Mynx

...plastic bag! Which, instead of proving to be some sort of use to the radish against the rapidly approaching Knight, only succeeded in distracting the (apparently ADD afflicted) creature which began to cry "...

Award Ceremony And, it's over. Thanks to everyone for helping make this happen, and congratulations to our winners!

Award Ceremony

The Judges spoke back and forth, comparing notes and making minute adjustments. Pulling out an abacus, Peredhil clicked beads rapidly, fingers flying over the beads. Gryphon had already done the calculations in his head, but was content to let the revered Ancient do it his way. Mynx watched with shining eyes, tail lashing as he wrote down each number. At last, they completed their marking, and began listing the names in order of rank. Mynx couldn't help but chuckle in amusment at some of the results, Gryphon and Peredhil both sharing in the feline's amusement. After a moment's more discussion, Mynx collected the results and stood up. She paused for a moment and frowned in thought - should she present the awards as Mynx, or CheerMynx? Eyes twinkling as a compromise formed itself in her head, Mynx waved her paw and changed her robe for a sparkling silvery gown that CheerMynx would normally wear for such an occasion. Togther, the three judges mounted the stage and stood to one side as Mynx approached the microphone. "Well," she smiled out at the audience. "It has been quite a pageant and I must inform you, not an easy one to judge. Never the less, judged it we have, and we now have the results. Could I please ask all of our wonderful contestants to come onto the stage?" Shyly for the most part, the contestants appeared from behind the curtain, dressed once more in their formal wear as they lined up along the width of the stage. "In the tradition of classic beauty pageants, I am going to call out the top five applicants, and from them name our champions." Mynx smiled and cleared her throat. "Would the following please step up: Wyvern, Mallory, Thomas, Tom Atoe and Tanuchan." The audience clapped as the five hugged those next to them and stepped forward, an unmistakable glint in Wyvern's eye while Thomas was concerning himself with not tripping over. Mynx gave them a moment to arrange themselves before she once more turned her attention to all of the contestants. "Before I announce the winner and runner up, I would just like to express once more how wonderful this pageant has been, and that the judges and I feel it would be terrible to not recognise this. So I just want you all to know that no matter who our two prize winners are tonight, all of you will be receiving some sort of geld prize for all of your hard work." "Without further adue, I would like to announce the winners for the First Annual Pen Carnival Beauty Pageant. First runner up, with a prize of twenty five geld, goes to Tanuchan the wolf!" Tanny dropped her head in a lupine blush as everyone around her clapped and cheered, her tail wagging happily as Mynx approached her with a bouquet of white roses. Waving her paw over the flowers, Mynx changed them into a tiara of flowers, which she placed on Tanny's head with a grin before waiting for silence to return. "And the winner, with a prize of fifty geld, goes to our animated newcomer, Mallory!" Blushing crimson, Mallory stepped forward amidst the yells and wolf whistles, accepting the bouquet of roses from Peredhil whilst Gryphon placed a sparkling tiara on the toon's head as Mynx watched on and grinned. "Congratulations to all of you! And thank you once more to everyone who helped make this happen!" OOC: Well done everyone - believe me it was *hard* judging this. As meantioned, all will receive a geld prize for their work, and if anyone if curious about their final score out of fifty, feel free to drop me a PM.

After Mallory had left the stage, Mynx checked her watch one final time before she nodded to Gryphon and Peredhil, rising from her chair and approaching the stage. As her form shimmered and changed into CheerMynx's, the crowd turned their attention to her as they waited to see which form would be displayed this time. Smiling out to the crowd, CheerMynx stood in the same bikini she had worn before, but this time over her feline form, almost giving the impression that, bar a few random strings, the feline was completely naked. Flipping her hair, CheerMynx giggled and began to speak. "Well people, that is like totally it! Round Five is now over and as is the pageant! We hope you all enjoyed yourself whether you were a watcher or a player!" The crowd began to cheer and clap. With another giggle, CheerMynx held her paw out to the judges table. "So if you would just totally give us a little bit of time to finish coallating the marks, we will like totally get back to you soon with our winners!" Bowing daintily to the cheering crowd, CheerMynx twinkled a smile at the contestants who had clustered backstage to watch, before she shimmered once more back to her Mynx form and returned to the table to finish marking.

Take care my friend We'll miss you

!!! Watch out for It! And Leland Gaunt! And George Stark! And and and... *pauses* Ok I read way too much Stephen King...

