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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Claire's [[IncrediblyLamePun furry little secret]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Claire's [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} furry little secret]].
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* '''Straight''': Alice discovers that her best friend, Claire, is a werewolf and agrees to keep it.

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* '''Straight''': Alice discovers that her best friend, Claire, is a werewolf and agrees to keep it.it secret.
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** Alice tells Bob a secret which could endanger her if it got out. Bob only tells the secret to his wife Claire, and swears her to secrecy. It looks like Claire will keep the secret...until the villainous Dave manipulates her into telling, which endangers Alice and greatly pisses off Bob.
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** Alice is trying to protect Claire, knowing that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters werewolves are hunted out of fear and prejudice]].
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** Claire is publicly outed as a werewolf, meaning Alice technically isn't keeping a secret anymore.
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* '''Conversed''': "Yeah, her secret's safe alright... [[GenreSavvy But for how long??]]"

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* '''Conversed''': "Yeah, her secret's safe alright... [[GenreSavvy But for how long??]]"long??"

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* '''Implied''': Claire says something to Alice, but we never actually hear it. Then Claire tells Alice to keep it a secret, and Alice agrees.



* '''Implied''': Claire says something to Alice, but we never actually hear it. Then Claire tells Alice to keep it a secret, and Alice agrees.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The secret could act as SurpriseCreepy and [[TheReveal when it's revealed]], [[NightmareFuel it acts just as that]].
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* '''Straight''': Alice discovers that her best friend, Kate, is a werewolf and agrees to keep it.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is suspicious that Kate is hiding something from her so she follows her to discover her secret: she's a werewolf. Kate sees her and asks Alice if she can keep this from anybody which she agrees.
* '''Downplayed''': The secret is something mundane, like Kate having a SweetTooth.

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* '''Straight''': Alice discovers that her best friend, Kate, Claire, is a werewolf and agrees to keep it.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is suspicious that Kate Claire is hiding something from her so she follows her to discover her secret: she's a werewolf. Kate Claire sees her and asks Alice if she can keep this from anybody which she agrees.
* '''Downplayed''': The secret is something mundane, like Kate Claire having a SweetTooth.



** Alice expect to call favors from Kate in the future.
** Alice is a werewolf ([[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plans to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.

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** Alice expect to call favors from Kate Claire in the future.
** Alice is a werewolf ([[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plans to tell Kate Claire sometimes in the future... after Kate Claire feels comfortable having her around.



** Alice sells Kate's secret to the media.
** An elaborate {{Masquerade}} is in place to make sure Alice, the only person who doesn't know Kate is a werewolf, never finds out.

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** Alice sells Kate's Claire's secret to the media.
** An elaborate {{Masquerade}} is in place to make sure Alice, the only person who doesn't know Kate Claire is a werewolf, never finds out.



** Alternately, Alice tells Bob that Kate is a werewolf.

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** Alternately, Alice tells Bob that Kate Claire is a werewolf.



** ...But Kate eventually learns that Alice knows her secret and ''then'' asks her to keep it.

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** ...But Kate Claire eventually learns that Alice knows her secret and ''then'' asks her to keep it.



** Alice tells Bob Kate's secret... that Kate is a vampire.
* '''Parodied''': Kate threatens DisproportionateRetribution if Alice tells her secret... which is [[TheLadette being a tomboy.]]
* '''Zig Zagged''': Kate tells Alice a secret, Alice tells it to Bob. But Bob doesn't tell the secret to anyone else.

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** Alice tells Bob Kate's Claire's secret... that Kate Claire is a vampire.
* '''Parodied''': Kate Claire threatens DisproportionateRetribution if Alice tells her secret... which is [[TheLadette being a tomboy.]]
tomboy]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Kate Claire tells Alice a secret, Alice tells it to Bob. But Bob doesn't tell the secret to anyone else.



** Alice never finds out that Kate is a werewolf.
** ''Everybody'' knows that werewolves exist, and Kate happens to be one of them.
* '''Enforced''': "We need somebody to know Kate's secret, but we can't let everybody in the series know! Let's just make Alice know Kate's secret but not tell it."

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** Alice never finds out that Kate Claire is a werewolf.
** ''Everybody'' knows that werewolves exist, and Kate Claire happens to be one of them.
* '''Enforced''': "We need somebody to know Kate's Claire's secret, but we can't let everybody in the series know! Let's just make Alice know Kate's Claire's secret but not tell it."



* '''Invoked''': Kate chooses Alice as a friend just so that she can keep her werewolfism a secret.
* '''Exploited''': Alice threatens to reveal Kate's secret if Kate doesn't do a few... favors for her.

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* '''Invoked''': Kate Claire chooses Alice as a friend just so that she can keep her werewolfism a secret.
* '''Exploited''': Alice threatens to reveal Kate's Claire's secret if Kate Claire doesn't do a few... favors for her.



* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Kate's [[IncrediblyLamePun furry little secret]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice eventually learns the difference between everyday conversations and references to Kate's secret.
* '''Implied''': Kate says something to Alice, but we never actually hear it. Then Kate tells Alice to keep it a secret, and Alice agrees.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The secret could act as SurpriseCreepy and [[TheReveal when it's revealed,]] [[NightmareFuel it acts just as that.]]
* '''Played For Laughs''': Kate's secret is pretty obvious, like [[SweetTooth eating sweets in public]], but she ''still'' insists that Alice never tells this to anybody.
* '''Played For Drama''': Kate's secret could end up ruining her reputation if it ever got out.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Kate's Claire's [[IncrediblyLamePun furry little secret]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice eventually learns the difference between everyday conversations and references to Kate's Claire's secret.
* '''Implied''': Kate Claire says something to Alice, but we never actually hear it. Then Kate Claire tells Alice to keep it a secret, and Alice agrees.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The secret could act as SurpriseCreepy and [[TheReveal when it's revealed,]] revealed]], [[NightmareFuel it acts just as that.]]
that]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': Kate's Claire's secret is pretty obvious, like [[SweetTooth eating sweets in public]], but she ''still'' insists that Alice never tells this to anybody.
* '''Played For Drama''': Kate's Claire's secret could end up ruining her reputation if it ever got out.

