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** Bob’s survival was not serendipitous. The enemies who set the bomb were [[TargetedToHurtTheHero prioritizing the annihilation of everybody Bob has the smallest connection to as a method to terrorize Bob]] and Bob's death (if it actually happened) was a bonus.
** Bob's survival is considered too serendipitous by the ImproperlyParanoid InspectorJavert RabidCop in charge of the investigation and Bob is taken [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and given the third degree]] by means of reenacting ''Film/{{Hostel}}'’.
** Bob's survival is considered too serendipitous by the ImproperlyParanoid InspectorJavert RabidCop in charge of the investigation and Bob is taken [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and given the third degree]] by means of reenacting ''Film/{{Hostel}}'’.
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** Bob’s survival was not serendipitous. The serendipitous, yeah, but the enemies who set the bomb were [[TargetedToHurtTheHero prioritizing the annihilation of everybody Bob has the smallest connection to as a method to terrorize Bob]] and Bob's death (if it actually happened) was supposed to be a bonus.
** Bob's survival is considered too serendipitous by the ImproperlyParanoid InspectorJavert RabidCop in charge of the investigation and Bob is taken [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and given the third degree]] by means of reenacting''Film/{{Hostel}}'’.''Film/{{Hostel}}''.
** Bob's survival is considered too serendipitous by the ImproperlyParanoid InspectorJavert RabidCop in charge of the investigation and Bob is taken [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and given the third degree]] by means of reenacting
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** Bob's SurvivalGuilt drives him insane.
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** Bob's SurvivalGuilt SurvivorsGuilt drives him insane.
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* '''Played For Horror''':
** Bob’s survival was not serendipitous. The enemies who set the bomb were [[TargetedToHurtTheHero prioritizing the annihilation of everybody Bob has the smallest connection to as a method to terrorize Bob]] and Bob's death (if it actually happened) was a bonus.
** Bob's survival is considered too serendipitous by the ImproperlyParanoid InspectorJavert RabidCop in charge of the investigation and Bob is taken [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and given the third degree]] by means of reenacting ''Film/{{Hostel}}'’.
** Bob's SurvivalGuilt drives him insane.
** Bob’s survival was not serendipitous. The enemies who set the bomb were [[TargetedToHurtTheHero prioritizing the annihilation of everybody Bob has the smallest connection to as a method to terrorize Bob]] and Bob's death (if it actually happened) was a bonus.
** Bob's survival is considered too serendipitous by the ImproperlyParanoid InspectorJavert RabidCop in charge of the investigation and Bob is taken [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and given the third degree]] by means of reenacting ''Film/{{Hostel}}'’.
** Bob's SurvivalGuilt drives him insane.
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** Bob misses the start of World War III because he was invited to join his girlfriend on a vacation to South America.
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** Bob misses the start of World War III WorldWarIII because he was invited to join his girlfriend on a vacation to South America.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is the sole survivor of the destruction of Earth because he decided to leave early for lunch at a new restaurant on the Moon.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob is the sole survivor of the destruction of Earth because he decided to leave early for lunch at a new restaurant on theMoon.Moon.
** Bob misses the start of World War III because he was invited to join his girlfriend on a vacation to South America.
** Bob is the sole survivor of the destruction of Earth because he decided to leave early for lunch at a new restaurant on the
** Bob misses the start of World War III because he was invited to join his girlfriend on a vacation to South America.
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* '''Exploited''': Upon seeing what he missed, Bob calls the emergency services and gets as many people away from the disaster area as he can.
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* '''Exploited''': Upon seeing what he missed, Bob calls the emergency services and [[HeroicBystander gets as many people away from the disaster area as he can.can]].
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** The blast from the building catches Bob as he's walking away, but he manages to survive.
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* '''Implied''': We never get to see anything in the vicinity of the building, but Bob's wife calls him saying that she saw on the news that his office exploded.
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* '''Implied''': We never get to see anything in the vicinity Bob sneaks out of the building, but Bob's work early, and as he's driving home, he gets a call from his wife calls him saying that she saw on the news that his office exploded.
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*** Bob's unexplained absence leads Alice to go around looking for him, causing her to miss a meeting in the room where the bomb was planted. The fact that she was out looking for Bob saves her from being at the meeting when the explosion happened, saving her life.
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* '''Invoked''': Someone plants a bomb in the building and waits for Bob to leave before setting it off.
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* '''Invoked''': Someone A disgruntled worker plants a bomb in the building and waits for persuades Bob to leave take an early lunch break before setting it off.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The disaster that struck the building happened ''because'' Bob left when he did; he was the only one who knew how to disarm the bomb that would bring down the building, and could've prevented the disaster had he been there.
* '''Reconstructed''': But because he's still alive, and is an expert at disarming bombs, he's able to help the investigators piece together what happened in the building.
* '''Reconstructed''': But because he's still alive, and is an expert at disarming bombs, he's able to help the investigators piece together what happened in the building.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** The disaster that struck the building happened ''because'' Bob left when he did; he was the only one who knew how to disarm the bomb that would bring down the building, and could've prevented the disaster had he been there.
