Line #138 Tropers/LurkingBeneath


1	You find yourself in an unfamiliar place.
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3	It’s dark in here. Almost too dark. There’s not a person in sight. No sight, no sound, no smells-
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5	Wait. That can’t be right. You strain your ears. There’s the familiar tik-takking of a computer keyboard coming from behind you, and the scent of what appears to be coffee is tickling your nose.
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7	Now you think about it, it’s not really that dark at all. You glance around. A desk strewn with sketchbooks. A stained, empty mug on a precarious angle, threatening to fall off and break. A bean bag in the corner, comic books scattered haphazardly around it. A lava lamp on a shelf nearby. A TV and {{Playstation}}, you recognize some JRPG titles poking out from the cabinet next to it.
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9	The tik-takking stops.
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11	''“That’s not very nice, ruining what could have been a suspenseful buildup like that,”'' says a voice from behind you.
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13	You turn. There’s a girl sitting in an office chair, spinning it around leisurely. She’s clad in a T-shirt with a snarky quote and jeans. You spy a small laptop in her lap. She grins, places her feet on the floor and grinds the spinning to a halt.
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15	''“It’s ''also'' not very nice to barge into someone’s internet corner and not introduce yourself,”'' she scolds you. ''“Not off to a good start, are we now? But then again, I don’t do it, so I suppose I can excuse you.”''
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17	You’re not sure if you like this girl.
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19	''“You’ve been reading around in the {{Troper Tales}} pages, then? I can’t imagine you could have found me in many other ways, after all. I don’t exactly wave my name around in any other pages on this website.”''
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21	She closes her laptop and sets it aside. Clasping her hands behind her head, she sets her feet up on her desk in a glaring display of bad manners.
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23	''“Well, unless you’re lost, of course. I can’t rule out that possibility.”'' She shakes her head, curly hair bobbing in a convenient breeze. She pokes her tongue out childishly. ''“But I guess I should tell you about myself, right? Seeing as you went to the trouble of clicking the link and all. Feel free to scroll past or hit the “back” button, though. I won’t hold it against you.”''
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25	She hands you some papers.
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27	[[folder: Paper #1: Tropes That Apply to Lurking Beneath]]
28	* AfraidOfNeedles
29	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter
30	* AmbiguouslyAutistic
31	* {{Anvilicious}}
32	* [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!]]
33	* BadDreams
34	* BerserkButton
35	* BiTheWay
36	* {{Bookworm}}
37	* BrainyBrunette
38	* BrilliantButLazy
39	* BruiserWithASoftCenter
40	* [[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]
41	* CharacterDevelopment
42	* ClosetKey
43	* CommonSense
44	* ConspiracyTheorist
45	* ConsummateLiar
46	* CoolLoser
47	* CreatureOfHabit
48	* CutenessProximity
49	* DarkIsNotEvil
50	* DeadpanSnarker
51	* {{Dojikko}}
52	* EnfantTerrible
53	* FlawExploitation
54	* ForgetsToEat
55	* FriendlyEnemy
56	* GeekyTurnOn
57	* HeadphonesEqualIsolation
58	* {{Heterosexual Life Partner}}
59	* IJustWantToBeBadass
60	* ImprobableAge
61	* InsufferableGenius
62	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation
63	* JerkassFacade
64	* MadScientist
65	* [[SirSwearsalot Madam Swearsalot]]
66	* MasterOfTheMixedMessage
67	* MoreThanMeetsTheEye
68	* MouthyKid
69	* NaughtyIsGood
70	* NoSympathy
71	* NotAMorningPerson
72	* OnlySaneMan
73	* OvershadowedByAwesome
74	* PetTheDog
75	* PosterGalleryBedroom
76	* TheQuietOne
77	* [[RealMenEatMeat Real Women Eat Meat]]
78	* RepeatWhatYouJustSaid
79	* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud
80	* {{Schemer}}
81	* [[BitchInSheepsClothing Sheep In Bitch's Clothing]]
82	* ShipperOnDeck
83	* [[TallDarkAndSnarky Short Dark And Snarky]]
84	* ShorterMeansSmarter
85	* SingleIssueWonk
86	* TheSlacker
87	* {{Sleepyhead}}
88	* SweetTooth
89	* TalkativeLoon
90	* UnintentionallySympathetic
91	* UnreliableNarrator
92	* WithFriendsLikeThese
93	* WhoNeedsEnemies
94	[[/folder]]
95
96	[[folder: Paper #2: The required list of favourites; Part 1: Anime and Manga]]
97	!!!and my favourite characters from said anime/manga.
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99	* DeathNote: Matsuda, L, Mello, Matt, Near, Watari.
100	* GhostHunt: Monk.
101	* MiraiNikki: Yukki, Yuno, Uryu.
102	* {{xxxHoLic}}: Watanuki, Doumeki, Yuuko.
103	* {{Kuroshitsuji}}: Ciel, Sebastial, Grell, Undertaker, Joker, Snake, Finnian, Meirin & Bard.
104	* RurouniKenshin: Sanosuke, Megumi, Yahiko.
105	* YuYuHakusho: Hiei, Yuusuke, Kuwabara, Botan.
106	* SoulEater: Soul, Death the Kid, Liz & Patty.
107	* OuranHighSchoolHostClub: Nekozawa, Haruhi, Honey-sempai, Mori.
108	* {{Bleach}}: Ishida, Chad, Shunsui, Ukitake, Grimmjow.
109	* KatekyoHitmanReborn: Squalo, Xanxus, Reborn, Gokudera, Ryohei.
