She sipped quietly on her water, flashing Caesar a smile. She tried not to snort at his assessment. He wasn't far off, but there were offscreen deaths and resurrections a plenty regardless of people being killed where an audience could see them. Good to know some things stayed the same regardless of cultural differences - such as expectations in entertainment.

"Would you ever be that optimistic in real life?" she asked him, watching the screen as Humperdink's pursuit continued, and Buttercup fell into the hands of the kidnapping group that Collette betted would drive Caesar nuts. She bet it just as likely that Lavi would love the entirety.

Inconceivable.