My pick was for Control. I wrote out some notes for each last night but was too tired to make sense. The short version: if I was picking based on difficulty level/ambition, I'd go with Shall Be Infringed. But, for me, Control is the more enjoyable read by a wide margin. It kept a brisk pace with some twists and turns.

The narration really hurt Infringed. Felt like a feature worth of material crammed into eighteen pages (I can relate). Maybe you could pull this off as a short under less restrictive conditions. I think the narrator needs to take a backseat at some point. Perhaps open with Jeremiah being taken hostage and use flashbacks to fill in the backstory? Dual timeline?

Some tough parameters though. Both of you did well. The real question is will Sean recover or forever roam the halls of that mental hospital scribbling tournament brackets on the wall?  

Is voting still ongoing?

Just curious.

Quoted from LC Just curious.

That'll explain the question mark at the end of the previous sentence.

Maybe Sean wants the whole thing just to fade out.

Quoted from khamanna Maybe Sean wants the whole thing just to fade out.

It has been awhile

The final countdown...tick-tock tick-tock... it's a close finish. Who has yet to vote that may turn the tide?

Imagine if Sean had to be the tie-breaker after all this!

Quoted from JEStaats The final countdown...tick-tock tick-tock... it's a close finish. Who has yet to vote that may turn the tide? Imagine if Sean had to be the tie-breaker after all this!

Well, when you see the usernames of a new group of identical octuplets FrankM_sockpuppet_1 through FrankM_sockpuppet_8, you'll know the vote tallies are going to get interesting...

Serious FYI: There is now a timer at the top of the site saying voting closes about 24 hours from now.

I just wanted to offer a sincere apology to everyone for this entire round, for not being around to discuss it. Long story short, I just got off having to do nine straight double shifts at work and I figuratively feel like I'm about to have a heart attack. I haven't caught up on the thread, yet,, but I saw that Don had mentioned the online poll thing and I see the timer has one more day left on it, so that's cool. I just want to thank everyone for bearing with this whole thing. =)

All good. Be careful with yourself right now. Dangerous to run yourself that low.

Quoted from PKCardinal All good. Be careful with yourself right now. Dangerous to run yourself that low.

When you have five people quit or be fired in a 4-day span... Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing the final results. =)

Quoted from Mr. Blonde When you have five people quit or be fired in a 4-day span... Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing the final results. =)

I got to experience something like that vicariously. I survived a round of layoffs but got snagged for jury duty. The two people doing six people’s work were not Happy Campers.

And this round has been awesome, with plenty of good discussion on the scripts, and just the hiccup on exactly when voting ends. You set this up very well, Sean. Just a shame you were too busy to enjoy everyone enjoying the challenge in real time.

To reiterate: take care of yourself!