[h2]Winner: 'The Mirror Boy' by [@Alice]![/h2]

Everybody loved it, and for good reason. [@Alice] also takes home the bonus category, 'All's Well, Ends Well.' 

[h2]Runner-Up: 'Dramatic Reveal' by [@PlatinumSkink]![/h2]

A fantastic lie in a richly creative world. [@PlatinumSkink] also carries away the bonus category, 'When Life Gives You Onions'

[h3]Bonus Category Awards[/h3]

We were [i]slightly[/i] sidetracked with other circumstances during the normal judging period. This tentative list includes a winner for each category -- there's a [i]tiny[/i] chance that we [i]may[/i] elect later to add additional winners, pending further conversation, but these prizes are well-deserved and also totally safe. Congratulations to the following:

[b]Illuminati Confirmed[/b] -- 'Unforseen Consequence' by [@darkwolf687]. A rich and complex conspiracy, full of betrayal.

[b]When Life Gives You Onions[/b] -- 'Dramatic Reveal' by [@PlatinumSkink]. This story was lies upon lies upon deeper lies, truly nailing this contest's theme.

[b]Insidious Whispers[/b] -- 'Crude City' by [@Byrd Man]. Not only was this twisted mystery [i]truly[/i] dark, its secrets remained buried even after discovery. Profoundly well written.

[b]All's Well, Ends Well[/b] -- 'Mirror Boy' by [@Alice]. An absolute gem of a piece, whose bittersweet conclusion left us wishing we could believe that it did, in fact, end well.

[h2]Last but not least![/h2]

In the first contest, we started a shaky tradition of recognizing outstanding contest efforts with the hopefully-coveted RPGC TOAST. Only [@Kakashi Hatake] has earned that honor, for recording his own lyrics in our musical-themed contest. Today I'd like to recognize another, very different, yet wholly significant contribution. We'd like to thank [@Impaqt] for their -- ironically -- [i]impactful[/i] teamwork in helping us protect the integrity of these contests. [@Impaqt] helped us right a mistake we made months ago, and sparked big changes to how we'll handle plagiarism in the future. Honesty and diligence can be thankless tasks, but not today. We'd like to award the second-ever RPGC TOAST to [@Impaqt], on behalf of everyone who participates, and on some level, on behalf of writers everywhere. And also on behalf of [@Ghost Crowley].

Congratulations to all our winners, thanks to all our reviewers, hats off to all our participants -- and finally, for your next contest, head on over to your regularly-scheduled [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/85547-ttl-the-fourth-labour/ooc]Fourth Labor[/url] courtesy of [@Terminal] (already in progress)