Lyra Tallis became a troper in fall of '09. Probably. She wasn't keeping track. She loves tropes and finds them everywhere. She is very self-indulgent.
This troper provides examples of the following tropes:
- Angrish: Any strong emotion will cause this. Look for mispronunciations and babble - incoherency more than rage.
- Angst? What Angst?: In theory. Also in practice, though in that case any bad situations are somewhat less fantastic than described on the trope page.
- Annoying Laugh: The style varies, but it's always obnoxious.
- Bad Liar: When she wants to lie, she must depend on Cryptic Conversation or the Sarcastic Confession.
- Being Personal Isn't Professional: Also applies in dorms and classrooms, to her social detriment.
- Berserk Button: "Don't you dare call me a coward."
- Beware the Nice Ones: Going out of your way to piss her off is unadvised.
- Birds of a Feather: Invoked with all her voluntary connections.
- She doesn't get close to people who don't share her interest in at least one of the following: Books, games, art, music, theatre...
- Bookworm: If her nose is not buried in an actual book, then it is buried in some form of non-book prose.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Except in music and theatre.
- Celeb Crush: The British actors. All of the British actors.
- Challenge Seeker: Only in music and theatre.
- Character Tics: The Hair Rumple. Also, everything.
- She picks up new tics every time she watches television — though most wear off again quickly.
- Cloudcuckoolander: And how.
- Conversational Troping: Of course.
- Does Not Like Spam: Played straight with her hatred of cilantro; she claims it tastes like dish soap.
- Everything Has Rhythm: Invoked daily.
- Genre Savvy: A requirement of being on this site.
- Hates Small Talk: Talk to her about politics, television shows, the anthropological effects of different phenotypes... but for God's sake don't ask her if she's had an exciting week.
- I Am the Band: Type 1.note
- I Thought Everyone Could Do That: "Why can't you sing this tune right? You just have to repeat what you hear."
- Immortality Seeker: She'd work on it herself, but she doesn't like doing science. So she just pesters others about it.
- Incredibly Long Note: Often invoked - whether that long not is in the sheet music or not.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: The Broken Ace version, not the Alpha Bitch.
- Meganekko: Never wears contacts, but her glasses don't stand out much.
- Melismatic Vocals: Averted surprisingly often, though not always.
- Menacing Stroll: So long as it isn't raining, her relaxed walk is upright and confident. Apparently it makes an impression.
- Nobody Calls Me "Chicken"!: See the explanation for Berserk Button above.
- Oblivious to Love: She has had people crush on her, but has never realized that fact — even after others have pointed it out.
- Ridiculous Procrastinator: Unfortunately.
- Self-Backing Vocalist: Yes.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Often invoked, and sometimes combined with Rhymes on a Dime.
- Stupid Sexy Friend: And how. Has a long-enduring crush on the Childhood Friend.
- That Reminds Me of a Song: In real life. ALL THE TIME.
- The Tell: Her foot taps uncontrollably when she's sleep deprived.
- Vocal Range Exceeded: Hello, Aria of the Queen of the Night. She always botches the high note.
