Off topic (sort of) question about "Lampshading*".
I just wrote myself into a corner. The Reporter just met with the Hero and told him that she has evidence that will make much of the puzzle clear. The Hero used to watch a lot of movies, and actually uses movie quotes a lot in normal conversation. He can't help but think that this is the kiss of death for the reporter. She hasn't passed on the evidence, or told him how to get it, just said that she has it. Her intentions are sincere, and I have no intention to kill her off, so here is the question:
Is it reasonable, in a serious story, for the Hero to mention that in a movie she'd be killed later that day?
*Using a particular cliché or trope then pointing to it in scene as being exactly what it is.
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A Nerd can figure out how long it will take the original Enterprise traveling at warp 6.5 to travel from Regulus to Antares.
A Geek will think he can use that to pick up a girl in a bar.
A Dork knows he can't pick up the girl with it, but will hang around for hours anyway, just in case she asks.
She might. You never know.
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