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KD
Since: May, 2009
13th Mar, 2024 07:55:02 AM
It seems in the same spirit as Disposable Vagrant. There are a few examples on that page involving orphans.
Admiralakbar1
Since: Dec, 2013
Veanne
Since: Jul, 2012
13th Mar, 2024 11:40:28 PM
Disposable Vagrant is about using people "who won't be missed" for something harmful, so I think it'll work. Also see Kidnapped for Experimentation and, of course For Science!
ThrawnCA
Since: Jan, 2018
15th Mar, 2024 11:14:54 PM
There's a TLP draft that looks like a sister trope, Prisoner Guinea Pig
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A Deadly Doctor wants to do illegal experiments for AIDS treatment. In order to minimize the risk that he will be stopped, he uses orphans.