Total Drama Superior
(A little more than) 3 years after the start of Total Drama Vengeance, Total Drama Superior was written!
So, here it finally is, the sequel of Total Drama Vengeance, (Which you're not required to read per se), Total Drama Superior!
Well, I have to stay real here. It won't fully start yet! You see, this season of Total Drama from my personal canon will introduce a new cast which will take over the baton from the first generation TD contestants, whose contracts will expire when they turn 20. Which they will be soon! Not only that, but Chris is without a doubt curious of how newbies and veterans would treat each other!
So you need to have a clue of what these newbs are like, am I right? And that's what the first 4 chapters will be about! In these chapters, Chris and Chef organize the season and you'll get to how that happens in a pseudo-documentary format! Along with that, they pick the new contestants! Before they watch a contestants audition tape, you'll get the information you need to know (With enough room to speculate about their plot and contribution to this season). And I swear that I've put a lot of effort and went great lengths to make the newbies as original and teen-like as possible. I even asked for other people's help (For which I thank you by the way, Blue Saturday, Zak Saturday and Toxic Smiling!)! At the end of these chapters, you'll find another brief description about the newcomer if necessary!
'But why would you do it this way?' That is a good question!
Most people introduce a season's cast by making them arrive 1 by 1 in the first chapter. But not only does these descriptions take the flow of a chapter away, I find this entire concept and how they react often incredibly tacky!
Also, a few important things to keep in mind that this story takes place through the summer of 2012 and the newbies will all be 17 while the veterans are 19. Also also, there WON'T be any couples between newcomers and veterans, that doesn't feel right!
You'll get all the details concerning the competition once the first official episode gets posted!
The story will be rated T, and this will be the only notification!
Again, you don't have to read Total Drama Vengeance per se, as no truly important things are continued in this story. With that, I want you to forget Total Drama Vengeance (Safe for the details and the established character developments). It will look terrible compared to this story!
For future reference, if you want to skip directly to the story, go to chapter five (You know, once it's actually there). That's where it officially begins!
Now, on with the pre-season!
Chapter (Episode) 0.20: A Few Faces In The Crowd.
Chris and Chef were walking through Downtown Ottawa at early morning, eventually entering a large office building. Trailing behind them was a small 3-strong camera crew, recording Chris and Chef.
''Who are they?'' Chef asked Chris before he agitatedly pushed the camera away. ''Don't film me you punk!'' He ordered as the camera stepped back a bit.
''Don't mind them Chef, they're shooting our documentary about how a Total Drama season is made!''
''Our documentary? I never agreed to that!'' Chef objected.
''They're in college so they don't cost much!'' Chris explained, ignoring Chef's complaint.
''But what would we need a documentary for?'' Chef asked rather puzzled.
''To excite the viewers! It'll be the 1-hour special preceding the season premiere!'' Chris gleefully announced, lightly punching Chef's shoulder.
''Sure.'' Chef begrudgingly grunted.
''So anyway, I quickly talked to our shareholders on the way here, and they greenlit another season for next month!'' Chris explained to Chef as they walked through the lobby at a pretty quick pace. ''Oh, and your mom said hi!'' He quickly added with a smirk.
''I regret giving her those shares.'' Chef quietly grumbled a little embarrassed while covering his face up with his hand. ''But how do you want to organize a season from scratch?! We no longer own the island! We have barely any challenges ready! And-''
''We'll get through!'' Chris bitterly cut off Chef's rant before approaching the elevator and pressing the button to hail it. ''We have plenty of challenge concepts left! I think I still have the deed to another camp, or island somewhere and we've got a bunch of new teens picked in no time! The janitor left them all in the office! Believe me, we'll be ready long before the air date with organizing this!'' Chris optimistically promised.
''Why did you want this season to happen so close after Total Drama Vengeance anyway? Don't you think that people will get sick of so much Total Drama in such a short time?'' Chef asked cynically as they all quickly entered the elevator after it had arrived and huddling themselves up in the elevator with the camera crew having difficulty placing their equipment in the small room.
''That is true, but if we take it easy on the marketing and don't force it down their throats, a season so quickly after last one means that we'll be able to further cash in on the hype and attention from last season! And It's not like we have much of a choice! This is the last summer we can get the veterans to participate!'' Chris explained, moving his hands around a bit. ''And I feel it's our duty to the fans to give them a proper farewell season while simultaneously introducing the next!'' He added with a devious undertone, after which both men shared a short chuckle as the elevator slowly ascended.
''I mean, have you noticed the hype those 2nd gen cast brought with them? It created the best ratings since Total Drama Island!'' Chris calmly continued after a few seconds in silence. ''Now imagine what those ratings would be like if we pitted newcomers against our friends from TDI!'' Chris suggested.
''They'll go through the roof.'' Chef calmly answered until the elevator doors opened again and they stepped out.
''Exactly! The cast everyone loves with a new cast to excite yourself over!'' Chris concluded before he walked over to the door of an unremarkable office and allowed them all entry after unlocking it. ''And after this season, we either continue with the Revenge Of The Island cast or this new one!'' He contently continued. ''Or both!'' He quietly contemplated even happier.
''But then there must be teenagers eager to be newcomers on Total Drama! And after all the crap we've pulled them through these past 5 seasons, I wonder how much auditioned!'' Chef pointed out as they walked through the mostly empty office until Chris opened a door, which led into a conference room. Chris and Chef were greatly surprised by copious amounts of envelopes laying on the sole, large table in the room, leaving Chris and Chef with their mouths wide agape.
''I guess that much.'' Chris said pretty impressed, placing his hands on his hips and smiling at the pile of discs.
''Teens still will do anything to be on TV.'' Chef noted.
