History FanFic / StressRelief

* GoshDangItToHeck: Unsurprisingly, Florida.
* TheGruntingOrgasm: South's moaning was described as "not feminine in the slightest." And the moan from her actual orgasm is described as a {{Guttural Growl|er}}.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: South does have her own way of loving North, but the above-mentioned AmbiguousDisorder makes her terrible at processing it and expressing it. [[spoiler: She does at least seem momentarily heartbroken that North knows that she's a rapist.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: The writer has stated that South's problems stem from a genuine mental disorder. (Low-functioning [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] is the most likely candidate.) At very least, it causes some [[HairTriggerTemper serious anger-management issues]]. But it doesn't excuse anything she has done. North and Price discuss this in more detail [[spoiler: after she has been exposed]]. Price says that her behaviors [[ShownTheirWork are consistent with Cluster-B personality disorders]].[[note]]{{Narcissist}}ic, [[TheSociopath antisocial]], borderline, and histrionic.[[/note]]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13052673/chapters/29855736 Stress Relief]]'' is a ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' FanFic written by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It's a slight deviation from canon while detailing the problems incurred while dealing with South and her anger management issues. However, there is one way they South does get some form of [[TitleDrop stress relief]]. [[RapeAsDrama At the expense of her teammate, C.T.]] After a training incident with her brother, Carolina investigates these issues and tries to control them.

* OneWordTitle: [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Each chapter]] is titled with a word relating to the contents of it.

** Four-Seven-Niner also make a remark when South and Carolina are about to fight on the ship. She only stops them because they need to be strapped in on their way to the ''Mother of Invention''.

* PsychoLesbian: South is implied to be one. She has raped C.T. regularly even before the fic starts, but it's [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation left]] [[AmbiguouslyGay ambiguous]] to whether she actually is a lesbian or, regardless of her sexuality, she just sees C.T. as a weak target to take advantage of. The psycho part is much less ambiguous.

** South Dakota is [[{{Pride}} arrogant]], [[BloodKnight violent]], impatient, [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]], [[HairTriggerTemper confrontational]] and [[LeeroyJenkins impulsive]]. Shown when she nearly beats her own brother to death for [[EvilIsPetty beating her in practice too often]]. She has no consideration for anyone else's feelings (especially not C.T.) and always belittles the opinions of authority and her teammates. She's rather [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] as she takes pleasure in beating other people up. And she only sees C.T. as a form of [[TitleDrop stress relief]] as she rapes her since she simply leaves without another word after she's done. [[spoiler: When confronted, she shows no remorse for the way she treated her aside from getting caught and even tries to [[NeverMyFault make herself look like the victim]].]]

* RealityEnsues: The fic deals with the consequences of certain actions.
** South's impulsiveness gets two accounts of this.
*** She ignores Delta when he says that breaching directly would be inadvisable. Not only did the alarm gets tripped, but the team lost thirty valuable seconds that could have been used for escape. And beyond that, the guard was only estimated to be heading their way. There's a chance he wasn't going to them. Now that the alarm was tripped, they were definitely heading that way.
*** [[spoiler: South molesting C.T. in the showers. Doing it in such a public place only ensured that they'd get caught. Sure enough, Carolina caught them, and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard South was eventually exposed]].]]
** In response to Carolina's insistence that she could control South, the Director holds her accountable when she fails.
** The effects of South's abuse also have some of this:
*** Carolina calling C.T. "Connie" still bothers her because that's what South called her while raping her. Even though it's Carolina saying it, she doesn't like hearing it.
*** South usually molested C.T. in the latter's room. C.T. is unable to stay in her room alone for too long because of it and starts having panic attacks when she realizes South is angry.
*** [[spoiler: Even though she does trust Carolina, C.T. still has intimacy issues while having sex with her due to South's abuse. It takes her a few weeks to even get around to having sex Carolina. Even then, there are certain acts that she can't do with Carolina because that's what South did. No matter how much she wants to do that stuff with Carolina, it won't be that easy for C.T. to get over her trauma just because it's with somebody she loves.]]
** [[spoiler: Even though it was South who molested C.T., Carolina is not off the hook for an unprovoked attack on another teammate based on an allegation without proof – regardless of whether or not the allegation is later proven true.]]
** [[spoiler: Stopping South from molesting C.T. took away her one outlet of calming herself down for a significant amount of time. Her anger only builds, and they struggle to find another outlet to use.]]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13052673/chapters/29855736 Stress Relief]]'' is a ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' FanFic written by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It’s a slight deviation from canon while detailing the problems incurred while dealing with South and her anger management issues. However, there is one way they South does get some form of [[TitleDrop stress relief]]. [[RapeAsDrama At the expense of her teammate, C.T.]] After a training incident with her brother, Carolina investigates these issues and tries to control them.

