Sorry for the long wait, I worked a good 61.5 hours last week so I wanted to get a good rest and a chance to fully appreciate each entry before making decisions.   The good news of this is I have raised the prize amounts and added a 4th place.

For second place we have:

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Prize: $25

An interesting piece, the colors and details of her changes are quite extreme.  Probably the most non human OC to be infected.   Certainly cute the interaction of the larval form with her is adorable.

Third goes to

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Prize :  $20

This piece rivals second place for cuteness.  A wonderful piece of traditional work for sure.  This is an appropriate show of a mother-offspring relationship (as after infection she'd produce ones that looked like this).  This was a hard pick but with the lower details such as hip tentacles and how the pose seems a little awkward with her lower legs kind of disappearing.

The grand prize winner is!

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Prize $35

A surprising entry, pulling together amazing details and effects, I love how you have the tentacles sliding right into her flesh.  How you have the parasite positioned on her shoulder/arm is really natural, with the short locomotive tentacles on its belly looking like they are really being used to hang on.

Fourth place:

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Prize: $10

If second and third are the cutest this one is definitely the sexiest.  The level of interaction with the pose is quite impressive (though they wouldn't really have the strength to lift a person).  I can see the yellow and blue carried over but the main skin color of the larva would match too.

Honorable mentions

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A visually stunning piece for sure, lots of details but some of the telltale parasitic features were missing so that really hurt on scoring.

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She didn't quite make the deadline but is an amazing piece none the less.  It also shows improvement in her style and a lot of dedication.

For those who didn't win I am giving out an entrant reward of $5. Note my your paypal to receive it.  If you can't take pp or want points instead

Winner of the raffle was #7 :icon vondiezyl: !