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* '''Subverted''': It turns out that Bob had a DisneyDeath.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he dies later, and Alice and Charlie are forced to pretend he's alive.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he dies later, and Alice and Charlie are forced to pretend he's alive.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** It turns out that Bob had a DisneyDeath.
** [[GreatDetective John]] sees through the ruse immediately.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Subverted''':
** But then he dies later, and Alice and Charlie are forced to pretend he'salive.alive.
** Being friends with all of them and knowing they did not killed Bob ([[NotWhatItLooksLike although it seriously looks like it]]), he tells Alice and Charlie [[DoWrongRight to stop dragging Bob around like a puppet]], go sit him down in his home office, and leave the house while he is still fresh enough that they can still convincingly use the "we didn't knew he was dead, we thought he was drunk" alibi.
** It turns out that Bob had a DisneyDeath.
** [[GreatDetective John]] sees through the ruse immediately.
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** But then he dies later, and Alice and Charlie are forced to pretend he's
** Being friends with all of them and knowing they did not killed Bob ([[NotWhatItLooksLike although it seriously looks like it]]), he tells Alice and Charlie [[DoWrongRight to stop dragging Bob around like a puppet]], go sit him down in his home office, and leave the house while he is still fresh enough that they can still convincingly use the "we didn't knew he was dead, we thought he was drunk" alibi.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is clearly alive (or resting), but everyone else pretends he's dead for whatever reason.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is clearly alive (or resting), alive, but everyone else Alice and Charlie pretends he's dead for whatever reason.
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** Both Alice and Charlie were already treated as suspicious people for reasons beyond their control by others. If Bob's corpse is found anywhere near them, the [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion public would likely point fingers at them despite the two having done nothing.]] As such, they have to get Bob's corpse as far away from the public as possible without raising suspicion, so that he can appear to have died under normal circumstances without implicating them.
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* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': ???"You know this is gonna get us arrested for negligence, or vandalism, or whatever the heck is the crime you charge people for dragging corpses around in any fashion that is not a properly-documented coffin, right?"
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???Alice and Charlie alternate between pretending Bob's body is alive and having Charlie [[DeadPersonImpersonation impersonate him]].
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** Everybody instantly see through the ruse.
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** Everybody instantly see sees through the ruse.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Well, who's going to fool people Bob is still alive? Anyone?"
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* '''Enforced''': ???
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* '''Enforced''': ???The writers are fans of ''Film/WeekendAtBernies''.
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* '''Defied''': "Just tell everyone he's dead!"
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** "Just tell everyone he'sdead!"dead!"
** Everybody instantly see through the ruse.
** "Just tell everyone he's
** Everybody instantly see through the ruse.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is clearly alive, but everyone else pretends he's dead for whatever reason.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is clearly alive, alive (or resting), but everyone else pretends he's dead for whatever reason.
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'''Basic Trope''': Pretending a dead person is alive.
* '''Straight''': Bob dies. Alice and Charlie hold his body in front of them and move his body parts in order to convince people he's still alive.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob has been dead long enough to [[{{Squick}} clearly be decaying]] or is already a skeleton at this point. They still attempt this anyway.
** Multiple dead people become subject to this.
** The scheme to convince people that Bob is alive is surprisingly elaborate.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob isn't dead, but just unconscious/sleeping/otherwise unresponsive, but the same idea happens.
* '''Justified''': Alice and Charlie were unsure of what to do after Bob died.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is clearly alive, but everyone else pretends he's dead for whatever reason.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out that Bob had a DisneyDeath.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he dies later, and Alice and Charlie are forced to pretend he's alive.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is reduced to LudicrousGibs... and this is still attempted anyway.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody pretends dead bodies are alive.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Just tell everyone he's dead!"
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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OfCorpseHesAlive! Dead people can't do ''this!''
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': Bob dies. Alice and Charlie hold his body in front of them and move his body parts in order to convince people he's still alive.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob has been dead long enough to [[{{Squick}} clearly be decaying]] or is already a skeleton at this point. They still attempt this anyway.
** Multiple dead people become subject to this.
** The scheme to convince people that Bob is alive is surprisingly elaborate.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob isn't dead, but just unconscious/sleeping/otherwise unresponsive, but the same idea happens.
* '''Justified''': Alice and Charlie were unsure of what to do after Bob died.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is clearly alive, but everyone else pretends he's dead for whatever reason.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out that Bob had a DisneyDeath.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then he dies later, and Alice and Charlie are forced to pretend he's alive.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is reduced to LudicrousGibs... and this is still attempted anyway.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody pretends dead bodies are alive.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Just tell everyone he's dead!"
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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OfCorpseHesAlive! Dead people can't do ''this!''
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
