Seollal Drama Holiday
The sun shined bright above Playa Des Losers and birds chirped as a light breeze brushed through the trees on the small island. It was a beautiful day and Phoebe was out early taking pictures with her camera. She was entranced by a butterfly that was hatching from a cocoon.
Confession Cam:
(Phoebe) "I'm usually not a morning person, but sometimes getting up early and taking some pictures is my only escape from society. It calms me."
As Phoebe took pictures, Erika walked up behind her. "Hey girlie, we need to have a chat." She said sternly.
Phoebe didn't respond and just kept taking pictures. Erika looked at the butterfly Phoebe was taking pictures of while speaking.
"Phoebe, I know you're confused about Stephan and Dee but I can help you!" Erika said. "You're like, my best friend out here. I want you to find love so bad!" Erika sighed and looked back at Phoebe, who wasn't even paying attention. "PHOEBE!"
Phoebe jumped up. "Erika?!"
"You weren't paying attention..." Erika said.
"I-I'm sorry!" Phoebe frowned. "What happened? How long were you here?"
"Just a couple minutes." Erika shrugged. "I just want to help you with the guys."
Phoebe slightly smiled. "Thanks for caring."
Erika sighed as she knew what Phoebe would say. "But..."
"But I just don't want to hurt anyone's feelings." Phoebe said. "There's a lot wrong with me..."
"What are you talking about?" Erika gasped. "There's nothing wrong with you! You're so pretty and all the guys want you!"
"Stephan and Dee are both sweet in their own way." Phoebe said. "It's not them, it's me. And I don't want to be forced to pick between them until I'm ready."
"That's not fair to them." Carter said, stepping in.
"Whoa, where did you come from?" Erika asked.
"I couldn't help but overhear." Carter said. "Can I put my two cents in?"
"Sure." Phoebe said. "What's not fair?"
"It's not fair for you to keep them waiting until your ready." Carter said.
Phoebe frowned. "That's so true. I'm terrible."
"I'm not saying that!" Carter frowned and patted her on the back. "All I'm saying is that if you do like one of them, or both, you should tell them. If not, let them know that you aren't interested."
"No!" Erika said. "Why would she do that? True love should take time." She looked at Phoebe. "I'm so sorry for trying to rush you into it."
"Erika, it's not your fault. It's mine, trust me. It's okay." Phoebe assured her and they hugged it out. Phoebe then looked at Carter. "You're right Carter, but I don't want anything bad to happen if I tell them anything."
Carter looked deep into Phoebe's eyes. He knew that she was being genuine. "Fine. Just please be careful Phoebe."
Confession Cam:
(Carter) "So now I know why there's a little tension in my alliance... It's Phoebe! They both have feelings for her. I've got to do something..."
(Phoebe) "I just don't know what to do anymore!" She's very frustrated. "Living with this dumb disorder is really going to mess me up!" She sighs.
Manny sat against a log thinking. Deborah was next to him, reading a manga comic. She looked up at him. "You okay?" She asked. "You haven't said anything to me. Is it something I did or said?"
"No." Manny said. "It's Grace. I'm worried about her."
"Oh." Deborah said.
"Should I talk to her?" Manny asked nervously.
"Yeah..." Deborah sighed.
"Okay." Manny got up. "I'm going to do it then. I have to." He started walking towards Grace's tent. "It's my job to help everybody on this team." He stopped in front of the tent. "Grace?"
"Yes." She said from within the tent.
"Can you come out for a second? I want to chat with you." Manny said.
There was some rustling in the tent. "Go ahead." Taylor's voice was heard.
Grace stepped out and Manny gasped. She wasn't wearing what she usually wore. The sleeves on her shirt were cut off and her long skirt was cut short. "Take a picture." Grace chuckled. She walked away from the tent and motioned for Manny to follow her. "What do you wanna talk about? I'm in the middle of a makeover here."
"Grace..." Manny was still in shock. "I'm worried about you."
"Worried." Grace chuckled.
"What happened to you?" Manny asked. "You are such a smart girl and now you're smoking?"
"Why do you even care?" Grace asked, annoyed.
"I'm your friend." Manny said.
"I already told you. You and I are NOT friends." Grace said. "You need to stop trying to help me cause I don't need or want your help."
"Do you really mean that?" Manny frowned.
"Yes." Grace said. "You seem to have replaced my friendship with Deborah's anyway. Besides, I have Ignatius now."
"The guy's bad news." Manny warned.
"You're opinion is simply irrelevant. Goodbye Emmanuel." Grace turned and walked back to the tent, leaving Manny to think about what just happened.
