Line #34 FanFic/StillWatersSeries


1	The ''Still Waters Series'' is a group of stories set in an alternate version of the ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' universe written by [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Redpbass Redpbass]].
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3	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4979450/1/Still_Waters_Run_Deep Still Waters Run Deep]]'': In the city of Mahora in early June of 2003, a stranger appears, looking for a certain girl. The initially minor changes brought about by this new presence quickly create a ripple effect, and the story takes a path divergent from canon as things rapidly go out of control.
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5	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5154708/1/Still_Waters_2_Another_Turn Still Waters 2: Another Turn]]'': Now that the incidents from before have been dealt with, the school tries to fall back into its old rhythm. However, miles and miles away in a secret location, a team of scientists and engineers are poring over the remains of a certain robot with potential military applications...
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7	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6448542/1/Still_Waters_3_Book_1_Drift Still Waters 3, Book 1]]'': The year is 2009, and Negi's old class has graduated from high school. Still a teacher at Mahora, Negi has had many students over the years, and has achieved a reputation among the faculty for being the perfect teacher for all of Mahora's less ordinary students. After taking a year off to recover and help out at an archaeological site in Tibet, Negi returns to Mahora, ready to take the reins again as a new class waits in his old classroom. But, due to events at the end of Still Waters 2, Negi's old class is coming back to town, older, wiser...and more powerful. This story is different from the others in the series. Much longer, it has been split into individual books, with the second just having been started at the time of this writing.
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9	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7712701/1/Still_Waters_3_Book_2_Day_to_Day Still Waters 3, Book 2]]'': With the vampiric intruder to Mahora dealt with, life returns to normal as the city prepares for the upcoming Mahora Festival. But with summer, and the time for Negi to answer Fate's challenge from so long ago, rapidly approaches, hard decisions must be made, and those who wish to go must finish what they can on Mundus Vetus before the time comes.
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11	In addition to these, there are a number of shorter stories and story collections (found along with the main stories of the series on the [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/761097/RedPBass author's profile page]] at fanfiction.net) which take place during and between the three main entries in the series.
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15	!! These stories contain examples of:
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19	* AcademyOfAdventure: Mahora, without a doubt. From psycho fire mages to robot armies invading to vampires enslaving delinquents, it seems that the campus can hardly go for more than three months without some weirdo showing up.
20	* ActionGirl: Too many to count; virtually every girl in the series with any decent amount of screen time tends to fall into this.
21	* ADayInTheLimelight: Several examples in the main stories, especially the first, which is largely A Day In The Limelight for Akira.
22	** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5367472/1/Still_Waters_2point5_The_Ace_of_Spades Ace of Spades]] for Madoka
23	** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5455394/1/Still_Waters_2point7_The_Queen_of_Light The Queen of Light]] for Natsumi, Ayaka, and Chizuru
24	** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6115017/1/Still_Waters_2point7b_How_to_Fight_Zombies How To Fight Zombies]] for Misora
25	** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5159193/1/Still_Waters_A_Robots_Life A Robot's Life]] for Tanaka Unit 1125 and the OriginalCharacter, Inoue Ai.
26	** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5368724/1/Still_Waters_2_point_9_For_Absent_Friends For Absent Friends]] with the OriginalCharacter Max.
27	* AllThereInTheManual: Much of the information about character backgrounds, newly developed powers, certain events, and other things can be found in the various short stories and story collections. The writer encourages the readers to ask questions, and will [[WordOfGod confirm or deny]] anything asked short of major spoilers.
28	* AlternateTimeline: Starting with the arrival of Max in Mahora to [[spoiler:Akira]]'s kidnapping prompting the delay of the magic world arc as everyone decides to rescue her to the events of Still Waters 2 pushing things further...yeah, it's a full blown alternate timeline by the time Still Waters 3 rolls around.
29	* AlwaysInClass1
30	* AmplifierArtifact: The pactio artifacts, as well as the occasional magic item such as the mask from the story The Ace of Spades.
31	* AmusingInjuries: Happens from time to time, often to Konoemon by Shizuna via flying clipboard.
32	* [[spoiler: ApocalypseHow]]: [[spoiler: Class Z, type 2: the Utter Annihilation of Everything. This is what Chisame is fighting against, as revealed in Still Waters 3: Book 2, in the early chapter Intermission: Chisame's Story. Exact details are notably lacking, but it appears that some being called "The Adversary" is literally ''eating'' reality, and the job of Chisame, and the people in Hodge's Bar before her, is to fight it. Exactly why any of reality still exists is a good question at this point, one that the author swears will be properly revealed in due time.]]
33	* {{Backstory}}: Most of the side stories serve as backstory for various characters.
34	* BadassCrew: Everyone gathered around Negi, basically.
35	* BashBrothers: There are several examples through the stories.
36	** Max and Jennifer are hinted to be like this in Still Waters 2.
37	** Taro and Possum are like this in Still Waters 3, as shown in various instances, usually in the side stories.
38	* BattleAura: This is pretty common among the ki-users.
39	* BattleCouple: There are several of these: Konoka and Setsuna, Max and Akira and Jennifer, Natsumi and Kotarou...
40	* BattleHarem: Pretty much every girl Negi has ever taught has been part of his massive battle harem at one point or another, though few have grown as close as the first class he taught.
41	* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. While most of the female characters stay out of physical fights, those who do get in them often end up with bruises, cuts, scrapes, and other injuries, though they are usually quickly tended to by healing magic.
42	* {{BFS}}: Almost anyone who uses a sword that's not a katana uses one of these.
43	* BlackMagic: This is generally illegal among the mage community due to the danger it represents to both the user and those around him.
44	%%* BoardingSchool
45	* BreatherEpisode: When you see one of these, something seriously bad has just gone down, or will shortly.
46	* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: The magic activation keys, as well as "Adeat", the word used to activate a pactio card.
47	* CardsOfPower: The pactio cards.
48	* CharacterMagneticTeam: Negi has over sixty pactios by Still Waters 3, and picks up new friends and allies with every class he teaches. It's gotten to the point where the group actively tries to get people to go to other places, creating connections to quite a large number of places and organizations.
49	%%* CityOfWeirdos
50	* ClothingDamage: This happens from time to time when a battle gets particularly rough.
51	* DarkerAndEdgier: All three of the main stories have elements of this, with several people in each dying horribly or suffering terrible fates.
