What's this? Less than a month since my last post? Yes, it's true, I am able to post a whole chapter. Anyway, read, enjoy, review, etc.

Last chapter's winner was Kat and Nini!

And our new quote:

"You sure this is the right blind lady that lives in a boat in a tree in the bayou?"

Anyway, here's the next challenge.

Interesting fact, this challenge was partly inspired by what Afro-Man, Dex, and Chastity try to emulate. You should Google Lalique Two Dancers... after you finish reading this and review it.

Hold That Pose

8:00 a.m.

"Do mine eyes deceive me?" Dustin questioned as he passed Liv on the way back to his room after eating. "Are you awake?"

"It's a challenge day," Liv said. "I decided to wake up on my own terms."

"Oh, well, there's no sign of Chris yet..." Dustin said. "As a matter of fact, there's been no sign of DJ, Owen, Eva, or Vinson yet this morning."

"What could those four have in common?" Liv asked.

"They're all stronger than average," Christie said, twirling a sharp knife like it was a toy.

"Are you allowed to talk to us?" Dustin asked.

"Don't see why not," Christie said.

"You've just been your anti-social self so far, right?" Liv asked.

"Let's not piss off the assassin, okay Liv?" Dustin said.

"She's straight forward," Christie said. Then she smiled. "I like that."

"Anyway, as interesting as you might think you are, I'm hungry," Liv said and walked to the dining room.

About half the contestants were already in the dining room, so Liv sat down next to Bee. At the other table, Afro-Man was demonstrating how he could eat while upside down. Chastity, Payton, and Briana were not very impressed, while Aaron was cracking up, and Kit-Kat was questioning if he could eat cakes that way.

"I could stuff the whole thing in my mouth," Afro-Man said his hands still on the ground, his feet balanced on the back of the chair. "Easy as pie... well, actually pie can be tricky as it's less prone to stay in one piece often."

"Dude, here's a waffle," Aaron said, placing another plate in front of Afro-Man.

"Someone want to cut that up for me?" Afro-Man asked.

"Oh, I will," Bee said, very excited. She evacuated her seat, leaving Liv mid-sentence and plopping on the floor and tore at it with two knives. It looked like a few animals had torn it apart when she finished. Afro-Man didn't seem to notice as he began popping pieces in his mouth.

"Afro-Man, that's really disgusting," Chastity said.

"And it can't possibly good for the body ta be upside down for so long," Briana said slowly, her accent almost hidden as she was behind her napkin.

"But, it's yummy," Afro-Man said before eating some more. "Someone want to order me a crepe next?"

"You are not eating my gourmet crepes like that," Jamie yelled from the kitchen area.

Confession Cam:

(Chastity) "He's a nice guy, but really, eating upside down?"

(Aaron) "Dude, he's as annoying as heck, but he's also a riot sometimes."

(Payton) "I don't even want to question how he got all that food down... or up, or whatever. It was working against gravity."

(Bee) She is upside down, so only her legs can be seen. "How does he do it?" Crunching is heard, followed by a retching sound.

"Would all campers please report to the cabin lounge for the next challenge in ten minutes wearing your outerwear," Chris's voice requested over the cabin speakers.

After some grumbling, everyone finished their food and went to get their gear on.

Lounge

"Thank you, thank you," Justin stood next to Chris wearing a blue leather coat and sunglasses. "Please, no autographs."

"No one was asking," Arlen kindly reminded him.

"Can you just tell us the challenge so we can win again?" Renee asked.

"Right," Justin nodded. "Just, follow me outside... like any of you could resist."

Most everyone groaned and followed him. Outside were ten huge blocks of ice, Owen and DJ just pushing the last one into place.

"Today's challenge is very simple," Chris said.

"You will be making ice sculptures of anything you like," Justin said. "Then, a panel of judges will choose the best one, and the team of the creators will win."

"Who all is in the panel of judges?" Reece asked.

"Simon, Paula, and Randy?" Dustin asked.

"No," Chris said.

"It will be the butlers and maids of the winners," Justin said.

"The what?" several people yelled.

