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3 9Painful Confession (Up For Grabs)
A character makes a confession that is particulary distressing for them (and sometimes others).
7 13Peculiar Penguin
A penguin is deliberately portrayed doing something completely opposite to what penguins are expected to do, for comedic purposes.
0 20Happy Accident
Something that was a mistake but ended up being beneficial. (Missing Supertrope to tropes like Accidental Art.)
0 34Baffled By Own Biology (launch two days from last response)
A character is shocked and/or confused when experiencing some biological thing for the first time.
1 15Chekhov's Medical Condition
A previously noted medical condition becomes a plot point.
0 22Tears of Defeat
A character cries when they lose a fight, a challenge, or a game
0 17Proud Industrious Race
A race whose members are excellent builders, crafters, or both at once.
7 0Mermaidifed Episode
people turning into merfolk
1 13Raised in Prison
Somebody who grew up in prison from childhood.
1 14Low-Tech Spears (Launching 12/6)
Spear usage serves as a shorthand for "primitive" or otherwise less technologically advanced people and cultures.
0 30Memory-Restoring Melody
A song is used to reveal a previously forgotten or suppressed memory.
0 2Bassoon Buffoonery
A bassoon is used to highlight a comedic moment.
10 11Skyclad Sorcery
Magic performed while unclothed
1 4Adaptational Singularity (Up For Grabs)
A type of Mook is a single character in adaptation.
0 24Cruel Coyotes
Coyotes portrayed as aggressive, antagonistic animals who go out of their way to terrorize other animals or humans.
0 7Vertical Power Play
A character positions themself to appear bigger as expression of power, or smaller as an expression of submission.
4 0Air Breathing Mermaid
When a game mechanic solves a problem that was not implied to exist.
0 2Projected Shallowness (Needs Better Name)
Superficial people don't understand that not everyone is as shallow as they are when it comes to romance.
0 14Gift for an Outgrown Interest
A gift-giver's idea of what the recipient would like is based on very outdated memories.
0 6Mermanity Ensues
A human character discovers they have aquatic traits, or are outright transformed into an aquatic being (usually a mermaid or a fish)
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