** C.T. doesn’t really have the front of abrasiveness that she did in canon.

* AdaptationalVillainy: South was already bad in canon, but she wasn’t a rapist. Her [[HairTriggerTemper temper]] is also amplified.
* AmazonianBeauty: Carolina’s abs, arms, thighs, and muscles get mentioned a few times. And both [[OfficialCouple York and C.T.]] definitely want her for it.
* AmbiguousDisorder: The writer has stated that South’s problems stem from a genuine mental disorder. (Low-functioning [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] is the most likely candidate.) At very least, it causes some [[HairTriggerTemper serious anger-management issues]]. But it doesn’t excuse anything she has done. North and Price discuss this in more detail [[spoiler: after she has been exposed]]. Price says that her behaviors [[ShownTheirWork are consistent with Cluster-B personality disorders]].[[note]]{{Narcissist}}ic, [[TheSociopath antisocial]], borderline, and histrionic.[[/note]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: South has regularly molested C.T., but it’s not made clear whether she is actually a lesbian or just sees C.T. as an easy target. [[spoiler: The issue is muddied further when Price notes that she isn’t after the sex specifically.]]

* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Carolina uses South’s impulsive nature and short-sightedness to get her to incriminate herself for raping C.T. See INeverSaidItWasPoison.]]

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Everyone else thinks Florida was creepy with his conversation with the guard and his ease of dismissing it after killing him. South thinks it’s creepy because he was talking about flowers.

** C.T. looks at Carolina when she’s with her in the showers and when she sees her in the hall in only a sports bra and shorts. Unlike South, she only looks. [[spoiler: After C.T. confesses, Carolina correctly assumes that this is the case and C.T. can’t really deny it.]]
---> ''C.T. couldn’t help but take a glance at the woman next to her [in the shower]. The water and suds flowing over the redhead’s [[AmazonianBeauty well-toned figure]]. She kind of felt like a perv for looking, but she tried not to focus on it.''

* {{Deuteragonist}}: C.T. to Carolina’s protagonist. One would assume that C.T. is the protagonist since she is the one being molested by South. However, most of the focus is on Carolina and her trying to mitigate South’s [[HairTriggerTemper anger issues]] as the second chapter quickly shows. [[spoiler: She doesn’t even find out about the molestation until chapter five and she still takes focus in the story.]]

** C.T. doesn’t like being called “Connie” because it’s triggering for her. South often called her “Connie” when she molested her.
** And South does not like being called by her civilian name “[[spoiler:Sasha]].” The Director more than proves this.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: “Stress Relief” primarily refers to South raping C.T. and Carolina trying to mitigate South’s issues, but it can also relate to York and Carolina’s sexual relationship. [[spoiler: In another way of looking at it, the title could also relate to helping C.T. recover from the abuse.]]
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale: Averted. The details of the sex between South and C.T. make it clear that C.T. isn’t into it even though South makes her orgasm. The effects of her rape are treated seriously and the scene itself is played for FanDisservice. [[spoiler: And when the other Freelancers find out about it, many of them are appalled. Carolina is outright livid.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: South does have her own way of loving North, but the above-mentioned AmbiguousDisorder makes her terrible at processing it and expressing it. [[spoiler: She does at least seem momentarily heartbroken that North knows that she’s a rapist.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Wyoming really is perturbed by South’s behavior with C.T. And the Director of all people does what he can to handle the situation out of genuine disappointment.]]

