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3	Depending on who you ask, the Penumbra is either the grandest hotel this side of Nowhere, a massive locomotive, or a twice-monthly podcast series. Each episode takes the form of a 30-50 minute radio play.
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5	The Penumbra is all about stories you recognize told in ways you won’t expect. Your [[FemmeFatale femme fatale]] might be a [[GenderInverted homme fatale]]; your {{swashbuckler}}s might be specters. Your detective might [[ReallyGetsAround ‘manize as much as he womanizes]], and your home might have just a little more heart than you're comfortable with. It’s never just a heist, a Western, or an adventure. It's the parts we think are still fresh about those genres--mixed in with a little bit of our secret sauce.
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7	And what's in that sauce, you ask? Well… see for yourself.
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9	The Penumbra Podcast was started in 2016 by Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert. The music is by Ryan Vibert.
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11	!!This show provides examples of:
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16	* AudibleSharpness: There's a distinct ''schwish'' anytime a sword or knife is used.
17	* AuteurLicense: Because it's a crowd-funded podcast with a small production staff, Sophie and Kevin can write whatever stories they want to tell and adjust their canon as they see fit.
18	* ChristmasEpisode: Two: ''Merry Christmas Mary Anne'' and ''Happy Birthday Mista Steel''. The latter also doubles as a BirthdayEpisode.
19	* DeconstructorFleet: Whether highlighting the vulnerability to mental illness of the HardBoiledDetective, exploring the humanity of the monster in the FairyTale, or giving the {{Desert Bandit\|s}} an orphanage to support, the Penumbra lives for deconstructions.
20	* DownerEnding: In the post-season-one Q&A, the creators talk about how their stories are either spooky or bummers. Or bummers and bigger bummers.
21	* EldritchLocation: The Penumbra can apparently change its entire form as needed, switching from a hotel to a train in season 2.
22	* FramingDevice: Each story is first introduced by the Concierge, who leads the listener to a hotel room in [[TitleDrop The Penumbra]] while giving a brief summary of the upcoming story.
23	* InformedAttractiveness: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] given the medium, and done with varying degrees of subtlety depending on the character.
24	* InnBetweenTheWorlds: The Penumbra famously caters to guests from everywhere and everywhen.
25	* ManOfAThousandVoices: Kate Jones primarily plays Rita in ''Juno Steel'', but she appears in every episode of the first season whether Rita's there or not.
26	* NarratingTheObvious: As the medium requires, the characters have a tendency to describe their surroundings and actions in unrealistic detail.
27	* PlayingWithATrope: Sophie and Kevin love to deconstruct and subvert common cliches. For instance: instead of using the budding InterspeciesRomance in Second Citadel as a metaphor for "forbidden" queer attraction, they ''double down'' and have the two parties be the same gender anyway.
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30	[[folder:Juno Steel]]
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32	The Juno Steel story arc follows Juno Steel, a Private Eye working the streets of Hyperion City, Mars, and the interesting characters he meets on the job.
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34	* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: Nureyev and Brock Engstrom play a complicated card game known as Rangian Street Poker, with the answers they seek as the stakes.
35	* AbusiveParents: Sarah Steel had extreme highs and lows because of her mental illness. She managed as a single mother of twins until [[spoiler: she lost her job at Northstar Entertainment because of subterfuge]]. She blamed Juno because [[spoiler: he was manipulated by her coworker Jack Takano as a kid]]. A lot of verbal abuse and neglect ensued. It culminated when Sarah [[spoiler: shot Benzaiten]], thinking he was Juno.
36	%%* AerithAndBob: Sasha, Mick, Vicky, and . . . Juno.
37	* AnAesop: A major theme of season 2 (but particularly "Juno Steel and the Monster's Reflection") is that, while you're not destined to become like your parents, it's your responsibility to actively better yourself and make sure that you don't end up [[TheChainOfHarm inflicting the abuse you received as a child onto others.]] Your toxic behavior is not excused just because you inherited it from your family.
38	* AfraidOfBlood: Juno gets notably queasy around gore, though he can handle smaller amounts of blood just fine.
39	* AncientArtifact: In season 1 Juno investigates a series of cases hinging on ancient [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace Martian]] {{MacGuffin}}s with extraordinary powers.
40	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Buddy gives one to Juno in season 2, episode 18, asking why he's there to help her despite having no stake in the episode's current conflict.
41	* AsYouKnow: Juno has a tendency to exposit about many details of Martian history, including the Free Dome, to other people.
42	* BadassCrew: [[CaperCrew The Aurinko Crime Family]] definitely qualifies as this as of season 3, despite Buddy's assertion that "none of them are the best at what they do". Two master thieves with decades of successful heists under their belts, a grizzled army medic who also specializes in assassinations, [[spoiler:a skilled con man with hundreds of identities (and a former freedom fighter who singlehandedly almost destroyed his homeworld's oppressive government as a teenager), possibly the best hacker in the entire solar system... and Juno Steel, former P.I. to the rich and famous who's saved Mars at least twice]].
43	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Mick got a job as a security guard in order to have dangerous adventures like Juno and Sasha, [[spoiler: and gets caught up in one of the Proctor's plans]]
44	* BerserkButton: Juno does NOT want to talk about his brother. [[spoiler: Subverted when we learn he has a ''very'' good reason for that . . . ]]
45	* BigBrotherIsWatching: The Guardian Angel System on New Kinshasa is a fully automated punishment system that zaps criminals, dissenters, protesters, really anyone problematic on Brahma. It's less severe than other examples in that it's still possible to think freely and commit smaller crimes if you become skilled enough to not get caught.
46	* BigScrewedUpFamily: Going by Juno Steel and The Promised Land... the D'arcs. Erin Marshall D'Arc started as an idealistic, heroic veteran of the GreatOffscreenWar, who sought to create a better society far removed from the War. Then there was her son Marshall, who wanted to close the Free Dome from only the best and brightest. [[spoiler: If that sounds good, it's not - Erin was suffering from severe SanitySlippage during the war, and her son grew up chafing under her expectations. and seemingly cracked under the pressure. Then, according to their only known descendant, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname The Last of the D'arcs,]] they lost their minds under the pressure of both trying to create a perfect society, ''and'' the radiation poisoning they were slowly succumbing to. The Last of the D'arcs, by the way, seems to have hit the DespairEventHorizon at terminal velocity.]]
