The What If Game!

[seraphsariel]

THE WHAT IF GAME!

Here's how it works

Make a comment in comm that starts with "What if..." and fill it in with a plausible scenario

Other people will fill in your question with their idea of what would happen if your prompt was canon

Comments

[megkips]

What if Arthur didn't follow in the family business?

(People other than Alex can answer too *staresatsierra*)

[megkips]

What if Antonio/Romano happened? Impact on associates count too.

[cynicalmedicine]

What if Shinju's parents had never died in that crash?

Alternatively:

What if Shinju had died in that crash?

[seraphsariel]

If Shinju's parents hadn't had died, Zek would have perhaps turned on the Starks quicker and outsourced the hit. Alternatively, they might have just kept trying until Shinju's parents were dead - this plot point may actually be one of the few inevitable, unchangeable aspects.

as for the other

WE DON'T HAVE A FIRST PLOT.

[yulietorious]

Yeah, true. SHINJU GETS NO BREAKS NO MATTER WHAT THE AU. Poor guy, geez

...WELL THAT WOULD kind of suck wouldn't it

I probably wouldn't let him die anyway

[stupid_zeros]

What if Sho and Suzume's mother hadn't passed away when they were so young?

[seraphsariel]

OH I LIKE THIS ONE

Theories

1. Big personality changes - they'd be more social perhaps
2. Related, they might actually be MORE into work and when Tony was arrested, able to take over
2a. THeir mother may have taken over for Tony rather than Lucifer at Tony's arrest
3. Sho is maybe more of a people person?

[yulietorious]

1. Yeah probs at least a little.
2a. I actually like this one better, because what is better than a yakuza mama bear taking over an American mafia

nothing that is what
3. Ehhhh major maybe on that one.

[seraphsariel]

2a. THAT WOULD IN FACT BE AWESOME and Lucifer is just like "goddamnit i hate my life."

Related - if Tony's wife was alive would that affect how TONY did business, which was Lucifer's prompt for the coup to begin with?

[burgers_r_us]

What if Alfred wasn't the mayor?

[seraphsariel]

.....the starks pretty much rule the city.

Related - what would Alfred be like, personally, if Vorenus wasn't police commish?

[nameofexorcist]

Pfft, we're doomed.

Um, he'd probably act the same outwardly, but wouldn't trust the police as much or something.