This could be a favorite contest of the entire competition so far. It’s a favorite because of the seemingly surface level similar yet foundationally opposite responses to the topic. Both wrote about the slow death of a something loved, both wrote about powerlessness, both appealed to empathy as the driving force to give strength to the writing, but there was a fundamental difference in philosophy best explained in each endin, cynic vs hopeful. E.g., Adonis “Fare trade. A slow death of our home.
And during her last breath.
My; the influx of souls that he'll own.” – the outcome is inevitable, all that’s left to do is accept it, all other aspects of things that could save the Earth – (“View Earths Beauty” stuff) are rejected in true cynical style. Compare with “It was Kaley my baby, my angel got really bad yesterday,
While I was attempting to save her, she was passing away.” – an ending where the mother is eternally hopefully even up to the point where it is clear to all that there will be no hope of recovery, it was effective because there was not one line about any potential hope in recovery, all the lines were about the deteriorating condition of the child, the only hope came from the mother character and her attempts, such as praying, to help. Again, the contrast between each was striking and made for a favorite contest so far. Voting for Adonis.
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