47	* BizarreAlienBiology: It is revealed in the end of season one that the ancient martians [[spoiler: reproduced asexually and were telepathic, making them enough of a HiveMind to commit what Juno speculates was mass suicide]].
48	* BlackAndGrayMorality: A major theme of the series, in line with typical conventions of [[FilmNoir the genre]]. Every "good guy" we meet in Hyperion City [[DysfunctionJunction has some pretty big character flaws]], and the series makes a point of saying that even people who devote their whole lives to doing good are almost never as morally squeaky-clean as they think they are. Season 3 takes this up to eleven -- all of the protagonists are now officially [[spoiler:criminals who have no qualms committing theft, fraud, and even murder as long as it serves the greater good, but they're still leagues better than the [[CorruptCorporateExecutives corrupt pharmaceutical executives they're stealing from]], not to mention [[TheConspiracy Dark Matters]]]].
49	* BluntYes: In Dragon's Den:
50	--> '''Rita:''' Did someone kill all the magic inside of you or something?\
51	'''Juno:''' Yes.
52	* BookEnds: Season one begins and ends with nearly exactly the same monologue from Juno.
53	* BreatherEpisode:
54	** "Midnight Fox" takes a break from the overarching "martian artifacts" plot of season 1 to deal with Vicky's ex-girlfriend.
55	** The "Rita Minute" episodes, shorts depicting what [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Rita]] gets up to when Juno's not around, usually come after dark and depressing story arcs and serve as this.
56	** "Juno Steel and the Mega-Ultrabots of Cyberjustice", the first full-length story arc narrated by Rita. The previous episode's extremely dark from start to finish and ends with [[spoiler:the Carte Blanche crash-landing and several characters being presumed dead]]... and then it's revealed that everyone's okay, and the following arc consists of [[ComicTrio Juno, Rita, and Nureyev]] piloting robots and pulling off a hijinks-filled, mecha anime-themed heist. It's a much-needed break from the tension of the past few story arcs. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash Until the last two minutes of the episode,]] [[TraitorShot of course]]]].
57	* BrokenPedestal:
58	** All the Old Town kids, Juno included, worshiped teenage Mick Mercury, until it turned out he'd fabricated all the wild adventures he regaled them with.
59	** Peter Nureyev and his surrogate father/mentor, Mag. Nureyev is so distraught at learning Mag's lied that he [[spoiler: kills him.]]
60	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Rita, Juno's secretary, will ramble on about her stories and doodle during interviews with her boss's clients but at the end of the day she gets the job done better than anyone else on Mars.
61	* TheBusCameBack: Several characters are written out of the story at some point, only to return as main characters in later seasons.
62	** After [[spoiler:Juno [[NotStayingForBreakfast turns down his offer to leave Hyperion]] at the end of season 1]], Peter's gone (save for a dream sequence and a non-canonical episode) for [[spoiler:the entirety of season 2. Then it's revealed that he's working with Buddy and Jet on the Curemother Prime job, and he's a main character again from season 3 onwards]].
63	** Sasha Wire, Juno's childhood friend, is never seen again after she's promoted to Dark Matters subdirector... until [[spoiler:she returns [[WeUsedToBeFriends as a major antagonist]] in the season 3 episode "Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond"]].
64	* CallASmeerpARabbit: Rabbits are big enough to scour sewer tunnels and do odd jobs for money. Cats apparently have compound eyes as well.
65	%%* CaperCrew: As of season 3, the crew of the Carte Blanche.
66	* CaperRationalization: Throughout season 3. It's easy to root for the [[CaperCrew Aurinko Crime Family]], given that they're trying to steal [[spoiler:the [[{{Panacea}} Curemother Prime]] from corrupt pharmaceutical executives and mass-produce it for free in order to save billions of people from crippling medical debt]].
67	* CasualDangerDialogue: Juno's almost always got a joke or witty comeback, even during a fistfight.
68	--> '''Juno''': There's just one problem.\
69	'''Todd''': Oh?\
70	'''Juno''': It's like I just told you. I'm not a gentleman. ''[Stuns opponent]''\
71	''[Beat]''\
72	'''Juno''':...[[LampshadeHanging Yeah, that was pretty cool]].
73	* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: Each episode's title starts with "Juno Steel and the ... ". [[ADayInTheLimelight Nureyev's episodes]] start with "Peter Nureyev and the ... ". Averted with the bonus mini-episodes.
74	* ChekhovsGun: The gun given to Juno and Mick in part 1 of Lesson Learned [[spoiler: is revealed to contain the antidote to the poison in part 2.]]
75	* CheshireCatGrin: Nureyev has a smile like a fox with sharp teeth to boot. It's his regular smile even when he's ''not'' up to something.
76	%%* CityNoir: Natch.
77	%%* CombatTentacles: [[spoiler:Miasma in her true form.]]
78	* ConMan: Nureyev's murky past lets him wear false identities like neckties. It isn't until he brings Juno (a man with a ''very'' traceable past) along that people realize something's wrong.
79	* ContinuityReboot: Following the first season's conclusion, the "pilot" version of "Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask" was rewritten. Certain character traits and interactions were changed, as well as major plot elements, but it ended the same way.
80	* CoolCar: The Ruby 7. It's not the fastest getaway car ever, but it's still the ''best''.
81	* CrapsackWorld: Hyperion City on Mars is rife with corruption and organized crime. Everything has a twisted slant to it. Brahma, the worth beneath New Kinshasa, is even worse.
82	%%* CrazyCatLady: Maia King, natch.
83	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Nearly everyone whose backstory is mentioned has some sort of baggage.
84	* ADayInTheLimelight: Unsurprisingly, "Peter Nureyev and The Angel of Brahma" focuses on Peter Nureyev, mainly centered on his past. The bonus "Rita Minute" segments between proper episodes show what Rita gets up to in the office when Juno's not around.
85	* DeadpanSnarker: Juno certainly, but nearly every character has some level of snark to them.
86	* DeadPartner: Implied by Juno's {{Cryptic Background Reference}}s to a "Diamond" apparently a friend from police academy.
87	* DepopulationBomb: [[spoiler: The Egg of Purus, a bomb that wiped out the [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace ancient Martians]] in a self-xenocide]].
88	* DespairEventHorizon: Sarah Steel seems to have suffered from depression, alcoholism, or something with similar effects. She held it together for most of Juno's childhood, but [[spoiler: after losing her job at Northstar Entertainment]], she gave up and let her life and family self-destruct.
