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[[WMG:[[center:[-'''[[Recap/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights Recap:]] ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'': ''Into the Pit'''''\\
[[Recap/FazbearFrightsIntoThePit Into the Pit]] | [[Recap/FazbearFrightsToBeBeautiful To Be Beautiful]] | '''Count the Ways'''-]]]]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/count_the_ways_title_page.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:How do I kill thee? Let me count the ways...]]
->''Oh, Death, show me now your ravaged face,''
->''Oh, Death, how I long for your chilly embrace.''
->''Oh, Death, my life is such a misery''
->''That only you can set me free.''
Teenager Millie Fitzsimmons is a social outcast, both because of her kooky family and her gothic appearance and interests. While living with her grandfather during her parents' teaching job overseas, Millie meets a kindred spirit in the new boy at school. However, an explosive argument between them further drives Millie into despair. Refusing to celebrate Christmas with her cheery family, Millie instead retreats to her grandfather's shed and hides inside [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration an old antique bear]]. The bear then turns on, locks Millie inside, and tells her that as a gift, he'll let her choose how she dies.
The third short story of the ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' series.
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!!Tropes related to “Count the Ways”:
* AffablyEvil: While set and determined on killing Millie, Funtime Freddy still cheerily converses with her as she decides which death she wants.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Millie's hair color isn't described in-text, but a deleted illustration shows her as a brunette.
* BearsAreBadNews: Funtime Freddy looks like [[MonsterClown a creepy clown]], has a CreepyHighPitchedVoice, and decides to kill a teenager simply because he's bored.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Millie uses her poetry to express her wish for death. When Freddy offers it to her, she realizes she just wanted a change.
* {{Bookworm}}: Millie and Dylan both love to read gothic literature.
* BrattyTeenageKid: Millie starts off the story extremely confrontational towards her kindly grandfather, and when frustrated lashes out at the rest of her family; it's also mentioned that she threw a fit when her parents revealed their new job. Her grandfather, however, is very understanding, explaining to her cousins that she's at a "difficult age." Millie herself realizes her actions were wrong [[HappinessRealizedTooLate when it's a little too late]].
* BrutalHonesty: Something Millie prides herself on, despite never truly being honest with herself.
* CheerfulChild: Both of Millie's "annoyingly" peppy cousins.
* ChristmasEpisode: Only ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' to take place on Christmas. [[DownerEnding It's not very festive, though]]...
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Millie's Grandfather, who collects various random knick-knacks and stores them in his large house.
* CommercializedChristmas: Millie claims this is why she's not celebrating the holiday, specifically pushing her cousins to ask why they're so materialistic.
* CommonalityConnection: Dylan and Millie first connect over their shared style and love of gothic literature. Millie then finds out that her grandfather also likes the same poetry as her, though for different reasons.
* CoolOldGuy: As he's a beloved English Teacher, Millie's Grandfather is considered "eccentric" rather than "crazy" by the rest of the town. He ends up impressing Millie with their [[CommonalityConnection shared interest]] in Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's works.
* DeadpanSnarker: Millie sure loves making sarcastic remarks.
* DotingGrandparent: Millie's Grandfather absolutely loves her, and does everything he can to make her happy and comfortable despite her attitude. He learns to cook vegan recipes for her, pushes her to be more social, and despite not understanding it, allows her to act like she isn't celebrating Christmas.
* DownerEnding: We're left with Millie's Grandfather patiently waiting for her to return, setting up her presents for Christmas, unknowing of the deadly predicament she's in.
* EccentricArtist: Millie's parents and grandfather are considered "kooky" by the other neighbors, but while her grandfather is mostly interested in collecting, her parents specifically have more artistic interests. Only half their house is painted, for example.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Millie is naturally pale, and makes herself look even paler with makeup to fit the goth aesthetic.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Millie despised being referred to as "Silly Millie" in grade school, and now is mockingly called [[Literature/Dracula Dracula's Daughter]] by her classmates.
* FriendlessBackground: Millie only had one friend as a child, who ditched her to become more popular. Millie is the only one who can recognize that Hannah's new friends [[PopularIsEvil are barely tolerating her and will ditch her if they can]].
* {{Goth}}: Millie, to a T. She's got the dark clothes, mourning jewelry, macabre interests, classic books, and even a black cat named [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe Annabel Lee]].
* GothsHaveItHard: Everyone in town seems to think Millie's style is strange and unnerving, furthering her outcast status.
* TheGrinch: Millie is dreading Christmas even before her fallout with Dylan, and said fallout only makes her feelings worse.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Millie detests her aunt and uncle's family Christmas sweaters.
