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4	[[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com Always Having Juice]] is a ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' AlternateUniverse CharacterBlog created by [[Tropers/CalamityJane Consuelo, aka Calamity Jane]] where any average Joe on the internet can [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent ask up to fifteen characters questions]] (though certain characters are less likely to answer than others, see [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/24159248204 here]] for details).
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6	The blog, drawn in a simple yet strange art style which looks like it's from a modernist art piece, is set in an alternate continuity (known as the Calamitous Zone) that takes elements from [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the games]], [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics the]] [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic comics]], [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]], and everything in between and merges them into [[PatchworkFic one cohesive whole]]. While most characters retain some semblance of their canon personalities, their portrayal and backstory varies wildly (Sonic is Jewish, Silver is half-robot, Eggman's motives [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/24697209891/strangely-the-thing-i-find-the-strangest-in-that differ]], etc.) Questions range from being character-focused to being setting-focused, and there’s some very thorough WorldBuilding involved.
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8	Since 2013, it is no longer updated.
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10	Now has a [[Characters/AlwaysHavingJuice Character Page]].
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12	!! Always Having Juice provides examples of
13	* {{Acrofatic}}: Don't let Sonic's weight fool you; he's [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/24079185762 just as fast]] as he is in the games.
14	* AdaptationExpansion: Of various elements and characters in the many Sonic continuities.
15	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The Overlanders don't seem to have natural skin tones, instead having everything from pale green to pink to blue to stark white to gray and everything in between. That's not even getting into the blue/pink hedgehogs and otherwise technicolor Mobians.
16	* ArtEvolution: Inverted. The initial art style for the first story arc included shading and lots of details, but that became rather exhausting for the artist, so it regressed into a much simpler style.
17	* ArtifactOfDoom: [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/23944183204 According to Knuckles, the Chaos Emeralds are these, since anyone who tries to use them go ''insane''.]] This includes Chaos, ''Professor Gerald Robotnink'' and Sonic the Hedgehog himself. The fact that these three, all good-hearted and noble individuals in their own right, were extremely (if not ''forcefully'') affected by the power, Knuckles is fully right in why the Emeralds are too dangerous for anyone to use.
18	* AscendedMeme: On [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/31130101156 one update]] of the story "It All Started With a Hedgehog," the author accidentally placed Manic's nose such that it could be easily mistaken for Sonic's pupil. This led to a minor case of amused confusion in some of the readers, and the mistake has even spawned [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/31134307874 fanart]].
19	* BadFuture: Heavily implied for Silver and Blaze. Blaze specifically states that she was the only source of heat for miles, and the only thing Silver has ever “said” about his situation was a wordless image of him sitting alone in what appears to be a very large bookshelf.
20	* CastOfSnowflakes: Every single character shown is easily distinguishable from one another.
21	* CloudCuckoolander: Surprisingly, [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/24017136699 Metal Sonic]].
22	* CompositeCharacter: Gaia Mercury is a merging of Sonic the Werehog from ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and Lah from the Night of the Werehog short that promotes the game. Likewise, Dark Gaia is a mixture of the MonsterOfTheWeek from ''Sonic Unleashed'' as well as Mephiles the Dark from Sonic2006.
23	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Parodied with [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/26180707773/cohose-yuor-cloor COHOSE YUOR CLOOR]].
24	* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Subverted; Cream was an orphan before being adopted by Vector.
25	* CoolHouse: Sonic’s house is a refurbished airplane, similar to the one found in ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''.
26	* CreepyChild: Cream has a difficult time discerning the real from the imaginary due to her power, and was diagnosed as mentally ill before being adopted by Vector.
27	* {{Cyborg}}: [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/33180412722 Calamityverse Fiona the Fox is this.]]
28	* DisappearedDad: Sonic’s father is deceased. He grew up with his mother, sister, brother, and uncle.
