Ok so this event has quickly become stupid to me. We have other teams waiting to pick 1 minute after our 8 hours is up. They take the exact card we discussed taking. One of our members (#1 pick in fact) quits because we had a leader logged on and didn't post to take the pick. 8 hours is a really strict requirement to expect everyone to babysit picks at 3am in the morning, especially when no delegation of power has been discussed. I would think the friendly thing to do would be to try and find someone from said team to let them know the deadline is approaching, but I don't blame team squiggly E for choosing competition over good-hearted fun. I would have followed the rules and done the same.
That being said, this sad nrate takes Animate Weapon. I will no longer be investing any real time in this event, simply doing what is needed to avoid a parasite.