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Rrrotation change.
Group 4 -> Group 2 -> Group 3 -> Group 1 -> Group 5 -> Group 4

Group 1 (Finny): 1st/5th/9th Divisions
Group 2 (Raph): 2nd/3rd/6th/11th Divisions
Group 3 (Katie): 7th/10th/12th Divisions
Group 4 (Hiren): 4th/8th/13th Divisions
Group 5 (Moon): AHs/Vizards/Quincies​

Grades due by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, December 3rd
 
Brood
25 div bonus
Collab, Month: 69​

Hmm, I'm a bit iffy on the first line of the collab, just the part of addressing a 'you' character. Maybe try 'someone'. This is just a style thing, really.

You have gotten some words wrong, especially ones that sound similar. If you aren't sure about if it s the right word or not, look it up quickly on the internet. For instance, it's Hueco Mundo, not Huco Mundo. And you want the word permeated, not permitted. Quite should be quiet. Manila is also only spelled with 1 l. Persons needs a ' since it is faith belonging to that person. Somewhat is only one word.

Try being a bit more careful on the small parts as well, since they add up.

One-liner, not one liner, though I often times don't put in the hyphen as well since hyphenated word count as 1 while a space means they count as 2. Another example, forty-seven would be the correct way to write it. The hyphen thing isn't as big a deal to me, since I tend to do it.

For this sentence:
Someone in my organization if you will, would like the events of this operation kept shut.

It should be:
Someone in my organization, if you will, would like the events of this operation kept shut.

Imagine that the commas sandwiching something that could be taken out. If you removed the if you will then the sentence will still make perfect sense.

You guys didn't actually start this in July, did you?

Anyway, the collab is pretty interesting. But, man, giving out information to humans of your own volition is asking for all kinds of trouble. It's pretty illegal, so if anyone found out about it, Theo would be brought to trial.

It was a cool interaction between Zakki and Theo, how they were trying to get the first information. This collab does do some interesting setups.

Chapters, Admin: 86​
Everyone has some kind of code name here. It feels like some kind of spy games.

If you don't already, I do recommend doing a quick read of your chapters. There are some minor mistakes, such as the wrong word being used (similar to the collab). For instance, you used use when it should be us.

I believe the proper term is cover all your bases. The plural of basis is bases, so yeah.

Theo is giving off some really bad evil genius vibes, someone wanting to show the world just what he can do. You do build up a mysterious even quite well, from previous chapters and a collab, it's really got me intrigued.

Second part
It should be harder to be. Harder, because you're comparing it to what Theo originally thought.
Actually, kidou scrolls do exist, though they only go up to level 30 spells.
Tie up loose ends, eh? Evil mastermind.
Hmm, while using these items solely in your own chapter is fine, you might have to consider the greater world around you. If people found out about kidou scrolls that go higher than thirty, they will start investigating, human and shinigami alike.


Will
25 div bonus
Fight, 1/2 Finals: 108​
Is this tournament not over yet? Great balls of vases filled with peeps.

Tsubaki is a crazy *looks around shiftily* biiiitch when fighting.

If anything, Tsubaki really seems to take the show in fights, whether winning or losing. Her attitude just sweeps everything up into her pace.

Yeah, I got nothing for Kyu other than Kyu is doing Kyu things as beast as Kyu does in that Baki situation.


Doc
25 div bonus
Chapter, Overwhelming: 102​

“Oh, of course,” Drake had to rub his head again, “not TNT. Plutonium. Excuse me,” he looked Keiji directly in his eerily electronic eyes, “your first choice was to make a nuclear bomb and detonate it, and force it to continue detonating just to fill up a battery,” his voice was somewhat shaken.

This is at least two sentences.

“Oh, of course,” Drake had to rub his head again, “not TNT. Plutonium. Excuse me,” he looked Keiji directly in his eerily electronic eyes, “your first choice was to make a nuclear bomb and detonate it, and force it to continue detonating just to fill up a battery.His voice was somewhat shaken.

His voice was somewhat shaken can stand on its own as a sentence. That's why it is considered its own sentence. If you wrote, he said in a shaky voice, then it would be considered one sentence.

“A power source created by an ever-burning explosion,” Drake felt the core of the experiment bore restatement.

Also two sentences.

“A power source created by an ever-burning explosion.” Drake felt the core of the experiment bore restatement. Same thing, the second part stands along as a complete sentence. It is describing how he feels while the sentence is being said but not directly how the sentence is being said.

Now this one:
“Oh, no, don’t worry about the materials. I’ll have those taken care of separately,” Keiji wore his signature grin, “what’s more important is we complete the containment system first. As a matter of fact, the catalyst will be the easiest part to complete!”

This should be:
“Oh, no, don’t worry about the materials. I’ll have those taken care of separately.” Keiji wore his signature grin.What’s more important is we complete the containment system first. As a matter of fact, the catalyst will be the easiest part to complete!”

Because the spoken lines are indeed two separate sentences. You can interject a smile in between them, but it would be another separate sentence.