52	* DeadlyTrainingArea: Eva's resort certainly qualifies, especially with some of the updates she's made between stories.
53	* DefeatMeansFriendship: Assuming the enemy survives or was a complete monster.
54	* {{Delinquents}}: They show up all the time, and are treated like {{mooks}}.
55	* {{Ecchi}}: Not as much as in the manga.
56	%%* ElaborateUniversityHigh
57	* ElementalPowers: This is an important aspect of the series, especially in Still Waters 1.
58	* ElementalRockPaperScissors: The interaction between elements shows up quite often among Elementals (people who have a special connection with an element) and the way they interact with each other.
59	%%* ElevatorSchool
60	* {{Expy}}: Several characters are expies of characters from other shows.
61	* FantasticFightingStyle: The Shinmeiryu and Urashima-ryu fighting styles.
62	* FantasyKitchenSink: Naturally (considering the source material), but expanded even further.
63	* FictionalDocument: There are several; ''Dog Boy Koujirou'' and ''Magical Teacher Onion-sensei'' are both manga written by Haruna, and ''The End Time Prophecies'', an enormous collection of prophecies with dozens upon dozens of volumes compiled by Merlin IV, hundreds of years ago.
64	* FloatingContinent: Ostia. It is rumored that the Oni have their own version, but nobody's ever seen it.
65	* ForWantOfANail: This is basically how the Still Waters series works; Max Linell's arrival in Still Waters 1 is enough to distort the timeline to the point where they never even go to the magic world.
66	* GenericCuteness: This is in effect throughout all the stories, and is even lampshaded in a way when, in the first chapter of ''Meet The New Class'', Haruna makes a comment about how all of Negi's students are attractive.
67	%%* ImprobablyFemaleCast
68	* InnBetweenTheWorlds: A place called Hodge's Bar; only Chisame can open the way there.
69	* InTheHood: This is very common among the mages.
70	* KilledOffForReal: Happens several times throughout the series, often in horrible ways.
71	* MacrossMissileMassacre: Done with magic arrows.
72	* MadeOfIron: Some characters who really should be dead after the damage they've taken walk out of it without any major injuries.
73	%%* AMagicContractComesWithAKiss
74	%%* MagicContractRomance: Implied
75	* MagicalIncantation: More implied than shown; the author tends to only use the name of the spell when characters cast magic for the sake of ease of reading.
76	%%* MagicLand
77	%%* {{Magitek}}
78	* MegaCrossover: So far, the stories have featured characters, ideas, and groups from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', and ''Manga/LoveHina'', with hints of things from other continuities as well.
79	* MonsterMash: Vampires, Demons, Oni, Youkai, Ghosts...
80	%%* MundaneUtility
81	* MusclesAreMeaningless: Very few characters actually ''look'' as strong as they are.
82	* MutuallyExclusiveMagic: Different magic styles are extremely difficult to learn due to the way magic works; using ki is a totally different thing as well.
83	%%* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours
84	%%* MythArc
85	%%* {{Nosebleed}}
86	%%* OfficialCouple: Natsumi and Kotaoru, and Konoka and Setsuna.
87	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Six years' worth between Still Waters 1 and 2, and Still Waters 3.
88	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: They mostly resemble those appearing in the manga, though youkai and oni are differentiated from actual demons, though they all have common roots. Demon society, based in Mundus Diabolicus, is ruled by a Demon King and features an extensive class system based on lineage, though anyone with the will and the power can try to depose the current Demon King and take his/her place. Youkai society is similar, but looser and based in Mundus Magicus. The oni are a dying race and have very little cohesion at this point in time. They are based in the region known as 'The Oni Lands' in the south of Mundus Magicus, though there is also a sizable population in Kyoto and several other areas on Earth.
89	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They are separated into two main types: Common Dragons and True Dragons. Common Dragons (further subdivided into Greater and Lesser Dragons) are the sort found everywhere in Mundus Magicus which are not sentient, while True Dragons are extremely rare, highly intelligent, and capable of great magic. The ancient dragon riders are thought to have ridden True Dragons, though the more modern version rides purpose-bred dragons that are a pale imitation of the real thing.
90	* OurElvesAreDifferent: The elves of Mundus Magicus live for several centuries, have intelligence roughly on par with humans, and tend to have a good grasp of magic, warfare, or anything else they do, simply because they've been doing it for centuries. They can be incredibly stubborn or slow to adapt at times, but they aren't stupid; if presented with good evidence against an already decided course of action, they have no problem changing their minds.
91	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Each ghost really ''is'' different; they tend to appear as they did at the time of death, but some may not. Some have feet, while others don't. Basically, the way they look is the way the culture they're from expects them to look, colored by each ghost's own feelings on the matter. Only the most powerful ghosts can make themselves appear before a human, though sufficiently powerful Mediums can see ghosts and interact with them. WordOfGod says it's unknown why some people become ghosts when they die and some people don't, but it's probably got something to do with their own expectations and fears of what happens after death, or whether or not they had something to keep them from moving on. They can also be sealed inside objects, as mentioned in Still Waters 3, Book 1 by Reiko.
92	* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: While magic-based zombies are often called ghouls, another notable ghoul appeared in Still Waters 3: Book 1. Carrick is highly intelligent, ancient, and the servant of an even more ancient vampire, who sent him out to recruit [[spoiler: Eva. Naturally, he failed]]. Stated to be able to regenerate from wounds, he showed no signs of any flesh eating, but rather seemed to be going after his victim's "energy", [[WordOfGod by which was meant 'life force']]. When he attacked, he also spread an infection to the victim through the wound, much like a Type P zombie, which caused tremendous pain and should have killed her within the hour, causing her to reanimate as a mindless ghoul/zombie, a fate only narrowly averted by Konoemon performing an emergency magic surgery.
93	* OurSpiritsAreDifferent: Spirits are differentiated from ghosts in that while ghosts are dead people, spirits are naturally occurring entities that lack intelligence or will. They exist, doing whatever they do, up until they are captured or killed, which can only be done by someone with enough power. Some are extremely strong, but most are weak, and can be handled easily. They are generally harmless, though there are parasitic varieties.
