"So let me get this straight," the dark lord said. "All of us are living in a story, you're the main character, that idiot in the other room is the author, and I'm the villain?" "That's what he told me," Main Protagonist replied. They both sat in silence for a while, each one unsure what to say. The dark lord broke the silence first. "Are you sure that this author is sane?" Main Protagonist shook his head. "Absolutely not."