* FanDisservice: While the sex scene between C.T. and South is detailed in its prose, the fact that South is [[RapeAsDrama forcing it on her]] and C.T.’s discomfort during the whole ordeal make it more disturbing. That dissonance was very much intended since the writer warns about it before the story begins.
* {{Fanservice}}: York and Carolina’s sex scene. [[spoiler: Downplayed between Carolina and C.T.]]

** Florida outright has a friendly conversation with the guard he’s assigned to take out. And he does not drop his friendly attitude before, during, or after killing him.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: “Friend” is a bit of a stretch, but only North really appreciates South. Most of the other Freelancers only tolerate her at best [[spoiler: and that’s ''before'' finding out she raped C.T]].

** [[spoiler: Carolina jokingly accuses York of this when he says she’d let her be with C.T., but he’s genuinely being sincere.]]

* TheGruntingOrgasm: South’s moaning was described as “not feminine in the slightest.” And the moan from her actual orgasm is described as a {{Guttural Growl|er}}.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Aside from the strategic flaws noted by Sigma, the guard that Florida takes out doesn’t realize Florida doesn’t work there and even has a lengthy conversation with him about his daughter! Even Florida is surprised with his [[TooDumbToLive incompetence]].
* HairTriggerTemper: It really doesn’t take much to set South off, something she openly admits. Losing to North one too many times leads to her attempting to beat him half to death. North describes her as “an aggressive rage monster ready to crack at any second.”

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: See OneWordTitle below. Aside from this, the last four chapters all begin with “Co-“.

* IfOnlyYouKnew: [[spoiler: Carolina thought that there was no way C.T. would hook up with someone like [[{{Jerkass}} South]] willingly. She was right. [[RapeAsDrama C.T. wasn’t willing at all.]]]]

* ItsAllAboutMe: South seems to have the uncanny ability to make everything about herself. And when she can’t, she only focuses on the things that are about her.

* [[KickTheSonOfABitch Kick the Bitch]]: If you didn’t feel bad about South getting the crap beat out of her, you are not alone.

** The writer has confirmed that the Counselor’s lack of response about [[spoiler: South molesting C.T.]] is because of this.
--->''By the way, if it ever seems like Price really doesn’t give two craps about what happens one way or another, it’s because he doesn’t.''

* LeeroyJenkins: South is just as impulsive as she was in canon. In the first scene, Carolina notes South’s tendency to rush into things by showing her inclination to brute force rather than strategy. This is something that North takes advantage of in the fight. She also screws up an important mission due to her impatience.
* LaughablyEvil: Florida is a ruthless [[TheSociopath sociopath]] but he’s just so cheerful even when [[KickTheDog kicking the dog]].

** South calls C.T. “Connie” despite how much the latter hates it. But C.T. is too scared to correct her because she’s afraid of South violently molesting her.

* TheModestOrgasm: C.T.’s orgasm is described in this way.
* MoodWhiplash: Much like the series it’s based on, this happens with much frequency.
* MrExposition: Price takes the time to explain some of South’s mental disorders.

* NervesOfSteel: [[spoiler: You’ve gotta give Carolina credit for unflinchingly giving a steely-eyed stare down the barrel of South’s gun.]]
* NeverMyFault: South can’t really own up to her mistakes. Her roundabout way of thinking always finds a way to make someone else responsible for the problems that she causes.
* NotHelpingYourCase: To the point of a RunningGag with South. Whenever someone tells her that she’s being [[PsychopathicManchild childish]] or irrational or problematic, she’ll usually angrily deny it while simultaneously doing something that only helps confirm the accusation. Either the characters or the narration will lampshade this.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: North notices that South’s anger is getting worse because she attacks him during training. And she never really tried to hurt him before even with her anger issues.

