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* '''Inverted''':
** Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for it.
** It actually, obviously ''was'' Spencer in a bear suit, but Mary thought it was a real bear.
** Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for it.
** It actually, obviously ''was'' Spencer in a bear suit, but Mary thought it was a real bear.
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* '''Inverted''':
** Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for it.
** It actually, obviously ''was'' Spencer in a bear suit, but Mary thought it was a real bear.'''Inverted''': AndYouThoughtItWasReal
** Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for it.
** It actually, obviously ''was'' Spencer in a bear suit, but Mary thought it was a real bear.
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** Mary [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass saves the day]] specifically because [[MagicFeather she was dealing with Spencer]]. The moment she is told it was a bear, Mary develops a ThousandYardStare, a nervous guffaw, and faints.
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** Mary [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass saves the day]] specifically because [[MagicFeather she believed she was dealing with Spencer]]. The moment she is told it was a bear, Mary develops a ThousandYardStare, a nervous guffaw, and faints.
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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Mary is labeled LethallyStupid because you need to be if you see a bear and the first thing you do is assume it's a guy in a costume. This leads to many people refusing to deal with her and insulting her intelligence, a with that Mary is going to end with a lot of misery.
** Mary ends up getting in a very traumatic event courtesy of walking right up to a bear thinking it's Spencer. [[NeverBeHurtAgain As a result of that]], Mary becomes overly paranoid.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Mary obtains a reputation as a FearlessFool.
** Spencer does less spectacular jokes to bring her out of her shell and Mary does eventually assumes something odd that happens to her is Spencer pranking her and is not even mad.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
** Mary gets in a WimpFight with the bear because she thinks it's Spencer, and wins.
** Mary [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass saves the day]] specifically because [[MagicFeather she was dealing with Spencer]]. The moment she is told it was a bear, Mary develops a ThousandYardStare, a nervous guffaw, and faints.
* '''Played For Drama''': Mary hears that she dealt with an actual bear instead of Spencer and starts screaming at him that [[DudeNotFunny how dare he decide to prank her in a fashion that could have gotten her killed]]. Spencer, on his end, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone is still not over the shock of seeing Mary in danger]].
* '''Played For Horror''': Mary approaches the bear thinking it's Spencer. [[DeadlyPrank The bear tears her apart]].
** Mary is labeled LethallyStupid because you need to be if you see a bear and the first thing you do is assume it's a guy in a costume. This leads to many people refusing to deal with her and insulting her intelligence, a with that Mary is going to end with a lot of misery.
** Mary ends up getting in a very traumatic event courtesy of walking right up to a bear thinking it's Spencer. [[NeverBeHurtAgain As a result of that]], Mary becomes overly paranoid.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Mary obtains a reputation as a FearlessFool.
** Spencer does less spectacular jokes to bring her out of her shell and Mary does eventually assumes something odd that happens to her is Spencer pranking her and is not even mad.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
** Mary gets in a WimpFight with the bear because she thinks it's Spencer, and wins.
** Mary [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass saves the day]] specifically because [[MagicFeather she was dealing with Spencer]]. The moment she is told it was a bear, Mary develops a ThousandYardStare, a nervous guffaw, and faints.
* '''Played For Drama''': Mary hears that she dealt with an actual bear instead of Spencer and starts screaming at him that [[DudeNotFunny how dare he decide to prank her in a fashion that could have gotten her killed]]. Spencer, on his end, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone is still not over the shock of seeing Mary in danger]].
* '''Played For Horror''': Mary approaches the bear thinking it's Spencer. [[DeadlyPrank The bear tears her apart]].
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* '''Inverted''': Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for it.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls forit.it.
** It actually, obviously ''was'' Spencer in a bear suit, but Mary thought it was a real bear.
** Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for
** It actually, obviously ''was'' Spencer in a bear suit, but Mary thought it was a real bear.
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* '''Defied''': Mary decides to treat each danger as real until she can prove otherwise.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Mary decides to treat each danger as real until she can proveotherwise.otherwise.
** [[SitcomArchNemesis Cecil]] tosses a rock to the bear and makes it so angry it is obvious to Mary that it can't be Spencer in a bear costume (Spencer is not rich enough to buy a costume ''that'' realistic).
** Mary decides to treat each danger as real until she can prove
** [[SitcomArchNemesis Cecil]] tosses a rock to the bear and makes it so angry it is obvious to Mary that it can't be Spencer in a bear costume (Spencer is not rich enough to buy a costume ''that'' realistic).
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'''Basic Trope''': [[WrongAssumption Someone believes]] a real situation is just staged or faked.
* '''Straight''': One night, [[TheProtagonist Mary]] is out in the woods. She comes across a [[BearsAreBadNews ferocious grizzly bear]], but thinks it's just [[ThePrankster Spencer]] playing a trick on her.
* '''Exaggerated''': Mary thinks the bear must be Spencer in costume, that rattlesnake noise is probably just Wendy playing a sound on her phone, the [[BreadEggsMilkSquick blood rain]] is just Cecil showering her with Kool-Aid, [[SerialEscalation and it's not even night, and she's not even actually in the forest!]]
