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{{quote|Smile. It confuses people.|Various t-shirts and bumper stickers.}}
 
Bob just asked to borrow one of Alice's favorite records. Unfortunately, due to an [[Noodle Implements|accident involving a microwave, a packet of pop-rocks, and his Volvo]], Bob brings back the album shattered into pieces. He returns to Alice, expecting towering rage, an [[Armor -Piercing Slap]] or [[Megaton Punch]], or worse. Instead, Alice takes back the pieces, thanks him for returning the album, and offers him a stick of gum before he heads out. He leaves in a suspicious, bemused daze. Charlene, Alice's roommate, asks if Alice has forgiven Bob.
 
"No way," Alice says. "I just wanted to throw him off balance before I made him ''squirm!"''
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This trope represents instances in which a character acts with politeness, kindness, or courtesy toward an enemy - not out of true well-meaning, but out of a desire to confuse, disturb, disorient, or lull the enemy into a false sense of security.
 
On occasion, the character will make [[The Un -Smile|an Unsmile]], [[Slasher Smile]], or something similar while doing this - especially when the intention is to disturb or frighten the victim rather than just to confuse them.
 
Compare [[Paranoia Gambit]].
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