94	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: In this case, they have many of the typical weaknesses, but only up until they become powerful enough to overcome them, such as Eva's near-immunity to sunlight. Where they are different from common depictions is through their social behavior: there is little sign of such things as nobility or heredity among the vampires shown thus far, just a simple hierarchy based on power levels and force of personality, especially among those known as 'The Great Vampire Lords', who appear mostly in Still Waters 3.
95	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Mostly type V, magically reanimated bodies, combined with Type F, flesh eating zombies. They have no real intelligence, and can be made in large amounts.
96	* ParentalAbandonment: It'd be easier to count the characters with normal families than to list those who fit this trope.
97	%%* PersonOfMassDestruction
98	* PlaceOfPower: Mahora, among others.
99	%%* PoliceAreUseless
100	* RescueArc: There are several of these.
101	** Akira in Still Waters 1.
102	** Several characters in Still Waters 2.
103	** Aiko in Still Waters 3 Book 1 during the Kyoto trip.
104	** Ako in Still Waters 3 Book 2 and 3.
105	* RightManInTheWrongPlace: This happens ''very'' often.
106	* RobotMaid: Chachamaru's sisters, as well as Chachamaru and Rally sometimes.
107	* SlaveRace: The Oni certainly have this going on, at least in Japan and especially in Kyoto.
108	* StrongerWithAge: Holds true for just about every non-human, non-robot shown, especially vampires.
109	* SuperMode: Several characters have displayed something like this, and it is implied most Elementals are capable of it.
110	* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: Chachamaru of course, though [[spoiler:Rally]] also counts, what with being loaded with more artillery than some small countries.
111	* SwivelChairAntics: Pretty much any time a character's sitting in a chair of this type throughout the series, they'll kick off the floor and spin around a few times.
112	* ThisIsReality: Used quite a few times throughout the series, with various characters telling each other "That only happens in manga, this is real life" or similar things.
113	* ThouShaltNotKill: The vast majority of characters are definitely ''not'' comfortable with killing their enemies if at all possible.
114	* {{Timeskip}}: There are several time skips throughout the series, but the two major ones occur between [=SW1 and SW2=] which spans a couple months, and [=SW2 and SW3=], which spans six ''years''.
115	* TrainingFromHell: Usually implied rather than shown, though short scenes are presented here and there such as Akira's training with Max in Still Waters 1.
116	* TrueCompanions: The entire first class is like this, as well as smaller groups within it; as the series goes on, other characters are added as well.
117	%%* VaguenessIsComing: Occurs a few times throughout the series.
118	%%* WackyHomeroom
119	* {{Yakuza}}: They show up from time to time.
120	* YearInsideHourOutside: Eva's resort works this way.
121	* {{Youkai}}: They appear throughout the series. All of them seen so far are based on animals (fox youkai, dog youkai, cat youkai, etc.), and are generally much stronger than humans. Socially, they are arranged in 'tribes', often based on colors. A good example would be the fox youkai, who have several divisions; Gold, Silver, Red, and Black have been seen so far, but there may be others.
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125	* BagOfHolding: Kaede uses one to [[spoiler: carry the unresponsive Arvel after Madoka's attack on him]].
126	* BloodlessCarnage: Justified twice: first, they were all drowned, and second [[spoiler:they weren't real people]].
127	* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Misa, in a certain scene in Chapter 18.
128	* CatGirl: One shows up briefly at the festival.
129	* CaveBehindTheFalls: In the secret valley near Kyoto; there's no hidden treasure, just a shrine to the spirit guarding the valley.
130	* CrashIntoHello: How Max meets Akira.
131	* CryIntoChest: Akira does this with Max after a particularly intense spar session; it turns into a prolonged SecurityCling, and finally into the two of them lying in the grass, and Akira's FirstKiss. Max [[LetsWaitAwhile promptly shoves her off]] after realizing that [[KissingUnderTheInfluence it might be]] [[TeacherStudentRomance a bad idea]].
132	* CurbStompBattle: The qualifying round for the tournament at the festival, in chapter 8.
133	* DeerInTheHeadlights: Max's reaction upon realizing he's just been forcibly turned into a P.E. teacher.
134	* DirtyBusiness: What [[spoiler:Max]] thinks of his mission.
135	* DirtyOldMan: Played straight by Konoemon, averted by Max
136	* DuelingHackers: It looks like one of these is brewing between Nilren and Chachamaru, but the scene cuts away and the next time Nilren is shown, he's looking at the remains of his computer lying underneath an I-beam.
137	* DynamicEntry: Madoka pulls off a [[UnstoppableRage rage-filled]] one fist-first on Arvel in chapter 19.
138	* ElementalShapeshifter: [[spoiler:Akira]] develops this at the end. WordOfGod says pretty much all [[spoiler:of the more powerful elementals]] can do this.
139	* EvilFormerFriend: Okay, Max Linell was childhood friends with the other members of his section of the American Division. Of his childhood friends, two could be considered "evil": Arvel (who is more psychotic than evil), and Guy, Max's rival all the way from childhood on through adulthood. Guy's intense jealousy of Max's time with Rikki combined with his own constant failures at one-upping Max all through his life have pushed him over the edge, ultimately resulting in a duel to the death during the climax of Still Waters 1.
140	* {{Fingore}}: Only a brief mention in Chapter 18 (happens via baseball bat), but considering the detached horror of the scene, it's still effective.
141	* {{Flashback}}: How Max knows about the Shinmeiryu and their secret valley is shown via flashback in Chapter 13.
142	* FountainOfYouth: Max takes an age changing pill, turning him 18 again and revealing him to have surprisingly looked like a [[TroubledButCute bad boy]] at that age.
143	* FriendshipMoment: Between Madoka, Misa, and Sakurako. When they find the scene at the bridge to Library Island, Madoka snaps and heads off alone into the city. Rather than escape across the bridge to Library Island where there is confirmed safety, Sakurako and Misa both decide to follow Madoka back into the city, where they've seen terrible things and even been attacked rather than let her go alone.
144	* GenreShift: It starts out as a mostly lighthearted romantic comedy, then Max's old friends show up...cue switch to survival/thriller.
145	* GhostCity: This is what Mahora has become [[spoiler: by the time everyone returns in chapter 17]]. [[spoiler: Everyone's hiding from the crazy guy]].
146	* {{Glomp}}: Akira receives a "flying tackle hug" almost into a lake by Yuuna when she finds out Akira's all right.
