As the basement was cleaned and tidied up, the blank cards that had been given out at the beginning of the event were gathered and tallied up.<br/><br/>Eventually, after an initial count and a second to ensure the votes...<br/><br/><div align="center">Matilda's costume as Jessica Rabbit had won first place with Ronin's Drizzt Do'Urden following as a close second. </div><br/>The votes and names were jotted down and would be given to Aline later on in order to arrange the promised magazine photo shoot. Finally, the auction pieces themselves were packaged and shipped off to the post office before those remaining finally filed upstairs to enjoy a night of well deserved rest...along with possibly some celebratory parties here and there. There was no doubt in their minds that the profits brought in from the night's sales would end up as a bonus on their paychecks. Or at least, another improvement to the gallery itself.<br/><br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>The Halloween Auction Event has now ended, and the Basement thread shall be locked until the next event.</strong></div>