89	* DisappearedDad: Juno has yet to mention a second parent [[MissingMom of any gender]], just his mother, whose current status is [[spoiler: very much dead]].
90	* DownerEnding:
91	** The season 2 story arc "Juno Steel and [[spoiler: The Promised Land]]" ends with the cast realizing that [[spoiler: The Free Dome was never built--it all fell apart, and all that's left is a doorway and some sand. Juno then finds out that Ramses was the one causing his eye to malfunction, was the person behind the real estate scam, and had been working with the Piranha on the Mia King assignation attempt, the Proctor's comeback, and the sabotage at Polaris Park. And in the end, Pereyra dies while finding that [[ShaggyDogStory their childhood dream was all for nothing.]]]]
92	** In season 3, [[spoiler:"Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond" is one for the season as a whole. What appears at first to to be a lighthearted resolution to a very tense few episodes is disrupted when [[WeddningSmashers Dark Matters crashes Buddy and Vespa's wedding ceremony]]. By the arc's end, the main characters have abandoned the Carte Blanche, Peter's betrayed the crew and left with the Radicals, the [[{{MacGuffin}} Curemother's]] been destroyed or at least seriously damaged, [[BigBadFriend Sasha's]] crossed the MoralEventHorizon and attempted to kill Juno (although she misses and he escapes alone), and the rest of the Aurinkos have been taken into Dark Matters custody, presumably to be tortured and executed]].
93	* DramaticIrony: "Unanswered Questions", a documentary Juno listens to on his comms on his way through the sewers in "Juno Steel and the Long Way Home". It's the story of Jack Takano, a man who created beloved cartoon character Andromeda the Chainmail Warrior, then had a mental breakdown and disappeared after the third Andromeda film was panned by critics. He's portrayed as an incredible man whose loss was mourned deeply by everyone who knew him. Except Juno (and the audience) learned in the previous episode that [[spoiler:Takano didn't create Andromeda. Sarah Steel did. And when four-year-old Juno unwittingly gave his mother's Andromeda scripts and concept art to her coworker Jack, he stole the entire property, getting Sarah fired from her job and ruining the Steel family's lives. Jack used Sarah's work for the first two films, but was a terrible writer himself - and so after Andromeda 3 failed and Jack realized his fraud would be found out eventually, he destroyed his identity and became [[ArcVillain Ramses O'Flaherty]]]].
94	* DreamEpisode: "Juno Steel and the Monster's Reflection". While Juno [[spoiler:has the THEIA Spectrum removed from his head]], he experiences vivid hallucinations and relives the events leading up to [[spoiler:his mother's mental breakdown and his brother's murder]] over and over again.
95	* DreamIntro: The beginning of [[spoiler: The Promised Land part two]].
96	* DrowningMySorrows: Juno's go-to coping mechanism is hard drinking, but he's sober enough to avoid flat-out [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]].
97	* EarnYourHappyEnding:
98	** In the season one finale, it's subverted. [[spoiler: Juno and Nureyev have survived, saved Mars, and confessed their feelings, but Juno ''still'' can't bring himself to leave Hyperion City and chase his own happiness with him.]]
99	** Comes back around at the end of season two, and played relatively straight. Juno [[spoiler: finally feels he can leave Hyperion, and has [[CharacterDevelopment grown]] enough to know he can't leave Rita behind]]. Rita agrees with Juno's decision, and the twist is [[spoiler: Peter's with Buddy and Jet]].
100	* TheEeyore: Juno Steel. He's a clinically depressive person. He has [[DeathSeeker sincerely suicidal tendencies]].
101	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Bosco, a mobster mook, refuses to snap a cat's neck even on his boss's orders.
102	* EveryoneIsBisexual: A good chunk of supporting characters are in same-sex relationships, with many married. Juno himself is interested in both men and women. Word of God says gender and sexuality aren't really seen as important in Hyperion City.
103	* EvilMatriarch: Juno's mother [[spoiler:is a deconstruction. After struggling with lifelong depression and possibly another unspecified mental illness, she fell off the wagon after a nasty incident at work and became an [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]] to Juno and his brother, whom she eventually killed.]]
104	* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: A major theme of the latter episodes in the second season. When [[spoiler: Ramses O'Flaherty rebuilt Newtown, he added the Theia Soul]], a MindControlDevice that accesses the "user's" brain to keep them from hurting themselves. Things escalate quickly.
105	* ExactTimeToFailure: In Angel of Brahma, when Mag removes the reactor core. A helpful electronic voice informs us that the city "will fall in approximately ten minutes" and continues to provide updates on the percentage of reserve power remaining.
106	* ExactWords: Mag believed that "New Kinshasa must fall".
107	* ExploringTheEvilLair: Juno and Peter walk around Miasma's underground bunker to look for ways to disarm the Egg of Purus.
108	* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Juno loses an eye while trying to read Miasma's mind in a rather . . . dramatic fashion.]]
109	* FantasticNoir: Noir on Mars with a {{Cyberpunk}} anti-capitalist tilt to it.
110	* FashionVictimVillain: In universe. Mayor Pilot Pereyra, whose outfits include impractically high heels.
111	%%* FemmeFatale: Gender-inverted for a rare homme fatale.
112	* FilmNoir: [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace on Mars]]
113	* FloatingContinent: New Kinshasa both literally and figuratively looms over Brahma (with a hint of OminousFloatingCastle for taste!)
114	* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Valles Vicky deals in untraceable stolen goods from the Outer Rim.
115	* FullNameBasis: [[spoiler: Miasma]] refers to Juno almost exclusively by his full name.
116	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: In the updated version of "Murderous Mask", Rex Glass runs tests on the Mask in question while Juno interrogates Cassandra Kanagawa. The tests produce sounds ranging from various digital beeps and rattling chains to drilling and jack-hammering.
117	* FutureFoodIsArtificial: Cloned beef hash and sawdust-based coffee are common breakfast items apparently.
118	* GenderBlenderName: Juno, named for the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth. As well as his alias in "The Train From Nowhere", Dahlia Rose.
119	* GeniusDitz: Rita is exceptionally skilled in her secretarial duties (which includes [[TheCracker hacking]] and information gathering), but she's easily distracted and misses the point sometimes.
120	%%* GentlemanSnarker: Nureyev, to a tee.
