Krytenian All-Time XI v Multiverse All-Time XI
Welcome, one and all, to the In-Character thread for the All-Time game between Krytenia and the Multiverse! OOC posts to the debate thread, please.
THE TEAMS
Two squads of seventeen players, to be revealed in due course by Krytenia and The Holy Empire. As the match is taking place in the Dreamed Realm, the players in question will be represented by Dream Simulacra of said players in their prime. Players will not suffer from fatigue, and injuries (including fatal ones) will be quickly healed by the "repair" of said simulacrum. Stoppage time, therefore, is likely to be more minimal than in a normal game.
THE VENUE
THE IMPERIAL HIPPODROME (The Imperial City, The Holy Empire)
The venue for the WC2 final, the WC34 opening ceremony (and - sort of - the WC34 final; you had to be there), the WC50 final, and the overwhelming majority of Holy Empire home matches is one of the most legendary stadia in the history of the World Cup. Platinum and gold-covered bejewelled domes rise above the external purple stone walls of an extraordinary monument to sport that lies adjacent to the even more magnificent Imperial Palace. It will officially seat 150,000. The laws of Euclidean geometry may be tampered with for the final, possibly up to 300,000 despite not seeming any larger. This is the Dreamed Realm, after all.
THE MATCH
Will be played over 90 minutes. If required, extra-time and penalties will be used to create a winner on the day. KBS have been permitted to film the match live for mundy broadcasting purposes; the Holy Empire will provide special broadcasting equipment to allow the match to be telecast in a manner relative to the three Ordinary Reality dimensions and their projection onto two-dimensional visual receivers (that's "televisions" to you and I).
Commentary will be provided by Basil and Theo, with Rameses Niblick III and David Heaton "in the studio" back at KBS headquarters in Emberton trying to make sense of it all. Jeremy Jaffacake and Dazza Dallas will be providing colour commentary and analysis. Hopefully Jeremy will keep his clothes on, but we can't guarantee it. Sorry.
The match itself will take place the day before the first day of the World Cup LXXIII Finals - in other words,
WHERE YOU COME IN
Obviously, myself and THE will be doing the bulk of the leg-work here. But this game is a celebration open to the world, so feel free to add your own viewpoints, be it anticipation of the match, players that have/haven't been selected, or anything else related to the game for that matter. Just remember, IC only: OOC stuff goes to the debate thread.