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* '''Deconstructed''': Scott's indifference to Chris' bizarre plight is felt as an insult by Chris, leading to a lot of emotional (and maybe physical) hurt.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Scott's indifference to Chris' bizarre plight is felt as an insult by Chris, leading to a lot of emotional (and maybe physical)hurt.hurt.
** Being indifferent about an AlienInvasion wrecking the planet is a sure sign that there is something wrong with Scott. He can HandWave it all he wants to shell shock from Vietnam War Seven, but if he sees his family nearly getting killed and he does not reacts to it, not even as some kind of TraumaButton reaction flashing back to all of the dead friends he keeps talking about, there is something ''really'' wrong.
** Scott's indifference to Chris' bizarre plight is felt as an insult by Chris, leading to a lot of emotional (and maybe physical)
** Being indifferent about an AlienInvasion wrecking the planet is a sure sign that there is something wrong with Scott. He can HandWave it all he wants to shell shock from Vietnam War Seven, but if he sees his family nearly getting killed and he does not reacts to it, not even as some kind of TraumaButton reaction flashing back to all of the dead friends he keeps talking about, there is something ''really'' wrong.
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** Scott is a veteran of TheGreatOffscreenWar, and as a result of [[WarIsHell what he]] [[SeenItAll has seen]] during the war, when he sees Chris turn into a wolf, all he says is a wistful "wish I had someone like that in my unit to [[TheNoseKnows sniff]] [[LiteralMetaphor out]] [[StuffBlowingUp IEDs]] during my tour of duty!".
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"I don't know whether I should thank you for being a steady shoulder to cry on or [[RageBreakingPoint I should smash your teeth in]], because you've spent the last half hour I've been explaining this curse standing there [[DullSurprise with a bored look on your face]]."
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* '''Discussed''': ???"I swear to you right now, I could tell Scott that VideoGame/ZombiesAteMyNeighbors, my mother, ''his'' mother and every cat in the state, and he'd just stand there [[TheStoic looking like I told him I just farted]]."
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* '''Parodied''': In the ten hours since they have last seen each other, Chris has become a werewolf, discovered he's a clone and his parents came from a planet in [[Franchise/{{Ultraman}} Nebula M78]], fought a SewerGator, found the Lost City of Atlantis in said sewer, became its king, accidentally released a Kaiju and [[BadNewsIrrelevantNews signed up to Geico]]. [[SkewedPriorities It's the "signing up to Geico" part that astonishes Scott]].
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* '''Parodied''': In the ten hours since they have last seen each other, Chris has become a werewolf, discovered he's a clone and his parents came from a planet in [[Franchise/{{Ultraman}} [[Franchise/UltraSeries Nebula M78]], fought a SewerGator, found the Lost City of Atlantis in said sewer, became its king, accidentally released a Kaiju and [[BadNewsIrrelevantNews signed up to Geico]]. [[SkewedPriorities It's the "signing up to Geico" part that astonishes Scott]].
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* '''Played For Drama''': Scott's indifference at the supernatural is a major clue that he knows more about what is going on that it first looked, and the moment the rest of the cast catches on it won't be pretty. It probably may end up in a real drama bomb when Scott finally reacts to someting weird going on because it's beyond his comprehension.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
** Scott's indifference at the supernatural is a major clue that he knows more about what is going on that it first looked, and the moment the rest of the cast catches on it won't be pretty. It probably may end up in a real drama bomb when Scott finallyreacts to someting weird going on because it's encounters something that is beyond his comprehension.comprehension and goes on a meltdown.
** Scott is the BigBad and part of Chris' CrazyEnoughToWork plan ran on the hope that Scott would be taken by surprise by the fact he's being attacked by werewolves, gremlins and [[WhenTreesAttack Ents]]. [[NoNonsenseNemesis He isn't]]. The fight ends up being more difficult than Scott envisioned.