"The winning team will receive the pleasure of being served by the hottest three boys and girls from the previous seasons," Justin said. "Myself included."

"Who else?" Skye asked, excitement evident in her voice.

"Manny, Trent, Nessa, Heather, and Bex," Chris said as they all arrived in a sleigh.

"But, wait, Rufus and Russell are totally hotter than Trent and Manny," Skye said.

"Gee, thanks," Trent said from where he still was in the sleigh.

"Do you want Mr. Muggles running around your feet?" Christie asked.

"After threats from Christie that she would skin the dog, Russell refused," Chris said.

"And I already have a job here," Rufus said. "But, thanks."

Skye smiled widely at him.

"Anyway, each of you have five blocks of ice to work with," Justin said. "So, go."

"Snow Leopards, come in," Rufus called to them and they all gathered around. "I say you guys break into teams of two, and one group of three, and each group takes a block."

"Mitchell and I can work together," Laura said, grabbing his hand and dragging him to the far block.

"I believe that I'll work with James," Dex said.

"It's Afro-Man," Afro-Man said, but followed Dex.

Confession Cam:

(Dex) "I believe he may have the skills to carve, and I know I have the vision."

"How about you and me?" Aaron said, slinging an arm over Briana.

"In yer dreams," Briana said. "Payton, Chastity?"

"Sounds good," Chastity said.

"Okay, Renee and Aaron, you get one, Reece and Kit-Kat, you'll be on the last one," Rufus said.

"Why do I have to work with him?" Renee asked.

"Because, you can keep him in line and working," Rufus said.

"Okay, Eskimos, gather round," Owen said.

"You actually have an idea?" Alexander asked as the team gathered.

"No, I was hoping one of you would," Owen said.

"Look, there are nine of us," Alexander said.

"I'll work alone," Dominick said, walking to a block of ice.

"I guess the rest of us are supposed to pair off," TJ said. "So, uh, anyone want to work with me?"

"Are you any good at carving ice?" Skye asked.

"Is anyone here?" Arlen asked.

There was silence.

"How about everyone grabs a partner and we just get to work," Liv said. She grabbed Arlen's arm and dragged him to an ice block.

TJ turned toward Dustin. "You and me?"

"No!" Skye shrieked. They looked at her. "I mean, how about you and I work together, TJ?" She winked at Alexas, dragging TJ away.

"That was odd," Dustin said.

"Alexander, let's go," Bee said.

"Let's not," Alexander said. "I think I'll work with Alexas.

"Cool," Owen said. "The Alex's!"

Confession Cam:

(Bee) "I tried to help get Alexas and Dustin together."

(Skye) "Seriously, Alexander, not cool."

(Dustin) "What was going on there?"

(Alexander) "There was a bit of reasoning behind my choice. First, I was not about to work with Bee; I need a partner with an attention span longer than the insect she's called. Second, the choice between Alexas and Dustin, I usually would have chosen to work with Dustin, but I figured that if I could manipulate Alexas into just the right words, Dustin would work, without break, in perfecting a sculpture worth winning to impress her."

Mitchell and Laura

"So, do you have any ideas about what we can make?" Mitchell asked.

"How about a ballerina?" Laura asked.

"A... ballerina?" Mitchell looked apprehensive about such a feminine idea.

"Yeah, it'll be elegant," Laura said, and got on her toes quickly, one arm above her head, the other in front of her chest. She lifted one foot from the ground. She then stood normal again. "The girls will love it at the very least. And we only need majority of them to pick us to win, right?"

"I guess..." Mitchell said.

"Good, so let's get started," Laura said. "I can pose and you can sculpt."

"What?" Mitchell asked.

"I mean, just until you get the basic design," Laura said. "And leave room for a skirt of some sort."

Confession Cam:

(Mitchell) "These are the kind of things you don't live down."

Afro-Man and Dex

"Have you ever heard of a Lalique?" Dex asked.

"Is that French for 'lake' or something?" Afro-Man asked.

"No, it's a very important artist," Dex said. "Creates crystal statues. We're going to emulate one of them called Two Dancers. It's a man and a woman, they're nude, and they're dancing."

