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* Squick: ... ensues.
* Squick: ... ensues.
* Mooks: Totally averted in the first book, there is only the main terrorists commanding to a lot of giant slave monsters.
* Mooks: Totally averted in the first book, there is only the main terrorists commanding to a lot of giant slave monsters.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Melville. Probably [[China Mieville]], [[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]] and [[Final Fantasy]] too.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Melville. Probably [[China Mieville]], [[God of War (series)|God of War]] and [[Final Fantasy]] too.
* [[Storyboard Body]]: Elsy, Ohya.
* [[Storyboard Body]]: Elsy, Ohya.
* [[Tattooed Crook]]: Elsy.
* [[Tattooed Crook]]: Elsy.
* [[Comforting Comforter]]: Basilien (or his mother) draps a blanket around Ohya when he falls asleep in the Orlinde house.
* [[Comforting Comforter]]: Basilien (or his mother) draps a blanket around Ohya when he falls asleep in the Orlinde house.
* [[Crazy Enough to Work]]: Both Vorian and suicide mission plans.
* [[Crazy Enough to Work]]: Both Vorian and suicide mission plans.
* [[Cry for The Devil]]: The Vorian flashback, {{spoiler|which allows us to see Noelien, Eldee and the twin sisters in their sad childhood and teenage years}}.
* [[Cry for the Devil]]: The Vorian flashback, {{spoiler|which allows us to see Noelien, Eldee and the twin sisters in their sad childhood and teenage years}}.
* [[Story Arc]]: In each Mirinar novel, a huge portion of chapters have their own atmosphere and subplot. But there is always great story arcs. And ''greater'' story arcs. Some metaplot too.
* [[Story Arc]]: In each Mirinar novel, a huge portion of chapters have their own atmosphere and subplot. But there is always great story arcs. And ''greater'' story arcs. Some metaplot too.
* [[Floating Advice Reminder]]: Played... strange. Elsy has black clouds in her head in one chapter and a Blasphemy tentacle hit it. Figuratively.
* [[Floating Advice Reminder]]: Played... strange. Elsy has black clouds in her head in one chapter and a Blasphemy tentacle hit it. Figuratively.
* [[In the Hood]]: Teliam Vore in {{spoiler|his chapter 9 apparition}}.
* [[In the Hood]]: Teliam Vore in {{spoiler|his chapter 9 apparition}}.
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Loffrieu ({{spoiler|the "evil" Teliam Vore}}). Certainly {{spoiler|mirror-worlds too, since ''something'' seems to ''think'' and ''watch'' from there}}.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Loffrieu ({{spoiler|the "evil" Teliam Vore}}). Certainly {{spoiler|mirror-worlds too, since ''something'' seems to ''think'' and ''watch'' from there}}.
* [[Lie Detector]]: Orienteurs can do this without machine.
* [[Lie Detector]]: Orienteurs can do this without machine.
* [[Rule of Empathy]]: Governmental personalities and bad guys are more prone to be sympathetic than the main character. It may be part of the Deconstruction approach.
* [[Rule of Empathy]]: Governmental personalities and bad guys are more prone to be sympathetic than the main character. It may be part of the Deconstruction approach.
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* [[Magi Babble]]: Mostly in magician dialogues, indeed.
* [[Magi Babble]]: Mostly in magician dialogues, indeed.
* [[Magically-Binding Contract]]: Sort of. {{spoiler|The Olgueron is more of a very complex curse/MindScrew}}.
* [[Magically-Binding Contract]]: Sort of. {{spoiler|The Olgueron is more of a very complex curse/MindScrew}}.
* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: We don't know all of the laws regarding Mirinar magic, but already a lot, clearly in an attempt to make it at least looks logical.
* [[Magic a Is Magic A]]: We don't know all of the laws regarding Mirinar magic, but already a lot, clearly in an attempt to make it at least looks logical.
* [[Magic From Technology]]: Maybe. A popular theory is that {{spoiler|Mirinar Arks are part of an ancient and futuristic structure carrying some psionic energy. Hell, Jesus himself could be in the Arks ? we already saw divine Light, an exploding giant cyborg creature and [[The Virus]] going out of these things. Maybe the Arks are totally made of Narrativium ?}}
* [[Magic From Technology]]: Maybe. A popular theory is that {{spoiler|Mirinar Arks are part of an ancient and futuristic structure carrying some psionic energy. Hell, Jesus himself could be in the Arks ? we already saw divine Light, an exploding giant cyborg creature and [[The Virus]] going out of these things. Maybe the Arks are totally made of Narrativium ?}}
* [[Magic Music]]: Some Vorian artifacts can ''sing''.
* [[Magic Music]]: Some Vorian artifacts can ''sing''.
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* [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]]: Blasphemies are SO unstable and dangerous things.
* [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]]: Blasphemies are SO unstable and dangerous things.
* [[Portal Pool]]: The magical mirror/black pool in the Mirinèce sewers.
* [[Portal Pool]]: The magical mirror/black pool in the Mirinèce sewers.
* [[Powered By a Forsaken Child]]: One really doesn't want to know how the Blasphemies are made.
* [[Powered by a Forsaken Child]]: One really doesn't want to know how the Blasphemies are made.
* Restraining Bolt: Loulou is a special Blasphemy with a lot of mechanical and chemical stuff preventing it of becoming dangerous for its creators.
* Restraining Bolt: Loulou is a special Blasphemy with a lot of mechanical and chemical stuff preventing it of becoming dangerous for its creators.
* [[Techno Babble]]: What the hell is going on with all these mirror-worlds rules ?
* [[Techno Babble]]: What the hell is going on with all these mirror-worlds rules ?
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* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: Elsy and Opaline in the second novel.
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: Elsy and Opaline in the second novel.
* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: Basilien, Ohya.
* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: Basilien, Ohya.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Hussert {{spoiler|is shipping Arlard and Elodianne}}.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Hussert {{spoiler|is shipping Arlard and Elodianne}}.
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: Elsy. Kind of subverted since Elsy seems aware of here complicated and aristocratif way of talking.
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: Elsy. Kind of subverted since Elsy seems aware of here complicated and aristocratif way of talking.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Inverted with Elsy and Elodianne (the redhead is the quiet one, the white-haired the raging tempest). Played straight, but without physical divergences, with Laudane and Amaranthe.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Inverted with Elsy and Elodianne (the redhead is the quiet one, the white-haired the raging tempest). Played straight, but without physical divergences, with Laudane and Amaranthe.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Allibert. All of Aurterre arc in the first novel.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Allibert. All of Aurterre arc in the first novel.
* [[Psycho Supporter]]: Manoha.
* [[Psycho Supporter]]: Manoha.
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: {{spoiler|Noelien in the first novel final}}.
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: {{spoiler|Noelien in the first novel final}}.
* [[Post-Historical Trauma]]: Damnis, Vore and Salven.
* [[Post-Historical Trauma]]: Damnis, Vore and Salven.
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: Ohya.
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: Ohya.
* [[Only in It For The Money]]: Elsy. To be fair, she also is in some missions for glory.
* [[Only in It For the Money]]: Elsy. To be fair, she also is in some missions for glory.
* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]: Vorians in their teen years. {{spoiler|They tried to bring a pedophile to justice. They failed, one of them died.}} They were arrested and ''punished''.
* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]: Vorians in their teen years. {{spoiler|They tried to bring a pedophile to justice. They failed, one of them died.}} They were arrested and ''punished''.
* [[Expressive Mask]]: {{spoiler|Teliam Vore's face.}}
* [[Expressive Mask]]: {{spoiler|Teliam Vore's face.}}
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