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It is published on Website/FanFictionDotNet ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11311519/ here]]), Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/all-alone-worm-au.343995/ here]]), Sandbox/SufficientVelocityDotCom ([[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/all-alone-worm-au.19119/ here]]), and Questionable Questing ([[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/all-alone-worm-au.1755/ here]]).

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It is published on Website/FanFictionDotNet ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11311519/ here]]), Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/all-alone-worm-au.343995/ here]]), Sandbox/SufficientVelocityDotCom Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom ([[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/all-alone-worm-au.19119/ here]]), and Questionable Questing ([[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/all-alone-worm-au.1755/ here]]).
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* InsuranceFraud: [[spoiler:Danny and Officer Lagos aren't really sure whether Lagos can validly cash in his life insurance now that he's one of the walking dead. He could pass almost any medical tests to certify death -- limited or missing reflexes, no body heat, no circulation, no breathing if he doesn't want to -- but he's still walking and talking, which "tends to be a counter-indication to that sort of thing."]]

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* InsuranceFraud: [[spoiler:Danny Discussed by Danny and Officer Lagos Lagos. [[spoiler:They aren't really sure whether Lagos can validly cash in his life insurance now that he's one of the walking dead. He could pass almost any medical tests to certify death -- limited or missing reflexes, no body heat, no circulation, no breathing if he doesn't want to -- but he's still walking and talking, which "tends to be a counter-indication to that sort of thing."]]
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* AccidentalMurder: The girl who killed Emma only wanted to scare and potentially maim her (so she could be made a full member of the ABB) but Emma moving suddenly when she had a knife to the girl's throat caused her to accidentally stab her.

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* AccidentalMurder: The girl who killed Emma only wanted to scare and potentially maim her (so she could (in order to be made a full member of the ABB) but Emma moving suddenly when she the girl had a knife to the girl's her throat caused her to accidentally stab her.cut Emma's throat.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Taylor acknowledges that the Merchants have cause for a grudge against her, but not to the extent they pursued it.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Taylor acknowledges that the Merchants have cause for a grudge against her, but not to the extent they pursued it. [[spoiler:[[UnreliableNarrator The reader knows that she may be mistaken]]; she had already killed a Merchant with that bat, without realizing it.]]
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* MortonsFork: Coil finds himself in a situation where his previously safe timeline is now decidedly more dangerous than his throwaway where he's already taken unnecessary risks. [[spoiler:He was kidnapped by the Empire 88 in his safe timeline to be used for an initiation whereas the throwaway had him meeting a very careless man he convinced to steal medical records for him, getting the police on his case]].

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* MortonsFork: Coil finds himself in a situation where his previously safe timeline is now decidedly more dangerous than his throwaway where he's already taken unnecessary risks. [[spoiler:He was kidnapped by the Empire 88 in his safe "safe" timeline to be used for an initiation initiation, whereas the throwaway had him meeting a very careless man he convinced to steal medical records for him, getting the police on his case]].case.]]



* SunkenCostFallacy: Coil likely could have gotten himself out of either of his dangerous situations in his two timelines: [[spoiler:Used as for an Empire 88 initiation or possibly dealing with the cops due to a rather dumb minion]], if he had been willing to abandon one and focus entirely on the other. Instead, he kept both open in the hopes the second timeline wouldn't have been a waste of time. As a result he's [[spoiler:killed in one timeline and arrested in the other]].

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* SunkenCostFallacy: SunkCostFallacy: Coil likely could have gotten himself out of either of his dangerous situations in his two timelines: [[spoiler:Used as timelines ([[spoiler:used for an Empire 88 initiation or possibly dealing with the cops due to a rather dumb minion]], minion]]), if he had been willing to abandon one and focus entirely on the other. Instead, he kept keeps both open in the hopes the second timeline wouldn't have been a waste of time. As a result he's [[spoiler:killed [[spoiler:fatally injured in one timeline and arrested in the other]].
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* MortonsFork: Coil finds himself in a situation where his previously safe timeline is now decidedly more dangerous than his throwaway where he's already taken unnecessary risks. [[spoiler:He was kidnapped by the Empire 88 in his safe timeline to be used for an initiation whereas the throwaway had him meeting a very careless man he convinced to steal medical records for him, getting the police on his case]].


