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-->'''Alice''': We need to find the Amazinglight. You should recognize it easily - blue, shining orb... Oh yeah!

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-->'''Alice''': --->'''Alice''': We need to find the Amazinglight. You should recognize it easily - blue, shining orb... Oh yeah!



-->'''Alice''': WE'RE DOOMED! WE'RE DOOMED AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT! I just alerted the Whirrers to our location, and we can't even get out of the room because this weapons crate is blocking th- wait. Weapons crate. Full of Weapons. ...Phew!

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-->'''Alice''': --->'''Alice''': WE'RE DOOMED! WE'RE DOOMED AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT! I just alerted the Whirrers to our location, and we can't even get out of the room because this weapons crate is blocking th- wait. Weapons crate. Full of Weapons. ...Phew!
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** Bob TheMole knows about the Whirrers and tricked Alice into explaining just to let it sink in, and see her reaction.

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** Bob TheMole knows about the Whirrers and tricked Alice into explaining them just to let it sink in, and see her reaction.reaction. He also makes a mental note to taunt her about it once she'll find out.

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* '''Invoked''': The Whirrers wait until Alice starts explaining her plan to Bob before making their presence known.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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The Whirrers wait until Alice starts explaining her plan to Bob before making their presence known.known.
** Bob TheMole knows about the Whirrers and tricked Alice into explaining just to let it sink in, and see her reaction.
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-->'''Alice''': WE'RE DOOMED! WE'RE DOOMED AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT! I just alerted the Whirrers to our location, and we can't even get out of the room because this weapons crate is blocking th- wait. Weapons crate. Full of Weapons. ...Phew!

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob come across a blue orb of light and stop to think.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice and Bob come across a blue orb of light and stop to think.


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** Alice explains to Bob in a panicked manner how screwed they are only to realize as she is saying it out loud that things are far less dire than they seemed to be.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character explains something, thinking all is fine, only to realize that the opposite is true.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character explains something, thinking all is fine, only to realize that the opposite is true.true, often mid-sentence.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Upon realizing the danger, Bob thinks of a plan, to Alice's relief. That relief vanishes when Bob realizes the problem with the idea. But then he think of a solution to that problem. Before realizing it's not enough. Then he thinks of a way to combat that. Then realizes that a new problem is at hand with that. Then he finds a solution to that problem....



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

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* '''Invoked''': ???The Whirrers wait until Alice starts explaining her plan to Bob before making their presence known.
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-->'''Alice''': Don't worry, they can't see us here. They're too big to fit in here, so they send their hunting machines, the Whirrers. They're called like this because... OhCrap

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-->'''Alice''': Don't worry, they can't see us here. They're too big to fit in here, so they send their hunting machines, the Whirrers. They're called like this because... OhCrap



--> ...Whirrers. They're called like this, because... ah, so ''that's'' what's making this noise.

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--> ...Whirrers. They're called like this, because... ah, so ''that's'' what's making this noise.
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-->'''Alice''': We need to find the Tropelight. You should recognize it easily - blue, shining orb... Oh yeah!

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-->'''Alice''': We need to find the Tropelight.Amazinglight. You should recognize it easily - blue, shining orb... Oh yeah!
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-->'''Dan''': Yeah, I know what it is...\\
* Alice says "OhCrap"*\\

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-->'''Dan''': Yeah, I know what it is...\\
* Alice
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-->*Alice
says "OhCrap"*\\

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-->'''Alice''': Don't worry, they can't see us here. They're too big to fit in here, so they send their hunting machines, the Whirrers. They're called like this because... OhCrap.

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-->'''Alice''': Don't worry, they can't see us here. They're too big to fit in here, so they send their hunting machines, the Whirrers. They're called like this because... OhCrap.OhCrap



--> ...Whirrers. They're called like this, because... ah, so ''that's'' what's making that noise.
* '''Justified''': Alice has good understanding of theory, but she has never heard Whirrers, so it takes a while for her to connect her knowledge with hard facts.

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--> ...Whirrers. They're called like this, because... ah, so ''that's'' what's making that this noise.
* '''Justified''': Alice has good understanding of theory, but she has never heard Whirrers, Whirrers before, so it takes a while for her to connect her knowledge with hard facts.the dots.



-->'''Alice''': We'll need to find the Tropelight. You should recognize it easily - blue, shining orb... Oh yeah!

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-->'''Alice''': We'll We need to find the Tropelight. You should recognize it easily - blue, shining orb... Oh yeah!



'''Alice''': Yeah, I did, why... OhCrap.

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'''Alice''': Yeah, I did, why... OhCrap.OhCrap



* '''Averted''': Alice and Bob sneak around unchallanged.

