History Fanfic / CoOpMode

** Once more, this trope is invoked word-for-word by when Danny ends up talking to Taylor a second time. And it shows just how much [[OverprotectiveDad Danny's]] wish to keep his daughter safe is backfiring ''badly'' on him in Taylor's eyes.

-->''James'': There’s a golden breastplate done in a vaguely organic style next. The… ah… chest… is a little [[BreastExpansion bigger than I think Taylor is naturally]], but still done in a sensible single-breasted, high-coverage style. None of that [[BareYourMidriff pseudo-bodice lift-and-separate]], [[LampshadeHanging guide-swords-to-the-center nonsense]] you see in fantasy games. Or on most armor-wearing female capes. The entire piece also extends down to her belt, instead of leaving room to show off abs and [[Squick ask to be gutted]].

* Squick: As per usual in Worm fanfics, [[PestController Taylor's]] [[TheSwarm powers]] invoke this on those around her. Thankfully for James though, <Gamer's Mind> prevents him from reacting too badly in the face of so many insects.

** Starting from Factions 4.6, we are given a view by James of the Barron family, starting from the [[ParentalFavoritism youngest]] [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Andy]] who is several signs short of being a Sociopath, followed by [[TheProtagonist James]] who has long been shown to have several self-esteem issues, to ''two'' [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere AWOL]] older brothers and one non-present sister, only to be finished by his [[MyBelovedSmother overbearing]], [[ControlFreak mother]] and [[HenpeckedHusband passive]] father. Dysfunctional indeed...

-->''James'': There’s a golden breastplate done in a vaguely organic style next. The… ah… chest… is a little [[BreastExpansion bigger than I think Taylor is naturally]], but still done in a sensible single-breasted, high-coverage style. None of that [[BareYourMidriff pseudo-bodice lift-and-separate]], [[LampshadeHanging guide-swords-to-the-center nonsense]] you see in fantasy games. Or on most armor-wearing female capes. The entire piece also extends down to her belt, instead of leaving room to show off abs and ask to be gutted.

* HealingHands: <Massage> turns out to be this for James, though it is only capable of healing minor muscular damage, being best for recovering fatigue than actual healing.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11584688/1/A-Bug-in-the-Game FanFiction]] [[note]] The FanFiction version of '''A Bug In The Game''' includes the chapters of '''Co-op Mode'''[[/note]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ABoyAndHisX A Knight and his Lady]] (And her steel bat)]]

* ChainmailBikini: Naturally, lampshaded, discussed, and averted. James even comments on how impractical such armor is, and Taylor specifically designs her clothes to avert both this and BattleBallgown:

* CallBack: When James first convinces Taylor about the existence of the Gamer ability, he stabs himself with a fork to prove it. Guess what he tries to convince her to do when he needs to prove it to the Protectorate...

[[caption-width-right:350:A Knight and his Lady (And her steel bat)]]

* AccidentalPervert: While [[HealingHands massaging]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Taylor]], James accidentally touches Taylor's bottom, but surprisingly, PervertRevengeMode is [AvertedTrope averted] - and without needing even explanation on James' part, as Taylor correctly concludes that it was all just an accident. Whether this is out of the fact that Taylor has [[HeroicSelfDeprecation low self-esteem]] or that she just [[FireForgedFriends trusts James]], or even both, is not totally clear.

* AccidentalPervert: While [[HealingHands massaging]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Taylor]], James accidentally touches Taylor's bottom, but surprisingly, PervertRevengeMode is [AvertedTrope averted] - and without needing even explanation on James' part, as Taylor correctly concludes that it was all just an accident. Whether this is out of the fact that Taylor has low self-esteem or that she just [[FireForgedFriends trusts James]], or even both, is not totally clear.

* AccidentalPervert: While [HealingHands massaging] [DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Taylor], James accidentally touches Taylor's bottom, but surprisingly, PervertRevengeMode is [AvertedTrope averted] - and without needing even explanation on James' part, as Taylor correctly concludes that it was all just an accident. Whether this is out of the fact that Taylor has low self-esteem or that she just [[FireForgedFriends trusts James]], or even both, is not totally clear.

Needs ''[[WikiMagic Wiki Magic]]''!
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'''Co-op Mode''' can be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.23021/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11552343/1/Co-op-Mode FanFiction]].

** James' perspective somehow only makes this scene even more funnier!

-->''Lisa'': *laughs' "You two should get a room."

* TrueCompanions: James and Taylor are slowly developing into this, via the way of FireForgedFriends. [[HeelFaceTurn Lisa]], on the other hand, remains to be seen if she would follow along the same path with the two.

* DoesNotKnowHisStrength: James almost ends up outing himself as a parahuman when he starts lifting weights several times heavier than what he used to lift inside the school gym. Luckily, the gym coach just mistakes him for having taken [[SuperSerum Tinkertech drugs]].

* CallingYourAttacks: Enforced, discussed, and partly averted by James and Taylor with the Skills given by the Gamer ability. As stated in story, at low levels (specifically below level 5) all skills have to be activated by vocalizing their names, but afterwards they can be used without having to call out the attack and risk being countered as a result. However, the usual argument of them helping to focus still applies.

* WrongContextMagic: Unknowingly, James is this due to [[GeniusLoci Gaia]] being the source of his abilities instead of shards like all the other parahumans. This is both beneficial - as WordOfGod would attest to several questions from the readers - and problematic as all previously known 'facts' about parahumans don't apply to him.

** [[spoiler: This is what causes Colin to mistake him for a Muggle, or at most BadassNormal, all because he does not have a Corona Pollentia.]]

** [[spoiler: This is what causes Colin to mistake him for a [[Muggles mundane human]], or at most BadassNormal, all because he does not have a Corona Pollentia.]]