![]() ![]() Whether its payload is sunshine and puppies (see Earn Your Happy Ending) or painful irony depends on whether Bob was a saint or a bastard. Accordingly, every notable act of a fictional character will yield its due return before the end of the story every deed, good or bad, will be repaid with the accuracy of a laser-guided missile. Abuse others, and the cosmos will heap that same abuse on you. The Golden Rule states, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, but in fiction, morality operates more on Newton's Third Law - Every action results in an equal and opposite reaction. Did the Big Bad kick the little dog just because it was barking at him? The dog will sniff him out and lead the heroes right to his Supervillain Lair. Did Bob help an old lady across the street? Several chapters later, she'll turn out to be an elite ex-commando who will gladly help him storm the Big Bad's castle. While in Real Life there is rarely a direct and easily traced cause-and-effect relationship between Bob's actions and their subsequent reward or punishment, in fiction the connection is usually a lot more. Lunella/Moon Girl, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) ![]()
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