Line #20 PlayingWith/TwoGamersOnACouch

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1	'''Basic Trope''': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Two videogamers discussing life, the universe, and everything... On TheCouch.
2	* '''Straight''': [[OddCouple Adam and Steve]] are sitting on the couch having a SeinfeldianConversation about something that isn't ''really'' SeriousBusiness but is treated as such.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': The SeinfeldianConversation devolves into a CavemenVersusAstronautsDebate and several other characters get involved.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Adam and Steve mostly only discuss things relating to the game.
5	* '''Justified''': The {{Webcomic}} in question deals with social commentary from the standpoint of ordinary people (not experts or the like), especially that which pertains particularly to {{Geek}} types.
6	* '''Inverted''': Adam and Steve have a [[SeriousBusiness serious]] conversation.
7	* '''Subverted''': Adam and Steve are just playing videogames, but not talking to one another.
8	* '''Double Subverted''': Next panel, however, Steve asks Adam a question.
9	* '''Parodied''':
10	** Adam and Steve talk about something, then the same question is implicitly posed by {{Expy}} characters that are bacteria living on some surface in Adam and Steve's vicinity.
11	** Adam and Steve keep arguing, and the next panel flashes forward to Adam and Steve as two old men with long beards, still arguing.
12	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
13	* '''Averted''': Adam and Steve don't talk to one another while gaming.
14	* '''Enforced''': "Let's put two characters our {{Webcomic}} readers can relate to.
15	* '''Lampshaded''': "So, here we are, passing another day on TheCouch..."
16	* '''Invoked''': Something in the game sparks a discussion.
17	* '''Exploited''': ???
18	* '''Defied''': Steve knows that Adam won't appreciate his blabbering on while playing. So he decides to wait until they're finished to chat.
19	* '''Discussed''': "How come these webcomics all feature the same thing?"
20	* '''Conversed''': "Eh, only nerds read those things anyway."
21	* '''Deconstructed''': Steve asks Adam a question. This throws Adam off guard and he loses.
22	* '''Reconstructed''': Adam is [[ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask an excellent multitasker]], and can easily play his game and chat with Steve at the same time.
23	* '''Played For Laughs''': Steve has something important to say, but Adam tries to make him wait JustOneMoreLevel.
24	* '''Played For Drama''': The conversation deals with something rather somber.
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30	%%* '''Implied''': ???

Context PlayingWith / TwoGamersOnACouch