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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process


* UncannyValley: There is something very, very off about Shane Drinion. His [[SpockSpeak odd speech patterns]], [[TheStoic lack of emotions, facial reactions]], or [[DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm sense of humor]] make him seem inhuman. There's also the fact that [[spoiler: he can levitate if he concentrates hard enough on something, he keeps a perfect record of his conversations, and that he can't leave the room without Keith Sabusawa. None of it is explained.]]

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* HarsherInHindsight: [[DrivenToSuicide Suicide]] comes up a ''lot'', which is especially tragic [[AuthorExistenceFailure considering what happened]] to Creator/DavidFosterWallace.

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* HarsherInHindsight: [[DrivenToSuicide Suicide]] comes up a ''lot'', which is especially tragic [[AuthorExistenceFailure considering what happened]] happened to Creator/DavidFosterWallace.



* UncannyValley: There is something very, very off about Shane Drinion. His [[SpockSpeak odd speech patterns]], [[TheStoic lack of emotions, facial reactions]], or [[DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm sense of humor]] make him seem inhuman. There's also the fact that [[spoiler: he can levitate if he concentrates hard enough on something, he keeps a perfect record of his conversations, and that he can't leave the room without Keith Sabusawa. None of it is explained.]]

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* UncannyValley: There is something very, very off about Shane Drinion. His [[SpockSpeak odd speech patterns]], [[TheStoic lack of emotions, facial reactions]], or [[DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm sense of humor]] make him seem inhuman. There's also the fact that [[spoiler: he can levitate if he concentrates hard enough on something, he keeps a perfect record of his conversations, and that he can't leave the room without Keith Sabusawa. None of it is explained.]]]]
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler: Dr. Lehrl, though it may be the child in his office running the show.]]
** Claude, as implied by the events of the annual corporate picnic.
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Only for video games and toys


* MostAnnoyingSound: The IRS and US Air Force recruitment offices share the same storefront, and an orchestral version of ''The Wild Blue Yonder'' is constantly blaring in the background. The IRS recruiter is noticeably afflicted with spastic facial jerks and grimaces.

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Nightmare Fuel no longer has an octane level.


* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The death of [[spoiler: Chris's father. He gets his arm caught in the door of a Chicago subway train, and is dragged across the length of the station and through hordes of Christmas shoppers before getting dismembered.]]


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* NightmareFuel: The death of [[spoiler: Chris's father. He gets his arm caught in the door of a Chicago subway train, and is dragged across the length of the station and through hordes of Christmas shoppers before getting dismembered.]]
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* TearJerker: Chris Fogle's relationship with his parents.

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* TearJerker: Chris Fogle's relationship with his parents.parents.
* UncannyValley: There is something very, very off about Shane Drinion. His [[SpockSpeak odd speech patterns]], [[TheStoic lack of emotions, facial reactions]], or [[DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm sense of humor]] make him seem inhuman. There's also the fact that [[spoiler: he can levitate if he concentrates hard enough on something, he keeps a perfect record of his conversations, and that he can't leave the room without Keith Sabusawa. None of it is explained.]]
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler: Dr. Lehrl, though it may be the child in his office running the show.]]
** Claude, as implied by the events of the annual corporate picnic.
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* IronWoobie: Toni's backstory is horrifying, but she's easily the toughest and most dangerous of the main characters.
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* HarsherInHindsight: [[DrivenToSuicide Suicide]] comes up a ''lot'', which is especially tragic [[AuthorExistenceFailure considering what happened]] to Creator/DavidFosterWallace.

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