Basic Trope: A character undergoes Cuteness Overload when close to a Ridiculously Cute Critter.
- Straight: Alice encounters a kitty, and squeals in delight.
- Exaggerated:
- Action Girl Alice squees at the sight of a kitty, then hugs and squeezes it and calls it George.
- Alice walks into a room full of kitties and almost shuts down from Cuteness Overload.
- Being in the mere presence of a cat renders Alice unable to speak anything above Simlish.
- Downplayed: Alice smiles as a kitty walks by.
- Justified: Alice is a Kindhearted Cat Lover.
- Inverted:
- The kitty squeals at the sight of Alice.
- Alice growls and scowls at a kitty.
- The kitty growls at Alice.
- Subverted: Alice has a "about-to-squee" face when seeing a kitty, but doesn't squee.
- Double Subverted: A moment later, she squees.
- Parodied:
- Someone just says the word "kitty" and Alice reflexively squees.
- Emperor Evulz and Alice make a peace treaty when the pair of them squeal upon seeing a box full of kittens.
- Alice squees over the cute kitty's litter box.
- Zig Zagged: Alice only squees when certain kitties walk by.
- Averted: Even with a kitty rubbing on her leg, she does not succumb to it.
- Enforced: Alice is the Author Avatar of a Kindhearted Cat Lover.
- Lampshaded: "Okay, Alice, I know you like kitties, but could you please not blow out my eardrums next time?"
- Invoked: Alice's rival brings a kitty so Alice will let her guard down.
- Exploited: Alice's rival sees her playing with a kitty and decides to act while her guard is down.
- Defied:
- Alice was about to squee when a kitty comes by, but she resists so she can focus on her task.
- Alice undergoes mental training to keep her from being distracted by kitties.
- Discussed: "Oh, if Alice could see how cute this kitty is..."
- Conversed: "What is it with girls and cute animals, anyway?" "Hey, it's not just girls, you know."
- Deconstructed: Alice's tendency to squee at kitties make some people ridicule/criticize her for being too girly.
- Reconstructed: Until enough people (girls and boys) demonstrate that it's okay to like cute little kitties.
- Played For Laughs: Alice has this reaction to a Panthera Awesome, or some other cat or creature that normally wouldn't inspire this reaction.
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