The Catgirl System Character Popularity Poll!
Readers were asked to vote for their 3 favorite characters. Their first pick was awarded 3 points in the final tally; their second 2 points; their last, 1 point.
THE RESULTS ARE IN…
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1st Place
Taipha: 17 Points!
"As if this needs explanation."
"Well, we cannot have the story without Taipha, and she is both the hero and the comedic sidekick."
2nd Place
Reed: 15 Points!
"She's obviously in love with Taipha and I find her side of their interactions adorable."
"…seems the most balanced and sane of the group, and the most outgoing."
3rd Place
Bayce: 10 Points!
"She's funny and loud."
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Color Commentary from Sierra, the Goddess of Nekomata …and here I am, reporting live from the winner's circle!
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SIERRA: How awful does it feel to be just shy of the top three?
CHORA: Who are you.
SIERRA: What's it to you?
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CHORA: To be honest, I feel neither bad nor good about it. I'm neutral.
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CHORA: Besides, I still got 7 points. That's not bad, considering someone named "Sierra" only got…4 points.
SIERRA: HEY! That's not not respectable! I was somebody's favorite!
CHORA: Hm, someone called Sierra "our playful practical joke of a goddess."
SIERRA: Oh, those are fightin' words.
CHORA: …Uh…that person is for you, not against you.
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SIERRA: Let's turn to the actual winners now. That was a tight race, wasn't it? Reed, aren't you eaten up with regret over your stolen victory?
REED: Haha, what?
SIERRA: If readers had only been voting for their number-one favorite character, you would have won! You received 4 first-place votes versus Taipha's 3.
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REED: Sure, but it's just a friendly competition. We still value each other as people just as much as we did before this all happened.
TAIPHA: Meow. (translation: "I'm not even sure what happened.")
SIERRA: Oh, Earth strangers just ranked you from best to worst based on likability. Then we gave you gold medals for it.
BAYCE: Barf! That's so messed up I wish I hadn't learned about it!
SIERRA: Well, there you have it. Bayce literally said "barf." It's no wonder she received only a single number-one vote.
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BAYCE: People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
SIERRA: People shouldn't be asinine enough to build houses made exclusively of glass!
TAIPHA: …Meow?
REED: They're not related.