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TDAC#2 - Rain (Voting and Feedback)

The voting deadline is over. We have 5 votes and a tie.

First off: thank you participants, for joining the competition and submitting a diverse set of entries. And thank you voters, because this wouldn't have been a competition if you wouldn't have taken the time to vote for your favourite entry, and your kind words about the entries are undoubtedly appreciated by the artists.

Moving on to the results:

Rainy Ocean and Rainy Cloud both have 2 votes, which means that for the first time since I started with this I will add a tie-breaker vote. And it is a difficult decision because both are good pieces for different reasons.

With 3 votes the winner of this competition will be: Rainy Ocean!
I liked the desolate feeling it gave me and it's a piece I can just keep looking at.

The well-deserved runner-up is Rainy Cloud, with the happiness and sadness, and the lovely use of colours. Honestly, you did a great job.

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In January there will be a new Art Contest. I hope to see you all again, and maybe we'll even get a few more involved.

A Trainers Ambition [SporkoBug and Calle]

"We're good," James assured him. By the looks of it they were almost done, especially with the Metagross helping them. He listened to his Legendary sing as he finished the last runes on his side and looked up to see if the others were done as well.

Jirachi stretched his body and almost tumbled from the shrine, but managed to stay up. It was nice to be up again, without the comet this time. And it would be nice to see everyone. Maybe some new faces too, that happened every time.
He thought he heard some voices, but it wasn't easy to hear anything from the forest with the song of the Meloetta's so close to him.

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Merlin ignored the comment to liven up - he was as enthusiastic as he could be - and instead circled back to Andy to let Benny know he would go ahead and then he flew to the shrine.
He noticed the Pokémon and humans who were already there and settled on a tree branch as he watched the final runes being made.

Andy turned to Mitch as he talked to him. "Don't worry, I had taken exactly zero offence to your glares and words. You're a Guardian, you're supposed to look after her, so we're good, okay? And you were nowhere near the rudeness of Michelle's father." He turned to Benny. "Remember that?"
"Over my dead body will I let my daughter go out with a lazy, good-for-nothing, egocentric know-it-all like you," Benny said in his best attempt of a low and angry voice, followed by a chuckle. "He did not like you."

Mindy smiled a thank you to Niccia and followed everyone as they made their way to the forest. The song was getting louder and louder and se thought she heard some other voices too. Other guests who had already arrived? It sounded like it came from ahead.

Greetings! Candy Cane Service!

Thank you to everyone who sent me candy cane and the wonderful messages attached to them <3 It means a lot to me.

Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

Benjamin followed Ari, but before leaving the room he went to Dia to give her a kiss on the cheek. "Stay safe, we'll see each other in the morning again."
After that, he left the room, after making sure no-one of the staff was in the corridor, and he walked back to his room.
Knowing Dia could walk around made and look after Ray got rid of that worry, and he was certain Dia would be okay. That Josh was probably still around and he seemed to be on their side, for now at least.

"You're welcome to stay with me," Benjamin said, although after the order of Dia it didn't seem either of them had much to say in the matter, "but I would appreciate it if you'd give me some privacy when I change in my pyjama's."

A Trainers Ambition [SporkoBug and Calle]

Daddy Ho-oh will arrive a bit late

NaNoWriMo 2020

@Penny You wrote and have 6000 words you didn't have before. That's a good thing.

There is also Camp NaNoWriMo in April and July in which you can set your own wordcount goal.

The insane asylum

Benjamin looked up from the book and had a warm smile for Artemis. "You survived it and that's what matters." With a gesture he to the empty seat next to him he invited her to join him. "There are plenty of low-quality novels to choose from to kill some time before food is served." He glanced at the books on the table close to them. "The Petals Of The Rose sounds exciting, right?"

This place was really living from the eating moments until it was time to sleep, and endure the moments of therapy inbetween. He cringed when one of the patients suddenly screamed and she was quickly taken away by staff. To her room, probably, to be sedated. Wasn't that how they usually dealt with outbursts here?

Paranormal Activities [SporkoBug and Calle]

Benjamin listened to Duncan with a worried frown creasing his forehead.
"It is," Benjamin said as he looked at the approaching car. "Shall we pick you up somewhere?"
He went to the van first to look for the gems, keeping the cellphone at his ear. With one hand and the help of his small winged friend he went through the stuff to find them.

"We'll get you to the ocean," Mike said. "Where did you put the gems? We can't leave them here." He helped Freya up and guided her to Duncan's car while keeping an eye on the agent who fumbled with his helmet. "Is there anything else in the van that has to come?"

Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

"Be vague about who you are," Benjamin replied. "Tell them you are new here and that you are excited about your first night. And if they ask why you aren't on the roster tell them you were asked to strengthen the team this morning and since you were unemployed you could start immediately. Just pretend to not know your way around yet or that you know them because you observed them from the shadows."

He watched Ari pick up the pillow and throw it. She may have been an aggressive spirit before, now there was no evidence of that. "I'll head back," he said. "if they catch us in an empty room we'll be in trouble. I'm not supposed to be here and you're not supposed to be with me in a room that is not mine with the door closed."

A Trainers Ambition [SporkoBug and Calle]

A Metagross silently joined the scene and landed the smaller Pokémon four hands.
Jirachi waved to Brock, but remained seated on the shrine and listened to the music. Then he noticed the three Johto beasts in human form and floated to them, recognizing them almost instinctively. "Why do you look human?" he asked them.

Tanter stroke his moustache as Chifferi approached them. "Niccia is forced in a human shape and she's bringing a human with her. We thought it would be a nice gesture to be that way too."
"Oh...Would she mind... if I wouldn't... I'm not sure I want to spend the few awake days I have as a human..."

James had overheard the conversation. "Miss Penalopy said she would remain in her Pokémon form regardless of how many of the others would come in their human form. She likes being, and I quote 'small and floaty'. And I'm sure miss Niccia would never ask of anyone to take a shape they aren't comfortable with."

"Yeah, I, I don't know yet. Maybe I'll change too. But, not yet." Chifferi said.

"Art," Merlin repeated with a nod of his head. "I'm called Merlin. The man with the Butterfree on his shoulder is my trainer."
From the sky he could see the shrine and some adult-looking humans who were probably legendary Pokéon in disguise.

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Andy looked in Celebi's direction when Frosiien mentioned him. It was almost odd to see a legendary Pokémon in their original form, as most had introduced themselves in their human form. He noticed the Delibird walk towards him. He waited to see what Mitch wanted from him.

Michael walked with Niccia after being tugged and joined Mindy and Gavin when the Celebi decided Mindy's head was a good place to sit. An amused smile appeared when he saw how awkward Mindy felt because of that, and he translated the words for her.

Mindy stood still, not sure how to respond to a legendary Pokémon sitting on her head. Somehow she gotten used to the idea of meeting a whole bunch of legendary Pokémon, but to have one sitting on her, that had not been in any of her ideas about how this day might progress.