121	* GentlemanThief: Nureyev, especially since he's a LovableRogue with concerns larger than his own success, like [[spoiler: his boss being genocidal]].
122	* GoGoEnslavement: Somewhat downplayed as Juno and Vicky are changed into tuxes, and their unease comes more from being changed while knocked out rather than what they're made to wear.
123	* GoodIsNotNice: Juno's modus operandi. He [[CharacterDevelopment learns]] this is not always the best way to be.
124	* GreatOffscreenWar: In purest form. There was a war involving Mars at some point in the past--recently enough for Alessandra Strong to have fought in it. Only ever referred to as "the war."
125	* GroinAttack: In the original version of "Murderous Mask," a triad manager-cum-TortureTechnician is stabbing Juno in the thigh for information. Juno responds with snark, and the mook threatens a "less vital, but more painful" location, Agent Glass immediately screams for him to stop and relents some information.
126	* HappilyMarried: Valles Vicky absolutely adores her wife and son, even if they're kept in the dark about her black-market business.
127	* HardboiledDetective: Juno is a [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of this, with most of the standard character traits taken very seriously.
128	* HeroicSacrifice:
129	** Juno is ready to pull one [[spoiler: in the fight against Miasma, but he lives]].
130	** Ramses O'Flaherty tells Juno that he's not even heroic because he doesn't value his life to begin with.
131	* HoldYourHippogriffs: Some notable lines include "putting the cart before the blaster" and "Silver laser" (as opposed to silver bullet).
132	* ImpostorForgotOneDetail: In "Juno Steel and the Shadows on the Ship (Part 2)". Vespa is able to correctly determine that [[spoiler:the Juno she's talking to is actually [[HumanShifting the shapeshifter]] impersonating him because he calls her crazy, and she knows that, as much as she and Juno fight, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments he would never say she was crazy]]]].
133	* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: The Proctor's [[TheGimmick gimmick]] is demented school- or test-themed crimes.
134	* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: Ingrid Lake plans to either win Vicky back or else kill the two of them.]]
135	* ImprobableAimingSkills: Juno has impeccable aim; several characters comment on how good he is, even in difficult situations. [[spoiler: He loses his ability to aim after losing an eye in "Final Resting Place", which ruins his perception, but regains it in even greater measure in "Lesson Learned" when Ramses O'Flaherty pays for a new cybernetic eye.]]
136	* InformedAttribute: Juno describes himself as a "collector of bad art, a decent cook, and a terrible gambler". To date, we haven't seen him partake in any of these activities.
137	* IShallReturn: Nureyev promises Juno that he'll [[spoiler: come back to rescue him from Miasma before it's too late.]] He does.
138	* ItsAllMyFault: Juno's cause. Considers most problems to be his personal responsibility, even when it really isn't.
139	* IUhYouToo: At the end of "Final Resting Place."
140	--> '''Nureyev''': Call me a fool, but I think I may have fallen in love with you.
141	--> '''Juno''': If you're a fool . . . that makes two of us.
142	* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: [[spoiler: Miasma]] tortures Nureyev whenever Juno does anything she doesn't like.
143	%%* KissOfDistraction: Used twice in season one.
144	* LastNameBasis: Juno only refers to his partner as Nureyev or less frequently as his [[FullNameBasis full name]]. Peter himself has no such qualms about calling Juno by his [[FirstNameBasis given name]].
145	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The semi-autonomous music machine in Times Gone By, which play the background music.
146	* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Juno and Peter occasionally bicker while working together.
147	--> '''Juno''': There's nothing wrong with my car.\
148	'''Peter''': The inspection sticker is three years out of date.\
149	'''Juno''': I'm busy, alright?\
150	'''Peter''': It's a death trap, Juno and you really ought to get a new one!
151	* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Discussed.
152	-->'''Alessandra:''' Dying's easy; you've only got to do it once. You can never stop ''surviving''. You've got to get up and do it all day, every day. ''That's'' what's hard.\
153	'''Juno:''' Hard doesn't mean the same thing as ''worthwhile''.
154	* LivingMacGuffin:
155	** Juno, to [[spoiler: Miasma after swallowing the [[{{MacGuffin}} Saffron Pill]] ]].
156	** That ''stupid'' cat.
157	* LoveAtFirstSight: If the background music is anything to go by, this happens to Juno when meeting Rex Glass in the MM remake.
158	* MamaBear: Yasmin Swift loves her daughter dearly. So much so that she would [[spoiler: kill three innocent people and sabotage Polaris Park to get her medical care]].
159	* MarriedToTheJob: [[spoiler: Ultimately, Juno dedicates himself to cleaning up Hyperion City and walks away from Peter Nureyev]].
160	%%* MartyrWithoutACause: Juno, as everyone around him acknowledges.
161	* MeaningfulName:
162	** A ''miasma'' is an unpleasant or oppressive atmosphere or vapor.
163	** ''Theia'' is the planet believed to have collided with earth, the subsequent crash forming the moon.
164	** {{Discussed\|Trope}} in "Murderous Mask" when Rex ponders the meaning of both his and Juno's given names.
165	** In a broader sense, a major theme of the Season 1 story arc is the significance of names and identities and how they can be used.
166	* TheMenInBlack: Dark Matters is a milder version of this.
167	* MoodWhiplash: Both completed seasons thus far have placed the season's most lighthearted episode right before the season's darkest episode, leading to a notable case of this.
168	** Season 1 places "Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere", a wacky HeistEpisode in which Juno and Peter [[UndercoverAsLovers pose as a married couple]] in order to rob a train, right before "Peter Nureyev and the Angel of Brahma", in which [[spoiler:Juno and Peter are captured and tortured underground by Miasma and Juno learns about Peter's DarkAndTroubledPast]].
169	** The first episode following the Season 2 midseason intermission is "Juno Steel and the Time Gone By", in which Juno helps the woman who saved him from the desert reunite with her estranged lover and proves to himself that he's still capable of doing good after "The Promised Land". The second episode following the intermission is [[NightmareSequence "Juno Steel and the Monster's Reflection",]] possibly the darkest episode of the series (in which Juno, via hallucinations, relives [[spoiler:the events leading up to his mother murdering Benzaiten]] over and over again).
170	* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Maia King slaps Juno for even asking if Pippa is her wife or girlfriend, stating that she would never allow Pippa to be "fast and loose". Never mind that Pippa [[spoiler: is her pet cat]]; Maia will not tolerate such slander.
