"It's been so long Arianna," Liali pointed out. "We can't camp out here with the elementals forever. They're going to have to learn to defend themselves and let's face it, we can't teach them. We barely know how ourselves."

"Rodrigez is still out there. We can't just come out in the open," Arianna insisted. Her argument was weak, however. She agreed with them, deep down, and was only objecting because she didn't want to endanger everyone. She knew, however, that after five years on the run, everyone was getting testy about it, and they definitely didn't want to keep running until they got caught or died.

Elliot crossed his arms. "And what about their parents? They're probably convinced their children are dead. Shouldn't we at least let them know they aren't."

"It's risky," Arianna started, and held up her hand for silence when the others started to object. "But I get where you're coming from, and trust me, I'm not fond of spending my life on the run either. I'm sure the kids want their freedom just as much as we do. Even so, Rodrigez won't give up that easy, so we need to approach this with caution."

Liali and Elliot nodded. "Anyone have any brilliant ideas?" Liali asked.

"I might," Arianna spoke up. "I've been considering it for a while, but you won't like it."

"Alright, spill."

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It has been five years since you were chased by the mafia and had to go into hiding (or join the mafia). What is your life like now? Are you happy about the way things turned out? Did you ever see your family again, or did you never try because you feared endangering them? Did anything major happen to you or have you laid low since escaping? How good are you with your elemental powers now? Do you use them to help people now, or do you keep them to yourself?

This task, much like the previous one, has few limitations on it. This is the finals, so we are really looking for a sense of closure here. We want to see how everything comes to an end for your character. You should focus much of this task around their new life and inner thoughts and give us a good picture of how they are feeling and what they go through each day. Really use this task to show all of the changes that have occurred in your character because of their new life and everything they've done with it and their powers.

There won't be any kills or ballots this task.

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Kills: 0

Ballots: 0

Word Count: 4500

Due Date:

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Awards: (Each gives you an extra vote to use for somebody else.)

The End: This person gave the reader a sense of closure at the end of the task, as though they'd finally gotten to the end of their story, even if turmoil still raged around them.

Happily N'ever After: This person's entry had a lot of ups and downs, but in the end the character got their happy ending and everyone is happier for it.

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I am penalizing all of you this round, just for the fun of it, and I decided to give you less time to finish, so your due date is sooner than usual. (I'm so evil, I know... Not that it makes a difference now. :P)