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Touch (2017)
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Touch, by Rhythm, is an Urban Fantasy Web Serial Novel centered around James Toranaga, a young boy who, following an incident of sexual assault, develops the ability to fly.The story follows James and a small group of those around him as they attempt to come to terms with the trials and tribulations of emotional recovery in a world where weirdness is hiding just behind the veil.While technically an action story, the plot focuses heavily on themes of psychological harm and recovery, and the consensus of reviews received on the Web Fiction Guide seems to be that the true strength of the piece is in its realistic and compelling characters. That said, more recent chapters have been leaning a little more into the action side of things.Trigger Warning: From chapter one, Touch deals with some pretty heavy themes, such as sexual assault and abuse, and a trigger warning is issued to any prospective readers. While it is generally regarded as handling the subjects responsibly, its degree of honesty means that it tends not to shy away from subjects that certain readers may find difficult.For the 2015 novel by Claire North see Touch (2015) | |
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Can't Kill You, Still Need You | |
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Can't Kill You, Still Need You: Father is a twisted pedophile and slaver, but he's also incredibly powerful, willing to fight to defend Earth, and took out one of the entities that threatened Earth several years ago. That makes him valuable enough that those in the know are willing to grit their teeth and put up with him. | |
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Human Resources | |
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The goblins were created by elves for Human Resources, but when they didn't work out, they went on to start using humans instead. | |
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Playing with Fire | |
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Playing with Fire: Hideyoshi's main power. | |
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Servant Race | |
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Servant Race: Caleb and his fellow "assets" were specifically bred to be monster-hunting slaves. The goblins were created by elves for Human Resources, but when they didn't work out, they went on to start using humans instead. | |
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Punch-Clock Villain | |
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Punch-Clock Villain: Lewis has shown himself multiple times to be this, what with his efficient and inhumane acts of villainy, and his pleasant home life with a pair of teenage kids. | |
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Parents as People | |
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Parents as People: Peter and Sarah are Good Parents, but especially early on they're kind of out of their depth about how to help James through his recent trauma. On the darker side of this trope, many otherwise decent parents seem to believe that it's okay to abuse your kids just enough to give them a Traumatic Superpower Awakening. Peter, who got this from his own parents, outright says that good intentions don't excuse child abuse. | |
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How Do I Shot Web? | |
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How Do I Shot Web?: James, after every instance thus far of him discovering a new aspect of his powers. Later with Charlie, trying to figure out his teleportation powers while being stuck in a snowdrift in the Arctic. | |
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Ambiguously Brown | |
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Ambiguously Brown: Tasha is described as being so covered in bruises and sunburns that it's hard to even tell what race she is. | |
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Trash of the Titans | |
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Trash of the Titans: Tasha's apartment, oh so much. She even hides her stash of money in an old pizza box on the floor. | |
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Bland-Name Product | |
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Bland-Name Product: In the generic mecha anime category, we have "Spacefighter X" and Word of God has it that the card game James and Casper play is called "Gather: the Magicking." | |
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Was It Really Worth It? | |
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Was It Really Worth It?: Casper's father beat him to activate his magic. On the one hand, this gave Casper powers that saved his life and helped him escape multiple dangerous situations- Casper admits it himself. On the other hand, it also nearly destroyed Casper and Ray's relationship, did destroy Ray and Linda's marriage and Ray thinks it wasn't worth it despite knowing that it saved his son's life. | |
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Leonine Contract | |