Afro-Man stared at Dex for a moment. "I have no idea what it looks like.

Dex sighed. He looked around at the other groups. "Hey, Chastity, want to pose for us?" he called. He didn't notice as Afro-Man's cheeks reddened.

"Um, sure..." Chastity said. She made sure that Briana and Payton could do without her and approached the two boys.

"Okay, we're doing a Lalique," Dex said. "I'm going to first position you, and then I'll get into position. We'll be pretty close to one another, but it's just for the challenge, okay?"

"Right," Chastity said.

Dex first had Chastity lean back a little, then, created a mound of snow for her left foot to rest on, so her left leg was a little bent. He had her position her arms over her head, and then had her twist just a little. Then Dex got into position, with his legs spread a bit, him leaning a little farther back and looking at Chastity's face, his arms out in front of him. Without looking at Afro-Man, he said, "include the mound of snow, okay. And remember, nude."

"What!" Chastity yelled, but didn't move.

"It's a statue," Dex said. "It's not like he's seeing you nude. I'm not making you take off your clothes."

Afro-Man just nodded, his whole face red remembering an incident from the day before. He began chiseling.

Confession Cam:

(Afro-Man) "Well... some of the imagining won't be nearly as difficult as they might think."

Briana and Payton

"What do you think we should make?" Payton asked Briana after Chastity went to Dex and Afro-Man.

"Oh, I know, a castle!" Briana said.

"Um, okay," Payton said. "We could do that."

"I've got it all in me head," Briana said and grabbed a stick, she drew in the snow a quick outline of a castle. "Except, more detailed and with little flags and such."

"Well, let's get to work," Payton said.

Aaron and Renee

"We're doing the Grim Reaper," Renee said.

Aaron thought for a moment. "I can work with that," he said.

"I call doing the scythe," Renee said.

Reece and Kit-Kat

"How about we show some team spirit and carve a snow leopard," Reece said to Kit-Kat as he examined the block of ice. He flipped it onto it's side. "What do you say, Kit-Kat?" When he received no response from her, he looked up and saw she was staring at Skye dragging TJ to a block of ice.

"Hello?" Reece tried to get her attention, his hand waving in front of her face.

"Um, yes?" Kit-Kat asked.

"Let's get to carving," Reece said.

"Oh, do you have an idea?"

"Yeah... a snow Leopard," Reece said.

"Sounds good," Kit-kat said and turned around. "Where's our ice?"

"Look down," Reece said. "Seeing as they stand on four legs, I thought this would make it easier. How about I work on the front half and you take the back."

Kit-Kat nodded.

Dominick

Dominick was slowly carving down his block of ice when Owen came up to him. "So, what are you making?"

"A pine tree," Dominick said.

"That sounds cool," Owen said.

"Yes, well, you should probably help the rest of the teams because they haven't started yet," Dominick gave Owen a quick glare.

Owen sighed. "Okay, then. Keep up the good work."

Liv and Arlen

"We should go with something easy," Liv said.

"A mermaid," Arlen said.

"A... what?"

"Mermaid," Arlen said. "Look, make her look like Nessa, and we'll automatically get both Manny and Nessa choosing it. Make her topless and we'll probably get Trent and Justin voting for it as well."

Liv frowned. "How the hell did you come up with a viable plan?"

"I'm a genius," Arlen said.

"No, you're actually sick," Liv said. "You saw a topless Nessa mermaid in your mind, I bet."

TJ and Skye

"Let's make a fairy," Skye said.

"Why would we do that?" TJ asked. "We have to do something that will impress them."

"What's not impressive about a fairy?" Skye asked.

"It's impractical to tackle such a difficult project when neither of us has any carving experience before," TJ said.

"What do you think we should do?" Skye asked.

"Well, it should be winter themed..." TJ said. "How about a snow flake...or several of them connected."

Skye thought a moment. "My idea is better. But, fine."

"How about three of them," TJ said. "A large one here," he motioned to the center bottom, "another to the upper right of that one, and a third connected to the upper right of the second one."

