Above the Influence: Difference between revisions

 

Not to be confused with the [http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/ American campaign of the same name], part of the US Government's "war on drugs".

 

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* In the ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' chapter "Belldandy's Tempestuous Heart", where a mismade love potion has Belldandy doing everything short of ripping off her clothes and shouting, "Take me now!" at Keiichi, he keeps her off because she's [[Not Himself|not acting like the girl he fell in love with]].

** This was adapted into the anime episode ''Ah! Please don't look at me like that!'' in the first season. He doesn't know what caused the change, but still refrains; you gotta respect that.

* In ''[[Akikan]]'', Najimi, [[Can't Hold His Liquor|drunk off soda]], is revealing her true feelings and asking Kakeru to do the deed with her, not caring that there are other people around. Kakeru is moral enough and declines.

* [[Love Potion|Love potions]] strike twice in ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]''. Although the second time it devolves into massive [[Les Yay]], the non-potion-ed characters are mostly noble.

* ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'' gives Yorick, the literal last man on Earth, plenty of opportunity to parlay his status into physical gratification. However, as he himself explains it, he would not feel right taking advantage of women like that.

* [[Batman|Tim]] [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Drake]], [[Legacy Character|the third Robin]], current Red Robin (yeah, seriously, that's his codename now), and [[Chick Magnet]] supreme who has probably had more girlfriends than ''[[Nightwing]]'', is also the king of [[Let's Wait a While]]. So naturally, he politely declined a drunken Rose Wilson's offer to "be friends." Unfortunately, this led to a [[Not What It Looks Like]] moment between him and Kid Devil, Rose's [[Will They or Won't They?|other interest]].

 

== Fairy Tales ==

* ''The [[Arabian Nights]]'': On night number one-hundred and eighty-three, two djinn stick the two prettiest mortals they know of, Kamar and Budur, [[Locked in a Room|in the same room]]. Kamar holds off on doing anything to the sleeping Budur because he thinks his dad the king is trying to trap him into showing interest in women, which he'd previously sworn off.

 

* Part ] of the ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' fanfic [http://www.kotorfanmedia.net/node/3015 Call Me Mud]{{Dead link}}.

* In the ''[[Firefly]]'' fanfic ''[[Forward]]'' Jayne is rather (pleasantly) surprised when River suddenly starts trying to make out with him. However, he quickly realizes something is wrong, then douses her with ice water to snap her out of it. {{spoiler|Shortly afterward, they learn that there's a psychic who has been influencing everyone around them, and that said psychic was deliberately pushing River and Jayne at each other because otherwise River would have been observant enough to recognize said psychic.}}

 

== Film ==

* In ''[[The Transporter]] 2'', despite finding her attractive and despite her wanting a relationship with him, Frank politely declines, because it would be unprofessional to sleep with the wife of his current employer.

* In ''[[Machete]]'', the hero declines a drunk [[Jessica Alba|Sartana's]] advances and merely sleeps with her in his arms. When she wakes up and realizes he didn't take advantage of her, she falls for him.

 

== Literature ==

** Lasciel can appear to him as anyone, and do anything with him and it'll seem real.

** Harry is surprised when Marcone makes Harry a platinum member of his "health club". Harry and Marcone both know that Harry is this trope in regards to Marcone's... "trainers", but Marcone was actually doing it so that Harry would be too distracted by the good treatment to blow up any of Marcone's buildings. Again.

* The Drizzt Do'Urden novels feature a scene where, possessed by her sword (long story), Catti-brie rushes into Drizzt's room wearing a flimsy nightdress and glomps him. He spends a couple minutes with his brain and hormones going haywire and almost gives in... then he starts adding up certain incongruities and realizes it's not her. They don't get together for years afterward, but their mutual respect jumps several notches.

* Something of this line is implied to happen with Alan and Mae in ''[[The Demon's Lexicon]]''.

* Jake does this with Dark in the ''[[Spy High]]'' series. She's not actually drunk or on drugs, but he knows that she is just desperate for affection and encourages her to have more respect for herself.

 

* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "Blood Fever" when B'Elanna Torres had her mating instincts triggered and Tom Paris declined to take advantage of her (they eventually married).

** A similar plot happened in the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episode "Bounty" when T'Pol went into premature pon farr. Both Phlox and Reed turn down her offers.

* [[Played With]] in ''both'' directions in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when Robin, after her nasty breakup with Don, tells Ted that she's pretty sure that she'll try to have revenge sex with him in the near future. Ted swears that he'll be Above The Influence, prompting Robin to laugh and explain just how utterly ruthlessly she will stalk and seduce him and have no qualms about exploiting him the first time she catches him in a moment of weakness. However, when she does try this a couple weeks later, [[Fan Disservice|the rumors of her wiles turn out to be greatly exaggerated.]]

** Averted and gender-flipped in the first season episode "The Pineapple Incident", when a sober Trudy eagerly hauls a completely smashed Ted up to his apartment for sex after he propositions her, but of course, [[Double Standard|no one considers her sleazy or irresponsible at all]].

 

== Video Games ==

** Something similar happens with {{spoiler|Rin}} after she {{spoiler|takes just a little too much cold medicine (active ingredient: [[wikipedia:Codeine|codeine]])}}. When Hisao visits her, {{spoiler|she's [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|only in her shirt and panties]] and gives him a kiss}}, but he quickly puts her in bed.

** In {{spoiler|Shizune}}'s route, {{spoiler|a very emotionally unstable Misha asks Hisao to [[Sex for Solace|"comfort" her]].}} Whether he is or not above the influence ''this'' time, unlike the others, depends on the player's decision. {{spoiler|If he's not, it leads to the Bad End.}}

 

== Web Comics ==

* In [[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'s chapter "Another Shoulder", Lucy goes to Paulo after getting shut down hard by Mike. Paulo just barely resists taking advantage of her throwing herself at him, though a later chapter, "Another Path", explores the possibilities of what would have happened if he hadn't.

* Angus in [[Questionable Content]] refuses Marigold's advances toward him while she was drunk, although she truly did have feelings for him.

 

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