''Absolutely!'' Chris agreed before he walked over to a file cabinet. ''Now If you make us a can of coffee, I'll get started.'' Chris asked Chef as the former began to roll the cabinet towards a chair, sat down it and began browsing through the files inside.
''A large can?'' Chef suggested.
''Yes! We're going to need it!''
''Chris, were you-'' The cameraman tried to ask after a moment.
''Chris? That's Mr. McLean for you, buddy!'' Chris interrupted the question pretty annoyed.
''Mr. McLean, were you the one who thought of Total Drama?'' The cameraman resumed his question.
''No, I wasn't. I was only asked as host in the beginning. It wasn't until Total Drama World Tour that the producers gave me all influence to decide how a season should go down!'' Chris answered.
''What about Chef? How big is his influence?'' He continued asking.
''At first, it was all me and me alone! But I became unsure when selecting the Total Drama Revenge cast, because there was no other opinion than my own! That was when I let Chef help organize a season! But don't get me wrong, Chef isn't all that influential in the process on his own, I let him be!'' He explained.
''Going to the topic of hosting, have you ever thought about what the show would be like if Blaineley had accepted the job as hostess?'' Another female member of the crew asked. Chris looked incredibly displeased by the question.
''No comment.'' He muttered as he placed his hand over the lens.
A few hours later, Chef was sorting out the envelopes. He read the information disclosed in them and occasionally watched a DVD containing auditions while Chris was still digging through the files and worked with his laptop.
''Say Chris, I'm busy sorting out our new bunch of cast members, but which of the old one should we pick?''
''Good question Chef!'' Chris remarked before he stood up, walked over to a whiteboard standing in the office and took a black marker, after which he wrote down the name of every contestant of the first generation. ''Which of these teens would make an interesting cast of…'' Chris paused for a few seconds as he thought of a number ''…17 for their farewell season as they face off against 17-something newbies?''
''Fan favorites!'' Chef directly answered.
''Absolutely!'' Chris agreed as he wrote it down on the board. ''Remember when it was revealed that Cody and Noah were going to be on World Tour? The fandom went crazy!'' Chris enthusiastically reminisced while drawing an asterisk behind Cody and Noah's names. ''We should definitely add Total Drama's flagship teenagers, like Duncan or Gwen, or Owen as well!'' He continued just as eagerly, also putting an asterisk behind their names.
''Many, but not all of them.'' Chef suggested.
''Why not?''
''I've regularly heard the complaint that they were considered 'screenhogs'. They are the most popular yes, but if we put them and them alone in the spotlight, the audience will quickly grow bored with them and long for lesser focused on contestants! I guess that's why those geeks are so popular.'' Chef explained as he walked up to the whiteboard as well.
''Agreed. Good thinking.'' Chris quietly complimented Chef, pressing the back of his marker on his chin as he thoughtfully eyed the whiteboard. ''Having said that, I think we should add the teens who hardly had much significance to the show too.'' Chris said before he added an asterisk to some more names.
''And that should give us a watered-down list of contestants!'' Chris happily predicted before he noticed that behind practically every name stood an asterisk now, much to his annoyance. He frowned and quickly wiped them all away. ''Forget this! Chef, if you had to name 2 contestants right now you'd love to see return, who would it be?'' Chris asked Chef, who began to thoughtfully watch the list of contestants.
''I'd say…'' Chef grunted before he thoughtfully browsed through the list of names. ''…Owen, I feel that there's more to just his farting and eating. And if there isn't, then it's at least 1 complaining teen less in the cafeteria.''
''Classic.'' Chris quietly responded before he erased Owen's name and wrote it down at the other side again.
''And Eva!'' Chef finished with a smirk.
''Eva? Why Eva? She hasn't done a thing in all those years!'' Chris objected.
''Exactly! And that's why she aroused my interests! We know hardly anything of her and I'm curious how she'd fare if given the chance!'' Chef explained.
''Sneaky, I love it!'' Chris happily expressed before he wrote Eva's name under Owen's.
''Who do you choose?'' Chef curiously asked.
''Believe it or not, but the first 2 I'm adding are Bridgette and Geoff!'' Chris announced, to Chef's surprise, as the former added their names to the other side of the board.
''That sickening lovey-dovey couple? Why wasting 2 spaces to them out of all people? They'll kiss all day long!'' Chef bitterly predicted.
''I doubt that. The last time they did, they were voted off first, and a burnt baby dreads the fire, am I right?'' Chris asked Chef, bearing a smile which disappeared after Chef shot back a distrusting glare. ''They're college bound! At least 1 of them has to realize that they can't smooch their entire life away!'' Chris reasoned.
''I guess you got a point.'' Chef admitted after a short sigh.
''Aside from that, if they're in the contest, they're not in the Aftermath Studio messing up my show!'' Chris quickly added as they both glanced at the whiteboard. ''Alright, that settles it for now. Let's get back to organizing!'' Chris called before they both returned to their original places.
''How does the process of auditioning for Total Drama happen?'' The cameraman asked.
''Mostly it goes down like this: Chef sorts out the auditions. If he finds an teen that looks interesting on first glance, he watches the audition tape and if he likes what he sees, he shows the audition form and tape to me. After which I judge whether the teen's cut out to be an interesting contestant!'' Chris answered, finishing with a smug grin.
''And what are you looking for in possible contestants Mr. McLean?'' The cameraman inquired.
''I-'' Chris tried to say before being interrupted by a huff from Chef Hatchet. ''I mean we, are looking for teenagers that can really add something interesting to the show while they have to be really like your typical teenager at the same time!''
''Because the viewer needs to see himself in the contestants, but also be able to be moved or entertained by them!'' Chef continued explained as he read an audition, much to Chris's annoyance.
