History PlayingWith / TalkingIsAFreeAction

* '''Straight''': "Oh no! That fire engine -- It's barreling right at me! And there's no time to get out of the way!" cries Alice, as the comic panel shows the speeding vehicle mere feet away from her.

* '''Enforced''': "We need to show why Alice just stands there, instead of moving, so people won't think she's an idiot." "Well, why not just have her explain that there's no time to move?" "Brilliant!"

'''Basic Trope''': A character monologues in a situation where, realistically, they wouldn't have enough time to say all that they are saying.
* '''Straight''': "Oh no! That truck -- barreling right at me!" cries Alice.

** Alice is merely ''thinking'', and we see/hear the words via TranslationConvention. Although it takes the audience a moment to wade through the monologue, the thought actually goes through Alice's mind in an instant.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is KilledMidSentence because she wasted time on talking.

* '''Subverted''': Alice looks like she's going to say something but doesn't...

** Alice is talking while dodging out of the way. How she can concentrate on talking and acting is no one's guess.

* '''Downplayed''': "Oh no, a truck!" cries Alice.

** Alternatively, Alice is frozen in terror.
** Alternatively, Alice [[MotorMouth talks really fast]].

* '''Exploited''': The {{Villain}} notes Alice's hesitation and points this out to TheHero, invoking a SadisticChoice.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice also has time for a SherlockScan which tells her the make, model and license number of the oncoming truck.

** Only sapient AI robots do this /while/ taking the sensible action because they are capable of such coordination. It has a slight UncannyValleyEffect that their attention isn't focused like a human's.

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

* '''Parodied''': Alice's monologue leaps from one subject to the next like a WikiWalk:

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

** "[[BigOMG ZOMG]] a Dodge Ram, 1998 vintage, barreling directly toward me at a velocity of 98 miles per hour! I remember from the movie ''Film/{{Twister}}'' that these trucks are practically indestructible. Boy, ''Series/KnightRider'' was a silly show, wasn't it? With its TalkingApplianceSidekick car and all. I think I may have left my iron on. Or maybe the oven. I hope Bob did the dishes, that ketchup will be hard to wash out. That truck is going to turn '''me''' into ketchup! O sweet Tropernia! If only there were some way I could save myself! This is the end! ...Where was I again?"

* '''Parodied''': "[[BigOMG OMG]] a Dodge Ram, 1998 vintage, barreling directly toward me! And based upon its velocity of 98 miles per hour, I have at most 2.38 seconds to leap out of its path before it smashes into me! I remember from the movie ''Film/{{Twister}}'' that these trucks are practically indestructible; and so surely I will be converted into thick ketchup under its crushing one-ton weight! O sweet Tropernia! If only there were some way I could save myself! This is the end!"

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

* '''Inverted''': Alternatively, a short conversation with no significant pauses described takes fifteen minutes.

* '''Straight''': "Oh no! That truck -- barrelling right at me!" cries Alice.

** Alice has the power to slow down time, and uses this to comment on the situation.

* '''Parodied''': "[[BigOMG OMG]] a Dodge Ram, 1998 vintage, barrelling directly toward me! And based upon its velocity of 98 miles per hour, I have at most 2.38 seconds to leap out of its path before it smashes into me! I remember from the movie ''{{Twister}}'' that these trucks are practically indestructible; and so surely I will be converted into thick ketchup under its crushing one-ton weight! O sweet Tropernia! If only there were some way I could save myself! This is the end!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is KilledMidSentence because she wasted time on talking.
* '''Reconstructed''': Talking about the situation helps Alice understand it better, and through this, survive.

* '''Exploited''': The {{Villain}} notes Alice's hesitation and points this out to TheHero, invoking a SadisticChoice.
* '''Necessary Weasel''': Alice herself; big fight scenes generally require at least one [[{{Muggles}} muggle]] who can be endangered.

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* '''Justified''': Alice is merely ''thinking'', and we see/hear the words via TranslationConvention. Although it takes the audience a moment to wade through the monologue, the thought actually goes through Alice's mind in an instant.

* '''Inverted''': Alice delivers a monologue after the danger has passed ("Gee, that CouldHaveBeenMessy.")
** Alternatively, a short conversation with no significant pauses described takes fifteen minutes.

* '''Averted''': Alice simply leaps to safety.

* '''Defied''': "I'm geting out of here right now. When Supertroper and Emperor Evulz start fighting they tend to throw cars around, and I don't want to get [[InherentlyFunnyWords smooshed]]."

** Alternatively, Alice talks really fast.

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

* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Parodied''': "OMG a Dodge Ram, 1998 vintage, barrelling directly toward me! And based upon its velocity of 98 miles per hour, I have at most 2.38 seconds to leap out of its path before it smashes into me! I remember from the movie ''{{Twister}}'' that these trucks are practically indestructible; and so surely I will be converted into thick ketchup under its crushing one-ton weight! O sweet Tropernia! If only there were some way I could save myself! This is the end!"

* '''Defied''': "I'm geting out of here right now. When Supertroper and Emperor Evulz start fighting they tend to throw cars around, and I don't want to get smooshed."

* '''Deconstructed''': ???

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