Line-of-Sight Name/Playing With

Basic Trope: A character, needing a false name, looks around and uses objects they see to form a fake name.

• Straight: Bob, while talking to Jake, needs a fake name. So he glances around and sees a wall and a hammer. He says his name is Wally Hampton.
• Exaggerated: Bob looks around and sees a computer, a piano, a television, a drum set, and a dog. He calls himself Compiano T. Drummerdog.
• Downplayed: Bob sees a book written by Jason Smith, and uses that as his name.
• Justified: Bob is horrible at thinking things up on the spot.
• Inverted:
  • Jake looks at random objects and puts them together to guess Bob's name.
  • Bob reads a list of names and puts them together to create a name for an object.
• Subverted:
  • Bob looks at several objects to come up with a fake name, but decides to just use his real name instead.
  • Bob looks around, sees a few random objects that seem to suggest a plausible pseudonym, and blurts out the name of the friend who gave him all of those objects as gifts.
• Double Subverted: Then Jake, who also needs a fake name, plays the trope straight.
• Parodied:
  • Bob looks at random objects and puts them together to create an obviously fake name, such as "Carpet Bedsidetable".
  • Bob puts objects together to create a false name...and accidentally comes up with his real name instead.
• Zig Zagged: Bob looks at different objects to come up with a false name, but decides against that and uses his real name. His friend Peter, though, looks around to come up with a fake name. Then Bob's girlfriend introduces herself with her real name, and Jake looks around to come up with a fake name for himself.
• Averted:
  • Bob uses his real name.
  • Bob already has a fake name planned.
• Enforced: "It's time for Bob to meet Jake, but Jake shouldn't know his real name. Let's have him think one up on the spot."
• Lampshaded: "That's a rather odd name..."
• Invoked: "I'm about to meet Jake, but I don't have a false name yet. Eh, I'll think of something."
• Defied: "Stop trying to make a name up. Just tell me your real name."
• Discussed: ???
• Conversed: ???

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