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* Many Cogs and cog attacks in ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'' have double meanings to fit corporate terms. For example, a Double Talker, a cog with two faces for one in order to double talk, can use the attack Bounce Check, where they literally bounce a check at you.
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** In the seventh episode, Louis quips, "[[{{Pun}} The king's hair (heir) has betrayed the king]]" when he spots Lestat's discarded powdered wig, who is garbed as a French king at the Mardi Gras ball. Louis can be regarded as Lestat's heir because he's Lestat's vampire son (the French monarchy had practiced Salic law, so women were excluded from inheriting the throne), and Louis is indeed conspiring to murder his despotic maker during the after-party feast.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'s'' ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'': Chapter seven is named "The Matter of Brian". You'd think its title means "the topic of Brian", but after you've finished it and read about [[spoiler: a demon-possessed Tiffany transmogrifying Brian into a frog, then explaining to his employer that a pink balloon appeared in the room because his remaining ''matter'' become something]], you realize that, unfortunately for him, it ''also'' means "the part of Brian which occupies space and possesses mass".

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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'s'' ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'': Chapter seven is named "The Matter of Brian". You'd think its title means "the topic of Brian", but after you've finished it and read about [[spoiler: a demon-possessed Tiffany transmogrifying Brian into a frog, then explaining to his employer that a pink balloon appeared in the room because his remaining ''matter'' had to become something]], you realize that, unfortunately for him, it ''also'' means "the part of Brian which occupies space and possesses mass".
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'s'' ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'': Chapter seven is named "The Matter of Brian". You'd think its title means "the topic of Brian", but after you've finished it and read about [[spoiler: a demon-possessed Tiffany transmogrifying Brian into a frog, then explaining to his employer that there's a pink balloon in the room because his remaining ''matter'' had to go somewhere]], you realize that, unfortunately for him, it ''also'' means "the part of Brian which occupies space and possesses mass".

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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'s'' ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'': Chapter seven is named "The Matter of Brian". You'd think its title means "the topic of Brian", but after you've finished it and read about [[spoiler: a demon-possessed Tiffany transmogrifying Brian into a frog, then explaining to his employer that there's a pink balloon appeared in the room because his remaining ''matter'' had to go somewhere]], become something]], you realize that, unfortunately for him, it ''also'' means "the part of Brian which occupies space and possesses mass".
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* ''Literature/Discworld's'' ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'': Chapter seven is named "The Matter of Brian". You'd think its title means "the topic of Brian", but after you've finished it and read about [[spoiler: a demon-possessed Tiffany transmogrifying Brian into a frog, then explaining to his employer that there's a pink balloon in the room because his remaining ''matter'' had to go somewhere]], you realize that, unfortunately for him, it ''also'' means "the part of Brian which occupies space and possesses mass".

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* ''Literature/Discworld's'' ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'s'' ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'': Chapter seven is named "The Matter of Brian". You'd think its title means "the topic of Brian", but after you've finished it and read about [[spoiler: a demon-possessed Tiffany transmogrifying Brian into a frog, then explaining to his employer that there's a pink balloon in the room because his remaining ''matter'' had to go somewhere]], you realize that, unfortunately for him, it ''also'' means "the part of Brian which occupies space and possesses mass".
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* ''Literature/Discworld's'' ''Literature/AHatFullOfSky'': Chapter seven is named "The Matter of Brian". You'd think its title means "the topic of Brian", but after you've finished it and read about [[spoiler: a demon-possessed Tiffany transmogrifying Brian into a frog, then explaining to his employer that there's a pink balloon in the room because his remaining ''matter'' had to go somewhere]], you realize that, unfortunately for him, it ''also'' means "the part of Brian which occupies space and possesses mass".
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* ''Webcomic/HandbookOfHeroes'': In [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/you-are-too-prepared "You Are Too Prepared!"]], where Quest Giver is writing an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript illuminated manuscript]] says and says "The illumination must be perfect!", he's referring to the visual flourishes must be perfect. But the AltText uses "illumination" as in the amount of light:
--> "Quest Giver’s bushy hairstyle imposes penalties to his Perception. That’s why he can only see in areas that are brightly illuminated. :D "

