Alas, with your logic, even a coup de grace isn't a guaranteed kill :P So realism kinda goes out the window :P I was interjecting her fluff, but she was basically daring her to do it and was preparing to lay the hurt on her :P Technically speaking, if she DID look like she was gonna do it and my character was aware of Viola, then we'd roll Initiative to see whether Meera recognised it and acted first, or if Viola got her shot off. :P<br/><br/>Plus, you'd still have to roll to hit, since...well, with a firearm, a misfire is always possible :P