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* '''Deconstructed''': Life isn't ''all'' HulaAndLuaus, even in these tropical locations. They either need a large sum of money in their savings account, or a steady job to afford living there. And if they went there to escape the law, the law can still find them. Also, getting the beach house in the first place isn't always easy.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Life isn't ''all'' HulaAndLuaus, hula and luaus, even in these tropical locations. They either need a large sum of money in their savings account, or a steady job to afford living there. And if they went there to escape the law, the law can still find them. Also, getting the beach house in the first place isn't always easy.



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** Alice and Bob's home ''is'' a beach house, so they're always going to go back to there.

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

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice and Bob decide to visit the beach for a little bit for some R&R, but not live there.


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** After all the craziness and life-and-death situations they’ve been through, Alice and Bob wanted to live away from the area they were previously in due to the bad memories it brought.
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** Alice and Bob won the lottery, or are high earners, so they can afford to buy a regular house ''and'' a vacation house, or buy beachfront property to live at full-time.


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** Alice and Bob don't live there all the time ''now'', but when they retire after the TimeSkip, they sell their old regular house and move to their beach house full-time.
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* '''Plot Foundation''': Alice and Bob make numerous plans to raise enough money to retire to a beach house.

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* '''Basic Trope''': Someone who moves someplace exotic and beachy
* '''Played Straight''': AliceAndBob buy a beach house on Tahiti and live there permanently.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob are always seen on the beach by their new house in beach/tourist attire, drinking fruity cocktails, and [[WhatExactlyIsHisJob never working]].
* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob went to escape the authorities and found they liked where they escaped to.

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* '''Basic Trope''': Someone who moves someplace exotic and beachy
beachy.
* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': AliceAndBob buy a beach house on Tahiti and live there permanently.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob are always seen on the beach by their new house in beach/tourist attire, drinking fruity cocktails, and [[WhatExactlyIsHisJob never working]].
working]].
* '''Justified''': '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
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Alice and Bob went to escape the authorities and found they liked where they escaped to.



* '''Double Subverted''': Except during the winter months.
* '''Deconstructed''': Life isn't ''all'' HulaAndLuaus, even in these tropical locations. They either need a large sum of money in their savings account, or a steady job to afford living there. And if they went there to escape the law, the law can still find them. Also, getting the beach house in the first place isn't always easy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob have everything they need, so they can enjoy their new life.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob live with their beachwear, chaise lounges, cocktails, steel drum music, leis, etc....on a FarsideIsland
* '''Lampshaded''': "I see the Snowbirds have flown south for the winter..."

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* '''Double Subverted''': Except during the winter months.
* '''Deconstructed''': Life isn't ''all'' HulaAndLuaus, even in these tropical locations. They either need a large sum of money in their savings account, or a steady job to afford living there. And if they went there to escape the law, the law can still find them. Also, getting the beach house in the first place isn't always easy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob have everything they need, so they can enjoy their new life.
months.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob live with their beachwear, chaise lounges, cocktails, steel drum music, leis, etc....on a FarsideIsland
FarsideIsland.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I see the Snowbirds have flown south for the winter..."'''Zig Zagged''': ???



* '''Enforced''': EscapeFantasy
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Bob buy a beach house in Tahiti
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob decide it's not worth juggling two mortgages or going through all the red tape needed to get a beach house in Tahiti, so they don't buy one.
** Alice and Bob decide that ''visiting'' Tahiti is OK, but they [[TheresNoPlaceLikeHome don't want to live there]].

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* '''Enforced''': EscapeFantasy
This is the author's {{Escap|ism}}ist Fantasy.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I see the Snowbirds have flown south for the winter..."
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Bob buy a beach house in Tahiti
Tahiti.
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* '''Defied''':
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Alice and Bob decide it's not worth juggling two mortgages or going through all the red tape needed to get a beach house in Tahiti, so they don't buy one.
** Alice and Bob decide that ''visiting'' Tahiti is OK, but they [[TheresNoPlaceLikeHome don't want to live there]].



* '''Played For Laughs''': GilliganCut to Alice and Bob's beach house...while all the other characters are freezing their butts off in the middle of a blizzard...and very jealous.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Life isn't ''all'' HulaAndLuaus, even in these tropical locations. They either need a large sum of money in their savings account, or a steady job to afford living there. And if they went there to escape the law, the law can still find them. Also, getting the beach house in the first place isn't always easy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob have everything they need, so they can enjoy their new life.
* '''Played For Laughs''': GilliganCut to Alice and Bob's beach house...while While all the other characters are freezing their butts off in the middle of a blizzard...and blizzard... And very jealous.jealous.


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* '''Basic Trope''': Someone who moves someplace exotic and beachy
* '''Played Straight''': AliceAndBob buy a beach house on Tahiti and live there permanently.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob are always seen on the beach by their new house in beach/tourist attire, drinking fruity cocktails, and [[WhatExactlyIsHisJob never working]].
* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob went to escape the authorities and found they liked where they escaped to.
** Alice and Bob are retired, and want to make the most of it, because, hey, they've earned it!
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob are originally from Hawaii, but moved to Alaska.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob have a beach house, but don't live there all the time.
* '''Double Subverted''': Except during the winter months.
* '''Deconstructed''': Life isn't ''all'' HulaAndLuaus, even in these tropical locations. They either need a large sum of money in their savings account, or a steady job to afford living there. And if they went there to escape the law, the law can still find them. Also, getting the beach house in the first place isn't always easy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice and Bob have everything they need, so they can enjoy their new life.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob live with their beachwear, chaise lounges, cocktails, steel drum music, leis, etc....on a FarsideIsland
* '''Lampshaded''': "I see the Snowbirds have flown south for the winter..."
* '''Averted''': Alice and Bob don't live on a tropical island.
* '''Enforced''': EscapeFantasy
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Bob buy a beach house in Tahiti
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob decide it's not worth juggling two mortgages or going through all the red tape needed to get a beach house in Tahiti, so they don't buy one.
** Alice and Bob decide that ''visiting'' Tahiti is OK, but they [[TheresNoPlaceLikeHome don't want to live there]].
* '''Discussed''': "Alice and Bob have a great life on the beach!"
* '''Conversed''': "I wish I had a house like that!"
* '''Played For Laughs''': GilliganCut to Alice and Bob's beach house...while all the other characters are freezing their butts off in the middle of a blizzard...and very jealous.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and Bob lose everything in a typhoon.
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