''With the TDRI cast, we tried to look for more extraordinary contestants you know? That's why we added the likes of Dawn and Mike.'' Chris resumed from Chef's explanation as he stretched his arms out. ''But the problem is that we've picked teens so odd, that the few who were pretty normal were considered boring!'' Chris continued, sounding almost as if he was complaining.
''So that's why we're, and with that I mean myself, are looking for more normal newbies again!'' Chef finished in a small lament.
''Speaking of newbies, what kind of possible fresh meat have you found in this bunch Chef?'' Chris eagerly asked after noticing the large pile.
''Meh, so far it are mostly the same kind of applications as what we got when we were recruiting our second cast. Tragic backstory this, orphan adopted by a gang that.'' Chef dully summed up as he threw a disc aside for every example that he named. ''Evil but not so evil after all, psychic or something like that. They're either ridiculously special or just too boring to even look at. I also notice a lot of people say they are from Japan or claim to have MPD, thank you for that Mike.'' Chef continued while reading another application.
Chris sighed. ''This happens a lot. People are trying to make themselves look interesting this way! But it only hurts their chances!'' He clarified to the camera crew. ''If people want to be on Total Drama they should start giving the truth in their audition forms!'' He grumbled bitterly before taking a sip of coffee.
''And it's not that I don't like a tragic backstory, but most of these applicants overdo it majorly! Don't you have anyone that looks remotely interesting, yet believably teen-like?'' Chris asked Chef mildly annoyed.
Chef browsed through the files he had looked through already. ''Well, I got this girl here.'' He grunted after he had found a file. ''She looks... remotely normal.''
''Let me see.'' Chris demanded before Chef handed Chris the application over the table before the latter began reading it.
Name: Judith Penn.
Label: The Terminal Teenager.
From: Goderich, Ontario.
Character biography:
Judith is just like every other girl of her age, except for that she's survived more deadly diseases than the common teenager. Born with a frail health, she has perhaps spent more days being sick than being healthy (Despite living in a healthy rural environment), and in periods that she is feeling healthy, she worries about getting seriously sick again.
A glimmer in her life was when her sister Margo was born a few years back. She was instantly enamored with her, knitting clothes for her baby sister and happily taking care of her by any means. Judith would list hearing Margo's first words among the best moments in her life. Yet, sometime later, Judith's fear came true and got really sick. Now Judith began to believe that she'll die soon, and because Judith doesn't expect to live for more than a few years anymore (Something which her doctors have never confirmed), she has made a bucket list she's hell-bent on clearing before she 'kicks the bucket'.
-General appearance-
Judith has dull black hair that she usually pulls back in a small messy bun (Out of which several strands of hair escape). She has muddy brown eyes in a slightly gaunt face thanks to past medical treatment, which is noticeable by her cheekbones being more prominent. Judith has slight bags under her eyes and she is unhealthily skinny and pale (Because of the treatments but also because of her lifestyle) and her ribs show. She is 5.6 foot (Or 1.70) tall.
Everyday wear: Judith wears a brown sweater with a wide turtleneck collar, white jeans and sandals.
Sleepwear: She wears a thick, grey striped pajama shirt and matching grey pants.
Swimwear: A black and aqua-grey sleeveless rashguard and teal colored bikini bottoms.
-Personality-
Judith tries to complete everything on her bucket list, which include illegal (Flipping off a policeman), weird (Getting sprayed by a skunk) and highly dangerous (Playing chicken with a train) goals. Because of this she's rather fearless. But beside her many law and death-defying activities, Judith is a very gentle girl who'd enjoy sitting an summer evening on the porch of her house as much as base-jumping off the CN tower. Additionally, she's also very nurturing because of her big sister instincts, more than happy to take care of others. Whenever she isn't trying to fulfill her bucket list, she can be very responsible. Conclusively, Judith is pretty emotional and quickly attaches sentiment to a lot of things.
However, as Judith wants to complete her bucket list to an almost desperate degree, she prioritizes completing goals on her list over other, more important things and people. If she can't fulfill any goals for a while, she'll gradually begin to panic. Judith has a omnipresent irresponsible side and can be too reckless for her own good at times and has little self-preservation, regularly engaging in activities way too dangerous for her. She also has the habit of using her condition(Which is of questionable existence) to guilt-trip people for a variety of reasons (How she got her expensive rashguard for example). Because Judith is so emotional, she's pretty frail and easily made to cry. Lastly, Judith's well developed sister instincts lead her to nag quickly.
-Interests-
Judith has a very soft spot for infants, instantly becoming awestruck upon seeing one. This began when her little sister was born, during this time she also developed a interest in knitting. Judith likes ambient music, she enjoys the peaceful spacious tones. Her favorite group is Malachite Dream. Judith has a knack for solving jigsaw puzzles. Judith also likes to go to amusement parks of any kind (Such as theme parks and water parks) and has fond memories from them. Lastly, Judith loves reading everything from Shakespeare to the Starvation Games trilogy and has quite a bit of knowledge because of it.
Judith has a distaste for videogames, she finds most of them too hectic and violent. She only likes a few puzzle games. She also dislikes loud music genres (Rock, metal and the likes) and can't deal with loud noises very well altogether. Judith has a prominent dislike for cutting weather because she gets cold easily. Judith doesn't like to hear cuss words and never swears herself. She has also developed a hatred for hospitals after having spent a greater part of her childhood in there.
''A terminal teenager huh?'' Chris scoffed. ''Is she really the best available?'' He asked Chef a little unimpressed.
''Of this bunch, she is.'' Chef answered.
''Well, she isn't a total disaster compared to the others, so let's give her a chance.'' Chris admitted before he placed the disc included into the drive of his laptop and played the clip while Chef Hatchet walked over to watch as well.
The tape showed Judith sitting in a very cramped metal room. In the background, sounds of what sounded like plane engines implied that she was inside a small plane of some sorts. Judith herself wore an all brown jumpsuit and a headset.