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Leonine Contract: After Casper runs away from home, James' family takes him in. Casper later reveals that he cut a deal with Father- a few hours of Casper's time a week in exchange for food, money and a place to stay if he needs it. The Toranagas are understandably upset by this, and Casper responds by saying that all offers of help have strings attached- at least with Father, he knows where all the risks are. A commenter pointed out, and Rhythm confirmed, that Casper is fully aware that if they wanted to, the Toranagas and Tasha could stop helping him and he'd be stranded. In contrast, the combination of Father being so eager to win Casper over and Casper's resistance to Father's power means that it's the one option where Casper feels like he has the upper hand in the relationship. | |
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Heinz Hybrid | |
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Heinz Hybrid: Caleb and his fellow "assets" were created by capturing a bunch of different Half Human Hybrids and selectively breeding them to get kids with a lot of different powers. | |
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Hidden Depths | |
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Hidden Depths: Most of the characters, to some degree, but most notably Tasha. One minute, she's punching people for being stupid, the next she's having a heartwarming conversation with a kid about how he shouldn't let other people define him. | |
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Omniglot | |
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Omniglot: Peter. Intuitive linguistics is his baseline power. | |
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Glass Cannon | |
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Glass Cannon: James can transform into a massive, powerful being made of air with some glowing blue orbs in the center. As he learns during a training exercise, hitting that area hurts so badly that he instantly reverts to normal and blacks out. | |
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Cool-Down Hug | |
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Cooldown Hug: Subverted, as this isn't always the best thing to do to a traumatized child. In two occasions someone (Casper, then Hideyoshi) tries this on James when he's not paying attention, and the sudden feeling of being trapped causes him to lash out on instinct. | |
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Rape and Switch | |
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Rape and Switch: Averted—while there are hints that James might be gay, his father says that he noticed them before the rape. The focus is instead on how the experience makes James figuring out his sexuality more complicated. | |
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The Worf Barrage | |
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The Worf Barrage: Tasha subverts this hard. After an entire fight spent being no-selled because she can't punch hard enough to hurt the guy, she decides she needs to Just. Punch. Harder. | |
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Character Development | |
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Character Development: This seems to be the main driving force of the story, with examples being too numerous to list. Virtually every character thus far shown has undergone at least some degree of ongoing character growth or progression. | |
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Foregone Conclusion | |
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Foregone Conclusion: The flashback to Twenty-Three’s escape plan: we know it fails, because she’s still at the organization in the present day. | |
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Bad Liar | |
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Bad Liar: James, to an almost comical degree. | |
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Power Tattoo | |
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Power Tattoo: Inverted, as Caleb's tattoo is actually a Power Limiter\Power Nullifier that his masters use to keep him in line. It could drain his magic to death if he tried to escape from them. Played straight with familiars: magical beings that are bonded to an individual become a tattoo on that indivudal. | |
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Blatant Lies | |
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Blatant Lies: James currently takes home the prize with "I'm not flying. I'm practicing a magic trick." | |
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Flashback Nightmare | |
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Flashback Nightmare: James has one the night when he tries going back to his own room rather than sleeping with his parents. Technically it's this, rather than the rape itself, which triggers his Traumatic Superpower Awakening, as he wakes up floating above his bed. | |
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Ambiguous Gender | |
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Ambiguous Gender: Goblins. Apparently even Casper isn't able to determine their genders. Eventually it's revealed that they don't have any. In general, Casper's power can tell him the gender of whomever he's sensing, but it's not foolproof; he thought Tasha was a boy the first time that he sensed her. | |
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Shirtless Scene | |
