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* '''Zig Zagged''': At the beginning of the fight, Jack tells Jill that this isn't a game, and tells her to fight like she means it. The villain, however, is goofing around, so Jill starts fighting less seriously to match him. However, the villain shortly afterwards says "Oh, all that? [[JustToyingWithThem I was playing pretend!]] We weren't ''really'' fighting..." He then draws his sword and shouts ''[[LetsGetDangerous NOW]]'' [[IAmNotLeftHanded WE'RE FIGHTING!!"]]

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At the beginning of the fight, Jack tells Jill that this isn't a game, and tells her to fight like she means it. The villain, however, is goofing around, so Jill starts fighting less seriously to match him. However, the villain shortly afterwards says "Oh, all that? [[JustToyingWithThem I was playing pretend!]] We weren't ''really'' fighting..." He then draws his sword and shouts ''[[LetsGetDangerous NOW]]'' [[IAmNotLeftHanded WE'RE FIGHTING!!"]]



--> " - and now, you're going to tell me it's not a game."
* '''Exploited''': Jack starts to talk about points and winning to get Jill to yell at him about how it's not a game in order that Zachariah can sneak in behind her and plant the bug in her quarters, because Jack's TheMole.

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--> " - and "—and now, you're going to tell me it's not a game."
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Jack starts to talk about points and winning to get Jill to yell at him about how it's not a game in order that Zachariah can sneak in behind her and plant the bug in her quarters, because Jack's TheMole.TheMole.
** Jill snaps at Jack for the second time about how the mission is not a game. Except this time, Jack had a HeelFaceTurn. Both of them know Zachariah was spying on them, and Jill's yelling is actually a ploy to catch him off guard.

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* '''Enforced''': "We need some conflict between Jack and Jill -- let's establish that Jill takes this much more seriously than Jack does."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"We need some conflict between Jack and Jill -- let's establish that Jill takes this much more seriously than Jack does."



* '''Invoked''': " - and now, you're going to tell me it's not a game."

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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" - and now, you're going to tell me it's not a game."



--> "Alright, I better stop fooling around now, or Jill might tell me again that this isn't a game."

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--> "Alright, I better stop fooling around now, or "I think Officer Jill might tell is the serious type who's likely to remind me again that this isn't a game."

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* '''Defied''': "Don't you dare tell me that this isn't a game! I know dammit!"

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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"Don't you dare tell me that this isn't a game! I know dammit!"



--> "Alright, I better stop fooling around now, or Jill might snap back at me for not taking this mission seriously."

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--> "Alright, I better stop fooling around now, or Jill might snap back at tell me for not taking again that this mission seriously.isn't a game."

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* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???
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--> "Alright, I better stop fooling around now, or Jill might snap back at me for not taking this mission seriously."
* '''Conversed''': ???'''Conversed''':
--> "Jill always says that about once every episode, that it's practically her {{Catchphrase}}."
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???At the beginning of the fight, Jack tells Jill that this isn't a game, and tells her to fight like she means it. The villain, however, is goofing around, so Jill starts fighting less seriously to match him. However, the villain shortly afterwards says "Oh, all that? [[JustToyingWithThem I was playing pretend!]] We weren't ''really'' fighting..." He then draws his sword and shouts ''[[LetsGetDangerous NOW]]'' [[IAmNotLeftHanded WE'RE FIGHTING!!"]]
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* '''Straight''': When Jill offers to show Jack how to use the MacGuffin, he cracks a joke; she says this is NotAGame.

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* '''Straight''': When Jill offers to show Jack how to use the MacGuffin, he cracks a joke; joke and fools about; she says this is NotAGame.

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* '''Reconstructed''': The group doesn't take the mission seriously enough, with Jack being the worst slacker of the bunch. Jill needs them to be focused to complete the mission so has to constantly tell them to take their jobs seriously.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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The group doesn't take the mission seriously enough, with Jack being the worst slacker of the bunch. Jill needs them to be focused to complete the mission so has to constantly tell them to take their jobs seriously.seriously.
** Jack's good humor and Jill's seriousness are both needed, to keep concentrate on the end without losing interest or succumbing to despair; they work out a balance between acknowledging that it is not a game, and treating some elements as if they were games, in order to keep their sanity.
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Back to NotAGame

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Back to NotAGameWhat you doing here, playing? This is NotAGame!!!! Go back!
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Jack starts to talk about points and winning to get Jill to yell at him about how it's not a game in order that Zachariah can sneak in behind her and plant the bug in her quarters, because Jack's TheMole.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Jill started to count kills as if they were points, and Jack shushes her when they need silence.

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



* '''Inverted''': Jack tells Jill that she shouldn't take what is a game so seriously.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Jack tells Jill that she shouldn't take what is a game so seriously.



* '''Deconstructed''': Although the situation the group is in is very serious and dangerous, Jill takes her mission too seriously causing her to always snap at Jack who only wants to lighten the mood so that everyone doesn't go insane. This causes the group to dislike Jill and Jill herself suffers emotionally from all the undue stress she takes on.
* '''Reconstructed''': The group doesn't take the mission seriously enough, with Jack being the worst slacker of the bunch. Jill needs them to be focused to complete the mission so has to constantly tell them to take their jobs seriously.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Although the situation the group is in is very serious and dangerous, Jill takes her mission too seriously causing her to always snap at Jack who only wants to lighten the mood so that everyone doesn't go insane. This causes the group to dislike Jill and Jill herself suffers emotionally from all the undue stress she takes on.
* '''Reconstructed''': The group doesn't take the mission seriously enough, with Jack being the worst slacker of the bunch. Jill needs them to be focused to complete the mission so has to constantly tell them to take their jobs seriously.



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