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1	Elixir (also - and better - known as My Sweet Insanity) is an upcoming series of novels by Tropers/FashionistState, set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in a CrapsackWorld in which a new [[{{Dystopia}} dystopia]] sprouts roughly every minute. It details the adventures and downfalls of several separate and frankly deranged characters as they react to how the world progresses and/or regresses - avoiding being murdered, experimented on or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking exposed to crackpot conspiracy theories]] in the process.
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3	The first confirmed book, ''The Broken Doll Incident'', features the DysfunctionJunction that is the underworld of Brighton - literally underground Brighton. [[ArtisticLicenseGeography Roughly.]] Moni Wintercrest, petty thief and Music/MikePatton enthusiast, is out to murder Alecath, the man that lured her to this city - but she doesn't expect to be weighed down by the nice but inept Carrie Baumann, who ends up falling in love with Alecath herself. And since Alec's also a psychopathic mutant that needs blood to live [[OurVampiresAreDifferent (the closest this universe will come to vampires)]] and couldn’t care less about 'twoo wuv', may [[TheNarrator Your Omnipresent Narrator]] [[GreekChorus be the first to say]] they're an idiot. Meanwhile, an old associate of Moni's decides to go on her RoaringRampageOfRevenge and accidentally uncovers a great conspiracy...
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5	As this work is still a work in progress, expect frequent updates.
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7	!''The Broken Doll Incident'' provides examples of:
8	* ArtisticLicenseBiology: While steps are being taken to avoid HollywoodPsych, some of the biological details might remain a tad... inaccurate. If any glaring mistakes are made that would affect the plot otherwise, expect a lot of lampshading.
9	* AuthorAppeal: Moni's obsessed with Music/MikePatton and the original series title is a Music/DogFashionDisco reference.
10	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Moni. And TheNarrator.
11	%%* DysfunctionJunction: ''And how''.
12	%%* {{Flashback}}: The whole of Part II.
13	* FunWithAcronyms: The '''F'''acility for '''N'''ature '''O'''f '''R'''eality-'''D'''issection. [[Literature/TheIlluminatusTrilogy Ged]][[Fanfic/MyImmortal dit?]]
14	%%* GreyAndGrayMorality
15	%%* KillItWithFire: Quinn's solution to dealing with Alec.
16	* NietzscheWannabe: Moni, Alec, Quinn, Sophie... pretty much anyone except Carrie.
17	* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:While Moni has had musical hallucinations since she arrived in the [=FfNORD=], she doesn't visually hallucinate, or hear voices, for that matter - well, other than Mike Patton's. It kind of makes sense since musical hallucinations are generally not due to psychosis.]]
18	* OnlySaneWoman: Kyra Graves.
19	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: A variation in which vampires don't exist, ''but'' the universe's mythology differs; some parts draw from earlier folklore.
20	** However, some people wished to change that and the Infractus was the result. While they need blood to live, they are still alive, but their blood has been modified to be insufficient - and rather than being immortal (or having an increased lifespan), their lifespan is reduced.
21	* ShoutOut: As Moni [[spoiler:tosses Molotov Cocktails into Alec's house, she mutters [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} "special delivery today"]]]] [[OutOfCharacterMoment and then wonders why herself]].
22	** [[Literature/BrightonRock "You're good and I'm bad. We're perfect for each other."]] (Which isn't actually a quote from the novel, but from the 2010 film.)
23	* TeensAreMonsters: Most of the characters are nineteen or under.
24	* TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn: Alec's knives always do. Something to do with particular weights of futuristic quality, maybe magnetic inside the handle. Or something.
25	* TheSchizophreniaConspiracy: Quinn and Sophie both fit the trope. Especially Sophie.

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