** Wyoming is shown on two separate occasions to treat legitimate fights between Freelancers as being [[ItAmusedMe entertaining for him]]. Even when they could potentially kill each other. He won’t even try to help break it up. He encourages the others to bring refreshments for one and is disappointed when the other is ended.

* PornWithPlot: There are three explicit sex scenes in the fic (one being a rape scene), but they can be skipped over without detracting from the story. Though, the writer does say that they have some notable character interactions, so they’re not completely pointless. However, most of the fic is dedicated to plot rather than the porn.
* PsychoLesbian: South is implied to be one. She has raped C.T. regularly even before the fic starts, but it’s [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation left]] [[AmbiguouslyGay ambiguous]] to whether she actually is a lesbian or, regardless of her sexuality, she just sees C.T. as a weak target to take advantage of. The psycho part is much less ambiguous.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Woman Child]]: [[LampshadeHanging Everyone notes]] how childish South is acting. She lashes out to minor slights by violently physically assaulting others. She also complains about things much like a child would and petulantly defies authority and the opinions of others. The Director even outright states that she acts “like a goddamn child” in the first chapter.

* TheQuietOne: Maine has exactly one line of his own. Other times, he’s only speaking with the rest of the group. And even then, he’d only have three lines in total. Lampshaded in an exchange with Carolina and Florida that contains his only line.
--> '''Florida:''' You should hear what Maine suggested. He wants all of us to have a charades night! Doesn’t that sound fun?\\

'''Maine:''' I’d win.\\

** South’s impulsiveness gets two accounts of this.
*** She ignores Delta when he says that breaching directly would be inadvisable. Not only did the alarm gets tripped, but the team lost thirty valuable seconds that could have been used for escape. And beyond that, the guard was only estimated to be heading their way. There’s a chance he wasn’t going to them. Now that the alarm was tripped, they were definitely heading that way.
*** [[spoiler: South molesting C.T. in the showers. Doing it in such a public place only ensured that they’d get caught. Sure enough, Carolina caught them, and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard South was eventually exposed]].]]
** In response to Carolina’s insistence that she could control South, the Director holds her accountable when she fails.
** The effects of South’s abuse also have some of this:
*** Carolina calling C.T. “Connie” still bothers her because that’s what South called her while raping her. Even though it’s Carolina saying it, she doesn’t like hearing it.
*** South usually molested C.T. in the latter’s room. C.T. is unable to stay in her room alone for too long because of it and starts having panic attacks when she realizes South is angry.
*** [[spoiler: Even though she does trust Carolina, C.T. still has intimacy issues while having sex with her due to South’s abuse. It takes her a few weeks to even get around to having sex Carolina. Even then, there are certain acts that she can’t do with Carolina because that’s what South did. No matter how much she wants to do that stuff with Carolina, it won’t be that easy for C.T. to get over her trauma just because it’s with somebody she loves.]]
** [[spoiler: Even though it was South who molested C.T., Carolina is not off the hook for an unprovoked attack on another teammate based on an allegation without proof – regardless of whether or not the allegation is later proven true.]]

** South Dakota is [[{{Pride}} arrogant]], [[BloodKnight violent]], impatient, [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]], [[HairTriggerTemper confrontational]] and [[LeeroyJenkins impulsive]]. Shown when she nearly beats her own brother to death for [[EvilIsPetty beating her in practice too often]]. She has no consideration for anyone else’s feelings (especially not C.T.) and always belittles the opinions of authority and her teammates. She’s rather [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] as she takes pleasure in beating other people up. And she only sees C.T. as a form of [[TitleDrop stress relief]] as she rapes her since she simply leaves without another word after she’s done. [[spoiler: When confronted, she shows no remorse for the way she treated her aside from getting caught and even tries to [[NeverMyFault make herself look like the victim]].]]
** Wyoming shows signs of being the sociopath he was in canon. When South is violently attacking North and the other Freelancers are going to stop her, he tries to get them to stay and [[PassThePopcorn bring refreshments]]. He also shows [[LackOfEmpathy a blatant disregard for the lives of the other Freelancers in general]] in many moments. He suggests that South should beat [[ButtMonkey Wash]] into a coma while Wash is sitting right across from him. While the other Freelancers make fun of Wash, Wyoming’s remark is just plain cruel.
** Florida for sure. Despite his [[FauxAffablyEvil friendly attitude]], he shows [[LackOfEmpathy very little actual concern for others]]. He kills a man after having a genuinely friendly conversation with him and killing him does not affect his cheerful demeanor. Even while knowing he has a daughter. He simply states that it’s unfortunate that she’ll never see him again like it’s a mild inconvenience.

