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** Alice doesn't believe any apology would be accepted, no matter how sincere it would be.
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** Alice only feels remorse when she occasionally hurt some people by accident but never to people who she thinks they deserve it.
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* '''Played For Horror''': Alice is an AxCrazy SpreeKiller who is [[KarmaHoudini still at large]] who won’t even say a simple “sorry” for the endless suffering she causes. EvilIsPetty at it’s finest.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice comes to Bob who is one of the people she's victimized and finally says "sorry".

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* '''Subverted''': Alice comes to Bob Bob, who is one of the people she's victimized victimized, and finally says "sorry".
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** Alice never apologizes sincerely.

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** Alice [[BackhandedApology never apologizes sincerely.sincerely]].

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* '''Zig Zagged''': [[JerkassHasAPoint Alice openly comments how there's a difference]] between not apologizing for your actions and [[NeverMyFault not taking responsibility for them]]. Just because she feels nothing from her misdeeds, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't necessarily mean she isn't aware that she did them or that they might have been wrong.]]

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Alice openly comments how there's a difference]] between not apologizing for your actions and [[NeverMyFault not taking responsibility for them]]. Just because she feels nothing from her misdeeds, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't necessarily mean she isn't aware that she did them or that they might have been wrong.]]]]
**Sometimes she doesn’t apologize, sometimes she does.
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** Alice is the logically-minded type who believes that apologizing for something that has happened still won't change the fact that it already happened in the first place. Thus, she isn't going to waste the time if (she thinks) it won't change anything.
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** Alice knows that she's in the wrong, but [[GenreSavvy she also knows]] that a simple apology [[NeverLiveItDown won't make people forgive her misdeeds]], so she [[ThenLetMeBeEvil shrugs and decides to live life on her own terms]].

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** Alice knows that she's in the wrong, but [[GenreSavvy she also knows]] that a simple apology [[NeverLiveItDown [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten won't make people forgive her misdeeds]], so she [[ThenLetMeBeEvil shrugs and decides to live life on her own terms]].
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** "It's not like a simple 'I'm sorry' is gonna magically fix anything anyways, and the deed is done. No point in crying over spilt milk. Why bother apologising when I can simply move on and forget about it?"
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** The people who are demanding that Alice apologises for her behavior have said or done the same things in the past, and they never apologised. Alice regrets what she did, but she doesn't like [[Hypocrite hypocrites]], so she refuses to give them the apology they want from her.

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** The people who are demanding that Alice apologises for her behavior have said or done the same things in the past, and they never apologised. Alice regrets what she did, but she doesn't like [[Hypocrite hypocrites]], hypocrites, so she refuses to give them the apology they want from her.

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** The people who are demanding that Alice apologises for her behavior have said or done the same things in the past, and they never apologised. Alice regrets what she did, but she doesn't like [[Hypocrite hypocrites]], so she refuses to give them the apology they want from her.
** The people who are demanding that Alice apologises for her behavior don't expect apologies from Bob and Claire, even though what Alice did is minor in comparison, and she feels unfairly singled out.



** "To apologize would mean that I'm wrong. I'm never wrong. ''[[BlatantLies Ever]]''."

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** "To apologize would mean that I'm wrong. [[NeverMyFault I'm never wrong. wrong.]] ''[[BlatantLies Ever]]''."
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* '''Zig Zagged''': [[JerkassHasAPoint Alice openly comments how there's a difference]] between not apologizing for your actions and [[NeverMyFault not taking responsibility for them]]. Just because she feels nothing from her misdeeds, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't necessarily mean she isn't aware what she did them or that they might have been wrong.]]

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* '''Zig Zagged''': [[JerkassHasAPoint Alice openly comments how there's a difference]] between not apologizing for your actions and [[NeverMyFault not taking responsibility for them]]. Just because she feels nothing from her misdeeds, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't necessarily mean she isn't aware what that she did them or that they might have been wrong.]]
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???[[JerkassHasAPoint Alice openly comments how there's a difference]] between not apologizing for your actions and [[NeverMyFault not taking responsibility for them]]. Just because she feels nothing from her misdeeds, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't necessarily mean she isn't aware what she did them or that they might have been wrong.]]
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** [[ForTheEvulz Alice is proud of the cruelty she displays.]]

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** [[ForTheEvulz Alice is a CardCarryingJerkass who is proud of the cruelty she displays.]]
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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she apologized to doesn't care about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in making her feel bad and live with the remorse, [[AccuserOfTheBretheren especially if that person has a grudge against her]].

