{"id":1183,"date":"2026-04-26T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/?page_id=1183"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:53:41","slug":"2026-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kerthawards.com\/ka\/2026-kerth-awards\/2026-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Side-by-Side Transcription from our Kerth Awards Ceremony held on April 25th 2026 in Discord. Timestamps are in UTC.<\/p>\n<p>The original chat log <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/908556304568684575\/1365480269750210650\/threads\/1365482865458020352\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/908556304568684575\/1365480269750210650\/threads\/1365482865458020352\n\">can be found on Discord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#opening\">Opening\/Emcee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#microshort\">Best Micro-Short Story (1-5kb)<\/a> by QueenoftheCapes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#revelation\">Best Revelation<\/a> by BlueOwl<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#comedy\">Best Comedy Story<\/a> by Toomi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#kiss\">Best Kiss<\/a> by Blg1978<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#supershort\">Best Super-Short Story (6-10kb)<\/a> by Morgana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#episodeadaption\">Best Episode Adaptation<\/a> by Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#challengeresponse\">Best Challenge Response<\/a> by CarrieRene<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dramatic\">Best Dramatic Story<\/a> by Verity<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#short\">Best Short Story (11-50kb)<\/a> by AnnaBtheGreek<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#intermission\">Intermission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fundraiser\">Fundraiser<\/a> by Darth Michael<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#originalcharacter\">Best Original Character\/Supporting Character<\/a> by Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#midlength\">Best Mid-Length (51-150kb)<\/a> by LoveTVfan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#elseworlds\">Best Elseworlds\/AU Story<\/a> by BlueOwl<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#waffy\">Best Waffy Story<\/a> by Morgana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#long\">Best Long Story (Over 150kb)<\/a> by Verity<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nfic\">Best NFic Story<\/a> by Bakasi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#newauthor\">Best New Author<\/a> by AmandaK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fanart\">Best Original Fanart<\/a> by AnnaBtheGreek<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#commenter\">Best Commenter\/Feedback Giver<\/a> by Kaylle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#overall\">Best Overall Story<\/a> by Bakasi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#closing\">Closing Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table\n  class=\"sidebysidetranscript\"><\/p>\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col\n      style=\"width: 40%\" \/><\/p>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col\n      style=\"width: 40%\" \/><br \/>\n  <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th\n        colspan=\"3\">#KerthAwards<\/th>\n<th\n        colspan=\"3\">#KerthChat<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td\n        colspan=\"3\">the \u201constage\u201d portion of our show<\/td>\n<td\n        colspan=\"3\">the \u201ckicking back with friends and throwing popcorn at the stage\u201d part of the evening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"23\">01:46:44<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"23\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"23\"><\/p>\n<p>Here be the stage&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>01:46:44<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Started a thread.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01:58:56<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Everyone will be able to chat over here in the main channel, which will serve as our audience. We encourage cheering and laughing and fun, but do try to keep things PG-13ish just like we do on the boards! eyes @Darth_Michael warily<\/p>\n<p>If you have a question, don&#8217;t be afraid to ask it here, even while the ceremony is going on! We want everyone to have fun and be included! The Stage (over yonder <a href=\"https:\/%E2%80%8B\/%E2%80%8Bdiscord.com\/%E2%80%8Bchannels\/%E2%80%8B908556304568684575\/%E2%80%8B1497383322526158959\">\u2060The Stage<\/a>) will only allow for admins and Ceremony Speakers to chat\/\u200bsend messages.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on a computer (desktop\/\u200blaptop) or on a web browser, you should be able to view both the main channel here and the &quot;Thread&quot; that serves as The Stage in a split-screen presentation. This will let you have the channel and The Stage side by side.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678&#xA;Meadowlark\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:07:55<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hello.  Is this working?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:09:13<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Guess not.  Let me try again.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:15:17<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It&#8217;s working, I see you!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:20:20<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Testing yet again.  Hi KSaraSara.  Maybe I have created a working login.  Whew!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:24:15<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yep! It&#8217;s working! Hi!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:26:34<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>TY.  Obviously, I am new to DIscord.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:32:17<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Gotta run for tonight.  Hopefully, I will return for the ceremony tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>04:36:16<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay! Glad to have you!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>07:13:44<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<blockquote>\n<p>but do try to keep things PG-13ish just like we do on the boards! eyes @Darth_Michael warily<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You bring one Cat to the ball and there goes the reputation<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:13:38<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>thanks for all the guidance. It&#8217;s super easy to come into this channel and then open the stage which appears on the right.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:15:24<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>also helpfully, if I click away to another active channel then come back to the Kerth Ceremony, the split screen is still here<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:16:20<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Now to just line up all the presenting texts in a Word doc ready to copy and paste.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:17:03<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Big shout out to @JadedEvie for her personalised BTS guidance!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:17:51<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Apologies now for when I trip over the mic, fall off the stage, have a wardrobe malfunction etc etc etc<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f97b.svg\"\n            alt=\"sari\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:32:03<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Feeling all nervous now! \ud83d\ude05 I&#8217;m stuck doing things from my phone as dont have a computer here at mums, but I think I should be fine!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:44:40<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We are all friends here, even if it is the formal event of the year! \ud83e\udd70. I&#8217;m doing some of the category introductions too, and it&#8217;s the first time I&#8217;ve ever attended the Kerths! We will get it figured out!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f64c.svg\"\n            alt=\"raised hands\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:31:07<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The stage channel is read only currently, will that change when its time to present?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:33:41<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yep! When it\u2019s your time to present, you\u2019ll be given the Ceremony Speaker role, which allows you to speak there \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:34:41<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m here&#8230;. stressed with a slight headache and tired, but I&#8217;m here.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:16:46<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I am here but will being doing housework so I&#8217;ll pop in sporadically<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30:25<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m here!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"opening\">Opening\/Emcee<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:31:59<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><em>steps onstage, goes to adjust mic, picks up a small bit of trash from the stage<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:32:21<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Woohoo!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:32:24<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>whoop whoop @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:32:40<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ahh, good thing I have a whole hour left to get this opening speech ready. Talk about waiting until the last minute, though. Whew. \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:32:48<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>cheers and waves frantically<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:33:12<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>hears whoops and cheers, and whirls around to find entire audience here and staring<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:33:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh\u2026um\u2026you guys sure are here early\u2026 right?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:33:29<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m here. Sort of. I&#8217;m going to pop in and out<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:33:35<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Please tell me you\u2019re early and I didn\u2019t screw up my time zone math again! \ud83e\udd74\ud83e\udee0<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62d.svg\"\n            alt=\"sob\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">17:33:48<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Well, okay, um\u2026 so\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:33:50<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8230; quietly staring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:33:54<\/td>\n<td>LauraHex<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>haii what&#8217;s happening and.. where is it happening?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:33:59<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh God, AM I early???<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:34:07<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>I guess we\u2019ll just wing it. I took a single improv class 15 years ago, I should be fine\u2026 right?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:34:08<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, @KSaraSara will take good care of your awards if you&#8217;re away. she might even send you a photo of them later<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:34:14<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>no it&#8217;s not the AM anymore!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">17:34:23<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p><em>freezes for a moment to think<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2615.svg\"\n            alt=\"coffee\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9e0.svg\"\n            alt=\"brain\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:34:38<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>https:\/\u200b\/\u200btinyurl.com\/\u200bKerth2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:34:50<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Pinned a message.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:35:14<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>how do we do the split screen though??<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:35:26<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>https:\/\u200b\/\u200btinyurl.com\/\u200bKerth2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:35:35<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Oh good, someone gave me coffee and a brain. \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:35:40<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Be on a desktop and click on the Thread at the top of this channel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:35:52<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It just did it automatically when i clicked the stage arrow at the top<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">17:35:52<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been dealing with a whole heck of a lot recently. I\u2019m beyond fortunate to have an amazing and accepting support system.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:36:02<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It will automatically open it on the right side<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:36:17<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>nope, for me it transfers me to the window<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f615.svg\"\n            alt=\"confused\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:36:35<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It did that on my phone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:36:36<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ah, @Darth_Michael &#8216;s link worked though<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:37:32<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>There was the three dots, on top of the stage screen for me to click and it asked if I wanted split screen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:37:42<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Of course an important part of that support system is FoLCdom. And actually, it&#8217;s always been an important part of my support system since I was was&#8230; I don&#8217;t do time math well&#8230; since pretty much the beginning of this fandom or close to it.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:38:21<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We don&#8217;t talk about age-math here. this is supposed to be a happy place!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:38:30<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara you just don&#8217;t want to admit how old you are!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">17:38:57<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p>I have lifelong fandom friends. This fandom taught me how to hone my writing, how to edit, how to have fun and lean on my friends when life was rough as hell.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f979.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udd79\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:38:57<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>you&#8217;re only as old as the last Kerth Award you took home.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:39:12<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;m at the rewind maths stage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:39:15<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>i am UNBORN \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:39:20<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Come to think of it, that&#8217;s probably why Sara takes care of the orphaned ones during the ceremony<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:39:31<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Im at the &#8216;literally can&#8217;t remember how old I am&#8217; stage<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">17:39:43<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>And you&#8217;ll have to excuse me actually winging most of it here, hence the typing now rather than pasting \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:39:47<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LOL<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:40:07<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I have to math everytime someone asks me, lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:40:47<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yeah, easier to just tell the year of birth \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:41:05<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>But yeah, just when I\u2019d gotten the hang of things\u2014 finding and respecting my limitations with chronic pain, settling into a late adhd diagnosis and figuring out habits and routines that help me work with my neurosparkly brain, and there was probably a third thing but I forgot. \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:41:10<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>my sister is 19 years and 9 months younger than me. So I round it to 20 years. Except that we both ahve a habit of rounding up our age months before our birthday. if she does it too, I lose all sense of how old I am<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:41:16<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It gets bad when you have to include the century with the year<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678&#xA;Meadowlark\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:41:20<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And yes, I know this is happy time, I&#8217;m bringing it back around, promise! \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:41:32<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>All I know is I graduated high school 30 years ago this year, and I was in high school when Lois &amp; Clark started.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:42:20<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>A few months ago, life decided that it should hand me a whole new set of rules. \ud83e\udee0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:42:26<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>But you know what?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:42:49<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m too busy keeping track of my kid&#8217;s ages\/\u200bbirthdates to know how old I am<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:44:35<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Is it? Uhhh, I&#8217;ve had to do that for the last 26 years. I guess I&#8217;m used to it, lol<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:44:37<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>FoLCdom is still here. Y&#8217;all let me pop in and out and do what I can, when I can. Especially the rest of the K-Com. Because try being in charge of fandom awards when you&#8217;re going through it and have brain fog and chronic pain flares plus all the real life things hitting too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:44:43<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Sorry, I digress&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:45:29<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>you only have to do it if you&#8217;ve been born before 1926, I&#8217;d say<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:45:45<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;re used to your Author Notes. only means we&#8217;re going to get a nice new story soon.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:46:07<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The K-Com, most especially @JadedEvie and @Darth_Michael did the lion&#8217;s share of things, <del>forcing me<\/del> encouraging me to delegate. And&#8230; pretty much let me know that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">17:46:26<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>whatever I can do, that&#8217;s enough \ud83e\udd79 \ud83d\udc9c<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:46:29<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@JadedEvie was the real hero.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:46:42<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nope, it was a solid team effort!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:47:02<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure life is a solid team effort<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:47:24<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Teamwork makes the dream work. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:47:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So thanks for Lois&#8217;ing me. And also thanks to the fandom for still being here and stronger than ever after three decades. \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f979.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udd79\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:47:26<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I certainly couldn&#8217;t do without the people around me, and they rely on me too!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"microshort\">Best Micro-Short Story (1-5kb)<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-microshort-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:47:48<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>pauses awkwardly to go find the spreadsheet with the agenda&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity&#xA;Hazel&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4dc.svg\"\n            alt=\"scroll\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:48:29<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ah, yes! Our first category!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:49:21<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to welcome @QueenoftheCapes to the stage (whose presentation will be pasted in by @Verity (Puffytiger)) for Best Micro-Short Story (1-5kb)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:49:29<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This is only my second Kerths. I&#8217;d just joined the fandom a month or so before last years. You&#8217;ll have to keep going a few years more so I can attend 30!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:49:42<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hello everyone! I&#8217;m so excited to be here today<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:49:58<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Same! So cool to be attending my first and thinking about more to come!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f446.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up 2\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:50:05<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>As long as I&#8217;ve been in fandom, this is the first Kerth Awards I&#8217;ve attended&#8230;and I&#8217;m presenting in it, haha<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:50:32<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So, our first category is Best Micro-Short Story (1-5kB or up to ~ 893 words)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:50:58<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And @QueenoftheCapes appears to have written another one just for the presentation<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:51:16<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>On with it!<\/p>\n<p>[Welcome to your Free Demo of LexWrite(TM), the ultimate software for writers.  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Economy of words and pruning of ideas are thus, themselves, additional skills that are especially worthy of celebration.<\/p>\n<p>[Error: Word count exceeded]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:52:10<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m not so vain \ud83d\ude06 I just literally can&#8217;t remember and have to use a calculator every time<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f605.svg\"\n            alt=\"sweat smile\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:52:18<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">QueenoftheCapes\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Writing a story takes talent, creativity, and skill.  This is especially true of short form works, like micro shorts, where conveying a complete thought must be accomplished in fewer words.<\/p>\n<p>[Error: Word count exceeded]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:52:19<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Word-count-exceeded \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:52:40<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Bahahahaha, oh Queenie \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:52:49<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Writing a complete story in few words, like micro shorts, requires talent and skill.<\/p>\n<p>[Error: Word count exceeded]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:52:54<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Loving this \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:53:10<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Micro shorts take talent.<\/p>\n<p>[Text approved.  Please subscribe to the full version of LexWrite(TM) to unlock unlimited word count, numerals, and additional punctuation.]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:53:34<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I also applaud her! Very well done.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:53:55<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>and now, the nominees for <strong>Best Micro-Short Story<\/strong> are&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:54:04<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Computer Troubles<\/strong> by Queen of the Capes \u2013 1 kB (149 words) \u2013 (did she channel her Kerth nomination for the intro???)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lights and Music<\/strong> by bakasi \u2013 4 kB (702 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pancakes and Power Outages<\/strong> by 90stvfangirl \u2013 3 kB (419 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:54:21<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Long is not always better.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f446.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up 2\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:55:14<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ah, these were all great reads<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">17:55:22<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230; (drum roll)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:55:27<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>do you have to worry when your (to come later) speech is longer than best micro?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:55:28<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yup, it was hard to choose!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:55:29<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I really stuggled to narrow down my nominations<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:55:46<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Lights and Music<\/strong> by bakasi !!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2728.svg\"\n            alt=\"sparkles\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-microshort-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">17:55:54<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:55:56<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Wooooooooo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:55:57<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @bakasi !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:04<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yay, our first winner!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:08<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yaaaaaay!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:13<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @bakasi !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:16<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats @bakasi !! such a sweet story!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:16<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>does a little dance<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:24<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats! I just LOVED that sweet little story!