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** 2.) Alice is constantly forced to find new and creative ways to keep her spirits up and find ways to avoid boredom, is constantly skipping town and having to avoid any meaningful relationships, forcing her to only engage in wild flings and abandoning her family and friends.
** 3.) Alice only finds immortality fun because she's a {{narcissist}}ic [[TheSociopath sociopath]], has ''no'' loved ones and does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement in her ability to [[KarmaHoudini escape consequences]] due to this. She has neither family nor friends, but {{mooks}} and sycophants instead, who are easily interchangeable.
** 4.) ImmortalsFearDeath.

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** 2.) Alice is constantly forced to find new and creative ways to keep her spirits up and find ways to avoid boredom, boredom.
**3.) Alice
is constantly skipping town and having to avoid any meaningful relationships, relationships to avoid the awakward "I'm immortal" conversations, forcing her to only engage in wild flings and abandoning her family and friends.
** 3.4.) Alice only finds immortality fun because she's a {{narcissist}}ic [[TheSociopath sociopath]], has ''no'' loved ones sociopath]]. She already considered other people to be utterly replaceable tools, so she cuts them loose when they get too old and worn. She does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement is. Also, because her own pleasure was her only priority, she amuses herself in her ability to [[KarmaHoudini escape consequences]] due to this.by FakingTheDead or simply outliving people. She has neither family nor friends, but {{mooks}} and sycophants instead, who are easily interchangeable.
** 4.5.) ImmortalsFearDeath.



** 2.) Alice's family and friends are ''also'' immortal; they live with her and travel with her. Her neighbors ''envy'' the close relationship forged by their shared eternity.
** 2.) Before she was immortal, Alice enjoyed certain hobbies. One thousand years later, she still enjoys those hobbies, just in different genres or with different technology or different people. Sometime she takes a break to try something new, and then that thing becomes part of the routine. Her mortal friends tease her for being a DiscoDan.
** 3.) Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fulfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peace corps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500, she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate-sized country.
** 4.) Because ImmortalsFearDeath, Alice believes she is just as mortal as everyone else, just with a "better immune system", so to speak.

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** 2.) Before she was immortal, Alice enjoyed certain hobbies. One thousand years later, she still enjoys those hobbies, just in different genres or with different technology or different people. She keeps them in rotation by taking breaks. Sometimes she tries something new and adds it to the rotation if she likes it enough. Her mortal friends tease her for being a DiscoDan.
** 3.
) Alice's family and friends are ''also'' immortal; they live with her and travel with her. Her neighbors ''envy'' the close relationship forged by their shared eternity.
** 2.) Before she was immortal, Alice enjoyed certain hobbies. One thousand years later, she still enjoys those hobbies, just in different genres or with different technology or different people. Sometime she takes a break to try something new, and then that thing becomes part of the routine. Her mortal friends tease her for being a DiscoDan.
** 3.) Whenever someone asks why she hasn't aged in decades, Alice tells the truth, "I'm immortal", and asker [[CassandraTruth just smiles and nods]]. She's known locally as "that old lady whose been here forever", and is considered to be an urban legend by those who haven't met her.
** 4.
) Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fulfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peace corps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500, she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate-sized country.
** 4.5.) Because ImmortalsFearDeath, Alice believes she is just as mortal as everyone else, just with a "better immune system", so to speak.

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** Alice's good cheer is a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of every person, plant, and animal she ever loved and liked, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.
** Alice is constantly forced to find new and creative ways to keep her spirits up and find ways to avoid boredom, is constantly skipping town and having to avoid any meaningful relationships, forcing her to only engage in wild flings and abandoning her family and friends.
** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's a {{narcissist}}ic [[TheSociopath sociopath]], has ''no'' loved ones and does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement in her ability to [[KarmaHoudini escape consequences]] due to this. She has neither family nor friends, but {{mooks}} and sycophants instead, who are easily interchangeable.
** ImmortalsFearDeath.

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** 1.) Alice's good cheer is a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of every person, plant, and animal she ever loved and liked, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.
** 2.) Alice is constantly forced to find new and creative ways to keep her spirits up and find ways to avoid boredom, is constantly skipping town and having to avoid any meaningful relationships, forcing her to only engage in wild flings and abandoning her family and friends.
** 3.) Alice only finds immortality fun because she's a {{narcissist}}ic [[TheSociopath sociopath]], has ''no'' loved ones and does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement in her ability to [[KarmaHoudini escape consequences]] due to this. She has neither family nor friends, but {{mooks}} and sycophants instead, who are easily interchangeable.
** 4.) ImmortalsFearDeath.



** Alice's immortality brings dark patches, but on the whole she still manages to roll with the punches and for the most part enjoy her life.
** Alice's family and friends are ''also'' immortal; they live with her and travel with her. Her neighbors ''envy'' the close relationship forged by their shared eternity.
** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fulfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peace corps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500, she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate-sized country.

