History PlayingWith / LivingForeverIsAwesome

* '''Averted''': Alice treats living forever like she treats living temporarily: time that has to be given purpose and meaning, not good or bad in and of itself.

* '''Straight''': Rachel is made immortal, and considers it the best thing that ever happened to her.

** Rachel throws a never-ending party specifically to show off how awesome she thinks being immortal is.
** Rachel's immortality leaves her trapped in an inescapable AndIMustScream situation, but she still considers it a great thing.
* '''Downplayed''': Rachel admits an immortal life isn't always fine and dandy, but feels that overall she's better off for it.

** Rachel is an optimistic person and why shouldn't she be? She's got literally all the time in the world and all the wonders and adventures it contains to look forward to. There's no AgeWithoutYouth, and there is a community of similarly happy immortal people who [[MayflyDecemberRomance won't die on you]].
** Rachel has [[LackOfEmpathy a diminished or nonexistent ability to empathize with others]] and doesn't think of outliving everyone around her as a downside.

* '''Subverted''': Rachel enjoys her immortality initially. But after a few centuries, boredom begins to kick in. Eventually, she's angsting continuously about WhoWantsToLiveForever.

** Rachel is her universe's ButtMonkey ''du jour.'' In the face of countless indignities which never can never kill her, she continues to be [[ThePollyanna endlessly happy and optimistic.]]
** Rachel is a GenkiGirl thrill seeker who regularly does incredibly stupid and dangerous stunts ''just because she can.''
* '''Zig Zagged''': Rachel swings between living up her immortality and endless {{Wangst}}ing about how much it sucks.
* '''Averted''': Rachel treats living forever like she treats living temporarily: time that has to be given purpose and meaning, not good or bad in and of itself.

** "Wow, Rachel, becoming immortal certainly perked ''you'' up."

* '''Invoked''': Rachel is deliberately chosen to be made immortal because the being that grants this boon knows that her innate sense of optimism and good cheer would enable her to cope with it easier than someone else.

* '''Defied''': Rachel fears becoming a giggling immortal with no concept of life, death, or time, so she purposely experiences ''everything'' life throws at her, good and bad, without flinching.

** Rachel's good cheer is a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of all her loved ones, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.
** Rachel is constantly forced to find new and creative ways to keep her spirits up and find ways to avoid boredom, is constantly skipping town and having to avoid any meaningful relationships, forcing her to only engage in wild flings and abandoning her family and friends.
** Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's a narcissistic sociopath, has ''no'' loved ones and does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement in her ability to escape consequences due to this. She has neither family nor friends, but {{mooks}} and sycophants instead, who are easily interchangeable.

** Rachel's immortality brings dark patches, but on the whole she still manages to roll with the punches and for the most part enjoy her life.
** Rachel's family and friends are ''also'' immortal; they live with her and travel with her. Her neighbors ''envy'' the close relationship forged by their shared eternity.
** Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fullfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peacecorps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500 she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate sized country.
* '''Played For Drama''': Rachel's attitude quickly changed once the downsides start kicking in. She eventually becomes confused and depressed when she finally realizes the mistake she has made. "Time heals all wounds" she tells herself. Over the years, she learns how to deal with the downsides, and the immortality blues become just a part of the learning curve.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Rachel spends her immortality on TVTropes.

** Rachel's immortality leaves her trapped in an inescapable AndIMustScream situation, but she still considers it a good thing.

* '''Inverted''': WhoWantsToLiveForever.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

** Rachel's attitude quickly changed once the downsides start kicking in. She eventually becomes confused and depressed when she finally realizes the mistake she has made.

** Time heals all wounds, and Rachel has all the time in the world. Over the years, she learns how to deal with the downsides, and the immortality blues become just a part of the learning curve.

** Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fullfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peacecorps, police, etc) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500 she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate sized country.

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

** "Wow, Rachel, becoming made immortal certainly perked ''you'' up."

* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Rachel, becoming made immortal certainly perked ''you'' up."

* '''Exaggerated''': Rachel throws a never-ending party specifically to show off how awesome she thinks being immortal is.

** Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's TheMessiah, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fullfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peacecorps, police, etc) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500 she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate sized country.

** Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's a narcissistic sociopath, has ''no'' loved ones and does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement in her ability to escape consequences due to this.

** Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's a narcissistic sociopath, and finds amusement in her ability to escape consequences due to this.

** Rachel's good cheer is in fact a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of all her loved ones, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.