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">17:56:28<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p><em>looks around to see if @bakasi is here to give her speech&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:56:30<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @bakasi !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:32<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @bakasi!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:36<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@bakasi  congratulations!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:39<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @bakasi!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:56:46<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @bakasi !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:56:50<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Ah, not currently, but she&#8217;ll hopefully be able to pop in later!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:56:53<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @bakasi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:57:07<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I think Bakasi will be able to be on in the second half of the ceremony!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:57:12<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>tucks first pilfered Kerth Award in her pocket and dusts off her hands<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4b0.svg\"\n            alt=\"moneybag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f46e.svg\"\n            alt=\"police officer\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:57:18<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Okay what&#8217;s next&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17:57:51<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Winner banners will arrive within a week or so.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"revelation\">Best Revelation<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-revelation-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:57:59<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ah, yes, next we have Best Revelation presented by @Blueowl and pasted in by @CarrieRene<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">17:58:33<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Hello, is this thing on? Just call me Grams now. I&#8217;m kidding, I think.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f475.svg\"\n            alt=\"older woman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f469-200d-1f37c.svg\"\n            alt=\"woman feeding baby\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>17:58:35<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Verity (Puffytiger) excellent stand in presenting<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:58:46<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:59:39<\/td>\n<td>Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here I stand (actually sitting) today, to present for @Blueowl.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fa91.svg\"\n            alt=\"chair\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>17:59:48<\/td>\n<td>Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>There can never be too many revelation stories. We all love the thrill that comes with the moment of Lois finding out the truth or the dawning realization of Clark learning Lois has known about Superman for awhile. With some fics, the suspense pulls at us for a sustained length of time, while in others the reveal comes without warning and it\u2019s the fallout we love to pour over. Each fic comes with its own unique spin, and this year five have been nominated for 2026\u2019s Best Revelation story.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f60d.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f453.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyeglasses\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:00:38<\/td>\n<td>Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for <strong>Best Revelation Story<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:00:54<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Falling for You<\/strong> (2025SF for JadedEvie) by kSaraSara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Whole New World<\/strong> (2025SF for BlindPassenger) by 90stvfangirl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Youngest Reporter<\/strong> (2025SF for 90sTVFanGirl) by Queen of the Capes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:02:07<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Um, that looks like 3 nominees, rather than 5.  Should I be confused?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:02:25<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Carrrie&#8217;s still typing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">18:02:26<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\"><\/p>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(slowly opening the envelope)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2709.svg\"\n            alt=\"envelope\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:02:42<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I only see 3 in the kerth listing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:02:42<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Some had less nominees this year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:02:44<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I think 5 was a typo.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:02:49<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oh, apparently a misprint<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:02:57<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ah, ok<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:02:57<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>There are 3 in the short list.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:00<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oops, sorry.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-revelation-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"12\">18:03:19<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"12\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"12\"><\/p>\n<p>Best Revelation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Falling for You<\/strong> (2025SF for JadedEvie) by kSaraSara<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d710<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:03:41<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @KSaraSara !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:44<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara !! Congrats!! Such a great story!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:44<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay! @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:46<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:46<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:49<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay, @KSaraSara!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:49<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>wahooo, well done @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:52<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:53<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:03:55<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I love all of these though, reveals are so yummy<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:04:05<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>How many Kerths now???? Lois would be seething with jealousy!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:04:08<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:04:14<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh my&#8230; now I have to think up more words? \ud83d\ude05  Gahhhh thank you, everyone!  <em>puts Kerth in other pocket<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:04:14<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yep, one of the hardest categories to choose!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:06:10<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I love having the ficathons because it&#8217;s a sure-fire way to force my brain to write, and I usually love what comes of it! And I was super happy to be able to write for @JadedEvie, who in a previous year, wrote and AMAZING one with my prompts! I just want to add that I spent time looking for the perfect actual Elvis story to include, since one of Evie&#8217;s prompts was for Perry to tell an Elvis story \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:06:24<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>while @KSaraSara&#8217;s typing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>this is why we let her win early, so we can adjust the timing of the rest of the ceremony<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:06:38<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks again, everyone!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"comedy\">Best Comedy Story<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-comedy-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:07:13<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up, we have Best Comedy Story presented by @Toomi and pasted in by @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:07:25<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Hi hi!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:07:37<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara I LOVED LOVED LOVED that Elvis story! Thank you for the research. \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f929.svg\"\n            alt=\"star struck\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:07:59<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Best fic there could have been from those prompts!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:08:06<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So before I copy in I want to take this moment to &#8211; err arrgh, I can;t write, the likes etc are popping up where I&#8217;m typing!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:08:08<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>inserts gif of Stephanie Tanner from Full House&#8230; &quot;how rude!&quot;<\/em> \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:08:25<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Please applaue in silence<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:08:43<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>silence<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985707797591244800.png\"\n            alt=\"plus1\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:09:08<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+in<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:09:21<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thank you for having me in this fandom, I can&#8217;t express how much I love it here. And apologies for my stupidly long avatar name. I feel I&#8217;m stuck with it now!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:09:29<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Right,<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:09:33<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>onto the award<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:09:35<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Comedy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:09:39<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(pedantic jokes? since she said &quot;in silence&quot; don&#8217;t mind me \ud83e\udd23 )<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:09:50<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Toomi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>The ability to make us laugh, smirk, or chortle aloud while reading and playing out a moment in our minds is a wonderful gift to have.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:09:53<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678 I love your name<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:10:04<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We are happy to have you! (you can change your display name if you want, but we have gotten to know this one and it&#8217;s great)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:10:13<\/td>\n<td>Toomi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The author provides the reader a moment of escape, a chance to find humour in moments and with characters we have come to know and love. It&#8217;s a light-hearted reminder that fic, and life, isn&#8217;t always serious and we can have moments of light-heartedness.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:10:40<\/td>\n<td>Toomi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for <strong>Best Comedy Story<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:10:56<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>well this is awkward&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:11:00<\/td>\n<td>Toomi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cacophony<\/strong> by Idontknowwhatthatmeans5678 \/\u200b SonicMessiah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:11:22<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>welcome to my world \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:11:28<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh, sorry, were you expecting other nominations?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">18:11:48<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">Toomi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nope<\/strong> by SuperBek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Whole New World<\/strong> by 90stvfangirl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Youngest Reporter<\/strong> by Queen of the Capes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:11:53<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&quot;Nope&quot; is my favorite story of this year!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:11:58<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Did you do a Jimmy and rig the game?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:12:05<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I don&#8217;t worry about the format since I will be adding Carrie&#8217;s banners to the transcript<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:12:40<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hoping someone tells me what happens next as I look like a fool standing here<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:12:54<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You need to take out the envelope!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">18:13:04<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an envelope?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2709.svg\"\n            alt=\"envelope\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f45c.svg\"\n            alt=\"handbag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:13:17<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yes, in your stylish handbag<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2728.svg\"\n            alt=\"sparkles\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f45c.svg\"\n            alt=\"handbag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:13:18<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ohhhh maybe we should post them as we go&#8230; (watch, that was supposed to be the plan and I forgot&#8230;)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:13:40<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>it brings up a PM from the tech guy \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:13:48<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>right,  I have it<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:13:50<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>That sounds like an aspiration for next year!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:13:55<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:13<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>it&#8217;s a tie!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:18<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>A Whole New World (2025SF for BlindPassenger) by 90stvfangirl,<\/p>\n<p>Cacophony (2025SF for BlueOwl) by Idontknowwhatthatmeans5678 \/\u200b SonicMessiah,<\/p>\n<p>Youngest Reporter (2025SF for 90sTVFanGirl) by Queen of the Capes<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-comedy-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">18:14:28<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\"><\/p>\n<p>three-way split!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92f.svg\"\n            alt=\"exploding head\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:14:32<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>now<\/em> it&#8217;s awkward \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:44<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Wow!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:46<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulatins @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:50<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oooh wow a 3 way tie! Y&#8217;all weren&#8217;t kidding when you said you were having trouble deciding lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:52<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @90stvfangirl !<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:57<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>whaaat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:14:57<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>No way. That is fun to put on a banner&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:01<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @QueenoftheCapes !<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">18:15:03<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\"><\/p>\n<p>er, I since I&#8217;m here I&#8217;d just like to say THANKS!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:15:08<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This was a hard decision so I love that it\u2019s a tie!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:10<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ahhh crazy! Well done all of you!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:15<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats, y&#8217;all!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:19<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats to all three winners!!! Those were such great stories!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:30<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678 @QueenoftheCapes @90stvfangirl !!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:31<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats everyone!! I had so much fun with this category!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:34<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>All stories were great!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:15:36<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m very honoured to share with these writers!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:15:53<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I thought @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678  was kidding! This is incredible!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:16:06<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><em>tells @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678 to keep her Kerth<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>pockets the other two<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:16:22<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations to all!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:16:25<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats to @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678 @QueenoftheCapes and @90stvfangirl<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">18:16:30<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p><em>waves it above her head<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:16:31<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678 doesnt get to pocket all three?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:17:11<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m head pilferer around here! \ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:17:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I mean, I&#8217;m keeping them safe&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f910.svg\"\n            alt=\"zipper mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:18:00<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ah, since the other two aren&#8217;t here to give speeches, we&#8217;ll move on to the next category<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:18:41<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(omg my dog is whining at me&#8230; and since I got my hubby to take the kid and leave the house for the morning&#8230; I have to let her out&#8230; <em>digs category info up quickly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f436.svg\"\n            alt=\"dog\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"kiss\">Best Kiss<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-kiss-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:19:10<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>next we have Best Kiss presented by @blg1987!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:19:27<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Well, in years past, we had babies popping up. now it&#8217;s the dogs of said babies \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:19:40<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Introducing our next category, please welcome to the stage blg1987 and the legendary Cat Grant!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2728.svg\"\n            alt=\"sparkles\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:20:00<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I wish it was grandbabies, but oh well. She&#8217;s five hours away.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:20:04<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>[Both women make their way on stage, beautiful ballgowns sweeping the ground. Blg1987 takes first position at the microphone.]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f457.svg\"\n            alt=\"dress\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:20:21<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>All my babies are with grandma today<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:20:34<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Blg1987: It is such a great honour to be here. Lois &amp; Clark has been central to my life since I was a little kid, drawing a red S on a yellow t-shirt and running around with a towel tucked in for a cape.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">18:21:17<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>The show taught me a lot over the years, it&#8217;s messages of hope and heroism still shaping who I am today. But it also showed me what a healthy relationship can look like. One full of vulnerability, intimacy and-<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:21:22<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>My youngest is just waking up, but she&#8217;s 11. I let her sleep in.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:21:23<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh, fun! I get to divvie up the speech between Cat and Blg in the transcript!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:21:25<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>so stop the housework!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:21:42<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>[Cat nudges closer to the microphone]<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:21:52<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat Grant: Sucking face<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f63d.svg\"\n            alt=\"kissing cat\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:22:01<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>no can do. this is the only day I get to do housework uninterrupted<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:22:10<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>[Blg1987 glares at Cat, resuming position in front of the microphone]<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:22:21<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Blg1987: And <em>kissing<\/em>. [Blg1987 eyes Cat warily]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:22:32<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>fair<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:22:48<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Over the years, we got to see all manner of tender and loving moments of-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:22:52<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And @KSaraSara  told <em>me<\/em> to keep it PG13 \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:23:09<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat Grant: Spit swapping<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f605.svg\"\n            alt=\"sweat smile\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:23:16<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>pffft kissing is totally within that rating&#8230; usually&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:23:28<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>[Blg1987 pushes Cat back from the microphone, harder this time]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:23:40<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Blg1987: Moments of <em>romance<\/em>. We saw our favourite couple connecting after many heart felt talks, often closing the show with a suggestive fade to black as they-<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f469-200d-2764-fe0f-200d-1f48b-200d-1f468.svg\"\n            alt=\"kiss woman man\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:23:42<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m worried there&#8217;s going to be hair pulling soon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:23:49<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lois was kissing Superman in a very&#8230;adult way<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:24:03<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat Grant: Played tonsil hockey<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3d2.svg\"\n            alt=\"hockey\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:24:07<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Why exactly was Cat invited up on stage?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:24:21<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Blg1987: Oh for goodness sake, do you want to just take over?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:24:32<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It seems to be a tradition. I only brought a tabby two years ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f408.svg\"\n            alt=\"cat2\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:24:33<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>[Cat smiles mischievously, then steps up to the microphone]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:24:52<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat: As my co-presenter was so politely saying, Lois and Clark have been seen locking lips so often it&#8217;s a surprise the show aired on primetime TV!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:25:16<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We saw them necking in the newsroom. Tongue wrestling in the townhouse. Canoodling in the clouds. It&#8217;s a wonder any of you fanfic authors had any ideas left for the two love birds to smooch.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:25:42<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Blg1987: That just shows how inspired they all were by the beautifully tender-<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:25:50<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat: <em>cough<\/em> Steaming hot <em>cough<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:25:58<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Blg1987: -Relationship Lois &amp; Clark embodied.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:26:08<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The only think more powerful than lack of creativity is the need for <del>smut<\/del> romance.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:26:10<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So why don&#8217;t we remind our audience exactly what the writers nominated tonight were aiming to live up to.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:26:29<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat: [rubs hands together] It&#8217;s about to get real in here<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:27:02<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>BEST KISS VIDEO COMPILATION &#8211;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*(the video contains a variety of short clips of Lois &amp; Clark kissing, set to the song &#8216;I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend&#8217; by Girl In Red)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:27:17<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(sound on if you have it, FoLCs&#8230; though it shouldn&#8217;t <em>auto<\/em>play&#8230;)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:27:37<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I had a preview of this vid and it is SO CUTE.