''So, hello Total Drama selection board!'' Judith calmly yet nervously told the camera as she stood up from her seat, revealing that her jumpsuit had fabric between her legs and under arms that connected to her sides. ''It has recently become a dream of mine to be on Total Drama, and when I heard you were recruiting new contestants, I immediately began to plan my audition!'' Judith told the camera.
''I do hope that I have time to actually appear if you decide to choose me.'' She expressed as she retrieved a notebook from her pocket and scrolled through the pages before she crossed something out with a pen. ''I've got so much more things to do and life's so short, especially mine!'' Judith explained before she pocketed the notebook again and stood up, supporting herself against the hull of the plane.
''You see, I have a frail health, and I've been seriously sick for a while now!'' Judith sadly confessed. ''Literally any day could be my last. So that's why I've made a bucket list, and appearing on Total Drama was 1 of them!'' She continued before she went up close to the camera. ''And you wouldn't deny a dying girl 1 of her biggest wishes would you?'' She asked with teary eyes and pouting lips. After a second, Judith backed away, her sad expression immediately changing into a curious one as she held her hand on her headset.
''Oh, we're above the dropzone! I got to fly! I hope you'll pick me!'' Judith told the camera as she backed towards the sole door and slid it open before she turned her back to the camera, spread her arms out (Revealing the jump suit to actually be a squirrel suit), and jumped out. After which the clip ended.
''That girl is sick.'' Chef grumbled, slightly disgusted.
''Of course she's sick! Haven't you heard her? She's dying!''
''For someone who is, she's very unclear of what she's exactly dying of and still oddly fit to do such a stunt as skydiving!''
''Hmm, I kind of like her!'' Chris said, rubbing his chin and smiling. ''And wingsuits would make for an awesome challenge as well!'' He quietly added.
''What's there to like her for? She didn't even name any qualities!'' Chef objected.
''She didn't name any qualities, but showed quite a few!'' Chris cheerfully countered. ''She has tons of valor. She's a delight of life and most importantly, not above using her sickness to get her way!''
''She isn't even sick!'' Chef assured Chris.
''Even if she isn't, who am I to deny 1 of her dying wishes?'' Chris rhetorically asked with a bright gleam before he put the DVD back in the envelope and laid it next to him. ''She goes onto the 'Definitely' pile!'' He declared. Chef shook his head, grunted, and both men went back to their business.
''And according to the information she gave us, she's about everything we just discredited as being annoying characteristics!'' Chef added after having retrieved the paper containing said details. ''Except for that she isn't from Japan.'' He quietly added.
''Definitely, pile!'' Chris smugly told Chef, pausing midsentence for emphasis. Chef grunted and returned to his place, where he resumed sorting out envelopes. He picked some envelopes up and tossed them aside 1 by 1 until he read the name of the last one.
''Julien Delacroix.'' Chef grumbled the name that was written on it before he opened the envelope and read the information inside.
-General information and biography-
Name: Julien Delacroix.
Label: The Bro.
From: Caraquet, New Brunswick.
Biography:
Spending most of his childhood sitting on the docks while catching fish in the town he was born in, Julien grew up with 2 separate lifestyles. 1 life contained his parents, his mother and her refined cooking arts and his father, who's captaining a ocean liner and has been to every corner of the world, which interested Julien very much. And the other life consisted of him and his mecs (bros) from the town having a good time and getting into all kinds of shenanigans, which interested Julien very much as well.
Over the years, Julien had numerous girlfriends already because of his tender, polite and refined personality (Courtesy of his parents). Yet, because he spent so much time with his friends, he became a true bro, which is why he'd always quickly become single again after 1 very misplaced remark.
-General appearance-
Julien is 6 foot (Or 1.83) tall and has a large, rather muscular build. He has medium long brown hair in a front wave hairstyle. Julien is pretty hairy, he has a stubble beard and sufficient amounts of body hair on his chest and arms. Julien has a beige skin tone and teal-colored eyes. Furthermore, Julien misses the top cone of his left middle finger. Though Julien is a native Francophone, he can speak English (Reasonably well) without much of an accent.
Everyday wear: A nylon vest with a few pieces of fishing equipment in the single chest pocket. Underneath he wears a white, very short sleeved T-shirt. Greenish blue wide fitting jeans and dark brown, worn out smart shoes.
Sleepwear: A red and white plaid, flannel shirt (With the upper buttons undone) along with grey sweatpants.
Swimwear: A Bordeaux-red tight-fitting tank top with cerulean-colored board shorts.
-Personality-
Julien is generally calm and possesses a lot of patience, let it be with activities or other people. He is very bold, probably because he knows little fear. Julien is pretty masculine and he makes friends with other males easily and enjoys typically male things. Yet despite his masculinity, Julien also has a cordial, warm and suave attitude and he can act pretty sophisticated and refined. Conclusively, Julien can be supportive and comforting in a very intimate, trusting manner.
Julien's patience and gentleness has made him considerably lazy too when he thinks that there's little to no priority in completing a task, said patience also has made fastidious to the point where he won't consider anything he's eager to work on finished until the smallest detail is taken care of. Even though he speaks English, he doesn't master the language completely, leading to him regularly having miscommunications. Julien can get pretty crabby when someone else excels in activities or topics he thinks he's good in or likes. His rather direct social approach may repel other people for a bit and Julien's masculine nature can make him act rather cheeky, both in behavior (Shamelessly scratching his crotch in plain sight) and socially (He may tell pretty offensive things and lewd jokes in the presence of people he may know it doesn't sit well with).
