Overheard in the Ministry of State and Outlands:
“So, what does ‘serious leader’ mean over there?”
“‘Willing to kill people he doesn’t like, ergo respectable. Or at least safer to respect in public.'”
“Ah. The usual, then.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://eldraeverse.com/2017/04/12/shameless-reality-inspired-message-snippet