Haha, I really liked those text messages.

So, you want make explosions making explosions and then put them to work? Trying to alter the entire course of human history, eh? Also, consider one big danger of self-sustaining energy: How do you turn it off?

I really liked the chapter, though. Your three scientists just work so well together, even when they're fighting.


Shade
50 div bonus for poking the bear
Chapter, Consequences: 50​

There are a lot of points where you combine the sentences with spoken part of dialogue when they really shouldn't be.

For instance
“I believe I made my intentions clear when I received the haori,” despite not being physically imposing, the juxtaposition between the bandages and Feng’s haori still painted an authoritative silhouette even while seated. “If Pierce does not agree with my methods, she doesn’t have to use them.” A impish grin painted over the man’s lips, “I don’t believe that she had quite this much in mind.”

This should be
“I believe I made my intentions clear when I received the haori.Despite not being physically imposing, the juxtaposition between the bandages and Feng’s haori still painted an authoritative silhouette even while seated. “If Pierce does not agree with my methods, she doesn’t have to use them.” An impish grin painted over the man’s lips, “I don’t believe that she had quite this much in mind.”

Because the second sentence is a complete sentence and does not describe the spoken sentence.

A look of indignation passed over the woman’s face, “Obviously not,” she spat, “if you had considered it for even a moment you would have realized just how poor of an idea it is to make an enemy of one of the captains over a personal grudge,”

This should be
A look of indignation passed over the woman’s face. “Obviously not,” she spat.If you had considered it for even a moment you would have realized just how poor of an idea it is to make an enemy of one of the captains over a personal grudge,”

The first sentence a complete sentence by itself. It is not directly referring to how something was spoken. For the dialogue part, the second sentence is the start of a new sentence (or could be considered one). That's why it starts off with a new sentence.

There was a long pause, the captain simply smiled, “I thought it was a little longer.” The biologist quipped.

There was a long pause, the captain simply smiled. “I thought it was a little longer,the biologist quipped.

The biologist quipping is describing how the dialogue was said, so it is considered the same sentence. Him smiling does not.

Man, everyone is doing stuff that goes against the spirit of cooperation. Whatever Adelaide did, it certainly pissed off Feng. Nice to see his intense, serious side.

And, well, if the two captains happen to kill each other, who am I to stop them?


Moon
25 div bonus
Collab, What: 72​
Theo is hard to deal with, isn't he?

Hmm, I wonder who came out on top in that meeting?

I wonder why there are so many questions in your review?

Anyway, it feels so different the way Zakki interacts with Theo compared to, well, Picca. But I liked it. He feels a lot more secretive and agent-like here.Though I certainly enjoy his friendly side more. Is 47 Ronin the official term for them? If so, I guess it's okay to leave that as the numbers 47.
 
GROUP TWO GRADING
Notify me of missing writing.​

Rob:

49/50 - What Comes Around... [1000]

Not sure how I feel about this rather stereotypical portrayal of someone in a policing role. I hope this guy becomes a recurring person, instead of there being a strange generalization that Orpheus members are somehow assholes to anyone that isn't one of them.

I'm trying not to get hung up on it, but it really sticks out for how really, really odd it is. Orpheus has, in the past, been almost insanely accommodating for people, even enemies or former enemies. Grammatically, you slipped up with tense here or there ("Sighing strangely emphatic") but kept it on the straight and narrow for the most part.

Can't really say much else for how little happened here, but I feel we're slowly getting a picture of who Kaede is, and who she used to be.​

Beaks:

102/104 - Semi-Finals: Kyuto Tounyuu vs Tsubaki [2083]

Mood whiplash ahoy. Tsubaki gets a trigger pressed early and loses all sense of coherency about halfway in, but kudos to you for sticking with that attitude throughout.

I have a few issues with the way you played down what Kyuto was doing, but that's for you and Will to work out in the end. For your part, it was rather intriguing the path you took to display Lunatic Lock. Very creative and actually quite drawing to the eye. I get the feeling you and Will had different ideas for the fight, because the difference in tone between the two of you is often jarring. Kinda wish this had a better resolution than Tsubaki stomping off, but for what it is, the fight was well-written and had a good pace to it.​

Fan:

53/54 - Power Relations [1076]

Love me some philosophy and theming. You put Ryoujin's character under the spotlight here, and it's kinda awesome. You highlight all the shine, but cast light on all the blemishes too. All the intentional ones, and perhaps a couple you didn't intend. Your grammar is more or less fine, but I would like to bring up something that'll help your conveyance: dialogue.

Your dialogue is well-written, but very blunt and un-animated. You use tone to indicate a character's mood, but don't really dip into the other, equally important stuff. Take a moment to give us a picture of your characters. Their posture, actions they do while they talk. Nobody really stands stock still and does nothing while having a conversation, and it goes a long way to show us that your characters can and will make idle actions while talking.​

Guest Grader: Katie:

53/53 - A Proportional Response [1068]

Putting aside the great deal of logic leaps that Adelaide makes, I'm quite excited to see how this whole mess develops. Small actions ripple into big events is the tagline for good RPing. The flow of the chapter is good, and Adelaide's attitude is immediate and familiar.

