FINALS
[ID: A map of Ankh-Morpork and the cover of the Welcome to Night Vale novel, edited to be blockily merging into each other. End ID.]
Well folks, it's been a wild and glorious ride through these brackets. Night Vale won by one vote! One vote! I'd like to once again thank everyone who's submitted, voted, reblogged, cheered, and yes, even sent in propaganda asks that I maybe took a little too personally over the course of this bracket. This has genuinely been one of the most fun things I've done ov--
What? It's not over?
OH. Of course! Cities and gentletowns, without further ado, the final matchup of (this year's?) SENTIENT CITY SMACKDOWN!
Ankh-Morpork or Night Vale?
Ankh-Morpork
Night Vale
Well folks, Night Vale put up a good fight, but in the end I think this match was fairly settled from the beginning. Ankh-Morpork! A city no one speaks ill of, at least not within earshot of its citizens. The streets are so clean you can sometimes even see them! And the crime is exceptionally well-organized! Yes, there's simply no beating the Big Wahoonie. After all, in (not to brag) my own words, Ankh-Morpork is "all the worst parts of every city you've ever visited", and that means it's your city. It's whatever city you love and hate the most. That's what makes it so awfully fantastic. And that's what makes it the winner of the first official SENTIENT CITY SMACKDOWN! The city is a woman, indeed.
Thank you so much again to everyone who voted, propagandized, and cheered for your respective cities. Ultimately, determining a winner was never the true goal here--mostly, I hope that you all found some new recommendations for your reading/watching lists through this poll! I know I did! Spend some time living in one of these cities. It probably won't kill you.
And finally, let us all join in a rousing round of Ankh-Morpork's official song, We Can Rule You Wholesale!