Round Five

Round Five

The judges held a discussion at their table while they waited for the contestants to clear the stage and get prepped for the final round. Finally, with what could only be described as a minxish grin, Mynx stood up and headed to the stage, leaving Gryphon and Peredhil to write down their marks and comments. Pausing just out of sight of the stage, Mynx's grin grew, as she changed her form once more... Gryphon looked up from his notes and let out an audible squawk of shock. Raising his own head in confusion at the sudden noise, Peredhil's own eyes widened in surprise. The crowd turned their heads to the stage as they wondered what CheerMynx could have done to cause such a reaction. They weren't disappointed. CheerMynx posed on the stage in a very skimpy bikini. Well, everyone assumed it was CheerMynx. The figure kind of looked like her...but seemed to be missing certain parts to the CheerMynx anatomy such as, oh for instance a tail. Grinning as she displayed her seldomly seen human form, the only tiger stripes on her figure now being those on the bikini, CheerMynx flipped her blonde hair and began to announce the final round... "I guess you all totally like the look?" she giggled, "well I figure it's the last Round now people and it's time to pull out all the stops! So come on out and like strut your stuff in the best swimwear you have! We want style! We want sexy! We so totally do NOT want boring! It's your last chance to make or break yourself in this Pageant people! Time to totally impress us!" With a final giggle, CheerMynx bounded once more off stage, resuming Mynx's feline form almost instantly as she reached the judges table and sat down. Gryphon stared at his partner unmoving until finally Mynx turned her head to him and grinned. "What? Just wanted to make an impression..." OOC: Last round! One week from now the Pageant will be closed and final marks will be tallied! Let's see what you've got!

CheerMynx picked the mic up once more and beamed at the audience. "Well that's all the time we have for Round Four I'm afraid. So sit back, totally relax, and we'll like, get on to the Fifth and-" CheerMynx stopped for a moment to count something on her paws in deep concentration before brightening up and continuing... "-final Round in just a few more hours!" Giggling and flicking her hair, CheerMynx bounced off the stage and, shimmering back to Mynx, went to hold a discussion with the judges...

"Dogs gone and done it again" I'll help any way I can/have time for Sweet!

Round Four

Mynx rose from her chair after discussing ranks with the other judges and made her way once more to the stage... Round Four

CheerMynx once more mounted the stage and stood somewhat demurely (for her; this only means she wasn't physically bouncing around) next to the microphone. "It is now totally time for the interview stage of this Pageant! Each and every one of the contestants will be asked their question backstage and then come up and give us a little speech on the answer! To make things easier for the judges and your viewing pleasure, we are taking the liberty ofasking everyone the same question: *CheerMynx cleared her throat* What will you do for the Pen if you win this pageant?" Smiling out at the audience, CheerMynx grinned. "We'll be handing the question to each of the participants now, and as soon as they are ready they are welcome to join me on stage!" OOC: Question will be PMd to everyone in case they mised this thread. As per usual, just answer in this thread. Round Four closes in a week. Apologies for the delay.

Mynx glanced at the other two judges. They had gone well over time and still not everyone had displayed a talent. With a helpless shrug, Mynx rose from her seat and transformed to CheerMynx as she reached the stage. "Round Three is like totally over people! I'm sorry if not everyone got to post but we are like totally running out of time! There will be a short hiatus until the questions for Round Four are sent out so please just be patient and we will get back to the contest as soon as totally possible!" OOC: You will all be PMd a question as soon as we have thought up enough. Please be patient...

Round Three

Mynx sighed softly and checked the watch in her paw. Time was up again and they were missing even more people this time. Oh well, Mynx thought, I suppose I should get moving before we run out of time... Nodding at Peredhil and Gryphon, Mynx rose from her chair and once more morphed into the form of CheerMynx as she reached the stage. Smilling prettily at the crowd, and pausing to giggle at the anvil flattened Raven, CheerMynx began to speak. "This is totally it for Round Two guys! But never fear! Round Three is about to begin! So get ready to show us your talents whilst our wonderful (and cute!) *CheerMynx winked at Gryphon* judges!" With a swish and a twirl of fur and fabric, CheerMynx glided once more off the stage, returning to the form of Mynx. She had a brief discussion with the judges, before leaving them to finalise their marks as she reverted one more to the Cheerleader form and took to the stage. OOC: Round Three

