Kodai Island - Ponderosa

Chapter 2 - Juror #2

(Alright, first things first, if you're somehow already here and have yet to read up to chapter thirty-one, please click away now unless you want to be spoiled.)

Okay, so juror number two time. How convenient is that this person ended up getting voted out right after Ganondorf of all people? Oh boy...

And now as far as alliances go, it is now six against five, with all of Sumasshu plus Mewtwo and Wolf being in the majority. Yeah, really big power shift happening. But that's off topic. I'm sure you all can just imagine the interactions between these two characters at the Ponderosa given their history with each other in the game, so I hope you enjoy!

~KF

"Hello, I'm Bayonetta, juror number two, and this is my Ponderosa."

Night 24

A neutral looking Bayonetta casually made her way out of the Tribal Council area upon stating her confessional, smirking upon reaching Crazy Hand's medical tent for her final evaluation for the trip.

"I don't mean to sound cocky or anything, but I really thought that I would make it a lot further, especially with Wolf, but then all of a sudden, he blindsided me by getting rid of Ganondorf, and it all went downhill from there."

"Here goes nothing, I guess..."

"Hello, Bayonetta! How are you feeling tonight?"

"I'm doing okay, how about yourself?"

"When my name came up for the first time, I thought that I could have gone home, but anything else could have happened. Maybe Mario's name would have came up even more. But when I saw my name twice, I knew I was going home. Currrently, I'm asking quite a few questions in my mind. I'm thinking, 'Was it a rather bad decision to get close to Ganon? Did I wait too long to flip? Maybe I should have talked with Wolf more?' Best interest for me at that point was to just make it over to Ponderosa and talk with Ganondorf so that I could figure out on what I did wrong. Yet no matter what it was, I'm definitely proud of how I played even if I'm only juror number two."

"What was the hardest part of the game for you?"

"Umm..." She stared at the doctor to come up with something while having her blood pressure tested. "Well, none of the usual stuff was that difficult in my opinion, so I'm kinda have to go with dealing with Wii Fit Trainer. She's still in the game and I'm not, so I'm annoyed about that, but I'll get over it and hope she's here soon."

"Speaking of Ganondorf, one major plus to all this is that I conveniently got voted out right after Dragmire. Now's the perfect time to get to know him a bit more, since it will be the two of us on the island together for the next few days here in Japan."

"Alright, so let's see here..." Crazy Hand was writing down notes on a clipboard. "Before the game started, you weighed 205.1 pounds and now you weight 193.4, so basically 11.6 pounds."

"Hmm... Interesting..."

"I... do feel like I lost weight, but I don't I lost that much. Yet by the time I came to the Ponderosa, I couldn't think of anything else but food." She shrugged. "Who wouldn't?"

-/-

"..."

The castaway that was viewing the boat arriving to the dock was none other than crossed-armed, Ganondorf Dragmire, who kept a blank, yet curious facial expression the entire time.

"Of course, when I got off the boat, the first person I see is Ganon, and in spite of his... typical neutral stare that I've seen many times in the game, judging by what he was wearing, he looked rather... attractively sturdy. If you could ignore his ego and pride, he did not look bad at all. He wouldn't be a bad partner for someone, even if he even understood the concept of romance, but that was beside the point."

"Oh, um, hello." She made her way towards him with an extended hand, to which he shook to her slight astonishment. "So... just the two of us, huh?"

"..." He made a complete turn around making his way towards the table, some sort of signal that Bayonetta had to follow. However, if the extended hand was not enough, the Gerudo taking the time to pull out a chair for her at the table certainly was.

"...Oh, thank you, Ganon." She grinned. "I always knew you were quite the gentleman even though you're a tough cookie to crack. We have much to discuss tonight. First things first, how are you feeling at the moment? Are you enjoying your stay?"

"Bayonetta was one of the few who I actually tolerated." He had to admit. "I thought to myself that the least I could do was give her some sort of warm welcome at the Ponderosa. I have never thought of much of her gameplay in particular. Nevertheless, she was one of the only Survivors who I thought I could have generally worked with if I had a shot at the finals. I am curious to see what the next few days will bring. However, I was never hesitant to question her of what occurred while I was gone, more specifically, why the now majority Sumasshu alliance sent me to the jury."

