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Alice and Bob are fighting. Carol enters with a message for Alice, who calmly carries on a conversation just as if Bob character weren't trying to kill her. Usually used to demonstrate just how much more [[Badass]] Alice is than Bob, but if she ''kills'' Bob without taking notice, it can also show [[Kick the Dog|disregard for life]].
Related to [[Dissonant Serenity]]. For a "make love, not war" version, see [[Coitus Uninterruptus]]. Compare [[Kinda Busy Here]], when the messenger is on a phone.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]'': Taken [[Up to Eleven]]; King Kai and Guru are telepathically discussing a plan to move everyone on Namek to Earth. Then Goku, in the middle of his fight with Frieza, interrupts ''them'', telling them to leave him on Namek to defeat Frieza.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Done in ''[[
* A [[Running Gag]] in ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Under Siege]]'': The hero is in a ferocious firefight with the villains when he gets a satphone call. He takes the call while blasting the baddies. This example does use the trope to add humour to the proceedings by having Ryback's [[Sidekick]] initially take the call as though she were a bad PA: "Is Ryback there?" "I'm sorry he's in a gun fight right now. Hold on I'll put him on for you."
* Used brilliantly in ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'', with John Cusack blasting a houseful of assassins to death one by one, while conversationally exploring the meaning of his own existence and declaring his love for Minnie Driver's character.
* Played for laughs by Cary Elwes in ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'', from [[Mel Brooks]].
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Used in the first ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070611 This] ''[[Girl Genius]]'' page is particularly illustrative- one character does it and, seconds later, another one does something that ''would'' be it if he hadn't only just arrived.
* In ''[[
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