| 1 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39041814/chapters/97659924 Psyche Ward]] is a ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' crossover story by Creator/{{Masterweaver}}, in which Taylor somehow ends up dumped in the path of Sasha and Milla, and is enrolled at Whispering Rock when the agents sense her abilities. It can be found on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/psyche-ward-psychonauts-worm.1014645/ Spacebattles]]. |
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| 3 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The Psychonauts world, as in canon, has people with skin colors like green or blue be common enough that no one really bats an eye at them, while on Earth Bet such pigmentation would be unheard of. |
| 4 | * AmplifierArtifact: Taylor needs the help of a projection pendant to get into Oleander's mind for Basic Braining. |
| 5 | * ChickenAndEggParadox: When Taylor sees a "mental cobweb" in Basic Braining, she notes how it's another LiteralMetaphor and wonders if they pick their names for these phenomena based on what they are, or if they form in shapes based on how people think about mental processes. Oleander tells her that that's ''advanced'' Psychonaut business. |
| 6 | * FakeMemories: Discussed. Taylor worries that her memories of Earth Bet are just the result of whoever dumped her in the path of the Psychonauts tampering with her mind for some sinister reason. |
| 7 | * NoOSHACompliance: Taylor lampshades this about Whispering Rock a couple times, and wonders if OSHA even ''exists'' on her new Earth, given the time period it's apparently in. Milla apparently hasn't heard of it though. |
| 8 | * OntologicalMystery: Someone or something either sends an unconscious Taylor into the Psychonauts universe in the path of Sasha or Milla, or [[FakeMemories alters her memories to create a false past on Earth Bet]] before putting her in their path, and not even Taylor is sure which is the truth, or who would do it and why. |
| 9 | * PowerMisidentification: Possibly, Milla assumes from Taylor's insect-control powers that she's a psychic, while she assumes that it's because that she's a parahuman, though Milla suggests that ''both'' could be true. The latter scenario gains more ground when Taylor is able to use a Psycho-Portal to enter Oleander's mind, although she does need a [[AmplifierArtifact projection pendant]] to do so. |
| 10 | * TastesLikePurple: When Oleander kicks her and Raz out after they complete Basic Braining, Taylor feels like she's tasting cinnamon through her ''skin''. |
| 11 | * TokenAdult: Downplayed, but Taylor is the only teenager among the campers, who are all at least a few years younger than her. |
| 12 | * WrongContextMagic: Taylor's powers are implied to be different than normal psychic abilities even if her fears of FakeMemories are accurate, with Lili showing surprise that Taylor can ''control'' insects instead of just convincing them to do what she wants. |
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