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Badass Gay isn't a trope anymore.


* BadassGay: Knock Knock and Toot Toot.
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Part of Fanfic/TheWeedverse by Kudzuhaiku, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/276777/mfd M.F.D.]] tells of Holly Heartwood, a veteran of the Roller Derby circuit, who gets a small house and inheritance in Manehattan and decides to settle down a bit. In need of a job, she applies at the historic local fire house.

And finds herself dragged into a war.

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Part of Fanfic/TheWeedverse by Kudzuhaiku, [[http://www.[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mfd.jpg]]

''[[http://www.
fimfiction.net/story/276777/mfd M.F.D.]] tells of ]]'' is a story written by Kudzuhaiku, and yet another entry in ''Fanfic/TheWeedverse''.

As Tarnish and Maud continue adventuring,
Holly Heartwood, a veteran of the Roller Derby circuit, who gets a small house and moves to Manehattan after getting her inheritance in Manehattan and a small, old row house from a recently deceased relative. She decides to settle down for a bit. In need of bit and get a job, she and applies at the local historic local fire house.

Manehattan Fire Department...

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And finds herself dragged into a war.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Holly Heartwood.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Holly Heartwood. She's chubby, but she's learned how to use her body weight to her advantage by propelling her roller-skating speed.



* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: How Knock Knock tells Holly the story of how he got his fire axe cutie mark and his firefighting job.



* BerserkButton: Don't call Holly fat.

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* BerserkButton: Don't call Holly fat.fat, because she will ''explode''.



* BigDamnHeroes: The job description of the firefighters.

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* BigDamnHeroes: The job description of the firefighters. Holly even name-drops it in Chapter 7.



* ContinuityNod: Holly reads an article about Tarnish and Maud's rescue of Grey Owl in FanFic/TheWeed.

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* ContinuityNod: Holly reads an article about Tarnish and Maud's rescue of Grey Owl in FanFic/TheWeed.''FanFic/TheWeed''.



* DudeWheresMyRespect: Not Holly herself, but she thinks it's unfair that she, a rookie, got fame while veterans like Knock Knock and Toot Toot are ignored.
* EpicFail: Holly's first attempt of getting into her firefighting suit ends in spectacular disaster.



* {{Hypocrite}}: Alfred sees the pegasi as this; they talk of tribal unity and friendship, but they still keep the skies inaccessible to unicorns and pegasi.



* InsistentTerminology: Alfredo Noodle prefers to be called a maid, not a butler.

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* InsistentTerminology: InsistentTerminology:
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Alfredo Noodle prefers to be called a maid, not a butler.butler.
** Holly is not [[BerserkButton fat]], she's a full-figured mare.



* KickedUpstairs: {{Discussed}}, Knock Knock has made enemies by insisting on doing his job properly, and they might attempt this. Later on, Cornflower actually is, after he makes a fuss about interdepartmental cooperation.

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* KickedUpstairs: {{Discussed}}, {{Discussed}}; Toot Toot mentions that Knock Knock has made enemies by insisting on doing his job properly, and they their superiors might attempt this. this... though he also suspects that [[ReassignmentBackfire it could boost his credibility]]. Later on, Cornflower actually is, after he makes a fuss about interdepartmental cooperation.cooperation.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Justified; part of firefighting duty is knowing when and how to escape a dangerous situation if it proves too much to be handled.



* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Knock Knock and Toot Toot.

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Knock Knock and Toot Toot.Toot frequently insult each other at a moment's notice.


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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: The Manehattan budgeters, as Knock Knock put it, would "rather watch the city burn than spend a bit of money".


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* PeekABooCorpse: [[spoiler:Holly nearly trips over something while investigating a sweatshop fire, only to discover, to her horror, that she found a burnt corpse]].


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* UnrequitedLove: Pretty Posy is implied to have a crush on Alfredo.

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* DeadlyEuphemism: Firefighters lost in the line of duty don't die, they fall.

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* DeadlyEuphemism: Firefighters lost in the line of duty don't die, "die", they fall."fall".
* DeathByDespair: Holly's aunt Cara Cara died shortly after her old maid, Duck Pond, died. Alfredo explained the two were rather close.



* InsistentTerminology: Alfredo Noodle prefers to be called a maid, not a butler.



* LeanAndMean: Subverted with Knock Knock, who's a tall, thin unicorn stallion, but he means well for his employees.



* OneHitKO: Holly performs one on Toot Toot to get a job at the Fire House.

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* OneHitKO: Holly performs one on Toot Toot to get a job at the Fire House. His response was "ICantFeelMyLegs."



* RepetitiveName: Knock Knock and Toot Toot. Justified, as simple, repetitive names are easier to say in high-stress situations.



