He Said She Said
He Said She Said is a scene game in which every line of dialogue must be preceded by a third-person narration of how it was said, such as "he said nervously" or "she whispered angrily." The narrative tags add a literary dimension to the scene and create opportunities for comic contrast between the tag and the delivery.
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