Forgotten Birthday/Playing With

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Basic Trope: A character believes his/her friends have forgotten his/her birthday, but it turns out they didn't.

  • Straight: Bob thinks Alice and the others have forgotten his birthday, but it turns out they remembered and had been planning a birthday party for him all along.
  • Exaggerated: ???
  • Downplayed: ???
  • Justified: They are preparing a surprise birthday party for Bob.
  • Inverted: Bob forgets his own birthday.
  • Subverted: The other characters really did forget Bob's birthday.
  • Double Subverted: They are all just that good in acting.
  • Parodied: Everyone really forgot Bob's birthday. Alice remembers it right at the last limit and call everyone else to stage a short-times surprise birthday party for Bob.
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: ???
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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