Plays
Resists
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Both words in one sentence
- Late in the series he gets his hands on Luke Skywalker, but Luke resists and plays along.
Source: Being Tortured Makes You Evil -
In Hanako's path, while she is drunk, in her room with Hisao, "Letting My Heart Speak," a theme that typically plays during sex scenes, plays, but Hisao resists the temptation and puts her to bed.
Source: Visual Novel / Katawa Shoujo -
Musicalis Interruptus "You Can't Take Me" plays as Spirit resists being taken to the regiment, then gets interrupted by a gunshot.
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