- Interests-
Julien's foremost hobby is fishing and takes great pleasure in catching fish. He's also a passionate cook from always looking at his mother's cooking and knows how to prepare a lot of recipes. Julien is very interested in the shipping business and boats in general, from fishing boats to subs. He already knows how to drive one (But he's not licensed). Julien's favorite sport is baseball, but he also takes a liking to bar games such as pool and darts. He is also fascinated by the deep-sea, which is a little related to his fishing hobby. Julien also collects knickknacks from around the world. His collection is pretty big because his family (But not Julien himself) have gone to many places in the world.
Julien is deathly afraid of voodoo, but only of voodoo. He doesn't have problems with other things paranormal at all. Because Julien is so passionate about food, he takes having to eat badly prepared food as an insult. He also takes a slight dislike to fast-food, but he doesn't mind eating it occasionally. Julien takes a dissaproving stance to beauty products, which he finds superficial and pointless as he prefers thing to be natural. Julien also has very little tolerance for blood and gore and tends to pass out or vomit at the sight of it.
''Hey Chris, what about this guy?'' Chef asked after he had watched the audition tape before he handed Chris the form over the table, which was followed by a DVD Chef retrieved from his laptop shortly afterwards.
''He reminds me a lot of Geoff, only French-Canadian.'' Chris declared a bit bitter after having read it.
''The way I see it, he's like Geoff and Alejandro with a tiny, yet obvious snuff of Ezekiel!'' Chef replied before he placed his finger on a certain line. ''See how he describes himself? Charming, yet bold and masculine! Those traits don't mix very well! Just watch the audition, I have a good feeling of this guy and what he can bring to the show!'' Chef optimistically assured Chris. The latter just glared back unimpressed at him.
''Okay then.'' Chris reluctantly agreed. He removed the DVD from the envelope and inserted it into his laptop.
The clip opened up with Julien sitting on a dock, holding a fishing rod that was being violently tugged by something. Several other people stood behind Julien and cheered him on, but because of the way the camera was placed, only their legs were shown.
''Allo, je suis Julien.'' Julien greeted before he attempted to reel in whatever he had on his rod. ''The past 17 years of my life, I've mostly spent here in beautiful and rustic north New Brunswick, surrounded by my friends, or mecs…'' Julien explained as he paused to present his friends to the camera, and who subsequently briefly cheered while Julien almost lost the rod because he held it with 1 hand while showing his friends.
''…And by my people. But aside from visiting some family down south last year,'' he continued. ''with mixed success,'' He interrupted himself in a wry undertone. ''I've come to realize that while my family lives and comes in the most unique places of le monde, I have so little experience with life even outside of good ol' Caraquet!'' Julien explained as he continued struggling with his fishing rod.
''My current bros are as good as they are, obviously, as I grew up with them. But there are more fishes in the sea and more people in the world I'd like to get to know just to broaden my horizons a little!'' Julien continued, his speaking becoming gradually more strained as he pulled back the fishing rod with all his force until he finally managed to reel in a rather large cod with his friends cheering him on in the meantime. Julien smiled contently as he briefly inspected his catch (Which still thrashed around in Julien's grasp).
''Jeannette, petite dame! Il te ressemble, n'est-ce pas?'' Julien jokingly called out to someone off-screen while patting the head of the fish. A female hand grabbed the fish out of Julien's grasp and slapped him with it. Julien's friends winced a bit before cheering or laughing. ''Qui était le numéro 7.'' Julien muttered before he looked into the camera and remembered that it was still recording.
''Don't feel bad for me, we're all part of the same people here! She was probably closely related to me anyhow!'' Julien shrugged off, smiling slightly while rubbing his sore cheek. ''And besides, if you'd pick me, I'll have plenty of chance to find a new girlfriend!'' He confidently told the camera. ''Merci beaucoup for your time, a bientôt!'' Julien greeted before the clip ended.
''See what I mean? He told his girlfriend that that fish looked like her! And when she slapped him, he muttered that it was the 7th time already! He just can't be both masculine and the charmer he claims to be without side effects!'' Chef enthusiastically explained.
''Eh, I still don't see it that much.'' Chris admitted. ''I see a natural leader, but not what you are after.''
''Look, I let you approve that sick girl, the least thing you can do in return is accepting this guy as well!''
''Fine!'' Chris begrudgingly admitted before Chef put the envelop on top of the other laying next to Chris, after which both men returned to their business.
The sun outside was setting, but Chris and Chef were still busy with what they were doing. Chris had laid practically all the papers contained in the file cabinet he worked with on the table, with only a few more remaining in the cabinet itself.
''Ah, finally!'' Chris groaned in relief, holding up a brown file.
''What is that?'' Chef asked before tossing aside an application envelope.
''The file containing the deeds to the things we bought on the military's garage sale!'' Chris answered while beginning to scroll through the file. ''If I remembered right, we had bought more things besides the decommissioned heavy chopper, landmines and air command centre-''
''You mean the blimp?'' Chef clarified.
''Like I said, the air command centre.'' Chris finished slightly annoyed, briefly stopping with scrolling through the files to glare at Chef. ''Because…'' Chris said before he paused and retrieved a piece of paper from the thick file. ''Yes! We had also bought that abandoned army base slash research facility on Michipicoten island!''
''That island in Lake Superior?'' Chef asked.
''That's the one! And with Wawanakwa no longer being in my possession, the film lot put back into use as an actual studio, the Total Drama Jumbo Jet laying in pieces on lake Wawanakwa and not having enough time to construct that artificial island we once mused about, I think that this is the best option we can go for this season! The other options we have is a prison camp in Drumheller...'' Chris began summing up as he read a paper containing details of the location.
'''Brings back too many memories.'' Chef calmly denied.
''A crumbly mall just outside Edmonton...'' Chris continued, reading from another piece of paper.
''Maybe better for a next season.'' Chef pondered before he took a sip of coffee. ''What does this army base island have?'' He asked, cutting off Chris as he was about to name another location.