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* ''Webcomic/HandbookOfHeroes'': ''Webcomic/TheHandbookOfHeroes'': In [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/you-are-too-prepared "You Are Too Prepared!"]], where Quest Giver is writing an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript illuminated manuscript]] says and says says, "The illumination must be perfect!", he's referring to the visual flourishes must be perfect. But the AltText uses "illumination" as in the amount of light:
--> "Quest Giver’s Giver's bushy hairstyle imposes penalties to his Perception. That’s That's why he can only see in areas that are brightly illuminated. :D "

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Because of the homophobia which existed in 1910, Lestat de Lioncourt can't overtly flirt with Louis de Pointe du Lac during their first meeting, but he still conveys his interest in roundabout ways. Lestat is outright ''[[EatingTheEyeCandy leering]]'' at Louis and speaking with a sultry voice while recounting how he had "sampled" many New Orleans women, including those with [[StarbucksSkinScale "cinnamon" skin tones]]. Lestat is subtly expressing his desire to "taste" Louis because the latter is a [[MixedAncestryIsAttractive "cinnamon" Creole]]. Later, when Lestat says that he and Louis are "Destined to be very good friends," what he really means is that they're "Destined to be lovers."

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Because of the homophobia which existed in 1910, Lestat de Lioncourt can't overtly flirt with Louis de Pointe du Lac during their first meeting, but he still conveys his interest in roundabout ways. Lestat is outright ''[[EatingTheEyeCandy leering]]'' at Louis and speaking with a sultry voice while recounting how he had "sampled" many New Orleans women, including those with [[StarbucksSkinScale "cinnamon" skin tones]]. Lestat is subtly expressing his desire to "taste" Louis because the latter is a [[MixedAncestryIsAttractive "cinnamon" Creole]]. Later, when Lestat says that he and Louis are "Destined to be very good friends," what he really means is that they're "Destined to be lovers.""
** In the sixth episode, Lestat is looking at a dog when he says, "Back in your cage, sweetheart," but the person he's truly addressing is Claudia, who is a stowaway on a train heading to New York. He won't allow her to leave New Orleans because he's concerned about Louis' deteriorating mental and physical state, so he has boarded the baggage car to forcibly take her back home.
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Because of the homophobia which existed in 1910, Lestat de Lioncourt can't overtly flirt with Louis de Pointe du Lac during their first meeting, but he still conveys his interest in roundabout ways. Lestat is outright ''[[EatingTheEyeCandy leering]]'' at Louis and speaking with a sultry voice while recounting how he had "sampled" many New Orleans women, including those with [[StarbucksSkinScale "cinnamon" skin tones]]. Lestat is subtly expressing his desire to "taste" Louis because the latter is a [[MixedAncestryIsAttractive "cinnamon" Creole]]. Later, when Lestat says that he and Louis are "Destined to be very good friends," what he really means is that they're "Destined to be lovers."
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* In Anime/TimeOfEve, a character is asked why she frequents an establishment where revealing whether one is a human or an android is not allowed. Her answer is carefully ambiguous enough to work whether she is a human or an android, even though those two perspectives would normally be quite distinct.

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* In Anime/TimeOfEve, ''Anime/TimeOfEve'', a character is asked why she frequents an establishment where revealing whether one is a human or an android is not allowed. Her answer is carefully ambiguous enough to work whether she is a human or an android, even though those two perspectives would normally be quite distinct.



* In ''[[Fanfic/Gensokyo20XX Gensokyo 20XXV]]'', an age-regressed Reimu's "Am I dying?" is supposed to be intended as this, in that she is either asking if she is actually dying or, alternatively, asking why is someone is so sad about the situation she's accepted or, she could be asking both.

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* In ''[[Fanfic/Gensokyo20XX Gensokyo 20XXV]]'', ''Fanfic/{{Gensokyo 20XX}}V'', an age-regressed Reimu's "Am I dying?" is supposed to be intended as this, in that she is either asking if she is actually dying or, alternatively, asking why is someone is so sad about the situation she's accepted or, she could be asking both.



