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Coachpill
Since: Aug, 2022
8th Apr, 2024 09:17:53 AM
Mundane Luxury and/or Slippery MacGuffin, since the implication (in this scenario) seems to be that it can be lost just as easily, which is less preventable than it being lost period.
Silver and gold, silver and gold
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
CSS1
Since: Mar, 2021
8th Apr, 2024 10:17:36 AM
I don’t think it’s Slippery MacGuffin. Luis isn’t at risk of losing the cake; he just has to resort to unusual means to get it. I’ll keep this query open but for now, I like Black Market Produce best.
In Carol and the End of the World, Luis meets a guy under a bridge and trades away some meds for what turns out to be a birthday cake. Considering this show takes place during an impending apocalypse, and the military are managing ordinary grocery stores, the implication is that Luis couldn’t go to a bakery and had to resort to drug dealing. Should I list this as Commonplace Rare, or Mundane Luxury?
Edited by CSS1