* SunkCostFallacy: [[spoiler: The reason why the Director can’t just get rid of South outright after her sexual misconduct is brought to light. As far at the Freelancers go, there aren’t a lot of qualified individuals for the program. So, the most he can do from a financially sound standpoint is keep her on with a numerous amount of restrictions.]]
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Well, when your only option is Aiden Price, this trope may as well be true [[LampshadeHanging as a few characters point out]]. Even C.T. notes that he’s the only option she has when she tries to go to him about South’s molestation.
* ThickerThanWater: [[spoiler: Subverted on both ends with the Dakota twins. North just can’t accept the fact that her sister is a rapist and South retaliates against him for that. North still cares about South’s well-being simply out of habit, but he feels like he needed to know what could’ve been done to keep her from doing what she did.]]
* TranquilFury: [[spoiler: Carolina’s rage towards South after finding out she’s a rapist starts with only [[DeathGlare cold glares]] before she unleashes a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler: For Carolina and Wash, their perceptions about the nature of C.T.’s relationship to South are shattered after Carolina asks why C.T. chose to be with her:]]
-->[[spoiler: ''“I DIDN’T”'']]

* AmbiguousDisorder: The writer has stated that South’s problems stem from a genuine mental disorder. (Low-functioning [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] is the most likely candidate.) At very least, it causes some serious anger-management issues. But it doesn’t excuse anything she has done. North and Price discuss this in more detail [[spoiler: after she has been exposed]]. Price says that her behaviors [[ShownTheirWork are consistent with Cluster-B]] personality disorders.[[note]]{{Narcissist}}ic, [[TheSociopath antisocial]], borderline, and histrionic.[[/note]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: South has regularly molested C.T., but it’s not made clear whether she is actually a lesbian or just sees C.T. as an easy target. [[spoiler: The issue is muddied further when Price notes that she isn’t after the sex specifically.]]

* CovertPervert: C.T. looks at Carolina when she’s with her in the showers and when she sees her in the hall in only a sports bra and shorts. Unlike South, she only looks. [[spoiler: After C.T. confesses, Carolina correctly assumes that this is the case and C.T. can’t really deny it.]]
--> ''C.T. couldn’t help but take a glance at the woman next to her [in the shower]. The water and suds flowing over the redhead’s [[AmazonianBeauty well-toned figure]]. She kind of felt like a perv for looking, but she tried not to focus on it.''

* DoNotCallMePaul: C.T. doesn’t like being called “Connie” because it’s triggering for her. South often called her “Connie” when she molested her.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: “Friend” is a bit of a stretch, but only North really appreciates South. Most of the other Freelancers only tolerate her at best [[spoiler: and that’s ''before'' finding out she raped C.T.]]

* TheGruntingOrgasm: South’s moaning was described as “not feminine in the slightest.” And the moan from her actual orgasm is described as a [[GutturalGrowler Guttural Growl]].

* {{Jerkass}}: Freelancer Agent South Dakota, full stop.
** Wyoming is still a condescending dick with virtually no concern for others. He is only one-upped by South [[spoiler: because even he is appalled by her sexual abuse of C.T]].

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: After months of being able to rape C.T. without repercussions, South ends up being exposed, disgraced, beat up, and even shunned by her own twin brother.]]