"I call designing the top one," Skye said.

"Let's get the basic design first.

Alexander and Alexas

"We are going to make a throne," Alexander said to Alexas. "And present it to Justin. There might be a panel of judges, but something tells me he gets a little more say than the other five."

"You think?" Alexas asked.

"Yes," Alexander said. "Wouldn't it be good if our team finally won a challenge? Wouldn't you just be bursting with joy?"

"Yeah," Alexas nodded. "I'd probably kiss someone."

Alexander smirked as he notice Dustin freeze for a moment.

Dustin and Bee

"So, what do you think we should make?" Bee asked.

"Let's..." Dustin's mind was still swirling with the conversation he had just overheard between Alexas and Alexander.

Confession Cam:

(Dustin) "If her and Alexander win the competition for the Eskimos, she'll probably kiss him. But, if I can have the winning statue..."

"Let's make a Justin statue," Dustin said. "He loves himself too much not to choose it."

"Uh... if you say so," Bee said.

Laura and Mitchell

"Why is there a crack in the head?" Laura asked once Mitchell had gotten the basic shape down.

"Because I've never carved an ice statue before and I don't know all the intricacies of how to perfect it," Mitchell replied.

"Are you being sassy with me, Mr. Higgins?" Laura asked, her hand on her hips.

"I think I'm just being truthful," Mitchell replied. "Is that inappropriate wherever you're from, Miss Walker?"

Laura narrowed her crystal blue eyes at him. "Shut it and keep carving," she snapped.

Dex, Chastity, and Afro-Man

"Wow, that's very... detailed," Chastity said when Afro-Man indicated that he was finished.

"Very nicely done, James," Dex said.

"Could you call me Afro-Man?" Afro-Man asked.

"Anyway, let's see if we can smooth it out at different parts," Dex said.

"Okay then," Chastity said. "I'll uh..."

Confession Cam:

(Chastity) "I'm not exactly sure how Afro-Man was able to so perfectly sculpt a female's body... but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with smoothing down a naked body that reminds me of my own."

Briana and Payton

A small chink! indicated that yet another 'flag' had been broken off.

"Payton, what's wrong with ye?" Briana snapped.

"Oh, gee, sorry," Payton said. "Well at least my bricks are parallel and even. Yours are all over the place."

A shadow suddenly appeared over them. "What the hell is that?" Rufus's voice broke through the cold winter air.

"It's a castle," Briana said.

"It looks like a three-year-old tried to make a sand castle with dry sand," Rufus said. "Did either of you light a fire near it?"

"Hey, I don't see you doing anything," Payton said.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't aware I was competing," Rufus said, narrowing his eyes. "I thought that I was the coach... oh, wait, I am. I already won my $250,000 grand prize." He smirked. "Fine, don't try to fix it. But, if we lose, one of you is probably going home." With that said, he walked off.

"Great, ye had to piss him off," Briana said.

"Hey, making a castle was your idea," Payton said.

Aaron and Renee

"That could slice my head off," Aaron said, admiring the precision of the scythe's blade once Renee decided it was done.

"That's the point," Renee said. She grabbed Aaron's arm and slowly slid his hand along it, slicing a thin cut, and causing him to bleed.

"Hey, ow, that hurt you crazy bitch!" Aaron roared as she did this.

"Shut up, you baby," Renee said. "Plus, with the blood on it, it looks much more authentic."

"You're insane!"

"You want to repeat that?" Renee asked.

"Don't murder your teammate," Rufus said coming around. He looked at the Grim Reaper. "Nice work. I like the fake blood."

"Fake?" Aaron asked. "That's my real blood."

Rufus nodded. "I like the ingenuity. Keep it up you two."

Kit-Kat and Reece

"It doesn't really look like a leopard," Kit-Kat said, backing away to get a better look.

"We just need to add some spots," Reece said and began to chisel a spot into it.

"It looks like a kitten," Kit-Kat said.

"It could use some sharp teeth and claws too, I guess," Reece said.

"I kind of want to pet it," Kit-Kat continued.

