Chapter 2: The Obstacles Courses
Jin continues to look for Rhima after she runs away at her father's room for no good reason. He became disappointed when she was upset at things. He looked at the beach waters knowing that he wanted to stay with her privately if only just the two of them as he thought.
If only if Rhima and we stayed here, I need to reason with her why she runs off like that. I need to find her...
As he continues to look for her, Rhima was revealed to be hiding along with both Rodeo and Drey at the bush behind the beach chairs.
"When you decided to run away from your Japanese partner. He's like a mestizo when he shows off his abs." Drey asked commenting about Jin being in shirtless as Rhima glares at him in embarrassment.
"Don't talk about him right now... I need to deal all of this mess."
"So what's up with you, Rhima. Why are you here in Dakak?" Drey continues to ask her which she answers.
"I was dragged by my father in his vacation trip with the professors in UE Caloocan branch. I tried to refuse not to go, but I didn't say no. I know my dad would be mad if I don't go with him."
"Wow... your father must be very strict if you're not gonna participate. It's just like how my mom would act like this." Drey said remembering the times his mother having the same behavior as Hunyo's.
"I have reasons why I ran away from Jin." Rhima said as she finally admits it. "Because when I looked at him and my father while they were staring each other. Their appearance, personality and size are the same. The only difference is their hairstyle and weight. But their faces were 99.9% match."
"OMG! Is that true?" Drey said shockingly about her reasons of running away from Jin as Rodeo remarks at them.
"Now that's what I called an "Identical Mishap" if your father and the Japanese guy having the same identical looks which means it's a mishap. You might even find an impostor in whoever acts the real one."
"It's just like in plastic surgery." Drey said which Rodeo tells her.
"You were very lucky that you've been working as a teacher at this young age. But for me I'm still a college student who became a Captain of the football team turned into a U.S. Marine."
"Thanks for your compliment..." Rhima said thankfully as she hurts her knee. "Ugh..."
"Your knee got scraped..." Drey said as he faces Rodeo. "Rodeo, is it okay you bring a first aid?"
"Sure..."
"By the time I ran away from Jin, I didn't know the downhill on my father's room is too steep. That's why I got tripped and hurt my knee." Rhima said telling him as Drey gives her some advice.
"Why don't you convinced someone to pose as somebody else? So that no more confusion between these two who had the same matching appearance."
"That would be a good idea. As the brains of this situation, I can easily solved these problems." Rhima said finally accepts Drey's advice.
At the reception area, Lee was talking to the receptionist about his experiences at the mansion at the Bahamas while Hunyo was upset after Rhima just ran away earlier.
"Hunyo, I thought you were with the other professors." Mr. Sakyo arrives to see him which he replies.
"I got too much pressure on my daughter these days, Mr. Sakyo. I feel like I was the one who caused all kinds of trouble."
"Ah, It must be her partner who had the same look as you." Mr. Sakyo said referring to Hunyo as Jin which he lowers his head.
"That's why Rhima ran off because of our looks. If that happens other professors would think Jin as me. I know it's crazy to tell you this. It would be the worst problem for the both of us."
"That's terrible... but not to worry. Your daughter might able to solve this unusual problem. I'm sure she has reasons why she ran away." Mr. Sakyo said as Lee arrives to see them.
"I tell the receptionist about all my experiences. I would glad to meet someone new aside from the women I hanged out with."
"Good for you, Lee..." Hunyo said which Mr. Sakyo was impressed to his elegant manner.
Back at the grassy area, Rhima became relief after giving some advice by Drey and Rodeo treats her knee wound. Now she realizes that she needs to tell either her father or Jin to pose as someone else as she thought.
I might able to fix this mess, because both my dad and Jin having the same looks. Rodeo says it was an identical mishap but for me I would think it was a double identity.
Rhima eventually bumped into Jin as she was knocked on the ground while hurting her nose.
"Oww... That really hurts..."
"Rhima..."
"Jin!" Rhima said knowing of his appearance as she tried to run away which Jin immediately grabs her hand.
"Take it easy, Rhima... I've been looking all over for you at this place and now you would run away from me."
"It's none of my business, okay..." Rhima replies angrily while trying to let go of his hand until Jin saw her knee was taped knowing she got tripped when he chases her.
"Your knee is taped... Did you tripped yourself again?"