* Deep in the first ''VideoGame/EyeOfTheBeholder'' game, at the start of the Mind Flayer level, a wall engraving reads "Alignment must be true." Since this is a ''D&D'' game, you'd expect it to be a cryptic mention about CharacterAlignment. In truth, it's a hint about how to open the next secret passage, which is a the end of an ''alignment'' of hidden doors.

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* Deep in the first ''VideoGame/EyeOfTheBeholder'' game, at the start of the Mind Flayer level, a wall engraving reads "Alignment must be true." Since this is a ''D&D'' game, you'd expect it to be a cryptic mention about CharacterAlignment. In truth, it's a hint about how to open the next secret passage, which is a at the end of an ''alignment'' of hidden doors.



* ''VideoGame/{{NieR}}'': while fighting the boss Shade in the Aerie, [[spoiler:Kaine calls out the Shade's attempt to lull her into accepting her death by imitating her beloved Grandma, stating that her grandmother inspired her to continue to live on and come to terms with her "mutated body". This refers both to her nature as a half-Shade and as an intersex woman.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{NieR}}'': ''VideoGame/NieR'': while fighting the boss Shade in the Aerie, [[spoiler:Kaine calls out the Shade's attempt to lull her into accepting her death by imitating her beloved Grandma, stating that her grandmother inspired her to continue to live on and come to terms with her "mutated body". This refers both to her nature as a half-Shade and as an intersex woman.]]woman]].



* In the Prologue to Grisaia short story in ''VisualNovel/TheEdenOfGrisaia'' Yumiko, Amane and Michiru are told to expect a new honor student transfer student at Mihama, a school for students with severe psychological issues that interfere with their ability to attend normal schools. When Sachi shows up, she's intelligent, dutiful, athletic, friendly and more. Following a flippant suggestion about cleaning the school, Michiru comes back the next morning to find that she stayed the entire evening and into the morning, working nonstop to clean the school. It's not that Sachi happens to be an honor student but rather that she's here ''because'' she's an "honor student" and obsessively follows all orders, no matter how absurd or destructive.

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* In the Prologue "Prologue to Grisaia Grisaia" short story in ''VisualNovel/TheEdenOfGrisaia'' Yumiko, Amane and Michiru are told to expect a new honor student transfer student at Mihama, a school for students with severe psychological issues that interfere with their ability to attend normal schools. When Sachi shows up, she's intelligent, dutiful, athletic, friendly and more. Following a flippant suggestion about cleaning the school, Michiru comes back the next morning to find that she stayed the entire evening and into the morning, working nonstop to clean the school. It's not that Sachi happens to be an honor student but rather that she's here ''because'' she's an "honor student" and obsessively follows all orders, no matter how absurd or destructive.


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* ''Webcomic/HandbookOfHeroes'': In [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/you-are-too-prepared "You Are Too Prepared!"]], where Quest Giver is writing an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript illuminated manuscript]] says and says "The illumination must be perfect!", he's referring to the visual flourishes must be perfect. But the AltText uses "illumination" as in the amount of light:
--> "Quest Giver’s bushy hairstyle imposes penalties to his Perception. That’s why he can only see in areas that are brightly illuminated. :D "
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* The ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fanfic ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/13688453/1/The-Fall-of-Atlantis The Fall of Atlantis]]'' is about the destruction of the ancient civilization, which in both the story and in canon was caused by Plagg. [[spoiler:It also describes the fall of the Kwammi Attlantis who, disillusioned by his selfish partner Calix and the warmongering nation he leads, tricks Plagg into destroying the island nation and all of its inhabitants]].
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* The phrase "Deep Blue Sea". Does it mean a sea that's deep blue in color? Or a sea that's deep ''and'' blue? Typically, it's ''both''.
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* Q: Why was the Boy Scout kicked out of his troop? A: They caught him eating a brownie. This can be either a [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]] or sex joke.
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* In the 1995 film of Jane Austen's ''Film/{{Persuasion}}'', Wentworth says a great many things that only thinly veil references to the pain of his and Anne's broken engagement from eight years ago. He apologizes for the shock she must have seeing him again... here in Bath, after what happened in Lyme. He has so many regrets... over encouraging Louisa to be impetuous until her fall. Heartbroken men never truly get over their loss... Benwick, of course, not himself.

