Thread:Mesektet/@comment-27729149-20160128170019/@comment-3581997-20160316235627

A deconstruction is appearing to follow the rules of a standard trope but then subverting certain expected rules.

Like in Paragon, a man is kidnapped by cultists about to be retually sacrificed. The player get mysteroius notes and instructions to save the man before things go arrey, there is special supplies and such to help. When rescuing him. It turns out he left all that, months ago for just in case, cause he lives in Paragon City, he knows this stuff happens all the time so he actually has an "in case of ritual sacrifice" escape plan, he also has an "in case of alien invasion" plan. This is a normal nameless guy by the way, regular civilian. The society is so full of these things the civilians have been dealing with this.

Or in Gravity Falls, the people deal with crazy monsters and spooks popping up so much they inistitute a "Never mind all that" policy, so that it doesn't kill tourism.