29	* DistressedDude: In the original ''VideoGame/SonicCD'', Sonic rescued Amy from Metal Sonic. In this universe, though, Rosy is the one who rescues Sonic from his doppelganger.
30	* ElementalPowers: Knuckles has [[DishingOutDirt earth powers]], Blaze has [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]], and Storm has [[BlowYouAway air powers]].
31	* EldritchAbomination: Black Doom, to the point where he's still [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/23514700310 haunting Shadow]] from beyond the grave.
32	* EnemyWithin: Super Sonic, a la [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway]].
33	* EveryoneIsASuper: [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/24236277300 Every single named character]] appears to have a power of some sort, save for the very minor ones. It’s [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/30078782220 outright stated]] that not having a power is strange and concerning.
34	** Furthermore, it's common for people to share powers and society is built with this in mind. When Sonic is asked about where he gets his shoes, Sonic says that there are other people with super-speed and in fact, they have their own section in shoe stores for their footwear. [[BadassBoast He then remind us that he just happens to be the]][[BadassBoast ''fastest.'']]
35	* ExpoSpeak: Understandable, due to it being a rather different continuity from the games. Usually lampshaded.
36	* FantasticRacism: Against Mobians in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Surface War II]] and occasionally against Sonic for being Jewish.
37	* FiveTokenBand: This trope is twofold.
38	** On one hand, the fifteen main characters include two Jewish people, at least three noticeably dark skinned people, a chameleon from the FantasyCounterpartCulture of the Middle East, two open homosexuals and their adopted children, two cyborgs, and a genetic experiment.
39	** On the other hand, there are also two hedgehogs, a fox, an echidna, an example of HumansByAnyOtherName, a crocodile, a chameleon, a bee, a rabbit, two robots, two half-robots of dubious biological species, a bat, and an alien who may or may not be imbued with hedgehog DNA.
40	*** The [[http://janedoodles.tumblr.com/post/28419584170/representation human portraits]] of the cast are also just as diverse; Sonic, Rosy, and Vector are Caucasian, Tails is South Asian, Knuckles is Jamaican, Espio is Arabic, Charmy and Rouge are African American, Cream is Japanese, Silver is albino, Blaze is Indian, and Shadow is AmbiguouslyBrown. There've also been hints that Eggman is Hispanic.
41	* FloatingContinent: There used to be about two thousand Floating Islands floating in the atmosphere, but ever since [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Surface War II]], that number has been reduced to less than 200.
42	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Super Sonic.
43	* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/31636498370 Bad smoking, courtesy of May Ameila]]
44	* GreenAndMean: [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/33180412722 Scourge the Hedgehog everyone.]] He's naturally green here unlike his counterpart, but still serves as an anti-Sonic of sorts. While Sonic is a NiceJewishBoy, Scourge is a {{Jerkass}} anti-semite who once tossed Sonic's yarmulke to the mud and called him some anti-semetic slurs to his face. Sonic remembering the incident has him respond with barely-held ''fury.''
45	** Also, Jet the Hawk.
46	* HumanAliens: At first, the Overlanders seemed to be mostly human with a few outliers. Now it's pretty clear that these guys [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/41219609756 are not human at all]].
47	* IJustWantToBeYou: Metal Sonic REALLY wants to be “The Real Sonic”. So much so that he kidnaps Tails to learn the true meaning of Hanukkah, claims that having more stripes proves he’s the real Sonic. He also dons a certain pink apron and tiny blue hat whenever asked questions that have him approach uncomfortable conclusions (such as how he can be the real Sonic if he lacks legs.)
48	* ImaginaryFriend: Vector and Cream share [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/22928518071 a power]] in which they can see every single Imaginary Friend ever dreamed up ever. The power can be turned off.
49	* InsaneTrollLogic: [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/24212131801 Evoked by Metal Sonic.]]
50	* InterspeciesAdoption: Sonic, who is a hedgehog, adopted Tails (fox) as his younger brother; Vector (crocodile) and Espio (chameleon) adopted Cream (rabbit) and Charmy (bee) respectively.
