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* PlatonicLifePartners: She and Hermux constantly running afoul of each other over a lengthy period of years has forged them into a very dysfunctional and unwilling example of this trope.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Mirrin and Birch. The former is a mouse, the latter a chipmunk. It gets treated more or less like an interracial romance would have been in 1960's America, with Birch being the minority. At one point, when Birch suggests that Mirrin might be happier with someone of her own kind, we get a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} when she tells him, "I've never found anyone of my own kind. Except you."
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* InterspeciesRomance: Mirrin and Birch. The former is a mouse, the latter a chipmunk. It gets treated more or less like an interracial romance would have been in 1960's America, with Birch being the minority. At one point, when Birch suggests that Mirrin might be happier with someone of her own kind, we get a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} when she tells him, "I've never found anyone of my own kind. Except you."
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* NiceGuy: He's humble but solid hero.
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* AcePilot: During ''The Sands of Time'' we get to see her acutally flying, and landing in tight spaces.
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* FreudianExcuse: Tucka explains away her massive vanity and attention-seeking as a result of being looked down on by her wealthier cousin as a child.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Tucka's lovers all turn out to be bad guys. Justified given how shallow she is; all she looks for are charm, good looks and a willingness to go along with her less than savory schemes.
*ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney
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[[folder:Hermux]]
!Hermux Tantamoq
{{TheHero}}: a watchmaker
*DulcineaEffect: After just one meeting, Hermux is ready to risk his life and reputation to rescue Linka.
*MustHaveCaffeine:
-->''It was one thing to be all alone and facing certain death or worse […] and it was another thing to be expected to do it without coffee.''
*RenaissanceMan: Besides being a watchmaker (and therefore, an engineer, to an extent), he is by turns an amateur archaeologist, a set designer for a stage show, and an Amateur Sleuth. *ShipperOnDeck: Mirrin is one for Hermux + Linka. Hermux returns the favor by being one Mirrin + Birch.
*IntergenerationalFriendship: Hermux and Mirrin
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[[folder:Linka]]
!Linka Perflinger
The LoveInterest: an adventuress and aviatrix
*CrazyPrepared: When organizing her adventures, Linka makes lists of everything, including a list of all the lists.
*DistressedDamsel: Linka in the first book, but later on, she proves to be an ActionGirl more than capable of looking after herself. She keeps a sharpened ring for escape situations and even kills a scorpion one-to-one.
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[[folder:Mirrin]]
!Mirrin Stentrill
TheMentor: a blind painter
*BlindSeer: Mirrin is a blind painter. She sees visions of cats but is unable to paint them. After she regains her sight, exhibiting the paintings of these cats causes a citywide scandal.
*ShipperOnDeck: Mirrin is one for Hermux + Linka. Hermux returns the favor by being one Mirrin + Birch.
*CoolOldLady
*InterspeciesRomance: Mirrin and Birch. The former is a mouse, the latter a chipmunk. It gets treated more or less like an interracial romance would have been in 1960's America, with Birch being the minority. At one point, when Birch suggests that Mirrin might be happier with someone of her own kind, we get a HeartwarmingMoment when she tells him, "I've never found anyone of my own kind. Except you."
*IntergenerationalFriendship: Mirrin and Hermux
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[[folder:Tucka]]
!Tucka Mertslin
Hurmux's neighbor, a cosmetics tycoon
*LargeHam
*SelfMadeWoman: Tucka is very proud of being one, as opposed to the heiresses from old families who look down their noses at her. It's one of the few points in her favor, actually.
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[[folder:Terfle]]
!Terfle
Hermux's pet ladybug
*NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In the beginning, she seems to be an ordinary pet, but by the fourth book, she can draw portraits, design stage sets, give Hermux fashion advice, act as diplomat to a swarm of angry bees, and even get her own point of view narration in some chapters.
*RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Terfle. How can you not want to cuddle her after reading these books?
*IntellectualAnimal: Hermux asks her for advice on more than one occasion. She's also an artist.
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[[folder:Birch]]
!Birch Tentitrotter
*AdventurerArchaeologist: Birch spent ''decades'' chipping away at the mystery, but when it all comes into place, it turns into a rapid adventure.
*InterspeciesRomance: Mirrin and Birch. The former is a mouse, the latter a chipmunk. It gets treated more or less like an interracial romance would have been in 1960's America, with Birch being the minority. At one point, when Birch suggests that Mirrin might be happier with someone of her own kind, we get a HeartwarmingMoment when she tells him, "I've never found anyone of my own kind. Except you."
