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** Bob never admits [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands repeatedly changing jobs]] and the periods on unemployment between them.
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** Bob, an independent contractor, claims to have lost a client, neglecting to mention that said client provided a large majority of his income.
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** Bob is able to answer the calls before Alice is, and [[PhonyCall lies about the content of said calls]].
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** Bob is able to answer the calls before Alice is, and [[PhonyCall [[PhoneyCall lies about the content of said calls]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': Bob gets fired again, and this time, he doesn't tell Alice.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Bob gets fired again, Bob's new job fires him after finding out why his old job let him go, and this time, he doesn't tell Alice.
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* '''Deconstructed''': AliceAndBob get nasty calls about unpaid bills.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** AliceAndBob get nasty calls about unpaid bills.
** AliceAndBob get nasty calls about unpaid bills.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily for Bob, Alice believes that the nasty calls are mistakes.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Luckily for Bob, Alice believes that the nasty calls aremistakes.mistakes.
** Bob is able to answer the calls before Alice is, and [[PhonyCall lies about the content of said calls]].
** Luckily for Bob, Alice believes that the nasty calls are
** Bob is able to answer the calls before Alice is, and [[PhonyCall lies about the content of said calls]].
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** Once the initial anger at the deception has passed, Alice makes it clear that even if she finds the situation frustrating, she was never going to do anything hurtful to him because he lost his job. She was more hurt by his lack of trust, and says that she would have been fine with trying to work things out if he had been willing to speak up.
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** Once the initial anger at the deception has passed, Alice makes it clear that even if she finds the situation frustrating, she was never going to do anything hurtful to him because he lost his job. She was more hurt by his lack of trust, and says that she would have been fine with trying to work things out until he could get another job if he had been willing to speak up.
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** Alice is very unhappy when she inevitably finds out, pointing out that he should have told her sooner so they could adjust to only working on a more limited income, instead of keeping her in the dark for the sake of his own misguided pride.
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** Once the initial anger at the deception has passed, Alice makes it clear that even if she finds the situation frustrating, she was never going to do anything hurtful to him because he lost his job. She was more hurt by his lack of trust, and says that she would have been fine with trying to work things out if he had been willing to speak up.
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** Bob [[PaperThinDisguise puts on a fake mustache "I am not your husband Bob, I am Rob. I am staying at your house until Bob comes home from work."
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** Bob [[PaperThinDisguise puts on a fake mustache mustache]] "I am not your husband Bob, I am Rob. I am staying at your house until Bob comes home from work."
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* '''Exploited''': Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles instead.
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charlesinstead.instead.
** Charles offers Bob money in exchange for favors, complete with a shell corporation to make Alice think the checks are part of a company payroll.
** Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles
** Charles offers Bob money in exchange for favors, complete with a shell corporation to make Alice think the checks are part of a company payroll.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob's boss [[LiteralMinded fires him out of a cannon]], and he lands in his yard. Alice calmly asks him, "Why are you home so early?"
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Bob's boss [[LiteralMinded fires him out of a cannon]], and he lands in his yard. Alice calmly asks him, "Why are you home soearly?"early?"
** Bob [[PaperThinDisguise puts on a fake mustache "I am not your husband Bob, I am Rob. I am staying at your house until Bob comes home from work."
** Bob's boss [[LiteralMinded fires him out of a cannon]], and he lands in his yard. Alice calmly asks him, "Why are you home so
** Bob [[PaperThinDisguise puts on a fake mustache "I am not your husband Bob, I am Rob. I am staying at your house until Bob comes home from work."
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Back to UnconfessedUnemployment
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Back to UnconfessedUnemploymentUnconfessedUnemployment. But don't tell it why you're home early.
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** Bob is reduced to working part time, and still leaves and arrives home according to his former schedule.
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* '''Subverted''':
** Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
** Bob gets his job back, or finds a new job as quickly as he lost his old one, so it's a moot point.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and/or busy, and decides to tell her later.
** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down.
** Bob gets fired again, and this time, he doesn't tell Alice.
** Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
** Bob gets his job back, or finds a new job as quickly as he lost his old one, so it's a moot point.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and/or busy, and decides to tell her later.
** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down.
** Bob gets fired again, and this time, he doesn't tell Alice.
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* '''Subverted''':
** Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
**'''Subverted''': Bob gets his job back, or finds a new job as quickly as he lost his old one, so it's a moot point.
* '''DoubleSubverted''':
** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and/or busy, and decides to tell her later.
** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down.
**Subverted''': Bob gets fired again, and this time, he doesn't tell Alice.
** Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
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* '''Double
** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and/or busy, and decides to tell her later.
** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down.
**
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is ready to tell Alice that he got fired, but he sees that she's in a bad mood and/or busy, so he decides not to tell her immediately. He tells Carol in the interim, but when he's about to tell Alice, he finds himself embarrassed to admit the truth and [[LastSecondWordSwap switches what he says to her]].