171	* NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight: Nureyev is very adept at using knives [[spoiler: even against Miasma in her [[OneWingedAngel final]] [[WasOnceAMan Martian]] [[CombatTentacles form]].]]
172	* NoNameGiven:
173	** So far, Rita is the only central character whose last name isn't known. This becomes something of a RunningGag when it turns out that Juno himself doesn't know it.
174	** The Man in the Brown Jacket as well. [[spoiler: Until he isn't]].
175	* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Sarah Steel shot and killed her son Benzaiten because she mistook him for his identical twin, Juno]].
176	* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Miasma]] wants to wipe all other life from Mars except herself.
177	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Miasma is revealed to be the last surviving Ancient Martian, and in the climax of "Final Resting Place," Juno and Nureyev must battle her in her [[CombatTentacles true form]].]]
178	%%* OppositesAttract: Juno Steel and Peter Nureyev.
179	* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:Sasha Wire]], in the season 3 episode "Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond". She ''thinks'' she's [[spoiler:[[BatmanGambit manipulating Juno's character flaws]] to get him to tell her where Peter and the second Radical are]]... when in reality, [[spoiler:he's grown as a person since she last knew him, and she's playing right into his plan to break the rest of the crew out]].
180	* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: A test on the path to the Free Dome is about charity, specifically blood donation. The machine asks for ''a lot'' of blood. [[spoiler: After Pilot fails, Juno is almost exsanguinated, but it's returned from whence it came]].
181	* PetTheDog: Juno flings himself into traffic to [[spoiler: save a cat]]. Really.
182	* PoliceAreUseless: There are only a few police in Hyperion who aren't corrupt.
183	* PostCyberpunk: Hyperion City presents a futurized version of contemporary urban troubles: society has improved in certain areas--racism and sexism seem to be things of the past--but the class structures, corrupt politics, and corporate greed of the present are still very much alive. Everyone has cooler gadgets, though.
184	* PowerOfTrust: Trust, honesty, and boundaries define the sticky relationship between Juno and Nureyev.
185	* {{Precursors}}: The Ancient Martians, who had long vanished by the time Mars was colonized, but who left behind many artifacts of their advanced technology.
186	%%* PrivateEyeMonologue: Juno's narration is often this.
187	* ProperlyParanoid: Juno is very jumpy and suspicious, which is helpful when people regularly try to kill him.
188	* PsychicNosebleed: [[spoiler: Juno bleeds more and more as he uses his psychic powers]], eventually turning into TearsOfBlood.
189	* PsychoExGirlfriend: Ingrid Lake starts at kidnapping and goes downhill from there.
190	* PurpleProse: Agent Rex Glass' manner of speaking. [[spoiler: He tones it down significantly after revealing himself as Peter Nureyev.]]
191	* RageAgainstTheMentor: [[spoiler: Young Peter is understandably pissed when he learns, in the span of a few minutes, that Mag lied to him about knowing his father, about where Peter was from, and about the plan to get rid of New Kinshasa's Guardian Angel System.]]
192	%%* RayGun: Juno's a crack shot.
193	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ramses O'Flaherty, [[AmbiguouslyEvil maybe . . .]] [[spoiler: The skepticism was warranted because he ''is indeed'' a manipulative piece of shit.]]
194	* RefugeInAudacity: Nureyev's way of stealing from Blair Rockridge in "The Thief Among Us."
195	%%* SassySecretary: Rita all the way.
196	* SecretlyDying: The season 3 episode "Juno Steel and the Heart of it All" reveals that in addition to [[spoiler: her cybernetic eye, Buddy has a cybernetic heart that's slowly breaking down and too complex to be repaired by any living engineer. She knew before the Curemother heist started that it would likely end with her death, but kept her condition a secret from everybody except [[PlatonicLifePartners Jet]]]].
197	* ShiningCity: The Free Dome, a city supposedly built by the D'Arc family out in the Martian desert centuries ago. Juno, along with [[spoiler:Alessandra, Pilot Pereyra, and the Piranha]], sets out to find it in "Juno Steel and the Promised Land". [[spoiler:Too bad it doesn't actually exist]].
198	* ShootTheDog: Juno can't get the kill switch for the [[spoiler: bomb in the second cat's belly]]. He's forced to throw it out the window and let it explode to protect himself, Rita, and the client Maia King.
199	* ShoutOut: Some of Cecil's torture devices are made out of [[Creator/MarvelComics adamantium]].
200	* SmellsSexy: Juno is enamored with the scent of Nureyev's cologne.
201	* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: This is a future where gender and sexuality are of no consequence.
202	* StealthPun: Why is murder like comedy? [[spoiler: Timing.]]
203	* SurpriseParty: Rita tries to plan one of these for Juno in the third Rita Minute.
204	* SwitchingPOV: Every story arc of season 3 is presented from the perspective of a different member of [[CaperCrew the Carte Blanche]] (in contrast to the first two seasons, the entirety of which were presented from Juno's point of view).
205	* TakingTheBullet: In both the original and updated version of "Murderous Mask," Juno takes a titanium-spiked fist in the arm to keep it from landing in Agent Glass's head.
206	* {{Telepathy}}: Came naturally to the ancient Martians. [[spoiler: It can be transferred to humans (and TranshumanAliens) with the help of ancient Martian medicine that causes painful growths in the eye's connective nerve.]]
207	* ThatCameOutWrong
208	--> '''Mick:''' They call him One Eyeball Steel.\
209	'''Juno:''' Mick, nobody calls me that.\
210	'''Mick:''' One Ball Steel then.\
211	'''Juno:''' Nope, nope, went the wrong way on that one.
212	* ThemedAliases: Peter Nureyev is fond of pseudonyms with royal connotations--''Duke'' Rose, Leon ''Prince'', Perseus ''Shah,'' [[spoiler:''Rex'' Glass]] . . . He also masquerades as a representative of "''Tsar'' Shipping."
213	* ThemeNaming: Word of God says many of the characters' names were derived from lists the creators made of futuristic-sounding nouns--Juno ''Steel'', Sasha ''Wire'', Rex ''Glass''. Related are the metal-themed last names of the PowerTrio Juno Steel, Sasha Wire, and Mick Mercury.
214	* TimeSkip: Six months have passed between seasons 1 and 2.
