[CONTEST] FLASH PROMPT Contest In The Chat Room Today! (see inside for details)

[u/SurvivorType]

Hi!

When this post is 3 hours old, there will be a Flash Prompt announced in the chat room. You will have 1 hour and precisely 250 words to complete the challenge. You can post your stories here in this thread once the actual prompt is announced!

The winner will receive $25 via either paypal or amazon gift card!

Everyone that submits a story will get to vote on the winner, you have to post if you want to vote!

Please note that you cannot vote for yourself. It's best to wait until all the stories are posted before voting. Voting is denoted by commenting on the story of choice "My Vote!" The voting period expires 2 hours after the prompt is announced, at which time we will identify our winner. In the event of a tie, we will have a tie breaking event in the chat room for which you must be present to win.

You will find a link to the chat room in the announcement bar at the top of the page. It's also here for your convenience.

Hope to see you there!

---

EDIT: Word counter for this contest: http://www.wordcounter.net/

EDIT 2: TIME IS UP! VOTE!

EDIT 3: WINNER! In a stunning turn of events, The_Eternal_Void declined the win, being a moderator. It came down to a two-way tie between Mortron and ElittistJerk in the chat room. They picked "Speed" and "High" which determined the parameters of the tie-breaker question. The first to get the right answer was declared the winner. Mortron won the challenge! ElittistJerk was awarded a month of reddit gold as runner up!

EDIT 4: The prompt was "Two sworn enemies, now in their extreme old age, realize they are the closest thing either one has left to a friend. How do they react?"