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* '''Invoked''': Alice keeps talking about how proud she is of her husband's job, and about the wonderful vacation they're expecting to take, or that she just found out she's pregnant...and Bob doesn't want to disappoint her.
* '''Exploited''': Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles instead.
* '''Exploited''': Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles instead.
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* '''Invoked''': Alice keeps talking about how proud she is of her husband's job, and about the wonderful vacation they're expecting to take, or that she just found out she's pregnant...pregnant ... and Bob doesn't want to disappoint her.
her.
* '''Exploited''': Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles instead.
* '''Exploited''': Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles instead.
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** Bob sits Alice down, and breaks the bad news to her when he gets home.
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** Bob sits Alice down, down and breaks the bad news to her when he gets home.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob uses {{Embarrassing Cover Up}}s for why he's not at work.
* '''Played For Drama''': AliceAndBob end up homeless, and other homeless people murder them several months later.
** Alice finds out that Bob lied to her, and plans to file for divorce.
* '''Played For Drama''': AliceAndBob end up homeless, and other homeless people murder them several months later.
** Alice finds out that Bob lied to her, and plans to file for divorce.
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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Bob uses {{Embarrassing Cover Up}}s EmbarrassingCoverUp[=s=] for why he's not at work.
* '''PlayedFor Drama''': for Drama''':
** AliceAndBob end up homeless, and other homeless people murder them several months later.
** Alice finds out that Bob lied to her, and plans to file for divorce.
* '''Played
** AliceAndBob end up homeless, and other homeless people murder them several months later.
** Alice finds out that Bob lied to her, and plans to file for divorce.
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* '''Straight''': Bob gets laid off from TropeCo Inc. He doesn't tell Alice for days or weeks.
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* '''Straight''': Bob gets laid off from TropeCo TropeCo/TropeCo Inc. He doesn't tell Alice for days or weeks.
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** Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
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** Bob gets a new job at TropeCo TropeCo/TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
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** Alice finds out that Bob lied to her, and plans to file for divorce.
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** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and decides to tell her later.
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** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and/or busy, and decides to tell her later.
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** AliceAndBob have separate bank accounts, and Alice does not look at Bob's account (nor he at hers). So she would never notice anything such as no new paychecks coming in, or unemployment checks being deposited.
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** Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
** Bob tells Alice about being laid off as soon as he finds out.
** Bob tells Alice about being laid off as soon as he finds out.
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** Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
it.
** Bobtells Alice about being laid off as soon as gets promoted and doesn't tell Alice, possibly because he finds out. wants to keep the extra money for himself.
** Bob
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* '''Parodied''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob's boss [[LiteralMinded fires him out of a cannon]], and he lands in his yard. Alice calmly asks him, "Why are you home so early?"
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is in a bad mood, and Bob decides to wait until she's in a better mood before sharing this bit of bad news.
* '''Justified''':
* '''Justified''':
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Alice is in a bad mood, and Bob decides to wait until she's in a better mood before sharing this bit of badnews.news.
** Bob gets demoted, and doesn't immediately tell Alice.
*'''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Alice is in a bad mood, and Bob decides to wait until she's in a better mood before sharing this bit of bad
** Bob gets demoted, and doesn't immediately tell Alice.
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** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down.
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** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down. down.
** Bob gets fired again, and this time, he doesn't tell Alice.
** Bob gets fired again, and this time, he doesn't tell Alice.
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** Bob doesn't lose his job
** Bob tells Alice right away
** Bob tells Alice right away
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** Bob doesn't lose his job
job.
** Bob tells Alice rightawayaway.
** Bob tells Alice right
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* '''Defied''': Bob sits Alice down, and breaks the bad news to her ASAP.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Bob sits Alice down, and breaks the bad news to herASAP. when he gets home.
** Bob uses his cell phone to call Alice the minute he gets fired.
** Bob's boss calls Alice and tells her, "I fired your husband, so don't believe him if he tells you otherwise."
** Bob sits Alice down, and breaks the bad news to her
** Bob uses his cell phone to call Alice the minute he gets fired.
** Bob's boss calls Alice and tells her, "I fired your husband, so don't believe him if he tells you otherwise."
* '''Implied''': Bob leaves the house one morning and tells Alice that he's going to work, but instead, he hides in a restaurant until 5:00 p.m.
* '''Deconstructed''': AliceAndBob get nasty calls about unpaid bills.
* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily for Bob, Alice believes that the nasty calls are mistakes.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob uses {{Embarrassing Cover Up}}s for why he's not at work.
* '''Played For Drama''': AliceAndBob end up homeless, and other homeless people murder them several months later.
* '''Deconstructed''': AliceAndBob get nasty calls about unpaid bills.
* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily for Bob, Alice believes that the nasty calls are mistakes.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob uses {{Embarrassing Cover Up}}s for why he's not at work.
* '''Played For Drama''': AliceAndBob end up homeless, and other homeless people murder them several months later.
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* '''Justified''': AliceAndBob have a large emergency fund, and Bob is primarily the one that takes care of all the finances and brings in the mail.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** AliceAndBob have a large emergency fund, and Bob is primarily the one that takes care of all the finances and brings in the mail.
