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1A short story in ''Literature/TheNeverMythos'' by [=lordoftheclowns=][[note]]Known here as Tropers/{{Scraggle}}[[/note]], it can be found [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3334850/1/The-Gangrene-Man here]].
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3A woman feeling devoid of the will to live. A man with rotted arms who can never die. At midnight, they take a walk.
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6* DownerBeginning: Mary starts the story alone, walking through the snow and devoid of the will to live. Then she meets the Gangrene Man.
7* CreepyGood: The Gangrene Man is weird, bizarre and kinda disturbing, but he's a pretty decent fellow.
8* MercyKill: The Gangrene Man mentions using his powers to finish off people dying in pain.
9* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: The Gangrene Man states that the first thing people mention is his rotting arms.
10* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Discussed when the Gangrene Man is asked if he is undead, and he denies being so.
11* ShoutOut: The Gangrene Man mentions seeing a man named "[[Creator/JamesCameron Cameron]]" in a "bubble" in the Marianas Trench, once--and jokes he had the temptation to reach up and pop it.
12* WalkAndTalk: The Gangrene Man asks Mary if she is talking a walk, says that he is too, and says to keep walking. The two proceed to converse while walking together.
13* WalkingTheEarth: It's what the Gangrene Man does: walking about from place to place.

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