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

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* '''Downplayed''': ???The secret is something mundane, like Kate having a SweetTooth.



* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???
Kate threatens DisproportionateRetribution if Alice tells her secret... which is [[TheLadette being a tomboy.]]
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Kate tells Alice a secret, Alice tells it to Bob. But Bob doesn't tell the secret to anyone else.



* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???
"We need somebody to know Kate's secret, but we can't let everybody in the series know! Let's just make Alice know Kate's secret but not tell it."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Are you keeping any secrets Alice?"



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???
Alice threatens to reveal Kate's secret if Kate doesn't do a few... favors for her.
* '''Defied''': ???"No Alice, I won't tell you my secret."



* '''Reconstructed''': Alice eventually learns the difference between everyday conversations and references to Kate's secret.
* '''Implied''': Kate says something to Alice, but we never actually hear it. Then Kate tells Alice to keep it a secret, and Alice agrees.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The secret could act as SurpriseCreepy and [[TheReveal when it's revealed,]] [[NightmareFuel it acts just as that.]]
* '''Played For Laughs''': Kate's secret is pretty obvious, like [[SweetTooth eating sweets in public]], but she ''still'' insists that Alice never tells this to anybody.
* '''Played For Drama''': Kate's secret could end up ruining her reputation if it ever got out.



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** Alice tells Bob Kate's secret... that Kate is a vampire.

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* '''Justified''': Alice expect to call favors from Kate in the future.

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* '''Justified''': '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
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Alice expect to call favors from Kate in the future.



* '''Inverted''': Alice sells Kate's secret to the media.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice sells Kate's secret to the media.



* '''Subverted''': SecretSecretKeeper

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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SecretSecretKeeper



* '''Double Subverted''': ...but Kate eventually learns that Alice knows her secret and ''then'' asks her to keep it.
** ...but then asks Bob to keep the secret, as well.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Kate's [[IncrediblyLamePun furry little secret]].
* '''Averted''': Alice never finds out that Kate is a werewolf.
** Or ''everybody'' knows that werewolves exist, and Kate happens to be one of them.
* '''Lampshaded''': ?

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...but Kate eventually learns that Alice knows her secret and ''then'' asks her to keep it.
Subverted''':
** ...but But Kate eventually learns that Alice knows her secret and ''then'' asks her to keep it.
** ...But
then asks Bob to keep the secret, as well.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Kate's [[IncrediblyLamePun furry little secret]].
'''Parodied''': ???
* '''Averted''': '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
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Alice never finds out that Kate is a werewolf.
** Or ''everybody'' ''Everybody'' knows that werewolves exist, and Kate happens to be one of them.
* '''Enforced''': ???
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'''Lampshaded''': ????



* '''Defied''': ?

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



* '''Conversed''': "Yeah, her secret's safe alright...[[GenreSavvy but for how long??]]"

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* '''Conversed''': "Yeah, her secret's safe alright... [[GenreSavvy but But for how long??]]"long??]]"
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Kate's [[IncrediblyLamePun furry little secret]].
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* '''Subverted''': SecretSecretKeeper

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* '''Subverted''': SecretSecretKeeperSecretSecretKeeper
** Alternately, Alice tells Bob that Kate is a werewolf.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but Kate eventually learns that Alice knows her secret and ''then'' asks her to keep it.
** ...but then asks Bob to keep the secret, as well.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is having a nervous breakdown over trying not to spill the beans. She becomes increasingly paranoid, misinterpreting everything she hears as a reference to Kate's [[IncrediblyLamePun furry little secret]].
* '''Averted''': Alice never finds out that Kate is a werewolf.
** Or ''everybody'' knows that werewolves exist, and Kate happens to be one of them.
* '''Lampshaded''': ?
* '''Invoked''': Kate chooses Alice as a friend just so that she can keep her werewolfism a secret.
* '''Defied''': ?
* '''Discused''': "Don't worry, your secret's safe with me."
* '''Conversed''': "Yeah, her secret's safe alright...[[GenreSavvy but for how long??]]"
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** Alice is a werewolf ([[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plan to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.

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** Alice is a werewolf ([[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plan plans to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.
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** Alice is a werewolf ([[TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plan to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.

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** Alice is a werewolf ([[TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness ([[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plan to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.
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** Alice is a werewolf ([[WorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plan to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.

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** Alice is a werewolf ([[WorldOfDarkness ([[TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plan to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.
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** An elaborate {{Masquerade}} is in place to make sure Alice, the only person who doesn't know Kate is a werewolf, never finds out.
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* '''Justified''': Alice expect to call favors from Kate in the future.
** Alice is a werewolf ([[WorldOfDarkness or a ghoul, or a mage, or a changeling]]) too, and plan to tell Kate sometimes in the future... after Kate feels comfortable having her around.
* '''Inverted''': Alice sells Kate's secret to the media.
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* '''Suverted''': SecretSecretKeeper

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* '''Suverted''': '''Subverted''': SecretSecretKeeper

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