** AliceAndBob have a large emergency fund, and Bob is primarily the one that takes care of all the finances and brings in the mail.
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* '''Basic Trope''': A character doesn't tell his/her family that he/she has lost a job.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
** Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
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* '''Subverted''': Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
** Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and decides to tell her later.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and decides to tell her later.
** Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and decides to tell her later.
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* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't lose his job
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Bob doesn't lose his job
** Bob doesn't lose his job
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* '''Conversed''': "How does Alice not notice something's wrong? I mean, shouldn't they be getting nasty calls and letters about unpaid bills, or [[ForgotToPayTheBill having utilities shut off]], or facing a foreclosure on [[BigFancyHouse their house?]]"
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* '''Conversed''': "How does Alice not notice something's wrong? I mean, shouldn't they be getting nasty calls and letters about unpaid bills, or [[ForgotToPayTheBill having utilities shut off]], or facing a foreclosure on [[BigFancyHouse their house?]]"house?]]"
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*'''Basic Trope''': A character doesn't tell his/her family that he/she has lost a job.
*'''Straight''': Bob gets laid off from TropeCo Inc. He doesn't tell Alice for days or weeks.
*'''Exaggerated''': Bob doesn't tell Alice for six months. [[FridgeLogic Somehow,]] Alice fails to notice anything is amiss.
*'''Downplayed''': Alice is in a bad mood, and Bob decides to wait until she's in a better mood before sharing this bit of bad news.
*'''Justified''': AliceAndBob have a large emergency fund, and Bob is primarily the one that takes care of all the finances and brings in the mail.
** Bob is afraid to tell Alice, or doesn't want to let her down.
*'''Inverted''': Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
** Bob tells Alice about being laid off as soon as he finds out.
*'''Subverted''': Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
** Bob gets his job back, or finds a new job as quickly as he lost his old one, so it's a moot point.
*'''Double Subverted''': Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and decides to tell her later.
** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob doesn't lose his job
** Bob tells Alice right away
*'''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama
*'''Lampshaded''': "Hey, I thought Bob was supposed to be at work, but there he is at BurgerFool..."
*'''Invoked''': Alice keeps talking about how proud she is of her husband's job, and about the wonderful vacation they're expecting to take, or that she just found out she's pregnant...and Bob doesn't want to disappoint her.
*'''Exploited''': Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles instead.
*'''Defied''': Bob sits Alice down, and breaks the bad news to her ASAP.
*'''Discussed''': [[TrialBalloonQuestion "Alice, just hypothetically, what would you say if I lost my job?"]]
*'''Conversed''': "How does Alice not notice something's wrong? I mean, shouldn't they be getting nasty calls and letters about unpaid bills, or [[ForgotToPayTheBill having utilities shut off]], or facing a foreclosure on [[BigFancyHouse their house?]]"
*'''Straight''': Bob gets laid off from TropeCo Inc. He doesn't tell Alice for days or weeks.
*'''Exaggerated''': Bob doesn't tell Alice for six months. [[FridgeLogic Somehow,]] Alice fails to notice anything is amiss.
*'''Downplayed''': Alice is in a bad mood, and Bob decides to wait until she's in a better mood before sharing this bit of bad news.
*'''Justified''': AliceAndBob have a large emergency fund, and Bob is primarily the one that takes care of all the finances and brings in the mail.
** Bob is afraid to tell Alice, or doesn't want to let her down.
*'''Inverted''': Bob gets a new job at TropeCo Inc. He waits until he's been working there for a month before he tells Alice about it.
** Bob tells Alice about being laid off as soon as he finds out.
*'''Subverted''': Bob plans to tell Alice as soon as he gets home.
** Bob gets his job back, or finds a new job as quickly as he lost his old one, so it's a moot point.
*'''Double Subverted''': Then he notices that Alice is in a bad mood and decides to tell her later.
** Bob hears their son Charlie bragging to one of his friends about his dad's super cool job, and doesn't want to let him down.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob doesn't lose his job
** Bob tells Alice right away
*'''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama
*'''Lampshaded''': "Hey, I thought Bob was supposed to be at work, but there he is at BurgerFool..."
*'''Invoked''': Alice keeps talking about how proud she is of her husband's job, and about the wonderful vacation they're expecting to take, or that she just found out she's pregnant...and Bob doesn't want to disappoint her.
*'''Exploited''': Charles calls Alice and tells her that Bob lost his job, hoping she'll divorce Bob and go be with Charles instead.
*'''Defied''': Bob sits Alice down, and breaks the bad news to her ASAP.
*'''Discussed''': [[TrialBalloonQuestion "Alice, just hypothetically, what would you say if I lost my job?"]]
*'''Conversed''': "How does Alice not notice something's wrong? I mean, shouldn't they be getting nasty calls and letters about unpaid bills, or [[ForgotToPayTheBill having utilities shut off]], or facing a foreclosure on [[BigFancyHouse their house?]]"
