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* [[Accidental Hero]]: While going through the photos of where Melanie was held captive, a pattern starts to form. Otis and the cult were to sacrifice 7 people with Melanie ''almost becoming the
* [[Adult Fear]]: Granted Melanie is adult, but her parents are fearful of never seeing her again... that's gotta be difficult.
* [[Beware
** [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Emma rejects any pity.
* [[Break the Badass]]: Melanie is known to be a tough girl, hence Sporty. After her trauma, she has a lot of healing to do in order to return to her old self.
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* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Melanie is subjected to this.
** [[Complete Monster]]: Otis Darwin
** [[Carved Mark]]: Darwin some kind of mark on Melanie.
* [[Cute Mute]]: Melanie becomes this after her trauma, but she slowly recovers.
** [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]]
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* [[No One Should Survive That]]: Melanie suffers a head injury that is often fatal; add being the victim of cold-blooded torture... sweet lord. Finally, what she knew was going to be her [[gorn]]ic end... all bets are off.
** [[Not Quite Dead]]
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Vern wants to beat up Otis Darwin for almost making Melanie the
* [[No Sense of Direction]]: After suffering a head injury, Melanie becomes confused and ends up in a horrible situation.
* [[Obligatory Swearing]]: There is a lot of swearing, even Emma drops a few.
* [[Out-of-Character is Serious Business]]: Melanie goes from a tough chick to a [[Broken Ace]], while Emma drops her childlike personality. The folks around them know the situation has clearly become serious at that point.
* [[One of the Kids]]: Melanie is introduced to children in an attempt to help her recover.
* [[Repressed Memories]]: Melanie refuses to open up about her experience with the cult until Geri tricks her into seeing hypnotist. To Geri's credit, it works [[Shown Their Work|some have some basis]], even the [[
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: Mel orders Melanie to throw a rock at the cabin that had been the latter's [[Torture Cellar| hellhole]], as her form of [[Percussive Therapy| treatment]]. When Office Shaw learns of this, he simply blames it on random strangers as it appears to help. Shaw hands Melanie his baton to smash the TV set.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: Seeing what Melanie is going through, it's hard to hold back.
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* [[Torture Porn]]: Chapter 55 explain what Melanie had to go through, [[Tempting Fate| if you can read it]].
** [[Strapped to An Operating Table| Strapped onto the Altar]]:
** [[Human Sacrifice]]: Melanie almost became ''the
*** [[They Would Cut You Up]]: Ya Think!
** [[Waking Up Elsewhere]]
** [[Black Cloak]]: The cult members were wearing these. Geri wearing a robe and James having his hood down reminds Melanie of this.
** [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Otis Darwin crossed this one when he tells Melanie about her fate being sealed. Luckily, Melanie managed to get away.
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** [[Not So Stoic]]: After seeing what she might have done to Emma, even Melanie breaks down and asks if she upset Emma.
* [[Man Child|Woman Child]]: Melanie regresses to a child-like state.
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