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. |
37 | ---- |
38 | WAKE UP! Get up, get dressed, and run! You're LateForSchool! |
39 | ---- |
40 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
41 | %% |
42 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
43 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
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