Line #13 PlayingWith/LateForSchool


1	'''Basic Trope''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A character is late for school.]]
2	* '''Straight''': Alice is late for school.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Alice slept in so long that she completely missed school.
5	** Alice is late to school every single day.
6	** Alice somehow misses the entire school year.
7	* '''Downplayed''':
8	** Alice wakes up late, but she should still have plenty of time to get to school.
9	** Alice stayed up too late, but still makes it on time. However, she is dead tired and gets yelled at for sleeping in class.
10	* '''Justified''':
11	** The bus broke down, the alarm clock didn't ring, and she overslept.
12	** Alice [[RidiculousProcrastinator was up until 4AM doing her homework.]]
13	* '''Inverted''':
14	** Alice arrives way too early to school... Heck! It isn't even open yet.
15	** Alice's teacher is constantly late to class.
16	* '''Subverted''':
17	** Alice wakes up late only to find out it's a snow day and school's cancelled.
18	** Alice wakes up late and frantically tries to get ready for school, only to realize it's the weekend.
19	* '''Double Subverted''':
20	** Alice wakes up late only to find it's a snow day and school's cancelled. Except she still has to go to school anyway.
21	** Alice wakes up late and frantically tries to get ready for school, only to realize it's the weekend... except she's got detention, and has to go to Saturday school.
22	* '''Parodied''': Alice, an old woman, finally shows up at the school she should have graduated decades ago.
23	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alice arrives late to school, other times she arrives too early, and on occasions she's just in time.
24	* '''Averted''': Alice has plenty of time to get to school and arrives on time.
25	* '''Enforced''': ???
26	* '''Lampshaded''': When Alice arrives at school, the next exchange happens...
27	-->'''Alice:''' Sorry I'm late.\
28	'''Teacher''': As usual, Alice, as usual...
29	* '''Invoked''': Alice's [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling little brother]] turns off her alarm clock.
30	* '''Exploited''': "Alice has been late so much that the principal told me if I make her miss it again, she'll be expelled!" (Turns off her alarm clock)
31	* '''Defied''': Alice sets [[CrazyPrepared several alarm clocks, has a bicycle ready in case the bus breaks down and, in general, always has a plan to avoid ever being late to school.]]
32	* '''Discussed''': "I wish I wasn't always late..."
33	* '''Conversed''': "I should get to sleep. I don't want to end up like Alice."
34	* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is given numerous detentions and suspensions for showing up to class late. Eventually, she is expelled.
35	* '''Reconstructed:''' Alice always has an extremely good excuse whenever she's late to school.
36	* '''Played For Drama''': The students pull together and campaign for school to start later.
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38	WAKE UP! Get up, get dressed, and run! You're LateForSchool!
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40	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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42	%%* '''Implied''': ???
43	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

Context PlayingWith / LateForSchool