Didn't Want an Adventure/Playing With

Basic Trope: In the heat of a dangerous situation, the hero or somebody in the Five-Man Band mentions that (s)he would rather not be there.

"Evil Overlord: Curses! Why couldn’t I just stay here and watch American Idol in peace?"
 * Played Straight: Dave: You know, you dragging me out here and getting shot at by a bunch of bad guys isn’t my idea of a good time!
 * Exaggerated: Dave: I was perfectly happy sitting at home watching TV, but ‘oh no, it’ll be fun!’ you said! I DON’T THINK IT’S FUN YET!!
 * Justified: Getting pulled out of your normal routine into a grand adventure can do this to people, so pretty much every example is justified.
 * Inverted: The villain does this.

"Dave: Remember how I said I wanted to stay at home?
 * Subverted: Dave hates the journey at first, but eventually realizes he’s having a more fulfilling life than before the quest began.
 * Double-Subverted: …until the Five Man Band is forced to deal with a million Goddamned Bats.
 * Parodied: “I WANTED TO GO BOWLING!"
 * Zig-Zagged: Dave literally flip-flops between enjoying the quest and wishing he’d never tagged along in the first place.
 * Averted: Everyone participates in the quest without complaint or any mention of wanting to do something else.
 * Enforced: Played for Drama Or Laughs.
 * Lampshaded:

Bob: Yes, I also remember the last forty times you said it."


 * Invoked: The Evil Overlord plants Dave in Bob’s Five Man Band because he knows that Dave is going to complain the whole way about how he wanted to stay at home, thereby causing discord within the group.
 * Defied: ?
 * Exploited: ?
 * Discussed: ?
 * Conversed: ?

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