Alright, so my contest is over and the winners are announced= [link] if you haven't told me whatchya want then please don't be shy! I need to know so I can get it done for ya hehhehe All of the entries were truly amazing!!!!

Also, for those of you keeping track...my dad got the drain out on Tuesday...he now just has to deal with the staples in his leg for awhile longer and take it easy for a couple of weeks...no lifting/pushing/pulling more than 30lbs and all....which is a BITCH to try to get him to comply to! @.@

The next Secret Santa deadline is coming up soon, Nov. 24th....this will just simply be for an update on your progress. I know some people are already telling me they're working on things and some have stuff done which is great! I'm glad Just keep on trucking hehe





And here's a meme I stole from =AzraelEvangeline just cuz it was interesting and kinda different for characters heh



1: Poldalle Lovesnare
2: Lelandarnofeliascion
3: Arfayeria
4: Gelgullael "Bat" Lasaeryl
5: Riverstone Laughingleaf
6: Alexander Don Junasstar
7: Damien McCartney
8: Crescendo Elations Rhythmic-Eternity
9: Lashanta "Moondown"
10: Elzan-ri Xiloscient


**1. Divide the list up by even and odd. Which group of five would make a better Five Man Band (like a Power Rangers team)? Who would you slot in each position: Leader, Second in Command, Big Guy, Smart Guy, The Chick?

Team A: Poldalle, Arfay, River, Damien, Lash
Team B: Lea, Bat, Alex, Cresc, Elzan

lol...wow...uh well either team has it's "weak links", and each team has one "more lover than fighter" type and then an elven fighter and two pretty-good fighters....but when it comes down to it, Team A's "fighters" are two assassins and Team B's got a dragon and an Elder vampire knight @.@....I'm not sure who would win if they had to fight each other...but I guess I'd vote on B...because they've got the more powerful people on it.... I think they'd likely make the better team too because Team A's got too many people that would get distracted with other preoccupations lol...at least Team B only has one anti-social person on it and he happens to be with his best friend still so....lol....


Leader: Poldalle/Alex (Poldalle was the leader of a small elven band of fighters after her company was attacked and murdered in a massive orc attack in FR settings and in both FR and PrevWhim she IS a Champion of Corellon so that kind of makes her the type to be looked up to....and she's the most responsible person there lol.... Alex? he's got plenty of leadership experience and the personality to get everyone together under one unit he's a knight after all lol]
Second in Command: Arfay/Elzan (Arfay's the second one that just has people naturally flock to her and is more "dominant" and driven lol... Elzan? well, truthfully I'd put Lea here in a heartbeat but she has to be the "big guy" for her power ....and Elzan is a good fighter and would make a good "general")
Big Guy: River/Lea (River's not really "big" but he's blunt and physical...and he's definitely not a leader or the smart one or the chick so this is his natural fit lol.... Lea?...she's a dragon. nuff said)
Smart Guy: Lash/Cresc (Lashanta LIVES for working his mind! lol he's DAMNED smart and endlessly hungry for more knowledge.... Cresc's rather intelligent and intellectual he's also smart enough to know what lines not to cross lol!)
The Chick: Damien/Bat? (Damien was the EASY pick there lol! Yes, there's two girls in his category but he's DEFINITELY the chick of em all ! lol! And Bat got order of elimination ...plus he'd likely be the "weak link" and need to be the saved as the "damsel" in distress...so?)


**2. Gender-swap 2, 8 & 10. Which character would have the most change in their story arc? Which the least? Would any of these characters have to have a complete personality change to be believable as the opposite sex?
Lea, Cresc, Elzan. Uhhhh.....lord who WOULD have the biggest change *scratches head* I guess Lea...because if you take the LotR version she never would have gotten as close to Orophin, I think....but really none of those three have stories diehard important to their gender. Crescendo would likely have the least change of any of them, easily lol...after all he's already bi and he's a royal flirty playful dancer of a thing lol! I think Elzan would need the biggest change to be believeable as a girl but not by much ....he's emotional, he just keeps a lot of it inside until it spills over heh....Lea'd just become more "fatherly" than "motherly" and slotted to be certain people's "best friend" instead of "potential partner"....Cresc....well he'd have a set of boobs and a vagina instead of a penis...that's about the only difference lol! that and maybe he'd have had a harder time getting Szin in bed....but if you ask him he'd say "girl, boy it doesn't matter, he'd win" lol

**3. Compare the matchups of 1 & 8 and 5 & 9. (Ignore canon sexual preferences for the moment.) Which couple would be more compatible? Which couple would be more plausible to people from either principal's home culture?
Poldalle & Crescendo vs Riverstone and Lashanta. More compatible?..lol Poldalle and Crescendo easily...River and Lash would drive each other MAD! in the underside of a few minutes! lol...Though Poldalle and Crescendo wouldn't really last long in the long run...they'd be friends and whatnot but they'd never end up dating steadily for long because Crescendo's too "free" and Poldalle's too "romantic" lol. As far as whom would be more plausible? Either....a wood elf and an aasimir or a wood elf and a half-elf/half-synian...but take in their professions and I think Poldalle and Cresc would be more likely too ...people accept bards attracting to each other easier than crazy nutball fighters and cold-hearted assassins, no? lol!