147	* GoofySuit: Max is forced to wear one during the festival as part of the security team. No one can seem to figure out what it is; it was described as a dog, a frog, a badger, a bear...
148	* HarmfulToMinors: Many of the girls come across scenes of horrific violence (bodies, scenes where people fought and died, blood splashes) starting in chapter 18; how they react depends on the individual character when pushed to their psychological limits by what they've just seen.
149	* HellIsThatNoise: In-universe. Again, from the scene in Chapter 18; Misa will never forget the sound of [[spoiler: a [[BatterUp baseball bat]] hitting Marlin's head]].
150	* IAmNotLeftHanded: Pulled by Oscar Marshall, of all people, on [[spoiler:Akira]].
151	* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: This is Max's reaction to Negi inviting Max (a man in his 20s who Negi barely knows, fellow mage or not) to come into an all-girls middle school; Max's intention was to point out how bad it might look for anyone who didn't know what was going on (meaning pretty much '''''everyone else''''') to see him hanging out there. He does it again moments later when he finds out the girls are making a MaidCafe. Negi just thinks it's nice to see them so energetic.
152	* IHaveYourWife: Guy kidnaps Yuuna for the purpose of using her to get Akira to do what his boss wants.
153	* IllKillYou: Arvel uses this when [[spoiler: he falls into Kaede's trap and ends up immobilized with a [[HumanPincushion couple dozen kunai]] sticking in him]]. Cue DynamicEntry.
154	* InevitableTournament: It's the Mahora Festival, ''of course'' there's a tournament.
155	* InstantCosplaySurprise: Happens to Akira, resulting in a MegatonPunch for Max.
156	* LoveAtFirstSight: [[spoiler: More like 'Elemental attraction at first sight' when Max and Akira meet up for the first time and, in Max's eyes, she changes instantly from "Mission Target Who Just So Happens To Be A Girl" to "Okochi Akira"; for Akira, he immediately becomes someone she just can't leave alone. It helps that they're actually very compatible with each other]].
157	%%* [[spoiler: NakedOnRevival]]: [[spoiler: Akira]]
158	* NotQuiteDead: Several characters, notably [[spoiler: Max and Yuuna in chapter 20]].
159	* OhCrap: Pretty much every remaining villain's reaction upon [[spoiler: Eva's]] arrival.
160	* PantyShot: By an unsuspecting Akira in Chapter 5, standing in front of Max seated on the ground, because of a gust of wind. Naturally, [[CameraFiend Kazumi]] snaps a quick picture of the scene to use for blackmail.
161	* PlayboyBunny: Akira finds herself dressed up as one; the fact that Max is there at the time earns him a MegatonPunch.
162	* RageBreakingPoint: Several characters are pushed this far.
163	** For Madoka, it was, [[spoiler: after making their way through the ruins of Mahora, [[HopeSpot approaching what they thought would be safety on Library Island]], but instead seeing the bodies of her friends and classmates floating in the lake]] in Chapter 19. For Misa and Sakurako, the incident was more of a DespairEventHorizon.
164	** For Negi, it wasn't someone kidnapping a student, it wasn't even people running around trying to burn down Mahora. For Negi, it was when he finally realized that the enemy was going to use his students as bait and kill them in front of him to draw him out. What follows is a magically-enhanced [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punch]], and a quick retreat by the enemy in question.
165	* RegimeChange: Occurs within the Max's section of American Division after Max is sent on his mission; the old leader, Wilder, is forcibly retired and the new leader, Oscar Marshall, takes over and immediately begins to change everything.
166	* SaveThePrincess: Justified; [[spoiler: Oscar Marshall]] has very good reasons for kidnapping her. They aren't quite ''sane'', but she is necessary for his plans. He can't help but indulge in a little IHaveYouNowMyPretty, however.
167	* ShoutOut: There are several in this story.
168	** Max's "Hero Unit" costume in the festival, first mentioned in Chapter 10, is based heavily on the character Balmung from the Franchise/DotHack series, complete with wings. Max's reaction? "I look ridiculous."
169	** The character design of Marlin is based heavily on the character "Bear Walken" from the ''Anime/{{Gungrave}}'' anime.
170	** Guy Sculler's character design is very similar to Dante from VideoGame/DevilMayCry.
171	* TapOnTheHead: Used by Akira on Marlin, via swimming trophy.
172	* ThingsGetReal: Happens for Negi and some of the others in Chapter 17 when they realize the extent of what's going on in Mahora, happens for Misa in Chapter 18 when she freezes up and has to watch Madoka protecting her and Sakurako; for Konoka, she realizes the seriousness of the situation when she finds an abandoned teddy bear in the middle of the road.
173	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: From the infamous scene in Chapter 18; Sakurako pulls this off with a [[CrowbarCombatant Tire Iron]]. The victim gets a bad case of BloodFromTheMouth.
174	* VomitIndiscretionShot: Yet again from the scene in Chapter 18. [[spoiler: At the very end after the burst of [[HarmfulToMinors extreme]] [[HeroicBSOD violence]], Misa finally snaps out of it and vomits on her shoe]].
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178	* BeamOWar: Max briefly tries this against a dragon.
179	* {{BFS}}: Briefly discussed in-story. Max Linell's pactio weapon vs. Asuna's; Max's is bigger, but neither one can be considered small.
180	* CranialProcessingUnit: This is how the first prototypes of the Tanaka copies are built. This design decision is quickly changed when its disadvantages become apparent.
181	* NotWhatItLooksLike: In chapter 6, caused by Ayaka forcing Asuna into a bathroom stall, going in after her, and locking the door behind her. Ako walks into the bathroom just in time to see them [[IncrediblyLamePun come out]] [[LesYay together]], turns, and flees the scene. Ayaka just wanted to know what secret Asuna was keeping from her.
182	* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Rally Wheeler, to replace the real one who died]].
183	* StormingTheCastle: This occurs several times, simultaneously, with different "castles".
184	* {{Yakuza}}: Several Yakuza groups play a large role in the story.
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187	[[folder:Still Waters 3]]
188	* AtopAMountainOfCorpses: This is the way Asuna makes her intro; local VigilanteMan Urashima Taro is told that a stranger is in town beating up all the delinquents, so she goes to put a stop to it, only to find Asuna seated comfortably on top of a pile of unconscious street kids and delinquents. Cue HopelessBossFight.
189	** Eva pulls the same thing during a training exercise in [=SW3=] Book 2, Chapter 28.
