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So that bastard stole your lunch money? Next time he is in desperate need of money, just give him more than he needs. This also counts if Bob has just done lots and lots of horrible things to Alice, but while Alice is pissed, she cannot fully hate Bob for something he has done in the past. A character forgiving something truly horrible can also count, but only when they don't make the other genuflect repeatedly for it. Another version is to [[Kill Me Now or Forever Stay Your Hand|put oneself completely at the mercy of someone not-very-nice]], basically [[The Power of Trust|daring them to prove themselves as unworthy of trust]].
The villain's reaction is a very good indicator as to where on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]] the story is placed. Their reaction can be any of these: A [[Heel Face Turn]], [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|absolute astonishment]], [[Ignored Epiphany|sad rejection]], [[Evil Laugh|ridicule]], [[Moral Event Horizon|a bullet to the head]], or a combination of the above. When a character does this repeatedly, it can produce various results and if they keep doing it despite suffering, it shows them as a [[Honor Before Reason|hero of moral fortitude]] or a [[Martyr Without a Cause]]. Sometimes it takes several tries until the villain is won. Just one [[Heel Face Turn]] is usually enough justification for any number of Turn The Other Cheeks performed by a hero. Even if it causes them only suffering, some heroes become [[Doomed Moral Victor
When it works, this is one of the few (if not, the only) things that can stop the [[Cycle of Revenge]].
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