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[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5833881/1/Mass_Vexations Mass Vexations] is a [[Self Insert]] fanfic set in the [[Mass Effect]] universe written by |
[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5833881/1/Mass_Vexations Mass Vexations] is a [[Self Insert]] fanfic set in the [[Mass Effect]] universe written by Herr Wozzeck. It concerns what happens when he winds up on the Citadel after playing the piece Vexations by Erik Satie. With a 'fuck it' attitude and ramblings that go on for some time, he sets out to help the group stop Saren and the Geth. As he goes with the group, he gets to really know them, and as he searches for a way home he forms friendships and becomes a more useful squad member than even he originally thought. |
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It tends to go by [[Rule of Funny]]: it recognizes that some things in there are preposterous in the first place. While there are some very serious moments throughout, a large piece of the story is played for laughs. It hangs lampshades constantly, it has more pop culture references than you can count on one hand, and it parodizes stuff. But it can be serious when it wants to be, and when it does get serious it results in some very honest emotional moments. |
It tends to go by [[Rule of Funny]]: it recognizes that some things in there are preposterous in the first place. While there are some very serious moments throughout, a large piece of the story is played for laughs. It hangs lampshades constantly, it has more pop culture references than you can count on one hand, and it parodizes stuff. But it can be serious when it wants to be, and when it does get serious it results in some very honest emotional moments. |
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** Art outdoes this in part two with shipping Thane and Shepard. He's even more enthusiastic about it than he ever was with Kaidan and Shepard. |
** Art outdoes this in part two with shipping Thane and Shepard. He's even more enthusiastic about it than he ever was with Kaidan and Shepard. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Reference Overdosed|Oh, boy.]] There are so many packed in here that your brain would start to hurt if you tried to find them all. Here is a list of the more obvious ones: |
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Reference Overdosed|Oh, boy.]] There are so many packed in here that your brain would start to hurt if you tried to find them all. Here is a list of the more obvious ones: |
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** The Shepard siblings are named [[Once Upon a Shooting Star|Al and Joc]]. Ironically, the [[Mass Effect]] canon provides just as many [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]] for |
** The Shepard siblings are named [[Once Upon a Shooting Star|Al and Joc]]. Ironically, the [[Mass Effect]] canon provides just as many [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]] for Royal Fanatic's fanfic as the traits deliberately put in by Herr Wozzeck. |
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** Art gives himself the name [[Dragon Age|Zevran Aranai]] while trying to get Wrex's armor from Tonn Actus. Oddly, Art resisted the urge to ask if there was something in his apartment that needed assassinating. |
** Art gives himself the name [[Dragon Age|Zevran Aranai]] while trying to get Wrex's armor from Tonn Actus. Oddly, Art resisted the urge to ask if there was something in his apartment that needed assassinating. |
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*** Another shout out to [[Dragon Age]] comes up during Virmire: one of the salarian cities that Art assigns as squad names is Orzammar. He chooses Jarel [[Meaningful Name|Brosca]] to lead that team. |
*** Another shout out to [[Dragon Age]] comes up during Virmire: one of the salarian cities that Art assigns as squad names is Orzammar. He chooses Jarel [[Meaningful Name|Brosca]] to lead that team. |
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