*NewOldFlame: To Mirrin. They met in college, meet again forty years later and they're as deeply in love as ever.
*SheCleansUpNicely: Birch is a rare male example.
*ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Birch never set out to fake his death, but after it happened he realized it could be a good idea, and he went with it.
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[[folder:Turfip]]
!Turfip Dandiffer
*AbsentMindedProfessor
*DerailingLoveInterests: He seems like a very nice at first, but later tells Linka to more or less StayInTheKitchen--that is, to sell her beloved airplane and become the perfect hostess to advance his academic career.
*DisposableFiance: In the first book, Hermux DidNotGetTheGirl because she was engaged. They later break up, and Hermux ''does'' end up with her.
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!Hermux Tantamoq
{{TheHero}}: a watchmaker
*DulcineaEffect: After just one meeting, Hermux is ready to risk his life and reputation to rescue Linka.
*MustHaveCaffeine:
-->''It was one thing to be all alone and facing certain death or worse […] and it was another thing to be expected to do it without coffee.''
*RenaissanceMan: Besides being a watchmaker (and therefore, an engineer, to an extent), he is by turns an amateur archaeologist, a set designer for a stage show, and an Amateur Sleuth. *ShipperOnDeck: Mirrin is one for Hermux + Linka. Hermux returns the favor by being one Mirrin + Birch.
*IntergenerationalFriendship: Hermux and Mirrin
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[[folder:Linka]]
!Linka Perflinger
The LoveInterest: an adventuress and aviatrix
*CrazyPrepared: When organizing her adventures, Linka makes lists of everything, including a list of all the lists.
*DistressedDamsel: Linka in the first book, but later on, she proves to be an ActionGirl more than capable of looking after herself. She keeps a sharpened ring for escape situations and even kills a scorpion one-to-one.
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[[folder:Mirrin]]
!Mirrin Stentrill
TheMentor: a blind painter
*BlindSeer: Mirrin is a blind painter. She sees visions of cats but is unable to paint them. After she regains her sight, exhibiting the paintings of these cats causes a citywide scandal.
*ShipperOnDeck: Mirrin is one for Hermux + Linka. Hermux returns the favor by being one Mirrin + Birch.
*CoolOldLady
*InterspeciesRomance: Mirrin and Birch. The former is a mouse, the latter a chipmunk. It gets treated more or less like an interracial romance would have been in 1960's America, with Birch being the minority. At one point, when Birch suggests that Mirrin might be happier with someone of her own kind, we get a HeartwarmingMoment when she tells him, "I've never found anyone of my own kind. Except you."
*IntergenerationalFriendship: Mirrin and Hermux
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[[folder:Tucka]]
!Tucka Mertslin
Hurmux's neighbor, a cosmetics tycoon
*LargeHam
*SelfMadeWoman: Tucka is very proud of being one, as opposed to the heiresses from old families who look down their noses at her. It's one of the few points in her favor, actually.
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[[folder:Terfle]]
!Terfle
Hermux's pet ladybug
*NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In the beginning, she seems to be an ordinary pet, but by the fourth book, she can draw portraits, design stage sets, give Hermux fashion advice, act as diplomat to a swarm of angry bees, and even get her own point of view narration in some chapters.
*RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Terfle. How can you not want to cuddle her after reading these books?
*IntellectualAnimal: Hermux asks her for advice on more than one occasion. She's also an artist.
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[[folder:Birch]]
!Birch Tentitrotter
*AdventurerArchaeologist: Birch spent ''decades'' chipping away at the mystery, but when it all comes into place, it turns into a rapid adventure.
*InterspeciesRomance: Mirrin and Birch. The former is a mouse, the latter a chipmunk. It gets treated more or less like an interracial romance would have been in 1960's America, with Birch being the minority. At one point, when Birch suggests that Mirrin might be happier with someone of her own kind, we get a HeartwarmingMoment when she tells him, "I've never found anyone of my own kind. Except you."
*NewOldFlame: To Mirrin. They met in college, meet again forty years later and they're as deeply in love as ever.
*SheCleansUpNicely: Birch is a rare male example.
*ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Birch never set out to fake his death, but after it happened he realized it could be a good idea, and he went with it.
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[[folder:Turfip]]
!Turfip Dandiffer
*AbsentMindedProfessor
*DerailingLoveInterests: He seems like a very nice at first, but later tells Linka to more or less StayInTheKitchen--that is, to sell her beloved airplane and become the perfect hostess to advance his academic career.
*DisposableFiance: In the first book, Hermux DidNotGetTheGirl because she was engaged. They later break up, and Hermux ''does'' end up with her.
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