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* '''Defied''': "[[DidYouActuallyBelieve What, you thought]] [[PreMortemOneLiner I'd spare you because]] [[LittleBrotherIsWatching my little sister was around]]?" [[BoomHeadshot *click KA-BLAM*]] "[[DeadSerious You just couldn't]] [[BondOneLiner get it in your head otherwise.]]"

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* '''Defied''': "[[DidYouActuallyBelieve What, you thought]] [[PreMortemOneLiner I'd spare you because]] because [[LittleBrotherIsWatching my little sister was around]]?" [[BoomHeadshot around]]?" *click KA-BLAM*]] "[[DeadSerious KA-BLAM* " You just couldn't]] [[BondOneLiner couldn't get it in your head otherwise.]]""



** Because she has to keep Bob in line all the time, Alice can't live out her own life and is just as chained to his side as he is bound by her existence. Mutual resentment gradually weakens the bonds between them until something finally gives way.
** Bob only allows Alice to moderate his behavior because his long-term goals hinge upon maintaining her trust and goodwill. Once his short-term goals are completed and YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness, all bets are off.
** Just because Alice is there to prevent Bob from turning bad doesn't mean that Alice herself is pure good. She is just as flawed as Bob, if not more so.

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** Because 1.)Because she has to keep Bob in line all the time, Alice can't live out her own life and is just as chained to his side as he is bound by her existence. Mutual resentment gradually weakens the bonds between them until something finally gives way.
** 2.) Bob only allows Alice to moderate his behavior because his long-term goals hinge upon maintaining her trust and goodwill. Once his short-term goals are completed and YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness, all bets are off.
** 3.) Just because Alice is there to prevent Bob from turning bad doesn't mean that Alice herself is pure good. She is just as flawed as Bob, if not more so. In other words, Alice can be ''scarier'' than her brother.



** Eventually, Alice rubs off on Bob; he starts to become a genuinely good person even when she's not around, so eventually, he doesn't even need a morality chain to be a good person.
** After he thinks he no longer needs Alice, Bob starts misbehaving and surprises even himself when he still listens to her later. Whether by [[BecomingTheMask coming to sincerely value her goodwill and friendship]], [[BigBrotherInstinct fraternal instincts overpower him]] or [[ManipulativeBitch Alice stringing him along in some other way]], she continues to moderate his behavior.
** Bob eventually notices Alice's flaws and decides to keep ''her'' nastier side from surfacing. EveryoneHasStandards, after all.

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** 1.) Eventually, Alice rubs off on Bob; he starts to become a genuinely good person even when she's not around, so eventually, he doesn't even need a morality chain to be a good person.
person anymore. Thus, Alice can spent time away from him without worry or guilt. But they still time lots of time together, just for fun.
** 2.) After he thinks he no longer needs Alice, Bob starts misbehaving and surprises even himself when he still listens to her later. Whether by [[BecomingTheMask coming to sincerely value her goodwill and friendship]], [[BigBrotherInstinct fraternal instincts overpower him]] or [[ManipulativeBitch Alice stringing him along in some other way]], she continues to moderate his behavior.
** 3.) Bob eventually notices Alice's flaws and decides to keep ''her'' nastier side from surfacing. EveryoneHasStandards, after all.

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