* StayInTheKitchen: Toot Toot, a stallion at the fire house, tries this on Holly when she applies to the Fire House. [[OneHitKO It doesn't end well]]. [[spoiler: It's an act, to test her capabilities]].

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* StayInTheKitchen: Toot Toot, a pegasus stallion at the fire house, tries this on Holly when she applies to the Fire House. [[OneHitKO It doesn't end well]]. [[spoiler: It's an act, to test her capabilities]].
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Part of TheWeedverse by Kudzuhaiku, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/276777/mfd M.F.D.]] tells of Holly Heartwood, a veteran of the Roller Derby circuit, who gets a small house and inheritance in Manehattan and decides to settle down a bit. In need of a job, she applies at the historic local fire house.

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Part of TheWeedverse Fanfic/TheWeedverse by Kudzuhaiku, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/276777/mfd M.F.D.]] tells of Holly Heartwood, a veteran of the Roller Derby circuit, who gets a small house and inheritance in Manehattan and decides to settle down a bit. In need of a job, she applies at the historic local fire house.
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Part of TheWeedverse by Kudzuhaiku, [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/276777/mfd M.F.D.]] tells of Holly Heartwood, a veteran of the Roller Derby circuit, who gets a small house and inheritance in Manehattan and decides to settle down a bit. In need of a job, she applies at the historic local fire house.

And finds herself dragged into a war.

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!!M.F.D. contains examples of:
* AboveTheInfluence: Alfredo, while Holly is high as a kite after getting treatment for diving out of a window, refuses to take advantage of her, even while he's bathing her.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Holly Heartwood.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Toot Toot gives Holly a whack just before her first job. It is affectionate in context, as it's checking her gear is secure.
* BadassGay: Knock Knock and Toot Toot.
* BerserkButton: Don't call Holly fat.
* TheBet: Several are made about Holly's progress during her entry tests. After a while the ponies betting against her wise up.
* BigDamnHeroes: The job description of the firefighters.
* CassandraTruth: {{Invoked}}, no-one will believe Fink if he says a mare picked up a dumpster and hit him with it.
* ContinuityNod: Holly reads an article about Tarnish and Maud's rescue of Grey Owl in FanFic/TheWeed.
* DeadlyEuphemism: Firefighters lost in the line of duty don't die, they fall.
* TheDreaded: Invoking the name of Luna or her Wardens will get any criminal begging for mercy.
* FictionalCounterpart: The Stony Spooky Cinematic Review to Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Holly, after [[spoiler:she discovers a corpse during the sweatshop fire investigation]].
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Fink Apple is subjected to this by Holly to get information on what's going on.
* {{Kayfabe}}: {{Discussed}}, Holly hated this aspect of the Derby.
* KickedUpstairs: {{Discussed}}, Knock Knock has made enemies by insisting on doing his job properly, and they might attempt this. Later on, Cornflower actually is, after he makes a fuss about interdepartmental cooperation.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Knock Knock and Toot Toot.
* MadeOfIron: Holly, she gets only a few microfractures from a drop that should have shattered her legs, impressing the doctors treating her.
* MarriedToTheJob: Knock Knock jokes that he and Toot Toot are in a consensual polyamorous relationship.
* MattressTagGag: It's on the (very short) list of crimes that Holly has committed.
* NeatFreak: Alfredo keeps the house very clean.
* OneHitKO: Holly performs one on Toot Toot to get a job at the Fire House.
* PaedoHunt: [[spoiler:The foreman's shack of the sweatshop fire is filled with foal pornography, which gets the heroes even more desperate to bring down the pony responsible]].
* RagTagBunchOfMisfits: The Fire Service, because normal ponies don't willingly run/fly into burning buildings.
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:Holly and Alfredo finally get one in chapter 28]].
* RingRingCrunch: Holly's alarm clock, on her second day of tests.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: Toot Toot acts like a sexist jerk to see if Holly has what it takes to survive in the Fire Service. She knocks him flat]].
* StayInTheKitchen: Toot Toot, a stallion at the fire house, tries this on Holly when she applies to the Fire House. [[OneHitKO It doesn't end well]]. [[spoiler: It's an act, to test her capabilities]].
* TeleFrag: Blinky, one of Knock Knock's mentors, fell this way. [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Saved two foals in the process]].
* TemptingFate: {{Discussed}}, Knock Knock is yelled at by Toot Toot for saying it's a quiet day.
* ThemeNaming: The fire crew have names that are repeated monosyllables. {{Justified}}, as when you're in a dangerous situation, they're easy and quick to say and understand.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Alfredo, it's got him thrown out of several apartment buildings, [[spoiler: which is why he ends up living at Holly's house]].
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Holly does this to herself after she starts having wet dreams again.
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