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Shirtless Scene: Caleb a few times, when he needs to show someone the brand on his back. | |
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Please Get Off Me | |
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Please Get Off Me: James' standard response to unsolicited hugs. | |
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No Biological Sex | |
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No Biological Sex: Goblins. They reproduce from spores, having been created by elves from mushrooms, of all things. | |
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Break the Cutie | |
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Break the Cutie: Touch seems to thrive off of defying this trope, both James and Casper serving as examples. Horrible things happen, but they keep not breaking. Poor Charlie gets his mind utterly broken by Sebastian and falls under the mind control of the Whale. | |
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Personality Powers | |
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Personality Powers: Personality is one of the factors that determines a person’s core spell. James, who hates feeling confined, has the ability to fly. Casper is very perceptive and has trust issues thanks to his Abusive Parents. He’s an Empath. Hideyoshi notes that he was never very subtle, making fire the perfect match . | |
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Fright-Induced Bunkmate | |
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Fright-Induced Bunkmate: At his first therapy session, James complains that he can't sleep without nightmares about his attack. Dr. Sharpe suggests that he might feel safer sleeping with his parents, which winds up working. | |
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Body Horror | |
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Body Horror: The unfortunate result of trying to fend off a cosmic horror singlehanded. Heck, at least that guy survived. | |
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Rape as Backstory | |
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Rape as Backstory: James in a rare male example of the trope. Justified in that the story is largely about different ways of learning to deal with trauma. The experience eventually led to his Traumatic Superpower Awakening, and essentially functions as the opening line of the story. | |
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Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu | |
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Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: The fight against the Eldritch Abomination led to one person performing a Suicide Mission, while the other is basically in a permanent medical coma due to injuries and insanity. | |
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Fights Like a Normal | |
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Fights Like a Normal: Given that Peter's main power isn't really combat-applicable, he's perfectly willing to break out the knuckle-dusters when needed. | |
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Affably Evil | |
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Affably Evil: Father might be a delusional wizard with a personal cabal of brainwashed slaves, but he's also a gentlemanly, kind, and largely good-humored individual who wants to protect Earth. | |
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Le Parkour | |
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Le Parkour: Tasha, aided by her super strength, also Caleb. | |
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The Empath | |
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The Empath: Casper, the story's Deuteragonist, is a powerful one. He is not happy about it. | |
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All Therapists Are Muggles | |
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All Therapists Are Muggles: Subverted. James is specifically being sent to someone who does have magic, but he doesn't realize this for a while. | |
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Country Matters | |
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Country Matters: Caleb does this while telling off his boss, Leanne, and destroying his Restraining Bolt. | |
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Power Incontinence | |
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Power Incontinence: Casper spends the first part of the story with empath powers that he can't really control. | |
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Fantastic Racism | |
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Fantastic Racism: Leanne views elementals as lesser beings, and is genuinely disgusted that Tsuru married Hideyoshi, who's an elemental. She refers to the latter as a 'pet' and 'it'. | |
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Fragile Speedster | |
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Fragile Speedster: Caleb, with his Power Limiter. He’s good at dodging Tasha’s attacks, but not so good at taking them, once she finally manages to land a few. | |
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Incompatible Orientation | |
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Incompatible Orientation: James has a crush on Charlie, who's straight. | |
