There are [color=blue]3[/color] entries for this round... [color=green]Rich Douglas - "[url=http://www.warnerpacific.edu/personal/kkeyn/CMC/Rich_Douglas_-_The_Gas_Station_CMC10.mp3]The Gas Station[/url]"[/color] "My cue follows the first 2 victims as they stop at a derelict gas station looking to fill up on gas. Little do they know that the criminals who escaped are waiting for them and have already killed the gas station attendant. The first part of the cue starts off with a bang as the first victim is stalked and killed as she explores a shed behind the gas station. Mournful strings are brought in as she struggles and attempts to call out for help. Her boyfriend, now worried that she has not returned to the car, begins to search for her... calm at first, then frantically. Eventually he meets his end as he's hit in the ankle with a wrench and tries to limp away only to be killed as he's just about to reach the car." [color=green]Avarixin - "[url=http://www.warnerpacific.edu/personal/kkeyn/CMC/Avarixin_-_Hunters_on_Holiday_CMC10.mp3]Hunters on Holiday[/url]"[/color] "It is Christmas eve, and everyone is out either carolling, joining together as a family for the upcoming holiday, or finishing up last minute shopping for presents. The Marshalls are at home singing carrols, discussing the pleasure they feel of this most joyous time of year, as they are huddled underneath their fireplace for warmth. A typical family at the time of Christmas. However, as they are rejoicing in this most glorious occasion, one of the family members notices two men sitting on the cold ground outside. Thinking that they must be very cold from the weather outside, the family invites the two strangers inside to join them in their Christmas celebrations. Sadly though, this will be the last Christmas that the Marshalls ever experience, as they discover the true motives of these strangers much too late to do anything. The first of these two strangers kills the husband, then the eldest son and wife, all three of which don't even put up a fight. In the meantime the other goes into the hallway, where the three children have run off to. He kills the two sons just as easily, but misses the daughter, who runs off into the living room, only to get killed by the first killer. The first killer, though, is displeased with the sloppy job of his partner, and kills him as well. Then he leaves the house once again, to return to the cold outside. He then fires one last shot off, this time into the distance ahead of him, for his Christmas celebration isn't quite over yet..." [color=green]Herb Wheeler - "[url=http://www.warnerpacific.edu/personal/kkeyn/CMC/Herb_Wheeler_-_Still_Hunt_CMC10.mp3]Still Hunt[/url]"[/color] "This piece can either be considered (1) an overture to the movie run during the initial credits, or (2) as the story compressed into one afternoon as follows: The two killers have escaped their pursuers through the woods and hide out near the Marshalls' farm. The Marshalls are enjoying a fine sunny day barbecuing while checking their gear and rifles for tomorrow's deer hunt. The killers pretend they are hikers and join the barbecue but the Marshalls get suspicious - a fight breaks out - the family are forced to retreat and hide in the barn leaving their rifles behind. The Marshalls try to sneak away to hide in the woods while the killers come after them with loaded rifles. The hunt is on." [color=blue][u]Voting Rules![/u]: Voters will be allowed to pick a first place (3 points) and any number of honorary mentions (1 point). Only one set of votes from any one voter will be accepted and a person cannot vote for any one piece more than once. Corrections to votes, from the original voter only, will be accepted, but corrections will void the previous votes. Basically, a voter can vote and correct the vote, but only the final form of that vote will be counted. Send all votes to Abadoss by PM or e-mail. [b]Please include any and all constructive critiques (not to be confused with bashing) about them with your votes as well, so that there's always a sense of growth in the artform.[/b] [i]If you wish to remain anonymous, just state so in your PM.[/i] Thanks. The voting period will last from the moment the entries are posted in the thread to the Saturday of that week. [u][b]The voting period for this round ends July 28[/b][/u], so be sure to spend some time really listening to the pieces. Any participant in the competition can vote, but not for their own pieces. However, in an effort to encourage voting among participants, any participant who votes will have 2 points added to their voting score.[/color]