History PlayingWith / EmotionlessGirl

** She has a [[BrokenBird tragic traumatic past]], and she suppress her emotions so that she will not be hurt again.
** Lucy has a mission to complete and can't afford letting her emotions get in the way.
** Lucy has been trained to and is afraid to drop the charade for fear of consequence.

** The emotionless girl bit is all a front. When she meets a new friend and gets to know him/her well enough, Alice opens up.
** In other words she's a SugarAndIcePersonality or a DefrostingIceQueen

** ...then he/she dies, and Lucy goes back to the way she was.

* '''Enforced''':

* '''Defied''': Fake smiles.

** Lucy is viewed as [[UncannyValley creepy]]. Therefore she gains no friends or respect, especially whenever she's deadpan in the most inappropriate moments.
** An "origins" episode of a TV show or superhero comic shows that a ton of nasty stuff happened to Lucy in her life, and that she's very emo about it. She suffers from depression and has attempted suicide in the past.

** Lucy deliberately suppresses her emotions (by magical or medical means) because she's AxCrazy with them.
** Lucy was born without any emotional capacity, and it [[UncannyValley alienates the hell out of her]] (both in-story [[UncannyValley and the viewers]]) due to the fact that she [[DissonantSerenity doesn't have ''any'' emotional reactions to scenes that generally invoke intense feelings]], such as the violent murder of [[GrannyClassic her grandmother]], or the heartwarming reunion with her [[WhenYouComingHomeDad long-overseas father]]. When others call her out on her apathy after her mother dies, she responds by innocently asking in her perpetual CreepyMonotone "[[LackOfEmpathy Why should I feel anything?]]"

* '''Conversed''': "I'm in a staring contest with [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki Nagato!]]"

** [[FlatJoy Or she]] [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry simply has]] [[TheEeyore Droopy Syndrome]]

** [[FlatYoy Or she]] [[ThatMakesMeAngry simply has]] [[TheEeyore Droopy Syndrome]]

** Or she's [[TheSouless soulless]].

* '''Downplayed''': Lucy shows noticeably less emotion than other characters, [[WhenSheSmiles on a few occasions]], she's shown to be NotSoStoic[[note]]Of course, OOCIsSeriousBusiness certainly comes into play here[[/note]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Lucy's face is frozen solid, and she always talks in [[CreepyMonoTone monotone.]]

* '''Straight''': Alice never smiles, laughs, or cries.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's face is frozen solid, and she always talks in [[CreepyMonoTone monotone.]]
* '''Downplayed''': Alice shows noticeably less emotion than other characters, [[WhenSheSmiles on a few occasions]], she's shown to be NotSoStoic[[note]]Of course, OOCIsSeriousBusiness certainly comes into play here[[/note]].

** It's the only way Alice can control herself. If she emotes, bad things happen.

** Alice has a mission to complete and can't afford letting her emotions get in the way.
** Alice has been trained to and is afraid to drop the charade for fear of consequence.

** Alice is a robot of the non-{{ridiculous|lyHumanRobots}} kind.

** Alice is a HotBlooded GenkiGirl whose fiery passion and strength of conviction cannot, ''will not'' be denied!

** Bob never shows any sort of emotion.

** ...then he/she dies, and Alice goes back to the way she was.

** Alice's friends all try to get her smile or laugh at something.
** Alice's friends challenge her to a StaringContest.
** One of Alice's friends tries to get her to laugh by [[FriendlyTickleTorture tickling her]].\\

** Alice is a MoodSwinger who fluctuates between [[TheStoic cold and emotionless]] and [[GenkiGirl boundlessly energetic]].
* '''Averted''': Alice smiles and laughs at stuff.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Alice, did you just... make a facial expression?"

--> '''Alice''': "Getting all emotional only gets in the way. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a job that needs to be done."
* '''Exploited''': Bob asks Alice to serve as an announcer for his news channel (the only one remaining) during the {{apocalypse|How}}. Because she's so emotionless, [[TheStoic she's able to report mass death and destruction and deliver instructions to survivors without batting an eyelid]]. Her lack of panic calms viewers, but also unnerves them.

-->'''Bob''': "You know, Alice, you seem very cold and unfriendly. What's up with that?"

* '''Implied''': Alice, though known as very professional, isn't shown emoting outside work. If that's how she naturally is or just how she's behaving at the time is uncertain.

** Alice is viewed as [[UncannyValley creepy]]. Therefore she gains no friends or respect, especially whenever she's deadpan in the most inappropriate moments.
** An "origins" episode of a TV show or superhero comic shows that a ton of nasty stuff happened to Alice in her life, and that she's very emo about it. She suffers from depression and has attempted suicide in the past.

