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Waking up
Waking up noun - The act of waking.
Both terms in one sentence
- Catapult Nightmare: The series starts with Samus having a dream about hunting winged monsters that shoot out fire, being attacked by one, then waking up with a start in her apartment.
Source: Comic Book / Super Metroid - A common scenario is to start with a human OC (Self Insert or otherwise) dying and waking up in Zootopia, reincarnated as an anthropomorphic resident.
- One of the bad endings shows Anne Cunningham, a police officer who's been chasing you throughout, waking up in prison the same way Murphy did at the start of the game.
Source: The Ending Changes Everything
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