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Gwynbleidd Summon The Bitches

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I was very close to being able to enter this. Sadly, I could not indulge you all with a court case of sorts between Lucifer and God (narrator).

But, you all indulged me with some rather good and interesting reads. Really fuckin' good job, guys.
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mdk 3/4

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naturally, now that I'm rereading the challenge instead of frantically trying to finish a late entry, I'm clear-headed enough to realize I fired a wide, wide miss on, you know, the labor. Which was the whole point. Sigh... WELL! Two more reviews are up, one more to go.
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@Dark Wind Ooh, that sounds like it would have been neat! Write it now just for fun?
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Interesting that the three entries that opted to use the third-person exclusively just so happen to have been segregated to the end.

(Let us unite, my brethren!)
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My reviews. Yeah. Haha.













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@PlatinumSkink I actually didn't give the piece a title. I think Terminal just added that to distinguish it. ^.^;;

As for creating a character that knows things I don't, as in the Internal Debate story, it happens to me all the time, so I can understand where @WiseDragonGirl is coming from. My characters will know things I don't, or are supposed to know a great deal about subjects where I'm clueless, and I end up having to look things up. Alternatively, they start taking on traits I don't intend them to, or doing things I'd rather they didn't. This happens to me all the time. I have a vague memory of telling a teacher in elementary school that I couldn't do some multi-step assignment without starting over because the character I'd come up with wouldn't pay attention to some scenario or other. I got very confused when I was told I should make her pay attention, because it's her choice, not mine, and wasn't this how everyone wrote things, by asking the characters what they'd do?

And don't even get me started on Nikki's twenty-something self, who decided that sixteen-year-old James was the most awkwardly adorable thing /ever/ and she was going to get him to like her whatever it took. Two years later, there's a baby (although that /was/ an accident, and mostly the fault of a third party in the rp. Who messes with a gal's birth control, anyhow?!) Thank goodness age of consent in that canon is not the same as where I live, but it's still a bit creepy and most definitely embarrassing.

As for losing an argument, if the opposition makes solid points, and counters your points, I'd call that a loss. You can keep arguing, but it doesn't make sense to after a certain point. The prompt specifically mentioned conflicts of ideals and viewpoints, and those are going to be discussions, so I feel it's a valid way to go about this challenge.
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@PlatinumSkink I'm sorry I've confused you—I took a big risk, and sometimes it doesn't pay off. My intention was not to have readers need to read my old entries, though it seems in that regard I have failed.

I'll note, however, that my defeat is not just the acquisition of the lantern. Instead, it has everything to do with the title of the piece.
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@Holmishire and everybody else, unless I somehow missed you a hundred times and continue to miss you now, your certified MDK review is complete!

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Gwynbleidd Summon The Bitches

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@Dark Wind Ooh, that sounds like it would have been neat! Write it now just for fun?


Lol, you know... I probably should!
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@Dark Wind I may write the death of my fave char, as demanded by a prior labor. It's even canon!
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@shylarah I want a "nod" button. I don't have much to say in response, but, acknowledged. I see what you're saying. Still with my own perceptions about the matter, but I see what you're saying.

@Holmishire Oh. Ah. I see. Alright, that's a bit more clever.
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I must say, in hindsight it was fortuitous that this happened to be the same Labour that I decided multiple judges would review every entry. Lots of submissions here which may or may not pass based on technicalities.

Expect results at Objective Midnight on the 24th.
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Okay, now I'm nervous.

@PlatinumSkink that parameter is one I had most difficulties with, I must admit that, and I think if there is one parameter of the challenge that will make me fail the labour, it's that one. But, I figured discussions can be won or lost and that one can lose a discussion if one is unable to convince the other and counter the arguments presented by the other. That is at least my opinion.

Also, thank you @shylarah for your explanation of my piece and sharing what happened in elementary school, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who feels that way.

@Polybius, I can tell you the only thing I have in common with Mitch is his love for SF, Warhammer and Magic, the gathering, none of which appeared in this piece :)

@mdk I don't think you'll have to eat a cat :)
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@mdk You make some very good points. I think those word choices pop up when I start to worry too much about making an entry perfect—when I get to the point of doing too much proofreading, essentially, and things start to get worse instead if better.

The mini-endings I think I especially need to work on—I was satisfied with endings I and IV, but I had essentially given up on 0, II, and III due to time constraints. (Not that that's any excuse.)

As for the challenge, the Ghost was intended more as a clue to direct people as to where to look—not the end goal itself. It seems he's more distracting than anything. I'll not explain the details of how I intended to complete the challenge any further until after the results are in, however, because I want to avoid influencing the judges.

Finally, I'd like to say your story was my favourite of the bunch, though I definitely would not have guessed the intended narrator without the addendum.
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As for the challenge, the Ghost was intended more as a clue to direct people as to where to look—not the end goal itself. It seems he's more distracting than anything. I'll not explain the details of how I intended to complete the challenge any further until after the results are in, however, because I want to avoid influencing the judges.


Too late for that, we decided on the results way earlier in the day. Now we are just letting you stew.
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@Terminal You suck. <3 Can't waaaaiiiit~
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heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEhehehehehehehe--*snort*

oh, man, this was fun.

A lot of fun.

heheheheHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE*snort*hehehehehehehehehehehe
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heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEhehehehehehehe--*snort*

oh, man, this was fun.

A lot of fun.

heheheheHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE*snort*hehehehehehehehehehehe


Well ok, the stewing comment was actually a partial lie. I am still waiting for @RomanAria's reviews.

No rush or anything of course. We still have a languid seven hours and fifty-five minutes before they are needed.
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@Terminal Oh you hush I'm almost done.
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The suspense is figuratively killing me.
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