Well, Happy Birthday to you, Iloh! All the day's best! Sorry that Emmi couldn't offer a better present... unless it would happen to be the mirth supplied by her performance (a gift that every competitor seems destined to deliver!)
Bow and arrow targeting... one of the more nerve-racking events, safety precautions notwithstanding (safety?! Ask little birdies how safe it is!) Full marks to freckle-speckled Koki! The deadly broad-side skills that have made her prime terror of the spacing lanes serve her well in this test of iron will! Three hits out of three... any enemy vessel would have hauled out the white flag! Cali likewise gains great respect, overcoming the drawbacks of an injured leg and eye! The latter by proxy, perhaps, but such a horrifying mental image might have rattled a less game athlete into wild shots! Mercy doesn't do badly either... though, true to her feline heritage, she couldn't resist bringing down a non-sanctioned avian target! The SPCA and Bird-Watchers will surely protest... and it's hardly a wise move for a ticklish girl to provoke enemies clad in feathers! As an elf, a woodland species classically renowned for archery skills, I'd expected Sarendra to have aced this contest. A surprise she didn't do better, and it's cost her the overall lead. But not by much... there's still plenty of time for her to pull herself back into top ranking! Katie's darts seem lethal mainly to the surrounding plant life. And what's with this mean judge, pushing for disqualification! Faulting Katie's poor little foot for overreaching... no one who's seen the darling girl's toes in action could possibly be so harsh! And then... poor Emmi! Her own worst enemy, as that gam-shot to Cali proves! One can envision the carnage if actual iron missiles had been employed... a wise precaution indeed to have nixed the firearms and opted for rubber tips! The lady's raw power certainly is formidable, though! Cracking the tensile strength of yew wood, material meant to take great strain, qualifies as a Herculean feat! If weight-lifting lies ahead, this girl may have the edge! And with a mystery event scheduled, it's still anybody's game! The Tickle Olympics may be hazardous to those involved... but no one will ever be able to call them dull!