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">18:27:41<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><video aria-label=\"Video\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; max-height: inherit; object-fit: contain;\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"video_cf09d8\" playsinline=\"\" height=\"350\" poster=\"https:\/\/media.discordapp.net\/attachments\/1497383322526158959\/1497635221082738849\/Best_Kiss_1-05.mp4?ex=6a112cbd&amp;is=6a0fdb3d&amp;hm=7ffae9b8461eee49898d31b042ab9530472230f72c9cc11af4dd9f34e42593d9&amp;format=webp&amp;width=263&amp;height=350\" preload=\"metadata\" width=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/attachments\/1497383322526158959\/1497635221082738849\/Best_Kiss_1-05.mp4?ex=6a112cbd&amp;is=6a0fdb3d&amp;hm=7ffae9b8461eee49898d31b042ab9530472230f72c9cc11af4dd9f34e42593d9&amp;\"><\/video><br \/>\n          <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f48b.svg\"\n            alt=\"kiss\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:27:52<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I hope to get a youtube version later so I can include in the transcript<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:28:25<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I thought it was the PG-13 version of the nfic category?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:28:36<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>YES! And just reminder for everyone that speeches,  including videos, are eligible for the fanart category the following year!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:28:42<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh yeah, I had a preview also.  That&#8217;s what this was for&#8230;. tells you how my brain works lately.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:28:44<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>this is soooo cool<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:29:02<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>[Cat fans herself]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:29:12<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat: Meow. I rest my case.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:29:16<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@blg1987 really leveled up the Kerth&#8217;s this year!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:29:20<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>[Blg1987 rolls her eyes]<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:29:31<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Blg1987: Without further ado &#8211; or any other inappropriate comments from my co presenter &#8211; let&#8217;s see who has won this year&#8217;s Kerth award for Best Kiss.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:29:42<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for the <strong>Best Kiss<\/strong> story are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>110 Kisses: This Isn&#8217;t Fair<\/strong> by KSaraSara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fade to Black: Pilot (The Interview)<\/strong> by lovetvfan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Proposal<\/strong> by JadedEvie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:30:13<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bwaits for envelope to get taken out\/\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:30:21<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat: And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:30:47<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Proposal<\/strong> by JadedEvie!!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:30:49<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:01<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-kiss-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">18:31:03<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>Wow, thank you so much, everyone!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:31:05<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats, @JadedEvie !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:10<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:14<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>whoop! Congratulations @JadedEvie !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:15<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats! @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:17<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I\u2019m earnestly so grateful to everyone who read this story, who beta\u2019d this story, who nominated and voted, and especially everyone who left feedback, which I always read and obsess over, and end up writing more because of.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:31:20<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>slowly tries to reach for the \ud83c\udfc6 while JadedEvie is making her speech&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:35<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Extra special thanks to 90stvfangirl who beta\u2019d and was a tremendously helpful sounding board, and who watched as this went from a 70-page angst bomb to a 25-page romp to the waffy, daring, zany trip that it ended up becoming &#8211; with an iconic kiss, apparently!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:31:46<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Someone stop our Kerth Pilferer!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:48<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This story felt like a big (and silly) swing for me.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:31:55<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I\u2019ve got an awfully big case of imposter syndrome, something I know a lot of writers share (even here, where the authors are SO talented!). To be honest, thinking of myself as a writer still feels fake. I started writing out of grief, after my closest friend passed away &#8211; which is where my first ever story, Undercover Reporter, came from, where Lois gets her best friend back against impossible odds.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Blueowl&#xA;Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d710<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f622.svg\"\n            alt=\"cry\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:32:06<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Or we&#8217;ll just have to put her into a story about who stole Lois&#8217;s Kerth Awards<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2b50.svg\"\n            alt=\"star\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:32:11<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>But then I kept going. Partly because of the addicting, serotonin-boosting feedback, partly because of the incomparably warm and welcoming community here, and partly as a way to process what emotions in what can feel like a very full brain.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:32:14<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>what? She&#8217;s feeling unwell, I was just gonna help carry it for her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:32:16<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@JadedEvie  congratulations! \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:32:25<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The Kerth\u2019s are important to me, and they go a long way toward pushing away that grief and imposter syndrome and letting in light and joy instead.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:32:30<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And The Proposal was some of that joy.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:33:02<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This is the first Kerth ceremony I&#8217;ve been able to make it to, but thank you for three years of Kerths! Thank you, again!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:33:44<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>wipes tears from eyes<\/em> \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:34:17<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Emoji reacts :superman: if you&#8217;ve used fanfic for therapy! \ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:34:26<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @JadedEvie !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:34:38<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(another thing FoLCdom has given me!)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:34:47<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats, @JadedEvie!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"supershort\">Best Super-Short Story (6-10kb)<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-supershort-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:35:24<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Up next, we have Best Super-Short Story presented by @Morgana and pasted in by @AnnaBtG<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:35:43<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Hi all!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:36:02<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Why do you think I like to write murders and mayhem in my stories? I can&#8217;t do it in RL. And it gets out my aggresion.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:36:27<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ooh yes, also an excellent outlet for rage lol<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:36:42<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure Morgana would love to be here, but since she&#8217;s not, let me don a witchy hat \ud83c\udfa9<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:37:06<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><em>is now known as Morgana<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92f.svg\"\n            alt=\"exploding head\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:37:19<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>looks at own tendancy to physically beat up beat up characters<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:37:22<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udee3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:37:36<\/td>\n<td>Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Morgana steps up to the podium again and looks out into the audience and with an expansive wave of her hand clutching the all-important envelope says,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:37:44<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>By typing really hard on your keyboard?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">18:38:21<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m back guys. Ever had a long, boring day at work? We\u2019ve all had them! You simply want to forget about endless e-mails, moving target deadlines and nosy co-workers gossiping over the cubicle wall. What to do? When lunchtime came I used to shut everything down on my computer, head to the cafeteria, pull out my iPad and start reading a Super Short Lois and Clark story destined to make this loyal FoLC smile or think of what a clever spin on a reveal!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:38:23<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oops, I think that&#8217;s my fault about shifting the Agenda last minute<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:38:45<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>OI I thought I was mispasting!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:38:47<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Googling &#8216;what does electrocution actually feel like?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:39:07<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I think this song doesn&#8217;t go well to our outfit. Listening to Kasey Kasem&#8217;s Top 100 of 1985 and we&#8217;re on #57 We Don&#8217;t Need Another Hero by Tina Turner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:39:08<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Some of those stories were so good, so cute the memory of them had me smiling until quitting time! This year\u2019s nominees have done just that!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:39:23<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Depends on the circumstances. Sometimes, Lois felt it really empowering<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:39:29<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>omg my google searches are sociopathic. Bombs, gunshot wounds, poison, falling from a great height, lockpicking.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:39:45<\/td>\n<td>Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Morgana opens up the envelope, reads it, snickers and says:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:40:06<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Been there \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:40:10<\/td>\n<td>Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for <strong>Best Super-Short Story (5-10kb)<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Lab Incident<\/strong> by Blind Passenger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nope<\/strong> by SuperBek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Youngest Reporter<\/strong> by Queen of the Capes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:40:23<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We need a whump category next year<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:40:25<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>And the winner is\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:40:34<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Best Villian<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:40:41<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yaaas.  Whump and Villain and Location!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:40:49<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Youngest Reporter<\/strong> (2025SF for 90sTVFanGirl) by Queen of the Capes<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:40:52<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @QueenoftheCapes !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:41:03<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats @QueenoftheCapes !!! \ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-supershort-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">18:41:06<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\"><\/p>\n<p>Congrats @QueenoftheCapes !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:41:06<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @QueenoftheCapes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:41:13<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay, @QueenoftheCapes Loved this adorable story!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:41:17<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @QueenoftheCapes !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:41:19<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrat @QueenoftheCapes !!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:41:21<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @QueenoftheCapes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:41:36<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @QueenoftheCapes !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:41:53<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>swipes \ud83c\udfc6 and puts in the pilfering pocket<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:42:33<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Any more of these, I think I might need to start stashing them behind the half-dead ficus instead&#8230; \ud83e\udeb4<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:42:48<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats, @QueenoftheCapes!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:43:04<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @QueenoftheCapes such a cute story!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"episodeadaption\">Best Episode Adaptation<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-episodeadaption-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:43:11<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up, we have Best Episode Adaptation presented by @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:43:24<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m back!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:43:32<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And as you can see better dressed<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3a9.svg\"\n            alt=\"tophat\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f457.svg\"\n            alt=\"dress\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac5.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udec5\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:43:45<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @QueenoftheCapes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:43:49<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So ignore the wailing coming from the back of the stage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:43:56<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat will get her dress back later<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:44:00<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8230; who&#8217;s gonna tell her we can&#8217;t actually see her&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fae2.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udee2\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:44:14<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>On to the next award<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">18:44:18<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p>As much as we FoLC love \u2018Lois and Clark\u2019 sometimes we think things on the show could have been a little different, or we wish we could have seen what happened next, or in between scenes (or seen Lois and Clark more than just kiss\u2026).<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:44:20<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Did you leave a naked Cat in the foyer?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:44:32<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83d\ude36\u200d\ud83c\udf2b\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:44:44<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Maybe Cats just upset to be wearing @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678 clothes<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:44:48<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sort of like the Emperor&#8217;s new clothes, huh?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:45:00<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And if she got <em>Cat&#8217;s<\/em> dress, does that mean we&#8217;re going to be seeing @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678 <em>a lot<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:45:14<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We\u2019d like to be privy to our favourite characters\u2019 private thoughts onscreen. There are as many interpretations as there are writers and we\u2019re lucky to read these imaginative \u2018what ifs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:45:34<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>smacks @Darth_Michael<\/em> behave \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">18:45:46<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>This award celebrates the writers whose stories tinkered with canon in sometimes humorous and sometimes moving and sometimes horny ways, always with respect to the original material, remaining satisfyingly faithful to the characterisation and the episodes\u2019 essential plotlines.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:46:00<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bHan Solo voice\/\u200b What did <em>I<\/em> do?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:46:22<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Scruffy looking nerf herder<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:46:22<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>shot first?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:46:26<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>sometimes horny \ud83e\udd2d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92d.svg\"\n            alt=\"face with hand over mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:46:32<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>when everyone has calmed down we can move on to the The nominees for <strong>Best Episode Adaptation<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:46:46<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oops, there was some typng and some pasting<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:47:10<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fade to Black: Pilot (The Interview)<\/strong> by lovetvfan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Girls Really Do Solve Everything<\/strong> by Darth Michael<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IBM: Signs<\/strong> by JadedEvie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Something Worth Fighting For<\/strong> by Abigail Ellen Kent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:47:40<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>no but the notifs popping up really do mess with you<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:47:43<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ohhhhh that typo is very hilariously apt&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:47:56<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2709.svg\"\n            alt=\"envelope\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:48:22<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>sorry, got lost on way back<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62d.svg\"\n            alt=\"sob\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">18:48:33<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fade to Black: Pilot (The Interview)<\/strong> by lovetvfan<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:48:45<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:48:48<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>HORNY WON<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;bakasi&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:48:52<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:48:56<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan !!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:48:57<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulatoins @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:49:01<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats @lovetvfan !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:49:02<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan on that smoking hot adaptation!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:49:02<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-episodeadaption-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">18:49:08<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\"><\/p>\n<p>congrats, Twinnie!! Are you here to give us a speech?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:49:09<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Can we drag her in here?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:49:10<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It&#8217;s bad when I start laughing and the fam starts asking &#8216;Why&quot;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:49:14<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yayyyy @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:49:26<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>She was talking a bit earlier<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:49:51<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:50:12<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure @KSaraSara would never pilfer from <em>her<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:50:17<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ah, no answer to PM. I know weekends are busy family time for her!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:50:23<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>no, in my changing room<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:50:40<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><em>puts \ud83c\udfc6 in the other pocket with her first award&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:50:40<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I mean, I&#8217;m upset to be wearing my clothes<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:51:06<\/td>\n<td>LauraHex<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m just sitting here IN AWE of everyone here keeping the fandom alive and genuinely so excited to read all these stories. :amazed:<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">18:51:55<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>I know she&#8217;d be really thrilled to win! She loves the challenge of writing the Fade to Blacks and making them in character, no matter how early in the show the episode was&#8230; even the first episode! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:51:58<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congratulations @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:52:10<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Darth_Michael told me that the 18 participants last year was the most to be in a ficathon!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"LauraHex&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:52:11<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Gosh, this presenting malarky is knackering<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2615.svg\"\n            alt=\"coffee\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:52:17<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So apparently alive and well!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"challengeresponse\">Best Challenge Response<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-challengeresponse-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">18:52:19<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\"><\/p>\n<p>Up next, we have Best Challenge Response presented by @CarrieRene<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:52:43<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ack sorry! I am at an ice cream museum and it&#8217;s out in the middle of nowhere and the internet keeps cutting out! Thank you!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"LauraHex&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;LauraHex&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f368.svg\"\n            alt=\"ice cream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;LauraHex&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f366.svg\"\n            alt=\"icecream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"LauraHex&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:53:05<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Get some rocky road! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:53:11<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thank you for doing it! It makes a lot of fun for the rest of us!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:53:18<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>noooo chocolate is better! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:53:24<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>There&#8217;s a museum devoted to ice cream!?\ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:53:50<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Happy to. Just didn&#8217;t know I could get lost on my own laptop \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:54:09<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Hello again. I&#8217;m here to present for Best Challenge. Of course, I find out about 10 minutes ago that it&#8217;s a challenge to keep an almost 6 month old baby girl healthy. Once again Evelyn is sick.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764-fe0f-200d-1fa79.svg\"\n            alt=\"mending heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f476.svg\"\n            alt=\"baby\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:54:11<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>see how educational fandom is?! \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:54:18<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Now I want ice cream \ud83c\udf66<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:54:48<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Life is full of challenges \u2014 the daily kind, like what to eat, what to wear, what bill gets paid first. But in the world of fanfiction, a challenge takes on a whole different meaning.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s nominees all come from the Summer Ficathon Challenge, where every participant received a secret prompt and wrote a story for another author. The fun wasn\u2019t just in the writing \u2014 it was in trying to guess who wrote what, and watching how each writer transformed their prompt into something wonderful and their own.