>Have I mentioned before that it's like you don't understand how UF
>works sometimes? Pretty sure I have. :)

At some point, you and I are bound to have an interesting discussion about this, but I don't think today is that day. :)

In this case I worded things badly. I was trying to make the point that it's totally okay to perforate Beria because you want to see the sicko get his just desserts, but that you shouldn't really feel obligated to do so out of some sense of... I dunno... literary responsibility. Like, the story wouldn't have been sending the wrong message or had less heft to it had he simply nodded genially, conceded that Azula had him in check, unlocked the door, and wished her a good day. It would have been less fun, of course, but that's an entirely different thing.

Like, if you write a villain getting away with shit because its narratively appropriate and useful, you shouldn't feel bad because you couldn't "stop" them.

(I think I might still be wording this badly.)

-Merc
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