Just Try It

Somebody is scared of something that others seem to like. This is often a new food, but it can also be an experience like riding a roller coaster. Their friends will try to convince them into delving into the newness, but they will continue to come up with reasons to avoid it. The focal person — either on purpose, accident, or against their will — eventually comes to trying their biggest fear. It's at this point they realize how what they've been missing out on and like the new thing.

Plot Sample
Jojo has a problem: her friend Rama whipped up a strange dish from her homeland. Jojo is so used to American cuisine that anything from other countries looks weird and nasty. She doesn't want to hurt Rama's feelings and insult both her culture and cooking abilities, so she politely passes the opportunity to sample the meal. A week later, Jojo visits Rama's house with Guy and Ava, two more friends, after Rama invited them all over for a surprise she's been working on. To Jojo's dismay, it's another, larger meal from Rama's native land. Guy and Ava dig in and please their host while Jojo reluctantly stares down at her dish. Ava asks Jojo what's wrong with her, then notices that she hasn't touched her food. Ava quickly figures out that Jojo is scared by Rama's cooking and tries to get her to take a few bites of it. Rama admits that she is too afraid of eating something that may be too spicy or unappetizing, which Rama understands. She helps Jojo conquer her fear by telling her to take the tiniest nibble she can, and if she doesn't like what she eats, she can pass on continuing. Jojo takes her friend's advice and moves a bit of food from the plate to her mouth. After a few seconds, Jojo discovers that it taste much like one of her favorite foods before easily working her way through the remainder of her meal.