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Forced to Watch | |
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Forced to Watch: One way to trigger someone's Traumatic Superpower Awakening is to hurt someone they love and make them watch it. Casper's father hit his mother for this reason. Seventeen and Eighteen were forced to manifest when their captors tied them to chairs and beat one while making the other watch. | |
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1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_5af55436 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_5af55436 | |
Touch (2017) / int_5b6e57e | type |
Required Secondary Powers | |
Touch (2017) / int_5b6e57e | comment |
Required Secondary Powers: Sometimes present, sometimes not. Tasha has them, to help her deal with the bodily strain of her super-strength. Casper, on the other hand, does not. | |
Touch (2017) / int_5b6e57e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_5b6e57e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_5b6e57e | |
Touch (2017) / int_6b2b3b59 | type |
The Reveal | |
Touch (2017) / int_6b2b3b59 | comment |
The Reveal: Casper discovers that his father beat him and his mother in an attempt to activate his magic, but since Casper's power wasn't obvious and Casper never told him, his parents had no idea it'd worked. Casper is genuinely horrified and leaves home over this. | |
Touch (2017) / int_6b2b3b59 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_6b2b3b59 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_6b2b3b59 | |
Touch (2017) / int_6cb5fcec | type |
Distracted by My Own Sexy | |
Touch (2017) / int_6cb5fcec | comment |
Distracted by My Own Sexy: Tasha again, when she first notices her six-pack after her Training from Hell. | |
Touch (2017) / int_6cb5fcec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_6cb5fcec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_6cb5fcec | |
Touch (2017) / int_6f66bef7 | type |
But Not Too Foreign | |
Touch (2017) / int_6f66bef7 | comment |
But Not Too Foreign: James and Bex are half Japanese, half white. | |
Touch (2017) / int_6f66bef7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_6f66bef7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_6f66bef7 | |
Touch (2017) / int_7095c87e | type |
TheMasquerade | |
Touch (2017) / int_7095c87e | comment |
The Masquerade: Over time, people started believing in science instead of magic, and governments have found it useful to keep the truth on the down-low. | |
Touch (2017) / int_7095c87e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_7095c87e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_7095c87e | |
Touch (2017) / int_72856b70 | type |
Godzilla Threshold | |
Touch (2017) / int_72856b70 | comment |
Godzilla Threshold: As of the Bex interlude, there exists at least one monster capable of forcing the entire planet to work together to defeat it. | |
Touch (2017) / int_72856b70 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_72856b70 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_72856b70 | |
Touch (2017) / int_77cd56b3 | type |
Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality | |
Touch (2017) / int_77cd56b3 | comment |
Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality: James' views about sex are understandably negative after being raped. In the first chapter he specifically says that he never wants to have sex again, and when Casper notices him feeling infatuated he gets angry, saying that sexual thoughts are "gross." In a meditation scene in arc 6, he reflects on why he's "scared of liking guys" and determines that it's because "butt stuff" will always hurt. When his inner self remarks that grownups like it, he says that he'll never ask anyone how it can feel good, to which his inner self agrees. | |
Touch (2017) / int_77cd56b3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_77cd56b3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_77cd56b3 | |
Touch (2017) / int_7bcdd204 | type |
Good Powers, Bad People | |
Touch (2017) / int_7bcdd204 | comment |
Good Powers, Bad People: Father. Leader of what seems to be a very heavily brainwashed cult/crime syndicate. His power? Happiness aura and healing. | |
Touch (2017) / int_7bcdd204 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_7bcdd204 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_7bcdd204 | |
Touch (2017) / int_7fbe9a30 | type |
Freak Out | |
Touch (2017) / int_7fbe9a30 | comment |
Freak Out: James, whenever he takes a moment to remember just how much insane stuff he's done in the last few months. | |
Touch (2017) / int_7fbe9a30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_7fbe9a30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_7fbe9a30 | |
Touch (2017) / int_83445b04 | type |
Pun | |
Touch (2017) / int_83445b04 | comment |
Hideyoshi notes that he was never very subtle, making fire the perfect match . | |
Touch (2017) / int_83445b04 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_83445b04 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_83445b04 | |
Touch (2017) / int_8430699a | type |
Alternate Universe | |
Touch (2017) / int_8430699a | comment |
Alternate Universe: It's heavily implied that this is where magical creatures and beings come from. | |