** Alice deliberately suppresses her emotions (by magical or medical means) because she's AxCrazy with them.
** Alice was born without any emotional capacity, and it [[UncannyValley alienates the hell out of her]] (both in-story [[UncannyValley and the viewers]]) due to the fact that she [[DissonantSerenity doesn't have ''any'' emotional reactions to scenes that generally invoke intense feelings]], such as the violent murder of [[GrannyClassic her grandmother]], or the heartwarming reunion with her [[WhenYouComingHomeDad long-overseas father]]. When others call her out on her apathy after her mother dies, she responds by innocently asking in her perpetual CreepyMonotone "[[LackOfEmpathy Why should I feel anything?]]"

** Alice is unfazed by the bizarre goings-on around her or causes embarrassing situations for other characters. She walks in on her friends changing to ask what they want to eat, walks across the rickety RopeBridge without a second thought, and asks the [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant monster]] where the nearest grocery store is.
** Alice is TheComicallySerious.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice really wants to experience emotions, but because she's a BarrierMaiden, she can't risk showing them without potentially causing massive destruction. Characters around her aren't necessarily aware of this fact, and constantly try to cheer her up or otherwise make her emotional.

* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob never shows any sort of emotion.

** Alice was born without any emotional capacity, and it [[UncannyValley alienates the hell out of her]] (both in-story [[UncannyValley and the viewers]]) due to the fact that she [[DissonantSerenity doesn't have ''any'' emotional reactions to scenes that generally invoke intense feelings]], such as the violent murder of [[GrannyClassic her grandmother]], or the heartwarming reunion with her [[WhenYouComingHomeDad long-overseas father]]. When others call her out on this after her mother dies, she responds by innocently asking in her perpetual CreepyMonotone "[[LackOfEmpathy Why should I feel anything]]?"

** It's the only way she can control herself. If she emotes, bad things happen.

** Or she's a robot of the non-{{ridiculous|lyHumanRobots}} kind.
** Or she has brain damage making emotion impossible for her.
** She's been trained to and is afraid to drop the charade for fear of consequence.
** She has had a [[BrokenBird tragic past of trauma]] that made her suppress her emotions so that she will not be hurt again.

** Alice was born without any emotional capacity, and it [[UncannyValley alienates the hell out of her]] (both in-story [[UncannyValley and the viewers]]) due to the fact that she [[DissonantSerenity doesn't have ''any'' emotional reactions to scenes that generally invoke intense feelings]], such as the violent murder of [[GrannyClassic her grandmother]], or the heartwarming reunion with her [[WhenYouComingHomeDad long-overseas father]]. When others call her out on this after her mother dies, she even responds by innocently asking in her perpetual CreepyMonotone "[[LackOfEmpathy Why should I feel anything]]?"

** Alice was born without any emotional capacity, and it [[UncannyValley alienates the hell out of her]] (both in-story [[UncannyValley and the viewers]]) due to the fact that she [[DissonantSerenity doesn't have ''any'' emotional reactions to scenes that generally invoke intense feelings]], such as the violent murder of [[GrannyClassic her grandmother]], or the heartwarming reunion with her [[WhenYouComingHomeDad long-overseas father]]. When others call her out on this after her mother dies, she even responds by innocently asking "[[LackOfEmpathy Why should I feel anything]]?"

** Alice was born without any emotional capacity, and it [[UncannyValley alienates the hell out of her]] (both in-story and in the viewers) due to the fact that she [[DissonantSerenity doesn't have any emotional reactions]] to scenes that generally invoke intense feelings, such as the violent murder of [[GrannyClassic her grandmother]], or the heartwarming reunion with her [[WhenYouCommingHomeDad long-overseas father]]. When others call her out on this after her mother dies, she even responds by innocently asking "[[LackOfEmpathy Why should I feel anything]]?"
** Alice deliberately suppresses her emotions (by magical or medical means) because she's AxCrazy with emotions.

** Alice is viewed as [[UncannyValley creepy]]. Therefore she gains no friend or respect, especially whenever she's deadpan in the most inappropriate moments.
* '''Reconstructed''': She decides to seek some therapy, but still doesn't turn into a ball of smiles.

** Turns out she is actually a StepfordSmiler.

** Alice was born without any emotional capacity, and it [[UncannyValley alienates the hell out of her]] (both in-story and in the viewers) due to the fact that she doesn't have any emotional reactions to scenes that generally invoke intense feelings (violent murders of relatives, heartwarming reunions, etc.) When others call her out on this after her mother dies, she may even respond by innocently asking "[[LackOfEmpathy Why should I feel anything]]?"