215	* TraitorShot: The ending of the season 3 story arc [[spoiler:"Juno Steel and the Mega-Ultrabots of Cyberjustice". The heist's been successfully completed, and Rita and Peter have a sweet conversation in Peter's cabin that cements their status as friends... then Rita goes to watch a movie with Jet, and Peter answers a mysterious phone call. Turns out he's planning to betray the Aurinkos and steal the [[{{MacGuffin}} Map, Key, Blade, and Book]] in order to pay off his debts]].
216	* TranshumanAliens: [[spoiler: Miasma]] was born human. She didn't die that way.
217	* TricksterTwins: Cecil and Cassandra Kanagawa, though they act individually and don't talk to each other much.
218	* TroubledBackstoryFlashback:
219	** Nureyev's [[ADayInTheLimelight day in the limelight episode]] features a flashback to his teenage years. [[spoiler: Peter grew up as an orphan on the streets of Brahma, a CrapsackWorld where [[BigBrotherIsWatching the Guardian Angel System was always watching]], with no memory other than his name. He was found and raised by Mag, who claimed to know Peter's father as a fellow freedom fighter. However, Mag was lying about having known Peter's father and the exact nature of their revolutionary mission.]]
220	** The DreamIntro to "Promised Land" p2 features Juno reliving one of his mother's . . . ''disturbing'' monologues. Later, while [[spoiler: the Theia Spectrum is being surgically removed from his head]], Juno experiences a lucid-dreamlike state in which he confronts his childhood demons.
221	* TwinSwitch: Done by Cecil and Cass Kanagawa in the updated "Murderous Mask".
222	* UndercoverAsLovers: Juno and Nureyev check into The Oasis as a married couple.
223	* VerbalTic
224	-->'''The Piranha:''' ''see?''
225	* ViceCity: Hyperion City. Juno's gonna drag it kicking and screaming into decency, so help him.
226	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Miasma]] does not take well to her plans being foiled. She throws a [[ThisCannotBe tantrum]].
227	* WalkingSpoiler:
228	** It's nearly impossible to talk about Agent Rex Glass [[spoiler: without revealing he's really Peter Nureyev.]]
229	** Likewise, it's nigh-impossible to talk about [[spoiler: Ramses O' Flaherty]] without revealing his true nature.
230	* WeddingSmashers: In the season 3 episode [[spoiler:"Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond", Buddy and Vespa]]'s wedding is rudely interrupted by [[spoiler:Dark Matters boarding the Carte Blanche and capturing the Aurinkos, presumably in order to take the [[{{Panacea}} Curemother Prime]] from them]].
231	%%* WeWorkWellTogether: Juno and Nureyev, to Juno's chagrin.
232	* WhamEpisode:
233	** "Juno Steel and the Promised Land (Part 3)". [[spoiler:The Free Dome is revealed to not exist. [[BigBadFriend Ramses]] is revealed to be the cause of Juno's malfunctioning eye, the person who hired Piranha and the Proctor, and the perpetrator of the real estate scam, Maia King's attempted assassination, and the sabotage of Polaris Park. Pilot Pereyra and Piranha are shot and killed, and Juno walks off into the Martian desert to die]].
234	** "Juno Steel and the Soul of the People (Part 2)". [[spoiler:Rita and Juno successfully destroy the THEIA Soul. Ramses is posthumously recognized as a galactic hero, never facing justice for his crimes. Juno decides he can't stay in Hyperion City and, along with Rita, takes Jet up on his offer to join the [[CaperCrew Aurinko Crime Family]]. They close up the detective agency and leave for the Cerberus Province... and as they get on the spaceship to their new life, they're welcomed aboard by [[TheBusCameBack Peter Nureyev]]]].
235	** "Juno Steel and the Mega-Ultrabots of Cyberjustice", despite also being a BreatherEpisode. [[spoiler:[[TheMenInBlack Dark Matters]] is confirmed to be the main villain of the season and the creator of the shapeshifter that attacked the Carte Blanche. Buddy and Vespa are retiring, and also finally getting married. Rita knows Peter's real name, and has for a long time. Peter's [[TraitorShot planning to betray the Aurinkos]] in order to pay off his debts. And whoever Peter's working for ''also'' knows his real name]].
236	** "Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond." After a relatively lighthearted season and the Carte Blanche crew's successful extraction of the Curemother Prime, [[spoiler:Dark Matters [[WeddingSmashers crashes Buddy and Vespa's wedding]], [[BigBadFriend Sasha Wire returns as a major antagonist, terminates Agent G, and shoots Juno with intent to kill]], Peter (seemingly) betrays the crew and leaves with the Radicals, the rest of the crew (save for Juno) is captured by Dark Matters, and Juno escapes alone... with the help of the Ruby, which isn't actually a car, but rather a humanoid alien with the ability to shapeshift]].
237	* WhamLine:
238	** Two from "Juno Steel and the Mega-Ultrabots of Cyberjustice":
239	*** Rita, accidentally letting slip something she isn't supposed to know:
240	---->'''Rita:''' Thanks, [[spoiler:Mister Nureyev]]!
241	*** The final thirty seconds of the episode:
242	---->'''[[spoiler:Peter]]:''' Suffice it to say that before the year is out, I will bring you four very special items - a very singular Map, Key, Blade, and Book. And in return...? Very good. [[spoiler:Nureyev]] out.
243	** From the end of "Juno Steel and the Clean Break":
244	--->'''Juno:''' Do you smell that?
245	--->'''Sasha:''' If this is a joke--
246	--->'''Juno:''' It's not. I just... it smells like [[spoiler:[[DressingAsTheEnemy cologne]]]].
247	** From "Juno Steel and the Next Page":
248	--->'''Slip:''' [[spoiler:[[ItWasAllADream Petya? Like... Peter]]]]?
249	* WhamShot: The season 1 finale has a big one that dramatically changes the ending's tone. (Given that it's in an audio medium, it's more of a [[WhamShot Wham Sound Effect]].) [[spoiler:After a season's worth of pining, Juno and Peter have [[RelationshipUpgrade finally gotten together]]; Juno has agreed to quit his job and travel the galaxy with Peter, and they're spending the night together in a hotel room before they leave Mars. As Peter falls asleep, Juno talks about how he wants to spend the rest of his life with him... and then wordlessly [[NotStayingForBreakfast gets dressed, packs up his things, leaves the hotel without saying goodbye to Peter, and goes back to the detective agency]]]].
