Inspired by real events:

"Who's your hero?"

"Hm?"

"Your hero. Who is your hero?"

"Uh. Spider Man, I guess."

"Come on, be serious."

"I thought I was...."

"Who is your hero?"

"Uh.... Malcolm Reynolds?"

"Who's he?"

"He's the captain of Serenity, from Firefly."

"Stop it! Be serious, please. I want to know who your hero is."

"I am being serious. What's wrong with Mal?"

"Well, he's not real."

"Oh! Okay. Um, I guess my hero would be Nick Hornby."

"Who's he?"

"He wrote High Fidelity and About a Boy."

"Fine. If you're not going to be serious, let's just drop it."

"Drop What!?"