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** 1.) Alice's immortality brings dark patches, but on the whole she still manages to roll with the punches and for the most part enjoy her life.
life. Sure, she misses the dearly departed, but that's true of everyone, including mortals. Some days she feels the grief more heavily, but that's just part of the grieving process. The number of friends she's said goodbye too doesn't invalidate the still living friends she has now. It just makes her appreciate her time with them more.
** 2.) Alice's family and friends are ''also'' immortal; they live with her and travel with her. Her neighbors ''envy'' the close relationship forged by their shared eternity.
**2.) Before she was immortal, Alice enjoyed certain hobbies. One thousand years later, she still enjoys those hobbies, just in different genres or with different technology or different people. Sometime she takes a break to try something new, and then that thing becomes part of the routine. Her mortal friends tease her for being a DiscoDan.
** 3.) Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fulfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peace corps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500, she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate-sized country.country.
**4.) Because ImmortalsFearDeath, Alice believes she is just as mortal as everyone else, just with a "better immune system", so to speak.
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** ImmortalsFearDeath.
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** Alice believes that [[TheNothingAfterDeath there is nothing after death]].
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** Alice values living, plain and simple. One can do a lot of things while alive. She certainly cannot do these things upon death.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice spends her immortality on Wiki/TVTropes.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice spends her immortality on Wiki/TVTropes.Website/TVTropes.

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'''Basic Trope''': A person is made {{immortal|ity}}... And really enjoys it.

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'''Basic Trope''': A person is made {{immortal|ity}}...{{immortal|ity}} ... And really enjoys it.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice swings between living up her immortality and endless {{Wangst}}ing about how much it sucks.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice swings between living up her immortality and endless {{Wangst}}ing about how much it sucks.



* '''Conversed''':
** "I don't like to think what she'll be like after she sees her great grand children die. Not because it'll make her sad or callous, but because she'll ''be happy again in no time at all."'' "But that doesn't mean she doesn't still cherish their memories, just that she's eventually able to move on like any of us -- what's she supposed to do, spent ''eternity'' wallowing in angst over the memories over people who died hundreds or thousands of years beforehand? Would ''they'' want her to live like that?"

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'''Conversed''': "I don't like to think what she'll be like after she sees her great grand children great-grandchildren die. Not because it'll make her sad or callous, but because she'll ''be happy again in no time at all."'' all''." "But that doesn't mean she doesn't still cherish their memories, just that she's eventually able to move on like any of us -- what's she supposed to do, spent ''eternity'' wallowing in angst over the memories over people who died hundreds or thousands of years beforehand? Would ''they'' want her to live like that?"that?"
* '''Implied''': When Alice becomes immortal and is first being [[WelcomedToTheMasquerade shown the extent of immortality on Earth]], Bob notes that there are some people who enjoy it a lot.



** Alice's good cheer is a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of all her loved ones, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.

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** Alice's good cheer is a StepfordSmiler cover she uses to keep her sane; otherwise, the [[WhoWantsToLiveForever horror of living forever]] would drive her mad as she witnesses the death of all her every person, plant, and animal she ever loved ones, and liked, and is left lonely despite the the number of people she meets.



** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's a narcissistic sociopath, has ''no'' loved ones and does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement in her ability to escape consequences due to this. She has neither family nor friends, but {{mooks}} and sycophants instead, who are easily interchangeable.

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** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's a narcissistic sociopath, {{narcissist}}ic [[TheSociopath sociopath]], has ''no'' loved ones and does not understand what all that fuss about them is, and finds amusement in her ability to [[KarmaHoudini escape consequences consequences]] due to this. She has neither family nor friends, but {{mooks}} and sycophants instead, who are easily interchangeable.



** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fulfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peace corps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500, she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate sized country.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's attitude quickly changed once the downsides start kicking in. She eventually becomes confused and depressed when she finally realizes the mistake she has made. "Time heals all wounds" she tells herself. Over the years, she learns how to deal with the downsides, and the immortality blues become just a part of the learning curve.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice spends her immortality on Wiki/TVTropes.

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** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fulfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peace corps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500, she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate sized country.
moderate-sized country.
* '''Played For for Drama''': Alice's attitude quickly changed once the downsides start kicking in. She eventually becomes confused and depressed when she finally realizes the mistake she has made. "Time heals all wounds" wounds," she tells herself. Over the years, she learns how to deal with the downsides, and the immortality blues become just a part of the learning curve.
* '''Played For for Laughs''': Alice spends her immortality on Wiki/TVTropes.



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** Alice is her universe's ButtMonkey ''du jour.'' In the face of countless indignities which never can never kill her, she continues to be [[ThePollyanna endlessly happy and optimistic.]]
** Alice is a GenkiGirl thrill seeker who regularly does incredibly stupid and dangerous stunts ''just because she can.''

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** Alice is her universe's ButtMonkey ''du jour.'' jour''. In the face of countless indignities which never can never kill her, she continues to be [[ThePollyanna endlessly happy and optimistic.]]
optimistic]].
** Alice is a GenkiGirl thrill seeker who regularly does incredibly stupid and dangerous stunts ''just because she can.''can''.



* '''Exploited''': A depressed chaacter is given Immortality, which cures their depression as they have nothing to worry about anymore!

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* '''Exploited''': A depressed chaacter character is given Immortality, which cures their depression as they have nothing to worry about anymore!



** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fullfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peacecorps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500 she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate sized country.

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** Alice only finds immortality fun because she's an AllLovingHero, and [[GoodFeelsGood finds fullfillment fulfillment in her ability to help and inspire others]] to enjoy life. Alternatively, she's TheCape and works in emergency services (firefighters, coastguard, peacecorps, peace corps, police, etc.) because she can go into the most dangerous of situations and survive every time. By the time she's 500 500, she's saved enough lives to fill a moderate sized country.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???A depressed chaacter is given Immortality, which cures their depression as they have nothing to worry about anymore!
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice spends her immortality on TVTropes.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice spends her immortality on TVTropes.Wiki/TVTropes.

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