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* RaisingTheSteaks: The needle monsters are the original vectors for the needle symbiote; Tedrin was infected in an attack.
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* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: Averted.
* RunOrDie: The gang's reaction when they first encounter [[spoiler:a swarm of exes]].
* RunOrDie: The gang's reaction when they first encounter [[spoiler:a swarm of exes]].
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* ScareDare: Tedrin sends Eden into an abandoned church in search of a harmless, herbivorous needle creature.
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* SensoryAbuse: The audiobook (narrated by the audio) interprets [[spoiler:the scratch of Eden's infection as a long, irritating noise]].
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* SleptThroughTheApocalypse: When Eden and company return from [[spoiler:the other world, Gothic has been evacuated and the military is battling needle monsters]].
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* StakingTheLovedOne: Eden is fully prepared to destroy her best friend rather than let her live on as a needle infectee. Later, [[spoiler:Ron makes a similar decision about Eden]].
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* TorsoWithAView: At one point, Tedrin has a hole in his chest that Eden ''can see through.''
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* UncannyValley: When the needles first repair a body part, they're patchy and look like pine needles. If a person's face or entire head has to be replaced, the result is disturbing.
* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Eden wants to destroy every infected human, including her best friend [[spoiler:and herself]].
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory according to the copyright page.
* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Eden wants to destroy every infected human, including her best friend [[spoiler:and herself]].
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory according to the copyright page.
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* WalkingBackwards: Eden in the church.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity
* WordSaladHorror: [[spoiler:Eden's visions as her brain is reconstructed.]]
* WordSaladHorror: [[spoiler:Eden's visions as her brain is reconstructed.]]
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* GollumMadeMeDoIt: [[spoiler:Kazuma claims this of Tedrin (his needle symbiote's 'personality'), and by the end, is actively trying to fight off its murderous survival instincts.]]
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* HappyPlace: The deer stand.
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* LuredIntoATrap: [[spoiler:The church.]]
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* PersonalHorror: Eden most prizes her rationality and ability to solve any problem. Toward the end, after [[spoiler:her brain is destroyed and rebuilt by the needles, she goes mute and insane]].
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* PsychoPartyMember: Tedrin.
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* FacialHorror: After [[spoiler:Eden]] is infected, she describes the sensation of needles repairing her broken teeth, lips, and nose.
* FinalSolution: Eden develops a plan to [[spoiler:destroy all needle life, including Veronica and Tedrin, in the city]].
* FinalSolution: Eden develops a plan to [[spoiler:destroy all needle life, including Veronica and Tedrin, in the city]].
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* FlatScare: Tedrin sneaks up on and startles Eden several times, and occasionally [[spoiler:gets shot]] as a result.
* FoldSpindleMutilation: When [[spoiler:Eden's original brain is destroyed, she describes the process of each new neuron being formed as her entire self being crammed down into sub-atomic particles in a great crystalline structure the size of the universe]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHmzYq9JW4 Oh, and that happens forever]].
* FoldSpindleMutilation: When [[spoiler:Eden's original brain is destroyed, she describes the process of each new neuron being formed as her entire self being crammed down into sub-atomic particles in a great crystalline structure the size of the universe]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHmzYq9JW4 Oh, and that happens forever]].
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* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]
* LampreyMouth: The 'giraffes' and giant worms each have these.
* LampreyMouth: The 'giraffes' and giant worms each have these.
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* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: When Eden is [[spoiler:infected, she immediately tries to kill herself using her own shotgun, and only stops when Veronica and Tedrin talk her out of it]]. Later, Tedrin [[spoiler:asks Eden to use Mjolnir to permanently destroy him; suddenly uncomfortable with the idea, she demands that he stay alive until they've fixed all of his mistakes]].
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* ThePrecariousLedge: Tedrin leads Eden onto one [[spoiler:in the other world]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Eden is willing and even eager to sacrifice herself if it means destroying Tedrin and the alien monsters infesting the city. At one point, Tedrin asks Eden to permanently destroy him, so that he doesn't have to find out what happens when his brain is destroyed a second time.]]
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The title (the main character's full name) is a pun on the Garden of Eden.
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Eden and Veronica.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Eden and Veronica.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Ron likes to battle using the severed limbs of her enemies, and both she and Tedrin use metal scraps and whatever other junk they find.
* IndyPloy: Ron and Tedrin's favorite way to do things. [[spoiler:Later, as Eden succumbs to the symbiote, she becomes more rash and is forced to improvise non-ideal solutions on the fly.]]
* IndyPloy: Ron and Tedrin's favorite way to do things. [[spoiler:Later, as Eden succumbs to the symbiote, she becomes more rash and is forced to improvise non-ideal solutions on the fly.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: Ron.
* [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul Needles Eat Your Soul]]
* NoNameGiven: Everyone but the main characters.
