Machine Empathy/Playing With

Basic Trope: A character can instinctively sense the condition of a machine through long-time familiarity.

• Straight: Ace driver Rick Roadster knows that something is wrong with his car because of a minor vibration when he puts it into gear.
• Exaggerated: Rick knows something's wrong with his car because the seat cushion doesn't feel right when he gets in.
• Justified: Rick has driven his car for years and keeps it in perfect condition, so any minor deviation stands out to him.
• Inverted: Rick doesn't notice anything wrong with his car even when it abruptly lurches forward when he puts it into gear.
• Subverted: After putting his car into gear, Rick suspiciously says "something's wrong..." A moment later, he remembers that he left his suitcase in the living room.
• Double Subverted: As Rick goes to get his suitcase, he spots a minor smudge on the hood and realizes that someone has tampered with his car.
• Parodied: Rick knows the age, gender, and appearance of the person who sabotaged his car as soon as he touches the door handle.
  • Rick suddenly has an orgasm, not because of the very attractive Wrench Wench working on his car, but because of the very fact that she is working on his car.
• Deconstructed: Rick has a hypersensitive sense of touch which affects his everyday life to a crippling degree.
• Reconstructed: ???
• Zig Zagged: ???
• Averted: Rick is not able to tell if the car has a small problem just by riding
• Enforced: "Lets show how good rick is with cars"
• Lampshaded: ???
• Invoked: ???
• Exploited: ???
• Defied: ???
• Discussed: ???
• Conversed: ???

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