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1	'''Basic Trope''': A friend (''soi-disant'') or neighbor drops in a lot.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice shows up unannounced at Bob's house all the time.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Alice cuts a hole in the wall between their apartments.
5	** Every episode, a different character drops into Bob's house. The character isn't always human.
6	** The characters all visit one another regularly, without ever asking permission beforehand.
7	** Alice moves in with Bob uninvited.
8	** There is a constant stream of people coming in and out of Bob's house.
9	* '''Downplayed''': Alice only shows up unannounced every so often.
10	* '''Justified''':
11	** Alice's stuff is at Bob's place, with his permission.
12	** Alice subleases a room of Bob's.
13	* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob both live in an apartment, but Alice and her possessions are nowhere to be seen most of the time.
14	* '''Subverted''': Alice was planning on stopping by, but she became ill.
15	* '''Double Subverted''': She decides she can come back another day - without asking, of course.
16	* '''Parodied''': ???
17	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
18	* '''Averted''': No one visits anyone else without first being invited.
19	* '''Enforced''': Alice is an important member of the cast and, for plot reasons, needs some way to keep up to date with events.
20	* '''Lampshaded''':
21	** "Any chance you could knock next time?"
22	** "Alice, don't you have your own place?"
23	* '''Invoked''': Bob's door is left wide open.
24	* '''Exploited''': ???
25	* '''Defied''':
26	** Alice calls first.
27	** Bob locks the door.
28	* '''Discussed''': "Thank you for not sneaking into my house earlier. A door that was accidentally left open is not an implicit invitation."
29	* '''Conversed''': "Why does Alice keep coming to Bob's place uninvited? She should know it's against the law!"
30	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob calls the police, and Alice is arrested for trespassing.
31	* '''Reconstructed''': Alice is a TricksterGod who simply warps her way out of any trouble she gets into for dropping in.
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38	%%* '''Implied''': ???
39	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / DropInCharacter