Basic Trope: Failure to respond to a spoken cue, often resulting in the person repeatedly saying the cue until the response ensues.
- Straight: Hiro is cornered in a fight against Emperor Evulz. Hiro says "Luckily, I'm not alone!", expecting Lance to show up, but he doesn't until Hiro repeats himself multiple times.
- Exaggerated:
- This happens every single time Hiro tries to call for Lance's help.
- Hiro is forced to repeat the phrase "Luckily, I'm not alone!" for an absurdly long time until Lance finally takes the hint and shows up.
- Downplayed: Hiro says "Luckily, I'm not alone!", and waits for Lance to come in and help. When he doesn't quite get it, Hiro briefly gives him a signal, but doesn't repeat the phrase.
- Justified: Lance didn't hear Hiro the first time.
- Inverted: Hiro starts to say "Luckily..." and Lance shows up before he even finishes the sentence.
- Subverted: ???
- Double Subverted: ???
- Parodied: The action stops entirely until Lance shows up, with even Evulz growing frustrated and calling for him to enter stage left.
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: Lance shows up right after the cue.
- Enforced:
- The creators want to add a Failed Attempt at Drama.
- Charles, Lance's last resort substitute actor, hasn't memorized his cues yet.
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: Since Hiro is distracted, Emperor Evulz uses this to finish him off.
- Defied:
- Hiro avoids using spoken cues because he's aware that Lance may not understand them.
- Hiro makes sure that Lance knows the spoken cue beforehand.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Played for Drama: When Lance does show up, he's too late; Hiro has been killed.
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