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** Alice is severely touch-starved and craves physical affection. If you don't poke her for enough time, she starts whimpering while dropping obvious hints that she wants you to touch her. If you ignore her long enough afterward, she starts crying.

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** Alice is severely touch-starved and craves physical affection. If you don't poke her for enough time, she starts whimpering while dropping obvious hints that she wants you to touch her. If you ignore her long enough afterward, she starts crying. And if you keep ignoring her, she'll be DrivenToSuicide.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice is [[NiceGirl nice enough]] not to say anything about the repeated clicking...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...But she's got limits on her niceness. Poking her way too much will make her show a meaner side of herself.

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Alice is [[NiceGirl nice enough]] not to say anything about the repeated clicking...
** Alice is crabby about being tapped, but you actually have to keep tapping to progress the story.
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But she's got limits on her niceness. Poking her way too much will make her show a meaner side of herself.herself.
** But then if you keep tapping after that point, Alice will say, "Seriously, we're done, I showed you the thing. There's no point now. Cut it out."



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* '''Enforced''': ???During playtesting, many players assumed they would get some additional information from repeatedly tapping Alice, preventing them from continuing the game. The devs therefore had Alice outright tell the player they should stop tapping.



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* '''Implied''': ???If you persist in poking Alice, she doesn't seem to react, but her SanityMeter will go down slightly.



* '''Deconstructed''': Tapping Alice represents an in-universe "divine vision" that tells Alice about her path. If you tap her too many times, her head explodes from the excessive knowledge.



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** HatesBeingTouched

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** HatesBeingTouchedAlice [[HatesBeingTouched hates being touched.]]
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...But she's got limits on her niceness. Poking her [[UpToEleven way too much]] will make her show a meaner side of herself.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...But she's got limits on her niceness. Poking her [[UpToEleven way too much]] much will make her show a meaner side of herself.
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** It's just generally regarded as plain annoying to poke someone several times in rapid succession.

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** [[TruthInTelevision It's just generally regarded as plain annoying to poke someone several times in rapid succession.]]


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** Alice is severely touch-starved and craves physical affection. If you don't poke her for enough time, she starts whimpering while dropping obvious hints that she wants you to touch her. If you ignore her long enough afterward, she starts crying.
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** Alice is [[TickleTorture horribly ticklish.]]

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** Dare click on Alice even once and she [[BerserkButton will burst into a fit of pure, unadulterated rage.]]

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** Dare click on Alice even once and she [[BerserkButton will burst into a fit of of]] [[UnstoppableRage pure, unadulterated rage.]]



* '''Subverted''': Alice is [[NiceGirl nice enough]] to not say anything about the repeated clicking...

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* '''Subverted''': Alice is [[NiceGirl nice enough]] to not to say anything about the repeated clicking...



* '''Parodied''': Whenever Alice is poked, she lets out a funny horn-like noise, which she is embarrassed about.
* '''Zig Zagged''': There are days when Alice doesn't mind the poking, others when she does. It generally depends on her mood.

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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Alice is poked, she lets out a funny horn-like hornlike noise, which she is embarrassed about.
embarrasses her.
* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': There are days when Alice doesn't mind the poking, others when she does. It generally depends on her mood.



* '''Lampshaded''':
** "This guy just won't stop poking me all over, it's annoying, jeez! I'm starting to wonder if it's not a sort of secret code..."
* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''':
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'''Lampshaded''': "This guy just won't stop poking me all over, it's annoying, jeez! I'm starting to wonder if it's not a sort of secret code..."
* '''Invoked''': ???In the ObligatoryTutorial, Alice says, [[SchmuckBait almost as an afterthought]], "Don't poke me."



* '''Discussed''': "If I were you, I'd rather not do that to Alice. She tends to get... A little bit annoyed if you poke her too much."
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, look, if you select Alice several times, she displays an annoyed reaction to it. Come on, try it out yourself! Click click click... There we go! Look at her face!"

