.
*IWorkAlone: Ada refuses to work with other because, as she puts it, "[she] never did well in group settings", among other reasons.
*SurferDude: Has Ulysses, the District 4 male tribute. During his Interviews, he calls Caesar Flickerman "dude" and tries to pass off a fist-bump as "the official greeting of District 4."
*TricksterMentor: Subverted. Although Ravi Mazzarin won his Games through sheer trickery, he offers practical advice to his tributes and counsels Ada when she needs it.

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Set eight years before the events in The Hunger Games, it follows the story of Ada Linus, an eighteen-year-old shrinking violet and technology enthusiast from District 5, who has just been Reaped into the 66th Hunger Games. Knowing that the odds are stacked against her favor, she struggles to get through Training while stuck in the ever-present limelight while also upholding a promise that she made to a very close friend of hers back in 5.

The Bombshell explores what would happen if a savant was Reaped into a Hunger Games.

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Set eight years before the events in The Hunger Games, it follows the story of Ada Linus, an eighteen-year-old shrinking violet [[ShrinkingViolet Shrinking Violet]] and technology enthusiast from District 5, who has just been Reaped into the 66th Hunger Games. Knowing that the odds are stacked against her favor, she struggles to get through Training while stuck in the ever-present limelight while also upholding a promise that she made to a very close friend of hers back in 5.

The Bombshell explores what would happen if a savant [[TheRainman savant]] was Reaped into a Hunger Games.
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[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell] is a Hunger Games fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.

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[https://www.[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell] Bombshell]] is a Hunger Games fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.
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I wanted to create a page for my fanfic so that it would generate more readers.

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[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10212679/1/The-Bombshell The Bombshell] is a Hunger Games fanfic on fanfiction.net by Jael.Rice.1.

Set eight years before the events in The Hunger Games, it follows the story of Ada Linus, an eighteen-year-old shrinking violet and technology enthusiast from District 5, who has just been Reaped into the 66th Hunger Games. Knowing that the odds are stacked against her favor, she struggles to get through Training while stuck in the ever-present limelight while also upholding a promise that she made to a very close friend of hers back in 5.

The Bombshell explores what would happen if a savant was Reaped into a Hunger Games.

Currently, this is an in-progress fanfic with bi-weekly updates.

Warning: Here, there be spoilers.

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