Okay, we have a contest in the works, then! I'm bored of getting irritated in the down under (don't ask, please), so let's spice life up!

Contest: Surreal Scene Investigation

We all know police dramas and forensic dramas are pretty tangled in reality and mostly base around it, while we also know that the charm of Sci-Fi and Fantasy is how they differentiate from reality. After so many episodes of Gotham, CSI, NCIS, Flash, Arrow, Gravity Falls and the like, I realized no cops came to investigate who stole all the fucks I used to give, so I decided to say fuck that noise and replace it with more noise. Like... werewolves howling and lasers.

Contest Description

Participants must make a three chapter story about a crime investigation in a Sci-Fi or Fantasy setting. It must involve the law enforcers finding the clues, following them and solving the mystery in the story. The contest will work in 3 stages and each stage will focus on one chapter of said story.

Rules

The story must be based has to be a Sci/Fi or a Fantasy setting, either an existing one or one you make by yourself. Also, the setting must be noticeable in the story.
The story must be told from the POV of the police or its in-story equivalent while they're working to solve the crime.
The story must be a three-parter. The chapters must be organized around being split in three parts.
Each chapter will have to have at least 450 words, no upper limit. Conjunctions won't be counted in the sum and be counted I'll be checking them.
To participate, you must submit the story to your channel and link it to this journal. No other linking will work.
The date of the submissions must be coincident with the dates of each corresponding stage. We won't take any work made before or after the stated limits of said stage.
For the 1st stage, anyone can post. For the next stages, only those who posted in the immediate previous stage can participate.

Prizes

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These will apply only to the best works of each stage.
First Place: 1 month PM + Feature in the group
Second Place: 100 + Feature in the group
Third Place: 100

Final Prizes

These will be awarded to the best complete stories, after the prizes awarded to the 3rd stage winners.
First Place: 12 month PM + Feature in the group
Second Place: 3 month PM + Feature in the group
Third Place: 1 month PM + Feature in the group
Fourth to Sixth Places: 200 + Feature in the group

Stage 1 will begin in Monday, June 19, 00:00 GMT and end in Monday, August 28, 00:00 GMT. Those are the deadlines for the first chapters.

The method of selecting the winner will be by judging, and so far I'm the only one doing the judging (unless someone else wants to come on).

This is technically my first contest, I hope I'll make it right. Good luck, ladies and gentlemen.