"Okay, so it's not the best leopard ice sculpture ever," Reece said. "This is the first time I've ever made one. Have you ever made a sculpture?"

"I've done cake ones plenty of times," Kit-Kat said. "But it's a lot different because cakes are so easy to take way too much off with the slightest movements, while with this, it takes a lot of pressure, and you hardly get anything off."

"Well, maybe we should have had a cake-sculpting project," Reece said.

"But, that wouldn't be fair to the other team, because they probably don't know the rules and how to make sugar flowers and things like that," Kit-Kat said.

Confession Cam:

(Reece) "Okay, someone has to teach that girl the word sarcasm. And that in this competition, one should use the skills they have to their advantage."

"Let's just get to work with those vicious details," Reece said.

Dominick

Owen stared in amazement at Dominick's work. It looked like a miniature pine tree, complete with a few bunnies. Even the branches and pine needles looked real (aside from being the wrong color). As he was mostly finished, he threw some of the powdered ice from his carving and threw it up onto the tree, making it look as if it had snowed on the tree.

Liv and Arlen

"This mermaid does not look like Nessa," Liv said as she looked up.

"Yeah, well, she also looks like crystal," Arlen said. "Like... um..."

"A swavorski creation," Liv said. Arlen gave her a blank look. "I wouldn't expect you to get it."

"So, how do we fix it?" Arlen asked.

"We don't," Liv said. "I doubt we have enough time to smooth her over, and she looks kind of cool this way."

TJ and Skye

Skye was whistling as she was carving one of the snowflakes. TJ was just putting the finishing touches on his snowflake. He looked at the one she was working on. "Um, Skye..."

"Yeah?" Skye asked.

"You are aware that snowflakes are supposed to be symmetrical, right?" TJ asked.

"Symmetri-what?" Skye asked.

"Symmetrical," TJ said. "Ya know, if you cut it in half, the sides would match."

"They do," Skye said. TJ blinked. Her snowflakes were lopsided and off balance. They were actually very sloppy. "Anyway, let's see you do better!"

"Check it," TJ motioned to his snowflake. It was near perfection.

"Well, most snowflakes aren't perfect when they hit the ground," Skye said.

"It's just not... ya know, impressive to have sloppy flakes," TJ said. "Sorry..."

However, Skye didn't seem to like that, so she stood up and stomped away.

Alexander and Alexas

"There you go, Alexas," Alexander said, helping her to carve into the ice in a way to make it look like the grain of wood. The only problem their throne had was that it had no actual cushion. But, Alexander had considered this, and had been working on shaping the throne to fit perfectly to Justin's butt.

"Maybe we should carve his name into the back," Alexas said as she was almost finished with the grain.

Alexander looked up at her and smiled. "An excellent idea, Alexas. You truly are a gem to this team." His comment made Alexas blush a bit, but she smiled as they began discussing how they should carve his name exactly, the style, etc.

Dustin and Bee

Bee was having the easiest time carving the statue, mostly because she didn't have to do any work. Dustin was busily circling the statue, carving what had to be an almost perfect Justin replica.

"Do you..."

"No, I'm good," Dustin said, dusting some spare ice from the shoulder.

"One minute until judging," Chris called a moment later.

Rufus looked over the different Snow Leopard statues. "I think we have a chance," he said, clearly favoring the Lalique from Dex, Afro-Man, and Chastity or the Grim Reaper from Renee and Aaron the most. The cracked ballerina, the 'kitten' and the off kilter castle just weren't cutting it.

Owen was excited when Chris called time. All carving tools were turned in, collected by Chef, and a blanket was thrown over each statue.

The revealing order was chosen at random. Justin and the rest of the judges approached Liv and Arlen first.

"What is it?" Bex asked.

"A mermaid," Liv said.

"Looks more like ann oddly shaped rock," Heather said.

"It does bear a resemblance to someone I know," Manny said.

"Where is it's top?" Nessa asked.

"Next," Justin announced.

Reece revealed the snow leopard he and Kit-Kat had carved.

"Oh, a kitten," Nessa said.

"Since when do kittens have spots and sharp teeth?" Bex asked.

