*nods to Poppy, who's briefly projecting wolf!illusion*
That's how he normally looks; it's a projected image right now, though. I'll explain that in a bit.
Judges...they're sort of the reason we're here. They're incredibly powerful beings who originally took our memories and put us here to win them back in a series of Games. If we survive long enough, they grant us a wish. The only thing they give us from our old lives is the message you remember, until we start winning and remembering things.