<\/p>\n<p>Who doesn\u2019t love those types of challenges!<\/p>\n<p>And every single one of them rose to the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:54:49<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yeah it&#8217;s a Canadian dairy company &#8211; Gay Lea dairy . We&#8217;re making butter atm lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:55:32<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>If I disappear it&#8217;s because I have no internet lol but I&#8217;m trying to keep an eye<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:55:49<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for <strong>Best Challenge Story<\/strong> are<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:56:24<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Bird in Hand<\/strong> for KSaraSara by Blg1987,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>But Who\u2019s Got You?<\/strong> for AmandaK by LoveTVFan,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cacophony<\/strong> for BlueOwl by Idon\u2019tknowwhaththatmeans5678\/\u200bSonicMessiah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Falling for You<\/strong> for JadedEvie by KSaraSara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sleight of Hand<\/strong> for QueenoftheCaps by JadedEvie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:56:55<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the envelope please&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>And the winner for Best Challenge is:<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2709.svg\"\n            alt=\"envelope\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:57:10<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sleight of Hand<\/strong> (2025SF for QueenoftheCapes) by JadedEvie<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d711<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fa84.svg\"\n            alt=\"magic wand\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:57:21<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @JadedEvie !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:57:25<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-challengeresponse-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">18:57:28<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Y\u2019all, I AM SO EXCITED for this one.  THANK YOU so much for loving this story as much as I did!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:57:30<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @JadedEvie !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:57:32<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:57:34<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Agh congrats @JadedEvie I loved that fic!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">18:57:36<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>I was really not expecting this!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18:57:37<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @JadedEvie !! I loved this story!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:57:39<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congratulations @JadedEvie!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:57:40<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:57:44<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>I loved writing it, from the angst to getting to play with Zatanna, to a fun and flirty and sweet happy ending.  Plus, it helped cure a huge writers\u2019 block moment.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:57:55<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @JadedEvie  I loved it!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:58:02<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @JadedEvie It was a wonderful story!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:58:04<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks to Verity\/\u200bPuffyTiger for organizing this whole thing, and for replying to my frantic messages when I was worried about hitting the deadline with a 90-page story!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92f.svg\"\n            alt=\"exploding head\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:58:06<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(well I loved all the stories, but you know)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:58:11<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>it was so much fun! I loved how you played with the prompt!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">18:58:26<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>And yes, a sequel is coming. \ud83d\ude08<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;Socomama&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d711<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Socomama&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;Socomama&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1067355554328092742.png\"\n            alt=\"amazed\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Socomama&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f924.svg\"\n            alt=\"drooling face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:58:38<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay! sequel!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:58:42<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ooo, sequel!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">18:58:53<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p>So grateful to you all for this. Thank you!  \ud83d\udc9e\ud83d\udc9e\ud83d\udc9e<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>18:58:53<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sequel? we probably gonna start calling her Nan2&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:59:08<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I already started. They\u2019re off to Kansas.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:59:27<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>As I always say: more fic is more fic. And more @JadedEvie fic is always a scrumptious treat!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"bakasi&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:59:38<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>No spoilers! I&#8217;m still on my backlog \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985707797591244800.png\"\n            alt=\"plus1\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:59:44<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Uh, I just teared up for that win. I really loved that story. Thank you, all. Really.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>18:59:55<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>holds up @JadedEvie&#8217;s \ud83c\udfc6<\/em> you got this? Or need me to carry it for you&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00:13<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Naw, girl, I got these. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00:32<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Just trying to be :superman: super helpful!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:00:51<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bremarks that there&#8217;s a very simple way to @KSaraSara  to get more Awards\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"dramatic\">Best Dramatic Story<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-dramatic-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:01:02<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up is Best Dramatic Story presented by @Verity (Puffytiger) which will be&#8230; you&#8217;ll never guess&#8230; pasted in by @Verity (Puffytiger)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:01:11<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yeah, @KSaraSara :nag: :nag: :nag:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:01:16<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay! back again. And this time as myself<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:01:38<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>hey now! Maybe I have lots of stories done already and just need to finish up the authors notes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:02:02<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You all know I&#8217;m not a creative writer. I&#8217;m an excellent organizer and technical writer, but I lack the multitude of ideas you creative writers have. I&#8217;m in awe of all of you!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:02:02<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8230; which I guess still doesn&#8217;t save me from the :nag: &#8230; d&#8217;oh<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;bakasi\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:02:49<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>When I wrote my introductions for the categories, @JadedEvie said it was like a little glimpse of me as a creative writer, and that made me feel \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:02:51<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh, @KSaraSara, all of us have those Clark excuses ready.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9c0.svg\"\n            alt=\"cheese\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:03:12<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So here we have the best dramatic stories!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:03:29<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I left them in my other pants. These are my special Kerth <del>Pilfering<\/del> Pants<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f456.svg\"\n            alt=\"jeans\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:03:54<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Which is a little funny. I actually had to do research on what makes up a dramatic story&#8230;because in my mind, most of them are!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3ad.svg\"\n            alt=\"performing arts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:04:13<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad I&#8217;m not the one who had to make those decisions, haha<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:04:24<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>But I definitely enjoy reading them!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:04:35<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>One of the things I love about dramatic stories is the intensity of emotion that is often captured in them.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:04:52<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Angst, joy, misunderstanding, resolution&#8230; the characters going through these journeys help me to better understand my own journey through life and the people around me.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:05:14<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>They give me new questions to ask myself about why people do the things they do, and even why I do the things I do.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:05:38<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara asked us earlier if anyone had used fanfic as therapy. And&#8230;it&#8217;s a huge yes from me<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:06:20<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Noted for next years dress code<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:06:22<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It helped me work through a bunch of ugh, gave me a better understanding of what healthy relationships might look like<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:07:03<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And helped me understand so much better what might be motivating those around me. It&#8217;s made me a better person, and I&#8217;m Super grateful for everyone who has written these stories over all the years of this fandom!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:07:37<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And now on to what everyone is waiting for! The nominees for <strong>Best Dramatic Story<\/strong> are &#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:07:49<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Bird in Hand<\/strong> by Blg1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>But Who&#8217;s Got You?<\/strong> by LoveTVFan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Found<\/strong> by SuperBek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If You Only Knew<\/strong> by Carrie Rene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:08:33<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">19:08:55<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>But Who&#8217;s Got You?<\/strong> by @lovetvfan !!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"lovetvfan\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f979.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udd79\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:08:58<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulatiosn @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:05<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:14<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yessss! @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:14<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-dramatic-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">19:09:15<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:09:22<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay! Congrats @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:23<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ah congratulations @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:24<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:26<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:35<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan !! Such a great story!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:36<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I will hold the \ud83c\udfc6 so she doesn&#8217;t get ice cream on it!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:09:38<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seriously, I was sending my friend snippets as I read that one saying &#8216;this is how I want to write&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">19:09:47<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Is her internet (and butter making) going to let her make a speech?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:09:51<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:09:53<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan I just adored this story! I can\u2019t tell you how fast I read it &#8211; in one shot, at like 2 in the morning! \ud83d\udc98<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:10:00<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m connected right now<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:10:09<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hey, there she is!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:10:14<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bpushes @lovetvfan onto stage\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">19:10:15<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Got time to jump over here?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:10:19<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So I could as long as it doesn&#8217;t cut me off mid speech \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;bakasi\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:10:40<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;ll just round robin and finish the speech for you lol<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:10:48<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Omg!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:10:56<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>you mean the part where you accept the Kerth?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f47c.svg\"\n            alt=\"angel\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:11:28<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t think I was going to be able to come on and I honestly did not expect anything in this category there were so many GOOD stories!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:12:02<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Verity (Puffytiger) thank you for your help and pushing me to get it done \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:12:48<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seriously I&#8217;m really touched. I haven&#8217;t ever written alt Clark before so thank you! <em>Exits before I get cut off again<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:13:28<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Alright, one more category before intermission!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"short\">Best Short Story (11-50kb)<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-short-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:13:36<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up is Best Short Story presented by @AnnaBtG \u2026 pasted in by @AnnaBtG lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:14:02<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I feel like @lovetvfan can write alt-Clark as often as she likes! \ud83d\ude09\ud83d\ude02:nag:<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:14:11<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It&#8217;s me again!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:14:14<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>In the flesh!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:14:30<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Also loved that kid oc<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:14:48<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It\u2019s lovely to be back for another year of the Kerths!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:15:20<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I\u2019m here to present Best Short Story, which is one of my favourite categories!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:15:35<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>For those who don\u2019t know me, I am not ashamed to admit that I do most of my L&amp;C reading between breaks at work :p so those stories are the perfect length to get me through the day! Just enough to keep me entertained between customers, and not too long that I\u2019ll have to part with them midway at the end of the working day! Really very considerate of y\u2019all to write them, thank you!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:16:43<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The <strong>Best Short Story<\/strong> nominees are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:17:05<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Bird in Hand<\/strong> (2025SF for kSaraSara) by Blg1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Costume Party: A Choose Your Own Adventure Fic<\/strong> by Queen of the Capes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Falling for You<\/strong> (2025SF for JadedEvie) by kSaraSara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Just Us This Time<\/strong> (2025SF for LoveTVFan) by Kathryn84<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sanctuary<\/strong> (2025SF for aPurpleOakie) by Kaylle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:17:23<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:17:54<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It&#8217;s a \ud83d\udc54 !!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">19:18:11<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Bird in Hand<\/strong> (2025SF for kSaraSara) by Blg1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Falling for You<\/strong> (2025SF for JadedEvie) by kSaraSara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:18:15<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987  and @KSaraSara !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:18:34<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 and @KSaraSara !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-short-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">19:18:35<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p>Congrats, girls!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:18:38<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @blg1987 and @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:18:42<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @blg1987 and @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:18:50<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 and @KSaraSara !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:18:54<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 and @KSaraSara !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:18:59<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200brealizes that we might now have to say good bye to our planned end time \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:19:04<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara you can only take one!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62d.svg\"\n            alt=\"sob\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:19:10<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ahhh holy moly! I&#8217;ve already said my piece on Falling for You, thank you so much \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:19:11<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @KSaraSara &#8211; you know how much I loved that one! And yay @blg1987 &#8211; that was such an incredible walk through alt-Clark&#8217;s rescue! Lois seeing the little bird and trusting it and him was so magical!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:19:36<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>WHAAAAAAAT?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">19:19:37<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p><em>hands mic over to @blg1987<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:19:51<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Plot twist! \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:19:55<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@blg1987 wing it, wing it!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fabd.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udebd\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:20:04<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>YES I loved the story so much and not just cuz it was written FOR me lol<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:20:11<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mxyzptlk has switched out @KSaraSara !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:20:18<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks so much all! Funnily enough, when I wrote this I was worried it&#8217;d be too long for a gift exchange&#8230; \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:20:31<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;ll know better for next time!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:20:42<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>There&#8217;s no too-long story<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:20:43<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks to @KSaraSara for requesting a yellow warbler<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f60d.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f424.svg\"\n            alt=\"baby chick\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49b.svg\"\n            alt=\"yellow heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:20:47<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(don&#8217;t let @lovetvfan read that part of your speech \ud83d\ude06*)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"lovetvfan&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">19:20:47<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>The real star of the fic<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f426-200d-1f525.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\ud83d\udd25\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49b.svg\"\n            alt=\"yellow heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:21:09<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I laugh. @blg1987 thought it was too long and then I got @JadedEvie and @lovetvfan stories, haha. I assured her she was fine!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f605.svg\"\n            alt=\"sweat smile\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"lovetvfan\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:22:09<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You&#8217;re a hero for organizing all of our crazy chaos!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:22:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats, @blg1987!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:22:38<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:22:51<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Running off to grab some din dins<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f372.svg\"\n            alt=\"stew\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"intermission\">Intermission<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">19:22:57<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\"><\/p>\n<p>Okay, FoLCs, it&#8217;s intermission time! (which, according to the spreadsheet is supposed to be 15 mins long&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/23f0.svg\"\n            alt=\"alarm clock\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:23:07<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:23:52<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>it&#8217;s HUBBA HUBBA time!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:27:36<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m just catching up on the chat. Congratulations to everyone so far!!! The kids are doing a craft and then we get to make ice cream but it has been lovely to see so many different amazing stores honoured<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:29:51<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I thought yours was SO good as well! Just gorgeous writing<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:33:03<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Back with food. No swooning on stage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:34:35<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yeah, you&#8217;re tech graemlin in the other hand got both hands on the keyboard, managing&#8230;uuu&#8230;four? windows on two screens \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:35:56<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Grabbing Tylenol for this horrible headache. Challenges. Challenges.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764-fe0f-200d-1fa79.svg\"\n            alt=\"mending heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:36:30<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hopefully someone besides me is doing the time math to know when it&#8217;s been 15 mins&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:36:43<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2 minute warning<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">19:36:48<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>\u23f2\ufe0f \ud83e\uddd9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:37:05<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>sneaks in back and looks around for empty seat&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:37:28<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>hides the size of her left pants pocket&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:37:39<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@QueenoftheCapes  You can <del>accost<\/del> discuss with @KSaraSara your missing Kerth awards<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f604.svg\"\n            alt=\"smile\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"fundraiser\">Fundraiser<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:39:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>pushes mic at @Darth_Michael<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:39:37<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>No introduction?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:39:43<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oh my<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fae3.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udee3\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:39:44<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>adjusts olde-fashioned straw hat<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:39:48<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udd41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:39:53<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Welcome back to the second half of the Kerth Awards ceremony!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:39:59<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>gesticulates with baton<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:40:04<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I hope ye all enjoy the morning-evening of today\u2019s festivities!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:40:10<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We have cotton candy in the hall, live entertainment, and all the trappings of a professional circus!