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{{quote|''The Gift'' is your typical "boy becomes girl, girl freaks out, girl likes it, girl becomes boy again" story (maybe),<br />
{{quote|''The Gift'' is your typical "boy becomes girl, girl freaks out, girl likes it, girl becomes boy again" story (maybe),
only without the tiny chocolate robots (awww...).<br />
only without the tiny chocolate robots (awww...).
A Sci-Fi/Friendship/Humor/Romance/Mystery/Action story, with a hint of lemon.|From the [http://www.fictionpress.com/ FictionPress.com] website}}
A Sci-Fi/Friendship/Humor/Romance/Mystery/Action story, with a hint of lemon.
|From the [http://www.fictionpress.com/ FictionPress.com] website}}


''The Gift'' is one part ''[[Misfile]]'', one part ''[[Quantum Leap]]'' and one part [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]. An in-progress [[Self-Insert Fic]] by [[User:B Meph|BMeph]].
'''''The Gift''''' is one part ''[[Misfile]]'', one part ''[[Quantum Leap]]'' and one part [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]. An in-progress [[Self-Insert Fic]] by TV Troper BMeph.


There were 33 chapters published between April 2011 and August 2013 before the story was apparently abandoned. The first chapter (only) can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20200327171631/https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2910995/1/The_Gift here].


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The story (twenty-eight chapters) as published so-far, can be found [http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2910995/1/The_Gift here].
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== The following tropes are found in this work: ==

