The problem is... that my brain has to make things make logical sense. I think that fantasy worlds have to have a set of rules (outlandish as they may be), have reasons for them, and stick to them. If it doesn't make sense in my head, I can't deal with it. I'm not the most knowledgeable person on a lot of things, but the rules have to make sense with what I know... I just, can't deal with it otherwise. 

So yes, I'm fine with having a raygun that can level the city, but I'd rather have a semi-logical way that it works and a story for how the character got it. For me, the sky is purple because on the planet in the setting, there are different concentrations of chemical compounds in the atmosphere than on RL Earth, so the light reflects into visible purple...

Will you really hate me for letting me win on this one? In the longterm, it still doesn't even really affect the story. I mean, your characters can still basically have whatever they want. Alexi's master plan will probably still go off without a hitch. Is it too big of a deal that things came about differently?

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On an unrelated note, I'm genuinely ... stumped on what to do with Erik.