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** For Hal; Trey springing the bill on him was a bit of a nasty surprise since he naturally believed his friend would be doing a favour for him, and considering how much they hang out, should really know Hal's family often has to really squeeze their pennies.

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** For Hal; Trey springing the bill on him was a bit of a nasty surprise since he naturally believed his friend would be doing a favour favor for him, and considering how much they hang out, should really know Hal's family often has to really squeeze their pennies.



* BoundAndGagged: Hal's friends eventually tie him up and drive him to get his tooth fixed. Despite the suspicious scenario of a group of black men having a white guy bound and gagged in their car, the policeman didn't see any problem, took the guys' side (despite Hal's claims that he is being kidnapped) and let them go their way.

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* BoundAndGagged: Hal's friends eventually tie him up and drive him to get his tooth fixed. Despite the suspicious scenario of a group of black men having a white guy bound and gagged in their car, the policeman didn't see any problem, took the guys' side (despite Hal's claims that he is being kidnapped) kidnapped), and let them go their way.
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* BoundAndGagged: Hal's friends eventually tie him up and drive him to get his tooth fixed.
* EverybodyHasStandards: After seeing how much pain Hal is putting himself through, Trey agrees to fix it for free.

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* BoundAndGagged: Hal's friends eventually tie him up and drive him to get his tooth fixed.
fixed. Despite the suspicious scenario of a group of black men having a white guy bound and gagged in their car, the policeman didn't see any problem, took the guys' side (despite Hal's claims that he is being kidnapped) and let them go their way.
* EverybodyHasStandards: After seeing how much pain Hal is putting himself through, Trey agrees to fix it for free.free, especially to shut him up, but Hal won't cooperate.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Hal and Trey's friend group are ever split down the middle on whose side to take;

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Hal and Trey's friend group are ever even split down the middle on whose side to take;
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** For Hal; Terry springing the bill on him was a bit of a nasty surprise since he naturally believed his friend would be doing a favour for him, and considering how much they hang out, should really know Hal's family often has to really squeeze their pennies.

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** For Hal; Terry Trey springing the bill on him was a bit of a nasty surprise since he naturally believed his friend would be doing a favour for him, and considering how much they hang out, should really know Hal's family often has to really squeeze their pennies.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Hal and Trey's friend group are ever split down the middle on whose side to take;
** For Hal; Terry springing the bill on him was a bit of a nasty surprise since he naturally believed his friend would be doing a favour for him, and considering how much they hang out, should really know Hal's family often has to really squeeze their pennies.
** For Trey; regardless of his friendship with Hal, Trey runs a business and needs to make money, and technically never said it would be free. Plus, it's not exactly a good business model or outright ethical to exempt a certain number of people from having to pay.
* BoundAndGagged: Hal's friends eventually tie him up and drive him to get his tooth fixed.
* EverybodyHasStandards: After seeing how much pain Hal is putting himself through, Trey agrees to fix it for free.
* HonorBeforeReason: Hal eventually refuses even free treatment on account of principle, even though he is obviously in incredible pain.

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