* NoNameGiven: Everyone but the main characters.
* OddCouple: Eden and Veronica.
* ReallyGetsAround: Veronica, to Eden's barely-checked disgust.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Eden.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Eden.
* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: Possibly 'Balanced'.
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Eden's plan after becoming infected.]]
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* TheMasquerade: Only Tedrin, Ron, and Eden are aware of the needle monsters taking up residence in the city ([[spoiler:at first]]). [[GenreSavvy Called]] by Ron, a self-described [[VigilanteTaxonomist troper]].
* The Sociopath: Tedrin (and called such by Eden several times). He uses, lies to, and manipulates both girls, is a thrill-seeker, thinks of himself as the hero savior of Gothic, and only ever expresses strong emotions (besides rage and pain) when [[spoiler:Kazuma shifts to the forefront]].
* The Sociopath: Tedrin (and called such by Eden several times). He uses, lies to, and manipulates both girls, is a thrill-seeker, thinks of himself as the hero savior of Gothic, and only ever expresses strong emotions (besides rage and pain) when [[spoiler:Kazuma shifts to the forefront]].
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* TheMasquerade: Only Tedrin, Ron, and Eden are aware of the needle monsters taking up residence in the city ([[spoiler:at first]]). [[DiscussedTrope Called]] by [[GenreSavvy Called]] by Ron, Veronica]], a self-described [[VigilanteTaxonomist troper]].
*The Sociopath: TheNicknamer: Eden calls both Veronica and occasionally Tedrin by pet names, and comes up with her own special terms for each species of needle monster.
* TheSociopath: Tedrin (and called such by Eden several times). He uses, lies to, and manipulates both girls, is a thrill-seeker, thinks of himself as the hero savior of Gothic, and only ever expresses strong emotions (besides rage and pain) when [[spoiler:Kazuma shifts to the forefront]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Tedrin is the latest in Ron's gallery of boyfriends, which also includes an abusive Juggalo, a married man, and one whose psychotic girlfriend attacked her.
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* HerbivoresAreFriendly: Averted (because even herbivores can have dangerous herd tendencies...).
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* NonNaziSwastika: The Exes.
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* SouthernGothic: The author's modern take on the genre (an early draft name-dropped ''Series/TrueDetective),'' even lending its name to the city of Gothic, Arkansas.
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* ThatManIsDead: Tedrin, of [[spoiler:Kazuma]]. Later, [[spoiler:Eden, of herself]].
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* The Sociopath: Tedrin (and called such by Eden several times). He uses, lies to, and manipulates both girls, is a thrill-seeker, thinks of himself as the hero savior of Gothic, and only ever expresses strong emotions (besides rage and pain) when [[spoiler:Kazuma shifts to the forefront]].
* TheSvengali: Tedrin, to Ron and later Eden.
* TheSwarm: Exes.
* TheSvengali: Tedrin, to Ron and later Eden.
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* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: A needle-human, even once fully converted, is hard to tell apart from an uninfected person, other than their pinprick eyes and pointed fingertips.
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* WhenTreesAttack: The trees in [[spoiler:the other world]], which Eden jokingly calls '[[HarryPotter Whomping Willows]]'.
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* ArtifactOfDeath: Eden eventually goes on a hunt for a way to destroy needle monsters/humans more efficiently, and discovers [[spoiler:Mjolnir, a blue orb, on the other side of the portals. Of course, it works on Eden, too...]].
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* BlankSlate: [[spoiler:What happens when an infected person's original brain is destroyed]].
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* BreatherEpisode: At one point, Eden retreats from [[spoiler:the horrifying warzone her city has become]] and spends a chapter cleaning her apartment and doing laundry.
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* AliensInCardiff: Takes place in the fictional small college town of Gothic, Arkansas, an expy of the author's home city of Fayetteville.
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[[ProtagonistTitle Eden]] is a rational, reliable person who tries to keep her life as simple and organized as possible. When her best friend Ron disappears for a while, then reappears with a creepy new boyfriend named Tedrin, Eden thinks it's just more of the usual drama... until she learns that Ron has been infected with an alien needle symbiote that [[HealingFactor keeps her alive no matter what]]. Things get worse from there, as needle-monsters begin to infest their city.
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[[ProtagonistTitle Eden]] is a rational, [[RationalFic rational]], reliable person who tries to keep her life as simple and organized as possible. When her best friend Ron disappears for a while, then reappears with a creepy new boyfriend named Tedrin, Eden thinks it's just more of the usual drama... until she learns that Ron has been infected with an alien needle symbiote that [[HealingFactor keeps her alive no matter what]]. Things get worse from there, as needle-monsters begin to infest their city.
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---> “She was fighting for her life, clutching my hand like she knew I could save her. ... When she stopped breathing, I knew what I had to do.”
