***Winner***
***Reaper***
Wit/HumorYou have waited with baited breathe (just pretend this was true) for this battle to start.
Wait no longer. . . drumroll. . . our first contender for ultimate quotedom is. . .
"Then I'll talk to him tonight," Halt said.
"You can try. But he's a hard case, Halt. I'm not sure you'll get anything out of him. He's not interested in money. I tried that."
"Well, perhaps he'll do it out of the goodness of his heart. I'm sure he'll open up to me," Halt said easily. But Horace noticed a quick gleam in his eye. He was right: the prospect of having something to do had reawakened Halt's spirits. He had a score to settle, and Horace found himself thinking that it didn't bode well for this Black O'Malley character.
Will eyed Halt doubtfully, however. "You think so?"
Halt smiled at him. "People love talking to me," he said. "I'm an excellent conversationalist and I have a sparkling personality. Ask Horace. I've been bending his ear all the way from Dun Kilty, haven't I?"
Halt's Peril
Voting will likely last for 24 hours. (This all depends on when I remember to close the poll.)
Order has nothing to do with ultimate conquest. Matching word skill against this contender is. . .drumroll. . .
"Glad you could make it," Levi said, sliding out of the chair to stand less than shoulder high on me.
"Yeah, it was tough to make time between the compulsive thumb twiddling and the lure of bingo night at Colonial Manor, but I managed to fit you in."
Reaper
Let this battle commence.
May the best quote be left standing.
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