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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob deliberately used the most convoluted way to make his statement, knowing that the time it will take her to understand what he said will (at a minimum) allow him to properly distance himself from her freak out.
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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Alice takes note of what Bob says and just doesn't react at all.
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Then Alice thinks it over, and when it's finally sunk in, she freaks out.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Oh, so ''now'' you noticed what I said, huh?"



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Alice reacts immediately.

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* '''Justified''': Alice simply misheard Bob's statement as something more mundane, so it makes sense that she would be surprised to find out that this is not the case.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice simply misheard Bob's statement as something more mundane, so it makes sense that she would be surprised to find out that this is not the case.case.
** Bob said it through a rather convoluted NeverSayDie statement that, naturally, took her some time to process.
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Alice reacts before Bob finishes his sentence.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone doesn't respond to a shocking statement until later.
* '''Straight''': Alice asks Bob where Charlie is, and Bob replies that Charlie died. Alice responds, "Oh, okay... [[DoubleTake Wait]], [[BigWhat what]]?!"
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice doesn't realize what Bob said until days later.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice realizes what Bob said about a second after her original statement.
* '''Justified''': Alice simply misheard Bob's statement as something more mundane, so it makes sense that she would be surprised to find out that this is not the case.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody has a delayed reaction to a shocking statement.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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