Confession Cam:
(Manny) "I just can not believe this." He sighs. "It can't be too late, right?"
(Taylor) "I'm so proud of my puppet Grace for putting her and her doofus crush into the threat pile." She chuckles. "It's just a matter of time before they're both gone and I make the merge." She deviously smiles. "Ooh, when I make that merge, I'll be unstoppable."
Taylor brushed Grace's hair. "These blonde highlights have got to go girl."
"I was thinking the same thing." Grace smiled.
"Hey." Taylor stopped and turned Grace around. "I'm so proud of you for standing up for yourself. Manny doesn't know what he's talking about."
"I know right!" Grace said. "I'm so tired of people telling me how I should live my life. I wanna be bad for once!"
"Nothing wrong with that." Taylor smirked. "Let's go get some breakfast."
"Iggy said he would get us some." Grace smiled.
Taylor rose an eyebrow. "Iggy?"
"Ignatius." Grace giggled and pulled Taylor out of the tent.
Confession Cam:
(Taylor) "Iggy..." She tries not to laugh.
"What'd you get us Iggy?" Taylor chuckled as Ignatius placed some pancakes and cereal on the table.
Ignatius glared at Taylor. "What did you just call me?!"
Grace stepped in. "Where'd you get pancakes and cereal!"
Ignatius chuckled. "I stole it from the stupid Valentines. They don't deserve it."
"Very slick." Taylor smirked as she tried to take a pancake, but Ignatius snatched the plate away.
"You don't deserve this." He glared at her.
"Hey!" Grace took the plate back. "Don't be a douche." She handed Taylor some pancakes and Taylor smirked at Ignatius.
Confession Cam:
(Ignatius) "I hate girls...Bitches..."
(Taylor) "I would say that Ignatius is my biggest threat... But he's really not." She shrugs. "I'm his biggest threat, but I bet he's not smart enough to know that."
Everyone gathered on the dock and waited for Chris to announce the next challenge.
"Before I reveal today's holiday, I'm gonna welcome back the Flaming Fireworks, who won the last reward challenge!" Chris happily announced and presented the boat.
Mandy, Elli, Liam and Eun stepped off the boat.
"Oh my god that was the best trip ever!" Eun said.
"How?" Dee asked. "All ya did was go around d'island."
"So what?" Mandy said. "It was way better than the mansion."
"We actually got real food! Like five star food!" Elli smiled. "No offense to Chef... Or Liam."
"It's alright!" Liam smiled. "I got all the seafood that I could ever wish for!"
"I enjoyed spending free time with you." Elli smiled.
"Me too!" Eun cheered and took out her notebook. Mandy rolled her eyes.
Confession Cam:
(Mandy) "Eun is beyond annoying. I can't wait to get rid of her once and for all."
(Eun) "I can't wait to write about our trip." She proudly states. She writes in her notebook. "Of course, it wouldn't be fanfiction if I didn't bend the truth a bit." She winks.
"Is everyone ready for me to announce today's challenge?" Chris asked as he led the campers to a secluded part of the island. "I think you might like this, Eun." Chris smirked at her. "It's Seollal Holiday!"
"Eeeee!" Eun squealed and instantly wrote in her notebook. "I can't believe this!"
"Seo what?" Carter asked.
"It's the Korean New Year." Stephan said.
"It's only one of the most significant traditional Korean holidays ever!" Eun snapped.
"Tell us more." Taylor said sarcastically.
"The celebration lasts three days." Eun stuck a finger up as she informed. "New Years Eve, New Years day itself, and the day after New Year day."
"I wasn't being serious." Taylor said.
"I'm so excited!" Eun exclaimed.
"What's behind the curtains?" Erika asked, pointing.
"Today's challenge is a traditional one played on the Seollal Holiday." Chris said.
"Eep!" Eun exclaimed.
Chris was started to get annoyed. "It's a simple game called Neolttwigi." He said as Chef pulled back the curtain to reveal a seesaw.
"Yes! I'm a pro at this game!" Eun clapped.
"Shut up!" Mandy snapped. "Now let Chris explain what we have to do."
"What's with the seesaw?" Manny asked.
"Ooh!" Eun raised her hand. "Can I explain? Can I? Can I?"
"No. I'm the host." Chris snapped, shutting Eun up. "Anyway, Neolttwigi is similar to seesaw, except you all have to stand on each end of the board and jump, to get the other person into the air."
"That's a strange challenge." Deborah commented.
"The goal is to get the other person off." Chris said.
"Isn't this really dangerous?" Elli gulped.
"Yes." Chris laughed.
"So then why are we doing it?" Stephan asked.
"Nothin's too dangerous for me." Dee said.