51	* MindControlEyes: Variation with Super Sonic; though it's a shoutout that he's completely mad (much like his Fleetway self.)
52	* MusclesAreMeaningless: Charmy is a bee, and has Super Strength. His limbs are about as thick as a leek.
53	* TheNoseless: Rouge is often drawn like this, such as [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8nn9zhXAI1qh3bq9.png here]].
54	* OneHeadTaller: Shadow the Stranger is considerably much taller than his Mobian acquaintances, best seen [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4m5t5FxIV1qh3bq9.png here]] and [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4edecV4Zn1qh3bq9.png here]], though he’s actually just 4’7”, which isn’t tall at all by Overlander standards.
55	* PatchworkFic: The setting (and many of the characters) incorporates elements from just about all walks of Sonic lore, including ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM, ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', and ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed''.
56	* PowerIncontinence: Cream doesn’t know how to control her powers of Super-Imagination, which is why she was wrongfully diagnosed with schizophrenia. Vector is trying to teach her.
57	* PsychoElectro: From what we've seen, [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/26528973165/janedoodles-pop-goes-the-sanity Super Sonic]].
58	* TheQuietOne: Shadow has this as a character trait, while Espio and Omega don’t answer questions much.
59	* {{Tsundere}}: Blaze, in a way. While not prone to running "hot" (as she is a rather calm and collected character), she seems to be rather unwilling to elaborate on how much she "likes" Sonic.
60	* ResetButton: Shadow’s TimeTravel ability amounts to this; if he ever messes up, he strikes a pose and goes back in time to a point where he can start over.
61	** Painfully subverted as well. When someone asked why Shadow did not use his power to save Maria, [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/124640201968 we discover he attempted to...]] [[GoneHorriblyWrong It did not go well...]]
62	* TheRunaway: Rosy the Rascal and her cousin Rob O’ the Tyrants are trying to get away from their parents and their “family business”.
63	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Super Sonic, once again.
64	* RunningGag: Putting on the "nerd glasses" whenever ExpoSpeak is done. [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/23371268798/strangely-the-thing-i-find-the-strangest-in-that Usually done by]] [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/23076813999 whoever is answering the question]].
65	* ScienceFantasy: Whatever cannot be defined or explained by science fiction (such as the imaginary Nazo Immune Cell which grants Mobians and Overlanders their powers) is explained through more supernatural means (such as the Floating Islands all being kept in the air by hidden, ancient artifacts such as the Master Emerald).
66	* ShownTheirWork: In spades, particularly in regards to the world building. In brief, the moderator of the blog has clearly done her research on Judaism, World History, Spanish, Japanese, biology, astrology, and so on. There was even a modification made to Jet's character design when further research on Native American Culture unearthed some UnfortunateImplications.
67	* SuperSpeed: A common enough power to where speedsters have their own section of special shoes in shoe stores since normal ones would just burn out quickly:
68	--> '''Sonic:''' I’m not the ''only'' speedster on Mobius! Heh… I’m just the '''''fastest.'''''
69	* TakeOverTheWorld: Subverted by Eggman, who [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/24697209891/strangely-the-thing-i-find-the-strangest-in-that explains his disinterest in the matter]] compared to his canon counterparts.
70	* TakeThat: [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/23894357469/made-this-in-the-stream-which-is-still-ongoing To more extreme "social justice" bloggers on Tumblr.]]
71	* UnSorcerer: Maria Robotnik. Being born without any Nazo Cells in her body not only meant she was [[MuggleBornOfMages born without powers]], but also completely messed up her health, being unable to digest certain foods and having very, very weak muscles.
72	* TheMafia: Possibly. Rosy tends to tiptoe around the subject of what her family does.
73	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: The way the Chaos Emeralds work in this universe.
74	* WordSaladTitle: Apparently, the title was chosen as a reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMkOVCm_RU a song by Dan Deacon]], and doesn't have anything to do with the contents of the blog.

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