190	* BadassBystander: Mahora seems to be full of these by the time Still Waters 3 starts.
191	* BadassFamily: There are several of them.
192	** The Springfield Family: Prominent members are Negi and Nagi Springfield.
193	** The Stride Family: They're all well trained in swordplay and have bloodline abilities that allow them to use MagicMusic and CharmPerson.
194	** The Konoe Family: Eishun and now Konoka are both trained in Shinmeiryu swordsmanship, and Konoka is also a tremendously powerful mage.
195	** The Aoyama Family: While it's a large family in a much larger organization, that doesn't stop anyone with the name 'Aoyama' from being considered an instant threat within the Shinmeiryu.
196	** The Rosario Family: Liliana's been training in Eva's resort for at least three years, and her older brother was a local superhero based in Mahora.
197	** The Cade Family: Lucy and Possum Cade have basically lived by themselves since early childhood, living off the land, both of them know hoodoo, and both of them are quite good in a fight.
198	** The Yamamoto Family: Kimi Yamamoto, a middle school student, is already a good enough swordswoman to beat up a powerful youkai girl, and has since begun training in Eva's resort. Her mother was a secret member of the Shinmeiryu, who are badass by default.
199	** The Miyoshi Family: Miyoshi Youko's mother held the title of Youkai King for a very long time, while Youko herself helped saved the Shinmeiryu from the brink of annihilation centuries ago, and her son from that era grew up to be a near-legendary warrior who died on the battle while over a century old.
200	** The Yoshida Family: Yoshida Ume's mother is the former leader of an infamous all-female biker gang, while her father was a lieutenant in another gang. Ume herself, when angry enough, can face down just about anybody with a glare.
201	** The Mochizuki Family: The Mochizukis are a yakuza family. Mochizuki Kagami is an extremely powerful mage, while her brother leads his own yakuza group, prefers a shotgun for inter-group diplomacy, and is only in his early twenties.
202	** The Blight Family: The Blights of the Black Fox Tribe of youkai are known as highly skilled bounty hunters and mercenaries.
203	** The Urashima Family: They are an ancient family considered the equal of the Aoyamas in some circles.
204	* BadFuture: This is what the multitude of groups working desperately to fulfill various prophecies are trying to avert.
205	* BarBrawl: A rather spectacular example between the local mafia and the local bar toughs occurs during Misora's Arc in Book 1.
206	* BattleOfTheBands: Chapter 15 of Book 1. It features Ayumi's band (The No Name Band) and Misa's band (Dekopin Rocket).
207	* BigBadEnsemble: There are quite a few named characters mentioned who may count as a "Big Bad", and there may be more yet to be revealed.
208	** Lucian Ramenthy: A powerful young demon from an old family looking to overthrow the current Demon King (Queen Kelory Omeris).
209	** O Masashi: A gold fox youkai looking to become the new king of the youkai.
210	** Ocali: Fate's mysterious boss, who is a hugely influential figure in the Megalomesembrian Senate and may or may not have his hand in all sorts of shady dealings.
211	** Great Vampire Lord Zeph Castor: Leader of a group of massively powerful vampires in Mundus Magicus.
212	* BigBrotherIsWatching: Subverted; while security cameras are in place all over Mahora, the constant good-natured conflict that takes place there leaves few of them active for long.
213	* BigDamnHeroes: This happens during the Kyoto arc with [[spoiler: Sachiko, Gin, Kai, Mako, and Kimi to save their classmate Abe Aiko]], and during the Intruder arc when [[spoiler: Negi arrives to fight Jonus Hart along with the team Eva was training, Sachiko, Kagmi, and Taro]].
214	* BreakTheHaughty: Happens to both [[spoiler: Ayumi and Masashi]], the latter ''twice''.
215	* BridalCarry: Eva forces Negi to do this with an unconscious Misa in the first chapter of Book 1 when she notices him checking Misa out.
216	* BucketBoobyTrap: It's done with an eraser rather than a bucket.
217	* CantHoldHisLiquor: Akira, at the impromptu party celebrating Asuna's return to Mahora.
218	* CastHerd: Several groups are forming as the story goes on, though there are still many characters roaming around unattached or in twos and threes.
219	** '''Dekopin Rocket/Dead Man's Hand''': Kakizaki Misa, Kugimiya Madoka, Izumi Ako, and Shiina Sakurako
220	** '''Cerulean Shields''': Max Linell, Okochi Akira, Jennifer Minindry, Akashi Yuuna, and Sasaki Makie
221	** '''White Wing Kyoto Branch''': Kagurazaka Asuna, Konoe Konoka, and Sakurazaki Setsuna
222	** '''Black Wing''': Naba Chizuru, Yukihiro Ayaka, Murakami Natsumi, and Inugami Kotarou
223	** '''No Name Band''': Kobayashi Ayumi, Kara Stride, Kondo Kai, and Watanabe Miyako
224	** '''Eva's Training Group''': Urashima Taro, Possum Cade, Nakamura Sachiko, and Mochizuki Kagami
225	** '''Max's Training Group''': Abe Aiko, Yamamoto Kimi, Kondo Kai, Sato Gin, and Mako Sylvester
226	** '''Ninja Group''': Nagase Kaede, Narutaki Fuuka, Narutaki Fumika
227	** '''Friend Group 1''': Sasaki Rina, Mori Kumiko, and Inoue Ai (and sometimes Tanaka unit 1125)
228	** '''Friend Group 2''': Miyoshi Youko, Suzuki Keiko, and Endo Haru
229	* CatGirl: This is Chisame's disguise in the magic world during Misora's arc at the end of Book 1. There is also a cat girl featured in the class trip to Kyoto.
230	%%* ChaseFight: Several in the climax of the Misora arc of Book 1.
231	* ClassReunion: Book 1 serves as this for the old class.
232	* ClassTrip: In Book 1. They go to Kyoto. Again. They visit a lot of [[MuseumOfBoredom shrines and museums]].
233	%%* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Happens to Asuna several times.
234	%%* CoolAirship: Fate's experimental high speed airship, the ''Dart''.
235	%%* CoolBoat: The ''Stalker Judith''
236	* {{Cult}}: The Children of Gilgamesh come across as something like this, with their search for some mysterious figure called "The Daughter". Turns out The Daughter is [[spoiler: Ako]].
