Fail
Take place
Take place verb - Come to pass.
Both terms in one sentence
- If they fail to do these things, the ritual can't take place.
Source: Youth Is Wasted on the Dumb -
Any attempts to kill Joe Masseria will fail if they take place before April 15, 1931.
Source: Foregone Conclusion -
Subversions take place when the Informed Ability turns out to be just that
for example, the Femme Fatale's charms fail and she strikes out miserably; it's also a subversion when the person with said powers knows he or she can use them for sex, but doesn't.
Source: The Pornomancer
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