We find Flash and G in the captain's quarters of Royal Champion, the room set up like a podcast show studio.
"Hello, and welcome to the cast assessment for Survivor: Sparkling Waters! Hosted, of course, by the season's hosts, ChaosFlash912, and myself, G. This'll be my first season of survivor!" G began cheerfully.
"Yes, and I'm coming to you live, from the captain's quarters of Royal Champion, my current ship. I gotta say, I loved the concept that G pitched to me here, that I found out about 10 minutes ago. He e-mailed it to me, and I saw a winner right here, so I respond 'I'll be elated to co-host!'" Flash added.
"For the cast this season, we've got a twist that makes it a bit less interesting in variety, but in other ways VERY fun. Care to explain, Flash?" G said.
"Yes, I would love to. What the twist is, it's basically Survivor, but with a Total Drama flavor into it. Instead of reading off votes like normal, we'll draw keys of people safe from the least votes against to the most votes against, and the one who doesn't get their key drawn at Tribal Council will be sent home. Secondly, we have a tribal division that's kind of like Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty, but I won't say. Try and figure it out, if you can, as we give our two cents about the 21 players this season," Flash explained.
"And another twist- ALL of these characters are from the Fairy Tail guild!" G said. "Let's begin!"
Name: Natsu Dragneel
Job: Mage
Tribe: Warrod
G's Assessment: A physically strong player, Natsu is dumb as bricks. Unfortunately, in a game like this... That won't get you far. At all. He's smart in battle, but these bursts of ingenuinity probably won't save him.
Flash's Assessment: Natsu is...hot-headed, to put it bluntly. Honestly, I could see him as a physically strong player too, but that can only get you so far. Only chance I can say is if he can get lucky and strike it good with the right people, maybe he can float on through the chaos that is Survivor.
Name: Happy
Job: Mage
Tribe: Precht
G's Assessment: Not a physical player at all, unless it's a very specific challenge involving flight. Cute and lovable, Happy isn't exactly dumb, but he's not the best player out there. Maybe the others won't vote off the cute little animal?
Flash's Assessment: Happy has an advantage going into this being middle of the road in terms of overall performance. While he's not the toughest, he sure is a social cat. I can see that saving him, but the problem here is I don't see him as a huge player. Perhaps he's a sleeper, or perhaps I'm right. We'll see depending on how he plays the game.
Name: Lucy Heartfilia
Job: Mage
Tribe: Precht
G's Assessment: Lucy is extremely smart and capable. At mental challenges, she is most likely the strongest player. She lacks physical strength, but one thing Lucy has is determination. She wants the money prize in order to pay rent, and when I say wants it... I mean WANTS it. She'll be a tough player to match.
Flash's Assessment: Lucy, is one of the magnificent few I would be okay with winning this game. She's likely one of the few sane people in a cast full of nutjobs, but then again she lives with them. Anyway, challenge wise I don't see much here, but it's her strategic gameplay that I see her shining in. Can she trust the right people to get to the end? We'll have to see to find out.
Name: Gray Fullbuster
Job: Mage
Tribe: Warrod
G's Assessment: Gray is a very strong physical player. He's not completely idiotic like certain people, either, and I can see him playing a strong social game as well as a physical one. He's going to be interesting to watch for sure.
Flash's Assessment: Gray is one of those people who seems to be best of both worlds. He's good in challenges, he averts the Dumb Muscle trope with a middle finger, and he is also an interesting character to watch. Will this put a huge target on his back right out of the gate? Or can hide under the radar and stay safe?
Name: Erza Scarlet
Job: S-Class Mage
Tribe: Yuri
G's Assessment: Erza is a very strong physical player. While she isn't dumb, I do feel that Erza will struggle with social game. She has a rather rigid mindset that doesn't allow for too much complexity in some everyday situations, and survivor might take her some time to master.
Flash's Assessment: I'm going to say it right out- I've fought alongside Erza several times, and G isn't a liar. Erza is a strong player. My main concern with her is that the twists might be hard for her to adapt to, and as the saying goes, 'adapt to survive'. If Erza can do that, I can see her going far here, if not all the way to the final 3. Note I say 'the final 3', not 'the last one'.
Name: Wendy Marvell
Job: Mage
Tribe: Precht
G's Assessment: Not a very physical player and not particularly manipulative, Wendy is that one poor cinnamon bun who just tries to make friends. While not a very effective way to play survivor, it doesn't ALWAYS fail... She at least won't lose quickly.
Flash's Assessment: I like to think of Wendy as a Before Cesternino player- basically one who isn't very strategic and relies more on loyalty above all else. While not necessarily a bad thing, against sharks who know the game- and those who think they do- will eat the poor thing alive. At the very least, I don't think Wendy has an evil bone in her body, therefore I don't see her as a villain, thank the Gods.