* '''Downplayed''': Mary thinks the rustling in the bushes is just a prank, but she can tell the bear is real.
* '''Justified''':
** Pranking Mary ''would'' be in-character for Spencer, and he ''does'' own a [[LatexPerfection very realistic bear costume]].
** Bears in this forest would be MisplacedWildlife, and Mary knows they don't usually live there, so it has to be a prank.
* '''Inverted''': Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for it.
* '''Subverted''': Mary was just joking; she knows the bear isn't actually Spencer.
* '''Double Subverted''': She thinks it's Wendy in a costume instead.
* '''Parodied''': Mary starts [[YourCostumeNeedsWork criticizing the bear on its "costume"]], pretending to see fake wires around the forest, and announcing that she's not fooled, Spencer! The bear attacks her.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Mary thinks the bear is Spencer. It wasn't, but she gets away. Then she runs into a bear who actually ''is'' Spencer, but she doesn't think so. After a while, she's able to tell. But she didn't notice that the rattlesnake sound she's been hearing this whole time has just been Wendy pranking her.
* '''Averted''':
** Mary realizes that the bear is real as soon as she encounters it.
** The bear really was just Spencer in a costume, and Mary can tell instantly.
* '''Enforced''': "Let's throw in some comedy before Mary encounters the bear."
* '''Lampshaded''': "That's a nice bear costume, Spencer, but you can cut it out-- wait, this is a real bear!"
* '''Invoked''': Cecil tells Mary that Spencer's probably going to prank her, so she should look out for it.
* '''Exploited''':
** Cecil is also trying to get Mary killed and doesn't want her to think she'll be encountering anything dangerous.
** [[RealityWarper Anything Mary thinks becomes true]]. She uses this as a tactic to get out of danger.
* '''Defied''': Mary decides to treat each danger as real until she can prove otherwise.
* '''Discussed''': "If Mary gets into any ''real'' danger, I bet she'll just think someone's playing a trick on her."
* '''Conversed''': "Why do characters on TV always think someone's planning elaborate pranks on them?"
* '''Implied''': When Mary returns the next day, she says she saw Spencer in a bear costume. Spencer spent the entire day at home, and we don't realize what she actually ran into.
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* '''Straight''': One night, [[TheProtagonist Mary]] is out in the woods. She comes across a [[BearsAreBadNews ferocious grizzly bear]], but thinks it's just [[ThePrankster Spencer]] playing a trick on her.
* '''Exaggerated''': Mary thinks the bear must be Spencer in costume, that rattlesnake noise is probably just Wendy playing a sound on her phone, the [[BreadEggsMilkSquick blood rain]] is just Cecil showering her with Kool-Aid, [[SerialEscalation and it's not even night, and she's not even actually in the forest!]]
* '''Downplayed''': Mary thinks the rustling in the bushes is just a prank, but she can tell the bear is real.
* '''Justified''':
** Pranking Mary ''would'' be in-character for Spencer, and he ''does'' own a [[LatexPerfection very realistic bear costume]].
** Bears in this forest would be MisplacedWildlife, and Mary knows they don't usually live there, so it has to be a prank.
* '''Inverted''': Spencer dresses up as a bear to scare Mary, and she falls for it.
* '''Subverted''': Mary was just joking; she knows the bear isn't actually Spencer.
* '''Double Subverted''': She thinks it's Wendy in a costume instead.
* '''Parodied''': Mary starts [[YourCostumeNeedsWork criticizing the bear on its "costume"]], pretending to see fake wires around the forest, and announcing that she's not fooled, Spencer! The bear attacks her.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Mary thinks the bear is Spencer. It wasn't, but she gets away. Then she runs into a bear who actually ''is'' Spencer, but she doesn't think so. After a while, she's able to tell. But she didn't notice that the rattlesnake sound she's been hearing this whole time has just been Wendy pranking her.
* '''Averted''':
** Mary realizes that the bear is real as soon as she encounters it.
** The bear really was just Spencer in a costume, and Mary can tell instantly.
* '''Enforced''': "Let's throw in some comedy before Mary encounters the bear."
* '''Lampshaded''': "That's a nice bear costume, Spencer, but you can cut it out-- wait, this is a real bear!"
* '''Invoked''': Cecil tells Mary that Spencer's probably going to prank her, so she should look out for it.
* '''Exploited''':
** Cecil is also trying to get Mary killed and doesn't want her to think she'll be encountering anything dangerous.
** [[RealityWarper Anything Mary thinks becomes true]]. She uses this as a tactic to get out of danger.
* '''Defied''': Mary decides to treat each danger as real until she can prove otherwise.
* '''Discussed''': "If Mary gets into any ''real'' danger, I bet she'll just think someone's playing a trick on her."
* '''Conversed''': "Why do characters on TV always think someone's planning elaborate pranks on them?"
* '''Implied''': When Mary returns the next day, she says she saw Spencer in a bear costume. Spencer spent the entire day at home, and we don't realize what she actually ran into.
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%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