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* In the 1995 film of Jane Austen's ''Film/{{Persuasion}}'', ''Film/{{Persuasion|1995}}'', Wentworth says a great many things that only thinly veil references to the pain of his and Anne's broken engagement from eight years ago. He apologizes for the shock she must have seeing him again... here in Bath, after what happened in Lyme. He has so many regrets... over encouraging Louisa to be impetuous until her fall. Heartbroken men never truly get over their loss... Benwick, of course, not himself.
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* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "Chapter 22", the first thing Gabrielle says to Charles is that it's a nice day, and he replies, "Beautiful." What he's also conveying is that he thinks she's beautiful.

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* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "Chapter 22", "[[Recap/LegionS3E3Chapter22 Chapter 22]]", the first thing Gabrielle says to Charles Xavier is that it's a nice day, and he replies, "Beautiful." What he's also conveying is that he thinks she's beautiful.
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* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "Chapter 22", the first thing Gabrielle says to Charles is that it's a nice day, and he replies, "Beautiful." What he's also conveying is that he thinks she's beautiful.

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* ''Literature/LongsummerNights'': At the end of "Seeds of Solace", River tells Alessia that they'll tend the garden to give her collection a better display area. Alessia pulls their hand over her heart and says there are a lot of things that need tending, and they assure her they can handle it. The two are not just referring to the garden, but also personal healing.


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** In [[https://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-269 Chapter 5]]. When Hijack is surprised that Isabel isn't going to destroy him, Isaac starts reaching for her from behind with an alarmed expression. Then Isabel asks Hijack, "Is that really who you think I am?" Isaac stops, looking surprised, then pulls his hand back, crossing his arms and looking away. Though the words are directed at Hijack, they are also applicable to Isabel's recent conflict with Isaac, and he has realized he's been unfair to her.
** At the [[https://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-300 end of Chapter 5]]. As Garcia and Spender watch the kids walk home, Garcia asks Spender if he wants to give them a ride. Spender says sombrely that they're fine on their own, reflecting his own feelings about being useless to them as an adult figure. With more assurance, he says, "They're together. They'll be just fine," reflecting how the kids' bonds have been repaired and strengthened, giving them the power to face things together.
** At the [[https://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-6-page-48 end of Chapter 6]], DJ Mothman invites Professor Bigfoot out for beef wine. They have the following exchange:
--->'''Professor Bigfoot:''' …I've tried it before. In the moment, it felt like an ''unforgettable experience''. But… it didn't ''stick with me''.\\
'''DJ Mothman:''' …Give it a second chance… and I promise it won't let you down.
:::: They are not talking just about beef wine, but also about their relationship. They shared some experience in the past, and Mothman is inviting Bigfoot to rekindle their relationship.
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* George Carlin added three words to his list of the seven words you couldn't say on television--"fart," "turd" and "twat." The last word was added because it was a term for the sexual anatomy that didn't have a double meaning like "snatch," "box" and "pussy" (which in proper context could even be used in a Walt Disney movie) do.

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* George Carlin added three words to his list of the seven words you couldn't say on television--"fart," "turd" and "twat." The last word was added because it was a term for the sexual anatomy that didn't have a double meaning like "snatch," "box" and "pussy" do (which in proper context could even be used in a Walt Disney movie) do.movie).
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* George Carlin added three words to his list of the seven words you couldn't say on television--"fart," "turd" and "twat." The last word was added because it was a term for the sexual anatomy that didn't have a double meaning like "snatch," "box" and "pussy" (which in proper contest could even be used in a Walt Disney movie) do.