** Rachel's family and friends are ''also'' immortal; they live her and travel with her. Her neighbors ''envy'' the close relationship forged by their shared eternity.
** Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's TheMessiah, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fullfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life.
** Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peacecorps, police etc) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500 she's saved enough lives to fill a nation.

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': ???

*** Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peacecorps, police etc) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive everytime. By the time she's 500 she's saved enough lives to fill a nation.

* '''Justified''': Rachel is an optimistic person and why shouldn't she be? She's got literally all the time in the world and all the wonders and adventures it contains to look forward to. There's no AgeWithoutYouth, and there is a community of similarly happy immortal people who [[MayflyDecemberRomance won't die on you]].

* Rachel is constantly forced to find new and creative ways to keep her spirits up and find ways to avoid boredom, is constantly skipping town and having to avoid any meaningful relationships, forcing her to only engage in wild flings and abandoning her family and friends.
* Rachel only finds immortality fun because she's a narcissistic sociopath, and finds amusement in her ability to escape consequences due to this.

'''Basic Trope''': A person is made [[{{Immortality}} immortal]]... and really enjoys it.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Rachel's good cheer is in fact a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of all her loved ones, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.
** Rachel's attitude quickly changed once the downsides start kicking in. She eventually becomes confused and depressed when she finally realizes the mistake she has made.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Rachel's immortality brings dark patches, but on the whole she still manages to roll with the punches and for the most part enjoy her life.
** Time heals all wounds, and Rachel has all the time in the world. Over the years, she learns how to deal with the downsides, and the immortality blues become just a part of the learning curve.

* '''Averted''': Rachel treats living forever like she treats living temporarily: time that has to be given purpose and meaning, not good or bad in and of itself.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''':
%%* '''Played For Laughs''':
%%* '''Played For Drama''':

** Time heals all wounds, and Rachel has all the time in the world. over the years, she learns how to deal with the downsides, and the immortality blues become just a part of the learning curve.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Rachel rapidly swings between living up her immortality and endless {{Wangst}}ing about how much it sucks.
* '''Averted''': Rachel treats living forever like she treats living normally: a span of time that has to be given purpose and meaning, not good or bad in and of itself.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Rachel, being made immortal certainly perked ''you'' up."

** "I don't like to think what she'll be like after she sees her great grand children die. Not because it'll make her sad or callous, but because she'll ''be happy again in no time at all."''
** "But that doesn't mean she doesn't still cherish their memories, just that she's eventually able to move on like any of us -- what's she supposed to do, spent ''eternity'' wallowing in angst over the memories over people who died hundreds or thousands of years beforehand? Would ''they'' want her to live like that?"

* '''Justified''': Rachel is an optimistic person and why shouldn't she be? She's got literally all the time in the world and all the unknown wonders and adventures it contains to look forward to. There's no AgeWithoutYouth, and there is a community of similarly happy immortal people who [[MayflyDecemberRomance won't die on you]].

* '''Justified''': Rachel is an optimistic person and why shouldn't she be? She's got literally the entire future and all the unknown wonders and adventures it contains ahead of her to look forward to. There's no AgeWithoutYouth, and there is a community of similarly happy immortal people who [[MayflyDecemberRomance won't die on you]].

* '''Justified''': Rachel is an optimistic person... and why shouldn't she be? She's got literally the entire future and all the unknown wonders and adventures it contains ahead of her to look forward to. There's no AgeWithoutYouth, and there is a community of similarly happy immortal people who [[MayflyDecemberRomance won't die on you]].

* '''Parodied''': Rachel is her universe's ButtMonkey ''du jour.'' In the face of countless indignities which never can never kill her, she continues to be [[ThePollyanna endlessly happy and optimistic.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': Rachel's good cheer is in fact a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of all her loved ones, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.

* '''Reconstructed''': Rachel's immortality brings dark patches, but on the whole she still manages to roll with the punches and for the most part enjoy her life.

* '''Conversed''': "I don't like to think what she'll be like after she sees her great grand children die. Not because it'll make her sad or callous, but because she'll ''be happy again in no time at all."''

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%%* '''Played For Drama''':

* '''Double Subverted''': Rachel's immortality brings dark patches, but on the whole she still manages to roll with the punches and for the most part enjoy her life.

* '''Reconstructed''': Nope, Rachel really is just that cheerful about it.

* '''Conversed''': "I don't like to think what she'll be like after she sees her great grand children die. Not because it'll make her sad or callous, but because she'll ''be happy again in no time at all."''