** Scott's indifference at the supernatural is a major clue that he knows more about what is going on that it first looked, and the moment the rest of the cast catches on it won't be pretty. It probably may end up in a real drama bomb when Scott finally
** Scott is the BigBad and part of Chris' CrazyEnoughToWork plan ran on the hope that Scott would be taken by surprise by the fact he's being attacked by werewolves, gremlins and [[WhenTreesAttack Ents]]. [[NoNonsenseNemesis He isn't]]. The fight ends up being more difficult than Scott envisioned.
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* '''Parodied''': ???In the ten hours since they have last seen each other, Chris has become a werewolf, discovered he's a clone and his parents came from a planet in [[Franchise/{{Ultraman}} Nebula M78]], fought a SewerGator, found the Lost City of Atlantis in said sewer, became its king, accidentally released a Kaiju and [[BadNewsIrrelevantNews signed up to Geico]]. [[SkewedPriorities It's the "signing up to Geico" part that astonishes Scott]].
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* '''Enforced''': To show that Scott is rather unfazed by odd events.
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* '''Enforced''': To The writers decide to show that Scott is rather unfazed by odd events.events as part of his OnlySaneMan shtick.
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* '''Invoked''': ???
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* '''Defied''': "Aren't you gonna comment on how weird it is that I'm a werewolf now?"
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* '''Defied''': "Aren't you gonna comment on how weird it is that I'm a werewolf now?"
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* '''Implied''': After a TimeSkip cut in which Chris narrates the events that turned him into a werewolf, [[HowWeGotHere which we already saw]], Scott still has the same dull expression he had before the skip and Chris roars out an exasperated "...well!?"
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Scott secretly underwent [[HypnoFool hypnotic therapy]] to become indifferent to literally anything shortly after Chris started showing signs of being a WeirdnessMagnet.
* '''Exploited''':???
TheMenInBlack recruit Scott because they know he will focus on the important part of the job (policing the supernatural) without getting distracted by the razzle-dazzle.
* '''Defied''': Chris: "Aren't you gonna comment on how weird it is that I'm a werewolf now?"
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* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': Chris: "Aren't you gonna comment on how weird it is that I'm a werewolf now?"
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* '''Deconstructed''': Scott's indifference to Chris' bizarre plight is felt as an insult by Chris, leading to a lot of emotional (and maybe physical) hurt.
* '''Reconstructed''': There is a difference between Scott not feeling excited/afraid of Chris becoming a werewolf and an actual lack of empathy. The road to cure Chris will greatly benefit of Scott keeping a cool head.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Scott keeping a "...meh" mindset while the whole world is going crazy with magic, quantum physics acting haywire, and were-creatures of all shapes and sizes beating the crap out of each other is a major RunningGag (even funnier if Scott [[NotSoStoic shows concern and emotion]] at such things as soap operas, [[EekAMouse seeing a mouse in the pantry]] and [[MustHaveCaffeine running out of his favorite coffee brand]]).
* '''Played For Drama''': Scott's indifference at the supernatural is a major clue that he knows more about what is going on that it first looked, and the moment the rest of the cast catches on it won't be pretty. It probably may end up in a real drama bomb when Scott finally reacts to someting weird going on because it's beyond his comprehension.
* '''Played For Horror''': There is a reason why Scott seems to not care about Chris becoming a werewolf: [[BigBadFriend he's the werewolf who infected Chris]].
* '''Reconstructed''': There is a difference between Scott not feeling excited/afraid of Chris becoming a werewolf and an actual lack of empathy. The road to cure Chris will greatly benefit of Scott keeping a cool head.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Scott keeping a "...meh" mindset while the whole world is going crazy with magic, quantum physics acting haywire, and were-creatures of all shapes and sizes beating the crap out of each other is a major RunningGag (even funnier if Scott [[NotSoStoic shows concern and emotion]] at such things as soap operas, [[EekAMouse seeing a mouse in the pantry]] and [[MustHaveCaffeine running out of his favorite coffee brand]]).
* '''Played For Drama''': Scott's indifference at the supernatural is a major clue that he knows more about what is going on that it first looked, and the moment the rest of the cast catches on it won't be pretty. It probably may end up in a real drama bomb when Scott finally reacts to someting weird going on because it's beyond his comprehension.
