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[[File:~~toolbelt_7964~~.png|link=Cyanide and Happiness|frame|It certainly was his kind of belt if it took him ''that'' long.]]

[[File:toolbelt 7964.png|link=Cyanide and Happiness|frame|It certainly was his kind of belt if it took him ''that'' long.]]

[[Alice and Bob]] are having a conversation. During the conversation, Bob says or does something that you'd think would [[Berserk Button|set Alice off]]; however, she goes right on with the conversation as if it never happened. Until 30 seconds or so later...

Alice just had a [[Delayed Reaction]]. Basically, her brain somehow took longer to make a connection that the audience makes right away. Doesn't always have to be something designed to anger people, though those work best. Bonus points if the character walks off-screen, then yells something said out loud and races back.

Alice just had a '''Delayed Reaction'''. Basically, her brain somehow took longer to make a connection that the audience makes right away. Doesn't always have to be something designed to anger people, though those work best. Bonus points if the character walks off-screen, then yells something said out loud and races back.

Compare [[I Take Offense to That Last One]] and [[Late to the Punchline]]. See [[You Are Already Dead]] for the combat version. Often follows a [[Beat]].

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* ''[[One Piece]]'' recently did this with a character's connection to Luffy's father (who, for context, is the world's most wanted criminal, and only a handful of people in the world are even aware that Luffy is related to him). Luffy remarks "Oh... you mean my dad?" and the person he's speaking to goes through an entire speech before jumping back in shock, yelling "YOUR FATHER?!"

** Luffy is ''made'' of this trope, and he's not the only one; the most recent addition to the Straw Hats, a living skeleton by name of Brook, uses a fencing style to fight. Then there's Brock.; just check out [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ZzaJlFbKc this scene from the tenth] [[The Movie|movie.]]

* In ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de|Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Hachiyou Shou]]'' [[OAV]] episode "Omoi no Arika", [[Trapped in Another World|Akane, Tenma and Shimon]] discover a ~~letter -- the~~ audience is aware that it's from [[Small Annoying Creature|Kotengu]], who wants to challenge [[Onmyodo|Yasuaki]] to a duel. Apparently, Kotengu's handwriting is too fancy for them to understand, so they have one of the locals, Tomomasa, read said letter to them aloud. After he finishes, Akane and Shimon are amazed by the fact Tomomasa could read that, saying they are ''so glad'' they know now what the letter says, as they could never imagine that it's a challenge... Cue a short pause, with a still shot of the two smiling happily and a dot-by-dot [[Visible Silence]] above them... after which both yell in horror: "''A challenge?!''"

* In ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de|Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Hachiyou Shou]]'' [[OAV]] episode "Omoi no Arika", [[Trapped in Another World|Akane, Tenma and Shimon]] discover a letter—the audience is aware that it's from [[Small Annoying Creature|Kotengu]], who wants to challenge [[Onmyodo|Yasuaki]] to a duel. Apparently, Kotengu's handwriting is too fancy for them to understand, so they have one of the locals, Tomomasa, read said letter to them aloud. After he finishes, Akane and Shimon are amazed by the fact Tomomasa could read that, saying they are ''so glad'' they know now what the letter says, as they could never imagine that it's a challenge... Cue a short pause, with a still shot of the two smiling happily and a dot-by-dot [[Visible Silence]] above them... after which both yell in horror: "''A challenge?!''"

** The first episode of ''Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Shiroki Ryuu no Miko'' OAV ends with Karin being told that she is the titular [[Miko]]; Karin's first reaction is a happy smile... then, a few seconds later, the smile disappears as it finally dawns on her what these words mean: "Eeeh?! Me?!"

* In one episode of ''[[Nerima Daikon Brothers]]'', the characters are eating ramen together. Hideki asks Ichirou if he shouldn't be getting to work, and Ichirou replies that he's going to Kabuki-chou (Tokyo's infamous red-light district) tonight instead. The others continue to eat for a few seconds before [[Spit Take|spit-taking]] the ramen.

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'''Peter''': Oh my God...[[Captain Obvious|you can]] ''[[Captain Obvious|talk]]''! }}

* On ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', when Lucius wakes up after a day where everyone was pulling revenge pranks, he concludes that everything is back to normal. Then a [[Talking Animal|talking bird]] greets him through the window with a pleasant "Good morning." Lucius returns it and walks off...then dashes back to the window when he realizes how wrong that is in Miseryville.

* In ''[[Dan Vs.|Dan Vs]]'' "The Animal Shelter," Chris picks at a meatloaf Dan made while Dan describes why he needs to take revenge on an animal shelter. When Dan mentions it involves a poisoned meatloaf, Chris continues to eat the meatloaf for three more [[~~Beat|beats~~]] before what Dan just said sinks in.

* In ''[[Dan Vs.|Dan Vs]]'' "The Animal Shelter," Chris picks at a meatloaf Dan made while Dan describes why he needs to take revenge on an animal shelter. When Dan mentions it involves a poisoned meatloaf, Chris continues to eat the meatloaf for three more [[beat]]s before what Dan just said sinks in.

* I ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', Fluttershy has this when she sees Princess Luna (formerly Nightmare Moon) on [[All Hallow's Eve|Nightmare Night]].

{{quote|'''Twilight''': Fluttershy, it's me, Twilight.