237	* CurbStompBattle: Happens pretty much any time the local street criminal types try to pick on the wrong person, which occurs pretty much any time they show up.
238	** This happens to Taro at the hands of Asuna in the very first chapter of Book 1.
239	** Kakizaki Hatsune pulls this off several times during the Festival tournament in Book 2.
240	%%* DarkIsNotEvil
241	* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Used by the Great Vampire Lord Chaser Felix against [[spoiler:Misora]] in Misora's arc in Book 1.
242	* DeadlyTrainingArea: Yuuna trains Possum in one in Eva's resort, chosen specifically by Yuuna for how dangerous it is.
243	* DramaticHighPerching: Kagami stands on top of a street light during the defense of Mahora in the Intruder arc of Book 1 in order to get a good angle to [[WaveMotionGun Twilight Breaker]] the current bad guy ''through the ground''.
244	* EasingIntoTheAdventure: Book 1 and most of Book 2 serve this purpose.
245	* EasyAmnesia: Due to it's nature outside of reality, any normal person who enters Hodge's Bar instantly forgets that they ever entered it once they leave.
246	* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Cyrr and Anya.
247	* FantasticArousal: While this is the case with the LittleBitBeastly people (especially cat people's tails), it is also the same for oni people and their...horns, which are extremely sensitive to touch and are the source of their power.
248	* FantasticRacism: By the Youkai against the Humans, by the Demons against the Humans and Youkai, and by ''everyone'' against the Oni and the Demons.
249	* FightsLikeANormal: The majority of those who have trained in Eva's resort tend to hold back on the heavy duty magic and ki, preferring instead to take care of problems with the least amount of force necessary.
250	* FutureBadass: WordOfGod says this ''will'' be happening in a very big way.
251	* GambitPileup: A careful reading of the prologues, epilogues, and everything between will reveal a handful of large organizations, each with their own plans and featuring several powerful members with ''their'' own plans. Who comes out on top or becomes the [[BigBad biggest bad]] or even survives the next book is still up for grabs, though.
252	* GraduationForEveryone: Everyone in Negi's old class graduated high school together. Justified, since the Mahora school system is an ElevatorSchool.
253	* TheGrimReaper: Sophie sees a vision of Death in the form of a giant vulture with a skeletal neck and head protecting [[spoiler:Maple Birdsong]].
254	* HarmfulToMinors: There are quite a few examples, especially among the new class.
255	* HauntedHouse: Reiko lives in one, complete with a lack of electricity and a small demon running around loose.
256	* HesBack: Happens with Negi during the Intruder arc, after [[spoiler: he has a minor breakdown after letting his student Possum get kidnapped]].
257	%%* HorseOfADifferentColor: The "riding lizards" in the magic world.
258	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Max with Akira, Max with Makie, Max with Jennifer...Max with just about anyone in the cast.
259	* ILikeThoseOdds: hinted at during the second prologue of the first book (Chapter 0, Time) at the preview of the final battle, as well as several times during the series as a whole.
260	* TheImperialRegalia: The three youkai treasures are the Imperial Regalia of Japan.
261	* ImprobableAge: Everyone Negi's involved with is extremely skilled for their age due to all the training and everything they're exposed to.
262	* KnifeFight: Features quite a fight between SociopathicHero Gilles and Raddyn Sayard high up on a [[RooftopConfrontation rooftop]] in Chapter 32a and 32b.
263	* LetsSplitUpGang: Misora's group decides to do this in the oni capital of Vairocana during Misora's Arc in Book 1. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
264	%%* LivingShadow: Jonus Hart's shadow servants are like this.
265	* ModestyTowel: Asuna is seen several times in one; in Chapter 3 of Book 2, it almost wasn't big enough and she nearly lost it.
266	* MundaneUtility: Several characters have figured out ways to put magic to good use in everyday life.
267	** Sakai Reiko uses magic circles to power her refrigerator and possibly other things as well.
268	** The basement in Madoka's house was basically turned into a club for Dekopin Rocket's friends, complete with a bar, videogames, a band stage...and soundproofing provided by some elaborate magic circles put in place by Negi.
269	* NakedApron: Youko tries this once; it doesn't have the intended effect.
270	* NoArcInArchery: Chizuru has a shadow-based spell that creates a magic bow and arrow; being made of magical energy, gravity doesn't affect the arrow.
271	* OneRiotOneRanger: This is pretty much how Negi's group deals with the various incidents that take place; it's pretty rare for them to send more than one person to any particular place, unless the extra is a supporter rather than a fighter.
272	* ParentalFavoritism: Makie and Rina's mom seems to favor Makie over Rina...no mention whatsoever is made of their brother.
273	* PlotRelevantAgeUp: All of the old class is older than they technically should be (twenty or twenty one) due to all the time they spent in Eva's resort. This goes especially for Negi, who looks as old as the students from his first class when he should be only sixteen. Kotarou seems to have undergone the same thing at some point after he ran away from Mahora; while he should be sixteen like Negi, he's obviously older.
274	* PossessionBurnout: Negi suffers from this after a ghost tries to channel shadow elemental magic through his body.
275	* PowerLevels: Kamo is mentioned as having prepared charts showing this in the past.
276	* PsychicLink: This is a big part of how Negi's enormous group of followers (dozens upon dozens of girls by the time [=SW3=] rolls around) coordinate their actions; it's all set by Nodoka and her pactio artifact.
277	* RightManInTheWrongPlace: During the Kyoto trip in Book 1, Class Rep Nakamura Sachiko was just out taking a walk when classmate Kondo Kai showed up, looking for help to rescue some classmates from a group of youkai. Sachiko goes on to utterly destroy the centuries-old fox youkai leader of the group.
278	%%* SchoolFestival: It has its own arc in Book 2.
279	* ShipperOnDeck: There are several of these.
280	** Reiko supports Negi/Ku Fei.
281	** Kamo and Asuna both support Negi/Nodoka.
282	** Chachazero supports Negi/Asuna.
283	** Eva supports Negi/Misa.
284	** Pretty much everybody supports Anya/Cyrr.
285	** Misa, Madoka, and Sakurako support Ako/Rale. Or did, anyway.
286	* SiblingRivalry: Makie and Rina have this. Rina resents Makie and has trouble catching up to her, while Makie isn't above teasing her little sister and intentionally doing things to annoy her.