Touch (2017) / int_8430699a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_8430699a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_8430699a | |
Touch (2017) / int_859ec5d8 | type |
The Fair Folk | |
Touch (2017) / int_859ec5d8 | comment |
The Fair Folk: Elves in this setting come from another dimension, pop into ours every few months and try to kidnap as many powerful-yet-untrained mages as they can in order to use them for Human Sacrifices. | |
Touch (2017) / int_859ec5d8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_859ec5d8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_859ec5d8 | |
Touch (2017) / int_8774fb47 | type |
Eldritch Abomination | |
Touch (2017) / int_8774fb47 | comment |
Eldritch Abomination: One attacked Earth a few years back and was barely defeated. | |
Touch (2017) / int_8774fb47 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_8774fb47 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_8774fb47 | |
Touch (2017) / int_892c6fdc | type |
Space Elves | |
Touch (2017) / int_892c6fdc | comment |
Space Elves: They’re elves, they’re extraterrestrial, and they view humans as cattle. | |
Touch (2017) / int_892c6fdc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_892c6fdc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_892c6fdc | |
Touch (2017) / int_8a4988bb | type |
Mind Rape | |
Touch (2017) / int_8a4988bb | comment |
Mind Rape: Done by the Whale to poor Charlie. | |
Touch (2017) / int_8a4988bb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_8a4988bb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_8a4988bb | |
Touch (2017) / int_9136471a | type |
Our Goblins Are Different | |
Touch (2017) / int_9136471a | comment |
Our Goblins Are Different: Apparently, the goblins in this universe are very helpful, and are considered the human race's closest allies. They can pass as human, but look weirdly androgynous due to having No Biological Sex. | |
Touch (2017) / int_9136471a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_9136471a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_9136471a | |
Touch (2017) / int_96fbeaf | type |
There Are No Therapists | |
Touch (2017) / int_96fbeaf | comment |
There Are No Therapists: Hard averted. The story literally opens on James going to a therapy session, and his therapist is a recurring character throughout the series. | |
Touch (2017) / int_96fbeaf | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_96fbeaf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_96fbeaf | |
Touch (2017) / int_98412467 | type |
Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul | |
Touch (2017) / int_98412467 | comment |
Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul: Used by Father to a genuinely nauseating effect, as it basically amounts to Mind Control. | |
Touch (2017) / int_98412467 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_98412467 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_98412467 | |
Touch (2017) / int_9bfe4c17 | type |
Supernatural Fear Inducer | |
Touch (2017) / int_9bfe4c17 | comment |
Supernatural Fear Inducer: Fauns, apparentlynote Note that, in real life, "panic" is derived from the satyr god Pan. Hideyoshi and Tsuru apparently locked Peter in a room with one in order to invoke his Traumatic Superpower Awakening. | |
Touch (2017) / int_9bfe4c17 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_9bfe4c17 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_9bfe4c17 | |
Touch (2017) / int_9d61fd2c | type |
Traumatic Superpower Awakening | |
Touch (2017) / int_9d61fd2c | comment |
Traumatic Superpower Awakening: In this setting, people need to have an extremely stressful situation for their powers to activate. James got this during a Flashback Nightmare of his rape, Casper got this from his Abusive Parents, and Tasha says that she had one too, but has yet to reveal it. Invoked by some parents, including Casper's. Hideyoshi and Tsuru also did this to Peter, who subsequently developed an extreme distaste for this form of parenting. | |
Touch (2017) / int_9d61fd2c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_9d61fd2c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_9d61fd2c | |
Touch (2017) / int_9e0b9695 | type |
Flight | |
Touch (2017) / int_9e0b9695 | comment |
Flight: James, and he loves it. | |
Touch (2017) / int_9e0b9695 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_9e0b9695 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_9e0b9695 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a1b141f4 | type |
My God, What Have I Done? | |
Touch (2017) / int_a1b141f4 | comment |
My God, What Have I Done?: Casper's father is genuinely horrified by what he's done to his son, admits that he was wrong and asks for forgiveness. Casper is at least willing to talk to him and they may manage to eventually repair their relationship; not so much Casper's mother, who thinks it was worth it. | |
Touch (2017) / int_a1b141f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a1b141f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_a1b141f4 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a2cbad1 | type |
Half-Human Hybrid | |
Touch (2017) / int_a2cbad1 | comment |
Half-Human Hybrid: The Toranaga family are part-elementals. | |
Touch (2017) / int_a2cbad1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a2cbad1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_a2cbad1 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a73cef88 | type |