---> When utterly baffled, go for a joke. “And then you bit her neck and sucked out all her blood, right?”
---> He blinks at me, looking genuinely annoyed. “Vampires? Really?”
---> My hands go up. “Hey, I’m just working with what you’re describing.”
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---> “Let’s just say I keep a shotgun around for a reason. Doesn’t matter if you’re a Juggalo or an [[Twilight Edward Cullen]] wannabe.”
---> He laughs, startling me. “You and vampires. You have some kind of obsession.”
---> “She was fighting for her life, clutching my hand like she knew I could save her. ... When she stopped breathing, I knew what I had to do.”
---> When utterly baffled, go for a joke. “And then you bit her neck and sucked out all her blood, right?”
---> He blinks at me, looking genuinely annoyed. “Vampires? Really?”
---> My hands go up. “Hey, I’m just working with what you’re describing.”
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---> “Let’s just say I keep a shotgun around for a reason. Doesn’t matter if you’re a Juggalo or an [[Twilight Edward Cullen]] wannabe.”
---> He laughs, startling me. “You and vampires. You have some kind of obsession.”
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* CrazyPrepared: Ron and Tedrin mock Eden for arming herself to the nines before a hunt. Later, she meticulously (even excessively) kits herself out for her expedition.
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Person]]: Eden is the first person to witness the needle symbiote in action and react with horror and disgust. She's also usually the only character with a plan.
* PowerBornOfMadness: Tedrin's needle-insanity often plays to his advantage, allowing him to fight without holding back and survive unwinnable situations.
* PowerBornOfMadness: Tedrin's needle-insanity often plays to his advantage, allowing him to fight without holding back and survive unwinnable situations.
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* RationalFic: Eden is a self-styled rationalist, and her thought processes are shown in pain-staking detail. Whereas Ron and Tedrin treat everything as a big adventure, Eden does her best (as an amateur) to apply scientific rationale to the symbiote and monsters.
* SanityHasAdvantages: Eden versus Tedrin, though the latter also benefits from PowerBornOfMadness (see above).
---> Tedrin knew about this great big curse that the needles bring with them. He was terrified that Ron and I would find out about [[spoiler:his memory issues]]. He had no plan to mitigate or cope with [[spoiler:his own loss]], and he didn’t see fit to warn us ... In one morning of quiet preparation, I’ve conquered something that has weighed on him since his transformation. What other problems can I fix?
* SanityHasAdvantages: Eden versus Tedrin, though the latter also benefits from PowerBornOfMadness (see above).
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* ShownTheirWork: Eden's methodical explorations of the needle symbiote, monsters, and [[spoiler:alien world]].
* SplitPersonality: See JekyllAndHyde, above.
* SplitPersonality: See JekyllAndHyde, above.
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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Eden and Veronica, despite being 'best friends', are near-opposites in personality. One has trouble understanding and relating to people, and is neurotically organized, [[spoiler:an asexual virgin]], virgin]]; the other uses emotional manipulation and brown-haired. Veronica plays everything by ear, changes boyfriends regularly changes boyfriends, enough to disrupt ''both'' their lives. They also happen to be light-haired and has short, dark hair.dark-haired.
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* {{Asexuality}}: It's implied throughout, mostly by [[spoiler:Ron, but also by casual remarks from Eden]], that [[spoiler:Eden]] is asexual. Toward the end, after Eden [[spoiler:has her head destroyed, she finds herself sexually attracted to Tedrin and even entertains the idea of sharing him with Veronica]]. She eventually [[spoiler:writes it of as her needles looking for a mate with survival skills — the same reason Tedrin infected her in the first place]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Eden when Tedrin [[spoiler:refuses to rape her despite ample opportunity]]. He instead [[spoiler:[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil tries to murder her]]]].
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* StagesOfMonsterGrief: The plot follows [[spoiler:Eden through fifteen seconds of [[ZombieInfectee Denial]] and ''very quickly'' into DrivenToSuicide. She spends most of the book in [[VampireRefugee Defiance]] mode (with a focus on figuring out how to kill Tedrin) before landing in uneasy Acceptance]]. Tedrin, meanwhile, has staked out [[TranshumanTreachery Betrayal]] for himself.
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* AbandonedArea: Since the city of Gothic is going through a decade-long recession, there are many [[AbandonedWarehouse abandoned warehouses]] and other areas in which the needle monsters nest. When Eden crosses over to [[spoiler:the other side of the portals, she finds an entire GhostPlanet]].
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* MinimalistCast: Other than Eden's mother (on the phone) and boss (on the phone) and a single soldier near the end, the entire cast consists of Eden, Ron, and Tedrin.
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* TheVirus: The needles are spread through blood, though the host must be dead for it to take root.