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:40:21<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You may remember last year\u2019s hoopla with the clapping and the frogs raining from the heavens, so I shall refrain from clapping this year. We don\u2019t need another lawsuit from the Rainforest Animals Protection Group eating into sparse funds again.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f438.svg\"\n            alt=\"frog\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:40:38<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>puts baton down of podium and straightens blue vest<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:40:45<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Speaking of funds.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4b0.svg\"\n            alt=\"moneybag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:40:58<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>As you might know, our fandom runs on the generosity of its members.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f911.svg\"\n            alt=\"money mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:41:10<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>points at assembled FoLCs<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:41:15<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>That\u2019s <em>YOU<\/em> guys!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f64c.svg\"\n            alt=\"raised hands\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:41:26<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You donate your time and skill and love to the creation and appreciation of fanfiction.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:41:38<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And sometimes, you also donate your hard-earned money to help us pay for the resources needed to host the Boards, the Archive, the nfic Archive, and the Kerth site \u2013 all on one nice and compact system, all for the low, low price of just a buck and a quarter a day.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4b8.svg\"\n            alt=\"money with wings\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:42:05<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>To make this possible, we pay for the server once every three years, getting us a hefty rebate. And the next payment is due in early 2027.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44d.svg\"\n            alt=\"thumbsup\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/23f0.svg\"\n            alt=\"alarm clock\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:42:22<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>As it stands, we\u2019re still about 800 dollars short of our goal and thus we\u2019re going to be asking you all to help us make a fundraising event a reality.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f64f.svg\"\n            alt=\"pray\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44d.svg\"\n            alt=\"thumbsup\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:42:37<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We had those before, although the last one is more than a decade past, and they were always fun. We had swag. We had fics. We had art. We had auctions.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f483.svg\"\n            alt=\"dancer\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f57a.svg\"\n            alt=\"man dancing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:42:52<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>And we had someone to organize the whole shindig.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:43:05<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This is where one of you guys hopefully comes in. Sara and I try not to monopolize the fandom, so if someone enjoys organizing things, please let us know. We\u2019d so very much love the help!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f64f.svg\"\n            alt=\"pray\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:43:17<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>hmm, I&#8217;m good at organizing!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f64f.svg\"\n            alt=\"pray\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:43:25<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>To this effect, @JadedEvie  created a post on the message boards with all the details: https:\/\u200b\/\u200bwww.lcficmbs.com\/\u200bubb\/\u200bubbthreads.php\/\u200btopics\/\u200b304378#Post304378 Please check it out and contact us if you are interested in helping!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:43:38<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>One last detail before I hand over the mic to our MC \u2013 please, please, please, understand that after what happened during the Fruit Fly Photoshoot of \u201994, we\u2019re forbidden by Human Resources and Legal from auctioning off dates with Cat or Superman. <em>That<\/em> event resulted in so many lawsuits about sexual harassment, that our venerable Editor in Chief had to take up a second job as a fortune teller at carnivals, if you can believe it!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f52e.svg\"\n            alt=\"crystal ball\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:44:06<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So, please remember, it\u2019s okay to auction off Lois for your personal entertainment. It\u2019s okay to auction off Clark for Lois\u2019s entertainment. It is <em>NOT<\/em> okay to auction off Superman to Lois <em>OR<\/em> to men wearing tinfoil suits. I know this is an imposition, but please work with us on this restriction.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:44:21<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I feel like @Darth_Michael always has the most fun at these things. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fa84.svg\"\n            alt=\"magic wand\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f607.svg\"\n            alt=\"innocent\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:44:27<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>points clicker at vid screen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:44:32<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And if you need someone to work your kid\u2019s party, Madame Velofksy\u2019s fortunes are available for birthdays, Bat Mitzvas, as well as junior and senior proms.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f52e.svg\"\n            alt=\"crystal ball\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">19:44:53<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><em>steps away from podium so @KSaraSara  can take over<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:45:11<\/td>\n<td>Meadowlark<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LOL &#8211; that was great<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:45:17<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:45:32<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>here, don&#8217;t forget your complimentary gift! <em>hands @Darth_Michael a few \ud83d\udc38<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f438.svg\"\n            alt=\"frog\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:45:52<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ooooh! now I need to find a fic to put them in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62d.svg\"\n            alt=\"sob\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"originalcharacter\">Best Original Character\/Supporting Character<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-originalcharacter-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:46:15<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up is Best Original Character\/\u200bSupporting Character presented by @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:46:27<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hiiii!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:46:59<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Okay okay, enough applause. I <em>may<\/em> have spilled ramen down Cat&#8217;s dress. She doesn&#8217;t need to know<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f457.svg\"\n            alt=\"dress\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f35c.svg\"\n            alt=\"ramen\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:47:31<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So onto our first award of the second half<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:47:49<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lois and Clark are our favourite duo, but the show is blessed with a set of iconic supporting characters. With often limited screen time, fan fiction offers writers the freedom to explore these popular, occasionally contentious, characters and deepen FoLCS relationship with them.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:48:24<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Furthermore, our brilliant fan fiction writers create their own characters to embellish this fictional universe. It\u2019s never easy to make us fall in love with an original character but these stories successfully did that.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:48:47<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>These characters may take centre stage to shine, or they continue in a supporting role to Lois and Clark, and through their presence, show us different sides to the main characters.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:49:24<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for <strong>Best Original Character\/\u200bSupporting Character<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:49:38<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jamie Evans: But Who\u2019s Got You?<\/strong> By lovetvfan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mayson Drake: A Different Perspective<\/strong> by Krista\/\u200bFragmentedSandwiches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jonathan and Martha Kent: Found<\/strong> by SuperBek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:50:15<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">19:50:40<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan and Martha Kent: Found<\/strong> by SuperBek<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:50:59<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, @Bek ! \/\u200bwatches as another award vanishes in the depth of @KSaraSara &#8216;s pants\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:51:01<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @Bek! That story was so poignant!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:51:02<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congratulations @Bek !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:51:07<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats @Bek !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:51:09<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Bek !! Who doesn&#8217;t love Martha and Jonathan!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:51:19<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Bek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:51:35<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Bek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-originalcharacter-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">19:51:38<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p><em>snags another \ud83c\udfc6<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:51:38<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ahhh congrats @Bek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:51:40<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Bek !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:52:04<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Bek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:52:16<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Bek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:52:17<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>that pocket is getting pretty full @KSaraSara . Are you storing those trophies in the same place Clark stores his cape and boots?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f462.svg\"\n            alt=\"boot\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:54:05<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Bek is usually busy with mom stuff on the weekends, so I&#8217;m assuming she&#8217;ll see this later. I was lucky to be able to read this as she was writing, and watching little Clark and Martha and Jonathan come to life and break my heart in so many ways was an honor. I know she&#8217;ll be really really grateful to get this award because if you see how deeply Martha and Jonathan care for Clark here, that&#8217;s how much Bek cares about her characters when she&#8217;s writing them <em>and<\/em> long after that. \ud83e\udef6<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:54:30<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(and yep, she just replied saying she&#8217;s busy chauffering kids)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:55:17<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>YEP! In hyperspace (tm Debby Stark who probably nabbed it from comics or something lol)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:55:41<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>waits for someone to announce the next category<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:55:48<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:55:55<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bpokes @KSaraSara \/\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:56:20<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>kidding, I actually wrote this one ahead of time lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"midlength\">Best Mid-Length (51-150kb)<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-midlength-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:56:30<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up is Best Mid-Length Story presented by my Twinnie @lovetvfan and pasted in by @Verity (Puffytiger)  while my Twinnie eats ice cream and makes butter, apparently\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f368.svg\"\n            alt=\"ice cream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:56:56<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Prioritizing ice cream over Kerths? pssh<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:56:59<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ice cream and butter? Together?\ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">19:57:20<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you should keep that first one she won in your pocket, @KSaraSara lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:57:27<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>it&#8217;s explained in the scroll. Sara2 is at an ice cream museum<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44d.svg\"\n            alt=\"thumbsup\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:57:44<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8230;and the story sort of unraveled from there, lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">19:57:45<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Ok, here we have Best Mid-Length Story (51-200kB or ~9,000-36,000 words)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:57:55<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thus, butter.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:57:58<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Must&#8217;ve missed it while skimming to catch up.  Sounds cool!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:58:05<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>you know how we be \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">19:58:05<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who knows fic writers, knows that we have difficulty with length. Like\u2026a lot of difficulty.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:58:06<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8216;skimming&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:58:08<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>shhhh Verity is speaking!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92b.svg\"\n            alt=\"shushing face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:58:14<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(like the milk)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:58:20<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oh, wasn&#8217;t skim, pretty sure they&#8217;re using whole milk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:58:27<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Some of us write stories that are REALLY good but also REALLY long coughyouknowwhoyouarecough and then there\u2019s the ones who write the absolutely delightful little fics and ficlets!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>19:58:28<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Evie beat me to it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f609.svg\"\n            alt=\"wink\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:58:58<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>But like Goldilocks, the mid-length story has to be neither too short, nor too long in order to be just right.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49b.svg\"\n            alt=\"yellow heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f469-200d-1f9b1.svg\"\n            alt=\"woman curly haired\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f43b.svg\"\n            alt=\"bear\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:59:16<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here are the nominees for best Mid-Length fic:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:59:27<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lois: \u201cPsst!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:59:35<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Narrator: \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19:59:41<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It&#8217;s best to write stories located in the Goldilocks zone. Otherwise, you got barren rocks or hot gasseous balls no one can live on<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:59:42<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lois: \u201cYour speech is a bit too short, don\u2019t you think?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>19:59:53<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Narrator: \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:00:00<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I understood that reference!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f30e.svg\"\n            alt=\"earth americas\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00:01<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lois: \u201cI just mean these are important stories. You should say a bit more about them \u2013 you know\u2026REALLY give them the love they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00:12<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Narrator: \u201cI thought I just did but what else do you want me to say?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:00:15<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I understood <em>that<\/em> reference!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00:23<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Clark: \u201cLois, come on I thought the speech was just fine. Short and sweet! Not everything has to be a novel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00:35<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lois: (suspiciously)  \u201cWhat do you know about my novel?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9d0.svg\"\n            alt=\"face with monocle\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00:46<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Narrator: \u201cUmm, right. Anyway, here are the nominees for <strong>Best Mid-Length Story<\/strong>\u201d:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00:57<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fade to Black: Pilot (The Interview)<\/strong> by lovetvfan \u2013 155 kB (29,402 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Proposal<\/strong> by JadedEvie \u2013 95 kB (16,522 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Ruse<\/strong> by Socomama \u2013 183 kB (32,739 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sleight of Hand<\/strong> (2025SF for QueenoftheCapes) by JadedEvie \u2013 137 kB (24,937 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:01:12<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Lois: (suspiciously)  \u201cWhat do you know about my novel?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:01:32<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"10\">20:01:53<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"10\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"10\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ruse<\/strong> by @Socomama !!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d710<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:01:55<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, @Socomama !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:04<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @Socomama !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:05<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Socomama !!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:08<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yessss @Socomama  congrats<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:09<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, @Socomama !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:11<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Socomama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:11<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Socomama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:18<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Socomama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:22<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Socomama! I loved that story!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:33<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Woooo! Congrats, @Socomama!! Are you here to give a speech?? \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-midlength-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:02:34<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations!!  Is she around to make a speech?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:03:16<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>puts \ud83c\udfc6 in pocket<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;bakasi&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"bakasi&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f6cd.svg\"\n            alt=\"shopping bags\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:03:20<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Guess not. Another Kerth for that pocket, @KSaraSara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:03:20<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Socomama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:03:22<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Suppose not, shame&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:03:51<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hey, I <em>DO<\/em> give them all to their proper recipients! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"CarrieRene&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9d0.svg\"\n            alt=\"face with monocle\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"elseworlds\">Best Elseworlds\/AU Story<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-elseworlds-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:04:19<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up is Best Elseworlds\/\u200bAU Story presented by @Blueowl  and pasted in by @AnnaBtG<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:04:46<\/td>\n<td>Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udd89 Hello everyone!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Blueowl&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Blueowl&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f989.svg\"\n            alt=\"owl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:04:59<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(Because in all seriousness, I only want the Kerths I earn \ud83e\udd70 )<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:05:13<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So modest!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:05:15<\/td>\n<td>Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>There is just something about elseworld or AU stories that satisfies a craving we didn&#8217;t even know we had. Whether our favorite characters are set in a universe with a single aspect different from canon \u2013 such as a critical event from canon occurring differently \u2013 or the entire setting has shifted into something entirely unrecognizable with our tried and true heroes navigating it, these stories provide us new worlds to dive into to the point we wonder which we prefer: them or canon.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:05:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>unlike Cat&#8217;s dresses<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f459.svg\"\n            alt=\"bikini\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:05:51<\/td>\n<td>Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This year, three have been nominated for 2026\u2019s Best Elseworlds\/\u200bAU story. The nominees for <strong>Best Elseworlds\/\u200bAU Story<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:06:02<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83d\ude3b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:06:07<\/td>\n<td>Blueowl\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Bird in Hand<\/strong> (2025SF for kSaraSara) by Blg1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>But Who&#8217;s Got You?<\/strong> (2025SF for Amanda K) by LoveTVFan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Found<\/strong> by SuperBek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:06:11<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>sits carefully<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:06:18<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:06:43<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>That running gag is hilarious.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f457.svg\"\n            alt=\"dress\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:06:46<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Bird in Hand<\/strong> (2025SF for kSaraSara) by Blg1987 !!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49b.svg\"\n            alt=\"yellow heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:06:50<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, @blg1987 ! You&#8217;re the first repeat offender of the evening I believe?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:04<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @blg1987<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:06<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:09<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @blg1987 !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-elseworlds-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:10<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>wooo!! Congrats again, @blg1987!! Speech speech!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:10<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udee8<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">20:07:10<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p>Congrats @blg1987 !!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:07:15<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @blg1987<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:21<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulaitons @blg1987<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:23<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @blg1987 ! So deserved! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:25<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987!!! \ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf88<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:28<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@blg1987 congratulations!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:48<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I was just sitting here telling mum theres no chance ill win this one cause these authors\/\u200bstories are just so good<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;molly&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:53<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Blown away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:07:58<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:08:11<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Also, did you do this just so i&#8217;ll write a sequel?