Virginity Flag | |
Touch (2017) / int_a73cef88 | comment |
Virginity Flag: The Mark of Purity appears on someone's face once they've had sex (willingly or not, to James' displeasure). There are skin patches and permanent surgeries to hide it, however. | |
Touch (2017) / int_a73cef88 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a73cef88 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_a73cef88 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a8cff6a | type |
Familiar | |
Touch (2017) / int_a8cff6a | comment |
Familiar: Caleb transforms one of the elves' hunting birds into a magic tattoo, which means that he can summon it and call on its powers for himself. | |
Touch (2017) / int_a8cff6a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_a8cff6a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_a8cff6a | |
Touch (2017) / int_ac320c0e | type |
Nuke 'em | |
Touch (2017) / int_ac320c0e | comment |
Nuke 'em: The primary method of attack attempted against the above mentioned Godzilla beast. It doesn't work. | |
Touch (2017) / int_ac320c0e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_ac320c0e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_ac320c0e | |
Touch (2017) / int_aedad804 | type |
Mage in Manhattan | |
Touch (2017) / int_aedad804 | comment |
Mage in Manhattan: The story is literally about mages in Manhattan, but the elf attack in the third arc is where this trope comes into play. | |
Touch (2017) / int_aedad804 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_aedad804 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_aedad804 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b11ac9f5 | type |
Abusive Parents | |
Touch (2017) / int_b11ac9f5 | comment |
Casper is very perceptive and has trust issues thanks to his Abusive Parents. He’s an Empath. | |
Touch (2017) / int_b11ac9f5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b11ac9f5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_b11ac9f5 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b1ae4fc2 | type |
The Force Is Strong with This One | |
Touch (2017) / int_b1ae4fc2 | comment |
The Force Is Strong with This One: The elves, as well as their hunting birds, can sense how powerful (or potentially powerful, if their abilities haven't manifested) people are. Caleb gains this power through his Familiar. | |
Touch (2017) / int_b1ae4fc2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b1ae4fc2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_b1ae4fc2 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b2b2093c | type |
Rape and Revenge | |
Touch (2017) / int_b2b2093c | comment |
Rape and Revenge: Hideyoshi and Tsuru wind up torturing James' rapist to death. | |
Touch (2017) / int_b2b2093c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b2b2093c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_b2b2093c | |
Touch (2017) / int_b9085a47 | type |
Summon Magic | |
Touch (2017) / int_b9085a47 | comment |
Summon Magic: Thus far, we have Tuva, whose power revolves around summoning shadowy figures composed of solidified nightmares, and the female elf, who summons her birds to great effect. Tsuru has a number of plants and ghosts under her control. | |
Touch (2017) / int_b9085a47 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b9085a47 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_b9085a47 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b911d8c8 | type |
Subbing Versus Dubbing | |
Touch (2017) / int_b911d8c8 | comment |
Subbing Versus Dubbing: | |
Touch (2017) / int_b911d8c8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_b911d8c8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_b911d8c8 | |
Touch (2017) / int_bbfaa837 | type |
Knight Templar | |
Touch (2017) / int_bbfaa837 | comment |
Knight Templar: Leanne's and later Sebastian's crew. They want to breed super-soldiers strong enough to destroy the elves, once and for all. The resulting soldiers are slaves with numbers for names that are held in check with magical brands that their overseers can use to drain their energy if they set one toe out of line. They're not above kidnapping innocent children and forcing them into service, either. | |
Touch (2017) / int_bbfaa837 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_bbfaa837 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_bbfaa837 | |
Touch (2017) / int_bc00493f | type |
Precision F-Strike | |
Touch (2017) / int_bc00493f | comment |
Precision F-Strike: While most of the characters cuss fairly frequently, James is rather shocked when Peter says "fuck" in relation to Abusive Parents like Caspar's, and then feels very adult when Peter permits him to say it himself. (James then chickens out of repeating it in front of his friends.) In therapy, James is asked for four words that he would choose to describe his rapist. He selects "liar," "meanie," "pervert" and (quietly) "asshole," then apologizes for cussing. | |
Touch (2017) / int_bc00493f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_bc00493f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_bc00493f | |
Touch (2017) / int_beb932ca | type |
Big Applesauce | |
Touch (2017) / int_beb932ca | comment |
Big Applesauce: Near the entirety of the story thus far has taken place in and around Manhattan. | |