"I got tripped because I didn't know this downhill is way too steep to run." Rhima admitted which she blushes when she looked at Jin who is in shirtless.
"If you have problems you can tell me everything. You always run like stupid."
"When you glared at my father like that. Both you and dad had the same look, personality and size but only had weight differences and hairstyle. Both of your face had 99.9% match. I also told Drey and Rodeo about this." Rhima said and she blushes at him. "I know my dad's colleagues would think you as my dad. They might confuse about both of you had the same appearance."
"An identical problem?" Jin wondered about which he tells her. "Listen, Rhima... we need to fix this thing up. Now I understand why you ran away because of me."
Before Rhima could act, two professors are in the beach bar which is behind in the grassy area they were standing as they talked about Hunyo for tomorrow's activity.
"Tomorrow will be an obstacle course activity. I'm sure that we can beat Hunyo on the first course."
"Yeah, that's right... He's way too slow because he's a Karate Expert who knows about discipline and skill."
Both glared from their gossips until Rhima saw how Jin gets angry from their personal gossips which she stopped him.
"Rhima..."
"Don't use force on them... if you do that. It's gonna ruin my dad's reputation." Rhima said worrying about her father's reputation which Jin angrily retorts at her statement.
"You got to be kidding me, now that you're trying to stop me for this. Their gossips are personal."
"The bad thing is... if they found both you and I were together like this. They would think of me I'm an incestuous person, having a relationship with a parent." Rhima said sadly as Jin was surprised knowing that she'll be mistaken being incest because she and Hunyo are family related which he has an idea.
"I have a better idea... It would be nice if I pose as somebody else like my adoptive uncle does. I already admit to you that I was a strange bearded guy."
"Just like how my friend would telling me this. You have to pose as someone else, Jin. So that others would never confused between you and my dad." Rhima said as she requests him. "You have to do it for me, okay."
"Okay, Rhima... I'll do whatever I can." Jin calmly agrees on her request.
"Thanks..." Rhima smiled thankfully which Jin hugged her amorously as he tells her about their plan.
"I know your father would not recognized my disguise just like I did to you. I'll tell you something."
"What is it?" Rhima asked as both stopped hugging as Jin whispers her.
"I know you like bearded guys, right. I will pose as the strange guy with a rough beard to think you were hanging out with anybody."
"You mean I would hang out with a bearded guy." Rhima said which Jin tries to make her quiet.
"Shhh... just be quiet. I'm doing this for my own good too. Your father would never find out about this."
"Okay then, it's settled then. I know you can do it." Rhima calmly agrees to their plan making Jin happily snickers.
At the buffet, everyone is digging in which Hunyo really likes the food so much. He also wants her daughter to be there knowing that Lee and the others are here as Ibrahim arrives to see him.
"Well well... if isn't Hunyo?"
"It's you... I didn't know you were here in Dakak as well." Hunyo wondered which Shaheen arrives to see him.
"I thought you go with those people over there. Seems like you became stress or something?"
"I shouldn't let Rhima to go with me. These guys are gonna mistake other people. Jin was there with her." Hunyo said admitting of his actions.
"The silver haired guy just went to the Italian Restaurant to see them. He knows that you were trying to keep up with those people." Ibrahim said referring to his partner Lee.
At the Italian Restaurant, Lee treats them for dinner since they don't want to get involved in their activities.
"I see your point, Rhima. Jin was the one who can disguise as someone else."
"I hate if the professors would clearly mistake of him as my dad. I decided to avoid any confusion." Rhima said calmly as she slurps the spaghetti.
"Come to think of it... I would guess every facilities in this resort can use credit cards in here." Lee smirked which Jin warns him.
"If you keep using your credit cards, you're gonna pay a large sum of money. It was a waste of money if you're not careful."
"Besides, I can pay for it if we go back to our world we came in." Lee said telling him as he pays the cashier using his credit card.
"Lucky for him, he really helped us to pay for our dinner, Jin." Rhima smiled which Jin tells her.
"Tomorrow we have to do for ourselves. I know we could only watch your father doing these activities."
"By the way, Jin... Your baggage was in the room besides Hunyo's. That's where Rhima used to stay."
"Luckily I would stay with her in the same room." Jin said in excitement as Lee tells them.
"I would help the two of you. In case if some grown men would see you."
Day 1: 7:00 AM
At their assigned room, Jin finally wakes up on time and Rhima was still asleep. He saw some free stubs for the breakfast buffet and he tries to wake her up.
