assorted non-canon and AU threads

[aesculapian]

who wants delicious post-forest terribleness

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[missioncomplete]

[ That sound doesn't escape his notice, strange as it seems somewhere that's effectively an afterlife. He did just survive drowning, maybe the water addled his head?

He'll just make a note of it for now, and accept the offered hand up. ]

Am I permitted to know what sort of "game" I should be expecting?

[anappleaday]

[ pulls him up with zero apparent effort.

...there is a pause before she replies, the only outward indication of a brief internal argument. it isn't typically allowed—mostly so that no Shade has an unfair advantage over the others—but on the other hand, the others have some idea what to expect at this point, and he doesn't. ]

... In the interests of fairness, I can't tell you anything about a specific game ahead of time. However, I can give you information about games that have been run in the past, by both myself and other judges.

First— I should mention that though we use the term "game," it's mostly in a ritualistic sense. It isn't uncommon for them to involve considerably more dangerous situations than the name would usually apply to, though I personally prefer to avoid those when other options are possible.

That said, one of the first games I was involved in required taking assorted body parts from other shades for the purposes of unlocking a door that required them to open. Another was simply Truth or Dare. What will be asked of you will vary.