"So how is this going to work with three teams?" Phoebe asked.
"Easy." Chris said. "One team can choose to not compete."
"And why would we want to do that?" Grace asked.
"Cause then you're automatically safe from elimination." Chris smirked.
"Who wouldn't want that?!" Mandy exclaimed.
"The people that want to be in the mansion." Chris said. "The team that chooses to opt out of the challenge will automatically be the runner ups."
"That's not even that bad." Erika said, thinking about it.
"There are drawbacks too." Chris announced. "The team that chooses to opt out will not be able to sleep until the next challenge is over." Everyone groaned.
"That's a major drawback." Deborah frowned.
"I'll give you all time to talk about it." Chris smirked.
"I don't want our team to become three." Elli said. "We should just take it."
"I agree with Elli." Liam said. "I honestly don't think this challenge is good for me..."
"Yeah." Elli nodded.
"No way!" Eun said. "This is MY holiday! We have to compete."
Mandy rolled her eyes. "Are you positive you can win?"
"Of course!" Eun said. "I'm a pro at this."
Confession Cam:
(Mandy) "She needs to stop. Like now."
"This is a hard decision to make." Phoebe said. "I don't really want to see anyone here go but I don't want to be weaker for the next challenge."
"What do you think we should do, Dee?" Erika looked at him. "You're smart."
Confession Cam:
(Erika) She innocently smiles. "I know I shouldn't do this, but I want Phoebe to have a clearer view on what decision she should make."
"I say we compete." Dee said. "Nothin' to lose."
"Except the challenge..." Stephan said.
"There's no way we're losin' against them." Dee said, looking at the Flaming Fireworks.
"What if they opt out though?" Stephan asked.
"They won't with the crazy Korean on their team." Dee said.
"So we're competing." Carter said.
"Winnin'." Dee stated.
"Time's up!" Chris yelled.
"We're opting out." Taylor immediately announced.
"Okay... Anyone else wanna opt out?!" He eagerly asked. "Nobody? Really?"
Confession Cam:
(Chris) "I was really hoping that another team would want to opt out. Then we could have made them fight for it! Guess not..."
(Taylor) "It's all a part of my plan. Of course keeping Ignatius here longer is probably going to bug me, but I still want him and Grace here to make them solidify the targets on their backs. All I need is one more challenge to work my magic, and we'll hopefully lose the next one when we're all tired."
"Silent Knights, you all can go have a free day!" Chris chuckled. "Better enjoy it before hell begins for you guys."
"A free day?" Deborah frowned. "What did I get myself into?"
"Deborah, you need to stop worrying about work and worry about yourself." Grace harshly said to her.
Deborah frowned. "Oh, I, uh... Sorry."
"Get over it. I'm not mad at you, I'm just saying." Grace said.
"It's okay Grace." Taylor said. "Let's go hang by the pool."
"Alright." Grace said, shrugging and walked off.
Taylor stopped and looked at Ignatius. "You should join us."
"Why?" Ignatius snapped and crossed his arms.
"Cause you have nothing better to do." Taylor smirked.
"No way. I'm not going near the pool." Ignatius said.
"Oh come on." Taylor said. "Grace would love to see you shirtless you know." She smirked. "Aren't you a little frustrated? She's easy for you."
Ignatius looked at her. "I'm gonna go start a campfire. I'll be shirtless there." He winked. "And I'll be there all day if Grace want's to come do something." He put his hands in his pockets and felt around. "Yeah, I'm ready to give it to her."
Taylor almost gagged. "I'll make sure she knows that." She walked away.
Confession Cam:
(Taylor) There's a look of disgust on her face. "He's so freaking disgusting."
(Ignatius) He chuckles. "I haven't done anything with a girl in weeks. It's about time something happens... Might wanna turn the cameras off." He winks.
"Alright." Chris smiled and repeated what the challenge was. "Today there will only be two teams competing. The Vibrant Valentines are up against the Flaming Fireworks in today's Neolttwigi competition!"
"We got this you guys." Eun said to her team.
"Valentines, since you have one extra member on your team than the Fireworks, someone must sit out." Chris said.
"I think Stephan should sit out." Erika said.
"Yup." Dee agreed.
"Fine." Stephan said. "I would have volunteered to anyway." He looked at Phoebe, who awkwardly avoided his eyes. He pulled her aside. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm fine." Phoebe said, trying not to look directly at him.
"No you're not." Stephan said. "I know you aren't. You should be happy right now. Not upset."
"There is something wrong with me." Phoebe cracked.
"What?" Stephan asked.
