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* '''Played for Horror''': Magnolia is an EldritchHorror, and you can never be sure ''when'' she'll show up, adding to the suspense.

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* '''Played for Horror''': Magnolia is an EldritchHorror, EldritchAbomination, and you can never be sure ''when'' she'll show up, adding to the suspense.

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* '''Inverted''': Magnolia shows up early to every commitment.

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* '''Inverted''': Magnolia shows up early to every commitment. More often than not, she's often there at least a good hour earlier than everyone else.



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* '''Straight''': Magnolia will show up five minutes late to everything.
* '''Exaggerated''': Magnolia will walk into the middle of a class or presentation an hour after it's started.
* '''Downplayed''': Magnolia tends to arrive when things are just starting up, but it's always a close call.
* '''Justified''': Magnolia has poor time management skills.

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* '''Straight''': Magnolia will show up Magnolia, an office worker, overwhelmingly arrives at least five minutes late to everything.
meetings.
* '''Exaggerated''': Magnolia will walk into the middle of a class or presentation an hour after it's started.
arrives at her meetings shortly before they end.
* '''Downplayed''': Magnolia tends to arrive when things are just starting up, on the minute the hour strikes, but it's always a close call.
only just.
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Magnolia has poor time management skills.skills.
** Magnolia has the world's worst luck with traffic, and when she leaves the house early to compensate, the traffic is bad enough to completely invalidate her early start so she's late again.
** Magnolia doesn't own a car and, since she lives too far away from work to walk, she is forced to use public transport, which is notoriously slow in her area.



* '''Parodied''': Magnolia is so late to everything that by the time she gets there, it's already over.

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* '''Parodied''': Magnolia is so late to everything for work that it's night by the time she gets there, it's already over.arrives. She ends up unknowingly doing a shift with the night shift employees before being asked who she is.



** Magnolia makes an effort to leave early and account for any setbacks she might face, so she can reach her commitments on time.

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** Magnolia makes an effort to leave early and account for any setbacks she might face, face such as traffic and diversions, so she can reach her commitments on time.

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* '''Subverted''': Magnolia always has a tendency to be late to show up to class. But one day, she arrives to school on time and makes it with a few minutes to spare.

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* '''Subverted''': Magnolia always has a tendency to be late to show up to class. But one day, she arrives to school on time and makes it with a few minutes to spare.



* '''Defied''': Magnolia makes an effort to leave early and account for any setbacks she might face, so she can reach her commitments on time.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Magnolia makes an effort to leave early and account for any setbacks she might face, so she can reach her commitments on time.
** People who know Magnolia well will tell her to leave earlier than the event is actually scheduled for, so she can make it on
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'''Basic Trope''': This character never arrives on time when they should.
* '''Straight''': Magnolia will show up five minutes late to everything.
* '''Exaggerated''': Magnolia will walk into the middle of a class or presentation an hour after it's started.
* '''Downplayed''': Magnolia tends to arrive when things are just starting up, but it's always a close call.
* '''Justified''': Magnolia has poor time management skills.
* '''Inverted''': Magnolia shows up early to every commitment.
* '''Subverted''': Magnolia always has a tendency to be late to show up to class. But one day, she arrives to school on time and makes it with a few minutes to spare.
* '''Double Subverted''': But she accidentally goes to the wrong classroom, and by the time she finds the right one, it's started ten minutes ago.
* '''Parodied''': Magnolia is so late to everything that by the time she gets there, it's already over.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Magnolia tends to be late, but on very rare occasions, she'll show up on time or even early.
* '''Averted''': Magnolia does not have a particular pattern or arriving late or early.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I know Magnolia's coming over, but we still have a bit of time to prepare. She never gets here at the time we planned."
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* '''Defied''': Magnolia makes an effort to leave early and account for any setbacks she might face, so she can reach her commitments on time.
* '''Discussed''': "Do you think Magnolia ever shows up on time for ''anything''?"
* '''Conversed''': "I wonder if the writers are ever gonna let Magnolia be on time for once."
* '''Played for Laughs''': Magnolia is a superpowered crime fighter, but by the time she reaches any crime scenes, the criminals have already gotten away.
* '''Played for Horror''': Magnolia is an EldritchHorror, and you can never be sure ''when'' she'll show up, adding to the suspense.
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