''They weren't very clear on what it all had when we signed the deeds. From the very few info I have here, there are a few barracks, a cantina, a landing strip and small dry docks close by those buildings and a few battlements at the south end of the island!'' Chris answered while reading the information on a another paper.
''What would they've needed those battlements for?'' Chef pondered.
''I dunno, I bet Canada and the States weren't always such big buddies after all!'' Chris laconically suggested before stuffing the papers back into the file. ''Anyway, are you cool with this spot?''
''I'm okay with it.'' Chef shrugged.
''Okay then, then we have our location!'' Chris cheerfully announced while eagerly rubbing his hands. ''Time to think of some challenges! I hope we can stick to a certain theme.'' He declared before he gathered some papers scattered over the table and read them while Chef resumed reading applications.
''What qualifies as a spot to record a Total Drama season at?'' The cameraman asked, startling Chris a bit.
''I forgot that you were still here!'' Chris admitted as he panted a bit. ''Well, as long as you use your imagination, any spot will do! Like how the original organizers came up with the summer camp theme when I-''
''Hey, look at this!'' Chef interupted after opening an envelope. Chris looked up and saw that Chef was holding a golden DVD.
''What's up with that?'' Chris asked, raising a eyebrow.
''It's made of solid gold!'' Chef answered after inspecting it for a bit. ''It's from your buddy, Aziz!'' Chef added while reading the enclosed documents as Chef watched the audition.
-General information and biography-
Name: Aziz Al Zogby
Label: The New Money
From: Doha, Qatar.
Biography:
Aziz's childhood was as normal as any other kid whose parents took maximum advantage of the ever increasing demand for oil after finding it on their land. And this fact didn't escape from his perception, even at a young age. And despite his conservative family trying to raise him against it, Aziz began to obnoxiously flaunt his wealth to others simply because he thought he could.
Eventually, Aziz came across an American cartoon and was an instant fan despite his father denouncing it as trash. This couldn't stop Aziz from discovering western culture as his house had just been plugged onto the internet, this led Aziz to discover a world beyond his own that he couldn't stop being enthusiastic over. As Aziz's father favored him over his older sister to succeed his growing business empire, he took Aziz with him every time he could to teach him the tricks of doing business. Eventually, Aziz saw his chance to convince his father to expand their business empire to the west, so he could finally get to see what that the western world really is like.
-General appearance-
Aziz is 5.7 (Or 1.72) and has a light olive skin tone. He has very short, black hair which he usually has combed back. Aziz also has a small chin strap beard. He has a rather chubby build and has dark grayish green eyes. Aziz has significant amounts of hair on his arms as well as some chest hair.
Everyday wear: A dark red basketball jacket with gold details (Which covers up his fatness pretty well) and matching track pants along with high-class black running shoes.
Sleepwear: Aziz wears a pair of wine red sweatpants of high quality while going bare-chested.
Swimwear: A pair of maroon swim trunks.
-Personality-
Aziz is a quick spender and by extension pretty generous, he will give money to practically anyone for any reason in the right mood. Aziz is a hedonist, he strives to have fun and can heartily take enjoyment from practically everything, even things that aren't very enjoyable at first glance. He is a surprisingly complex thinker at times, especially if construction is involved. He has a well developed sense for business and sees many ways to make money out of people and situations. Lastly, he might not realize it, but he can be extremely grateful.
Aziz is incredibly decadent. He fancies the idea that money can buy him everything and acts like it. He may give money to everyone for any reason but he wastes it on opulent, useless stuff and for stupid things just as easily (To flaunt his wealth for example). Additionally, he is incredibly lazy and will often pay others to do his work. Having poor self-control, Aziz is often pretty quick to give in to temptations without outside help. Despite his enthusiasm for western culture, he is very Ignorant about the do's and don'ts, and he may unavoidably insult people without him even realizing it. Lastly, Aziz can be a little lacking in common sense at times.
- Interests-
It comes as no surprise that Aziz is fond of a lot of aspects from western culture, safe for a few exceptions. Aziz is passionate about horses, horse riding and horse racing and caring for his own steeds is about the only chore he always does himself. His favorite music genres are rap and hip-hop, even though he doesn't understand half of it. He has a knack for sports cars from the 60's and 70's, finding them to have more personality than present day's sports cars. He is always up for a game of chess, yet his win to loss ratio is pretty bad.
Aziz is a committed Muslim, and is therefore naturally a little wary of things he considers impure. Aziz dislikes feeling hungry and eats something to curb the feeling quickly. He is a little intimidated by large bodies of water, as he lives in a desert, he's not used to it. Classical music and operas bore Aziz to no end. He has spent his entire life in riches, so Aziz does worry about how his life would be if he lost it from time to time. Conclusively, he has a irrational fear of pigs.
''Ah, Aziz! I like that kid! He knows what living the good life is like! I wonder how he's been doing since we met him last season!'' Chris wondered.
''See for yourself.'' Chef replied a little gruffly before he handed Chris the DVD. Chris put it in his laptop and let the audition clip play.
Rap music played softly in the background as the camera seemed to be set up in front of a scale modeled building. The room it was in seemed rounded, looked rather narrow and had small windows orderly built into either wall.
''Chris! We meet again after our first meeting!'' Aziz happily greeted while I came into view, having his arms stretched out and holding another scale modeled building and some money bills. ''A meeting with lots of good stuff coming from it, because it helped me convincing my papa that there's big money to be made in North America. You know, acquiring shares, companies and timeshare apartments.'' Aziz explained as he began to pace around the room. ''Since we became rich, my papa and I, as his only son, did his best to stay that way! Because money is what makes the world go around!'' Aziz self-assuredly finished before he stopped pacing around and displayed the scale model he held.