Touch (2017) / int_beb932ca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_beb932ca | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_beb932ca | |
Touch (2017) / int_c33a8cc4 | type |
Cuddle Bug | |
Touch (2017) / int_c33a8cc4 | comment |
Cuddle Bug: Bex. Because she's adorable. | |
Touch (2017) / int_c33a8cc4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_c33a8cc4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_c33a8cc4 | |
Touch (2017) / int_c5ccf60f | type |
Internal Reveal | |
Touch (2017) / int_c5ccf60f | comment |
Internal Reveal: James eventually reveals that he was raped to Tasha and Casper, the latter of whom more or less knew due to his power. Caleb and Hideyoshi find out by accident, when Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing causes James to lose his patch. After MANY CHAPTERS of the adult and kid characters hiding their magic from each other, James eventually shows his powers to Hideyoshi and his parents. | |
Touch (2017) / int_c5ccf60f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_c5ccf60f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_c5ccf60f | |
Touch (2017) / int_c63e7d67 | type |
Invoked | |
Touch (2017) / int_c63e7d67 | comment |
Invoked by some parents, including Casper's. Hideyoshi and Tsuru also did this to Peter, who subsequently developed an extreme distaste for this form of parenting. | |
Touch (2017) / int_c63e7d67 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_c63e7d67 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_c63e7d67 | |
Touch (2017) / int_c66cb5a9 | type |
Human Sacrifice | |
Touch (2017) / int_c66cb5a9 | comment |
Human Sacrifice: Elves regularly go to Earth to abduct humans with powerful magic potential and use them as sacrifices in their rituals. | |
Touch (2017) / int_c66cb5a9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_c66cb5a9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_c66cb5a9 | |
Touch (2017) / int_cb9aeb6a | type |
Vigilante Man | |
Touch (2017) / int_cb9aeb6a | comment |
Vigilante Man: At the start of the story, Tasha makes money by beating up criminals and stealing their cash, and tries to get Casper to find bad people for her to attack. This goes badly when Casper directs her to a target who turns out to be the Family. | |
Touch (2017) / int_cb9aeb6a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_cb9aeb6a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_cb9aeb6a | |
Touch (2017) / int_d1da2c36 | type |
Played for Drama | |
Touch (2017) / int_d1da2c36 | comment |
Also Played for Drama a bit: while he learns to quickly hide and dress in private, he forgets about the patch on his face, causing Caleb, Hideyoshi and Cody to see his Mark of Purity. | |
Touch (2017) / int_d1da2c36 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_d1da2c36 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_d1da2c36 | |
Touch (2017) / int_d238fd9d | type |
Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing | |
Touch (2017) / int_d238fd9d | comment |
Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing: James gains the power to transform his whole body to air, which makes him a lot more powerful, but also leaves him naked when he reforms. He tries to avoid using this for a while, though he comes to love how strong it makes him. James ends up going through the portal to the magical world in his air form, leaving him naked once he and Charlie escape from Sebastian. Afterwards, he seeks out Bors, defeats him, and demands his jacket. Also Played for Drama a bit: while he learns to quickly hide and dress in private, he forgets about the patch on his face, causing Caleb, Hideyoshi and Cody to see his Mark of Purity. | |
Touch (2017) / int_d238fd9d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_d238fd9d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_d238fd9d | |
Touch (2017) / int_dae5c997 | type |
Action Girl | |
Touch (2017) / int_dae5c997 | comment |
Action Girl: Tasha, the main girl of the group, has super strength. Which she uses. A lot. | |
Touch (2017) / int_dae5c997 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_dae5c997 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_dae5c997 | |
Touch (2017) / int_db39ccfd | type |
Battle Couple | |
Touch (2017) / int_db39ccfd | comment |
Battle Couple: James' grandparents, Hideyoshi and Tsuru. | |
Touch (2017) / int_db39ccfd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_db39ccfd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_db39ccfd | |
Touch (2017) / int_dffd6a64 | type |
Glad-to-Be-Alive Sex | |
Touch (2017) / int_dffd6a64 | comment |
Glad-to-Be-Alive Sex: Bex was apparently conceived from this, right after her father led the effort to stop an Eldritch Abomination. Its presented more poetically than most examples: | |
Touch (2017) / int_dffd6a64 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_dffd6a64 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_dffd6a64 | |
Touch (2017) / int_e34400ab | type |
Ambiguously Gay | |
Touch (2017) / int_e34400ab | comment |
Ambiguously Gay: James. He begins to wonder about this himself eventually. James seems to have accepted himself as gay and admits that he has a crush on Charlie. | |
Touch (2017) / int_e34400ab | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_e34400ab | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_e34400ab | |
Touch (2017) / int_e52a0409 | type |
Calling the Old Man Out | |
