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1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9034613/1/Mortal-Man Mortal Man]]'' is an eleven-chapter ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' fanfic by [=DadMom=] [=AngryPants=].
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3	One day when [=SpongeBob=] goes to see his favorite hero, Mermaid Man, he's told terrible news: Mermaid Man has passed away.
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5	''Mortal Man'' was written in memoriam of Creator/ErnestBorgnine, Mermaid Man's voice actor, who died in 2012. It deals with [=SpongeBob=]'s grief over his friend's death.
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7	!!''Mortal Man'' provides examples of:
8	* AlliterativeTitle: '''M'''ortal '''M'''an.
9	* BadLiar: [=SpongeBob=] tries to excuse his unusual tardiness to work by claiming that he was tying his shoe. His "furious" blushing makes Mr. Krabs see through it.
10	* BrickJoke: Barnacle Boy is surprised when [=SpongeBob=] expresses worry about Patrick potentially not knowing about Mermaid Man's death, noting that it was all over TV, to which [=SpongeBob=] admits that Patrick "mostly watches the Eating Channel". When [=SpongeBob=] is finally about to tell him, Patrick responds by revealing he already knows... because apparently they were talking about it on the Eating Channel.
11	* DarkFic: ''Mortal Man'' is a serious fanfic about coping with grief.
12	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Patrick makes a comment about how, even if Mermaid Man is gone, they've still got Barnacle Boy. [=SpongeBob=] cringes a bit at the comment's tactlessness, but he also understands that Patrick was only trying to help.
13	* NeverSayDie: A worker at Shady Shoals tries to invoke this trope, but his euphemisms go past [=SpongeBob's=] head.
14	-->'''Frank:''' ''"Mermaid Man… he, uh, checked out last night."''
15	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''"Oh. That's OK. I'll wait for him to get back."''
16	-->'''Frank:''' ''"No, kid, I mean he's gone to a better place."''
17	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''"Rococo Reef Rest Home?"''
18	-->'''Frank:''' ''"Mermaid Man is dead."''
19	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''"Is that some kind of metaphor?"''
20	* OhMyGods: "Neptune give me strength."
21	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The day after Mermaid Man's death, [=SpongeBob=] turns up for work two minutes late. Normally, he opens up the restaurant himself. This is Mr. Krabs' first sign that something's up.
22	* OriginalFlavor: Though it tackles unexpected subject matter, the story still feels a lot like an episode of the show, albeit a VerySpecialEpisode.
23	* PetTheDog: Mr. Krabs, learning what happened, tells [=SpongeBob=] that he may need some time off and sends him to Shady Shoals so he can get some closure.
24	* PinkySwear: Patrick tries to make one with [=SpongeBob=]. He changes it to a "stumpy promise" when [=SpongeBob=] reminds him that he doesn't ''have'' pinkies.
25	* TooUnhappyToBeHungry: When going home after hearing the news of Mermaid Man's death, [=SpongeBob=] feeds Gary but is noted to not be hungry himself.

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