Line #47 DarthWiki/Shermanstown


1	A story universe in the mind and hard drive of @/LadySylvan, Shermanstown is a SliceOfLife chronicle with [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel cutesy optimism,]] sarcastic humor, heartwarming friendships, futuristic technology, science, interwoven dark elements, and jet-powered scooters.
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3	If you're an JustForFun/XMeetsY type of person like this troper is, it could probably be called Series/KyleXY meets WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb meets ComicBook/ScottPilgrim. If you're not, it could be considered an unusual take on futuristic science fiction where the majority of the advanced technology is not important to the story. Or an attempt to make realistic fiction more unique. Or it could be a literary representation of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism. But that's all wild mass guessing, because above all, it's just a story about characters that the author loves writing about.
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6	Main character tropes:
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8	!!Neilsen "Neil" Vickers
9	* AbusiveParents (''Not'' himself, but his father was definitely this. [[spoiler: And possibly an ex-Nazi.]])
10	%%* AmbiguouslyGay: ''Maybe...''
11	%%* AuthorAvatar
12	%%* [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]
13	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
14	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast (ShrugOfGod on the specifics.)
15	* InformedLoner (Rarely seen as having a long term relationship with anyone besides the two other main characters, and any exception is not a lasting character. As a teenager he was rather antisocial and bitter, but [[AbusiveParents not without good reason.]]
16	* NiceGuy ([[{{Foil}} in contrast]] with the [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold often callous]] Kyle.)
17	%%* PromotionToParent
18	%%* WifeHusbandry / NotBloodSiblings [[spoiler:(Maybe, if not as above.)]].
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20	!!Adelle Leslie Vickers
21	%%* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Arguably.]]
22	%%* CheerfulChild
23	* CreepyChild: Sort of. At least, Kyle thinks so when he first meets her, even penning a list entitled "Top Five Things About Adelle Vickers That Creep Me Out".
24	%%* CuteMonsterGirl
25	%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
26	* {{Expy}}: Not directly, but she was inspired in large parts by quirky, somewhat troubled and guilt-ridden Vada Sultenfuss from ''Film/MyGirl'' and cheerful strange girl Leslie Burke from ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia''. Her middle name is a ShoutOut to the latter.
27	%%* GamerChick (Her new father wouldn't have raised her any other way.)
28	%%* GenkiGirl
29	* GoshDangItToHeck (Most of the slang she uses makes her sound like a kid from the '50s. Her first interaction with Kyle, who's a ''bit'' more profane, prompts a FlatWhat.)
30	%%* HappilyAdopted
31	%%** HeartwarmingOrphan
32	%%* IJustWantToBeNormal
33	* IronWoobie: She spent years at an orphanage where no one ever wanted to adopt her or even be her friend, due to her being, you know, [[spoiler: Hitler. It WAS a house for young clones, so it wasn't a secret.]] And she's the [[RousseauWasRight sweetest,]] happiest character in the entire story.
34	%%* LittleMissSnarker
35	* MafiaPrincess: What Kyle ''thinks'' she is, upon learning that Neilsen adopted her and that her biological father was "a very disagreeable man." [[spoiler: She's really UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler's 13-year-old clone.]]
36	%%* OppositeSexClone
37	%%* PluckyGirl
38	%%* [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]]
39	* ShoutOut: One of her diary entries towards the end: [[spoiler: [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "Thoughts of a ]][[OppositeSexClone Sweet Transchromosomite]] [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow from Scientific(al) Pennsylvania."]]]]
40	%%* StepfordSmiler (At times.)
41	* [[spoiler: YouClonedHitler (Though actually a ''deconstruction...'' see [[PlayingWith/YouClonedHitler Playing With.]])]]
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43	!!Kyle Robert Smalls
44	* BasementDweller (justified, as he is just out of high school but not yet applying to college. His bedroom just happens to be what ''could'' have been used as a basement.)
45	%%* BreakTheHaughty
46	%%* BrilliantButLazy
47	* CollectorOfTheStrange (Well, strange things for 19-year-old guys. Namely, antique toys and large history textbooks.)
48	%%* DeadpanSnarker (and how.)
49	%%* GoodIsNotNice
50	* HiddenDepths
51	%%* HiddenHeartOfGold
52	* {{Hikikomori}} (Initially.)
53	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
54	%%* TheSnarkKnight
55	%%* ThisLoserIsYou
56	* UnreliableNarrator (Oddly enough, subverted.)
57	* VitriolicBestBuds (He and Adelle have shades of this; he seems vaguely put off by her at first and frequently calls her a "dork" or "the weirdest kid he's ever met." It's averted for the most part, though.)
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59	Other Characters/General Tropes:
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61	%%* ComingOfAgeStory
62	%%* IntergenerationalFriendship: ''All'' of the relationships between the three main characters fit this.
63	* LittleBlackDress: There [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther could be a]] [[WifeHusbandry potential argument]] [[HoYay for everything.]]
64	%%* NextSundayAD
65	%%* QuirkyTown
66	* {{Tomboy}}: Adelle's best friend Alex, and Adelle herself to an extent.
67	* {{Utopia}}: Although [[AllThereInTheManual it's never brought up,]] the story is actually set in a future (or alternate reality) where world peace has been established.
68	** LightIsNotGood: Although the story maintains a quirky, cheerful tone 95% of the time, it's clear that absolutely everything in the world is not perfect.

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