low-key game

Tonight we:

1. cured malaria
   
2. played poker
   
3. got magic tattoos
   

This is what happens when the GM just lets us make stuff up for a few hours.

It makes me faintly sad that I came up with a fantabulous idea that can only ever work in this incredibly specific context. I mean, unless I write a short story or novel about a brilliant geneticist daughter of a particular Mesoamerican god (and granddaughter of a Japanese god) who decides to get a semi-magical full-back tattoo, the design of said tattoo doesn't have a high re-use value.

But I'm pleased with it all the same.

contest results, a bit delayed

I'm not sure if I should never do a contest like this one again because it was so hard to decide on winners, or to do a contest like this every time because I laughed so hard while making my decisions.

For the record, I have three ARCs left, and you lot have convinced me to give away all three. Without further ado, the winners:

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A million thanks to everyone who participated -- this was highly entertaining!