Forgotten Birthday/Playing With

Basic Trope: A character believes his/her friends have forgotten his/her birthday, but it turns out they didn't.

Straight: Bob thinks Alice and the others have forgotten his birthday, but it turns out they remembered and had been planning a birthday party for him all along.
Exaggerated: ???
Downplayed: ???
Justified: They are preparing a surprise birthday party for Bob.
Inverted: Bob forgets his own birthday.
Subverted: The other characters really did forget Bob's birthday.
Double Subverted: They are all just that good in acting.
Parodied: Everyone really forgot Bob's birthday. Alice remembers it right at the last limit and call everyone else to stage a short-times surprise birthday party for Bob.
Zig Zagged: ???
Averted: ???
Enforced: ???
Lampshaded: ???
Invoked: ???
Exploited: ???
Defied: ???
Discussed: ???
Conversed: ???

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