Competition: Micro Fiction: Exchange

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Micro Fiction: Exchange

Sithmas is a time of giving, be it gifts, love, revenge. Write a mini fiction of 500 words or less about your character either giving or receiving something, it doesn’t have to be directly related to Sithmas, but it doesn’t hurt!

Rules:

Participants must submit entries in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format, or use the submission text field (markdown capable).
Entries must be a maximum of 500 words. Any entries that are over 500 words will be ineligible for placement but will receive participation.
There is no minimum word count.
Your story must be centered on one of your dossier-linked characters, be it your Main, Alt, or other slotted NPCs. Additional NPCs, including ones listed on the wiki or created/invented to tell your story in this fiction, are allowed and strongly encouraged.

Grading Method: Grading will be done utilizing the official Fiction Rubric.

Scoring

Participating in this competition award points towards the overall event following the scoring breakdown below.

1st place: 6 points
2nd place: 5 points
3rd place: 4 points
4th place: 3 points
5th place: 2 points
Participation: 1 point

Competition Information

Parent Competition: [PLA] Plagueian Competition Series: December Edition - The Sithmas Season
Organized by: TuQ’uan Varick di Plagia
Running time: 2024-12-01 until 2024-12-31 (about 1 month)
Target Unit: Clan Plagueis
Competition Type: Other
Awards: Third Level Crescents
Participants: 3 subscribers, of which 1 has participated.

Results

1st place

Magistrate Titius Osseus

Member

Magistrate Titius Osseus

Textual submission

Titius came to a doorway hauling a heavy package. Dropping the object with a heavy *clang*, he rapped smartly on the doorframe. A voice called out to please come in. Titius heaved the package back up. The doorway opened into a grand office. Titius gestured the package at the seated occupant.

"You got me a present?"

Titius grinned beneath his mask, nodding excitedly to the speaker.

"It looks like a bomb."

Titius nodded even faster, practically jumping out of his boots.

"You promised your gift would knock my hat off and you delivered."

Titius held out the heavy orb bedecked in warning plaques.

"It will be the showstopper for sure. Um…set it down in the bunker. Thank you!"

The instruction earned a frown from Titius, who instead set the gift on the desk. The desk bowed comically under the weight. With a dramatic bow, the specialist took his leave.

Placement

1st place