** Bob is so traumatized by the people who died without him that he becomes plagued with SurvivorsGuilt.
*'''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** But because he's still alive, and is an expert at disarming bombs, he's able to help the investigators piece together what happened in the building.
** Bob decides that the best way to provide closure to his dead friends is to assist in erecting a monument and/or help restore what can be restored of the building.
** The disaster that struck the building happened ''because'' Bob left when he did; he was the only one who knew how to disarm the bomb that would bring down the building, and could've prevented the disaster had he been there.
** Bob is so traumatized by the people who died without him that he becomes plagued with SurvivorsGuilt.
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** But because he's still alive, and is an expert at disarming bombs, he's able to help the investigators piece together what happened in the building.
** Bob decides that the best way to provide closure to his dead friends is to assist in erecting a monument and/or help restore what can be restored of the building.
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Back to SerendipitousSurvival[[SerendipitousSurvival Serendipitous Survi]]--OH MY GOD! What happened when I was gone?!
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob returns from a lunch break and finds everyone present covered in confetti and lollipops, later discovering that the ceiling was rigged with buckets set up as a prank.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob becomes the prime suspect of the investigation that follows the disaster he managed to escape.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob becomes the prime suspect of the investigation that follows the disaster he managed to escape.
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* '''Implied''': We never get to see anything in the vicinity of the building, but Bob's wife calls him saying that she saw on the news that his office exploded.
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* '''Invoked''': ???
Someone plants a bomb in the building and waits for Bob to leave before setting it off.
* '''Exploited''':???
Upon seeing what he missed, Bob calls the emergency services and gets as many people away from the disaster area as he can.
* '''Defied''':???
All the doors are locked from the outside as soon as all the workers are inside, after which it explodes.
* '''Discussed''':???
"Do you ever wonder if you'll come back from a lunch break to find your office reduced to ashes?" "Well, crime is quite a problem in this city, so I wouldn't be surprised."
* '''Conversed''':???"Ever notice how there's always at least one character who lives because he wasn't where he was supposed to be?" "It's kinda hard not to notice, with them being the main character and all."
* '''Deconstructed''': The disaster that struck the building happened ''because'' Bob left when he did; he was the only one who knew how to disarm the bomb that would bring down the building, and could've prevented the disaster had he been there.
* '''Reconstructed''': But because he's still alive, and is an expert at disarming bombs, he's able to help the investigators piece together what happened in the building.
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* '''Defied''':
* '''Discussed''':
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* '''Deconstructed''': The disaster that struck the building happened ''because'' Bob left when he did; he was the only one who knew how to disarm the bomb that would bring down the building, and could've prevented the disaster had he been there.
* '''Reconstructed''': But because he's still alive, and is an expert at disarming bombs, he's able to help the investigators piece together what happened in the building.
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* '''Subverted''': ???
Bob returns from an earlier than usual lunch break to find the building engulfed in flames. A piece of the outside wall breaks off the building and lands on top of Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''':???But he manages to survive the wall falling on top of him.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???The boiler explodes every week; sometimes Bob is there when it happens, sometimes he isn't.
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* '''Enforced''': ???"How are we going to get the whole plot introduced?" "Let's have a disaster hit the workplace while Bob is out to lunch."
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* '''Inverted''': Bob leaves earlier than usual for lunch and gets hit by a bus as soon as he leaves the building.
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** Bob leaves earlier than usual for lunch and gets hit by a bus as soon as he leaves the building.
** DiceRollDeath
** Bob leaves earlier than usual for lunch and gets hit by a bus as soon as he leaves the building.
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During the course of Bob's day, every single place he visits becomes the site of a massive, unrelated tragedy within seconds of him leaving. Bob remains oblivious to both his good fortune and the chaos seemingly left in his wake.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character or characters avoid death due to lucky, random chance with no outside interference.
* '''Straight''': Bob leaves his office building earlier than usual for lunch. Seconds after he leaves, the building explodes, killing everyone inside. Had he been slower, Bob would've died, too.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is the sole survivor of the destruction of Earth because he decided to leave early for lunch at a new restaurant on the Moon.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob leaves early for lunch and a fire breaks out in his office building. Everyone else is injured, but they all survive.
** Bob only has one other coworker, who dies in a robbery while Bob is out for lunch.
* '''Justified''': Bob leaves for lunch early because he's ''really'' hungry.
* '''Inverted''': Bob leaves earlier than usual for lunch and gets hit by a bus as soon as he leaves the building.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't leave early and no one dies.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I was lucky I left when I did! I could've died!"
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Bob leaves his office building earlier than usual for lunch. Seconds after he leaves, the building explodes, killing everyone inside. Had he been slower, Bob would've died, too.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is the sole survivor of the destruction of Earth because he decided to leave early for lunch at a new restaurant on the Moon.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob leaves early for lunch and a fire breaks out in his office building. Everyone else is injured, but they all survive.
** Bob only has one other coworker, who dies in a robbery while Bob is out for lunch.
* '''Justified''': Bob leaves for lunch early because he's ''really'' hungry.
* '''Inverted''': Bob leaves earlier than usual for lunch and gets hit by a bus as soon as he leaves the building.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't leave early and no one dies.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I was lucky I left when I did! I could've died!"
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
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