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;bakasi&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;bakasi&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f607.svg\"\n            alt=\"innocent\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:08:13<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:08:24<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>sequel!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:08:25<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>YES THAT&#8217;S WHY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:08:36<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>sequel! sequel!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:08:44<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>:nag: :nag:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"waffy\">Best Waffy Story<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-waffy-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:09:02<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Next up is Best Waffy Story presented by @Morgana  and pasted in by @CarrieRene<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:09:26<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hello again.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:10:12<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udee3<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f426-200d-1f525.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\ud83d\udd25\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">20:10:33<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m here to present for @Morgana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:10:33<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sequel!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:10:50<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;ll get thinking&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:10:54<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It was such a good story<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">20:11:00<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>BEST WAFFY:<\/p>\n<p>Morgana comes up to the podium, clears her throat and begins with a thoughtful<\/p>\n<p>expression.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:11:02<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Maybe I can whump them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62d.svg\"\n            alt=\"sob\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f608.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling imp\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:11:03<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>sequel title: Worth Two in the Bush<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:11:07<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to see that trust continue to grow<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:11:19<\/td>\n<td>Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Greetings and Salutations fellow FoLC\u2019s!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m here to talk about an interesting term we all know and love\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Waffy.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:11:40<\/td>\n<td>Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Upon first hearing this years ago when I first joined the fandom one thought came to mind, where did such an odd word come from? Is it real or made up? Is it a word Perry would consider using in a story while holding his red editor\u2019s pen? Maybe Cat came up with it during some swanky society event? One thing is for sure, it ain\u2019t a word Lex Luthor would use! (Morgana fans herself thinking of sexy Lexy in a bespoke double-breasted suit. She stops, remembers where she is and then continues.) Seeking an answer, I pulled out my trusty, well-thumbed thesaurus to look it up and what did it say?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f935-200d-2642-fe0f.svg\"\n            alt=\"man in tuxedo\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:12:07<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>sexy Lexy \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:12:12<\/td>\n<td>Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yikes! No such word was found.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f50e.svg\"\n            alt=\"mag right\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:12:34<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>That tells me it is exclusively FoLCs own special expression\u2026 used to describe sweet, serendipitous things and events regarding our favorite duo of intrepid reporters! Kudos to us!<\/p>\n<p>Hey, does anybody out there know who came up with \u2018waffy\u2019? If so, please let me know!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:12:40<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I just&#8230; can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:12:47<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Same as chumpy<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:12:48<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You have to tie him to a bed and have your wicked way with him. There&#8217;s all sorts of implements for this.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:12:49<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It was Steve.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:12:58<\/td>\n<td>Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>That being said, the nominees for <strong>Best Waffy Story<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cravings<\/strong> by aPurpleOkie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lights and Music<\/strong> by Bakasi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Proposal<\/strong> by JadedEvie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Ruse<\/strong> by Socomama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">20:13:28<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">Morgana\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Morgana rips open the envelope starts jumping up and down and says:<\/p>\n<p>And the winner is\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:13:29<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yeah, we best not let @90stvfangirl see this, else she&#8217;ll run off and write a cracky fic so cracky that it&#8217;s eeriely real&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:13:50<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I know waffy stands for Warm and Fuzzy Feelings, but no idea who came up with it<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:13:53<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Still can&#8217;t believe that short story won a Kerth and got another nomination<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-waffy-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">20:13:55<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\">CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"8\"><\/p>\n<p>Best Waffy<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ruse<\/strong> by Socomama<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Socomama&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Socomama&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:14:03<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @Socomama !! Woo!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:08<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations (again) @Socomama !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:18<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay congrats @Socomama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:18<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Socomama congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:20<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Socomama  congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:21<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Woohoo! You go @Socomama !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:30<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Socomama congrats \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:32<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Contrats @Socomama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">20:14:35<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\"><\/p>\n<p>Woooo! congrats again, @Socomama!!! <em>carefully stuffs \ud83c\udfc6 in very full pocket<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:14:41<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It was so sweet!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"bakasi\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:42<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Socomama !!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:43<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Socomama ! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:48<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @Socomama.<\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m going to lie down and try to get rid of this headache that has now turned into a nech ache also.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764-fe0f-200d-1fa79.svg\"\n            alt=\"mending heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f622.svg\"\n            alt=\"cry\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:14:51<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I LOVED that story!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:15:09<\/td>\n<td>CarrieRene<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations to everyone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:15:20<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I hope it helps and you feel better<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"long\">Best Long Story (Over 150kb)<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-long-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:15:49<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Moving right along, we&#8217;ve got Best Long Story presented by @Verity (Puffytiger) (pasting her own stuff!)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:15:59<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Maybe @KSaraSara should bring a handcart next time<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f6d2.svg\"\n            alt=\"shopping cart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:16:04<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh look, I&#8217;m on again<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:16:08<\/td>\n<td>QueenoftheCapes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Being called away too.  Congratulations to all the winners! \ud83e\udef6<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:16:27<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This one is for Best Long Story (201+kB or ~36,000+ words)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:16:40<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>When a person reads as fast as I do, many stories are just tasty little snacks.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:17:02<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Delicious, but fleeting.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:17:14<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>A well written long story is like a drawn out meal with good friends, where we can spend time together and really savor the duration of quality time.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:17:53<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(unless I&#8217;m attempting to beta for guess the author, then I&#8217;m just reading through 45K words in about 3 hours, haha)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"lovetvfan\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92f.svg\"\n            alt=\"exploding head\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:18:19<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I did say I read fast!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:18:32<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>A-hem, back to the presentation:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:18:34<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I love long stories just for this reason, they let me submerge myself into the characters and world. Dwell within the story, consider the motivations, learn from the experience.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:18:51<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Annnnnddddd&#8230; have it take a while before I have to figure out what I&#8217;m reading next!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:19:13<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for <strong>Best Long Story<\/strong> are&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:19:24<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>But Who&#8217;s Got You?<\/strong> (2025SF for Amanda K) by LoveTVFan \u2013 230 kB (43,755 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Found<\/strong> by SuperBek \u2013 228 kB (42,208 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stuck in the Dark<\/strong> by aPurpleOkie \u2013 409 kB (71,368 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When You&#8217;re Not Strong<\/strong> by lovetvfan \u2013 369 kB (68,686 words)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:04<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:28<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>But Who&#8217;s Got You?<\/strong> by @lovetvfan !!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"10\">20:20:32<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"10\">Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"10\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:20:35<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan ! Are you done making butter?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:44<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m here!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:47<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats @lovetvfan !!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:50<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:52<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@lovetvfan  Congratulations!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:53<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@lovetvfan congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:20:56<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @lovetvfan I absolutely DEVOURED that story! I love the time period SO much and the world building was so incredible!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:21:22<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:21:25<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>yay!!! @lovetvfan  I absolutely love that story!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:21:28<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Omg \ud83d\ude32 thank you!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-long-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:21:46<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>drags @lovetvfan on stage for a speech<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:21:55<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seriously, it was such immersive world building<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:22:09<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I just&#8230;.I&#8217;m speechless. And I also have brain freeze lol \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;molly&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f368.svg\"\n            alt=\"ice cream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f366.svg\"\n            alt=\"icecream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:22:11<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I was so there with Clark<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:22:40<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve written a lot of long stories before but this one took so much research<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:22:43<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>What everyone said! And it was also such an easy and flowing read &#8211; given its length, it went by so fast!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:22:55<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>P.s. I think it says best dramatic story there not long story<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">20:23:05<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\"><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so touched that people took the time to read it and liked it! Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;AmandaK\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:23:21<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>she doesn&#8217;t know the difference lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:23:21<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It was amazing! I actually regretted needing to read it through so fast, but she turned it in the day before the final day of posting, haha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:23:39<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>That was my bad! Sorry for the icky copy\/\u200bpaste!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:23:58<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oops, my bad!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:24:25<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I obviously missed my organizing. Of course it&#8217;s for best long<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:24:31<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even notice who did the typo, I&#8217;m just here to throw my twin under the bus for long stuff (that we love)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f68c.svg\"\n            alt=\"bus\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:24:52<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>fixed<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"nfic\">Best NFic Story<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-nfic-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:25:25<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ooh, next up, we have Best NFic!! Presented by @bakasi is she&#8217;s not been called away!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"molly\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f648.svg\"\n            alt=\"see no evil\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:25:36<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m here.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:25:40<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Not your error, I made it when I was building my presentation lineup<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44d.svg\"\n            alt=\"thumbsup\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:26:25<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Since I&#8217;m not very good at speeches, I invited a special guest for the presentation of the next award. Though why he volunteered for this particular category, I&#8217;ll never know. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome H.G. Wells.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/23f0.svg\"\n            alt=\"alarm clock\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:26:46<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Wells walks down the aisle and takes off his bowler head, before he climbs onto the stage and turns to the audience. He fumbles with an envelope.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:26:52<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oh my, Herb likes to interrupt the nfic!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:27:05<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Wells:  \u201cThanks for having me. I feel very honored to be presenting this category. As you might know, I\u2019m a writer myself and I have a lot of experience writing in this particular field. So I am pleased to announce this year&#8217;s nominees for the science fiction category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:27:26<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>bahahahaha! He oopsed<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:27:33<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>bakasi_ \u201cUh, Mr. Wells, I\u2019m deeply sorry, but I have a feeling you\u2019re confusing this category with something else. It\u2019s nfic, not science fiction, I\u2019m afraid.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:27:47<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>What&#8217;s <em>he<\/em> got to do with getting them nekid?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:27:55<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Wells: \u201cYou sure? It was raining when the postman brought my letter and the ink got wet in several places. So I assumed &#8211; are you certain this n here isn\u2019t about science? What a pity. I was so looking forward to\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">20:28:12<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">bakasi<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>bakasi: \u201cWell, to be frank, the n stands for naughty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:28:15<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Also, so many of the Kerth presentations are so funny and fun and witty this year, like.. so glad these are Kerth eligible.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:28:20<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hope Cat peeking round the curtain isn&#8217;t distracting him<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:28:30<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I have to cut out for a bit<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f366.svg\"\n            alt=\"icecream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:28:32<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u201cNaughty, huh? But pray tell me, how on earth could a fanfic be naughty?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:28:48<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>um&#8230;about that, Herb&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:28:51<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">bakasi<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>bakasi: \u201cUh, you see\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:28:56<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh never mind Scott is driving lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:28:59<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>just when one of your household name cats is up!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:29:07<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Realization dawns on our good time-traveler\u2019s face and he blushes all over.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f633.svg\"\n            alt=\"flushed\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:29:40<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry, sweety,\u201d <em>Cat Grant, dressed in a flimsy breath of nothing, appears on the stage, and grabs Well\u2019s envelope, exchanging it for the one she\u2019s carrying.<\/em> \u201cI\u2019ll gladly take over.  Someone -&quot;  <em>Looks at bakasi with daggers in her eyes<\/em> &quot;-thought it was a good idea to give me the category best overall. As if there was anything good about overalls!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d710<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9d1-200d-1f33e.svg\"\n            alt=\"farmer\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">20:30:27<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">bakasi<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Bakasi \u201cWe\u2019re not giving out awards for clothing, Cat. But nevermind, if you want to do the honors, by all means. &quot;Be our guest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:30:34<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Can&#8217;t keep Cat off that stage!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30:53<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>maybe I&#8217;ll just let her MC next year&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:31:00<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Looks like she finally found a new dress, or else did some fast sewing with that curtain!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">20:31:05<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\">bakasi<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Well\u2019s, his face still the color of a ripe tomato, hurries to pull something from his pocket.<\/em> \u201cOh in that case, I hope no one minds, if I excuse myself for a moment.\u201d <em>He presses a button on a small device and steps through an open time window.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:31:16<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Unless you steal her dress<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:31:27<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:31:28<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You have to <em>wear<\/em> clothing to get an award for it!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:31:32<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Turns out I can stay<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:31:35<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We&#8217;re driving home &amp; Scott offered to drive lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:31:50<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u201cThanks. I\u2019m much better suited for this category than anyone else, don\u2019t you think?\u201d <em>She pulls at the piece of clothing she\u2019s almost wearing, making sure it shows all her attributes before stepping up to the mic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:31:56<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oh wow, he hates driving, doesn&#8217;t he?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:32:16<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for the <strong>Best NFic Story<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In the Depths of My Eyes<\/strong> by Bakasi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fade to Black: Pilot (The Interview)<\/strong> by lovetvfan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m Right Here<\/strong> by Krista \/\u200b FragmentedSandwiches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:32:19<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>give Scott a Good Hubby Award \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:32:35<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:04<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>Cat smiles coyly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:33:08<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">bakasi<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fade to Black: Pilot (The Interview)<\/strong> by lovetvfan<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:33:12<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, @lovetvfan ! And tell Scott it was wise he&#8217;s driving!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"lovetvfan\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:31<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:31<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73 @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:35<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@lovetvfan congratulations!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-nfic-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:33:36<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>MOAR SPEECH @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:33:37<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @lovetvfan ! I loved this story &#8211; heartaching and smoking!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:37<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>He does!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:38<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:40<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@lovetvfan Congratulations!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"11\">20:33:41<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"11\">bakasi<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"11\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:33:54<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Omg <em>blushes<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:58<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>be sure to tell him we gave him an award too!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f446.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up 2\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:33:59<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:34:11<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>At least she can just put the award in the back of the car she&#8217;s in!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:34:22<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>No trouble with carrying them all<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:35:15<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan !!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:35:43<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>speech<\/em>!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:35:48<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>speech<\/em>!