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0 7Faking Your Friend's Dream
A character can't bring themselves to shatter their friend's unrealistic dream, so they lie about it.
5 13Moroccan Media
A list of media originating from Morocco.
0 13Continue Countdown
When meeting a failure condition in a video game, the player is on a time limit to continue before meeting with the game over screen.
0 16And There Was Much Indifference
A character dies and no one cares.
1 13Purging The Poison
A character gets rid of a toxic substance in their body by excreting it.
0 9Trainee From Hell (collects examples)
When training gets hard or dangerous for the mentor.
0 12Holding In Laughter (launching Tuesday)
Characters trying, and usually failing, not to laugh out loud
0 14Border Occupying Decorations (Launching on Tuesday)
Purely decorative things meant to occupy the game's border due to the gameplay screen not being enough to cover it fully. (Launching on Tuesday)
1 7Drill The Lock
Opening a door by drilling the lock out.
2 12Permafusion (Under revision)
The Fusion Dance results in a fusion that has the potential to last forever.
5 14Dangled By A Giant
A larger character holds a smaller character by pinching a limb or article of clothing between their fingers. (NEEDS EXAMPLES)
2 7Intrafamilial Class Conflict
Money or social status causing tension inside a family.
4 6Dreaded Paperwork (Undergoing Massive Overhaul)
The Main Character is given an absurdly large amount of paperwork they'll have to sign before they can do something. Bonus points if it is a super menial request.
0 28Main Character Final Boss (launch date: 31/05/23)
The main protagonist of the story also plays the role as its final boss.
0 7Awkward Poetry Reading
A character awkwardly reads or recites a poem.
0 16Funny Conception Story
Sharing the strange details of a character's conception.
6 22Humans Are Disgusting
Humans are treated as gross or disease-ridden by non-human characters. [Launching after 20 Hats]
3 5Painful Confession (Description in need of reworking)
A character's confession comes at an emotional time.
8 78Instantly Dated (Adopted by ImperialMajestyXO)
Real Life undercuts a plot point before a work is released
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1 5Senegalese Media
Index of media and people of Senegalese origin
Created: 20 hours ago