* InMediasRes: The short actually begins once Millie is already inside of Funtime Freddy, and flashes back [[HowWeGotHere to explain the buildup]].
* JustFriends: This is what Dylan thought he and Millie were; unbeknownst to him, she thought they were quasi-dating until she saw him with his actual girlfriend.
* LargeHam: Funtime Freddy, as expected.
* MotorMouth: Funtime Freddy ''loves'' to talk, and tells Millie all the grisly details of his murder ideas in detail.
* NewTransferStudent: Dylan, who moves in without any preconceived notions of Millie or her family.
* NightmareFetishist: Millie imagines Death as a hot man coming to take her away from all of her problems, and obsesses over all macabre stories she can get her hands on. When actually faced with death, though, she realizes it's not what she thought...
* NotLikeOtherGirls: Deliberately deconstructed: when Millie tells Dylan that his girlfriend is "blonde and basic," Dylan snaps that Brooke is actually very nice and interesting, and he's shocked that Millie would judge someone based on their appearance due to her own outcast status. This is what causes their fallout.
* ParentalAbandonment: Millie's parents took a teaching job in Saudi Arabia and left her with her grandfather. Though to be fair, they asked her if she wanted to come, and she responded by throwing a temper tantrum.
* PutOnABus: Millie, when it's left unclear if she lives or dies. The epilogues [[spoiler:[[BusCrash reveal that the bus crashed]].]]
* SadisticChoice: Funtime Freddy excitedly tells Millie that she gets to choose how she dies; there is no option for survival.
* ShoutOut: Millie especially loves the works of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and Creator/EmilyDickinson. Dylan suggests to her th works of Creator/HPLovecraft and ''Literature/TheLottery'' by Creator/ShirleyJackson.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Despite being locked in a shed, Funtime Freddy somehow knows about Millie's hated nicknames, poems, and woes in life.
* TeenIdol: Millie's obsessed with rock star Kurt Carrion.
* UncertainDoom: Millie thinks she might be able to evade the beheading if she moves fast enough. The story cuts away just as Freddy finishes his countdown, leaving it ambiguous as to whether or not she made it.
* WhenIWasYourAge: Millie's Grandfather says this a few times, though it's all in good fun.
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[[WMG:[[center:[-'''[[Recap/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights Recap:]] ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'': ''Into the Pit'''''\\
[[Recap/FazbearFrightsIntoThePit Into the Pit]] | [[Recap/FazbearFrightsToBeBeautiful To Be Beautiful]] | '''Count the Ways'''-]]]]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/count_the_ways_title_page.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:How do I kill thee? Let me count the ways...]]
->''Oh, Death, show me now your ravaged face,''
->''Oh, Death, how I long for your chilly embrace.''
->''Oh, Death, my life is such a misery''
->''That only you can set me free.''
Teenager Millie Fitzsimmons is a social outcast, both because of her kooky family and her gothic appearance and interests. While living with her grandfather during her parents' teaching job overseas, Millie meets a kindred spirit in the new boy at school. However, an explosive argument between them further drives Millie into despair. Refusing to celebrate Christmas with her cheery family, Millie instead retreats to her grandfather's shed and hides inside [[Characters/FiveNightsAtFreddysFifthGeneration an old antique bear]]. The bear then turns on, locks Millie inside, and tells her that as a gift, he'll let her choose how she dies.
The third short story of the ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' series.
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!!Tropes related to “Count the Ways”:
* AffablyEvil: While set and determined on killing Millie, Funtime Freddy still cheerily converses with her as she decides which death she wants.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Millie's hair color isn't described in-text, but a deleted illustration shows her as a brunette.
* BearsAreBadNews: Funtime Freddy looks like [[MonsterClown a creepy clown]], has a CreepyHighPitchedVoice, and decides to kill a teenager simply because he's bored.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Millie uses her poetry to express her wish for death. When Freddy offers it to her, she realizes she just wanted a change.
* {{Bookworm}}: Millie and Dylan both love to read gothic literature.
* BrattyTeenageKid: Millie starts off the story extremely confrontational towards her kindly grandfather, and when frustrated lashes out at the rest of her family; it's also mentioned that she threw a fit when her parents revealed their new job. Her grandfather, however, is very understanding, explaining to her cousins that she's at a "difficult age." Millie herself realizes her actions were wrong [[HappinessRealizedTooLate when it's a little too late]].
* BrutalHonesty: Something Millie prides herself on, despite never truly being honest with herself.
* CheerfulChild: Both of Millie's "annoyingly" peppy cousins.
