I would have considered Charlie for it but I know we try and space it out so people don't get it twice in a row still, right? If we look past that, let's take a look at the amount of work and character development that he put out, outweighing what most people do in a full month just during his cycle/shot at the Uni title. Even when given little to work with at times by his opponent and being forced to sit through long "anti flood" windows where he couldn't post RPs if Sarah didn't, he was still out there making 24/7 posts and promoting activity while trying to encourage more posts from Sarah. He may have slipped up at the end and got bit by the anti flood rule on his last RP that didn't count since Sarah never posted the last few days, so he kind of accidentally "out RPed himself" if you think about it. Aside from that though, as a fresh challenger to the scene and apparently new member of the fed, he did EVERYTHING right with what he was given to work with. He also seems to have been graceful in defeat and taken it as largely a learning lesson above all else, rather than getting upset about the rules, circumstances, etc... This man is a CLASS ACT and knows how to play the game. 100% deserving of SOTM.

Staff, are we allowed to have back to back SOTM's currently or should people default to your list? I'll vote in the poll once I know.

If we don't want to give it to the same guy twice in a row, I can understand that, and from there I'd shift focus to Sarah Lacklan. I feel like the landscape was pretty evened out when I look at the rest of the names in the running, so if things are fairly evened out, the one holding the highest championship should get the nod. I've also noticed that sometimes she gets overlooked, for example in past RPotm and SOTM threads where someone like Duke strolls in and says "I'll vote for Sarah since nobody else does lol" but in all seriousness, I think she has shown improvement when it comes to cooperating and fitting in with a fed that doesn't pre-plan everything (that's difficult, and takes time for some to adjust to), and I think she's done a better job at rolling with the punches since her return than people have seen in the past. She DOES deserve more serious considering this round, guys. She played chess with Charlie and won by looking several steps ahead. To me, showing improvement on an important personal level AND being able to retain the top title through capitalization on a firmer grasp of the intricate RP rules than her opponent (winning at Chess instead of wasting more ammo), is a major accomplishment and I'm proud of her for it.