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>take more lives away
It wouldn't, because the death of a character is one life lost, and if lives have been pooled for said character by multiple people, it would then cost a total of one life, not one life per person, if the answer to my question of permissions was indeed yes.  It sounds like the answer is actually no.

>see what happens
When one only has two lives to work with, it is not exactly easy to see what happens.  And I have a significant advantage over anyone that might wish to play but has not won any Labors.  *tilts head*  I'm suspecting that I may be quite frustrated simply by how difficult you make it to play, and while I like challenging myself in the sense of IC things, OOC challenges such as you speak of are a bit less appealing.  *considering*  My feelings have become mixed.  *sigh*  Then again, also in a bad mood at the moment.  Maybe I'll sit the first one out.  Or the second, given that I can then join the third....