* ChristmasEpisode: Only ''Literature/FiveNightsAtFreddysFazbearFrights'' to take place on Christmas. [[DownerEnding It's not very festive, though]]...
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Millie's Grandfather, who collects various random knick-knacks and stores them in his large house.
* CommercializedChristmas: Millie claims this is why she's not celebrating the holiday, specifically pushing her cousins to ask why they're so materialistic.
* CommonalityConnection: Dylan and Millie first connect over their shared style and love of gothic literature. Millie then finds out that her grandfather also likes the same poetry as her, though for different reasons.
* CoolOldGuy: As he's a beloved English Teacher, Millie's Grandfather is considered "eccentric" rather than "crazy" by the rest of the town. He ends up impressing Millie with their [[CommonalityConnection shared interest]] in Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's works.
* DeadpanSnarker: Millie sure loves making sarcastic remarks.
* DotingGrandparent: Millie's Grandfather absolutely loves her, and does everything he can to make her happy and comfortable despite her attitude. He learns to cook vegan recipes for her, pushes her to be more social, and despite not understanding it, allows her to act like she isn't celebrating Christmas.
* DownerEnding: We're left with Millie's Grandfather patiently waiting for her to return, setting up her presents for Christmas, unknowing of the deadly predicament she's in.
* EccentricArtist: Millie's parents and grandfather are considered "kooky" by the other neighbors, but while her grandfather is mostly interested in collecting, her parents specifically have more artistic interests. Only half their house is painted, for example.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Millie is naturally pale, and makes herself look even paler with makeup to fit the goth aesthetic.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Millie despised being referred to as "Silly Millie" in grade school, and now is mockingly called [[Literature/Dracula Dracula's Daughter]] by her classmates.
* FriendlessBackground: Millie only had one friend as a child, who ditched her to become more popular. Millie is the only one who can recognize that Hannah's new friends [[PopularIsEvil are barely tolerating her and will ditch her if they can]].
* {{Goth}}: Millie, to a T. She's got the dark clothes, mourning jewelry, macabre interests, classic books, and even a black cat named [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe Annabel Lee]].
* GothsHaveItHard: Everyone in town seems to think Millie's style is strange and unnerving, furthering her outcast status.
* TheGrinch: Millie is dreading Christmas even before her fallout with Dylan, and said fallout only makes her feelings worse.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Millie detests her aunt and uncle's family Christmas sweaters.
* InMediasRes: The short actually begins once Millie is already inside of Funtime Freddy, and flashes back [[HowWeGotHere to explain the buildup]].
* JustFriends: This is what Dylan thought he and Millie were; unbeknownst to him, she thought they were quasi-dating until she saw him with his actual girlfriend.
* LargeHam: Funtime Freddy, as expected.
* MotorMouth: Funtime Freddy ''loves'' to talk, and tells Millie all the grisly details of his murder ideas in detail.
* NewTransferStudent: Dylan, who moves in without any preconceived notions of Millie or her family.
* NightmareFetishist: Millie imagines Death as a hot man coming to take her away from all of her problems, and obsesses over all macabre stories she can get her hands on. When actually faced with death, though, she realizes it's not what she thought...
* NotLikeOtherGirls: Deliberately deconstructed: when Millie tells Dylan that his girlfriend is "blonde and basic," Dylan snaps that Brooke is actually very nice and interesting, and he's shocked that Millie would judge someone based on their appearance due to her own outcast status. This is what causes their fallout.
* ParentalAbandonment: Millie's parents took a teaching job in Saudi Arabia and left her with her grandfather. Though to be fair, they asked her if she wanted to come, and she responded by throwing a temper tantrum.
* PutOnABus: Millie, when it's left unclear if she lives or dies. The epilogues [[spoiler:[[BusCrash reveal that the bus crashed]].]]
* SadisticChoice: Funtime Freddy excitedly tells Millie that she gets to choose how she dies; there is no option for survival.
* ShoutOut: Millie especially loves the works of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and Creator/EmilyDickinson. Dylan suggests to her th works of Creator/HPLovecraft and ''Literature/TheLottery'' by Creator/ShirleyJackson.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Despite being locked in a shed, Funtime Freddy somehow knows about Millie's hated nicknames, poems, and woes in life.
* TeenIdol: Millie's obsessed with rock star Kurt Carrion.
* UncertainDoom: Millie thinks she might be able to evade the beheading if she moves fast enough. The story cuts away just as Freddy finishes his countdown, leaving it ambiguous as to whether or not she made it.
* WhenIWasYourAge: Millie's Grandfather says this a few times, though it's all in good fun.
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