* KickTheDog: South raping C.T. just to blow off steam is easily this. And her leaving without a word in the first chapter also shows this.

** Wyoming completely blows off South violently attacking North and even finds it entertaining. Basically, any time a fight is about to go down, Wyoming will be asking you to PassThePopcorn.

* MaliciousMisnaming: South calls C.T. “Connie” despite how much the latter hates it. But C.T. is too scared to correct her because she’s afraid of South violently molesting her.
** The Director starts calling South by her given name, [[spoiler: Sasha]], just to piss her off. And [[DoNotCallMePaul as much as she hates it]], he says that she has no right to complain about it [[spoiler: after her molestation of C.T. comes to light.]]

* PassThePopcorn: Wyoming is shown on two separate occasions to treat legitimate fights between Freelancers as being [[ItAmusedMe entertaining]] for him. Even when they could potentially kill each other. He won’t even try to help break it up. He encourages the others to bring refreshments for one and is disappointed when the other is ended.

* {{Polyamory}}: [[spoiler: Carolina wants C.T. to enter a relationship with her and York. C.T. accepts.]]

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler: South is not treated kindly when they find out she has been sexually abusing C.T. Even North is disappointed in her.]]

** [[spoiler: Stopping South from molesting C.T. took away her one outlet of calming herself down for a significant amount of time. Her anger only builds, and they struggle to find a way to calm her down.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: South has always been impulsive and had a HairTriggerTemper, but when she finds out that C.T. exposed her sexual abuse, she straight-up threatens to murder C.T. and Carolina while thrashing at anyone trying to stop her, even North! And when we finally think she has calmed down, Carolina insults her one last time and South ''pulls a gun on her and threatens to blow her brains out right there!'' And it only gets worse after the Director gives South her punishment.]]
** [[spoiler: Price goes even further to suggest that the breakdown would have come much sooner had she not been raping C.T.]]

* WorldOfSnark: Even the [[ArtificialIntelligence A.I.s]] the Counselor, ''Florida'', and '''''[[SilentSnarker Maine]]''''' have some snark up their sleeves.

* AmbiguousDisorder: The writer has stated that South’s problems stem from a genuine mental disorder. (Low-functioning [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] is the most likely candidate.) At very least, it causes some serious anger-management issues. But it doesn’t excuse anything she has done. North and Price discuss this in more detail [[spoiler: after she has been exposed]]. Price says that her behaviors [[ShownTheirWork are consistent with Cluster-B]] [[HollywoodPersonalityDisorders personality disorders]].[[note]]{{Narcissist}}ic, [[TheSociopath antisocial]], borderline, and histrionic.[[/note]]

* SpottingTheThread: [[spoiler:When Carolina confronts South, she simply waits for South's impulsiveness to get the better of her and never mentions the showers. South inevitably does, to which Price notices that she had no way to realize that C.T.'s molestation occurred in the showers unless ''she did it'', and the cover story gets peeled back from there]].

* BadassGay: C.T. is bisexual and South is ([[AmbiguouslyGay presumably]]) a lesbian. And they are both [[SuperSoldier Freelancers]].

* AmazonianBeauty: Carolina’s abs, arms, thighs, and muscles get mentioned a few times. And both [[OfficialCouple York]] and [[BiTheWay C.T.]] definitely want her for it.

* BiTheWay: C.T. says that she prefers women, but she doesn’t mind men.

** C.T. doesn’t really have the [[JerkassFacade front of abrasiveness]] that she did in canon.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: C.T. doesn’t really have the front of abrasiveness that she did in canon.
* AdaptationalSexuality: C.T. was romantically involved with the Insurrection Leader in canon and this fic has her attracted to Carolina. One could say the same about South, but her sexuality is not mentioned in canon.
** [[spoiler: Carolina also starts showing attraction to ladies after starting to date C.T.]]

** [[spoiler: Price goes even further to suggest that the breakdown would have come much sooner had she not been rapint C.T.]]