History PlayingWith / ShrinkingViolet

** FragileFlower

** Alice and her friends approach a boy who claims he's Alice's boyfriend. Alice knows who [[BastardBoyfriend he]] is, but due to the traumatic things he's done to her, [[PoorCommunicationKills she is unable to warn her friends about him out of fear]], leading to one of her friends being brutally attacked by him and [[WhatTheHellHero the other girls giving her hell for not telling them about him]].

** Alice is soft-spoken and polite; [[TheQuietOne she doesn't like talking much.]]

** Alice [[TranquilFury calmly and coldly]] tells her {{Jerkass}} "friends" that they [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech are ungrateful and horrid people for bullying her and points out their faults and flaws,]] [[SelfDeprecation as well inwardly blaming herself for being so cowardly and weak.]]

** Alice's shyness causes problems for her when she tries to approach people, who think she's either [[CuteAndPsycho a creepy person]] or [[IceQueen a stuck-up snob.]]
** Alice and her friends approach a boy who claims he's Alice's boyfriend. Alice knows who [[BastardBoyfriend he]] is, but due to the traumatic things he's done to her, [[PoorCommunicationKills she is unable to warn her friends about him out of fear]], leading to one of her friends being brutally attacked by him and [[WhatTheHellHero the other girls giving her hell for not telling them about him.]]

** Alice needs someone to help her with something and drags Alice into doing it, knowing she won't be able to refuse.
** Alice needs advice about something she'd rather keep a secret, and decides to ask Alice for it because Alice won't tell anyone since she never talks to people.

* '''Straight''': Nina avoids talking to people because she feels anxious around them.

** Nina keeps watching to the ground, blushes when someone talks to people, stumbles over her own voice and thus avoids people as best as she can.

** Nina is so shy that she is completely terrified of her own shadow and hides behind a bush or a large rock every time someone passes by her.
* '''Downplayed''': Nina is only shy when around strangers or in unfamiliar situations. When with her close friends, she's more talkative and outgoing.

** Nina has experienced [[DarkAndTroubledPast some traumatic event]] that caused her to get afraid of people.
** Nina has always had a shy temperament.
** Nina is shy because her parents and peers are abusive towards her.
** Nina has self esteem issues.
* '''Inverted''': Nina is a brash, flamboyant AttentionWhore, who dreads not being noticed.

** Nina actually talks quite naturally with other people.
** Nina is quiet and reserved, but it's just because she finds attention to be tiring to handle, not because she's shy.
** Nina is soft-spoken and polite; [[TheQuietOne she doesn't like talking much.]]

* '''Parodied''': Nina [[CuteMute does not talk at all]] and becomes invisible if she feels she's being noticed.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Depending on the situation ([[SplitPersonality or the personality]]), Nina can be brash and outgoing one moment and hesitant and tongue-tied the next.
* '''Averted''': Nina isn't any shyer than anyone else.
* '''Enforced''': Nina's older sibling yells at her whenever she begins to strike up a conversation.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Nina never talks to anybody! It looks like it's very painful..."
* '''Invoked''': Nina acts shy so people don't notice she's plotting something.

** Alice needs someone to help her with something and drags Nina into doing it, knowing she won't be able to refuse.
** Alice needs advice about something she'd rather keep a secret, and decides to ask Nina for it because Nina won't tell anyone since she never talks to people.

** Nina puts forth every effort to not be shy and talk with others.
** Nina [[TranquilFury calmly and coldly]] tells her {{Jerkass}} "friends" that they [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech are ungrateful and horrid people for bullying her and points out their faults and flaws,]] [[SelfDeprecation as well inwardly blaming herself for being so cowardly and weak.]]

** Nina's shyness causes problems for her when she tries to approach people, who think she's either [[CuteAndPsycho a creepy person]] or [[IceQueen a stuck-up snob.]]
** Nina and her friends approach a boy who claims he's Nina's boyfriend. Nina knows who [[BastardBoyfriend he]] is, but due to the traumatic things he's done to her, [[PoorCommunicationKills she is unable to warn her friends about him out of fear]], leading to one of her friends being brutally attacked by him and [[WhatTheHellHero the other girls giving her hell for not telling them about him.]]
** Nina's shyness becomes worse over time until her shyness turns into outright paranoia.

