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Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Momochi Since: Jan, 2011
#78: Apr 7th 2021 at 3:18:08 AM

I'm thinking of a phrase that includes Reveal, Confirmation or something. A character can be (correctly or not) confident whether they're dreaming/hallucinating, and try something that will be disastrous if their guess is wrong. Such a scene doesn't look like a "test"... or is it just an Exploited test?

Malady (X-Troper)
#79: Apr 11th 2021 at 12:00:09 PM

Why do I feel like I saw this in TLP this year?

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Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#80: Apr 11th 2021 at 3:48:13 PM

Do you remember any of the TLP text?

Malady (X-Troper)
#81: Apr 11th 2021 at 4:04:29 PM

Ah! Dream Emergency Exit. Which launched this year!

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GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#83: Apr 12th 2021 at 9:15:29 AM

[up][up] Yep, a Momochi-launched trope.

Any other ideas for new name?

Momochi Since: Jan, 2011
#84: Apr 12th 2021 at 3:20:41 PM

[up][up][up] You know my Trope? wink

Dream Reality Confirmation? Because some of the existing examples as below are unconscious, or done by someone who is sure they're dreaming/awake, in which case it's not a test. I'm fine with Dream Reality Test too if it doesn't matter.

  • In Supergirl #22, Kara's dream starts to fade as soon as Lightning Lad explains that she is dreaming.
  • Xander realizing he's wearing only underwear. He thinks he's dreaming and tries to pinch himself, but when that doesn't work, he runs off screaming.
  • Gourmet Guy slaps Taylor to prove they're real and not a hallucination.

Berrenta MOD Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#86: Apr 22nd 2021 at 4:36:08 PM

Switched it in. [tup]

GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#87: Apr 22nd 2021 at 6:01:05 PM

If we go with one of the options that begins with "Dream Reality", would we custom title that part as "Dream/Reality" since it refers to characters checking whether they're dreaming or not?

Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 22nd 2021 at 8:02:30 AM

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#88: Apr 22nd 2021 at 6:01:57 PM

[up] I think that makes sense.

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Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#89: Apr 22nd 2021 at 9:45:59 PM

[up][up] Yep, although it works with it without for different reasons.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#90: May 7th 2021 at 11:36:46 AM

Do we have consensus here? If not, here's a votes bump.

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Berrenta MOD Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#91: May 7th 2021 at 12:30:08 PM

Calling in favor of Dream Reality Check.

Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#92: May 7th 2021 at 1:47:18 PM

Well. Only 115 to sort.

Edited by Tabs on May 7th 2021 at 1:47:36 AM

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#93: May 7th 2021 at 9:18:34 PM

Ack, I was about to start combing through wicks, but the move hasn't happened yet...

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Berrenta MOD Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#94: May 7th 2021 at 11:45:37 PM

Okay, it's moved now. Let's start moving the wicks.

I'll deal with the video.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#95: May 9th 2021 at 3:28:40 AM

Well, it's done. Granted, I am not sure how many examples are correct since most of them are vaguely written. I'll close this one.

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PageAction: PinchMe
15th Mar '21 4:25:36 PM

Crown Description:

Pinch Me's description is "When you realize you're having a dream, you wake up. If you think it's a dream but don't wake up, it's not a dream". The trope is misused to mean a number of things, including pinching to test whether one is dreaming, not believing something is occurring, or just as a stock phrase.

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