''See this building? Throw a few bills around and bam, there is our newest skyscraper!'' Aziz shouted, forcibly slamming the scale model down on the table next to the other one. ''Completely plated with gold if you wish!'' He added. ''You want people to do things you don't feel like? Woosh!'' Aziz continued just as lively before he threw the money he held up in the air. ''You make it rain! And I know it works because I do it often!'' He assured while placing his hands on his hips while smiling confidently.
''So as my father is doing business and my mother and sisters, are going to shop for shoes, or clothes, or whatever, I'm free to explore this amazing continent once our private jet touches down! But what can I do? I could pay people to jump off the… ehrm, CN tower for my amusement, or even buy all tickets to a movie premiere! But all that can wait!'' He finished by horizontally swinging his arms before he briefly pointed at the camera.
''Because you, Chris McLean, made me want to appear on your Total Drama-rama dingdong show! I binge-watched it and I liked what I saw! I even loved what I saw! If you let me on, I'll make it the most bombastic, bling-tastic, season ever! Maybe I'll even start investing in it!'' He vividly promised.
''And if you don't think I can, there's a little something enclosed in the envelope that may hopefully make up your mind!'' He smoothly assured as he got close to the camera again before he back away after finishing his sentence. ''Right now, I got to pray. So Aziz out!'' He declared while he took on a pose before the clip ended.
''Heh, he actually added it!'' Chris said a little surprised as he held up the bills. ''This kid is even more entertaining than I thought him to be!'' He added as he counted the money.
''You are accepting bribes to let him on aren't you?'' Chef asked Chris in a disgusted and disappointed tone.
''I'm not accepting this as a bribe, it's going to charity!'' Chris defended, looking up from the money in his hand.
''Charity?'' Chef suspiciously repeated.
''Yup. That charity being me!'' Chris sneakily finished, bearing a slick smile as he pocketed the money and laid Aziz's file next to him on the table. Chef sorely grunted as he went back to his seat as well.
''You aren't really letting that slime ball onto the next season just because he gave you a wad of cash right?'' Chef asked for clarification.
''Not just because of that, but he bribes people often and I'm kind of curious how that would turn out in the competition!'' Chris explained.
''Don't you think that'll tarnish the show's integrity even further?'' Chef asked after rolling his eyes.
''I swear, I accepted it now, I won't do it again to change the rules just for him!'' Chris solemnly swore as he held his hand up.
''You can pledge all you want, but your credibility has long gone to me.'' Chef muttered before he resumed sorting out applications.
''Suit yourself then.'' Chris grumbled as he resumed working as well. ''And for the record, no I'm not bribable like that. I swear.'' He whispered t the camera crew.
A few minutes later, Chris yawned and leaned back into his chair. He looked out of the window and saw that it was dusk.
''Are your days always this long?'' The cameraman asked.
''We are in a bit of a hurry to get this season done, but we too need to realize when it's time.'' Chris answered before he rose out of his seat. ''Chef, shall we call it a day?''
''Hold on, I'm doubting whether I should pick this girl, or this one.'' Chef told him, having pressed his finger on both envelopes.
''Who are they?''
''This one is a girl named Scarlett, and this one's called Margaret. They seem to know each other and are pretty much alike.''
''What arouses your interest?'' Chris asked as Chef walked over to him.
''They are smart and also have something snobbish or pedantic because of it! We haven't had people like them yet!''
''We had Noah and Courtney.'' Chris flatly responded while reading 1 of the files included in the envelopes.
''But Noah was more cynical and sarcastic then snobbish. And Courtney isn't intelligent per se.'' Chef retorted.
''Hmm. Maybe you're right.'' Chris hummed as he read the other file.
-General information and biography-
Name: Margaret Bannister-Fletcher.
Label: The Teacher's Pet.
From: London, Ontario.
Biography:
Margaret always wanted to be a scholar. At least that's what her parents told other people. From a young age, Margaret was raised pretty firm and her parents made sure that she spent as much time on learning and her homework as her peers on playing. Eventually, Margaret began to spend practically all her time by learning or studying and forgot a little about having fun, considering learning to be fun instead. This mindset was earning her high grades and (What she assumed to be) her teachers' preferential treatment, which made her feel good about herself.
Margaret's high grades (And her parents' effort) made her eligible to enter a prestigious boarding school. There, Margaret was taken aback by how intelligent the other students were and how she wasn't favorable with the teachers anymore. So she learned even harder to impress them and even began to suck up to the teachers by doing all kinds of chores in order to feel good again.
-General appearance-
Margaret has a fair skin tone and a average build. She is a little on the short side at 5.7 (or around 1.70). She has long, strawberry blond hair and holds it back with a plastic headband. Margaret has brown eyes, freckles and she wears small, ill-fitting square glasses she often has to put back in position. She wears a little bit of makeup, the most notable part being her light pink lipstick and the rouge on her cheeks.
Everyday wear: A light yellow sweater vest with a short sleeved, white, button shirt underneath along with a blue necktie around her neck. She wears a black skirt over short shorts and walks on brown sandals.
Sleepwear: A dark blue buttoned shirt and grey black PJ pants
Swimwear: A black swimsuit with yellow and purple details. Margaret also wears a purple swim cap.
-Personality-
Margaret is pretty intelligent and knows many things, especially regarding academics. She is incredibly curious and then especially if she thinks she can learn something. She thinks and acts very efficient and can effectively do multiple things at once. Margaret is very prim and orderly, always keeping her belongings and places clean and orderly and also making sure that anything she has to work with is like that. Finally, Margaret is very mature and polite for her age because of her stern upbringing.
