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* MesACrowd: The basic premise of "Copy <|> Paste": a technician stranded lightyears from Earth with few resources except a device that can make copies of herself.
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found it on their blog... only just thought to check the blog archive around the date the story was posted
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* InspirationForTheWork: According to the tags on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696019067328430080/original-sin the Tumblr publication of "Original Sin"]], it was inspired by [[https://ifunny.co/picture/be-me-literally-just-a-white-dwarf-star-nothing-special-ClsXO2Cu9 an AI-generated greentext about a white dwarf]].
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* InspirationForTheWork: According to the tags on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696019067328430080/original-sin the Tumblr publication of "Original Sin"]], it was inspired by [[https://ifunny.co/picture/be-me-literally-just-a-white-dwarf-star-nothing-special-ClsXO2Cu9 [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696008257796538368/they-could-all-be-sentient-and-lonely-how-would an AI-generated greentext about a white dwarf]].
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* SuicideBySea: Subverted in "A Cinderella sequel". The sister walks into the ocean and lets a riptide pull her out, closing her eyes and imagining becoming foam. but a band of mermaids [[InterruptedSuicide intervene]].
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* SuicideBySea: Subverted Attempted in "A Cinderella sequel". The sister walks into the ocean and lets a riptide pull her out, closing her eyes and imagining becoming foam. but However, a band of mermaids [[InterruptedSuicide intervene]].
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* CompositeCharacter: In "A Cinderella sequel", [[spoiler:the stepsister turns out to also be Literature/TheLittleMermaid.]]
* InterruptedSuicide: In "A Cinderella sequel", the sister's attempt at SuicideBySea is stopped by a pack of mermaids.
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* MythologyGag: The end of "A Cinderella sequel" references Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. [[spoiler:The stepsister meets an octopus woman, implied to be Ursula, who tells her, "I am glad that you can be part of our world," referencing the song "Part of Your World".]]
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* MagicalSpeciesTransformation: In "A Cinderella sequel", [[spoiler:the sister is turned from a human into a mermaid.]]
* MythologyGag:The end of "A Cinderella sequel" crosses over with "Literature/TheLittleMermaid" and has some references Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. [[spoiler:The to the original story and its [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 animated adaptation by Disney]].
** When the sister lets the riptide pull her out, she imagines becoming ocean foam, the fate of the mermaid in the original story.
** At the end, [[spoiler:the stepsister meets an octopus woman, implied to be Ursula, who tells her, "I am glad that you can be part of our world," referencing the song "Part of Your World".]]]]
* SuicideBySea: Subverted in "A Cinderella sequel". The sister walks into the ocean and lets a riptide pull her out, closing her eyes and imagining becoming foam. but a band of mermaids [[InterruptedSuicide intervene]].
-->She grew up working fishing boats; she knows what a riptide is. She knows how to escape one.\\
She doesn’t.
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** When the sister lets the riptide pull her out, she imagines becoming ocean foam, the fate of the mermaid in the original story.
** At the end, [[spoiler:the stepsister meets an octopus woman, implied to be Ursula, who tells her, "I am glad that you can be part of our world," referencing the song "Part of Your World".
* SuicideBySea: Subverted in "A Cinderella sequel". The sister walks into the ocean and lets a riptide pull her out, closing her eyes and imagining becoming foam. but a band of mermaids [[InterruptedSuicide intervene]].
-->She grew up working fishing boats; she knows what a riptide is. She knows how to escape one.\\
She doesn’t.
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Derin Edala is an Australian author of web fiction. They have also written fanfiction for various works, including ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', and ''Podcast/TheMagnusArchives''.
Many of their works can be found on their website ([[https://derinstories.com derinstories.com]]) or on [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Derin/pseuds/Derin Archive of Our Own]].
Their works include:
!!Serials
* ''Charlie [=MacNamara=], Galactic Ace'' (2017–2018; on hiatus) ([[https://archiveofourown.org/series/725139 AO3]])
* ''Literature/CurseWords'' (2019–2023)
* ''Literature/TimeToOrbitUnknown'' (2022–)
* ''COPY <|> PASTE'' (2022)
* ''The Void Princess'' (2023)
* ''Drops Of Blood Like Neon Stars'' (2023–)
!!Short stories
[[AC:Available on [[https://derinstories.com/short-stories/ their website]]:]]
* "Literature/{{Angel|DerinEdala}}" (2020)
* "Original Sin" (2022) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696019067328430080/original-sin Tumblr]])
* "Love at First Sip"
* "The Princess in the Tower"
* "Rebirth"
* "New rules and guidelines from HR for working with humans" (2017) (also on [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/6jsejd/oc_new_rules_and_guidelines_from_hr_for_working/ Reddit]])
* "A Cinderella premise" (2022) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/695157778556321792/cinderella-rewrite-where-cinderellas-father-is-an Tumblr]])
* "A Cinderella sequel" (2022) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696331526958415872/derinthescarletpescatarian-cinderella-rewrite Tumblr]])
* "Breakfast Time" (2023) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/714195684756160512/breakfast-time Tumblr]])
* "Wasting Time" (2023)
[[AC:Other:]]
* "Fulcrum" (2019) ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/189527824995/fulcrum Tumblr]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21704062 AO3]]): A standalone story set in the ''Curse Words'' universe.
