It's about time for the 14th Duel! This duel will be between me and Aine Silveria. The last One Defeated is Riri-kins, and she's already come up with the duel format. I leave it in her hands to post it before anybody can being a proper duel.

Okay, since Riri's not around -- but she did give me the format for the 14th Duel -- I'll post it on her behalf...

In a PM to me, Riri-kins wrote:

Write a campaign ad for the characters who are trying to revolutionize the world.

Rules:
1.You can write one for any student council member, Utena, or Akio.
2.You must include the character's name, a campaign promise, and a slogan (although it doesn't necessarily have to be in that order).
3. No images. This duel is about the power of words.

Whoever writes the most effective ad wins. Good luck!

Example

Vote Juri Arisugawa for Revolutionary
"I swear to debunk the myth of miracles."
Arisugawa in 2010: She's not uncouth. She tells the truth!

I'll need some time of my own to think about what I'm going to put forth, as PR was never one of my strong suits.

Eep! Sorry I'm late ,everyone! There's nothing more I need to add. Good luck with the match.

(Also, satyr, that was friggin' brilliant. )

Vote Kyouichi Saionji for Revolutionary
"I promise to prove the eternal nature of friendship."
Saionji in 2010: With Eternity and Friendship for All!

BioKraze wrote:

Okay, duel's ready to be judged.

And dude, satyr. If you're gonna post something, at least stick to the script. Please?

Not sure why you're bringing it up here, since we discussed it in IM a week ago and I already agreed not to post my own entries to duels I'm not part of; but yes, as I said then, if you think of those entries as unwanted or off-topic I'll stop.  I know if someone posted in IWIW answering the wrong questions or otherwise breaking the rules, I'd be uncomfortable with that, too, so I do understand.  Sorry to have given offense.

As of that last post, Razara's post count is 4444. I find that neat.

Okay, all. I'm only posting this in my really ugly-ass orange to emphasise the importance of this post. Nothing else; this isn't reflective of my mood (for those veterans keeping score at home, orange doesn't have a mood associated with it, like green and red and purple do).

Anyway, here's the haps. I went long enough without challenging anybody (yet I haven't crossed the threshold yet) that I've challenged spoon-san to the 15th Duel a few hours ago. However, problems loom ahead. I haven't been able to get any kind of response from Aine Silveria, who was the One Defeated in the 14th Duel. Whether it's because she has sporadic Internet access or is just plain upset with me, I can't be sure (because she hasn't said anything to me, of course). I've tried forum PMs, Email and even AOL IMs. The only reason I haven't tried calling her is because I don't have a phone number for her, so that's right out the window. Otherwise I'd be calling her every hour or so and seeing what kinds of angry curses I'd end up receiving.

So here's what's gonna happen, and I'll let EotF'inP and the Poptart Bride know after this gets posted: If Aine doesn't get back to me with any response about being the One Defeated and what that entails before 5 March 2010 (a full 28 days after my victory, thus ending my reign), I'm going to invoke a modified version of our standby contingency for such scenarios, the Reset Rule. Specifically, I'll assume the title of One Defeated, and the 15th Duel will take place between spoon-san and resident man-mod satyreyes so we actually have a duel on our hands. Whoever wins the 15th Duel will have a standing challenge from me immediately after their victory, but I won't let them know that I've challenged them until I've done my usual vIRGin song and dance (the crappy journalism bits you occasionally find if you Archive Binge on GD).

Everybody got that? Everybody cool with that? If anybody involved in the 15th Duel isn't cool with that, either PM me or drop a line to this thread stating what faults you find with the setup.

Peace out and singed toaster pastries,

~~BioKraze, Poptart Seitokaichou

Finally got in touch with Aine. Duel format to follow shortly, and then it's up to us, spoon-sama.

She did debrief me about the format in an IM, so I do have a head start. And I'm also finished. I'll wait for you to post your submission before I post mine, spoon-sama.

For the record, I save the format of every duel I am a competitor of. If it's a modified Gallery screencap (like SKUpidity), I'll save it as a JPEG. If other image type, then PNG. All text is saved as RTF using WordPad.

From the eyes of Akio's projector, inspired by BioKraze from the IWIW I missed.

