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Since: Mar, 2018
3rd Dec, 2019 01:56:42 AM
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Do we have a trope where Alice asks "Where is Bob?" and Chuck answers "He's standing behind you." Or, alternatively: "Where is the McGuffin?" "It's right behind you."
We have Right Behind Me where Alice badmouths Bob, unaware that Bob is listening right behind her. We also have Look Behind You, which is often (mis)used for this.
It might be shoehorned into Failed a Spot Check, but that doesn't feel quite right either.