"But I can't tell you." Phoebe said softly. "I want you to know that it's not you or anyone else here. It's just some stuff that caught up to me and I'm going to take time to get over it."
"Okay..." Stephan stared at her as she joined the others.
"Who's up first?" Chris asked, looking at both teams.
"I'll just get it over with." Liam sighed and stepped onto one end of the seesaw.
Carter stepped onto the other end. "Good luck." He said as the seesaw slowly went back and forth.
"You can do it Liam!" Elli cheered. "We have faith in you!"
"Begin." Chris said.
It only took one jump from Carter for Liam to be flying off the seesaw and into a nearby tree.
"Oh no!" Elli ran to help.
"Are you kidding me?!" Eun yelled. "This is not cool!" She frowned. "SO not cool."
Carter high fived Dee. "That's what I'm talking about." He smiled.
Mandy and Erika stepped up next.
"You got this Mandy!" Elli cheered as she helped Liam back.
"I know." Mandy smirked. She turned to Erika and stared her down.
"Come on Erika! You got this!" Phoebe yelled. "Just... Focus..." She frowned.
"But she's so intimidating." Erika gulped.
"Go!" Chris yelled.
Mandy quickly jumped and shot Erika up, but Erika quickly caught her balance when she landed. Erika then jumped. It was nowhere near as hard as Mandy's jump.
"Is that all you got?" Mandy chuckled. They kept going back and forth until Erika eventually fell off the seesaw.
"You lost!" Mandy exclaimed.
Confession Cam:
(Erika) She is very upset and looks like she is about to cry. "That wasn't fair! I was up against a beast! I have no endurance..."
Manny and Deborah sat side by side on the edge of the dock, toes dipped in the water. They were talking until Deborah really awkwardly leaned in and kissed Manny on the cheek. She immediately regretted doing so.
"I'm sorry." She said, bright red.
Manny blushed a little. "No no, it's completely okay, trust me. But what was that for?"
"I just never thanked you for helping me before." Deborah moved her feet around in the water. "It was so heroic of you."
"Oh..." Manny smiled a little. "No biggie. I always help those in need. You needed my help, so I gave it to you."
"Oh." Deborah slightly frowned and looked at her reflection in the water.
Confession Cam:
(Manny) He slaps himself in the face multiple times. "Stupid stupid stupid! I can't believe I just told her that. It made her feel way less special, I know it!" He groans.
(Deboarah) She slaps herself in the face multiple times. "Stupid stupid stupid! I don't even know why I just kissed him. It made things worse." She sighs.
Elli and Phoebe stepped up to the seesaw next.
"You got this Phoebe just focus like you said to me!" Erika yelled.
"Focus." Phoebe repeated. "Focus..." The world became a blur to her as she thought about her weaknesses. "Focus." She repeated.
"Go!" Chris announced. Phoebe could barely hear him.
"I.. I can't!" Phoebe cried and flew off the seesaw.
Dee ran up and caught her. "Whoa. You good?"
Phoebe shook in his arms. "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." She repeated over and over.
Erika ran up to her, about to cry. "Phoebe, what's wrong with you?!"
Stephan ran up. "Leave her alone. She needs to be alone."
Dee slowly let Phoebe go and Erika took her away to get some fresh air.
Confession Cam:
(Phoebe) "I don't know what happened there..." She rubs her arm.
"Do it for Phoebe." Carter said to Dee as he stepped onto the seesaw.
"I don't need no motivation." Dee said. "Look who I'm versing."
Eun was on the other side of the seesaw. "I wouldn't be so sure about that!" She announced. "This is my holiday."
"That don't mean anything." Dee chuckled.
"Go!" Chris smirked as Dee took a big jump and and Eun flew off the seesaw.
Mandy, Elli, and Liam gasped.
"Whoa." Chris laughed. "Looks like we have a tie. Guess this calls for a tiebreaker! Stephan must go up against a Flaming Firework because he hasn't participated."
"Oh great." Dee groaned.
"Me." Eun stomped back. "I'm going up again."
"Eun, no." Mandy said.
"Yes!" Eun said. "I can't lose this. It's my holiday!" She whined.
"Fine. Go for it." Mandy said in a monotone voice when Elli motioned for her not to fight it.
Eun stepped up and eyed Stephan.
"Don't let'er get to ya." Dee said. "She's weak."
Stephan nodded. "Okay."
"Ready... Set... Go!" Chris exclaimed.
Stephan and Eun both jumped down at the same time. Eun's jump was evidently stronger than Stephan's as he had a higher rebound.
"Oh no." Carter frowned.
Stephan tried a couple more times but he was no Dee and Eun was just not giving up, so he decided to lay down and cling onto the seesaw for dear life.
