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** Bob had a serious physical or mental health scare. He spends a couple of days in bed, but when his friends see him acting the way he normally does, they know he's made a full recovery.
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* '''Implied''': Bob's OutOfCharacterMoment happens offscreen and other characters only describe it later. Alice and Betty say, "It was scary." Alex says, "It was even worse for me, because he was yelling ''at'' me. He was just yelling ''around'' you."

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* '''Implied''': Bob's OutOfCharacterMoment happens offscreen and other characters only describe it later. Alice and asks how it was with Bob. Betty say, says, "It was scary." Alex says, "It was even worse for me, because he was yelling ''at'' me. He was just yelling ''around'' you."
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* The usually dour, cynical, and serious Bob wakes up and acts far more amicable and social than usual. Everyone notices, but they don't make a big deal.

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* ** The usually dour, cynical, and serious Bob wakes up and acts far more amicable and social than usual. Everyone notices, but they don't make a big deal.



** Taken UpToEleven! Bob is CrazyPrepared, so he ''deliberately'' remains distinctively calm, cool, quiet... until the fate of the world rests on him being able to get Alex to listen. Then Bob breaks out the OOCIsSeriousBusiness.

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** Taken UpToEleven! Bob is CrazyPrepared, so he ''deliberately'' remains distinctively calm, cool, quiet... until the fate of the world rests on him being able to get Alex to listen. Then Bob breaks out the OOCIsSeriousBusiness.
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* The usually dour, cynical, and serious Bob wakes up and acts far more amicable and social than usual. Everyone notices, but they don't make a big deal.

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'''Basic Trope''': When a character acts {{out of character|Moment}}, it is SeriousBusiness.

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'''Basic Trope''': When a character acts {{out of character|Moment}}, [[OutOfCharacterMoment differently than they normally do]], it is SeriousBusiness.[[SeriousBusiness a sign that others must heed]].



** When [[{{Jerkass}} Alex]] makes one too many rude remarks, the calm and [[TheStoic stoic]] Bob loses his temper and yells at him, shocking Alex and everyone else watching.
** Bob, who has always been a [[ActualPacifist staunch pacifist]] who solves conflicts through dialogue, walks straight up to Alex without a word and decks him square in the face to shut him up.

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** When [[{{Jerkass}} [[JerkAss Alex]] makes one too many rude remarks, the calm and [[TheStoic stoic]] Bob loses his temper and yells at him, shocking Alex and everyone else watching.
** Bob, who has always been a [[ActualPacifist staunch pacifist]] who solves conflicts through dialogue, walks straight up to Alex without a word and [[TalkToTheFist decks him square in the face face]] to shut him up.



** Bob snapped at Alex but neither him nor anyone around them reacted...
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** Bob snapped at Alex Alex, but neither him he nor anyone around them reacted...
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* '''Parodied''': Bob has suddenly become a twitching, gibbering wreck the complete opposite of his normal charter. "This is just a hunch, guys, but I think something may be off with Bob..."
* '''Zig Zagged''': It varies whether or not Bob becomes OOC when things become serious.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob has suddenly become a twitching, gibbering wreck the complete opposite of his normal charter.character. "This is just a hunch, guys, but I think something may be off with Bob..."
* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': It varies whether or not Bob becomes OOC when things become serious.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob starts to dress in fiery clothes, screams every times he speak, acts mean towards everyone, and now wants to become a rock star so he can have an excuse to be the way he is.

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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Bob starts to dress in fiery clothes, screams every times he speak, acts mean towards everyone, and now wants to become a rock star so he can have an excuse to be the way he is.is.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob is acting out of character in response to something dangerous Alex wants to do. [[GenreBlindness Alex doesn't realize Bob is acting out of character to make him pay attention]], and [[PoorCommunicationKills Bob doesn't make that clear for whatever reason]], so he goes ahead with his plan. There are dire consequences.
* '''Implied''': Bob's OutOfCharacterMoment happens offscreen and other characters only describe it later. Alice and Betty say, "It was scary." Alex says, "It was even worse for me, because he was yelling ''at'' me. He was just yelling ''around'' you."



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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob starts to dress in fiery clothes, screams every times he speak, acts mean towards everyone, and now wants to become a rock star so he can have an excuse to be the way he is.



%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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** Bob, who has always been a [[ActualPacifist staunch pacifist]] who solves conflicts by talking, walks straight up to Alex without a word and decks him square in the face to shut him up.

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** Bob, who has always been a [[ActualPacifist staunch pacifist]] who solves conflicts by talking, through dialogue, walks straight up to Alex without a word and decks him square in the face to shut him up.

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* '''Straight''': When [[{{Jerkass}} Alex]] makes one too many rude remarks, the calm and [[TheStoic stoic]] Bob loses his temper and yells at him, shocking Alex and everyone else watching.

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When [[{{Jerkass}} Alex]] makes one too many rude remarks, the calm and [[TheStoic stoic]] Bob loses his temper and yells at him, shocking Alex and everyone else watching.watching.
** Bob, who has always been a [[ActualPacifist staunch pacifist]] who solves conflicts by talking, walks straight up to Alex without a word and decks him square in the face to shut him up.

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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Charlie offers Bob five bucks to fly into an uncharacteristic fit of rage.



* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie walks in on Bob having an uncharacteristic fit of rage in a moment of stress and misappraises him as a violent boor with a HairTriggerTemper.



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