this counts as troping you because you also called staircase piñata something else
if the audience is curious, it's the non-malicious variant on both of our cases
Badass Bystander is the first thing that comes to mind. Would've gone for something like "Insane Background Plotter" but couldn't find anything like that.
I'm going to be boring and probably inaccurate. I couldn't find a trope on the lines of "Says nothing but hello" so here.
If Mario has taught me anything, it's that most things rely on whether there's something good in a nearby box.
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Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.
-Kurt Vonnegut Context-free Supper Mario Broth Roulette! NOTE: Potential Jumpscare warning!