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?
Why do I feel like I saw this in TLP this year?
- Unsounded: In "The Deadly Nevergreen 56"
, Sette bites herself to check instead.
Ah! Dream Emergency Exit. Which launched this year!
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You know my Trope?
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.
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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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.

Dream Reality Check? Dream Reality Test? Dream Detection And Check? Dream Detection Check?