"Rhima, you must wake up..."
Rhima slowly open her eyes as she faces Jin who is already awake.
"Uhh... morning, Jin."
"I didn't know you have some stubs beside your bed."
"That's for free breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets. Mr. Sakyo gave it for us during our stay in Dakak." Rhima said telling him which he tells her.
"We better eat some breakfast before your father and his colleagues arrive."
At the beach side, we can see Mr. Sakyo is making an announcement on their first activity.
"Today's activity will be a game of obstacle course. It is a very fun game. The first course is to do the sack race then you race back to pass to do the sprinting and the last one is to pose a ballet vendor. What do you think everybody?"
"Sure is a nice activity you had there, dean..."
As the professors are excited to do that course, we can see both Rhima and a disguised Jin watch the events.
"How do I look, Rhima? It was embarrassing because I don't have a beard at my youth."
"You're being manly, Jin. Seems like the obstacle course looks like a child's play game." Rhima said nicely.
"Wearing a bucket hat was not fit on my head. I can only wear the same hat as your father's." Jin said in disappointed as Lee looked on his binoculars knowing Hunyo can win the game.
"So it is true... the obstacle course looks like a child's game."
As the game begins, two of the professors doing some sack race which is 500 meters away. The next Hunyo and the other professor sprinting back and forth in whoever gets tripped into the sands. Then two professors quickly poses as a balut vendor while handling a bayong until one of them finishes as they win.
"So Hunyo's group wins the game..."
"We did it... now we could rest a little."
"Sprinting in sands looks harder than I thought." Hunyo said until he looked at Rhima who is watching along with strange bearded guy in a sunglasses hanging around with her which makes him confront them. "Rhima, who's this guy hanging around with you? He looks strange...?"
"Uhh... I meet this guy because I had nobody to hang out with." Rhima replied calmly making Hunyo annoyed at her actions.
"I thought you were with Jin yesterday and now this... You even told me that you rejected those guys because you decided to focus on your studies in college."
"Now now, Hunyo... Rhima needs someone to befriend with. Don't try to waste your temper because you have a lot of activities to handle." Lee said trying to tell Hunyo about their next activities as Hunyo angrily glares on the two professors who were gossiping at him.
"That was close... he'll never know that Jin is the bearded guy I hanged out with." Rhima said in relief which Lee tells her.
"I'll keep an eye on Hunyo in case if he was totally suspicious about what we were doing. He won't even guess that Jin was the disguised bearded guy."
"I never thought he would be so strict to think I'm a different person. Not like how Kazuya would do some devious acts." Jin grunted in disappointment.
As Hunyo and the others are resting before their island hopping, we can see both Jin and Lee are trying to do the sack race as Rhima watches them as Lee manages to defeat Jin after doing this back and forth which he got tripped the sand during the sack race.
"Now that's a comical race. Hunyo was very lucky that he can do the sprinting during the obstacle course." Lee remarked about the sack race as Rhima giggled to see them making Jin raises his brow at her.
"That wasn't funny, getting tripped after hopping on a sack."
"You need to try harder, Jin. Seems like your jumping skills have a lack of range." Rhima said as Jin annoyingly retorts.
"Can you stop remarking about me lacking my jumping skills? I need to do better."
"Oh oh... you have to put your facial disguise, Jin. Because someone is coming here at the beach side." Lee warned as Jin quickly fixes himself by putting his facial disguise and hat to cover his head and bangs and his black sunglasses.
"Hey Rhima... I know you would be here with the silver haired guy." Drey and Rodeo arrives to see them which Rodeo informs her
"I saw some people are gathered for the island hopping. You need to go with them and fast."
"So that's next after the obstacle course, I'll wait for them until they arrived." Rhima said as both Drey, Jin and Lee nod in agreement to wait for the others.
Trivia:
*Rodeo calls the problem between Jin and Hunyo's appearance is an "Identity Mishap" which prompts Jin to disguise as someone else to avoid any confusion on their appearance.
*For the second time, Jin disguises as the bearded guy from the second part of the Strangest Things: The Last Revelation.
*Their first activity resembles a special activity during birthdays and reunions.
*Lee wears his swimming trunks from his Tekken 5 ending while wearing a off-white short sleeved openly hawaiian button shirt with coconut tree designs.
