Lack of Communication is a fanfic by the author Truth on Archive of Our Own. It serves as a continuation of Godzilla: Final Wars as it catalogues the human characters' first steps to rebuild society, their concerns that more Xilians could be out there, and what to do about Godzilla. It is notable both for its introspective quality, a characteristic not particularly associated with the Godzilla franchise, and for being one of the rare fics in the fandom to focus on the human characters rather than the kaiju.
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"Lack of Communication" includes the following tropes:
- Americans Are Cowboys: Captain Gordon briefly dons a cowboy hat while meeting with Commander Namikawa. There's no reason given, though he may have just been doing it to troll her.
- Apocalypse How: On the level of societal disruption, though the fic ends on a hopeful note that suggests humanity will recover eventually.
- Break Out the Museum Piece: The HMAS Collins is apparently an “antique” and is the only working ship the Australians have.
- Continuation: Of Godzilla: Final Wars, mostly from a human perspective.
- Continuity Nod: At one point, Kumoro and Ozaki find film reel of Godzilla communicating with Anguirus, probably a reference to Godzilla vs. Gigan.
- Friend to All Living Things: Downplayed with Ozaki, who is very good with Kenta and is adored by Minya. That Godzilla doesn't instantly incinerate him is probably a good indication that he's got something special as well.
- Impeded Communication: As the title implies, the main theme of the fic is that humans have collectively lost contact with one another. Meanwhile, Ozaki is trying to hunt down Godzilla, who has never really communicated with humanity either.
- Interspecies Friendship: Minya has stayed in contact with Kenta, and brings him fish.
- Last of His Kind: Ozaki, both as the last mutant and the only survivor of M-Organization. The ending implies he might be able to find more mutants, eventually.
- Noodle Incident: We never actually find out what goes down between Ozaki and Godzilla, making in a noodle incident for the end of the fic.
- Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Miyuki has shades of it. Though she says her biggest asset is her ability to organize things on a large level, she does a very good job with the algae farming that she's working on throughout the fic.
- Relationship Upgrade: Anna and Captain Gordon, from Ship Tease in the movie to a proper couple.
- Running Gag: Whenever Ozaki makes contact with Minya, the baby monster immediately gives him a huge hug, much to Ozaki's displeasure.
- Walking the Earth: Ozaki's plan for himself at the end, to help reestablish communication between peoples.
- World of Snark: Every surviving human is even snarkier than they were in the movie proper! Justified given their high-stress environment.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Miyuki points out that Ozaki has special powers, so he should be using those to provide greater help to the survivors. In an unusual twist, this trope is used to scold its target rather than praise them.
