Unfamiliar Ceiling: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''Frodo woke and found himself lying in bed. At first he thought he had slept late, after a long unpleasant dream that still hovered on the edge of memory. Or perhaps he had been ill? But the ceiling looked strange; it was flat, and it had dark beams richly carved. He lay a little while longer looking at patches of sunlight on the wall, and listening to the sound of a waterfall.''~~|''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', "Many Meetings"}}~~

{{quote|''Frodo woke and found himself lying in bed. At first he thought he had slept late, after a long unpleasant dream that still hovered on the edge of memory. Or perhaps he had been ill? But the ceiling looked strange; it was flat, and it had dark beams richly carved. He lay a little while longer looking at patches of sunlight on the wall, and listening to the sound of a waterfall.''

|''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', "Many Meetings"}}

When a character has been [[Game-Breaking Injury|seriously injured]] or has overextended themselves, magically or physically and [[Post Dramatic Stress Disorder|passes out]], they will often be [[Asleep for Days]] after getting medical attention. When they do wake up, it will generally be a slow process with some blurriness and overly-bright lights. Bonus points if the first thing the character sees is a love-interest's face. The character will often ask:

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== ~~Fanfiction~~ ==

== Fan Works ==

* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7466762/1/bBetween_b_bMinds_b Between Minds,]'' a [[Half Life]] X [[Portal (series)|Portal]] fanfiction, the first chapter begins with Chell waking up to see the ceiling panels in the Extended Relaxation Center. {{spoiler|She soon figures out how to escape.}}

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== Literature ==

* ''[[A Wizard of ~~Earth Sea~~]]'': Turns up ~~suprisingly~~ little, given Ged spends an absurd amount of time being generally passed out. This specific trope only occurs once, at Osskil.

* ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|A Wizard of Earthsea]]'': Turns up surprisingly little, given Ged spends an absurd amount of time being generally passed out. This specific trope only occurs once, at Osskil.

* Many, many times in ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]''.

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' does this several times—once in the first book, a few times in the third.