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* SunkenCostFallacy: Coil likely could have gotten himself out of either of his dangerous situations in his two timelines: [[spoiler:Used as for an Empire 88 initiation or possibly dealing with the cops due to a rather dumb minion]], if he had been willing to abandon one and focus entirely on the other. Instead, he kept both open in the hopes the second timeline wouldn't have been a waste of time. As a result he's [[spoiler:killed in one timeline and arrested in the other]].
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* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler:When Taylor is in her shadow state, feeding energy into the Animated, they're significantly stronger than regular humans. Sophia is particularly dangerous, since she still has her shadow powers; she can now phase through you and out the other side, then kick you from behind so hard you crash into a wall.]]
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* DidntSeeThatComing: Hookwolf's trap [[spoiler:would have been enough for several medium level Brutes and a girl who neutralises powers on touch. It isn't enough, though, when the Animated are supercharged by Taylor draining Alabaster, making them strong enough that a teenage girl can snap kick Hookwolf across the room, while Danny and Officer Lagos beat up the normals [[GrievousHarmWithABody with each other]]. Plus, the Empire didn't realise that one of the Animated is Shadow Stalker, who still has [[{{Intangibility}} her own power]] and is skilled at using it tactically.]]
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* KillingInSelfDefense: [[spoiler:Stopping Hookwolf's rampage requires beating him and tasing him until he finally falls unconscious and retracts his metal. Shortly afterward, his life signs give out. But he's not beyond Taylor's reach...]]
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* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:After Hookwolf dies of his injuries, Taylor animates him, heals him, and with an evil grin, announces that he belongs to her. After all, he now can't choose to hurt her, and she can kill him permanently with a thought if he doesn't behave.]]
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* LuredIntoATrap: Hookwolf sets up an Empire initiation specifically to lure Animator to the scene so he can take her out. [[spoiler:Turns out he's not very good at fighting the undead, who don't bleed and are strong enough to actually hurt him, especially with the level of power Taylor has [[VampiricDraining drained from Alabaster]].]]
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* OfCorsetsSexy: Sophia thinks that Taylor could really rock a corset. Taylor isn't having any of it. They eventually compromise; it gets bought, but Taylor hasn't agreed to wear it.
--> She just waved it at me occasionally in a playfully threatening way. I was considering getting a spray bottle as a way of retaliation.
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* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Alabaster [[spoiler:gets his arm broken while his reset ability is being drained and is nearly empty. When the draining stops and he starts resetting again, the broken arm is part of the body template he's resetting to.

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* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Alabaster [[spoiler:gets his arm broken while his reset ability is being drained and is nearly empty. When the draining stops and he starts resetting again, the broken arm is part of the body template he's resetting to. ]]
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* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Alabaster [[spoiler:gets his arm broken while his reset ability is being drained and is nearly empty. When the draining stops and he starts resetting again, the broken arm is part of the body template he's resetting to.
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* PaddedSumoGameplay: Alabaster, who resets all damage every four seconds but is otherwise a regular human, versus an undead who doesn't feel pain and can ignore injury, makes for a drawn out fight.
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* GroinAttack: Taylor breaks a gangster's wrist, which makes him let out a high pitched scream, but it "reached entirely new octaves when I followed up with a kick to the groin."
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Taylor acknowledges that the Merchants have cause for a grudge against her, but not to the extent they pursued it.
--> Sure, I'd maybe been a little out of line when I chased that one guy with a baseball bat, but [[spoiler:burning my eye with a cigarette and going to Dad's house specifically to kill him]] basically beat up 'out of line' and stole its lunch money.
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* TheScream: Taylor falls apart when [[spoiler:her father and Sophia both die of wounds that she blames herself for]]. When she regains consciousness, she has Triggered.
--> Taylor's world crashed and burned. Every last fragment of it exploded into ruin. Her heart swelled in her chest, then disintegrated in a maelstrom of fury and loss. The machine beeped louder and louder until it was one long unending tone. Every part of her body locked up as she ''screamed''.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Sophia later admits that taking Taylor out on a patrol without any armor, self-defense skills, or even training on how to act was a major mistake. [[spoiler:And that was before it got herself and Danny killed]].

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Sophia later admits that taking Taylor out on a patrol without any armor, self-defense skills, or even training on how to act was a major mistake. [[spoiler:And that was before it got herself and Danny killed]].killed.]]



* ExactWords: Taylor offers to help Officer Lagos as the man is dying, which he accepts. [[spoiler:She revives him and he admits that he thought she meant healing him, like Panacea]].

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* ExactWords: Taylor offers to help Officer Lagos as the man is dying, which he accepts. [[spoiler:She revives him and he admits that he thought she meant healing him, like Panacea]].Panacea.]]



