June Story Poll

Alright, with Mass Effect: Eridium Dreams having gotten its release, time to get next month's story poll rolling!

First thing's first, lets talk vote boosts! Eridium Dreams has finally had its boost reset to zero, and won't get a boost again until July. For the first time ever, One Piece: Halfway Broken has had enough of a losing streak that it will get a +30% boost to its vote this time around! Meanwhile, Harry Potter: Pandora's Box is now at a +50% boost for this poll. Lastly, Pokémon Adventure is still boostless for this vote, but will begin getting a boost again next month if it doesn't (somehow) win.

Obviously, Halfway Broken getting a boost is going to make it a monster to overcome. But it's support last vote was comparatively anemic, so it's not entirely impossible that one of the others will win. Eridium Dreams had drawn in at least a few new people, Pandora's Box now has a decent boost going again, and Pokémon Aventure is just flat-out the most consistent high-performer outside Halfway Broken.

Anyway, enough about boosts! Time for your options!

------------Story Options for May!------------

One Piece: Halfway Broken(Current Boost +30%)

The Marines and Yonko are all moving, a collision course is set to shake the world! Yet, before that happens, the Strawhat crew has found themselves on Asuka Island. A Marine Vice-Admiral has unleashed the cursed Seven Star Sword, flooding the island with bloodlust and driving the locals to shelter under the protection of the local priestesses. A protection that won't last forever, as one of them is expending their very life to make it last! The more spiritually attuned of the crew are wrapped up in the mystery, while those that remain on the ship face their own struggles as they discover the Marines weren't the only ones ensnared by the curse!

Special Note: I'm going to try and get a small update to this done sometime this month, so Asuka Island may actually already be finished before the next full update. In which case it would be time to move on to the War. I doubt it, though, as I intend to take care of a few things while they are on Asuka.

Harry Potter: Pandora's Box(Current Boost +50%)

Last time, Harry faced an Eldrich being in combat, ending his first year with a bang. Now that Summer has started, he has questions...but not about what happened. Instead, his questions are about why he couldn't find anything out about Sirius Black while at Hogwarts! Determined to find the answer to that question no matter how firmly he has to poke people with a stick, not to mention having business deals and a Transference Ritual for Runes to do, Harry has a busy summer ahead of him before his Second Year!

Mass Effect: Eridium Dreams

After some time swimming through the headache of learning to 'speak' Rachni, a new target is revealed as Saren reveals a major Geth presence in the Terminus. Where other people might be confused about the fact those Geth are playing archologist in a clumsy fashion, they has some idea what the Geth are looking for. The team needs to decide who will go try to slow down that effort...and who will, instead, attempt to use the partially working Eden Prime beacon as its own lead. Does anyone the number of the Prothean Empire's IT department?

A Very Confused Pokémon Adventure

2B and Zoey have had their first misadventure! Or, well, they are part way through it, at least! After all, they only got as far as Diglet's cave inside Viridian Forest. Since the Forest is still stirred up, they need to make a choice. Risk traveling the Forest to Pewter, wait for the Rangers to evacuate, training and battling with a few of the others around while that's organized, or head through Diglett's tunnel for a very unexpected detour to 2B's planned route for the Gyms! If this story wins, I'll run a second snap poll (meaning only 5-7 days long) with some pluses and minuses for each option, letting you lot pick which option they should take!

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Remember, this is a weighted poll! Voters get 1 vote per dollar of their patronage, and you can split your votes. If you vote for more than one story, your votes will be split evenly, even if this means a fractional result. The poll will run through the 25th, as usual.