For a city, and the three who walked its streets, the story ends.
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Delilah was a deeply compelling character on their own, from the grief they faced in their own life, to the grief they had to confront every day as they worked to save people from fate. Annabeth as well, was given a wonderful character arc in the end. The both of them finding themselves as they find an unexpected friendship in each other was the backbone of your story and you created a real emotional value here because the relationship was never as easy as they wanted it to be. Nothing was, as we found out in the chaotic, but disturbingly believable and present end.
Delilah by cherrypursuits
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This was, in the end, a story about accepting live as it comes at you. Wish Bone's tale went through all the twists and left turns as we experience in life, with different entries bounding boldly in new directions, snippets and starts of characters stolen moments later, all creating a hauntingly peaceful tone. This was embodied by Wish Bone's quietly assured nature, where he could say the craziest things and make them seem normal, as well as your writing style which could switch from matter-of-fact to abstract with a flourish. You did a great job creating Burnside, a city where all the different things that stuck out all fit together, and the conclusion to this story made us all fall in love with the rough edges.
Wish Bone Lean by thisismyplutonym
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I happen to know how much planning you put into this, but even if I didn't it would have been painfully obvious. It's a bit of bad news for people like me who can't even begin to plan out a story before writing it, that this effort is what probably led to your victory. Your plot was built upon from beginning to end with a web of details and revelations that re-contextualize everything that came before it. This is definitely something that I want to reread just after finishing it because I know that I am missing some things. One thing I know you weren't planning for was the modern setting, but I was super impressed that you did not only address it, but us it to enhance your story and the connection you made between August and the city was brilliant. Perhaps it was helped by my leniency in the tasks, but you also improved on a stellar run in Primal Arizona by being more flexible within your plan, doing a great job at completing all the task requirements haha. In the end, we are left with a tale about living a life unburdened by the expectations put upon you. Perhaps it was enlightenment when The Cicada became his own destiny. Congratulations,
The Priest by mooshoomooshoo
Thank you guys, don't be strangers and don't let this be the end.
