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Somewhat of a variant on [[Two Lines, No Waiting]], this is a minor [[Plot Threads|C Plot]] on a show that is somewhat removed from the main plots, often geographically (but sometimes temporally), that recurs every episode but is only featured very briefly in each episode. It may eventually link up with the main plot, or it may not. What differentiates this from a standard B Plot is that if you skipped those five minutes every episode, you would not miss a thing until possibly much later in the show.

 

If the show is composed entirely of C Plots being alternated this way, then it's [[Four Lines, All Waiting]].

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* The plot involving Nabeshin and Pedro and Pedro's effort to reunite with his sexy wife in ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]''.

 

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

* Most episodes of ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' would have a unrelated subplot featuring Francis first at a military academy, then in Alaska, then on a German-run dude ranch. Very rarely would these at all connect to the main plot.

* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' has a lot of very unconnected B Plots, but two stand out: Hiro stranded in Shogunate Japan and the Central American [[Superfriends|Wonder Twins]].

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* During the first few acts of ''[[Homestuck]]'', the subplot involving the Wayward Vagabond and his fellow refugees from {{spoiler|Prospit and Derse}} fills this role. It's set in the future {{spoiler|upon a post-apocalyptic earth}}, but the characters are able to interact with the protagonists via technology. However, as more and more characters are introduced in later acts, the plot moves in the direction of [[Four Lines, All Waiting]].

 

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