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:35:55<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>speech<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/991566083846832158.png\"\n            alt=\"nag\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:36:23<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ice cream speech!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f366.svg\"\n            alt=\"icecream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9e0.svg\"\n            alt=\"brain\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:36:37<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I did see her typing earlier, so we&#8217;ll wait a min&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">20:37:05<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>This was the biggest FtB challenge \ud83d\ude06 thank you to everyone who took the time to read the longest excuse for smut \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:37:30<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m cutting out again! Sorry \ud83d\ude14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:37:30<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It cut out again<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:37:31<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Wait, how <em>long<\/em> is it? Because&#8230;Umm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"lovetvfan\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"newauthor\">Best New Author<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-newauthor-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:38:48<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Next up one of my favorite categories to see because that means we\u2019ve still got new writers and new folcs! There to present Best New Author is last year\u2019s winner, @AmandaK (and hopefully she&#8217;s available to paste her own speech)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:39:03<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m here<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:39:34<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Stupid ice cream museum out in the middle of nowhere <em>grumbles<\/em> \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62d.svg\"\n            alt=\"sob\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:39:42<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hello everyone!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:40:01<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I\u2019m AmandaK, winner of last year\u2019s Best New Author, and today I will be presenting this year\u2019s Best New Author award.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Blueowl&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:40:20<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I started writing fanfiction way back in middle school for a variety of other fandoms. It had been some years since Lois and Clark had gone off the air so it wasn\u2019t really on my radar at the time. After years of writing, I set it aside for several years and I didn\u2019t have any plans to pick it up again.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f631.svg\"\n            alt=\"scream\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:40:48<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Then, one day, after re-watching all of Lois and Clark, I found myself wanting more stories (the series ended far too soon). So, I ventured into the world of fanfiction, expecting to find only a handful of fanfics.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;bakasi&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fae2.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udee2\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:41:15<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AmandaK<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Imagine my surprise when I discovered the archives with its plethora of prose going all the way back to the beginning. I was further surprised to discover the message board and a thriving community of FOLCS still churning out stories to keep us entertained for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:41:16<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sweet Summer Child!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:41:22<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(wrong fandom)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:41:45<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I didn\u2019t set out to start writing fanfiction again but, after a little while, I was pulled back in and I found a welcome community ready to provide encouragement and feedback. And we are still growing!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:42:05<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We have five nominees for Best New Author this year! I\u2019ve read and enjoyed so many of their stories and I can\u2019t wait to see what they write in the future.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:42:30<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Maybe they stumbled into our fandom while browsing other Superman fanfics. Maybe they are lifelong Lois and Clark lovers who didn\u2019t know this community was here waiting for them until a random search pointed them in the right direction. Or perhaps they\u2019ve been lurking in the background for years and finally found the courage to share their own works.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:42:46<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The &#8216;encouragement&#8217; is really just a lure for more fic, lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:43:02<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>However they came to be here, we are all certainly glad they came!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:43:14<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And so is the FDK<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:43:14<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So, without further ado, our nominees for <strong>Best New Author<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:43:14<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>coughgiveusmoreMarriageofStatecough<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:43:26<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abigail Ellen Kent<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blg1987<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Idontknowwhatthatmeans5678 \/\u200b SonicMessiah<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Krista \/\u200b FragmentedSandwiches<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>aPurpleOkie<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d711<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:43:34<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hold on&#8230; \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:44:43<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:45:07<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AmandaK<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blg1987<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:45:13<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @blg1987 ! Huge congrats! Can&#8217;t wait to see more of your writing!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:45:21<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 ! A well deserved honor! And it was a another very stiff competition this year!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-newauthor-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:45:22<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f497.svg\"\n            alt=\"heartpulse\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">20:45:25<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">AmandaK<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:45:28<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @blg1987<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:45:31<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@blg1987 congratulations!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:45:32<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 !!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:45:32<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@blg1987 congratulations!! Believe me now?!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:45:33<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 !!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"molly\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:45:37<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats!!! And yes, we had so much great competition this year!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:45:51<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Okay. Words&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:45:51<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @blg1987 ! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc90 I loved reading your stuff!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:46:55<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Are you sure that wasn&#8217;t the Nfic category? \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:47:07<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ive been lurking outside the window of this fandom since I was a teenager. I consider some L&amp;C fics a comfort blanket ive read them so many times. I read all of S5. All of Nan Smiths series. And I never engaged cause&#8230; I thought you were all REAL writers<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f97a.svg\"\n            alt=\"pleading face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:47:15<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>So I guess i&#8217;m a real writer now?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d710<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:47:29<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@KSaraSara See? <em>I<\/em> am not the naughty one!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:47:48<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Omg @blg1987 you are totally a &quot;real writer&quot;!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:47:55<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">blg1987<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much for the love. It means more than im able to say right now.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Blueowl&#xA;peixinho&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Blueowl&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:47:57<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>She is!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:48:04<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You set that one up \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:48:49<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:48:59<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So glad to decided to open up with stories, @blg1987 ! And reserve next year around this time to present the next Best New Author award! \/\u200beyes FoLCdom\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:49:12<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Love to all my fellow new authors. We are a great &#8216;cohort&#8217; \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"fanart\">Best Original Fanart<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-fanart-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:49:19<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>And now for Best Original Fanart presented by @AnnaBtG (pasting her own speech hehe)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:49:26<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>HAN SOLO voice: Who, me?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:49:54<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Are we the year of 2025 or 2026?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:50:04<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Good question!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:50:20<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>um&#8230; 2025 we&#8217;ll say that lol<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:50:33<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(apologies in advance, connection is being slow)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">20:50:52<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>It is a truth universally acknowledged that the creativity of FoLCs knows no bounds. How could it, with the show having been off the air for almost 30 years now and people still creating new fan content for it? It goes beyond fanfic, too, into the world of audio and visual media, which is what we\u2019re celebrating with this category!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Jenn&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3ac.svg\"\n            alt=\"clapper\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3a8.svg\"\n            alt=\"art\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:50:54<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Good cos I much prefer that as a year. An odd number. but not an odd number cos it&#8217;s a quarter of a century<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:51:18<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>the award year\/\u200bsubmitted year is always making my brain itch (but that&#8217;s maybe because of my lack of ability to deal with time and math anymore \ud83d\ude06 )<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:51:32<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ooh good point<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:51:39<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for <strong>Best Original Fanart<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:51:59<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>just deal with words and remember that 1+1+1=2<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92f.svg\"\n            alt=\"exploding head\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:52:01<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TikTok Videos<\/strong> by 90stvfangirl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Podcast<\/strong> by FoLCs Forever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Music Video: Miss Independent<\/strong> by lovetvfan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Jenn&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:52:25<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:52:32<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>written in 824 words or less?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:53:10<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Podcast<\/strong> by FoLCs Forever !<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Jenn\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:53:19<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, FoLCs Forever!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"molly&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:53:20<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>psst&#8230; unless it&#8217;s Destined&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f308.svg\"\n            alt=\"rainbow\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f984.svg\"\n            alt=\"unicorn\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-fanart-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">20:53:24<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Congrats!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:53:40<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations FoLCs Forever<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:53:44<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So fun! Congrats to the podcasters!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:53:47<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>congrats!!&#8230; Are they here to accept in person?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:53:56<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations to FoLCS Forever!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:54:06<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:54:09<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats FoLCs Forever!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:54:17<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations \ud83c\udf89!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">20:54:18<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>I can give speaking permissions in the thread if so!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20:54:20<\/td>\n<td>Jenn<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh wow, we are shocked and so honored!!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:54:24<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Wow!! Thanks to everyone who voted for us!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"lovetvfan&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:54:43<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:54:54<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations, @Jenn &amp; @Julie ! So glad you could make it!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/1162545636902707230.png\"\n            alt=\"100blue\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Jenn&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2665.svg\"\n            alt=\"hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:54:55<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Jenn and @Julie c&#8217;mon up on stage and give a speech!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:56:26<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I\u2019m actually speechless! Thank you to everyone who listens to our little pod and who kindly voted for us. It\u2019s been so much fun recapping every episode and we are so honored to be included in this years Kerth Awards!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">20:57:05<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\">Jenn<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"6\"><\/p>\n<p>Agree with everything Julie said! It is so fun and we are so honored\u2014thank you! \u2665\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:57:24<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>so we&#8217;re totally going to wrangle you into writing and other art forms, right?? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:57:30<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>:nag:<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Jenn&#xA;peixinho&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:57:37<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You should check out or episode rewatch threads on the message boards!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:57:51<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And reading and recapping fanfiction!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Jenn\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2665.svg\"\n            alt=\"hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"lovetvfan\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:58:23<\/td>\n<td>Julie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@molly are you here? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"molly\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44d.svg\"\n            alt=\"thumbsup\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:59:07<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>oh, is there another for a speech?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:59:36<\/td>\n<td>molly<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thank you! Weirdly at a loss for words.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Jenn&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;Julie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>20:59:38<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>my bad! I&#8217;m so behind on all the things, I didn&#8217;t know \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:59:56<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>it happens!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00:21<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats, you three! And thanks for doing your part to help keep our fandom alive and well! \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Jenn&#xA;molly\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2665.svg\"\n            alt=\"hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"commenter\">Best Commenter\/Feedback Giver<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-commenter-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:01:44<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Now our penultimate category, maybe our most important category because without feedback, none of the rest would still happen! (Which, I totally need to catch up on reading and feedbacking on the MBs soon&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Best Commenter\/\u200bFeedback Giver presented by @Kaylle and pasted by @Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:02:06<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udee3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:02:27<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Back for the final time!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:02:45<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Same as with the others, I do <em>not<\/em> know who won that one until the envelope gets opened!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:03:04<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat is getting cold in her teeny tiny slip of an outfit from a piece of curtain and wants her dress back so I&#8217;ll be quick<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f343.svg\"\n            alt=\"leaves\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:03:23<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Writing is often a lonely pursuit. In movies we see writers alone at their typewriters, or staring dreamily into the sunset as they scribble in a notebook, or typing thoughtfully on their laptops and drinking fancy coffees.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2615.svg\"\n            alt=\"coffee\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:03:45<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The reality of a fanfic writer is often even less glamourous. I write on my couch in my pyjamas in the middle of the night. Some of us write on our phones on trains and buses, or while juggling sleeping children. But it&#8217;s still a solitary activity &#8212; just a writer crafting their story, word by word, sometimes hard fought.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:04:16<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And when the chapter or the story is finished, we send it out into the silent ether, hoping it will be well received but never really knowing. Was it funny enough? Did that scene make sense? Was that change of heart believable? Does anyone want to see more of this story? Am I even any good at this writing thing?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:04:47<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It&#8217;s why I try to fdk as I read. a blessing and a curse&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">21:04:58<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>And if it wasn&#8217;t for kind and dedicated readers like those in our next category, we would still be wondering and worrying alone in our pyjamas on our couches. Feedback from readers is how a bunch of solitary writers become part of a fandom community.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:05:19<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I do that until we hit Quiz Season. Then I read every single thing in a week.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:05:27<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Also, typing on a mobile phone is <em>tedious<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:05:27<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Feedback tells us what we&#8217;re doing right. &quot;This was hilarious! That scene was so complicated but you nailed it! I never would have believed that character could change, but you made me believe it!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:05:45<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>you should make an app for the boards like they have for AO3<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:05:58<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Feedback helps us keep going on that long epic when we&#8217;re losing steam. &quot;I can&#8217;t wait to see what happens in the next chapter!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:06:13<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And feedback is what helps us grow as writers &#8212; when readers take the time to tell us what is working for them, what they&#8217;re enjoying, and how we&#8217;re improving. &quot;You are so good at this writing thing! This is my favourite story of yours so far!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:06:22<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I use the phone split screen and copying. the typing is the hard part<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44d.svg\"\n            alt=\"thumbsup\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:06:32<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees today are especially good at building that community between readers and writers in our fandom. They keep writers writing with their compliments, their energy, their excitement. Fandoms die with lack of engagement but FoLCdom is still going strong after thirty years, thanks to readers like these.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:06:54<\/td>\n<td>Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This year&#8217;s nominees for <strong>Best Commenter\/\u200bFeedback Giver<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21:06:55<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I can&#8217;t even do FDK on my phone, like at all. That&#8217;s quite an accomplishment.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">21:07:08<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Kaylle\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>90stvfangirl<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bakasi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DarthMichael<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>JadedEvie<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Songbird<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d710<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:07:19<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bbites nails\/\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:07:34<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>please let it not be me. please let it not be me.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;bakasi&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:08:13<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:08:24<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83e\udee3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">21:08:43<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Aaaaaaand, it&#8217;s another tie!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f454.svg\"\n            alt=\"necktie\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f606.svg\"\n            alt=\"laughing\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:08:49<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Socomama  is here! You can get your Kerths from @KSaraSara !<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fae3.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udee3\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:09:05<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bmakes tie fighter noises\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f6f0.svg\"\n            alt=\"satellite orbital\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-commenter-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">21:09:19<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Idon&#8217;tknowwhatthatmeans5678<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Please can <strong>DarthMichael<\/strong> and <strong>JadedEvie<\/strong> both come to the stage and give their feedback, sorry accept their awards!!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;lovetvfan&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:09:20<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And then explodes?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:09:31<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @Darth_Michael ! King of the Comments!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">21:09:33<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>WOOO!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21:09:40<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>You first, sir?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:09:43<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Darth_Michael and @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:09:46<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Woooo! Congratulations to you both!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:09:58<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@Darth_Michael @JadedEvie congratulations! