Competition: [Life Day Celebration V] Operation Lifeday

Operation Lifeday

The Regent is making his staff, the dockworkers of The Prism, the Anzellan droidsmiths of Utilis Innovations, and the entire ACE workforce work through Lifeday. Lifeday celebrations have been cancelled!

Prompt 1:

But not everyone is willing to let Lifeday pass without celebration.

Whether your character is directly affected by the Regent's decision or simply hears about the unfolding situation, they decide to do something to restore the spirit of Lifeday. Perhaps they organize a secret celebration, pull an elaborate prank, disrupt the Regent's plans, or come up with an entirely unexpected solution. Show us how your character brings a little Lifeday spirit to the workers the Regent seems to have forgotten about.

Prompt 2: A Helping Hand

While the Regent has made his decision, enforcing such an unpopular decision across multiple organizations is no small undertaking. The Regent needs people willing to help ensure his orders are followed.

Your character has an opportunity to assist the Regent in enforcing his Lifeday mandate. Whether tasked with maintaining order, preventing unauthorized celebrations, keeping operations running, or dealing with those who refuse to cooperate, how far are you willing to go to see the Regent's wishes fulfilled?

Rules

• Participants must submit entries in .pdf format, or use the submission text field (markdown capable).
  • Any entries written in a GoogleDoc must be exported as a PDF for submission.
  • It is highly recommended to submit in a PDF format.
• Entries must be a minimum of 500 words. Any entries that are under 500 words will be disqualified and ineligible for participation or placement.
• There is no maximum word cap.
• Your story must be centered on one of your dossier-linked characters. Additional NPCs, including ones listed on the wiki or created/invented to tell your story in this fiction, are allowed and strongly encouraged.
• A snapshot of the primary character’s loadout must be selected and submitted with your entry via the checkbox submission field on the competition page.
• This competition will award up to 4 bonus Clusters of Ice at a rate of 1 per 500 words.

Grading

Grading will be done utilizing the official Fiction Rubric.