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A Young Woman's Expedition

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A Young Woman's Expedition is a The Saga of Tanya the Evil & Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Crossover fanfiction by Failninja, where Tanya found herself reincarnated once more, this time in Lumière, a city in a decaying world where people above certain age are erased from existence by a entity known as The Paintress. Eventually, she participates in an expedition that will put an end to this entity.

This fic can be found in SpaceBattles.com (here.) and Archive of Our Own (here)

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A Young Woman's Expedition has the following tropes:

  • Dies Differently in the Adaptation: In canon, Alan died instantly from being decapitated by Renoir. Here, he survives long enough to eventually overclock his Chroma to blow himself up in the hope of injuring Renoir.
  • Empty Promise: After rounding up after their first encounter with Renoir, Tanya mentions how someone kidnaps Maelle, and that the mysterious elderly man implies that there's a way to avoid Gommage but is kept secret from the people of Lumière for reasons unknown, all to motivates the surviving Expedition 33 members to keep going. Lume calls her out on how flimsy her theories sound.
    Lume: You have built a castle of sand for them, sister.
    Tanya: Necessary. Now they have a purpose to strive for, lest they unravel. We have lost nearly all our supplies, our ship, more than half the Expedition, and confronted a foe beyond our strength.
  • Failed a Spot Check: During the night before the departure, Lune implies that Tanya is so focused on improving the Expedition 33 crew's combat capabilities that she forgot to check what supplies Emma could spare for them.
  • Hard Light: Using her knowledge of magic from her previous life, Tanya becomes the first person who can make Chroma solid, allowing her to create objects such as shields, elemental bullets for her battle rifle, and a body double.
  • Height Angst: Despite her mastery in Chroma, Tanya surprisingly still retains her previous life's height, which is shorter than even Maelle, a 16-year-old, much to her chagrin and people's confusion.
  • Hope Bringer: Many in the Expedition 33 believe that Tanya is one, as they feel more prepared than ever.
    Seba: This time is different. After she sunk her claws into Alan, the whole feeling changed. Our equipment is better than ever, we're better trained, and if you're right about the Lumina Converter, this is the Expedition that will do it. We will defeat the Paintress.
  • Mister Big: Tanya, despite being the shortest in the Expedition 33 team, is their co-commander alongside Alan and has been their mentor in using Chroma.
  • Not So Stoic: Renoir expresses a visible surprise when Tanya manages to keep up with him.
  • Related in the Adaptation: Tanya is Lume's sister in this fic.
  • Spared by the Adaptation: In this fic, Expedition 33 has more survivors from their first encounter with Renoir besides Gustave and Lume, who are Lucien, Jerome, Margot, Catherine, and Seba.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: Inverted; Tanya retains her previous life's appearance, which makes her look nothing like Lume and their parents.
  • Successful Sibling Syndrome: Lume silently resents how Tanya eclipses her as a Mage.
  • To Absent Friends: Gustave and Seba make one for Sophie soon after the present Gommage.

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