To please
Both terms in one sentence
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Pimped-Out Dress Pinocchio Syndrome: The dolls want to become "Alice", the perfect girl - however, they seem to want to do it more to please Rozen than for the sake of being human.
Source: Manga / Rozen Maiden -
Parou begins dressing up as a girl to please him but the boy only uses him for sex, doesn't want to be seen with him, and is generally abusive.
Source: If It's You, It's Okay - Voted off the Island (Survivor, Big Brother US): Plot and scheme all you want, you still have to please the other competitors so they'll keep you around.
Source: Crack Defeat
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