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My darkened eyes hone into the sight before me: Master, the she-prince, and the witch.  Finally stopped dead in her tracks, she who stripped me of my powers of creative image, of delusion and magic with her princely words. Clever Master won the duel.  He smiles for me as that troublesome girl keels over from cold steel impaling her taut frame...What she deserves for trying to use my hands against Master. 

Steel clatters.  Tears, words, and sword are exchanged.  The witch slices Ms. Prince's delusion with words. I smirk. 

Today, another champion gazes on all the world from Ohtori's summit.

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re-posted to fix a tense [he smiles instead he smiled].  So tired.

Zomg the writing here is crazy. i need to let this roll around for a moment....


I really like them both, but the one i choose would be spoon's. Man guys why did you choose inanimate objects?

*blinks twice*

That was fast.

Okay, I'll get the PMs sent out after I do my journalism bit. I'll also make an extra post once I get in touch with Aine again. Thanks for the prompt judging, KTK and Razara!

Okay, duel time. The 16th Duel, between spoon-san and Melancholic_Soul, takes place now! In honor of Miki's second duel, the sixteenth duel in the series, the challenge presented to our duellists in this 16th Duel is as follows:

Write a drabble of no less than 250 words and no more than 400 words using the image below as inspiration for your work. Remember, though, that the central character of this drabble challenge is Miki, so if you write about Kozue you must remember that she is only a secondary character during this challenge. This duel is a test of your writing skills and also your eye for details in the unlikeliest of places. The work of whichever duellist is said to be the most original (that means try your best not to use stuff we've already said about the Kaoru siblings around IRG) wins the match.

Points will not be taken off for minor spelling and grammar infractions, but running your submissions through a spell checker should take care of that anyway, especially when you're determining word count.

The image is presented below. Good luck, brave kettousha!

:Unsheathes blade:
Dios is a Prince who loves, but he still is a Prince who punishes those who stand in the way of good.

400 words exactly.  [using google docs which sadly does not grammar check for me.]
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Kozue leaned against the outside wall of the academy's music room.  Every Thursday night Miki would come here to play on the ebony grand piano.  She could hear, through the half open window, seeing it was a warm August night, the stream of sixteenth notes come, introducing a particular piece the twins wrote in their childhood in that particular garden.  His right* hand only got to a broken A flat diminished when the music stopped.  Kozue sighed and shut her eyes, mind writing out the unseen scene inside those walls.

Miki scooted the piano bench back, causing it to painfully screech against the polished floor.  Standing, abruptly, he turned towards the doorway and spoke.

"Konbanwa, Sensei."

'Konbanwa...Miki-kun."  Spoke an older man.

Kozue shuddered and wrapped her body with her arms as she slumped against the wall.

Inside, Kozue could envision through sound and through a keen imagination the scene to come.

Miki sat back down to the piano bench.   His sensei sat down next to him, to his left, most likely.  The piece started back up as Miki played lead that night and his teacher most magnificently played the sweeping run of sixteenth notes in the bass accompaniment .  All four hands were in time.  Not a single note was off, not a single miss.   So perfect.  So unlike when...

Kozue bit her lip, suppressing a whimper.  A stray tear slid down her cheek.

The piece came to its final chord.  The last note lingered and then faded into silence.

The silence remained for half a minute until it was broken by the abrupt shutting of the piano lid.  The bench, again, squealed, but was muted by another sound most familiar to Kozue as it was a thump akin to that of a body being firmly thrust down onto a hard floor.

Between the rustling of strewn fabric and heavy panting, Kozue could hear her brother's name being uttered by a soft tenor voice.

"Sensei..." Came the breathless response.

"Miki-kun...tonight is a very humid night, isn't it?"

There was no response to that question.

"Miki-kun," Came the older man's voice, "What do you think of when we play that song of yours?"

After a long pause, he said, "It makes me think of roses...and whether they would bloom or wilt if humid nights stretched for eternity?"

"Is that so?"  He teased.

"...Hai."



At last, Kozue's path was prepared:

World Revolution.

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*should be left.  Was kind of in a rush.  And I am directionally impaired.  Not joking. And some punctuation stuff  but whatever.  You try writing with some loud college boys grating on your patience. [/detail-whore moment]  Huge thanks to Melancholic_Soul for stepping to the plate.  We will see who wins this one.

Last edited by spoon-san (03-03-2010 01:49:33 PM)