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* '''Double Subverted''': [[GoLookAtTheDistraction This was an excuse to move the party elsewhere without telling Alice]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': [[GoLookAtTheDistraction This was an excuse to move the party elsewhere without telling Alice]].Alice.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alice turns out to be some sort of supernatural creature, and by buying her off, Bob technically entered a contract with her, which opens him up to all sorts of otherworldly shenanigans.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice and Bob maintain this relationship throughout the entirety of their lives, culminating in Bob leaving Alice his fortune to stay away from his funeral.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice and Bob maintain this relationship throughout the entirety of their lives, culminating in Bob leaving Alice his fortune to stay away from his funeral.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character bribes someone they find annoying (usually with money) to get them to go away.
* '''Straight''': Alice shows up to Bob's party. He gives her $50 to vamoose.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob Venmos Alice to ensure she gets nowhere near him.
** Bob just wants to be alone, so he pays everyone off this way.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a DreadfulMusician who is otherwise not unpleasant to be around. Bob pays her $20 to leave her guitar at home.
* '''Justified''': Bob has plenty of money to throw around, and Alice is broke, so she's not in a position to refuse.
* '''Inverted''': Bob pays Alice to hang out with him.
* '''Subverted''': Bob rolls his eyes when Alice shows up to the party, so he gives her $50...to go get some beer and chips, because they're running low.
* '''Double Subverted''': [[GoLookAtTheDistraction This was an excuse to move the party elsewhere without telling Alice]].
* '''Parodied''': Bob does this so often to so many people that he's technically his state's largest employer.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob gives Alice $50 to get beer and chips, but the party has moved to a different place by the time she gets back. But Bob then texts her to give her the new address.
* '''Averted''': Bob just grins and bears it.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Alice hangs around Bob a lot because he knows he'll just pay her off.
* '''Exploited''': Alice drives Bob to the poorhouse because she knows he doesn't keep a tight watch on his finances.
* '''Defied''':
** Alice flatly refuses Bob's bribe.
** Charles suggests that Bob pay Alice to go away. Bob balks at this idea, considering it unconscionable.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is briefly shown attempting to enter Bob's party. In the next scene, she's walking away, tucking a couple bills into her wallet.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is so used to just throwing money at his problems that when he encounters [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave a nuisance that can't be bought off]] he's completely and utterly unable to handle it.
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Look, if you leave now and return to the [[BegoneBribe main trope page]] without raising a fuss, I'll give you a few bucks.
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': Alice shows up to Bob's party. He gives her $50 to vamoose.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob Venmos Alice to ensure she gets nowhere near him.
** Bob just wants to be alone, so he pays everyone off this way.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a DreadfulMusician who is otherwise not unpleasant to be around. Bob pays her $20 to leave her guitar at home.
* '''Justified''': Bob has plenty of money to throw around, and Alice is broke, so she's not in a position to refuse.
* '''Inverted''': Bob pays Alice to hang out with him.
* '''Subverted''': Bob rolls his eyes when Alice shows up to the party, so he gives her $50...to go get some beer and chips, because they're running low.
* '''Double Subverted''': [[GoLookAtTheDistraction This was an excuse to move the party elsewhere without telling Alice]].
* '''Parodied''': Bob does this so often to so many people that he's technically his state's largest employer.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob gives Alice $50 to get beer and chips, but the party has moved to a different place by the time she gets back. But Bob then texts her to give her the new address.
* '''Averted''': Bob just grins and bears it.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Alice hangs around Bob a lot because he knows he'll just pay her off.
* '''Exploited''': Alice drives Bob to the poorhouse because she knows he doesn't keep a tight watch on his finances.
* '''Defied''':
** Alice flatly refuses Bob's bribe.
** Charles suggests that Bob pay Alice to go away. Bob balks at this idea, considering it unconscionable.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is briefly shown attempting to enter Bob's party. In the next scene, she's walking away, tucking a couple bills into her wallet.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob is so used to just throwing money at his problems that when he encounters [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave a nuisance that can't be bought off]] he's completely and utterly unable to handle it.
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Look, if you leave now and return to the [[BegoneBribe main trope page]] without raising a fuss, I'll give you a few bucks.
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