Name: Carla
Job: Mage
Tribe: Yuri
G's Assessment: She's in the same boat as Happy physical game-wise, though her physical game is slightly better. However, Carla is vastly intelligent and can most certainly manipulate people to do as she pleases. She'll be a very strong player.
Flash's Assessment: Carla is one of the more sharp-witted contestants, and could very well be a great under the radar player. However, in a season filled with people that she lives with, I'm curious to see how this exceed will be able to pull that off. I'd easily say Carla would be one of the more interesting strategists to watch out for.
Name: Juvia Lockser
Job: Mage
Tribe: Warrod
G's Assessment: Juvia isn't actually that bad in any way. She's got a body made of water, which makes her physical game... Interesting, and she's not dumb. However, she's very focused on her 'Gray-Sama', which hinders her social game greatly. I can't see her playing a good one socially...
Flash's Assessment: Juvia is a mixed bag for me. But the one thing I hope for is she doesn't turn out like a certain Big Brother yanderu *cough*RachelReilly*cough*, and base her entire strategy around her 'Gray-sama'. Part of me thinks that if Gray is voted off, she'll be a one woman decapitated army, and likely go on the warpath to get out those who got rid of him. My only hope for her is the ability to think for her own game instead of her love's game, and then she'll have a fighting chance.
Name: Gajeel Redfox
Job: Mage
Tribe: Precht
G's Assessment: Gajeel is another physical powerhouse. However, while he isn't the dumbest, he's just not quite there strategically. Sorry Gajeel.
Flash's Assessment: Gajeel is a player that I don't see much potential for on paper. He could very well surprise us with his placement, but I wouldn't set the bar too high. Wouldn't want to disappoint myself.
Name: Pantherlily
Job: Mage
Tribe: Yuri
G's Assessment: Lily is a physical wall with his battle mode transformation. He also has a good level of intelligence. Honestly, Lily comes off as a strong player in general to me, just because you wouldn't know what to expect from him.
Flash's Assessment: I expect great things out of Lily. With his great strength and smarts around the game, he could go on a very long run here. Look out other mages, Lily came to play. And I think that if he goes down, he'll go down swinging.
Name: Mirajane Strauss
Job: S-Class Mage
Tribe: Yuri
G's Assessment: Mira is, despite her cute looks, a very physical player. She can do a surprisingly wide variety of challenges very well. While she's one of the smarter members of Fairy Tail, I'm not entirely sure how strategic she is. She should do fine socially, but I'm not quite sure we'll find a perfect social game here.
Flash's Assessment: I can tell you that I'm really interested to see what kind of gameplan Mira has for this game. Behind that face one would think of an angel hides a Macro user with a brand of Take Over known as Satan Soul. That aside, the elder Strauss sister is one I'm looking forward to see play. My main concern is that if her siblings get involved, for the three of them will be seen as a target together.
Name: Elfman Strauss
Job: Mage
Tribe: Warrod
G's Assessment: Probably one of the three biggest physical walls in the game. Unfortunately, Elfman is NOT the brightest bulb. I don't see him strategizing ever, and he isn't even the most powerful physical player. We might not see him stick around...
Flash's Assessment: Wow, would you imagine the timing there. *chuckles* Anyway, I can safely see Elfman as a provider for his tribe, but the problem with him is that I think he'll be manipulated into voting the way that a strategy savvy player will want him to vote, and if he survives to the merge, he'll be targeted for his physical strength- not an uncommon move in Survivor. At most, he'll likely make the jury.
Name: Lisanna Strauss
Job: Mage
Tribe: Precht
G's Assessment: One of the weakest physical players in the game, Lisanna will have to rely on social game and strategy. As for her skill in either of those fields... I can see it going either way. Lisanna is good at making friends, so I'm sure it'll be fine. Maybe. Possibly.
Flash's Assessment: I cited Lisanna as the best Strauss sibling at the social game. However, G informed me that like her brother, she too might be manipulated by a strategy savvy player. Now, she's no dummy by any right. The problem with her is naivety, which I predict will be her worst enemy here in the game. For how she'll survive with her social game alone, it's a coin toss, and it's not a two-sided one, either. We'll see if she can survive Survivor.
Name: Cana Alberona
Job: Mage
Tribe: Warrod
G's Assessment: Cana is rather moderate all around. Unfortunately, her social game may be her weak point, as while she's surprisingly smart, she's going to spend the whole time drinking. Yeesh.
Flash's Assessment: Cana is one of those players that doesn't really care about playing the game at all. Likely, Cana is going to get wasted, flirt with the guys, grope some of the girls, and ultimately treat this as some sort of vacation. G also predicted her as a first boot when we talked about her as a possible player, and I predicted her as a goat to the end. We'll see who predicted correctly here about her.
