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Someone experiences temporary paralysis or loss of muscle control, but tries to carry on with what they were doing regardless. Frequently, Hilarity Ensues - people losing control of their extremities is natural Slapstick fodder. Can also be Played for Drama as a mild form of Body Horror. The causes vary - sometimes it's an aversion of Instant Sedation, where a sedative spreads gradually through the body knocking out muscles as it goes. Otherwise, can be a result of a Finger-Licking Poison, or just someone sleeping at a weird angle until their arm goes to sleep. Examples:

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  • Someone experiences temporary paralysis or loss of muscle control, but tries to carry on with what they were doing regardless. Frequently, Hilarity Ensues - people losing control of their extremities is natural Slapstick fodder. Can also be Played for Drama as a mild form of Body Horror. The causes vary - sometimes it's an aversion of Instant Sedation, where a sedative spreads gradually through the body knocking out muscles as it goes. Otherwise, can be a result of a Finger-Licking Poison, or just someone sleeping at a weird angle until their arm goes to sleep. Examples:
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  • Someone experiences temporary paralysis or loss of muscle control, but tries to carry on with what they were doing regardless. Frequently, Hilarity Ensues - people losing control of their extremities is natural Slapstick fodder. Can also be Played for Drama as a mild form of Body Horror. The causes vary - sometimes it's an aversion of Instant Sedation, where a sedative spreads gradually through the body knocking out muscles as it goes. Otherwise, can be a result of a Finger-Licking Poison, or just someone sleeping at a weird angle until their arm goes to sleep. It's almost never a stroke (which produces such effects in real life), because that's not exactly comedy fodder - as the trope namer for Narm demonstrated, this isn't an easy trope to Play For Drama. However, see I Can't Feel My Legs for a related dramatic trope. Expect accusations of being drunk if the character starts schlurring their worthss. See also Intoxication Ensues and Non Sequitur Thud, which can also accompany this. An Incredibly Lame Pun from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the Trope Namer (and page quote), but not an example. Examples:
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