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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* ''[[Alias (TV)|Alias]]'' - Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2 |
* ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' - Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2 |
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* ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' - Daphne is the victim, Matt is the harasser and Daphne's dad is the eavesdropper. |
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' - Daphne is the victim, Matt is the harasser and Daphne's dad is the eavesdropper. |
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* German series ''[[Liebling Kreuzberg]]'' had the protagonist (a somewhat unconventional lawyer) do this. |
* German series ''[[Liebling Kreuzberg]]'' had the protagonist (a somewhat unconventional lawyer) do this. |
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{{quote|Secretary: "Is there a problem?" |
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Liebling: "No, <troublemaker> just wanted to leave. ''Didn't you hear? You just wanted to leave!''" }} |
Liebling: "No, <troublemaker> just wanted to leave. ''Didn't you hear? You just wanted to leave!''" }} |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' |
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* ''The Family That Preys'' |
* ''The Family That Preys'' |
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* Subverted in ''[[Animal House]]'', when a coed says, "He was just leaving," Boone replies, "No I'm not." |
* Subverted in ''[[Animal House]]'', when a coed says, "He was just leaving," Boone replies, "No I'm not." |
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* Susan Calvin of ''[[I Robot ( |
* Susan Calvin of ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'' does the "He was just leaving" version. |
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== Visual Novels == |
== Visual Novels == |
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* Happens late in {{spoiler|Emi's}} route of [[Katawa Shoujo]], during a visit to her home, {{spoiler|if you choose to talk to her mother}}. |
* Happens late in {{spoiler|Emi's}} route of [[Katawa Shoujo]], during a visit to her home, {{spoiler|if you choose to talk to her mother}}. |
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{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Meiko}}''': {{spoiler|Emi}}, Hisao was just- |
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'''{{spoiler|Emi}}'': On his way out of the house? Yeah, I know. }} |
'''{{spoiler|Emi}}'': On his way out of the house? Yeah, I know. }} |
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[[Category:Pages Needing Wicks]] |
[[Category:Pages Needing Wicks]] |
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[[Category:Stock Phrases]] |
[[Category:Stock Phrases]] |
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[[Category:Exit Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Was Just Leaving]] |
[[Category:Was Just Leaving]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 8 January 2017
John Doe is being harassed by Richard Roe, and just as the conversation reaches a climax, a third character walks in and says, "Is Richard bothering you?", to which John replies, "No, Richard was just leaving." Then Richard leaves.
One common variant has Richard himself say, "No, I was just leaving."
Examples of Was Just Leaving include:
Live Action TV
- Alias - Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2
- Heroes - Daphne is the victim, Matt is the harasser and Daphne's dad is the eavesdropper.
- German series Liebling Kreuzberg had the protagonist (a somewhat unconventional lawyer) do this.
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Secretary: "Is there a problem?" |
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Film
- Tomorrow Never Dies
- The Family That Preys
- Subverted in Animal House, when a coed says, "He was just leaving," Boone replies, "No I'm not."
- Susan Calvin of I, Robot does the "He was just leaving" version.
Visual Novels
- Happens late in Emi's route of Katawa Shoujo, during a visit to her home, if you choose to talk to her mother.
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Meiko: Emi, Hisao was just- |
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