"It's a... snow leopard," Reece said.

"No, it's just bad," Heather said.

Mitchell and Laura were next, but as he tried to pull the sheet off their creation, something caught in the sheet, and the whole thing fell and shattered on the ground.

Confession Cam:

(Mitchell) "I lied earlier. You can live down carving a ballerina. You cannot live down destroying it when trying to unveil it."

"And, moving on," Trent said, shaking his head.

Skye was the one who revealed the snow flakes, which received a few head shakes.

"I hope this is supposed to be a parody sand castle," Heather said, seeing Payton and Briana's castle, moving on to Alexander and Alexas.

"Presenting, Justin's throne," Alexas said proudly as Alexander pulled the sheet off.

"Who are you?" Justin asked, the smile on his face from expecting a throne dropped. Everyone turned to the throne to see a person sitting there.

"Blake?" Alexas asked.

A smile grew on Blake's face. "Yes, I have been called that before, Missy," Blake said as he stood up. The crowd parted, as there was something definitely off about him. He walked past a statue clearly taller than him, and in a swift move, shoved it over.

Dustin's face paled. His Justin statue had been perfect, and now it was perfectly ruined. "Why you little," Dustin yelled, but Blake had already moved on to the Snow Leopard's side and was leaning against another statue, talking with Kit-Kat, who was slowly trying to back away without being rude.

"Hey, Sweet Lips," Blake said. "Wonder if you taste as good as you smell." He lifted an eyebrow, and before she could take another step away, grabbed her by the waist and pulled her against him, pressing his lips to hers, dropping her a moment later. "Like sugar. How bout you and me hang out after this."

"Get away from her!" TJ yelled and ran forward and pulled Kit-Kat to stand behind him. Her cheeks had turned the color of cherries.

"You bore me," Blake said, with a laugh. He pushed TJ back, and TJ stumbled, tripping over the kitten, and ended up breaking it in half.

"Let's see what's behind curtain number three," he said and revealed the Grim Reaper. "Now, that's what I'm talking about."

"That loses," Justin said immediately.

"Why?" Renee hollered.

"He likes it," Justin said. "And he ruined my throne."

"Whatever," Blake said. He whistled loudly, and a polar bear came running out of the forest. It broke through Dominick's still covered statue all the way to Blake. Blake kissed its nose. "Hello, schnookums."

"Uh, what the..."

"Someone restrain him," Chris said, cowering behind Chef.

"I'll take the bear," Eva said. "You get the boy."

Christie nodded and jumped on Blake's back, wrestling him to the ground as Eva flipped the bear over, pinning it. Vinson disappeared inside the cabin and came back out with a bottle of pills. He popped it open, and shoved a few in Blake's mouth. Blake shook, trying to spit the pills out, but Vinson held his hand over Blake's mouth, and after a few minutes, Blake was forced to swallow the pills. And then he passed out.

"Let's finish with the unveiling," Chris said. He pointed to the last, unveiled (still intact) statue.

"What happened?" Blake sounded back to his gentlemanly self. "Oh, dear, I hope I didn't do anything too bad." He stood up, but saw the polar bear Eva was sitting on. "A bear!" He jumped and fell backwards, hitting the statue. It fell over with a loud crack.

"NO!" Dex yelled, falling to his knees.

"So what wins?" Chastity asked.

The Snow Leopards had the castle left in the running, as Justin hated the Grim Reaper. The Eskimos had the throne, mermaid, and sloppy snowflakes.

"Well, at least this one is kind of winter themed," Manny said, motioning his head to the snow flakes.

"Fine, winners!" Justin said, motioning to the snowflakes.

"What!" several Leopards yelled.

"Really?" TJ asked.

"Why not," Justin shrugged. "Now, I'm due for a massage inside." With that, he walked in.

"So, Eskimos win their first challenge," Chris announced. "Snow Leopards, please go in and cast your votes. Eva, return the bear to her cave. And, you two, send Blake on his way while he's still Dr. Jekyll."

Hot Cocoa ceremony

"Tsk, tsk, Leopards," Chris said. "You were doing so well."