Margaret's prim and proper nature coupled with a borderline compulsive need to correct others and be correct leads her to be seen as snobbish, pedantic or even narcissistic, which she isn't always per se. Margaret makes quick rivals with others who she finds intellectually-threatening and always tries to show that she's smarter in order to make her feel the smartest. Even though Margaret knows a lot, she's more book smart and has little experience with putting much information to good use. Margaret is a pushover and rather easily intimidated by force. Lastly, she's an incredible suck up to anyone she considers authority (Or dominate her) and while she does have limits, she still goes pretty far to please.
- Interests-
Margaret actually enjoys learning and is often found reading her textbooks (She doesn't mind reading a regular book as well). That she loves to watch documentaries of practically any subject is related to this. Margaret loves several styles of ballet and she practices traditional ballet herself. She has a fondness for all sorts of puzzles from crosswords to puzzle games because of the challenge of solving them. Margaret is a gifted Saxophone player, but she has lost her knack a bit because she didn't give herself time to practice anymore. Conclusively, Margaret enjoys to play tennis.
Margaret hates being called anything other than her given name, it can make her really angry. Margaret is phobic about getting dirty in any way and this stops her from doing many things. She also can't stand unclean objects and she is disgusted by many kinds of rodents. She takes a dismissive approach to religion because she finds it wholly unnecessary and impractical. Margaret loathes loud music genres, which prevent her from focusing.
''I see what you're aiming at. The way they describe themselves in here indeed sounds like they're blowing their own trumpet pretty loud!'' Chris agreed after he finished reading. ''Let me watch their audition tapes!'' Chris demanded as Chef handed him the disks.
The clip opened up with Margaret standing next to a large bookcase while holding a book under her arm.
''I am recording now.'' Scarlett whispered.
''Hey hello! I am Margaret! And this is my audition for Total Drama!'' She kindly introduced herself right after. ''It has come to my attention that you are seeking new competitors, and why I am not very well known with your show, I felt like I'm having ample chance at becoming 1 of your newest contestants. If I am allowed to say it myself!'' She expressed, fumbling a bit with her glasses and smiling a bit smug during her last sentence.
''My whole life has been in dedication to learning ever since I could, so it shouldn't have to be said that I am pretty intelligent!'' Margaret explained, finishing again with a smug smile etched on her face. ''To give an example, my roommate will now name a random number and I'll give you it's square root right out of my head!'' Margaret enthusiastically promised.
''Shush! Or do I have to ban you?'' A threatening hiss came at them from off-screen, which visibly startled Margaret.
''Sorry Ms. Hatfield, it won't happen again!'' Margaret meekly apologized, holding the book in front of her. ''Scarlett?'' She quietly requested.
''144.''
''Hmm.'' Margaret hummed as she thought while adjusting her glasses smiling smugly yet again. ''That has to be exactly 12! Am I?''
''It is correct.'' Scarlett sighed tiredly.
''See? And as such, I believe that I could be a valuable asset to my team while I can be a force on my own as well!'' Margaret confidently explained before a smug grin grew on her face again. ''In fact, I've never noticed anyone who intellectually stood out from the rest!'' She quietly boasted, rubbing her chest with her knuckles.
Margaret then put her book back into the bookcase and folded her arms behind her back ''I think I've made my point and I look forward to your response. Goodbye!'' She greeted before she walked away, returning seconds later to quickly move the same book to another shelf before she left again and the clip ended.
''Wow, she obviously hasn't watched this show very well! If she thinks she's the smartest, then she should have tea with Cameron!'' Chris remarked.
''So we can count them both in?''
''Meh, I don't want them both to join! Part of the magic of having a new cast is that they don't know each other or what they're up against!''
''So, who are we going with?'' Chris asked. Chris held up both auditions and pondered. ''Hurry up Chris, I don't want to stay here all night!''
''Settle down! We'll go for Margaret! Unless we miss something big with Scarlett, I think that Maggie's snobbishness is much more of an asset to our show.'' Chris explained as he put everything belonging to Margaret's audition on top of the pile for accepted contestants.
''So I can throw her with the rejects?'' Chef asked, holding up the envelope containing Scarlett's audition.
Chris looked like he realized something as he scratched his chin and smiled. ''No, don't do that just yet!'' Chris replied, after which Chef handed Chris the envelope. ''I think we can do something good with the teenagers that just missed out on making the cut! A challenge for example!'' He added before laying the envelope down on another place on the table.
''That sounds promising!'' Chef agreed before they all left the room, to come back tomorrow.
Huzzah! That was the first! 3 to go and then we're ready for the real thing!
Newcomers: Aziz, Judith, Julien and Margaret.
Veterans: Bridgette, Eva, Geoff and Owen.
So to start, Judith isn't actually sick or terminal, she just thinks she is! And it sounds really hypocritical that she was accepted even after Chef's rant (Which also largely reflected my opinion as well), but that too is part of the joke or Chris's personality.
Like Chris said, Julien seems to be a lot like Geoff on first glance, but I promise that I've done lots to prevent him from becoming a complete Geoff clone!
While it's hard to believe, Aziz probably isn't always the outrageous decadent guy he appears to be in his audition tape. Maybe there's also a slightly more spiritual side to him. People who've read Total Drama Vengeance might remember him!
Margaret, like you could guess, is Scarlett's roommate on the boarding school they attend. I conceived her before Pahkitew Island aired but like Julien, I made sure that she isn't a Scarlett clone or alike to any contestant in general!
Now, everything said about the veterans or anything else for that could hint to a possible plot occurring in this season. Or it could just be a stinger! Curious? PM me!
Oh yeah, and the information about the newcomer as you people read it isn't of course the same way as Chris or Chef read it!
And with that, we conclude the first 'Auditioning' episode of Total Drama Superior! I hope you've liked what you read! And if you did, stick around!
Eet niet te veel suiker, en af en toe een appel, ander wordt je kaal!
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L.W.