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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she apologized to doesn't care about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in making her feel bad and live with the remorse, [[AccuserOfTheBretheren [[AccuserOfTheBrethren especially if that person has a grudge against her]].
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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she apologized to doesn't care about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in making her feel bad, especially if that person has a grudge against her.

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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she apologized to doesn't care about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in making her feel bad, bad and live with the remorse, [[AccuserOfTheBretheren especially if that person has a grudge against her.her]].
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** A painful past has led Alice to not apologise, [[NeverBeHurtAgain fear of getting hurt again.]]
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\n** Alice isn't actually sorry, and feels an insincere apology would be more disrespectful than no apology at all.
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** Alice knows that she's in the wrong, but [[GenreSavvy she also knows]] that a simple apology [[NeverLiveItDown won't make people forgive her misdeeds]], so she [[ThenLetMeBeEvil shrugs and decides to live life on her own terms]].

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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she's ordered to isn't concerned about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel humiliated and out of spite.

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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she's ordered she apologized to isn't concerned doesn't care about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing making her feel humiliated and out of spite.bad, especially if that person has a grudge against her.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice became the town pariah and was eventually chased out. Her crime? [[DisproportionateRetribution Bumping into someone without saying "excuse me"]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice became the town pariah and was eventually chased out. Her crime? [[DisproportionateRetribution Bumping into someone without saying "excuse me"]]me".]]
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** Nobody ever apologised to Alice when they were mean to her.
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* '''Reconstructed''': While Alice still refuses to apologize, she develops into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold which is okay for some people.

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* '''Reconstructed''': While Alice still refuses to apologize, she develops into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold still does try to do good deeds without having to apologize for her bad, which is okay for some people.
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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she's apologizing to isn't concerned about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel humiliated.

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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she's apologizing ordered to isn't concerned about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel humiliated.humiliated and out of spite.
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** Alice did something that was [[MoralEventHorizon seriously heinous]], so apologizing for it would be pointless.
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** Alice's refusal to apologize stems of the belief that she [[ReformedButRejected will never be forgiven for her acts]]. [[ThenLetMeBeEvil It's easier for her to embrace this unrepentant behavior]] and repeatedly cross the MoralEventHorizon than to apologize knowing she will be rejected.
** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she's apologizing to isn't concerned about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel bad.

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** Alice's refusal to apologize stems of the belief that she [[ReformedButRejected will never be forgiven for her acts]]. acts]], which doesn't help that her apologies aren't good enough to mend the fences (and she knows this deep down). [[ThenLetMeBeEvil It's easier for her to embrace this unrepentant behavior]] and repeatedly cross the MoralEventHorizon than to apologize knowing she will be ignored or rejected.
** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the person she's apologizing to isn't concerned about her [[MustMakeAmends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel bad.humiliated.



* '''Played For Drama''': Because Alice's stubbornness to give an apology, she becomes alienated by her remaining loved ones. Finally, whether or not Alice realizes this [[WorthIt or even cares,]] Alice is left to die alone.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Because Alice's stubbornness to give an apology, she becomes alienated by her remaining loved ones. Finally, whether or not Alice realizes this [[WorthIt or even cares,]] Alice is left to [[DyingAlone die alone.]]
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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the second party isn't totally concerned about [[MustMakeAmends making amends and reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel bad.

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** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the second party person she's apologizing to isn't totally concerned about her [[MustMakeAmends making amends wanting to make up for her wrongs and wanting reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel bad.
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** Alice's refusal to apologize stems of the belief that she [[ReformedButRejected will never be forgiven for her acts]]. [[ThenLetMeBeEvil It's easier for her to embrace this unrepentant behavior]] and repeatedly cross the MoralEventHorizon than doing the difficult but right thing.
** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the second party isn't totally concerned about [[MustMakeAmends making amends and reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel worthless.

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** Alice's refusal to apologize stems of the belief that she [[ReformedButRejected will never be forgiven for her acts]]. [[ThenLetMeBeEvil It's easier for her to embrace this unrepentant behavior]] and repeatedly cross the MoralEventHorizon than doing the difficult but right thing.
to apologize knowing she will be rejected.
** The reason Alice doesn't apologize to anyone is because the second party isn't totally concerned about [[MustMakeAmends making amends and reconciliation]], but is only interested in seeing her feel worthless.bad.

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