The Human Species Ch.116 - Conclusion (Epilogue of Episode XV)
Celebi watched with absolutely zero interest as the vain trainer ran for his life, thinking his ploy had been a great success when they really had no intention of harming him to begin with. "when did your leg get brown?"
Eternyte, Ch 10: NPC
It was a ploy on the young man's part of course; he desperately wanted to know just how much his followers knew about him and his world... if such a thing were to be the case.
Harbingers Ch1: The Abomination
"you're lying, this is just a ploy for you to get your weapons, you sneaky bastard, and i'm not falling for it, tomorrow you will kill hammer, and you will do it without your weapons."
Chapter 5: Worming Through The Ocean pt. 2
Kyoto knew this and used this as a political ploy to bunch patriarchs and matriarchs in the same group. once we had the same label, it was so easy to destroy the patriarchs for we are pacifists by nature.
Ruined Nights: Part 3
"that was just a marketing ploy the media grossly exaggerated--as they often do with most things--and used to make us look like the bad guy." "then what are you fighting for?" "for a new world.
Hunting Death- Ambushed
I don't know if it's safe to turn my back on them since it is entirely possible this is a ploy to make us drop our guard, but if that were the case we'd be pretty screwed anyway so what would be the point.
Black Meridian 02: Death Throes
His father was so obsessed with sex; acting like marriage was just some ploy to force someone to sleep with you. "i...don't think i'd like that father. she seems nice enough but...i don't mean to be disrespectful...she isn't my type of lady, i think."
Rising Effort - Prologue: Stars & Embers
She pouted, realizing her ploy may not have worked after all, but there were still the other two to hope for.
Seas Be Ours - Chapter 2
But in jess' experience it was a cheap ploy to try and get a better look down her top or to even try and grab a feel for the more bold and fool hearted. "uh-huh." she moved away from their table, surprising a roll of her eyes.
Beast Among Beastmen (unfinished)
"the guys back at hq joked about this being a sylvasta ploy to worm their way back into our society... but the longer we look at the situation, the less it seems like a joke." he looked over at the wolf, tense grip on his coffee and his ears back.
The Raiders
Is this some market ploy of some sort?" "good day, dr. delaney. come van munching." as soon as the front door was closed, mench floored the grovyle and marched back up the stairs.
Jailed Soul - 2 - Estate of thine Bitter Heart
This was dire ignorance, no doubt a ploy to drive all his work into the ground. people, he always noted, feared the unknown, and now random strokes of paranoia began popping out of nowhere.