You’re totally missing context, yeah, and this is why I kind of hate talking specifics in this way.

In the heat of the moment, at the table, blood pressure up, I say “okay, there’s Mice! She’s right across the town square. She sees you.”

BB: “I have to get to her!”

Me: “Sweet, act under fire to get to her.”

BB: “Umm…7.”

Me: ::devilface::

I think it is a super important part of Apocalypse World that there is no effort to clarify intent. The game gives no shits about intent, other than the whole “if you do that you trigger X move” or “so you’re good with taking harm as established?” type clarifying statements. Otherwise fiction follows fiction and we leave intent out of it.

This does leave me in a bit of genie-granting-literal-wishes role, which, you know. Not everyone is on board with. But I’ll say I’ve never actually had someone get mad and all “well shit, of course I wanted to get her to safety, you fucked me!” type reaction.