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* George Carlin added three words to his list of the seven words you couldn't say on television--"fart," "turd" and "twat." The last word was added because it was a term for the sexual anatomy that didn't have a double meaning like "snatch," "box" and "pussy" (which in proper contest context could even be used in a Walt Disney movie) do.
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* George Carlin added three words to his list of the seven words you couldn't say on television--"fart," "turd" and "twat." The last word was added because it was a term for the sexual anatomy that didn't have a double meaning like "snatch," "box" and "pussy" (which in proper contest could even be used in a Walt Disney movie) do.
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* ''Literature/{{Evolution}}'': The ruler of Cata Huuk is known as the Potus. While a passable cognate for ''potentate'', it also shares a spelling with the acronym POTUS for President of the United States.
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* ''Series/LawAndOrderUK''. The detectives and prosecutors watch a tape of CP Alesha Philips being raped by her doctor, who caps it off by tauntingly asking her, "Didn't that feel good?" Later, when the detectives arrest the man, he whines that Matt's hurting him when he handcuffs him. Matt responds by sneering, "Yeah, I know. Didn't that feel good?", not only effectively telling him that (a) [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay They have irrefutable proof of his assault on Alesha]], but also (b) that he enjoyed inflicting pain on him, much as he'd enjoyed doing to his victims.
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* In ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'', William dared Sherlock to catch him, and Sherlock swore to do it...but William certainly didn't mean [[spoiler:catching William as he fell to his death like Sherlock did]].
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* ''Manga/ExcuseMeDentistItsTouchingMe'': "The Unmoving" is a title Takuma received both because of his prowess in battle and because of his apparent impotence.
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* ''VideoGame/{{NieR}}'': while fighting the boss Shade in the Aerie, [[spoiler:Kaine calls out the Shade's attempt to lull her into accepting her death by imitating her beloved Grandma, stating that her grandmother inspired her to continue to live on and come to terms with her "mutated body". This refers both to her nature as a half-Shade and as an intersex woman.]]
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Other times a double meaning is intended to be understood by everyone, but either the speaker has trouble saying it directly, or wants to be able to deny saying it later. And sometimes it's intended by the writer, but ''unintended'' by the speaker.


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* In the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe play ''Islander'', Eilidh lives on the island with her granny, while her mother is a teacher on the mainland. There is a song near the start in which Eilidh video-calls her mother over a very bad connection, and tries to tell her about her experiences that day, but her mother is still working. Eilidh has the refrain "Can you see me, can you hear me?" which isn't just about the call quality. This gets reprised by Eilidh's mother near the end, leaving a voicemail when Eilidh isn't speaking to her.
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* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': The Other tells Thanos that to fight Humans would be "to court death" (a common phrase meaning incredibly dangerous. Fans of the comics know [[spoiler: that Thanos literally wants to date the incarnation of Death.]]

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* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': The Other tells Thanos that to fight Humans would be "to court death" (a common phrase meaning incredibly dangerous.dangerous). Fans of the comics know [[spoiler: that Thanos literally wants to date the incarnation of Death.]]
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* In the Prologue to Grisaia short story in ''VisualNovel/GrisaiaNoRakuen'' Yumiko, Amane and Michiru are told to expect a new honor student transfer student at Mihama, a school for students with severe psychological issues that interfere with their ability to attend normal schools. When Sachi shows up, she's intelligent, dutiful, athletic, friendly and more. Following a flippant suggestion about cleaning the school, Michiru comes back the next morning to find that she stayed the entire evening and into the morning, working nonstop to clean the school. It's not that Sachi happens to be an honor student but rather that she's here ''because'' she's an "honor student" and obsessively follows all orders, no matter how absurd or destructive.

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* In the Prologue to Grisaia short story in ''VisualNovel/GrisaiaNoRakuen'' ''VisualNovel/TheEdenOfGrisaia'' Yumiko, Amane and Michiru are told to expect a new honor student transfer student at Mihama, a school for students with severe psychological issues that interfere with their ability to attend normal schools. When Sachi shows up, she's intelligent, dutiful, athletic, friendly and more. Following a flippant suggestion about cleaning the school, Michiru comes back the next morning to find that she stayed the entire evening and into the morning, working nonstop to clean the school. It's not that Sachi happens to be an honor student but rather that she's here ''because'' she's an "honor student" and obsessively follows all orders, no matter how absurd or destructive.

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