What You Know

You have been selected and all your gear confiscated. You've been sealed into a submersible craft with only a basic, barely functional camera to take snapshots with, no other visibility. You can control the craft via X and Y coordinate navigation, turning and traveling forward and reverse. Your craft has been tasked with exploring a newly discovered ecosystem deep in the oceans of Arx and provided a map with X-Y coordinates for points of interest.

You are not the first to make the trip. No others have been knowingly recovered.

Rules

• Entries must be submitted as a static file (e.g. .pdf, .txt, .docx) or using the submission box on the Brotherhood website. Google Docs links and other ‘live’ documents that can be edited after submission will be ineligible for placement.
• If your entry is not PG-13, please make sure to hide your entry by unchecking the “Allow people to view your submission after the competition has been judged” box
• Entries must be a minimum of 500 words. Any entries that are under 500 words will be ineligible for placement.
• Your story must be centered on your main character or one of your alternative characters. Wikipedia NPCs, or other characters that you create or invent to tell your story are encouraged. However, your narrative should focus around either your main character or alternative character.

Grading

Submitted entries will be graded using the Voice Fiction Rubric .