* MassOhCrap: The Merchants who shoot [[spoiler:Danny]] with Shadow Stalker's crossbow freak out when he completely ignores it to keep coming after them.

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* MassOhCrap: The Merchants who shoot [[spoiler:Danny]] [[spoiler:Danny, with Shadow Stalker's crossbow crossbow,]] freak out when he completely ignores it to keep coming after them.

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* AccidentalMurder: The girl who killed Emma only wanted to scare and potentially maim her (so she could be made a full member of the ABB) but Emma moving suddenly when she had a knife to the girl's throat caused her to accidentally stab her.



* AdaptationalWimp: Coil isn't an established supervillain yet. As he's still in debt to Cauldron, he doesn't have the funds to have hired mercenaries, his underground base, or the Undersiders on his payroll.



* BadPowersGoodPeople: Taylor's powers amount to [[spoiler:{{Necromancy}} and VampiricDraining]] but she still wants to be a hero.



** The starting point of the fic is that instead of Shadow Stalker successfully fighting off the ABB members and rescuing Emma and her father, Emma's throat was cut as Shadow Stalker arrived. The gangers still go down, but Emma quickly bleeds out.

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** The starting point of the fic is that instead of Shadow Stalker successfully fighting off the ABB members and rescuing Emma and her father, she was spotted before she took action and Emma's throat was is cut as Shadow Stalker arrived. in the confusion. The gangers gangsters still go down, but Emma quickly bleeds out.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Sophia later admits that taking Taylor out on a patrol without any armor, self-defense skills, or even training on how to act was a major mistake. [[spoiler:And that was before it got herself and Danny killed]].



* ExcessiveMourning: Taylor falls apart after Emma's death, staying in bed for days at a time, not eating, barely talking, just crying and trying not to remember, for weeks. Her dad eventually forces her to get up and moving again, but admits to having responded similarly when Annette died.

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* ExactWords: Taylor offers to help Officer Lagos as the man is dying, which he accepts. [[spoiler:She revives him and he admits that he thought she meant healing him, like Panacea]].
* ExcessiveMourning: Taylor falls apart after Emma's death, staying in bed for days at a time, not eating, barely talking, just crying and trying not to remember, for two weeks. Her dad eventually forces her to get up and moving again, but admits to having responded similarly when Annette died.



* KilledByTheAdaptation: The premise of the story is that Emma's throat was cut by the time Shadow Stalker intervened, and she quickly bled out.



* MassOhCrap: The Merchants who shoot [[spoiler:Danny]] with Shadow Stalker's crossbow freak out when he completely ignores it to keep coming after them.



* OhCrap: Thomas Calvert's response to realizing [[spoiler:he's been grabbed by the Empire 88]] in his safe timeline.



* StunnedSilence: Sophia can't get her mother to calm down, or sit down, until she states, "[[spoiler:Mom, I'm dead.]]" At which point there is silence, apart from the sound of her mother finally sitting.

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* StunnedSilence: Sophia can't get her mother to calm down, down or sit down, until she states, "[[spoiler:Mom, I'm dead.]]" At which point there is silence, apart from the sound of her mother finally sitting.
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* KilledByTheAdaptation: The premise of the story is that Emma's throat was cut by the time Shadow Stalker intervened, and she quickly bled out.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:And Taylor doesn't want to use the Z-word. Her power can return recently killed bodies to a facsimile of life, restoring thought, movement, memory, and even powers. The "Animated" are dependent on her for energy, although that also means that she can give them temporary SuperStrength. They usually have no vital signs, but if Taylor is charged up enough, they can temporarily regain a pulse, though it's just cosmetic. They also don't have to obey her, but they are prevented from attacking her.]]
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* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Hookwolf is angry about Animator disrupting the Empire's initiations, because having new members break ribs or crack skulls is a reliable way of filtering out undercover police.
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* MistakenDeathConfirmation: Inverted; the first time that Taylor beats down a would-be mugger with a baseball bat, Sophia checks the body and reassures Taylor that he still has a pulse -- but actually, she couldn't find one.

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* MistakenDeathConfirmation: Inverted; the first time that Taylor beats down a would-be mugger with a baseball bat, Sophia checks the body and reassures Taylor that he still has a pulse -- pulse, but actually, the truth is that she couldn't find one.one. Sophia isn't bothered by that, but she recognises that Taylor might be.

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