Puzzletober 2025: Ragged

Rules: The following section of the narrative has been altered. There may be multiple ways to fix it, but only one is canonical. The canonical solution will suggest a thematic word.

The newcomer gets to watch the debt of a flyer by a door. The

one gluing it sees him and says, "You're here nearly! It starts

at six o'clock." The newcomer asks, "What apery will occur at

this upending tournament?" "I've come prepared to arbitrate the

rounds, but nobody else knows how I've deigned it yet. Expect

the unexpected," he replies with a truthless grin. On the flyer

is one mage of a king and some text. The newcomer scrutinizes

it and asks, "Do you know the frightful way to display lines of

text? You've defied the monospace lettering to such an extent

that thee lines are completely uneven. I can tell you about the

better method afterward." The newcomer shifts his dragged shoes

across the floor as he enters the event room