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* '''Averted''': Alice and Bob sneak around unchallanged.realizes outright what the sounds mean.



-->'''Producer''': But how will the viewers know what the Whirrers are.\\

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-->'''Producer''': But how will the viewers know what the Whirrers are.\\are?\\



-->'''Alice''': ...whirring... OhCrap.\\

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-->'''Alice''': ...-->'''Alice''': (...) whirring... OhCrap.\\



'''Bob''': Speak of the devil...

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'''Bob''': Speak of the devil...Yeah, took you a while to figure this one out.



-->'''Claire''': Now she does too.
* '''Implied''': Bob tells the story of his and Alice's encounter with Whirrers as an anecdote.

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-->'''Claire''': *Alice says "OhCrap"*\\
'''Claire''':
Now she does too.
* '''Implied''': Bob tells the story of his and Alice's encounter with Whirrers as an anecdote.anecdote in a bar.



* '''Played For Laughs''': After Alice's realization, she and Bob are running away from a Whirrer, and she herself is running away from furious Bob.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': After Alice's realization, she and Bob are is running away from a Whirrer, and she herself Alice is running away from furious ''furious'' Bob.



* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's loud "OhCrap" makes villain realize that his surprise had been blown and he launches his attack.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's loud "OhCrap" makes the villain realize that his surprise had been blown and he launches his attack.



You can go back to ExplainExplainOhCrap, Evulz is in the Playing With page... OhCrap.

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You can go back to ExplainExplainOhCrap, Evulz is in the Playing With page... OhCrap.OhCrap
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'''Basic Trope''': A character explains something, thinking all is fine, only to realize that the opposite is true.
* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob are sneaking through corridors and hear odd whirring. Bob is uneasy.
-->'''Alice''': Don't worry, they can't see us here. They're too big to fit in here, so they send their hunting machines, the Whirrers. They're called like this because... OhCrap.
* '''Exaggerated''': Upon realizing what she just said, Alice has a FreakOut.
* '''Downplayed''':
--> ...Whirrers. They're called like this, because... ah, so ''that's'' what's making that noise.
* '''Justified''': Alice has good understanding of theory, but she has never heard Whirrers, so it takes a while for her to connect her knowledge with hard facts.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob come across a blue orb of light and stop to think.
-->'''Alice''': We'll need to find the Tropelight. You should recognize it easily - blue, shining orb... Oh yeah!
* '''Subverted''': Alice explains the Whirrers and pauses for a moment, but fails to connect it with sounds she's hearing and simply says "let's move on".
* '''Double Subverted''': A moment later:
-->'''Bob''': Wait, did you say "whirring sounds"?\\
'''Alice''': Yeah, I did, why... OhCrap.
* '''Parodied''': Alice is pouring sauce on her pancakes.
-->'''Alice''': Funny thing, it was the same bottle of sauce that was used in its advertisement. Anyway, did you know that the adverts are using motor oil instead of... *looks at her plate* '''NOOOOOOOO!!!'''
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice and Bob sneak around unchallanged.
* '''Enforced''':
-->'''Producer''': But how will the viewers know what the Whirrers are.\\
'''Writer''': We'll have Alice explain that.\\
'''Producer''': But it will ruin all the surprise!\\
'''Writer''': So... we'll have her explain that just a moment before the Whirrers find them.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Alice''': ...whirring... OhCrap.\\
*the Whirrer shows up*\\
'''Bob''': Speak of the devil...
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob, now knowing about the Whirrers, has a few precious seconds to prepare for their attack, negating surprise the villain was going for.
* '''Defied''': Alice lists all of villain's mooks they may encounter before entering the lair.
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Bob''': You know, this sound... I'm not sure if I want to think about it.\\
'''Alice''': Yeah... we may arrive at quite an unhappy conclusion.
* '''Conversed''': Claire and Dan are watching the show and hear the sound, then Alice, the hero, starts explaining.
-->'''Dan''': Yeah, I know what it is...\\
-->'''Claire''': Now she does too.
* '''Implied''': Bob tells the story of his and Alice's encounter with Whirrers as an anecdote.
* '''Deconstructed''': Later, Alice berates herself for not realizing what she was facing sooner, and remembers the sounds made by all the mooks by heart, so that none may surprise her later.
* '''Reconstructed''': She didn't think to remember that Whirrers are sound-activated, and so she starts explaining to another rookie, Cass, what they are right in front of one, before getting to this one element and going "oh crap".
* '''Played For Laughs''': After Alice's realization, she and Bob are running away from a Whirrer, and she herself is running away from furious Bob.
-->'''Bob''': How could you possibly ''not realize what you're talking about''?!
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's loud "OhCrap" makes villain realize that his surprise had been blown and he launches his attack.
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