"What did those six say?"

"Of why they voted you out?" Bayonetta shifted her head in the middle of eating chicken salad. "Apparently, you were too physical for them, but also, they apparently had no other choice."

"..." He did not know what words he could have came up with, so he questioned her some more. "What do you mean 'no other choice'?"

"Well, you know how Mewtwo out of nowhere... flipped," She presumed that Ganon would have made some kind of emotion to that last word, yet he remained silent and still. "something tells me that either you were gonna go home, or he was gonna go home. Mewtwo then jumped ship, and that left you in the hot seat. But you are way stronger than he is, so you were probably going home anyway."

"..."

"...I know, it's kind of a lot to take in, but guess what? We're at Ponderosa, now. You'll get over it eventually. So, don't try to think to much of it even though it might be a very hard pill for you to swallow."

"Despite me not being in the game anymore, I still feel as if I have to comfort Ganon and control him, in case his emotions run wild or something. I really have to talk to him for the next few days. ...He's kind of quiet if no one is bothering him, and from what I heard, the quiet ones are the most likely to snap. Not saying that Ganon would, but it's certianly not impossible."

Sure, there was in fact silence for a few moments, yet whenever it took over the two castaways, it was usually Ganondorf observing Bayonetta eating the large amount of food in front of her that she ordered. His neutral look appeared on his face yet again, and it could have been anything. Was he lost in his own thoughts? Was he considering on dumping out even more questions on Bayonetta? Or, was he simply studying her consuming the food on the table? When it came him, one was never certain. At all.

Day 25

The following morning, Bayonetta was seen rising out of her bed. She managed to successfully sleeper for about eight hours with almost no trouble at all. The possibilities of broken sleep that night flew right out of the window and crash landed.

"If I am not home sleeping, then the bed at the Ponderosa will have to do. I wouldn't even mind staying here for thirty-nine days. It's better than just living off of rice and coconut, dealing with everyone, staying on your toes 24/7, all the while getting roughly an hour of sleep most of the time. I took a shower last night, and you wouldn't believe the amount of dirt that came out of my hair. Thank goodness I cut it short before I came out here. Otherwise, it would have been a complete disaster."

She proceeded to have the typical coffee in the morning at the resort, Ganondorf approaching the scene only a few minutes later.

"Oh, good morning." The Umbra Witch greeted with her warm, yet somewhat flirtatious smile. "How did you sleep?"

"Fine..." He eyed the direction behind him before turning back. "It seems to be somewhat of a cloudy day today."

"Without question." She promptly agreed with a nod, taking another bite of her pancakes. "I wouldn't even be surprised if there's supposed to be a storm... No matter. Yesterday would not be the last sunny day of our Kodai Island trip. There's only so much indoor activities we can occupy ourselves with, so we should consider this to be a 'relaxation' day. Rainy days beat living in harsh conditions in the game, no matter what type of day it is. Speaking of the game, what do you think the remaining eleven competitiors are doing now?"

"Hmph..." Ganon was still having a hard time 'letting it go'. Though one would have assumed that he looked quite distasteful, his once again neutral facial expression proved in comparison to some of the other castaways, he was one of the hardest to read. Ganondorf Dragmire had to thank the Goddesses for giving people the ability to maintain their solid exterior. Perhaps he was doing it on purpose, just to hide his infuriation over his blindside. "Most likely preparing themselves for a reward challenge..."

However, regardless of his best efforts in hiding his inner emotions, Dragmire came to a point to where he had to sigh, closing his eyes for a bit, curiosity obviously taking over Bayonetta within less of a second.

"I have quite a few words to express to some of the remaining players." He spilled. "Words cannot express of how astonished I've felt when I discovered the cowards that wrote down my name, Mewtwo especially. I've figured my best interest was to trust him going forward, yet I had to go through a betrayal. He is nothing but a coward. I'd expect it from Link, but as for Mewtwo, never. Never at all."

