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This or these examples of Surprisingly Realistic Outcome seem to violate at least one of these rules, which disqualifies them: No character reactions (characters get angry, don't forgive, don't change their personality instantly, etc.); Too fantastical (depends on the properties of magic, powers, sci-fi tech, monsters, etc.); Not surprising (a character was warned about the outcome, it's used to provide Karma or An Aesop, or it simply follows normal conventions for this genre or medium); Plot happens (the example only describes an event, but not why audiences would expect a different, unrealistic outcome); Not an outcome (a character just explains why something wouldn't work as expected, or something is just an innate aspect of the setting or character that has a logical reason for being present); More of a Deconstruction (the event has major, lasting effects on the plot, make something more realistic, but not completely realistic, or a parody/fanwork applies realistic consequences to the events of a different work); or fits better under a different trope. See the trope's definition for more details. If you believe a removal was a mistake, please bring it up in the cleanup thread.


* ShipperOnDeck: Mabel quickly becomes one for Dipper and Pacifica after she moves in to the Mystery Shack.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As opposed to the Memory Gun being used on the brain of a grown adult, Dipper’s brain is still developing and the effects are far more severe than Stan’s were in canon.

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* ShipperOnDeck: Mabel quickly becomes one for Dipper and Pacifica after she moves in to the Mystery Shack.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As opposed to the Memory Gun being used on the brain of a grown adult, Dipper’s brain is still developing and the effects are far more severe than Stan’s were in canon.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Mabel quickly becomes one for Dipper and Pacifica after she moves in to the Mystery Shack.

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* ShipperOnDeck: Mabel quickly becomes one for Dipper and Pacifica after she moves in to the Mystery Shack.Shack.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As opposed to the Memory Gun being used on the brain of a grown adult, Dipper’s brain is still developing and the effects are far more severe than Stan’s were in canon.
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In an [[AlternateUniverseFic alternate version of Wierdmageddon]], the roles of the Stans and the Mystery Twins are swapped, leaving Dipper to have to sacrifice his mind to defeat Bill. However, using the memory gun on a developing brain turns out to have much different consequences then previously thought.

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In an [[AlternateUniverseFic alternate version of Wierdmageddon]], Weirdmageddon]], the roles of the Stans and the Mystery Twins are swapped, leaving Dipper to have to sacrifice his mind to defeat Bill. However, using the memory gun on a developing brain turns out to have much different consequences then previously thought.
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30278385/chapters/74623887 The Only light in the darkness]] is a WesternAnimation/GravityFalls fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/MyExWifeStillMissesMe1/pseuds/MyExWifeStillMissesMe1 MyExWifeStillMissesMe1]]

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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30278385/chapters/74623887 The Only light in the darkness]] Light In The Darkness]] is a WesternAnimation/GravityFalls fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/MyExWifeStillMissesMe1/pseuds/MyExWifeStillMissesMe1 MyExWifeStillMissesMe1]]
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When asked his theories about the mysterious time bubble which has trapped all the residents within the town’s borders, Ford can only reply that eh has “various viable hypotheses”, which Stan tells Wendy is what scientists say when they “don’t know squat”.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When asked his theories about the mysterious time bubble which has trapped all the residents within the town’s borders, Ford can only reply that eh he has “various viable hypotheses”, which Stan tells Wendy is what scientists say when they “don’t know squat”.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When asked his theories about the mysterious time bubble which has trapped all the residents within the town’s borders, Ford can only reply that eh has “various viable hypotheses”, which Stan tells Wendy is what scientists say when they “don’t know squat”.
--> Ford had a good laugh at that, and a much needed one too. He hadn’t laughed that hard in years, barring the many times he’d been drunk out of his mind on alien booze, at which point even the slightest thing seemed funny.
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30278385/chapters/74623887 The Only light in the darkness]] is a WesternAnimation/GravityFalls fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/MyExWifeStillMissesMe1/pseuds/MyExWifeStillMissesMe1 MyExWifeStillMissesMe1]]

In an [[AlternateUniverseFic alternate version of Wierdmageddon]], the roles of the Stans and the Mystery Twins are swapped, leaving Dipper to have to sacrifice his mind to defeat Bill. However, using the memory gun on a developing brain turns out to have much different consequences then previously thought.

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!!This fanfic provides examples of:
* AesopAmnesia: An in-universe example. After spending much of season 2 learning to move on from his crush on Wendy, Dipper immediately regains it after he loses his memory.
* ForWantOfANail: Dipper’s size-changing flashlight breaks during the assault on the fearamid. This leads to Stan and Ford having to run off and distract Bill while Dipper and Mabel have to decide to make the sacrifice.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Dipper reacts like this after he nearly kills Mabel before he begins regaining his memories.
* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: the first chapter ends with several of these between Dipper and Mabel in the moments before the sacrifice.
* ShipperOnDeck: Mabel quickly becomes one for Dipper and Pacifica after she moves in to the Mystery Shack.

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