Giggling idiotically, CheerMynx bounded onto the stage in a skimpy cheerleader's outfit, a glittery pompom clasped in each paw as she paused at the front of the stage, winked at the crowd, and then performed a spectacular spinning backflip, landing lightly on her hind paws and posing with the pompoms. "Are you ready? Okay! You've had the first and second Now it's time for round three We've seen you pose and strut around You've even impressed me! So now it's time for talent Something special you can do Impress us all! You know you can! The winner is one of you!" With another neat cartwheel and a backflip, CheerMynx bounded off the stage, Returning almost immediately to Mynx form as she sat down, shaking her head as if to purge the memory of what she just did... OOC: Same rules guys. Impress us with a unique skill. Round ends in one week

Yeah Jas! If you kark it on us and disappear I'll take it as a personal insult and you don't want to see kitty when she insulted

Samantha sat listening to the High Priest attentively, her regal manner and elegant posture a credit to her House. As she listened to the High Priest talk about the temporary succession of the throne, Samantha couldn't help but wonder how long the post would have to be filled for. Where is Merlin? Samantha wondered to herself as the High Priest finished his speech and left the room. She sat amidst the sudden conversation for a moment, thoughts to herself as she pondered the situation. The role would be a true honour to take, one that Samantha knew she had been born and bred to uphold - if it was asked of her, of course. Taking in the shadows of people who had listened in on the meeting with less than formal invites, Samantha pondered to herself just how many people there might be in the midst of the Court who would resort to less respectable means of obtaining the throne...and whether they would give it back when Merlin returned. Thoughts for another time. Brightening her face with a dazzling smile, Samantha rose from her seat with the grace of a cat and went to join one of the various conversations now taking place. Far be it from her to turn down the possiblity of such an honour to the House of Aldwin.

Round Two

Talleying up her score with the other two judges, Mynx finally smiled as she managed to make sense of the numbers. Writing down the averaged score, Mynx handed her copy to a kitten minion which immediately ran off to find the other two judges, before she rose from her seat and headed to the stage, once more assuming the personality of a certain Cheerleader... OOC: Round Two

With a swish of satiny fabric and a flick of her tail, CheerMynx glided onto the stage, utilising her feline grace to show off the perfectly tailored silvery gown to its' full potential. Stopping and holding a pose at the end of the catwalk, CheerMynx smiled radiently to the gathered crowd, the waiting contestants and, finally, the other two judges as they took their seats. Waiting for the converstation to subside, CheerMynx gave a flick of her hair and cleared her throat. "Well, we have totally collected the final scores for round one and I must say things are looking, like, really close! And so now it's totally time for round two!" With a grin, CheerMynx placed one paw on her hip and raised the other in a classic pose to show off her gown. "Formal wear! You all have the chance to strut your stuff down the runway and show us the best gown, suit, or whatever that is within your posession! Remember everyone, it's not just what you're wearing, it's how you wear it!" With a neat twirl, CheerMynx flipped her hair over her shoulder as she leant back and winked at the audience. "You have one week to show us what you've got! And for those that were absent in round one, don't think your chances are over!" With a final smile, CheerMynx swayed once more back up the catwalk, slowly shimmering back to Mynx as she left the stage and returned once more to her seat... OOC: Same rules apply as before. Go wild folks! But, be ncie to each other...

Mynx looked from a watch she had conjured in her paw to the list in front of her. Time was up for the introductions, but three applicants still had not approached the stage. With a small shrug to the judges next to her, Mynx rose from her seat and moved towards the stage, her form shimmering and become CheerMynx once more as she reached the mic. "Well, I'd like to totally thank everyone who came up here and gave us some insight into you. It appears that we have a couple of missing applicants, but I want everyone to, like, know that they are still so totally welcome to continue. It's a total open house until the end of round five everyone!" CheerMynx giggled and flipped her hair. "So, for round one, this is, like, it. The judges will go away now and discuss their marks and shortly we'll begin round two! And just to keep the competition super exciting, we're going to withhold all scores until the end of the pageant! So that means you'll never know who's in the lead!" Looking around to make sure everyone was still paying attention to her, CheerMynx giggled once more. "Okay everyone well feel free to mingle around here and we'll announce round two shortly. Drinks and snacks are backstage. Have fun all!" Her piece said once more, CheerMynx shimmered into her more sane form and returned to the judges desk to debate with her co-judges. OOC: Feel free to RP here a bit till the next round is announced. *grins*