110	[[/folder]]
111
112	[[folder: Paper #3: The required list of favourites; Part 2: Video Games]]
113	!!!and my favourite characters from said games.
114
115	* KingdomHearts: [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts the first one]], {{Chain Of Memories}}, {{Kingdom Hearts II}} and {{Birth By Sleep}}: Sora, Riku, Kairi, Leon, Vexen/Even, Lea, Saix, Marluxia, Larxene, Aqua, Terra, Ven.
116	* {{Pokemon}}: [[MemeticMutation GARY FUCKING OAK]]
117	* {{Final Fantasy}} [[FinalFantasyIV IV]], [[FinalFantasyV V]], [[FinalFantasyVI VI]], [[FinalFantasyVII VII]], {{Crisis Core}}, [[FinalFantasyVIII VIII]] and [[DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia]]: Kain, Rydia (IV), Faris (V), Edgar (VI), Tifa, Zack, Genesis, Loz (VII/Crisis Core/Advent Children), Seifer, Selphie, Irvine {VIII), Emperor Mateus, Jecht, Kuja, Firion, Zidane (Dissidia)
118	* {{Super Smash Brothers}}, especially Brawl: [[MetalGearSolid Snake]]. [[OneTruePairing Samus/Snake]].
119	* {{Persona 3}}: Chidori sobs, Shinjiro sobs harder, Minato/Minako sobs HARDEST, Aigis, Junpei, Akihiko, Hidetoshi.
120	* {{Ace Attorney}}: Phoenix Wright, Miles Edgeworth, Diego Armando/Godot, Shi-Long Lang, Kristoph Gavin, Apollo Justice, Trucy Wright, Klavier Gavin, Ema Skye, Damon Gant, Jake Marshall.
121	[[/folder]]
122
123	[[folder: Paper #4: The required list of favourites; Part 3: Webcomics]]
124	!!!and my favourite characters from said webcomics.
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126	* {{Girl Genius}}: Agatha Heterodyne, Gilgamesh Wulfenbach, Other Tryggvassen '''"Gentleman Adventurer!"''', Tarvek Sturmvoraus.
127	* {{Gunnerkrigg Court}}: Kat, Robot, Renard, Parley, Jack, Zimmy.
128	* {{Hanna Is Not A Boys Name}}: Hanna, {...}, Conrad/Count Fagula/Connie, Lamont, Ples, Casimiro, Finas.
129	* {{xkcd}}: Black hat guy.
130	* {{Questionable Content}}: Hannelore, Faye, Raven, Steve.
131	* {{Manly Guys Doing Manly Things}}: Everyone. Apart from Canadian guy.
132	* {{Megatokyo}}: Largo, Erika, Yuki, Kimiko.
133	* {{Girls Next Door}}: Jareth, Erik, Sarah, Norrington
134	* {{Awkward Zombie}}: Everyone.
135	* ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings: The Commander, Jonesy, Mr Fish, Jared.
136	[[/folder]]
137
138	[[folder: Paper #5: The required list of favourites; Part 4: Movies]]
139	!!!and my favourite characters from said movies.
140
141	* {{How To Train Your Dragon}}: Ruffnut & Tuffnut, Astrid, Hiccup, Toothless, the Terrible Terrors.
142	* {{Labyrinth}}: Jareth.
143	* {{Spirited Away}}: Haku, Chihiro, Yubaba.
144	* {{Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea}}: Fujimoto, Granmamare, Ponyo, Sosuke.
145	* [[Film/AliceInWonderland Alice In Wonderland]]: Chessur, Tarrant, Alice, Mallyumpkin.
146	* {{The Nightmare Before Christmas}}: Jack, Sally.
147	* {{Pirates of the Caribbean}}: Norrington, Jack, Davy Jones, Barbossa, Tia Dalma/Calypso.
148	* {{Beetlejuice}}: Lydia, the Maitlands, Betelguese.
149	* [[Film/PeterPan Peter Pan (2003 version)]]: Hook, Wendy, Peter.
150	[[/folder]]
151
152	[[folder: Paper #6: The required list of favourites; Part 5: Books]]
153	!!!and my favourite characters from said books.
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155	* {{Good Omens}} by {{Terry Pratchett}} and {{Neil Gaiman}}: Crowley and Aziraphale. (Who else?)
156	* {{Harry Potter}}: Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Ron Weasley, Fred & George Weasley, Harry Potter.
157	* {{Alice In Wonderland}}: Alice.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder: Paper #7: The required list of favourites; Part 6: Miscellaneous]]
161
162	* {{Calvin and Hobbes}}
163	* {{Avatar The Last Airbender}}
164	* {{Invader Zim}}
165	* [[RobotUnicornAttack ROBOT. UNICORN.]] [[ThisIsSPARTA ATTACK.]]
166	* {{Lady Gaga}}
167	* {{David Bowie}}
168	[[/folder]]
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170	You look up from the papers. The girl is regarding you with a speculative look.
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172	''"You know, for someone who expects me to tell you so much about me, you sure don't ''look'' like a stalker,"'' she states. You feel slightly affronted. It wasn't like you actually asked for any of this information.
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174	''"I know you didn't ask for it, but you ''expected'' it, didn't you? That's practically the same thing!"''
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176	It isn't, but you keep your mouth shut.
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178	The girl turns toward the {{Fourth Wall}}. ''"Why are You still writing this, anyway? There's nothing left to say any more, and don't You dare try to prolong this with unnecessary ramblings. Come on, close it up, chop chop!"''
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