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">21:09:59<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>\/\u200bsteps onto stage, relieved that he&#8217;s not alone up here\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Hazel&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:10:01<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congratulations @Darth_Michael @JadedEvie !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:10:08<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats @Darth_Michael and @JadedEvie !!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:10:18<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bdrags @JadedEvie up with him\/\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:10:28<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yes, yes lol. I&#8217;m here, too.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">21:10:30<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s tag-team this!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21:10:31<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>YAYYYY @Darth_Michael @JadedEvie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:10:46<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Darth_Michael and @JadedEvie !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:10:49<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>omg. lol<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:10:51<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thank you, FoLCs! It&#8217;s a bit of my fault I guess that I&#8217;m not up here alone<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:10:58<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This is true!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21:11:03<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @Darth_Michael  and @JadedEvie !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:11:15<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I wrote a bunch of comments on Evie&#8217;s first story and I ruined her!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:11:16<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>When I first arrived, I saw Michael\u2019s pages <em>and pages<\/em> of replies and thought, \u2018oh, that must just be how they do it here?\u2019 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:11:33<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thankfully, I didn&#8217;t scare her off \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:11:55<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And now she&#8217;s doing it to other FoLCs!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:12:03<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>He was so amazing at making super-kind, hyper-specific comments, being nice enough to offer me helpful constructive criticism (even after it was posted) when I asked for help to work on my writing. It was a huge reason that I didn\u2019t just drop the one story out into the world and move on, but instead stuck around and became part of this awesome community.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:12:21<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Awwww thank you!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:12:33<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>An excellent teacher, to be sure.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:12:44<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So now, I get to do that, too!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:12:51<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>It&#8217;s always this bit we got the in the FAQ about how to leave FDK. Don&#8217;t offer stuff not requested!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:13:21<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And at the same time, some FoLC do enjoy it when missing commas are pointed out to them. or a temporal displacement \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:13:23<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>but I definitely requested, lol. I think we got to tertiary FDK on that one?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:13:36<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yes, likely!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:14:04<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Once upon a time, in Wrong Clark by Virginia, we got four or sometimes even five cycles of FDK on a part \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:14:37<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So, thank you guys for thinking of me and even more thank you for spreading the love around! it makes me much less self-concious!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:14:56<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bcarefully extricates Kerth Award from @KSaraSara&#8217;s clutches\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;bakasi&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:15:21<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This community is really such a vital part of the lifeblood of writing for a fandom.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the writers that keep giving us such awesome things to read!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all of the authors and readers and lurkers who stuck around for 30 years so I could come here and find a safe, happy place on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>And thanks, again, to everyone for reading and commenting (and nominating and voting)!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:15:40<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bsteps off stage\/\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:15:48<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bquickly follows\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:16:16<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>throws confetti \ud83d\udc38 \ud83d\udc38 \ud83d\udc38 for the winners<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Darth_Michael&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f438.svg\"\n            alt=\"frog\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:16:21<\/td>\n<td>Socomama<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh my gosh you guys! I didn\u2019t know this was today \ud83d\ude06\ud83d\ude06 I thought it was on Sunday. I have a huge event I am setting up for today (I am in charge of) so was popping in on a quick dissociation break, ha. What did I win? Wow! I am well, <em>super<\/em> honored &#8211; especially given the serious talent in my categories. I would like to thank @KSaraSara for all her guidance with our first fic, without which the Ruse surely would not have happened. Blushing \u263a\ufe0f love this fandom! Thank you all so much.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f979.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udd79\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:16:24<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And now, our final category of the day\/\u200bnight\/\u200bwhichever\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"overall\">Best Overall Story<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-overall-nominations.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:16:51<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Best Overall Story presented by @bakasi!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9d1-200d-1f527.svg\"\n            alt=\"mechanic\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:17:36<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(unless she got pulled away?)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f440.svg\"\n            alt=\"eyes\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:18:41<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em>pulls @Darth_Michael back up on stage<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:18:54<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We&#8217;re having a technical problem.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fae3.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udee3\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:18:59<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Bakasi technically isn&#8217;t here.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:02<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh no! I need to quickly prep the copy &amp; paste!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:19<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So we technically need a stand-in hehehe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:25<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>okay, am ready<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:28<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>No, I&#8217;m here<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:39<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bpops off stage again<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:41<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>My Internet just dissappered<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:45<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ahh, must be just back from the denist!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21:19:51<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The suspense is killing me lol<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:19:57<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Or checking the mail for \ud83e\uddc0 of the month<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;CarrieRene&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f9c0.svg\"\n            alt=\"cheese\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f60b.svg\"\n            alt=\"yum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">21:20:15<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\">bakasi<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"7\"><\/p>\n<p>Maybe Tempus tried to sabotage the awards<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f62e.svg\"\n            alt=\"open mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/23f0.svg\"\n            alt=\"alarm clock\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:20:39<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bhunts down Tempus and puts him in same cell as Kyle Griffin\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f914.svg\"\n            alt=\"thinking\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:21:04<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Oh, or if she was returning a VHS \ud83d\udcfc it <em>would<\/em> be a very long trek to get it to the last remaining Blockbuster<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:21:15<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Now THAT would be a team-up&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:21:19<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(I can&#8217;t believe they have a \ud83d\udcfc emoji LOL)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:21:55<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Easy, just take a bit of gold and pop it into the gas tank of your time sled..<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f923.svg\"\n            alt=\"rofl\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:22:48<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ack Scott wants to switch back \ud83d\ude02 He just went into a store but I might miss the end<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:22:53<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nope, stays a hit and miss afair<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">21:23:16<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>\/\u200bslouches back up onto stage\/\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:23:28<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m on my phone now and it would be too difficult to post<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fac2.svg\"\n            alt=\"people hugging\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:23:38<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Looking at the nominee list, I feel like there are a couple of good reasons to stick around?<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:23:45<\/td>\n<td>bakasi<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks to @Darth_Michael for stepping in<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:23:55<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>In the event of internet outages, pull lever and wait for magic person to appear&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:24:04<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\ud83d\ude06 believe me I want to!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:24:05<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>MagiKal??<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:24:07<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\/\u200bclears throat\/\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:24:12<\/td>\n<td>bakasi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u201cI hope our dear Mr. Wells used his time to prepare his speech for the next category.\u201d *Eyes wristwatch. \u201cHe\u2019s running a bit late.\u201d *Fumbles with a few sheets of paper in her pocket. Let\u2019s out a sigh of relief as a time window openes next to her. \u201cOh, Mr. Wells so glad to see you back here. But please tell me what happened to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:24:35<\/td>\n<td>bakasi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>*H.G.Wells looks slightly deranged. His bowler hat sits askew and his bow tie hangs loosely around his neck. He sounds a little winded as he speaks. *Oh, I stumbled into the aftershow party to find out how the FoLCs were liking my speech. And then KSaraSara attacked me with a whole series of questions about the Alternative Universe, because she wanted to write a sequel to that story she wrote. And then there was Queen of the Capes asking me about some Ice world. Apparently, she wanted to know if they ever go back. I don\u2019t really remember. I think AmandaK bugged me about an Elseworld where Lois and Clark got married to make peace between Earth and New Krypton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f92d.svg\"\n            alt=\"face with hand over mouth\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:25:14<\/td>\n<td>bakasi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u201cThanks, I think we get the picture. So what about your speech? I know you prepared for the nfic category, but Cat Grant took over and people are getting impatient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:25:29<\/td>\n<td>bakasi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u201cOh, don\u2019t worry. One of the perks of being a time traveler is that you can take as much time as you need and still return precisely to the moment you\u2019re needed again.\u201d <em>He pulls a neatly folded envelope from his pocket.<\/em> \u201cSo this year, we had a total of seven nominations for the Best Overall category.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:25:48<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>not true about the time tracveling!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:25:54<\/td>\n<td>bakasi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The nominees for the <strong>Best Overall Story<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21:25:57<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I love how many great stories were in this category!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:26:00<\/td>\n<td>bakasi\u00a0(sock)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>But Who&#8217;s Got You?<\/strong> (2025SF for Amanda K) by lovetvfan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fade to Black: Pilot (The Interview)<\/strong> by lovetvfan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Found<\/strong> by SuperBek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Proposal<\/strong> by JadedEvie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Ruse<\/strong> by Socomama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sleight of Hand<\/strong> (2025SF for QueenoftheCapes) by JadedEvie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stuck in the Dark<\/strong> by aPurpleOkie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:26:36<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>(now where&#8217;s that darn&#8230; ah yes!)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:26:40<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And the winner is\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;bakasi&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f941.svg\"\n            alt=\"drum\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:26:44<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay for a big set of stories for a big category!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">21:26:49<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\">Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>But Who&#8217;s Got You?<\/strong> (2025SF for Amanda K) by LoveTVFan<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;molly&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d79<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;molly&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;AmandaK&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f973.svg\"\n            alt=\"partying face\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d78<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:27:01<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations again @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:27:08<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Holy crap!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"transript-winner\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/banner\/2026\/2026-overall-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">21:27:11<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan !<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:27:12<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yay @lovetvfan ! Amazing work on this story!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:27:14<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>whoop whoop @lovetvfan Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:27:17<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congrats again @lovetvfan well done!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:27:22<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>They&#8217;re still in the store \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">21:27:28<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p><em>pulls @lovetvfan on stage and tells Scott to wait<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44d.svg\"\n            alt=\"thumbsup\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:27:33<\/td>\n<td>AnnaBtG<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congrats @lovetvfan !!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:27:34<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>lol yay!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:27:42<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Some things are more important than getting home!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">21:27:44<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\">lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Omg. You guys&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:27:59<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>@lovetvfan Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:28:34<\/td>\n<td>molly<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>WTG @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:28:35<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>AHHHH CONGRATS @lovetvfan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">21:28:50<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\">lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p>I have been in this fandom for (well let&#8217;s not do the math) and I watched the stories win this category with envy because I was never going to write something half as good. I don&#8217;t even know what to say. Thank you \u2764\ufe0f this means more than you know<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f389.svg\"\n            alt=\"tada\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f475.svg\"\n            alt=\"older woman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:28:51<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations @lovetvfan ! It really was an amazing story and even more incredible that you pulled it off in a time crunch.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4af.svg\"\n            alt=\"100\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:29:09<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>congratulations @lovetvfan !!!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:29:50<\/td>\n<td>lovetvfan<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I have to run. They just got back but thank you! \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:30:03<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>ahhh good timing!!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"transript-h2\"><a id=\"closing\">Closing Comments<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:30:36<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ahhh we&#8217;re clocking in at 4hrs exactly, ya&#8217;ll. It keeps getting longer \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/23f0.svg\"\n            alt=\"alarm clock\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:31:06<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>So I&#8217;ll use that as my excuse to just say YAY and THANKS for my closing comments!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:31:41<\/td>\n<td>molly<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks for all your planning and work, Kerths team!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2728.svg\"\n            alt=\"sparkles\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"peixinho\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:31:49<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I love that we have such an amazing turnout after all these years \ud83d\ude0d  Thank you everyone so much for your time and participation&#8211;here specifically and in the fandom!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"AnnaBtG&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f4ab.svg\"\n            alt=\"dizzy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;peixinho&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.discordapp.com\/emojis\/985712361769938955.png\"\n            alt=\"superman\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>21:32:21<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Feel free to stick around and chat for a bit here, or hop on over to #ficaholics-anonymous and chat away<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21:32:25<\/td>\n<td>peixinho<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I think we ended on a high note! It was amazing to be part of that moment \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"15\">21:32:38<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"15\">KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td\n        rowspan=\"15\"><\/p>\n<p>:superman: \ud83c\udfc6 The End \ud83c\udfc6 :superman:<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;peixinho&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2728.svg\"\n            alt=\"sparkles\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Hazel&#xA;blg1987&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<td>21:32:44<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Congratulations to winners, and nominees, and to everyone out there writing and posting and feedbacking and creating and organising<\/p>\n<p>and just well doing all the things!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44f.svg\"\n            alt=\"clap\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1faf6.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udef6\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:34:14<\/td>\n<td>BubbleL<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks to all authors and creators for your amazing works. Thanks to all organizators. Congratulations to all winners \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>It was lovely event \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:34:52<\/td>\n<td>Verity\u00a0(Puffytiger)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I had fun. Thank you everyone who worked so hard to organize it!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/261d.svg\"\n            alt=\"point up\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:35:00<\/td>\n<td>AmandaK<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Another really great awards ceremony. Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make this Kerth season fun!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:35:29<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I was here a year ago and didn&#8217;t know anyone. Now I feel I&#8217;ve made some buddies, I&#8217;ve read a lot of stories and feel pride and joy hearing what your wins and writing and this fandom means to you<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49a.svg\"\n            alt=\"green heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:35:35<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thank you all for joining us this morning-evening! You&#8217;ve been an awesome crowd! the transcript will be available in a couple of days on the Kerth Site and @KSaraSara will post the winners on the boards.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;AnnaBtG&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:35:45<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Thanks to everyone making this happen, organising voting, cheering! Its been such a blast!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f970.svg\"\n            alt=\"smiling face with 3 hearts\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f3c6.svg\"\n            alt=\"trophy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:36:00<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Extra thanks to everyone who joined us for the event, and who NOMINATED and VOTED, so that we could all get here!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:36:30<\/td>\n<td>KSaraSara<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>YES the nominations and the votes are so crucial!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:36:44<\/td>\n<td>JadedEvie<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>And big props for @KSaraSara for emceeing the ENTIRE EVENT! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Socomama&#xA;blg1987&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/2764.svg\"\n            alt=\"heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fae0.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udee0\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:36:47<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>AND I think I managed to hide the stain on Cat&#8217;s dress by folding it carefully when handing it back<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;JadedEvie&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d76<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:37:39<\/td>\n<td>blg1987<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cat tells me she had a lot of fun too (while ducking into a Taxi with some fittie)<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d73<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:37:40<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>I&#8217;m not allowed to comment on stains in combination with dresses worn by Cat even though it&#8217;s already past kiddy bedtime over here.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;Julie&#xA;Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f602.svg\"\n            alt=\"joy\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d75<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"JadedEvie\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1fae3.svg\"\n            alt=\"\ud83e\udee3\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:38:32<\/td>\n<td><abbr title=\"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans5678\">Idon\u2019tknow\u2026<\/abbr><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Night everyone, that was a blast!<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;Darth_Michael&#xA;blg1987&#xA;BubbleL&#xA;QueenoftheCapes\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d77<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:41:36<\/td>\n<td>Darth_Michael<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Have a great Saturday-day or a good night! \ud83d\udc4b It&#8217;s time now for the <del>Jedi<\/del> Darth to eat.<\/p>\n<p><span\n          title=\"Verity (Puffytiger)&#xA;KSaraSara&#xA;peixinho&#xA;BubbleL\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f44b.svg\"\n            alt=\"wave\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d74<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <span\n          title=\"KSaraSara&#xA;blg1987\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/gh\/twitter\/twemoji@latest\/assets\/svg\/1f49c.svg\"\n            alt=\"purple heart\"\n            style=\"width: 1.2em; height: 1.2em\" \/>\u00a0\u00d72<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Side-by-Side Transcription from our Kerth Awards Ceremony held on April 25th 2026 in Discord. Timestamps are in UTC. The original chat log can be found on Discord. 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