* "Selkies" (2021) ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/651683382440361984/selkies Tumblr]])
* In 2022, [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/681334973931880448/web-serial-sample-masterpost sample chapters]] of [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/680578634859282432/what-web-serial-should-i-write-next various story ideas]] were put out for a poll to decide what serial would be worked on after ''Curse Words''. (''Time to Orbit: Unknown'' won.) These included:
** "Our Side of the River Styx" ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/680769702709067776/our-side-of-the-river-styx Tumblr]])
** "Silverbane" ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/680958430792564736/silverbane Tumblr]])
** "Child of a Wandering Star" ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/681059933726375936/child-of-a-wandering-star Tumblr]])
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!!Tropes and trivia for works without pages:
* {{Feghoot}}: "A Cinderella premise". The entire thing is a setup for [[spoiler:a pun on "salmonella".]]
* InspirationForTheWork: According to the tags on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696019067328430080/original-sin the Tumblr publication of "Original Sin"]], it was inspired by [[https://ifunny.co/picture/be-me-literally-just-a-white-dwarf-star-nothing-special-ClsXO2Cu9 an AI-generated greentext about a white dwarf]].
* {{Ladyella}}: In "A Cinderella premise", [[spoiler:the main character turns out to be called "Salmonella" instead of "Cinderella".]]
* MythologyGag: The end of "A Cinderella sequel" references Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. [[spoiler:The stepsister meets an octopus woman, implied to be Ursula, who tells her, "I am glad that you can be part of our world," referencing the song "Part of Your World".]]
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Many of their works can be found on their website ([[https://derinstories.com derinstories.com]]) or on [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Derin/pseuds/Derin Archive of Our Own]].
Their works include:
!!Serials
* ''Charlie [=MacNamara=], Galactic Ace'' (2017–2018; on hiatus) ([[https://archiveofourown.org/series/725139 AO3]])
* ''Literature/CurseWords'' (2019–2023)
* ''Literature/TimeToOrbitUnknown'' (2022–)
* ''COPY <|> PASTE'' (2022)
* ''The Void Princess'' (2023)
* ''Drops Of Blood Like Neon Stars'' (2023–)
!!Short stories
[[AC:Available on [[https://derinstories.com/short-stories/ their website]]:]]
* "Literature/{{Angel|DerinEdala}}" (2020)
* "Original Sin" (2022) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696019067328430080/original-sin Tumblr]])
* "Love at First Sip"
* "The Princess in the Tower"
* "Rebirth"
* "New rules and guidelines from HR for working with humans" (2017) (also on [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/6jsejd/oc_new_rules_and_guidelines_from_hr_for_working/ Reddit]])
* "A Cinderella premise" (2022) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/695157778556321792/cinderella-rewrite-where-cinderellas-father-is-an Tumblr]])
* "A Cinderella sequel" (2022) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696331526958415872/derinthescarletpescatarian-cinderella-rewrite Tumblr]])
* "Breakfast Time" (2023) (also on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/714195684756160512/breakfast-time Tumblr]])
* "Wasting Time" (2023)
[[AC:Other:]]
* "Fulcrum" (2019) ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/189527824995/fulcrum Tumblr]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21704062 AO3]]): A standalone story set in the ''Curse Words'' universe.
* "Selkies" (2021) ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/651683382440361984/selkies Tumblr]])
* In 2022, [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/681334973931880448/web-serial-sample-masterpost sample chapters]] of [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/680578634859282432/what-web-serial-should-i-write-next various story ideas]] were put out for a poll to decide what serial would be worked on after ''Curse Words''. (''Time to Orbit: Unknown'' won.) These included:
** "Our Side of the River Styx" ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/680769702709067776/our-side-of-the-river-styx Tumblr]])
** "Silverbane" ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/680958430792564736/silverbane Tumblr]])
** "Child of a Wandering Star" ([[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/681059933726375936/child-of-a-wandering-star Tumblr]])
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!!Tropes and trivia for works without pages:
* {{Feghoot}}: "A Cinderella premise". The entire thing is a setup for [[spoiler:a pun on "salmonella".]]
* InspirationForTheWork: According to the tags on [[https://derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/696019067328430080/original-sin the Tumblr publication of "Original Sin"]], it was inspired by [[https://ifunny.co/picture/be-me-literally-just-a-white-dwarf-star-nothing-special-ClsXO2Cu9 an AI-generated greentext about a white dwarf]].
* {{Ladyella}}: In "A Cinderella premise", [[spoiler:the main character turns out to be called "Salmonella" instead of "Cinderella".]]
* MythologyGag: The end of "A Cinderella sequel" references Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. [[spoiler:The stepsister meets an octopus woman, implied to be Ursula, who tells her, "I am glad that you can be part of our world," referencing the song "Part of Your World".]]
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