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Whenever a "monster" type character such as a vampire, werewolf, what have you, explains at length about the various rules/characteristics of their culture to another character (usually a clueless human). Usually this happens in one large infodump or sprinkled throughout a series to explain something that, otherwise, would not make any sense. Note that the purpose of this is more about explaining it to the reader rather than the confused human character and only counts if it becomes really obvious and or annoying.
Sometimes the human character will even continue on with a string of questions just to explain things further to the reader, turning into a rather odd interview.
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* In ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]],'' the first appearances of the [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons|dragons]] and the [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti|bigfeet]] brought large infodumps from Hibachi and Goona respectively.
* Averted in ''[[Order of the Stick]]'': Celia (a Sylph) considers the knowledge such a monologue would provide common knowledge (even for humans) and consequently doesn't explain the traits and attributes of her species to the Order.
** This proves fatal for {{spoiler|Roy, who she could have saved if she [[I Thought Everyone Could Do That
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