Hooray! Having braved the tiger, the maze, and possibly the baby shower, you are victorious and ever-valiant and so forth. You internally reconcile the multiple conflicting storylines and move forward into the rest of your life.
Later that day, while shopping for a birthday card for your friend, you purchase many Nothing Mundane Universal Cards, because they are stylish and versatile, and you realize it makes you a better person to have them.
“Lazy writing,” you also think, for no reason in particular.