guys! some new and exciting things are happening in my life so this might be my last post for awhile! i just want to give you all notice so i don’t leave anyone hanging like the last couple of times i poofed. take care and see y’all soon!
You have invented a new kind of sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ—- A ‘damage you can never undo’ kind of sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ. An 'open all the cages in the zoo’ kind of sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ. ’Truly, you didn’t think this through?’ kind of sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ.
Day 6 of @the-line-is-erased:Damascus- Party - The choices we make and the consequences, whether good or bad, therein.
aka when Paladins have conflicting oaths
How could she be so blind? There was more at stake than just the life of one person she cared about. If they didn’t shut down the factory, stop the production of the simulacra, the entire world was going to fall, including her brother.
Grizzop vibrated with rage. Azu just stood there, acting like love conquered all. Foolish. But he shouldn’t have expected anything else from the Aphrodite lot.
Of course he wanted to go after Vesseek. It was hard enough to leave them alone with their clutch, but it all hinged on the fact that the entire world could fall apart if someone didn’t do what needed to be done to save it. And if Grizzop had to leave in order to be that person, then he would be.
Vesseek knew that the greater good came first. They understood this from the start. And Grizzop remembered his oath to Artemis.
As much as he longed to run off to Rome and save Vesseek and the others, he set his sights on the funnel above and the machinery around them. There was still work to be done.
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How could he be so heartless? Was the life of someone he loved worth so little to him that he would let them be beaten and tortured by the Cult of Hades? If they didn’t go to save their loved ones, all of them, then they would be killed.
Azu clenched her fists tight. Grizzop just stood there, acting like the world would fall in an instant if he didn’t try to stop it. Foolish. But she shouldn’t have expected anything else from the Artemis lot.
Of course she knew that their current mission was important. It was a major setback to have to leave the factory as it was, but Emeka and the others could dieifsomeone didn’t do what needed to be done to save them. And if Azu had to be that person, then she would be.
Emeka knew that love came first. He understood that when she left their village in the first place. And Azu remembered her oath to Aphrodite.
As much as she wanted to finish the task at hand, to destroy the factory and stop more simulacra from being made, she racked her mind for any knowledge she had of Rome. There was a long journey ahead of them.
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Then Azu noticed the tears in Grizzop’s eyes, tears he tried to blink back as he looked at anything and everything but her.
“Grizzop,” she said softly. “We’ll rescue them. All of them, okay?”
“Please.” Grizzop never sounded or acted his size, but in that word, he was smaller than he ever was before. With a cough and a shake of his head, he puffed out his chest and, in a clearer voice, added, “I know you will. And I’ll take care of things here. We both have our own jobs to do.”
Azu nodded. “And we both have our own oaths to fulfill.”
With a toothy smile, Grizzop met her gaze. “Thanks, Azu. I’ll meet up with you all when I can, yeah? And tell Vesseek… tell them…”
“I will.”
Grizzop gave one last nod and then climbed up to the top of the funnel with an adamantine arrow between his teeth. He didn’t need to worry about Vesseek – Azu was on her way, and she would never let anything happen to them.
This painting of mine was sent to the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize a while ago and today it’s been selected as one of the 25 finalists in the digital art category. I’m thrilled! (*‘▽’*)
We’re SO excited and grateful to announce that our agency, Badger & Winters, has received the Silver Award for Northeast Agencies at the AdAge Small Agency Conference + Awards this week!!
It is such an honor to be recognized among so many great small and midsized independent agencies from around the world. Special congratulations to all of the winners this year!
We’ve made it!! Congratulations to everyone who completed the screenwriting challenge! You now have your very own first draft of a feature film!
Thank you to everyone who participated, submitters and non-submitters alike. You all put in a lot of time and effort and it paid off. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to read your scripts and can’t wait to see where these projects go. While this challenge was a lot of work, it was well worth it.
Hope to see you all back here for next year’s challenge!