Can't say much, your writing for this was solid throughout and promises an escalation. Just as intended.

136/140 - To Grander Things [5604]

Always fun to read training collabs. The flow was unusually slow for one, seeming to focus far more on talking about Tenteikuura than practicing or using it. It was an interesting point that Ansherina had to deal with the language barrier, and Adelaide was a bit helpless in that for her own first language, but the slow plodding of the theoretical clashes with the grand scale of the Grand Arena. It's a bit jarring to the tone, and the collab take some time to recover.

You have a couple of grammatical errors ("...If you can get it to work in that setting, applying it to Tenteikuura will be a small task.:"..."), but not enough to drag down the collab noticeably.​
 
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Val

Bad Karma [112/112]


Good stuff! I like all of the elements you wove into this pchap. There is the continual struggle of Shuku to understand what really happened to him, the reawakening of his awareness to his vizard self and all of the contradictions and complications that entails and the fact that he’s afraid he’s hovering on the edge of doing something irreversible and regrettable. The encounter with the shinigami was quite an effective way of doing that. I can’t really find any criticisms to give that are substantial or even minor. Good work!


Hiren


Spotlight, Mister Fletcher [62/62]


I am not entirely sure what’s going on here but regardless it was a well-written pchap with a lovely verbal thrust and parry along with the physical action. Ever since Zakki’s all too brief encounter with Caleb, I’ve enjoyed his character. He has that Bond quality of imperturbable calm along with an interesting internal monologue. I think that you have created a dynamic between him and Shoshanna that I’d like to read more of. Good job!

 
Forgive me if I seem curt, I'm a little annoyed at the moment but I can't put this off to deal with that.

Dys
My love for you is like a truck. Berserker. Would you like some 50 Division? Berserker.

The Triumphant Return of Shipping Adebitha
I liked these chapters, though I suppose other people might dock you points for taking me at all seriously I appreciate that at lest one person in my division isn't wildly insubordinate all of the damn time. The first chapter here felt... sparse. Maybe that was by design, since it seemed to give something of Adele's mental state which is decidedly how this was used in the second chapter, but in the first it just made it feel like not your best work. I don't know, it might just be a small style thing I'm not seeing because moody. But mechanically you're sound and your powers of storytelling are still something that gets me excited, so hey, it was a good read.
112/114


Gloam
Please make sure your division gets properly labeled!

Puddi!
Woah, Ole is dead?!
That 'what did I just read' attitude continued throughout this collab, though not always with the same genuine surprise. When I see a collab about pudding, I have certain expectations about it. You shattered these expectations most expertly. Seriously, guys, I don't even know what to expect from collab premises anymore. So, I'm going to just sit here ant ruminate. But seriously, the only thing I really have to say is that you did a great job dealing with a slightly-above-average level of Hikaru-ness. Your in-character critique of Hikaru was delightful, but the wild swing in tone from the initial premise to contemplating the nature of war and Okes death to whatever the hell Hikaru was doing was on you a little too. I think keeping an eye on things to make sure your character's tone doesn't swing so dramatically would be helpful.
54/55
 
Pho, Nella, Minj split Div Bonus

Sorry about the abridged comments, life exploded and I'm so super busy right now and will be for the next two weeks as the semester ends.

Learning
Pho [61/62]
Minj [60/62]

Good job on this collab you two. That being said I'm totally getting tired of Kenkyouka collabs haha. The flow was done really well and Hikaru's back and forths with Udo were a fun read. Udo really seems to be coming into his own which is great. Also, while Hikaru still seems to be kind of too melodramatic/emotional spazz at times, it was much more under control in this collab. Keep up the good work you two.

Minj
Pudding [51/54]

Hmm, so this was kind of weird because of the fact that Hikaru seems to be kind of scatterbrained. He has this habit of jumping around as if he has some sort of ADHD which is kind of unfortunate since it makes the entire collab seem a bit disjointed. Focus on trying to sticking to a single cohesive narrative, which can be made by planning out the collab before hand. Keep a close look on some of your spacing errors too, they crept up a few times.

Nella:
To Grander Things [138/140]
So I really like that the collab was focused on using a non-combat spell and extremely focused on a single spell that 'kidou' in general. This really gives the collab depth and really plays up the fact that shinigami need to train even using specific spells instead of just all 'kidou' in general at once. Also, actually using Anshy's Russian heritage was a great addition and really gave this collab depth past just being a training session.

Reshin:
Blackened Soul [27/30]

First off, quick note. If you're doing thoughts, do italics but no quotes. There were some grammar/formatting errors that should have been easy to pick up with a reread. Central Forty-Six should be all capitalized with a hyphen by the way. Some double quote shenanigans were happening too. I liked the introspection, but it was rather short. I really felt like this could have gone on longer, with more depth added to Reshin and Onikage's back and forth. For what you did write though, it was a nice bite-sized introspection chapter.
 
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