"This was not our fault," Reece said.

"True," Chris said. "Anyway, in past seasons, marshmallows have represented life, as they do now. Only, now, they are mini and for cocoa. One of you will not receive a pile of marshmallows, and that person will need to pack his or her belongings and leave through the Door of Failure, ride the Sleigh of Suck, and will not return to the competition. The first pile goes to Renee." Renee held out her cup and Chris slid the small pile into her cup. "Aaron. Afro-Man." He tossed the piles, Aaron not managing to catch a single one, while Afro-Man caught all in his cup. "Chastity. Dex. Laura. Reece. Briana. There are three of you left, and the next pile goes to Mitchell." Mitchell sighed, afraid that his folly may have caused him to lose as he had sort of destroyed a statue that could have won.

Confession Cam:

(Briana) "Well, Payton did mess up half our castle."

(Aaron) "Seriously, what's with her and TJ?"

(Kit-Kat) "That kiss was seriously nasty. When was the last time Blake brushed?"

(Mitchell) "Nice girl, but after that kiss, she might be mentally scarred..."

"And the last pile goes to..." Aaron began a drum roll on the back of one of the couches. "Thank you, Aaron. Kit-Kat! Sorry, Payton, but it's time for you to leave."

Payton sighed heavily. "I guess I'll be seeing you all then," she said. "Good bye."

Eskimo Hall

TJ had been standing at the door, half freaking out as he had his ear pressed to the door listening to the marshmallow ceremony. He pretty much melted with relief when Kit-Kat got her marshmallows. He waited a moment, before opening the door. Most of the Snow Leopards had left the room except Kit-Kat and Laura. However, seeing TJ, Laura stood up and said. "I'm actually tired. I'm going to start getting ready for bed."

"Okay," Kit-Kat nodded. She took a sip of her hot cocoa, and then noticed TJ. "Oh, hello, TJ."

"Hey," TJ said, his voice squeaking. He cleared his throat and tried again, this time in a normal voice. "Hey, Kit-Kat. So, you're staying."

"Yeah, I was afraid for a moment there," Kit-Kat said.

"Me too... I mean, well, that's good that you're still here," TJ said.

"Though I do feel bad for Payton," Kit-Kat said.

TJ sat next to her. "Don't," he said. "I mean, it would have probably happened eventually. She's a small girl, probably couldn't do too much physically..."

"Actually she's been going to military school her whole life," Kit-Kat said. "She's really strong, though she doesn't look it."

TJ dead-panned. "Oh... but, if it had been you, I'd be upset."

Kit-Kat looked at him, her cheeks a little pinker than usual. "Why's that?"

"Because, well..." TJ's face began to flame. "I like you."

"Oh... like like, you mean," Kit-Kat said.

"Yeah, like like," TJ said. He threw a hand behind his head. "Plus, I think everyone would be down if you couldn't make us any more delish snacks, ya know what I mean."

Kit-Kat, however, was staring down into her cocoa. "Kit-Kat?"

"I'm sorry," she said, standing up. "But I don't feel the same way about you." With that, she rushed to the Snow Leopard door and pulled it open, rushing inside. When TJ tried to follow, his purple card wouldn't open the door, and he was left standing outside.

Confession Cam:

(TJ) "I don't get it... I thought there was a connection between us."

Okay, so we say good-bye to Payton. I know, we didn't get to know her very well, but, hey, someone had to go. Anyway, I was looking at the challenges I have planned, and I've amended a few things. First, if you could think of an appropriate challenge for Lindsey, Geoff, or LeShawna to hold, I'd be grateful. I have possible challenges for them, but I don't like them very much. All three of those will be after teams have disbanded, so think of individual challenges.

Also, in a few challenges or so, I'm going to add an extra credit quote with a very big prize for the correct guess (guessing it correctly does not mean your character will necessarily win).

Finally, I've been updating my site, and I'm adding pictures for the characters. So, if you can think of someone that your character looks like, either give me a link to the picture, or tell me. If I've posted a picture by your character and you don't like it, feel free to tell me because I can change it.