Okay, I've finished everything I needed to do today, so I can finally scream into the void uninterrupted.
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNN
Despite being ranked 3rd last in the NSC qualification stats and bottom half of the scoreboard in the PreGomesh, Halito has miraculously pulled off a third win. Not only that, but our wins are getting closer together! Halito won NSC 50, then 85 editions later we won NSC 135, and now 84 editions after that, Halito has won NSC 219. At this rate, our next win will be 83 editions from now, in NSC 302, and extrapolating this trend we will be winning every edition by NSC 3705! How thrilling!
I would like to thank everyone who voted for Halito! But before I do that, I would first like to give special thanks to New Bander State
@ferret, with whom I exchanged 12s. Your entry this edition was incredible (in fact you have impeccable taste in general), and it would have been an honour to lose to you, had fate not seen it fit for me to emerge triumphant.
Thank you also to:
Necluda
Grand Duchy of Strenci
Waiting Iist
Tuzi
Looking at the above points, I'm not going to pretend like this victory wasn't in large part due to the huge influx of familiar faces that at long last graced our contest again in NSC 219. So I would also like to thank the nations who made the ultimate sacrifice by leaving NSC last edition!
Finally, I would like to address the hosting of NSC 220. For a very long time, I have considered myself incapable of ever hosting again, due to having much less free time than I used to. However,
@Lenalite clearly played to her strengths this edition by focusing on taking advantage of her magnificent creative writing abilities, and I came to the realisation that I don't need inordinate amounts of free time to put on a worthy show; I just need to play to my strengths. So, to answer the inevitable question: yes, I will host NSC 220. Thank you for the inspiration, Unla. You can expect the confirmation thread to open shortly.