** But then, Nina's friends then realize that her boyfriend had attacked her the same way he did to their friend, and quickly apologize for being so harsh to her. Nina also apologizes, saying she should have told them sooner about her boyfriend.
** Nina finds friends, therapy and/or medication to help her along. They hardly stop her shyness, but she is able to function in a social environment.

** Nina has experienced [[FreudianExcuse some traumatic event]] that caused her to get afraid of people.

** But she decides to overcome her shyness and debunk all of the mean rumors about her.

** Nina has experienced some traumatic event that caused her to get afraid of people.

* '''Exploited''': Alice needs someone to help her with something and drags Nina into doing it, knowing she won't be able to refuse.

* '''Exaggerated''': Nina keeps watching to the ground, blushes when someone talks to people, stumbles over her own voice and thus avoids people as best as she can.

* '''Justified''': Nina has experienced some traumatic event that caused her to get afraid of people.

* '''Subverted''': Nina actually talks quite naturally with other people.

* '''Deconstructed''': Nina's shyness causes problems for her when she tries to approach people, who think she's either [[CuteAndPsycho a creepy person]] or [[IceQueen a stuck-up snob.]]
** Nina and her friends approach a boy who claims he's Nina's boyfriend. Nina knows who [[BastardBoyfriend he]] is, but due to the traumatic things he's done to her, [[PoorCommunicationKills she is unable to warn her friends about him out of fear]], leading to one of her friends being brutally attacked by him and [[WhatTheHellHero the other girls giving her hell for not telling them about him.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': But she decides to overcome her shyness and debunk all of the mean rumors about her.
** But then, Nina's friends then realize that her boyfriend had attacked her the same way he did to their friend, and quickly apologize for being so harsh to her. Nina also apologizes, saying she should have told them sooner about her boyfriend.

* '''Defied''': Nina puts forth every effort to not be shy and talk with others.

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** Nina is actually [[YamatoNadeshiko soft-spoken and polite]]; [[TheQuietOne she doesn't like talking much.]]

** Nina is shy because her parents are abusive towards her.

*** Nina is so shy that she is completely terrified of her own shadow and hides behind a bush or a large rock every time someone passes by her.

*** Nina is shy because her parents are abusive towards her.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Nina is so shy that she is completely terrified of her own shadow and hides behind a bush or a large rock every time someone passes by her.
* '''Played For Drama''': Nina is shy because her father is an asshole and abuses her every chance that he gets. He constantly threatens her if she ever tells anyone what he's done to her.

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

** Nina [[TranquilFury calmly and coldly]] tells her friends that they [[YouDidntAsk should've asked her]] and points out that it was their fault for even going near him in the first place, [[SelfDeprecation as well inwardly blaming herself for being so cowardly.]]

** Nina [[TranquilFury calmly and coldly]] tells her friends that they [[YouDidntAsk should've asked her]] and points out that it was their fault for even going near him in the first place.

* '''Deconstructed''': Nina's shyness causes problems for her when she tries to approach people, who think she's either [[CuteandPsycho a creepy person]] or [[IceQueen a stuck-up snob.]]

** Nina and friends are stalked by a stranger. Nina knows who he is, but due to the traumatic things he did to her, [[PoorCommunicationKills she is unable to tell her friends about him out of fear]], leading to one of her friends being attacked by him and [[WhatTheHellHero the others giving her hell about it.]]

** Nina finally snaps at her friends, declaring [[YouDidntAsk they should've asked her first before yelling at her.]]

** Nina and friends are stalked by a stranger. Nina knows who he is, but due to the traumatic things he did to her, [[PoorCommunicationKills she is unable to tell her friends about him]], leading to one of her friends being attacked by him and [[WhatTheHellHero the others giving her hell about it.]]

** Nina finally snaps at her friends, declaring [[YouDidntAsk they should've asked her first.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': Nina's shyness comes from a traumatic experience she went through when she was younger, fearing that anyone would take advantage of her again, she decides not to speak to people for that reason.
* '''Reconstructed''': But she decides to overcome that trauma and try to make friends.

* '''Deconstructed''': Nina's shyness comes from a traumatic experience she went through when she was younger, fearing that anyone would take advantage of her again, she decides not to make friends for that reason.
* '''Reconstructed''': But she decides to overcome that trauma and tries to make a friend despite her worries.

* '''Reconstruction''': But she decides to overcome that trauma and tries to make a friend despite her worries.

* '''Downplayed''': Nina is only shy when around strangers or in unfamiliar situations. When with her close friends, she's very talkative and outgoing.