Shaking his head to add to his statement, Bayonetta placed down her white coffee mug having not drinking the beverage within it for a while. "I would defend him, but in all honesty, I'm still wondering about that myself. You don't vote off your closest ally that early on, especially at the first post-merge vote where the ones on the bottom could have potentially had an idol. That was the reason to why the split-vote plan existed in the first place. He was supposed to write down Mario with us. I heard even Donkey Kong of all people, or apes, or monkeys, or whatever you want to call him was astonished at his decision. Clearly you're never voting for him in the end, are you?"

Head shake. "Without question..."

"Just as I thought..." For once, one of Bayonetta's predictions about Ganondorf was correct. "Listen, you may be quite angry about it now, but look at the bright side. You don't have to deal with him right now. You were lucky to have the whole Ponderosa to yourself before I came here, so three days was just enough time for you to get yourself together."

"It could have been a way to pander his ego, but what I've wanted to do with Ganon is to basically loosen him up a little. Since I'm one of the few that he wouldn't mind to be around, best thing I can do is to let him relax and push the issues of other people's games aside until the timing is right."

"I mean, just think about it. We're on a once in a lifetime adventure, we've won many challenges, we lost, and we're stuck here." She elaborated before her index finger was pointed. "But, being here is the best part of Ponderosa. I mean, just look at it."

He actually took the time to do so. His eyes scanned across from Bayonetta, to the large amount of food available, the resort that was available, the staff members working at certain parts of the resort, before shifting back to Bayonetta once again.

"...Well,... I guess if you put it that way, perhaps you are correct." He had to admit. "Perhaps it is not necessary to waste time being frustrated at Mewtwo, as long as he is not here at the moment. Though I can not help my bitterness towards him, as long as he is no longer in my way, at least for right now, then remaining in here and lying low is the best option for me."

"The witch has some very valid points to take note on." said the rare male Gerudo. "Bayonetta in general has a better understanding of the game than ones like Mewtwo or Wolf,... or even myself. That being said, I would say that I could say that she is quite knowledgeable. It would be wise for me to take in her advice and use it well."

-/-

About an hour later, the clouds were growing darker, yet for some reason, it never stopped Bayonetta from interacting with some of the staff at Ponderosa.

"And then when we got back to the Bokushingu beach, all I wanted to was to talk some strategy, but everyone was too annoyed at Wii Fit to even care at the point. I thought to myself, 'You know what, maybe it was meant for me to then remain on Bokushingu all to myself. It was quite the headache when it came to everyone plus the trainer. Maybe that was my vacation on Survivor. I dunno."

That earned her a couple laughs.

"Throughout my life I was always told how apparently good I am with communicating with people. I can't really argue against it, and what I can also say is that it's one of the reasons to why submitted an application for the show."

Minutes before the rain was scheduled to hit, she was smirking at Ganondorf's performance with the weights. "Don't hurt yourself too much. Save your energy for your... 'domination' exercises."

"Some people say that you think of yourself as two different people. You know, how you're one person in real life, and then in the game you're somebody else? Not for me. I socialize all the time, I flirt with men all the time, and I interact with pretty much anyone I come across, even my enemies whenever I want to... but sometimes they talk to much... Ugh, not the point. Nevertheless, I'm still the same. I'm still Bayonetta in real life, and I'm still Bayonetta in Survivor."

This chapter would have been posted a few hours ago, yet my laptop died on me, so it's just now being released. But on the bright side, better late than never!

My honest thoughts on this chapter is that even though I like it, I felt as if there wasn't enough um... "Bayonetta" in it. I felt that this was more of a Ganon/Bayonetta chapter, but then again, that last part could have been referred to what she was doing exactly, like how she explained on how she interacts with people, and her doing just that with Ganon as an example. (Side note: the part to where she says her enemies talk too much, Bayonetta actually hates that when they talk too much for her in her game). So what do you all think of it?

Questions:

1. Bayonetta was one of the most voted characters in my poll. What do you all think of her? Do you think she played a good game and didn't deserve to get booted out this early?

2. What do you think of her interactions with Ganondorf? Would Ganon at least call her an acquaintance?

I will see you all in a few weeks when we get our third member of the jury!