Fail
Getting to
Both terms in one sentence
- A guard spotting you is not instant-fail as long as you stop him from getting to an alarm button in time, but then you'll have to remember to drag the body somewhere out of the way in case a patrol comes by later.
Source: Stealth-Based Mission - In Popn Music versions prior to pop'n music fantasia, Cho-Challenge mode forces the COOL judgement on, doesn't let you play 5-button charts, and removes the guarantee of getting to your second stage even if you fail your first.
Source: Hard Mode Perks -
A less extreme example from the same book has a couple getting to have sex with a pornstar; the man's father applauds and congratulates his son, while the woman's parents wonder, with a touch of sadness, where did they fail in their education for their daughter to turn out like this.
Source: Creator / Patrick Senecal
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Getting to and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/getting_to
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