Name: Gildarts Clive
Job: S-Class Mage
Tribe: Yuri
G's Assessment: One of the three biggest physical walls in the game. Gildarts will have amazing physical play, but honestly, how far do we think he'll go socially? He's got a pretty big target on his back.
Flash's Assessment: The strongest mage himself is playing the game of Survivor, and really, he earned that title for a reason. But the title of this 'strongest mage' in a game like this seems to me like a double-edged sword. On one hand, he's a great competitor, he'll be awesome in challenges...but on the other hand, everyone knows this and might label him as a threat. How Gildarts manages this is beyond me, but I have high hopes for him to hopefully show the others how it's done.
Name: Levy McGarden
Job: Mage
Tribe: Warrod
G's Assessment: While Levy is great for mental challenges, any other challenge will lead to crushing defeat. I would go so far to say that she is the weakest physical player in the game. Socially and strategically, Levy, like Lucy, is SET. We might even see her conniving side...
Flash's Assessment: There is no way to sugar coat it- from first impressions ALONE, Levy is the dark horse of the season. She's also going to be put on a tribe I would classify as a 'Casaya', also known as a complete trainwreck, so the question for me is how will she survive these first few days with these people, her fellow guildmates? Levy is going to have to show no mercy if the chips are down, so I'd watch out for her.
Name: Mest Gryder
Job: Mage
Tribe: Yuri
G's Assessment: Mest will have a hard time. He's not a strong physical player, and his strategies are a bit... Cutthroat. I can see him making enemies quick...
Flash's Assessment: Mest seems to be a villain with his cutthroat strategies. In a group of people who value nakama, Mest is going to have a tough time working with the gameplan that he knows and will be executing. Now for some people, they'll be wondering when his downfall will come. For me, I'm wondering how he plans on playing the villain game.
Name: Laxus Dreyar
Job: S-Class Mage
Tribe: Yuri
G's Assessment: Literally my favorite character, but I'll be fair. Laxus is arguably the biggest physical powerhouse in the game. However, Laxus is one of Fairy Tail's most anti-social members. I don't see a dazzling social game in his future...
Flash's Assessment: Oh boy, we've got a huge physical player in this game right here with Laxus. The only thing I can think of that'll stop him from winning would be his anti-social behavior. I'd say his only saving grace would be going on an immunity run or a special someone of his...if she is not targeted along with him. Showmances are targets, I would know.
Name: Freed Justine
Job: Mage
Tribe: Warrod
G's Assessment: Freed is the definition of balance. He's got moderately good physical strength, great social game, and amazing strategy. None of it shines quite as brightly as other people, but sometimes, being great at everything is better than being awesome number one at one thing.
Flash's Assessment: Freed has a good hand to him dealt with this skill set he has. He's kinda like the Mario in party games, balanced stats all across the board, no weaknesses or strengths to write home about. He might be the one to adapt quickly to this whole situation, but where exactly will he place? I know one thing, and it's him not getting voted out pre-merge.
Name: Evergreen
Job: Mage
Tribe: Precht
G's Assessment: A kinda weak player, though she's okay physically, Evergreen's rude tendencies will be the death of her social game, I'm sure.
Flash's Assessment: Evergreen has a bit of potential in her, although sadly that's overshadowed by her rude tendencies. I could see someone trying to use her as a goat, only for her to be too good at it. Maybe she'll find some saving grace, maybe not. It'll all depend where the cards fall for her.
Name: Bickslow
Job: Mage
Tribe: Precht
G's Assessment: You never know what you're gonna get with Bickslow. He's got good acrobatics skills, but I don't even know what to say other than that. He's not dead with the social game, but he's kinda... Weird. Like really weird.
Flash's Assessment: Bickslow seems like the wild card in the grand scheme of things. I know for a fact we'll be in for a surprise depending on what he does, and speaking of wild card...this might leak over into his gameplay. His unpredictability might be his undoing, or he might get lucky and reach a big payout. All I know is the cameras are going to enjoy this man's antics. I know I will.
"And that's all for the cast, folks. Hope you enjoy this season! G and Flash, signing out!" G concluded.
(And so it has begun. 21 mages of Fairy Tail putting their bonds- and sanity- to the test for a massive Jewel prize (which I believe equals 1 million US dollars). Got any picks for a winner already? Please let us know, along with reading, following, favoriting, and REVIEWING. Reviews are like ad revenue to me. To G, I don't know. XD See ya for the premiere! -Flash
P.S.: That '100 Million Jewel' is actually 1 million US Dollars. So don't freak out or anything.)