**4. Your team is 3, 4 & 9. The mission consists of a social challenge, a mental challenge and a physical challenge. Which team member do you assign to each challenge?
Arfay, Bat, Lash. Hmmmm....well...uh...Lashanta would be the mental challenge I think, though Arfay could match him for a stubborn act of will power....as for physical or social challenges? Arfay or Bat could be interchangeable....both of them attract people to them easily but are both kind of sheltered and Arfay can rub people the wrong way sometimes whereas Bat's just like "er duh?" sometimes lol...and both are pretty active people...but I think I'd put Bat to the physical challenge and Arfay to the social challenge heh....


**5. 7 becomes 1's boss for a week in some plausible fashion. How's their working relationship?
Damien becomes Poldalle's boss? lol! Nice!!! I guess Poldalle got a job at McCartney Fashions! hehhehe....they're perfectly fine! Though both are somewhat worryworts over getting things done on time and that could get a lil crazy during Christmas time and all but they're also diligent enough to make sure everything gets done in the end. They'd get along beautifully!


**6. 2 finds him/her/itself inserted into 6's continuity. As far as anyone other than 2 or 6 is concerned, they've always been there. What role would 2 be presumed to have had in 6's story, and could they fit in without going wonky?
Lea finds herself inserted into Alex's continuity...well I think people would EXPECT her to be the dragon that he the knight has to slay but rather I think it'd be the interesting irony that they'd become very close friends and two very powerful allies! They wouldn't technically fit together too well unless we take Alex's fantasy-level up a notch because you just don't see dragons alive in the real world lol! But wow they'd make a duo, now wouldn't they?

**7. 3 and 5 get three wishes. The catch is that they have to agree on all three wishes before they get the benefits of any of them. What three wishes would they make?
Arfay and River? rofl! oh lordy....wow...uhhhh......lots of naughty things before they even realize they've used the wishes up? Uhh...let's see....hmmmmm.....oh good God I don't know!...
- Magical weapons for themselves in each's respective favored weapon type
-One item that would be precious to their respective "love interests"....Arfay'd probably wish for Allen's watch back so that she didn't "lose it" accidently on him and River'd wish for a GIANT gem of some sorts to give to Amatae lol
-I'd love to say some sort of peace but each of them are too used to conflict and River enjoys it and Arfay is too set in overcoming challenges so uh.....how about they'd like to be out of their respective "cages" right now with their companions intact and safe? lol....River'd get out of the enemy's kitchen and Arfay'd get out of Obiair's smashed up ship? lol I dunno


**8. 1 and 2 are brainwashed by a one-time artifact that works even on people immune to mind control to attack and kill 4. They keep their normal personality, skills and competence level, except any Code vs. Killing has been turned off. Can 4 survive? How?
Poldalle and Lea are brainwashed to kill Bat? Pfffft! Bye bye Bat! Nice knowing you! @.@ No....no Bat wouldn't have a chance in hell! The poor kid would be lucky if there was a crumb left @.@ Sorry Sho! @.@....good thing? Bat's mother is Eilistraeen...she could bring him back...and hopefully help to snap Poldalle and Lea outta it!

**9. 6, 7, 9 & 10 must help an orphanage full of small and depressed children have a merry Christmas. Who does what, knowing that at the very least the kids will be expecting a visit from Santa?
Alex, Damien, Lash, and Elzan....well...Damien does this every year anyways lol....I say with Elzan involved...so long as there's no drow children we'll be ok lol.... Lashanta'll read "Twas the night before Christmas" and otherwise just stand back in the shadows....Alex'll be Santa, happily....and tell all sorts of stories and play with the kids....Elzan might help decorate but he'd just sit back and brood beyond that [he's got some childhood memories that are soooo less than pleasant] ....and Damien would donate TONS of money and clothing ...oh and Alex would have Saul help to cater it all! And ensure the food was kid-safe...which I'm sure it would be...Saul does like kids lol.....you don't really need Elzan and Lash...Dame and Alex would make those kids' dreams come true lol!


**10. 3 and 8 are challenged to circumnavigate the Earth in eighty days or less, using only forms of transportation invented before 1900. Can they do it, or will they be fatally distracted by sidequests or their own personality conflicts?
Arfay and Crescendo? lol!!!! Distracted, distracted, distracted!!!!!! But you know...with Crescendo's "connections in high places" they might be able to pull it off....lol...MAYBE. They wouldn't conflict in personality...they'd just perhaps get along TOO well if you get my drift...? lol!!!!!!




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