This Is My Chair/Playing With


 * Basic Trope: A character is very territorial about where he/she sits.
 * Played Straight: Bob orders Alice to get off his favorite cushion on The Couch.
 * Exaggerated: Bob shoots Alice because she sat on "his" cushion.
 * Justified: Bob is The Captain, the king, the bishop, etc. and his seat is more than just a place to rest his rump; it's a symbol of his authority.
 * Alice is a real slob, and Bob doesn't want to be sitting on the crumbs, spills, and dirt she'll inevitably leave behind 3 weeks later.
 * Bob has always sat in that seat, and Alice is a newcomer who didn't know how territorial Bob gets about his seat.
 * Society is very hierarchical, and seating at a table is very important because it conveys social status.
 * Inverted: Bob encourages Alice to sit on his favorite cushion on The Couch.
 * Subverted: Bob allows Alice to sit there, if somewhat grudgingly.
 * Bob protests, but Alice refuses to move.
 * Double Subverted: This time. Next time, he makes her move.
 * Deconstructed:
 * Reconstructed:
 * Zig Zagged: Bob lets some people sit there, others no.
 * Parodied: The cushion in question literally has Bob's name on it in flashing neon lights.
 * Lampshaded: "Get out of my chair!"
 * Averted: Bob allows Alice to sit wherever she wants.
 * Alice does not sit on Bob's couch cushion.
 * Enforced: The way the set is set up.
 * Invoked: Alice (a rank-and-file Space Cadet) attempts to sit in Captain Bob's chair.
 * Exploited: Charlie tricks Alices into sitting in Bob's favorite couch in order to start a fight between them.
 * Defied: Bob doesn't believe his seat is any more "his" than the living room itself, seeing as he does share his home with Alice.
 * Discussed:
 * Conversed:
 * Played For Laughs: Almost always is.
 * Played For Drama: See "Invoked"