So uh ...

Right, small hiccup - the voting went through fine and, checking the results throughout the week every once in a while, there seemed to be a winner decided for most of it. But on the weekend we suddenly got a vote that created a tied first place - something I hadn't accounted for in my infinite, god-like wisdom.

So being the unbiased paragon of fair democratic process, I'm putting the two winners up for a run-off vote. The projects don't change, so I'm only offering the condensed description this time around and the vote will run until friday, in hopes of getting things squared away.

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New Clear Dawn follows a lonely, unnamed fennec in a post-apocalypse setting scavenging an urban environment when he happens upon a marten. Originally distrustful of eachother and lacking a common language to speak, a truce is bargained and eventually the need for companionship wins out over concerns of hostility, but previous trauma and anxiety are difficult to overcome, and it takes some skillful navigation of boundaries before the two of them can actually enjoy eachother.

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"Royal Escort" happens at an intergalactic summit of a largely irrelevant nature (as summits tend to be 9w9) hosted on a si'itian world as a neutral party. Antar and his crew find themselves stationed as part of site security, while FluffKevlar's Ayn and some guest characters navigate the boredom that is podium discussions and diplomatic dinners. Having run into eachother on a prior incident, Antar and Ayn have found eachother on good terms and have developed a friendship over the course of the event. Said friendship ends up being physical on the eve before  departure.

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Should votes result in another draw, I suppose I'll pick which one I tend towards more for now, and we'll have a full round of voting again end of September.

Happy voting everybody! :3