250	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Juno is terrified of heights. As a CityNoir P.I., he naturally ends up in a lot of high-rise chases.
251	* WithholdingTheirName: Peter Nureyev keeps his birth name under guard. Only Juno is privy to it. [[spoiler:By season 3, so are Rita and whoever he's in debt to, but it's still a very closely guarded secret]].
252	* WorkingWithTheEx: The season 3 episode "Juno Steel and the Man in Glass" has [[TheCaptain Buddy]] force [[spoiler:Juno and Peter]] to [[UndercoverAsLovers pose as a married couple]] on a heist... which would work a lot better if [[spoiler:Juno hadn't [[NotStayingForBreakfast walked out on Peter in the middle of the night out of a fear of commitment]] in the season 1 finale]]. It almost ends very, very badly. Thankfully, they work things out at the end of the episode, and by the next episode they're at the very least friends again, if not lovers (depending on whether Jet was being an UnreliableNarrator in his complaint about them "reading poetry at each other very loudly in the middle of the night").
253	* YouExclamation: When Juno sees [[spoiler:Nureyev]] again in his DreamIntro.
254	-->'''Juno:''' But- . . . It's ''you!''
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	[[folder: Second Citadel]]
258	Unlike the Juno Steel stories, the Second Citadel is a fantasy ensemble about knights and monsters.
259	* TwentyFourHourArmor: Averted. Marc, Talfryn, and Caroline take their armor off when making camp in the forest.
260	* AnnoyingArrows: Sir Damien shoots a massive rat. It literally eats his arrows.
261	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Damien tells Lord Arum there's something human in his eyes. Arum asks if it's the reverse: something monstrous in Damien's eyes. This gets to him.
262	* AttackOfTheTownFestival: It's the Festival of the Three, the celebration of the creation of the Second Citadel, when Arum arrives and throws Damien's life into chaos.
263	%%* BadLiar: Sir Damien.
264	%%* BashBrothers: Angelo and Damien.
265	* BigEater: Talfryn. Four sausages in one sitting.
266	* BelligerentSexualTension: Between [[spoiler: Sir Damien and Arum ''and'' Rilla and Arum]].
267	* BreakThemByTalking: For a creature with little brains, the Janus Beast knows what gets under its victim's skins and will manipulate them with its ''incessant'' chatter.
268	* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Vivian the "witch"]] was ostracized from his village. For a while, he managed well enough, but then he fell ill and was wasting away when the knights found him.
269	* CallAHumanAMeatbag: Arum is exceedingly fond of reminding Damien of the fragility and inferiority of his human form. The [[InSeriesNickname nickname]] "Honeysuckle" starts as a jab at the knight's delicacy.
270	* {{Catchphrase}}
271	-->'''Damien:''' I must speak my heart.
272	%%* ClosetKey: [[spoiler: Lord Arum for Sir Damien.]]
273	* {{Determinator}}: A requirement for being a knight.
274	* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud
275	-->'''Arum:''' I look forward to tasting your blood.\
276	'''Damien:''' And I yours.\
277	'''Arum:''' What?\
278	'''Damien:''' [[FlatWhat What]]. What!?
279	%%* DisabledSnarker: Marc.
280	* DreamCrushingHandicap: The other knights thought Marc's disability would be one of these. He intends to prove them wrong.
281	* DumbMuscle: Angelo has some SuperStrength but not much between his ears.
282	%%* EatingTheEyeCandy: The commentators in ''The Sportive Nymphs''.
283	* FriendlyRivalry: Angelo and Damien are "best rivals" with a running tie for monster slaying.
284	* FullFrontalAssault: During the single combat in ''The Sportive Nymphs'', Sir Marc is naked except for his greaves.
285	* {{Gayngst}}: Unlike the [[SpeculativeFictionLGBT Juno Steel]] universe, the Second Citadel's culture is more homophobic like the real world. Same-sex relationships are considered the matters of children, and are met with varying levels of scorn in adulthood.
286	* HandicappedBadass: Marc's legs are paralyzed. Luckily for him, knights get to ride horses!
287	%%* HandyHelper: Talfryn is this for his older brother Marc.
288	* HeelFaceDoorSlam: The monster in "The Caves of Discord" tells Angelo that it wants mercy and the chance to repent, which he's ready to provide. [[spoiler: Caroline kills it without hesitation]].
289	* HeroicFantasy: Almost entirely. Grazes the edge of LowFantasy. A character-driven ensemble piece with plenty of monsters but no magic (yet). The protagonists may be hungry for recognition or a little cut-throat, but all are firmly on the side of good. Down-to-earth, but not too much.
290	* TheHighQueen: The Queen of the Second Citadel. She reminds her knights that they serve the people's interests first.
291	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Subverted. [[spoiler:Damien]] hatches a plan to defeat [[spoiler:Lord Arum]] by using his own traps against each other, but the trick only works once before [[spoiler:Damien]] falls victim to a more [[PsychologicalTormentZone personal]] trap.
292	* HypocriticalHumor: Rilla tells Marc he's being reckless, then immediately suggests setting a giant mushroom on fire.
293	* ICannotSelfTerminate: By the time Caroline, Angelo, and Damien get to him, [[spoiler: Vivian]] has been seriously ill for so long he just wants to die so [[spoiler: his pet Nimueh]] can be free.
294	%%* IceQueen: Sir Caroline. She's kind of just like that.
295	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Angelo just doesn't understand why Caroline is so mad at being told to smile more.
296	* InSeriesNickname: Arum calls Damien "Honeysuckle." Damien calls him "Friend-Lizard" in return.
297	** Marc is known as "Salamander" among the queen's actual knights. It's an insult that stems from him crawling to get around because of his paralysis.
298	* InterspeciesRomance: There's attraction developing between [[spoiler: Damien and Arum ''and'' Rilla and Arum]]. Time will tell if it becomes a ForbiddenRomance.
299	%%* KnightInShiningArmor: The protagonists.
300	* LadyOfWar: Sir Caroline, the only female knight to date. An IronLady. Do not imply she's anything less than equal to her peers.
301	* LargeHam: Sir Angelo. Bombastic and incredibly strong.
302	* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Damien and Arum arrange to hold their third and final duel in a place where Arum cannot lay traps but that Damien is not familiar with. [[spoiler:Of course, Arum fouls the deal up by apparently [[IHaveYourWife kidnapping Rilla]] instead.]]
