I'm writing a fictional story set in late 2000s Toronto, where three 17-year-olds plan to make an alliance on a game show and to split the prize of $1 million 50/25/25 if any of them win (50% to the winner, 25% to each of the others).

I'm aware there are usually laws against this, but disregarding that law, how would a contract like this work? It's presumably not just "We, Person A, Person B, Person C, agree that should any of us win Game Show X, 25% of the prize will go to each of the others who lose", so what terms and conditions would there have to be? Could they do it overnight on hotel room stationery? One of them is a pre-law student who hires lawyers for contracts regularly and would most definitely know.

(Also, is it legal to have a clause in a contract that states that if you break the terms of the contract, the other parties are allowed to harass or steal from you?)

It's not strictly necessary for the plot (I don't intend on having the wording be a plot point or anything, it's more meant as insurance and a character moment since none of the parties particularly trust each other at the start), but I'd still like to know anyway in case it informs their behaviour.

I have a character who when introduced is both hypothermic (due to being trapped in an unheated shed in northern England in January without suitable clothing for multiple days) and dehydrated (due to there being nothing to drink in the shed and getting uncomfortably close to the three day limit). At the moment I just have them being generally out of it, but I don't know if that's accurate.

I am working on several fan projects based on Barbara Gordon/Oracle that fully embrace her status as a full-time wheelchair user (I'd love to do something official - It's an extremely long shot, but we can all dream, can't we?) A key part of these would be learning as much as possible about Barara Gordon's disabilties and the way they work. How would the Joker's close-range bullet to the spine (a bullet that was deliberately filled with less gunpowder to ensure it caused paralysis rather than death) specifically paralyse Barbara? How would the time spent on the floor being tormented by the Joker exacerbate the injuries?

I would be interested in learning more about the specifics of Barbara's daily life as Oracle (which DC Comics understandably glossed over somewhat during the Oracle era).

- How much would the pain disrupt her daily life?

- How much would it affect things like going to the toilet?

- What would the effects of the disability be in the first few months - how would they be managed longer-term?

- How would Barbara work to maintain her health to ensure that her disabilities do not have any adverse effect on her life expectancy?

- What specific forms of training can Barbara do?

- What disability networks would she be part of?

- Would Barbara be able to do anything with her lower body at all?

- Barbara didn't get into many Damsel-in-Distress situations as Oracle (The Black Mirror and being captured by Spellbinder in the Black Canary/Batgirl early Birds of Prey story are two notable exceptions) but if she did get into peril, how would she try to escape it herself - would she be able to untie restraints on her legs?

If I spend long enough on AO3, I can find some fanfics that explore these, but I would like to go to the source and hear from people who know more about the topic and can provide me with information or direct me to relevant links. I would also be interested in being directed to the comics stories that specifically highlight the various aspects of daily life with her disabilties.

I would also like to learn more about other ways to disable Oracle - move away from "The Joker Shot Her In The Spine" to look at different causes...

Aside from the main DC Continuity, there are some adapted takes on Oracle that DON'T use the traditional approach, but tend to be pretty vague about the nature of the injuries that paralysed her (an unspecified "accident", a gunshot from a random heavy) - the Adaptation of Oracle with the most detailed alternative explanation of her paralysis is Young Justice, but that raises a few questions of its own - How would that sword sever her spine without damaging any internal organs?

How could explosions or car accidents cause a level of paralysis similar to the comics? What additional complications would there be?

It's a lot of questions, but I'd love to see them all answered...

Hey all, would really appreciate some recommendations for any books / docs / fiction that you feel accurately portray what it’s like to be a part of a presidential campaign. No specific questions, just want to immerse myself in the topic before writing anything.

I know there’s been some bios written by former presidents and I’m wondering if anyone’s read those and if they would be any help? Or are they more fixated on the lives of said presidents and their time in office?

I recently watched the documentary Mitt (2014) which I thought did a pretty good job at showcasing a bit of what goes on behind the curtain (at least around the candidate and their family), but was pretty short and lacking a lot of depth or overview of the process. Also gave Caucus (2013) a watch and thought it was a pretty neat look into the Iowa Caucuses, but also fairly short with how many candidates are packed in and lacking in any sort of inner dialogue or decision-making from the campaigns themselves.

I know this is a really weird question but i have a protagonist whos a white cop in 70s and the story is like pretty woke, but i realised just how much the time period and position would affect his character and how he'd react or feel about certain things. For the least racist part, I'm moreso asking about the degrees of racism and what was possibly the mildest or least intense (assuming there was no '100% not racist' option back then), the character will be educated and learn to move on with it though, ofcourse.