Ooh, you provided a lot of interesting ideas here and points that I should think off. The idea of a secondary antagonist who is trying to one up...
1. He knows of her (she's sort of a minor celebrity) but doesn't know her personally 2. He is a little naive and takes everything she says at face...
In my story I have a magical charm that needs to be taken to several locations before it'll unlock a vault, the antagonist can't get it to work...
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