303	* LizardFolk: Lord Arum, a four-armed humanoid lizard monster with [[PurpleIsPowerful purple eyes]]. He's also a well-spoken architect.
304	* MadeOfIron: One would think that a seriously broken leg, even after being treated, would hinder Sir Damien in his knightly duties. But he's [[{{Determinator}} unbothered]].
305	* MotorMouth: Damien likes to tell the same stories again and again and "speak his heart." When anxious, it turns into babbling.
306	* MrExposition: Sir Damien regales his girlfriend Rilla with the story of the Citadel and its three founding saints. [[AsYouKNow Which she is already familiar with]]. It works because Damien's a chatty sap.
307	* MultitaskedConversation: While Lord Arum is [[spoiler: on trial]], he notices [[spoiler: Rilla]] in the audience in a [[PaperThinDisguise rather poor disguise]]. He uses the opportunity to [[spoiler: warn her of the monsters plan to attack the citadel...as well as subtly confess his feelings for both her and Damien]]. All the while the [[spoiler: court]] thinks its just him making his rather long winded closing statements.
308	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: In-universe. Sir Damien was named for Saint Damien the Tranquil, and he's not going to let you forget it.
309	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Angelo isn't malicious, but he has some issues with women being knights to work out.
310	%%* PurpleProse: Sir Damien is prone to this.
311	%%* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: Talfryn's attempt at wordplay in 'The Sportive Nymphs'.
312	* RuleOfThree: Sir Damien and Lord Arum plan three battles over the course of the three nights of the festival. [[spoiler: Subverted when Arum doesn't show up for the third fight.]]
313	* RodentsOfUnusualSize: One of Lord Arum's traps contains a rat the size of a horse.
314	* SadisticChoice: After the second duel, Sir Damien realizes the final battle will end with either him killing Arum, [[spoiler: who he's just fallen for]], or Arum killing him and functionally widowing Rilla.
315	** In "The Treacherous Heart", Rilla has to risk killing Damien with her fire powder, or risk someone getting injured saving him and have Damien be eaten by guilt. [[spoiler: Luckily it isn't the real Damien, only an illusion caused by fungus spores.]]
316	%%* SapientSteed: Marc's horse appears to be this.
317	* ScrapbookStory: "Lady of the Lake" is told through Sir Caroline's daily reports and Queen Mira's replies.
318	* SheIsTheKing: The knights serve the ''queen'' explicitly, but female knights are referred to as "Sir," instead of the real-world equivalent title "Dame."
319	%%* SiblingTeam: Marc and Talfryn.
320	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Invoked/discussed when Angelo implies that Caroline's special talent is just that she's the only female knight.
321	%%* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Sir Damien and Lord Arum.
322	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Between Angelo and Caroline while investigating cave-related disappearances.
323	* ThemeNaming: The ''Amaryllis'', the ''Arum'' lily, and the ''"Honeysuckle"'' are all flowers.
324	* TwoFaced: The Janus Beast, obviously. It's only a MultipleHeadCase in a non-canon mini episode.
325	* VoiceOfTheLegion: The Janus Beast has two faces and two chattering voices to match.
326	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Knights exist to defend the Citadel from monsters, and there has yet to be non-hostile interaction between humans and other creatures.
327	* WarriorPoet: Sir Damien is equally strong with his bow as he is with his words.
328	%%* YouTalkTooMuch: Lord Arum thinks this of Sir Damien.
329	[[/folder]]
330
331	[[folder: Shaken]]
332	One of the one-shot stories told before the podcast formatting changed, about an artist who fears she's inherited her mother's condition.
333	* {{Fingore}}: Louise [[spoiler: dips her hands in boiling water and shuts one in a vice to try and keep it steady.]]
334	* ItsAllMyFault: Louise's husband has this reaction [[spoiler: to her death]].
335	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's ambiguous whether Louise [[spoiler: was so convinced she had her mother's illness that she gave herself the symptoms psychosomatically, or whether ''something else'' was at work.]]
336	* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: What Louise is determined to do; unbeknownst to her she's not actually dying]]
337	[[/folder]]
338
339	[[folder: The Coyote of the Painted Plains]]
340	Another one-shot, this time about a schoolteacher and the bandit who kidnaps her.
341	%%* BountyHunter
342	%%* CluelessDeputy
343	%%* CitySlicker: Mary Anne, at first.
344	* FloweryInsults: Mary Anne flings every old-timey, old-westy insult she can think of at Chance when they first meet.
345	* FryingPanOfDoom: Mary Anne wields one of these at the end, and uses it to knock out Beau.
346	%%* GayCowboy: Lesbian, actually, but otherwise fits the trope well.
347	* InsistentTerminology: Mary-Ann is Beau's fiance, not wife.
348	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chance kidnapped a school teacher [[spoiler: to teach the house full of orphans she took in off the streets]]
349	* MamaBear: Chance has something of a tough-love attitude, but nothing will threaten her little ones if she can help it.
350	* PoliceAreUseless: The reason Mary Anne [[spoiler: leaves Beau for Chance]] - so far, he's slept through a kidnapping and let it happen before his eyes, then let an outlaw kidnap a child in front of him, and shot Chance.
351	%%* {{Outlaw}}: Chance
352	%%* {{Schoolmarm}}: Mary-Anne
353	%%* TheWestern: Well, more of a swashbuckler.
354	[[/folder]]
355
356	[[folder: Home]]
357	Another one-shot, about a family about to move out of a house with its own agenda.
358	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Lily's antics get on Jake's nerves very quickly.
359	* BigBrotherBully: Jake's a bit of a dick to Lily. [[spoiler: Exaggerated when he's possessed]].
360	* BigBrotherInstinct: Comes in when he [[spoiler: shakes the possession off and defends Lily against the house]].
361	%%* CheerfulChild: Lily.
362	* ChildrenAreInnocent: Lily, the daughter in the family. All she wants to do is have fun with her brother and stay in the only house she's ever known.
363	* DemonicPossession: The house posses Jake at one point and [[spoiler: forces him to wreck havoc on Lily]].
364	* SapientHouse: It doesn't want the family to leave and [[spoiler: snaps when Jake disrespects it one too many times]].
365	* WouldHurtAChild: Although the parents presumably never find out, a house attacking the children who live in it is several deep-seated fears rolled into one package.
366	[[/folder]]
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