287	* SkinshipGrope: Several of the characters like to do this. Yuuna in particular can't seem to keep her hands to herself, and neither can Ayumi when it comes to her extremely attractive bandmate Kara.
288	* SpellBook: Chizuru is seen flipping through one of these in the magic shop in Book 1 when Eva takes Kagami, Taro, and Sachiko to buy supplies for their vampire hunt.
289	%%* StarterVillain: Jonus Hart
290	* StoryBreakerPower: It is implied that [[spoiler: ''Sakurako and '''Ako''''', of all people, possess this]].
291	* TastesLikeFriendship: Caro and Zazie share a riceball during their first meeting, and become fast friends.
292	* TeacherStudentRomance: Since Negi's been teaching for five out of the previous six years and matured fast due to time spent training in Eva's resort, he's had to deal with dozens upon ''dozens'' of former students trying to get in his pants.
293	* TookALevelInBadass: Virtually the entire original class has done this by the beginning of Still Waters 3.
294	* TournamentArc: It takes place during the SchoolFestival arc in Book 2.
295	* VulnerableConvoy: Misora's group ends up guarding one in the latter part of the "Misora In The Magic World" arc in Book 1.
296	* WhyIsntItAttacking: This happens during Book 1, when Akira, Taro, and Kagami [[spoiler: meet Bud, a freakish vaguely humanoid creature, in Reiko's house]].
297	* WorfEffect: Fate suffers this at the hands of Chisame, of all people. When she first froze him in place with a bizarre form of magic and then ''dropped a mountain on him''.
298	* WorthyOpponent: Shows up several times, notably between Madoka and Lucy and later between Kagetaro and Sarah Mc Dougal.
299	* WrestlerInAllOfUs: A variety of professional wrestling moves such as the Huricanrana, various submission holds, and even moves like the Frankensteiner and Power Bomb show up from time to time.
300	* YearOutsideHourInside: A special variety of Atlantean magic circle provides this effect, used by both Jonus Hart and Hasegawa Chisame.
301	* YouAreNotAlone: Happens to several members of the new class. This being a Manga/MahouSenseiNegima fanfic, many of them have special powers, but few had found anyone else that did up until they met their classmates, and several of them had been on a downward spiral until it happened.
302	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Masashi pulls this on [[spoiler: the Blight Brothers when they tell him they can't keep chasing the Yagi siblings at the Youkai Festival in book 2]].
303	* YouShallNotPass: This happens from time to time, such as the time when Max Linell and Liliana Rosario defended the girls' dorm from mind controlled thugs in the Intruder arc in Book 1.
304	[[/folder]]
305
306	[[folder:Ace of Spades]]
307	With Negi's class now in high school, the insanity has only begun. Sentient masks that can seize control of a person's body? Attempted blackmail? Fights? It's all here, and Madoka is the only one who can deal with it.
308	* AbandonedWarehouse: Featured quite often in this story; the final showdown happens in one.
309	* AFriendInNeed: Nelle's situation puts her in this position, and her friends Liliana and Reiko must decide what to do.
310	* AntiMagic: Nelle sets up an anti magic field around her base. That mask isn't just old, it's also picked up a few things over the centuries. This one is so well made it even stops ''ghosts''.
311	* BigNo: By Madoka in chapter 4, when [[spoiler: after viciously beating Misa and knocking out Reiko with ease, Nelle is about to kill Misa]]. [[spoiler: Nelle]] gets her turn in chapter 4 when [[spoiler: Madoka starts trying to forcibly remove the mask]].
312	* CurbStompBattle: Madoka, well known now as a fighter, gets ''owned'' by Nelle, who is wearing the mask.
313	%%* DemonicPossession: Via evil mask.
314	* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Chapter 4, Madoka does this while [[spoiler: beating the tar out of Nelle]].
315	* ItsPersonal: After what Nelle does to her in Chapter 3, defeating her becomes personal for both Madoka ''and'' Misa. Madoka, because Nelle disrespected her in a very major way, and Misa because Nelle hurt Madoka. Misa is willing to let Madoka go first, however.
316	* [[RichBitch Kogal]]: What the villain uses as an insult in an attempt to goad Madoka into a fight. It almost works.
317	* {{Squick}}: In Universe. This is Liliana's reaction when she learns that the easiest way to get the [[ArtifactOfDoom evil]] [[ClingyMacGuffin mask]] off of her friend Nelle is through continuous intercourse for seven days. [[{{Pun}} Straight]]. Without any stops. Naturally, she is horrified.
318	* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: This is what it all boils down to in the end: Madoka versus Nelle, one on one.
319	* UnwillingSuspension: This is what [[spoiler: Nelle does with the people she's collecting while the mind control powers of the mask take effect on them]].
320	* VitriolicBestBuds: Reiko and Liliana are a Type 2 example, to the point where they're almost always fighting.
321	[[/folder]]
322
323	[[folder:For Absent Friends]]
324	Set some time between Still Waters 2 and 3, this tells the story of the original character Max Linell's journey to America, with Negi, Takahata, and Shizuna, to say goodbye to the past.
325	* AMagicContractComesWithAKiss: Between Rikki and Max. Also happens to be a ShutUpKiss ''and'' a FirstKiss for the both of them.
326	* TheCityNarrows: Where Max, Rikki, and the others lived before they became involved with the American Division. Max and Negi go there in the present day.
327	* {{Flashback}}: Each chapter contains several flashbacks, helping to flesh out several of the original characters.
328	* LibationForTheDead: Max does this at the gravesite of an old friend, the first of the group he used to run with as a child to die.
329	* PersonalEffectsReveal: Many years delayed from the owner's death. The character wasn't even out of the teens at the time of death, and the items in her "treasure box" reflect this.
330	* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Max went home...and found it to feel strange.
331	* ToAbsentFriends: The title of the story is a direct reference to this.
332	* TrueCompanions: This story is all about this.
333	** Max considers the group built around himself, Akira, Jennifer, Yuuna, and Makie to be this.
334	** Max used to belong to another group of these as a child that included such people as Guy and Rikki, among others. Now only he and Byron are left on Earth (Nil and Marlin are in the ermine camp in the magic world), and they've been out of touch for years.
