Prompt 6 (263 words - TPE +4)

I think it’s pretty common wisdom that wolves hunt in packs (wolfpack!) and thus would be in the business of trying to isolate 1-2 renegades at a time and picking them off. This comparison gets rather dull when you consider that if the renegades just stayed in a massive group, no wolfpack would ever dare to attack them.  In order to make this a real confrontation, there needs to be a balance in group sizes to where the woflpack would attack, but not in such great numbers that the result would be obvious. (In a 10 v 10, renegades win for sure) There is a tricky balance here given that wolves would attack at night, and given the target is a renegade, they would certainly have guns at the ready – in this case, a colt 42 revolver with 5 shots chambered. My perfect balance in this case, is 2 renegades against 8 wolves, at night, with guns loaded. Here’s how I think it would go.

Two wolves would be eliminated instantly as even with pack charging, the renegades could each get 1 good shot off before things got messy. However, in melee range, 3 wolves to 1 renegade is a recipe to get ripped apart alive. In the struggle that follows, I think a renegade could take out 1-2 more wolves before meeting their end. In this case I’ll say 1 renegade goes down as three wolves go down. Given the remaining renegade would be wounded with limited shots (with some wasted in the dark). I think 1-2 wolves would finish the job. 

Prompt 7 (250 words - TPE +4)

Vancouver vs Ottowa is a tough final to call, as both teams have risen to the occasion to get to where they are. While Vancouver was a 2 seed and favorites to make the conference final, they won their first two series with a combined 8-1 and looked much better than equal opponents. This trend continued with a 4-0 upset sweep of Regina, who by all means, was considered the big favorite. Vancouver has been far exceeding expectations so far, and so they are a dangerous team in the moment. Meanwhile Ottowa while #4 in their division, had a better regular season. They two won their first 2 rounds with a 8-1 difference, and had to face the Four Star favorite Maine in the conference final. Here they pulled off a surprise 4-2 win against the odds on favorite. With similar paths and upsets from both teams, the finals are gearing up to be both intense and unpredictable.

I personally think beating the favorites Maine would make Ottowa the favorites, even against a near flawless looking Vancouver team. But given things are so close, we will let the coin of fate decide the final here. (Game 1 = Vancouver – Tails), (Game 2 = Vancouver – Tails), (Game 3 = Vancouver – Tails), (Game 4 = Vancouver – Tails). By some greater force the coin flipped tails 4 times in a row (the coin is not rigged, I checked). So the coin of fate as spoken, a 4-0 sweep for Vancouver in the finals.