Dang, that's too bad. Sorry to hear, MHD.

The world was not ready for my singing prowess anyway...

Glad that I could make it in the later half.

Happy New Year, everyone.

The story was going relatively well for him until she decided to draw him getting trapped in a snowglobe for all eternity.

Thank you for having me. Looking forward to the next art stream.

The title is in the post subject name: "It's a Wonderful Site"

Christmas had come to CYStia once more, with presents and cheer and jolly galore.
But one little denizen was not so happy, who saw the season as nothing but crappy.
Sherbet had worked a long day as a factory man, working tediously putting labels on soda cans.
So much joy irked him, after a day so long, his busy drive home was even plagued with Christmas songs!

"Bah humbug!", he said, "Damn Christmas traffic! I can't wait to get home!"
But little did he know, he would not be alone.
An angel had been waiting for him to arrive, and under his porch this angel did hide.
His name was Sentinel, and if he wanted his wings, he'd have to take Sherb out to do Christmas things.
This was his second chance, since last time he died. But if he didn't get his wings, it would hurt more than his pride.

"Look buddy," Sent said, "It's been a long day, I can tell. But if you don't get cheery, we're both going to Hell."
"Hell's real?" Sherb asked as Sent dragged him by the tie. "Yeah," Sent replied, "Now get in the car, because I can't fly."
The angel took the wheel, with Sherb out of his senses, disoriented thinking of the afterlife's consequences.
"Where are we going?" Sherb asked, and Sent said "Let's start from the top. Newbie Central, where we all start, is gonna be our first stop."

The two had arrived, and just in time to see, a gaggle of noobs as happy as can be!
They had all just arrived, full of whimsy and joy, and hadn't yet found a mod to annoy.
"Look at them," Sent said, "Such cheer and fest! Can't you feel it?" he asked, but Sherb was unimpressed.
"I hate noobs! They're so obnoxious!" He shouted, beating one bloody. As the others ran in fear, Sent sighed, "This is gonna be cruddy."

Dragged back to the car, Sent once again drove, with Sherb in the back feeling hot as a stove.
"That made me feel worse! You suck at your job!"
"That'd hurt a lot more if you weren't such a knob."
"I'm so going to Hell..." Sherb lamented, with head in his hands. But Sent said, "Don't worry, I have another plan."
Soon, they arrived, and Sent had explained, "How about a place with glory to be gained?"

The THUNDERDOME loomed ahead, and Sent brought the hype, "This is just the place to cheer up your type!"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sherb asked, incredulous. "Uh, site veterans!" Sent lied, "The dutiful and sedulous!"
"There was a Christmas prompt a few weeks back," Sent said, "Let's see if there's a cheery story to be read!"
But once the two had entered the dome, all they found was Mizal, ringing a bell, alone.

"What the hell? Where's the stories?" Sent asked in disbelief. Miz sighed and replied, "No votes for three weeks."
She continued, "If nobody votes, then no one can win..." But after a moment, she suddenly grinned.
"You two can vote! Just place them right here!" She held up an empty bin, with incredible cheer.
After a minute of silence, she was no longer merry. She pulled out a glock and said "Vote.", because in Texas you can conceal carry.

The two ran from the dome, with bullets whizzing by their heads, and drove off in Sherb's car before they ended up dead.
"This is the worst Christmas ever, just take me home you freak!"
"Sheesh, alright..." Sent replied, pinching the nose of his beak.
As they arrived at Sherb's house, Sherb got out, and Sent followed with a yell, "Don't you care that you're going to go to Hell?!"
"Enough! I've had it! I'm already here! Christmas sucks, and so do you, you █████!"

And so, in a rage, with his anger arisen, Sherb used GOBLIN MAGIC to trap Sent in a tiny prison.
Stuck in a snowglobe, Sent pounded on the glass. "What the hell, you GRINCH! Let me out so I can kick your ass!"
After such a long day, and for a long time in a while, this was a Christmas that had Sherb smile.
He didn't want joyous gatherings, or a Christmas-themed read, the anguish of a trapped angel was all that he'd need.

And with that, Sherb had regained Christmas joy. For if Christmas never existed, he wouldn't have this new toy.
And Sent did get his wings, even though he was stuck. His immediate thoughts were that God is a sick fuck.
And this brings an end to this Christmas tale. What was the lesson of this wondrous regale?
The only lesson here is one that's very small: Sent will be made to suffer if MHD is given alcohol.

Merry Christmas, everyone.
 

I was on the case... I had the bastard dead to rights... But I was foiled by my own shitty notekeeping...

Congrats to Ace for winning. Thanks for hosting, MHD. Always lots of fun to be a part of these.

Dang. These were both pretty good.

I liked Story A's buildup of the rebellion, but I also liked Story B's twist ending that reminded me of The Mist. I also like how each author went about the prompt, with Story A taking place over a declining period, and Story B being the first and last day of the King's rule. I like the offhand details about the kingdom's current situation in A, with a mentioned loan (and subsequent tax raise) being the root cause for the rebellion. I like the foreshadowing with B, with the whole "the empire will torture the shit out of the king if the get him" and "I will be by your side until my last breath" stuff.

I'm gonna go with Story A, but only because B felt a little bit abrupt. We don't really get to know King Peter or Sir Edward all that well, essentially only for two scenes before the story ends. I know more than anyone now that there's a word limit to these things, so you can only do so much, but I think Story A manages to characterize more within that limit.

Facts and Logic.

Okay, but if God wired us differently, and purposefully with divine intent for each change, then if God can make you stubborn, God could also make other people gay. And if God could make people gay, then God already accepts them for being gay.

Therefore, if God made you gay, then God made you gay ON PURPOSE, and you should be gay, and you'll be accepted and loved so long as you love God back.

So in the end, being gay is fine. It's loving God and his creations that matters.