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* '''Discussed''': "If I were you, I'd rather not do that to Alice. She tends to get... A get ... a little bit annoyed if you poke her too much."
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, look, if you select Alice several times, she displays an annoyed reaction to it. Come on, try it out yourself! Click click click...click ... There we go! Look at her face!"
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** If you repeatedly click on Alice, she'll delete your save file, corrupt your PC or game console with a virus, and send your name and address to the game servers to have a hitman assassinate you.

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** If you repeatedly click on Alice, she'll delete your save file, corrupt your PC or game console with a virus, [[SerialEscalation and send send]] your name and address [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou to the game servers to have a hitman assassinate you.you]].
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** You're poking [[VideoGamePerversityPotential her chest.]]

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** You're poking her [[VideoGamePerversityPotential her chest.in certain places.]]
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** You're poking [[VideoGamePervesityPotential her chest.]]

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** You're poking [[VideoGamePervesityPotential [[VideoGamePerversityPotential her chest.]]
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** You're poking [[VideoGamePervesityPotential her chest.]]
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* '''Discussed''': "If I were you, I'd rather not do that to Alice. She tends to get... [[ToSayTheLeast A little bit annoyed]] if you poke her too much."

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* '''Discussed''': "If I were you, I'd rather not do that to Alice. She tends to get... [[ToSayTheLeast A little bit annoyed]] annoyed if you poke her too much."

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* '''Exaggerated''': Dare click on Alice even once and she [[BerserkButton will burst into a fit of pure, unadulterated rage.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Dare click on Alice even once and she [[BerserkButton will burst into a fit of pure, unadulterated rage.]]]]
** If you repeatedly click on Alice, she'll delete your save file, corrupt your PC or game console with a virus, and send your name and address to the game servers to have a hitman assassinate you.

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** HatesBeingTouched



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???There are days when Alice doesn't mind the poking, others when she does. It generally depends on her mood.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The game is known to power up characters temporarily when they are upset/angry, so poking them repeatedly is one of the usable strategies in order to strengthen your units before a battle.



* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Hey, look, if you select Alice several times, she displays an annoyed reaction to it. Come on, try it out yourself! Click click click... There we go! Look at her face!"



* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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'''Played for Drama''': Alice has a DarkAndTroubledPast involving physical abuse, which explains her intense feeling of uneasiness whenever she is selected/poked.



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'''Basic Trope''': A game character asks the player to stop clicking on them repeatedly.
* '''Straight''': Alice, upon being clicked on/selected several times in a few seconds, lets out an exasperated sigh and directly asks the player to stop that.
* '''Exaggerated''': Dare click on Alice even once and she [[BerserkButton will burst into a fit of pure, unadulterated rage.]]
* '''Downplayed''': Alice shows a slightly uncomfortable expression upon being clicked on repeatedly.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice cares a lot for her personal space.
** It's just generally regarded as plain annoying to poke someone several times in rapid succession.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice [[AttentionWhore loves the attention]] obtained from being poked repeatedly.
** Alice [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou pokes the player herself]].
* '''Subverted''': Alice is [[NiceGirl nice enough]] to not say anything about the repeated clicking...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...But she's got limits on her niceness. Poking her [[UpToEleven way too much]] will make her show a meaner side of herself.
* '''Parodied''': Whenever Alice is poked, she lets out a funny horn-like noise, which she is embarrassed about.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice does not mind being continuously clicked on.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''':
** "This guy just won't stop poking me all over, it's annoying, jeez! I'm starting to wonder if it's not a sort of secret code..."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice deliberately challenges the player to click on her as much as they can.
* '''Discussed''': "If I were you, I'd rather not do that to Alice. She tends to get... [[ToSayTheLeast A little bit annoyed]] if you poke her too much."
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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O-Oi! [[StopPokingMe Cut it out with the poking]]! That's enough! I'm gonna get really angry if you don't stop!
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