* [[Action Girl]]: Cathy is made of this
* [[Action Girl]]: Cathy is made of this
* {{spoiler|AI: Sebby. Maybe....}}
* {{spoiler|AI: Sebby. Maybe....}}
* [[All Gays Are Promiscuous]]: Averted in a direct quote, by Cathy.
* [[All Gays Are Promiscuous]]: Averted in a direct quote, by Cathy.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: JoJo-A to L.L. ([[Memetic Mutation|"Dere" JoJo is dere]].)
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: JoJo-A to L.L. ([[Memetic Mutation|"Dere" JoJo is dere]].)
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* [[Amazonian Beauty]]: L.L.
* [[Amazonian Beauty]]: L.L.
* [[Audio Erotica]]: Cathy "gives good phone". She later claims JoJo taught her how.
* [[Audio Erotica]]: Cathy "gives good phone". She later claims JoJo taught her how.
* [[Author Appeal]]: It's a fanfic, so there you go. In particular, [[Heroes Want Redheads|red hair]], [[Green Eyes|green eyes]], and [[Hot Amazon|physically well-developed women]] are at the top of the list. JoJo seems to be in a local cluster of them, and likes it, [[Fetish|a LOT]].
* [[Author Appeal]]: It's a fanfic, so there you go. In particular, [[Heroes Want Redheads|red hair]], [[Green Eyes]], and [[Hot Amazon|physically well-developed women]] are at the top of the list. JoJo seems to be in a local cluster of them, and likes it, [[Fetish|a LOT]].
** Almost as much as she likes [[Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks|checking out butts]].
** Almost as much as she likes [[Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks|checking out butts]].
*** [[Anything That Moves|Men and women]].
*** [[Anything That Moves|Men and women]].
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Many, with "Did I mention..." at the top of the list.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Many, with "Did I mention..." at the top of the list.
** "sooo" last millenium.
** "sooo" last millenium.
* [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience|Coded For Your Convenience]]: ''name''-A for originals, ''name''-1 for {{spoiler|folks from the future}}.
* [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience|Coded For Your Convenience]]: ''name''-A for originals, ''name''-1 for {{spoiler|folks from the future}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Chessmaster]]: Sebby knows a lot more than he tells anyone...}}
* {{spoiler|[[Chessmaster]]: Sebby knows a lot more than he tells anyone...}}
* [[Dad the Veteran]]
* [[Dad the Veteran]]
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* [[First Girl Wins]]
* [[First Girl Wins]]
* [[Gender Bender]]: JoJo
* [[Gender Bender]]: JoJo
* [[Genre Savvy]]: JoJo deliberately avoids high heels because of concerns of being in comedic situations. Also, she complains at first of [[Refused the Call|not being the Hero type]]. Of course, she later [[Got Volunteered|changes her mind]].
* [[Genre Savvy]]: JoJo deliberately avoids high heels because of concerns of being in comedic situations. Also, she complains at first of [[Refusal of the Call|not being the Hero type]]. Of course, she later [[Got Volunteered|changes her mind]].
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: JoJo is ''not'' comfortable with being the [[Uke]]. At. All.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: JoJo is ''not'' comfortable with being the [[Uke]]. At. All.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Amy and L.L. are not romantic, but they are very close, and from the Prologue we see that {{spoiler|twenty years in the future,}} they are still together.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Amy and L.L. are not romantic, but they are very close, and from the Prologue we see that {{spoiler|twenty years in the future,}} they are still together.
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]/[[Stage Name]]: Almost everyone in-story uses a nickname, based on their given name. [[The Nicknamer|JoJo]], after learning of Cathy's nickname(“Candy”), immediately starts using it whenever they are alone.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]/[[Stage Name]]: Almost everyone in-story uses a nickname, based on their given name. [[The Nicknamer|JoJo]], after learning of Cathy's nickname(“Candy”), immediately starts using it whenever they are alone.
* Manic Pixie Dream Girl: JoJo, to the point where her being a [[Tsundere]] is more of an [[Informed Ability]].
* Manic Pixie Dream Girl: JoJo, to the point where her being a [[Tsundere]] is more of an [[Informed Ability]].
* [[Military Brat]]: Technically all of the Bates kids, but JoJo is the only one who remembers Dad in uniform.
* [[Military Brat]]: Technically all of the Bates kids, but JoJo is the only one who remembers Dad in uniform.
* [[Mood Swinger]]: JoJo especially at the mall, Sunday afternoon (chapter 22). Or just generally, JoJo.
* [[Mood Swinger]]: JoJo especially at the mall, Sunday afternoon (chapter 22). Or just generally, JoJo.
* [[The Nicknamer]]: JoJo. If you don't have a nickname, she will make one up. If you ''do'' have one, especially if not everyone knows it, [[The Determinator|she will find it out]], and use it.
* [[The Nicknamer]]: JoJo. If you don't have a nickname, she will make one up. If you ''do'' have one, especially if not everyone knows it, [[The Determinator|she will find it out]], and use it.
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*** Except, she's the oldest child, not the youngest.
*** Except, she's the oldest child, not the youngest.
** The chapter where Amy is introduced is called "[[My Little Pony|The Magic of Friendship]]".
** The chapter where Amy is introduced is called "[[My Little Pony|The Magic of Friendship]]".
** "[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY]] [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-03-14 CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY]" ...
** "[[El Goonish Shive|CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY]] [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-03-14 CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY]" ...
** Most of the chapters are named after songs, whose titles or lyrics relate to the actions in the chapter. All of the songs in each chapter has a common tie as well, usually all done by the same artist/band.
** Most of the chapters are named after songs, whose titles or lyrics relate to the actions in the chapter. All of the songs in each chapter has a common tie as well, usually all done by the same artist/band.
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: JoJo flirts with [[Anything That Moves]], but feels an aversion to going any further than that, especially with [[The Mind Is a Plaything of The Body|men]]. However, she responded to Cathy from the first [[Audio Erotica|phone call]]....
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: JoJo flirts with [[Anything That Moves]], but feels an aversion to going any further than that, especially with [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body|men]]. However, she responded to Cathy from the first [[Audio Erotica|phone call]]....
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: JoJo, a devout Christian, seems to have no problem being either a cross-dresser or gay (depending on how you identify her gender). Being ''[[I Take Offense to That Last One|bisexual]]'', however...
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: JoJo, a devout Christian, seems to have no problem being either a cross-dresser or gay (depending on how you identify her gender). Being ''[[I Take Offense to That Last One|bisexual]]'', however...
** She also has a list of "fake blondes" - female entertainers with non-naturally blonde hair - whom she prefers. Her list of said women is [[Everyone Loves Blondes|suspiciously long]]. She specifically remarks about her attraction to Cathy, who is not a "fake" blonde.
** She also has a list of "fake blondes" - female entertainers with non-naturally blonde hair - whom she prefers. Her list of said women is [[Everyone Loves Blondes|suspiciously long]]. She specifically remarks about her attraction to Cathy, who is not a "fake" blonde.
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 29 February 2024

The Gift is your typical "boy becomes girl, girl freaks out, girl likes it, girl becomes boy again" story (maybe),
only without the tiny chocolate robots (awww...).
A Sci-Fi/Friendship/Humor/Romance/Mystery/Action story, with a hint of lemon.

—From the FictionPress.com website

The Gift is one part Misfile, one part Quantum Leap and one part Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness. An in-progress Self-Insert Fic by TV Troper BMeph.

There were 33 chapters published between April 2011 and August 2013 before the story was apparently abandoned. The first chapter (only) can be found here.

Tropes used in The Gift (fanfic) include:
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