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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Illana and Karu go around barefooted. Justified with Illana, since she has barnacles growing on her feet and that probably makes it hard for her to wear shoes.
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%%* BlindingBangs: Gee.

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* DeathOfAChild: There are children running around Half World, reliving their worst moments. Most prominent is the five girls from ''Darkest Light'' and the fact that [[spoiler: Mr. Glueskin died when his father killed his mother while she was giving birth to him.]]



* InfantImmortality: ''Completely'' averted. There are children running around Half World, reliving their worst moments. Most prominent is the five girls from ''Darkest Light'' and the fact that [[spoiler: Mr. Glueskin died when his father killed his mother while she was giving birth to him.]]

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* AlienBlood: The Half Worlders have black blood because colour doesn't exist in Half World.



* BlackBlood: The Half Worlders have black blood because colour doesn't exist in Half World.

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* AnArmAndALeg: A pinky must be bitten off to pay for passage between Half World and the Realm of Flesh.

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* AnArmAndALeg: AnArmAndALeg:
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A pinky must be bitten off to pay for passage between Half World and the Realm of Flesh.



* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding:]]

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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding:]]BittersweetEnding:



* BodyHorror: Oh so much.
* CoolOldLady: Ms. Wei.

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* %%* BodyHorror: Oh so much.
* %%* CoolOldLady: Ms. Wei.



* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Half World is totally black and white because [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience colours are used to dictate Spirits and the living]].
** SplashOfColor: However, anyone alive, from the Realm of Flesh, will retain their colours and shine brightly in the greyness. Half Wolders become coloured when they become Spirits.
* DrivenToSuicide: Many Half Worlders are locked in perpetual suicide, like the woman in ''Half World'' jumping into the canal over and over again, or the man tipping off the fire escape in ''Darkest Light''.

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Half World is totally black and white because [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience colours are used to dictate indicate Spirits and the living]].
* DrivenToSuicide:
** SplashOfColor: However, anyone alive, from the Realm of Flesh, will retain their colours and shine brightly in the greyness. Half Wolders become coloured when they become Spirits.
* DrivenToSuicide:
Many Half Worlders are locked in perpetual suicide, like the woman in ''Half World'' jumping into the canal over and over again, or the man tipping off the fire escape in ''Darkest Light''.



* HopeSpot: So many.

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* %%* HopeSpot: So many.



* LivingStatue: the Gatekeeper.

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* %%* LivingStatue: the Gatekeeper.



* RavensAndCrows: form a living bridge that connects the portal to Half World. Better run fast, or the birds will fly away and there's an long fall down...

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* RavensAndCrows: RavensAndCrows:
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form a living bridge that connects the portal to Half World. Better run fast, or the birds will fly away and there's an a long fall down...



* BigBad: Mr. Glueskin.

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* %%* BigBad: Mr. Glueskin.



* ChekhovsGun: The Magic 8 Ball does nothing but answer in vague questions, and never really helps in any situation. [[spoiler: It's what gives Melanie the key card to Mr. Glueskin's room in the end.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: The Magic 8 Ball does nothing but answer in vague questions, and never really helps in any situation. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's what gives Melanie the key card to Mr. Glueskin's room in the end.]]



* HellHotel: the Mirages Hotel.
* ImAHumanitarian: Mr. Glueskin.
** EatenAlive: He gulps his victims down whole.

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* %%* HellHotel: the Mirages Hotel.
* ImAHumanitarian: Mr. Glueskin.
** EatenAlive:
Glueskin. He gulps his victims down whole.



* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Great Ancestor, Like Far Descendant]]: Gao Zhen Xi and Ms. Wei are both archivists, and both rummage through their books in the same manner. Melanie gets deja vu watching Gao Zhen Xi, and sees facial traits shared by her and Ms. Wei.

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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Great Ancestor, Like Far Descendant]]: LikeFatherLikeSon: Gao Zhen Xi and Ms. Wei are both archivists, and both rummage through their books in the same manner. Melanie gets deja vu watching Gao Zhen Xi, and sees facial traits shared by her and Ms. Wei.



* NonHumanSidekick: Jade Rat.

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* %%* NonHumanSidekick: Jade Rat.



* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mr. Glueskin.

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* %%* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mr. Glueskin.



* BlindingBangs: Gee.

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* %%* BlindingBangs: Gee.



** JerkassWithAHeartOfGold



** CatsAreSnarky
* {{Determinator}}: Cracker trudges on besides Gee even though she's literally dying by the second, just to get what she came for. Even before getting to Half World Cracker accepts the possibility of becoming trapped before her time, just to have the chance to save her sister.

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* {{Determinator}}:
** CatsAreSnarky
* {{Determinator}}:
Cracker trudges on besides Gee even though she's literally dying by the second, just to get what she came for. Even before getting to Half World Cracker accepts the possibility of becoming trapped before her time, just to have the chance to save her sister.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Karu refuses to eat children. When Ilanna eats a boy, he's disgusted.
** Though this may have less to do with morals and more on that fact that Karu [[spoiler: is starting to remember his past and emphasizes with the boy.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Karu regains his humanity when Cracker's struggle reminds him of his brother]].

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Karu refuses to eat children. When Ilanna eats a boy, he's disgusted.
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disgusted. Though this may have less to do with morals and more on that fact that Karu [[spoiler: is [[spoiler:is starting to remember his past and emphasizes with the boy.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: HeelFaceTurn:
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[[spoiler: Karu regains his humanity when Cracker's struggle reminds him of his brother]].



* ImAHumanitarian: It's revealed that [[spoiler: eating living things (read: things that move) is how you extend your Half Life and delay when you're thrown back to your breaking point.]]

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* ImAHumanitarian: ImAHumanitarian:
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It's revealed that [[spoiler: eating [[spoiler:eating living things (read: things that move) is how you extend your Half Life and delay when you're thrown back to your breaking point.]]



** MyGreatestSecondChance: Cracker sees Half World as a second chance to save her sister, this time from the moment of Klara's greatest trauma. [[spoiler:It doesn't work, but as Karu can attest to, this is a good thing.]]
* NonHumanSidekick: White Cat.

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** * MyGreatestSecondChance: Cracker sees Half World as a second chance to save her sister, this time from the moment of Klara's greatest trauma. [[spoiler:It doesn't work, but as Karu can attest to, this is a good thing.]]
* %%* NonHumanSidekick: White Cat.



* SayMyName: ''Karuuuuuuuuuuu!''

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* %%* SayMyName: ''Karuuuuuuuuuuu!''



** InLoveWithYourCarnage: But she's more in love with what Mr. Glueskin did and his power.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Karu.

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** InLoveWithYourCarnage: But she's more in love with what Mr. Glueskin did and his power.
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%%* WalkingShirtlessScene: Karu.

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