[ WP ] A person asks a villain why they are evil . The villain 's response is very underwhelming .

`` And so, we come to the part of the event where you beg for your life, and I give you some reason why I could n't possibly spare your miserable excuse for an existence. Go on, then- ask me something''. 
 
 As he laughed, I struggled against the ropes that held me tight, the rough hemp biting into my flesh, rubbing my skin raw, and I realised with horror that I would never live long enough for the wound to heal. 
 
 `` Why? ``, I whispered, my voice shaking with fear, with terror, with the knowledge that I would n't live past the hour. `` Why do this? To me? To *anyone*?'' 
 
 He laughed again, and shivers ran down my spine. 
 `` Why? *Why*? Why do I terrorise innocent people? Why do I kidnap, murder, and torture? Why do I victimise pretty young things like yourself? Why, why, why? All you people do is ask **why**? You should be asking *how*. How. Where. When. What. Not *why*. But fine, fine'', he sighed melodramatically and gestured vaguely. `` why do I do it?'' 
 
 I nodded as best as I could, swallowing softly, watching as he stepped closer, as he moved out of the half-shadows into the light. I could see him for who he really was now, and the revelation chilled me to my core. I had no time to reflect, though, as he spoke again, his voice soft, gentle- and filled with madness. 
 
 `` Because they cancelled Firefly.''