* [[TragicMonster Tragic Monsters]]
* TransformationHorror
* {{Transsexual}}: [[spoiler:Eden carries some subtle discomfort and judgement against Veronica, insists on calling her [[TomboyishName 'Ron']], and tells Tedrin that she has a 'secret' (which it turns out he is [[IfItsYouItsOkay perfectly fine with]]). Near the end, Eden laments to herself that only now, thanks to the needles, does she understand how Ron could be so uncomfortable in her own body.]]
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* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Eden makes a lot of the fact that her life is more stable than Ron's, [[spoiler:yet she has no long-term career or college plans, no social life outside of her relatives and one friend, zero romantic interests or desire, and deep-seated insecurity and discomfort with the world]].
* BlessedWithSuck: Eden's entire reaction to the parasite.
* BreakTheHaughty: Eden is a self-important rationalist in a Lovecraftian horror story. Guess how that's going to go.
* BrilliantButLazy: Despite her intellect and biochemistry background, Eden works as a legal assistant and never mentions any college plans.
* CompleteImmortality
* DeathAmnesia: [[spoiler:When Eden's brain is destroyed and rebuilt, no afterlife is shown, just the nightmarish process by which every one of her neurons is re-networked.]]
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Eden makes a lot of the fact that her life is more stable than Ron's, [[spoiler:yet she has no long-term career or college plans, no social life outside of her relatives and one friend, zero romantic interests or desire, and deep-seated insecurity and discomfort with the world]].
* BlessedWithSuck: Eden's entire reaction to the parasite.
* BreakTheHaughty: Eden is a self-important rationalist in a Lovecraftian horror story. Guess how that's going to go.
* BrilliantButLazy: Despite her intellect and biochemistry background, Eden works as a legal assistant and never mentions any college plans.
* CompleteImmortality
* DeathAmnesia: [[spoiler:When Eden's brain is destroyed and rebuilt, no afterlife is shown, just the nightmarish process by which every one of her neurons is re-networked.]]
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* GeneticMemory: The needles are able to rebuild the brain after it is destroyed, but with data loss.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Fighting the needle monsters is a dangerous job; Ron and Tedrin later state outright that they're better equipped for it than the military.
* ImmortalLifeIsCheap
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Fighting the needle monsters is a dangerous job; Ron and Tedrin later state outright that they're better equipped for it than the military.
* ImmortalLifeIsCheap
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* WhyWontYouDie
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->"''This book... contains themes, implications, and/or graphic scenes of powerlessness, physical and verbal abuse, implied rape, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and attempts, drug use, contamination, body horror, brief violence and gore, mass death, eternal suffering, gun use, needles, and spiders.''"
''Eden Green'' is Fiona van Dahl's first novel, self-published through Amazon Kindle and Audible.
[[ProtagonistTitle Eden]] is a rational, reliable person who tries to keep her life as simple and organized as possible. When her best friend Ron disappears for a while, then reappears with a creepy new boyfriend named Tedrin, Eden thinks it's just more of the usual drama... until she learns that Ron has been infected with an alien needle symbiote that [[HealingFactor keeps her alive no matter what]]. Things get worse from there, as needle-monsters begin to infest their city.
Most of the book covers Eden's semi-scientific experiments on the symbiote, sometimes involving her own body. But occasionally, to ensure her own survival, she has to take a shotgun to a needle monster or ten.
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!! The novel contains examples of the following tropes:
* FromASingleCell: Tedrin strongly implies that the needles will keep their host alive no matter how they are destroyed.
* PullingThemselvesTogether: When [[spoiler:Eden accidentally]] blows Tedrin's arm off, he holds it against his shoulder until the needles can stitch it back on.
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->"''This book... contains themes, implications, and/or graphic scenes of powerlessness, physical and verbal abuse, implied rape, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and attempts, drug use, contamination, body horror, brief violence and gore, mass death, eternal suffering, gun use, needles, and spiders.''"
''Eden Green'' is Fiona van Dahl's first novel, self-published through Amazon Kindle and Audible.
[[ProtagonistTitle Eden]] is a rational, reliable person who tries to keep her life as simple and organized as possible. When her best friend Ron disappears for a while, then reappears with a creepy new boyfriend named Tedrin, Eden thinks it's just more of the usual drama... until she learns that Ron has been infected with an alien needle symbiote that [[HealingFactor keeps her alive no matter what]]. Things get worse from there, as needle-monsters begin to infest their city.
Most of the book covers Eden's semi-scientific experiments on the symbiote, sometimes involving her own body. But occasionally, to ensure her own survival, she has to take a shotgun to a needle monster or ten.
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!! The novel contains examples of the following tropes:
* FromASingleCell: Tedrin strongly implies that the needles will keep their host alive no matter how they are destroyed.
* PullingThemselvesTogether: When [[spoiler:Eden accidentally]] blows Tedrin's arm off, he holds it against his shoulder until the needles can stitch it back on.
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