Touch (2017) / int_e52a0409 | comment |
Calling the Old Man Out: Casper finally tells his parents that he hates them before running away from home. Later he meets with his father at a bowling alley and delivers a disgusted tirade against his father. | |
Touch (2017) / int_e52a0409 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) / int_e52a0409 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Touch (2017) | hasFeature |
Touch (2017) / int_e52a0409 | |
Touch (2017) / int_e8e56799 | type |
Blue-and-Orange Morality | |
Touch (2017) / int_e8e56799 | comment |
Blue-and-Orange Morality: Father is legitimately twisted and doesn't see how things like brainwashing people with happiness or having sex with children is wrong. Casper finds this genuinely fascinating in a 'how the hell does anyone become like this?' way. | |
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Enhanced Punch | |
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Enhanced Punch: Tasha, for obvious super-strength related reasons. Also Hobgoblins, the elf and at least one high level mage. | |
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You Are Number 6 | |
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You Are Number 6: Leanne's soldiers only get numbers instead of names. Caleb named himself. | |
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Double Standard: Rape, Male on Male | |
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Double Standard: Rape, Male on Male: Defied. Every person who finds out about James' rape is justifiably horrified by it, and his family and friends go to lengths to ensure that he gets the treatment he needs as quickly and discreetly as possible. | |
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My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That | |
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My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That: Casper notes that James is attracted to Charlie. This leads to a small fight between them, since James is having a hard time processing that fact himself. | |
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Blow You Away | |
Touch (2017) / int_eea93c96 | comment |
Blow You Away: James' powers. He can control wind, fly, and later gains the ability to turn his whole body into air, giving him a significant upgrade. | |
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Touch (2017) / int_eff83d77 | type |
Mundane Utility | |
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Mundane Utility: Hideyoshi uses his fire power to roast some steaks and potatoes. | |
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Touch (2017) / int_f10d3363 | type |
Distracted by the Sexy | |
Touch (2017) / int_f10d3363 | comment |
Distracted by the Sexy: Tasha momentarily during one of Caleb's Shirtless Scenes. In contrast, James is looking pointedly away. Distracted by My Own Sexy: Tasha again, when she first notices her six-pack after her Training from Hell. | |
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I Love You Because I Can't Control You | |
Touch (2017) / int_f231fc12 | comment |
I Love You Because I Can't Control You: Casper becomes resistant to Father's power, and Father starts trying to win him over in response. | |
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Touch (2017) / int_f25b1ae6 | type |
Unskilled, but Strong | |
Touch (2017) / int_f25b1ae6 | comment |
Unskilled, but Strong: James has enough power to go against Father, and that's without any real training. Tasha lacks finesse and many of her moves revolve around punching things, but she might be one of, if not the most physically strong characters in the series. | |
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Touch (2017) / int_fb3576b2 | type |
The Dog Bites Back | |
Touch (2017) / int_fb3576b2 | comment |
The Dog Bites Back: Twenty Three, thinking that Caleb is dead, stabs Leanne to death while ranting that Leanne destroyed everything good in her life. | |
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Touch (2017) / int_fba4c0aa | type |
Driven to Villainy | |
Touch (2017) / int_fba4c0aa | comment |
Driven to Villainy: Lewis works for anybody because, when you have certain useful powers, dangerous people aren't really gonna let you turn down a job offer. He explains that when you have certain useful powers, dangerous people won't let you turn down job offers. | |
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Touch (2017) / int_feaf5424 | type |
You Called Me "X"; It Must Be Serious | |
Touch (2017) / int_feaf5424 | comment |
You Called Me "X"; It Must Be Serious: Caleb is confused and a little worried when Twenty-Three uses his chosen name instead of calling him "Thirteen." Turns out that they've just been ordered to cross the Moral Event Horizon or be killed, and are being transferred out of the city either way. | |
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Touch (2017) / int_ff7f34c5 | type |
Pet the Dog | |
Touch (2017) / int_ff7f34c5 | comment |
Pet the Dog: Casper calls in Father to heal Hideyoshi after he gets shot and is likely to die. When Tsuru asks what Father wants in exchange, Father says that there's no price- for one, Hideyoshi is one of Earth's defenders, and two, he won't extort a boy who's just trying to help a friend. | |
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