Killing an active Sim?? Still need help, please.

@GalacticGal - I had the Mayor of Finchwick die via Neighborhood Stories and wondering the same thing about a pretty integral NPC. So I visited the HOB and looked at the community board, only to find that someone else was now the mayor. Never heard of him before then; but it appears that the game picked right back up with a replacement like Lavina Chopra never existed. It was a little creepy... and caused me to make adjustments to my stories settings to avoid losing any more important NPCs.