D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

Chapter 1211 1211 Exhibit B (And A Little Dash Of C)

Kress chapter

Judges: Ulf/ʼSteveʼ Auctifer, Oditr, Titania, Mint

Criteria: Looks, Not-sand features, Structurally Sound, Creativity, Looks

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Kress was somewhat surprised to see a box full of sand as their next destination. This time, Thyme provided three copies so that not everyone was crowded around the same little bit of sand. Though there was arguably more to look at here. Kress looked the whole thing over and… wasnʼt entirely sure what to think. 

The box was obviously full of sand. That was the first thing that stood out was just how much extra sand there was. After that you started to see little bits and pieces of sand buildings dotted around the place. The building in the middle was the most obvious, but only because the hole for it was such large. The building itself was mostly covered with only the towers surviving. 

There were a few other things around, once Kress started to look. There was a dried-out oasis with a few dead trees. Clearly, they didnʼt think to ask Timmy to make ones with leaves on them. Or go looking for them. There was also what Kress was guessing had to be a guard post, and a few other little buildings that mightʼve been houses? Hard to say really. 

Kress could see one of the copies shaking violently and assumed that was a Oditrʼs destruction test. With a shrug, Kress kept examining everything for a few more moments unsure of his own overall thoughts. *There seem to be some good ideas here. The buildings that are present happen to be a bit small but the detail on them isnʼt bad… the biggest issue is that I canʼt tell if there was originally more to the buildings or if they were built that way intentionally. 

If itʼs the former, then I respect the guts it takes to build such small fractions of buildings but donʼt agree with the decision at all. If itʼs the latter, then itʼs probably just an unfortunate accident for the builders of this one. I wonder who it is? Borgick and Marigold almost certainly worked on the cannon, but I donʼt know who is so fond of deserts.*

”So Blue, what do you think?” asked Kress to his companion. Kress was a little surprised that Stan and Gareth werenʼt nearby. They were at the middle copy. Or perhaps the one in the middle was the original? Kress didnʼt know or care. 

”I think itʼs an acceptable idea with middling execution,” said Blue, a touch coldly in Kressʼ opinion. 

”Thatʼs a bit harsh. I feel like they tried here. Itʼs a cool idea that probably lead to them making mistakes when climbing out of the holes they dug themselves into. Literally,” responded Kress.

”True but it IS such an obvious problem they really shouldʼve seen coming. I mean, they had to have known theyʼd burry more of the structure as they were climbing out correct?” offered Blue. 

Kress nodded and said, ”While yes, from here thatʼs easy to see. I suspect they just had what they thought was a unique idea and then got started working on things. Built up that main building in the big hole… and then realised the problem as they were climbing out. By then it mightʼve been too late to fix, or perhaps itʼs gotten worse over time? Either is possible,” 

Blue just shrugged again, ”Itʼs not like they built a whole buried town though. Just a few random buildings. Itʼs not even a proper set of ruins if thatʼs what they were aiming for. Iʼd give it a six at most,” 

Kress nodded, ”I canʼt say I disagree with the final score… even if Iʼd be a lot nicer about how I handed it out,” 

Soon after Kress and Blue finished their own discussion Thyme pulled everyone out and asked the judges, once again, for their initial thoughts. Oditr went first this time, ”Iʼm not sure what to give them honestly. Parts of it stayed really stable throughout, but other things were covered in sand quickly… which I guess technically isnʼt being destroyed… but is it fair to say the sand hiding the sculptures is part of the sculptures? Anyway, Iʼm thinking of giving them two threes, for a total of six at the moment,” 

*I didnʼt get a good look at the destroyed test so I canʼt really say if thatʼs an accurate score or not.*

Mint spoke next, ”I thought it was a cool idea… but it didnʼt really resonate with me. It was just hiding the stuff I really wanted to see. Iʼm going to have to give whoever made this a five,” 

*Blue and I were thinking of giving them a six so… not too far off what we were thinking. Perhaps a more fair score, we mightʼve been going easy.*