335	[[/folder]]
336
337	[[folder:The Queen of Light]]
338	Negi's class has graduated high school, and Ayaka, Chizuru, and Natsumi are as close as ever. So close, in fact, that when Chizuru receives a letter calling her home, Ayaka insists on coming with her, and dragging Natsumi along for the ride. But when they arrive, they find a big creepy castle, disturbingly efficient servants, and a sharp tongued acerbic woman who seems to have raised Chizuru after her parents died.
339	%%* BearsAreBadNews: Just ask Ayaka.
340	%%* BlackMagic: The stuff [[spoiler:Rosalind]] uses and taught to [[spoiler:Chizuru]].
341	* BrattyTeenageDaughter: This is what Rosalind sees Chizuru as.
342	* ClosedCircle: The whole story takes place over several days on a small island in the Pacific, miles from anywhere.
343	* HauntedCastle: Most of the story takes place in one, complete with a SecretUndergroundPassage, Golems, [[GeometricMagic massive magic cirlces]], and the list goes on.
344	* KilledOffForReal: One character falls several hundred feet into the ocean, crushing most of the bones in [[spoiler:her]] body in the impact, and is then hit by a very big chunk of the castle [[spoiler:she]] just fell off of, dragging the body to the sea floor.
345	%%* NoEscapeButDown: Forced upon several characters in Chapter 3.
346	* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Narrowly averted by the desperate use of magic and body strengthening via ki, and even then the hundred foot drop to the ground does a ''lot'' of damage.
347	* ShowerScene: The story goes straight into one with Chizuru right after it starts. Of course, since it's not a visual medium...
348	%%* SoftWater: Averted, as discovered by one unfortunate character.
349	%%* YouAreNotAlone: Ayaka serves as a reminder of this for both Chizuru and Natsumi.
350	[[/folder]]
351
352	[[folder:How to Fight Zombies]]
353	Negi's class has finally graduated high school, and everyone is moving on to bigger and better things. In the midst of all this, Misora is left hanging around the church in Mahora, until she receives a message calling her back to Rome...
354	%%* BadassCreed: The Code of the Defenders
355	* IdTellYouButThenIdHaveToKillYou: Said almost word for word by Teresa when Misora asks what sort of things are kept in the secret vault.
356	* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: Misora's reason for her many, many bad plans.
357	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Type V, magic based zombies. In the setting, they're called "ghouls".
358	%%* TheChurch
359	* TheOrder: Several of them are mentioned by name, though they are called "agencies" rather than "orders".
360	** '''The Burial Agency''': The same group from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', modified slightly. This is the agency Misora is being volunteered for.
361	** '''The Guardian Agency''': A group whose purpose is to guard specific items, people, or places from any number of things.
362	** '''The Special Exorcism Agency''': A group whose purpose is to remove dangerous unnatural beings.
363	* ThingsGetReal: Misora's "Ghoul Test" goes far beyond what she was expected to face, and being forced to face the horror of the situation nearly gives her a breakdown.
364	%%* ThisIsReality: Used in chapter 4 by Nina.
365	* WhatWereYouThinking: It's fairly obvious that Isabella and Nina are wondering this every time Misora comes up with another insane idea.
366	[[/folder]]
367
368	[[folder:A Robot's life]]
369	Set during Still Waters 3, ''A Robot's Life'' follows the story of Tanaka unit 1125, Hakase's personal hand-built prototype, long thought lost and destroyed during the battle at the festival back in 2003, when it reactivates and is found by a member of Negi's new class, Inoue Ai.
370	%%* AbandonedWarehouse: The Professor's laboratory was built in one.
371	%%* ABoyAndHisX: A girl and her robot.
372	* BarbieDollAnatomy: Referred to as "Anime Anatomy" when Inoue Ai is inspecting [[spoiler: the deactivated [=F9A=]]] with Gotokuji.
373	* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: Chachamaru is forced to do this after a precision hit by [=F7D=] does severe damage to her current body.
374	* CreatingLife: This was the Professor's aim in creating the robots; he [[spoiler: succeeded with [=FX8-a=] but realized he had created a monster and refused to activate her. The other robots only work because they have souls attached, and thus don't count]].
375	* DisproportionateRetribution: Chapter 4, "You hurt my onee-san...!" followed immediately by a robot-on-robot NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and capped off with MoreDakka to a ridiculous extent. ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and BewareTheNiceOnes indeed.
376	* FlawedPrototype: Most of the Professor's robots are this; each one is built by hand, and each generation improves on the problems and fixes the mistakes of the previous.
377	* PersonalityChip: All of the Professor's robots are built with an "emotion center", which is what makes them different from normal robots. Turns out they're [[spoiler: souls]].
378	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Accomplished on the newer models with the help of a certain type of synthetic skin, as shown by units [=F7D, F9A, M9H, and finally the FX8-a=] prototype, "Sarah", as well as a large amount of unactivated prototype units. Tanaka unit 1125 fits in here as well.
379	%%* RobotsEnslavingRobots: This is [=FX8-a=]'s intent toward [=F9A=] and Tanaka unit 1125.
380	%%* ShoutOut: Mostly to ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
381	* TinCanRobot: The older models are big, bulky, and in no way can be mistaken for a human, as shown by units [=M2A, N2B=], and the vast majority of their shut down former companions.
382	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Why [=FX8-a=] killed [[spoiler: [=N2B and M2A=]]]. [[spoiler:[=M9H=]]] just got in the way.
383	[[/folder]]
384
385	[[folder:Short Story Collections]]
386	%%* AbandonedWarehouse: Shows up from time to time.
387	* AbandonedWarehouseDistrict: It's actually called by the characters "the Warehouse District", and seems to be used strictly for gang fights or for the various ridiculously powerful kids to settle their complaints via combat.
388	* BarbieDollAnatomy: Chachamaru stubbornly clings to this in her character story, much to Hakase's chagrin.
389	* BucketBoobyTrap: Rosemary muses about the pitfalls of this sort of thing in her character story.
390	* LoveChart: Kamo prepares one of these in ''Meet The New Class''.
391	* OldSchoolBuilding: Taro and Sachiko find one of these out in the woods; they proceed to have a spar session in front of it.
392	* {{Sentai}}: The Baka Rangers make a return, with ''[[TheDitz Sasaki]] [[GenkiGirl Makie]]'' as the [[{{Mentors}} wise mentor]] bringing the legend back to life with a new generation of idiots, as shown briefly in Sasaki Rina's character story.

Context FanFic / StillWatersSeries