* '''Played For Horror''': There is a reason why Scott seems to not care about Chris becoming a werewolf: [[BigBadFriend he's the werewolf who infected Chris]].
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone is rather indifferent to a magical/improbable situation.
* '''Straight''': Scott finds out that his friend, Chris, was turned into a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] after getting bitten by one. He doesn't seem to care much about the fact that Chris is a werewolf, and instead casually offers some help.
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in Scott's neighborhood gets superpowers somehow. Nobody really minds much, and Scott in particular just goes inside to [[MundaneUtility use his new shapeshifting abilities to get his house cleaned faster]].
* '''Downplayed''': Scott does say something along the lines of, "I can't believe you're a werewolf!", but it's not the main reason why he's surprised.
* '''Justified''':
** Fantasy elements happen quite often in the work, so it's not much of a surprise that Scott is unfazed by it.
** Alternatively, Scott himself [[SeenItAll has seen quite a lot of strange things around]] - why be fazed by this?
** Scott doesn't want to say things such as "But I thought werewolves were fake!" because he doesn't want to invalidate Chris.
* '''Inverted''': Chris just changes something as simple as his outfit style, and Scott is very quick to point it out and be surprised about it.
* '''Subverted''': Chris says, "Today I bought some comic books, went to the park, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick got bitten by a werewolf, so now I'm one too]]." Scott responds, "Oh, cool- [[DoubleTake wait, what]]?!"
* '''Double Subverted''':
** "...[[SkewedPriorities You went to the comic book store without me]]?! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint And the park, too]]?"
** Scott only has a DoubleTake because of how quickly the tone of the sentence changed.
** Scott reveals he genuinely didn't hear what Chris actually said and wants him to repeat the sentence.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
** (Continued from Double Subverted #1) "...And holy shit, you're a werewolf? How?"
** Sometimes characters find fantastical situations odd, and sometimes they don't.
* '''Averted''': A fantastical situation happens, and characters react appropriately.
* '''Enforced''': To show that Scott is rather unfazed by odd events.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Aren't you gonna comment on how weird it is that I'm a werewolf now?"
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "If I heard my friend turned into a werewolf, I'd be a lot more shocked than that."
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* '''Straight''': Scott finds out that his friend, Chris, was turned into a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] after getting bitten by one. He doesn't seem to care much about the fact that Chris is a werewolf, and instead casually offers some help.
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in Scott's neighborhood gets superpowers somehow. Nobody really minds much, and Scott in particular just goes inside to [[MundaneUtility use his new shapeshifting abilities to get his house cleaned faster]].
* '''Downplayed''': Scott does say something along the lines of, "I can't believe you're a werewolf!", but it's not the main reason why he's surprised.
* '''Justified''':
** Fantasy elements happen quite often in the work, so it's not much of a surprise that Scott is unfazed by it.
** Alternatively, Scott himself [[SeenItAll has seen quite a lot of strange things around]] - why be fazed by this?
** Scott doesn't want to say things such as "But I thought werewolves were fake!" because he doesn't want to invalidate Chris.
* '''Inverted''': Chris just changes something as simple as his outfit style, and Scott is very quick to point it out and be surprised about it.
* '''Subverted''': Chris says, "Today I bought some comic books, went to the park, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick got bitten by a werewolf, so now I'm one too]]." Scott responds, "Oh, cool- [[DoubleTake wait, what]]?!"
* '''Double Subverted''':
** "...[[SkewedPriorities You went to the comic book store without me]]?! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint And the park, too]]?"
** Scott only has a DoubleTake because of how quickly the tone of the sentence changed.
** Scott reveals he genuinely didn't hear what Chris actually said and wants him to repeat the sentence.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
** (Continued from Double Subverted #1) "...And holy shit, you're a werewolf? How?"
** Sometimes characters find fantastical situations odd, and sometimes they don't.
* '''Averted''': A fantastical situation happens, and characters react appropriately.
* '''Enforced''': To show that Scott is rather unfazed by odd events.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Aren't you gonna comment on how weird it is that I'm a werewolf now?"
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "If I heard my friend turned into a werewolf, I'd be a lot more shocked than that."
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