Confession Cam:
(Stephan) He smirks. "You always need to have a plan B."
"Aren't you cold?" Taylor asked Grace, annoyed. "You've been in the pool all day."
"I'm a little cold." Grace laughed.
"Let's go warm up by the fire." Taylor got up.
"What fire?" Grace asked as she got out and dried herself off with a towel.
"I told Ignatius we were going to the pool and he said he would make a fire for you so you could warm up." Taylor lied. "Isn't he the sweetest?" She grinned.
"Aw, he's so amazing." Grace smiled. "Let's go!" They rushed to where Ignatius was and he was shirtless as promised. Grace stared at his body.
Taylor nudged Grace and chuckled, motioning that it was obvious that Grace liked what she saw. "We're gonna hang with you for a little bit." Taylor smirked at Ignatius and nodded.
Meanwhile, at the challenge area, Stephan was still holding onto the board and Eun's jumps were getting weaker and weaker. She gasped for air.
"What are you doing!?" Dee yelled.
"Watch." Stephan said as he looked up at Eun. He slowly stood up and set for the biggest jump yet. It sent a tired Eun flying off the seesaw and gave the Vibrant Valentines a victory.
Confession Cam:
(Stephan) "And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how a weak person takes a win."
Erika sat with Phoebe in a small grassy area. "Feeling better?"
"Yeah." Phoebe slightly smiled. "I don't know what happened back there. But I feel a lot better."
"Do you see the way Dee ran to help you?" Erika eagerly asked. "Totes adorbs."
"I did see." Phoebe blushed a little. "I guess it was-"
"We won! We won!" Carters voice interrupted as he, Stephan and Dee ran up to the girls. "We get to spend another night in the mansion!"
"That's amazing!" Erika smiled.
"It was all thanks to Stephan." Carter smiled. "He's awesome!"
"Yeah..." Phoebe nervously smiled.
Fifth Elimination Ceremony
"Welcome to yet another elimination ceremony!" Chris exclaimed to the four unhappy Flaming Fireworks.
"I can't believe this." Eun sobbed. "I lost at my own holiday."
"Eun, enough." Chris shushed her. "You know the drill. These small calendars here represent your safety in this competition." He held three mini calendars in his hands. "If you get a calendar, you stay. If you don't... You'll enter the outhouse drop of shame and you can never come back ever."
"Can we speed this up?" Mandy asked. "I want to go have my first good night of sleep."
"Fine." Chris stared, upset that the fun was being ruined. "Mini calendars go to... Elli, Liam, and Mandy." He threw them their mini calendars.
Chris looked at Eun. "That means-"
"I know." Eun cried. "I'm out! I deserve this!"
"Eun, don't cry." Liam frowned.
"I probably disappointed all my fans and family!" Eun cried.
"It's okay Eun." Elli said and patted her in the back. "You didn't disappoint anyone. Hey, if anything you gained fans. I'll definitely read your work when we get back home." Elli smiled at her.
Eun smiled. "Thanks. That makes me feel better. Good luck guys!" She jumped in the outhouse.
Confession Cam:
(Elli) "Well that was fast..."
(Liam) He is frowning. "We keep losing our team members... It's really sad because I hate to see my teammates go. I don't like it when girls cry either..."
(Mandy) "Good riddens." She claps her hands together.
Phoebe lied down under the stars on the mansions top balcony. She heard footsteps. "Who's there?" She asked.
"It's me." Stephan said. He sat down next to her. "Just wanted to know if you were okay."
"I think so..." Phoebe said, heart racing.
"That's all I wanted to hear." Stephan smiled. He handed her a rose. "I'm here for you whenever you need me."
"Thank you Stephan." Phoebe smiled. "It means a lot." He got up and left her alone. She sat there thinking about just how conflicted she was.
Meanwhile, Grace and Ignatius sat by the fire as Grace made a s'more. Taylor sat on the other side of the fire and smirked at Grace. "I'm gonna go use the bathroom." Taylor said and motioned for Grace to do something. Grace nervously shrugged but Taylor motioned for it again.
As soon as Taylor was out of sight, Grace dropped everything she had and pressed herself against Ignatius, who did not resist as they started kissing.
Confession Cam:
(Taylor) "Bingo." She says confidently before laughing.
NEXT TIME: Erika and Carter try to help Phoebe with her situation, but it might make things worse. Mandy tries to place herself on top of her alliance, but her persistence might be too much for Elli and Liam. Grace and Ignatius place an even bigger target on their backs, but their constant kissing might create tension between Manny and Deborah.
Next update will be in the next couple of days, I promise.