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Author's Note: Okay, so just a heads up. This was 35 pages long on word and like 40 pages long on Google Docs. It's long af so if you're planning on reading this is one sitting, I advise grabbing a drink and a snack or two.

I was gonna do one idea but changed my mind since that one was basically just Gar and Rae again and whilst I love writing them, the last chapter was just them too and I want a bit of variety in each so it isn't just the exact same characters again and again. I will do the idea I had before at some point soon but as for this chapter, it's the whole gang doing something fun instead.

I only started writing this yesterday so I'm actually pretty shocked that I busted out 35 pages of writing LMAO. I must have been on a mission, clearly.

As I say, I changed my idea for this chapter pretty last minute because I started watching this type of video on YouTube the other day and really wanted to use it for this fic. So yeah, hope you like this chapter. It took ages and so, I hope it was worth it. XD

Eris: Don't worry. I will be adding other characters in as we go further into "Videos" but as of right now, it is going to be a primary focus on just the main five. Others have already been mentioned in the chapters so they will 100% be added in but not as frequently as the five since it is focused on Gar.

Just a note guys - Love some of the ideas you have thrown out there for video ideas. I may well take some of them on board and write them. Please note though, some that are like, do a video for... idk... Kory and Raven doing plant stuff (or something) these I won't do as it is Gar who is filming and making the videos. It is his channel so there won't be a video... without him. So, yeah. Just thought I would point that out as I know a couple people mentioned ideas that... given it is Gar's channel etc, just wouldn't make sense to write, but really appreciate the ideas! ^.^

Lastly... as you could probs guess, I have not read through this yet. I've like skimmed it at bare minimum and so, any errors etc, I'll pick up on tomorrow and fix because I am pooped and just can't be bothered to look through right now. But, rest assured, I will!

As I say, I hope you like this idea. I look forward to writing more for this fic and in theory, next update should be: Wednesday 24th June.

Let me know what you think!

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. Obviously.

Don't Choose The Wrong Straw! (w/ the roommates!)

Uploaded by Gar Logan

27th May 2020

Length: 00:52:26

Gar beamed towards his camera as he drummed his fingertips against the marble counter top of the middle island in the kitchen. He carefully eyed the blinking red light, reassuring himself that he was recording as well as checking that the tripod was locked into place to avoid any accidental falls.

"On a scale of 1 - 10, how excited are you guys for this video?" Gar queried, throwing a glance over his shoulder to look back at his four roommates who were hovering behind him, with Kory and Raven in particular sat up on the far counter that was against the tiled wall.

Vic pulled a face at his best friend and crossed his arms over his broad chest, "I'm gonna have to say like 2 since you ain't even told us what we're being roped into yet."

Dick snorted, "Well, since it's Gar… I'm gonna go with something not actually that exciting."

Gar rolled his eyes at the two and returned his attention to the camera before them, "Yeah, yeah… well this one is actually pretty fun. I promise you."

At the side of the frame, Raven gave Kory a rather dubious expression to signal that she wasn't sure about that.

Clearing his throat, Gar offered his viewers one of his million watt smiles and threw his arms back as if inviting them all in, "Whaaat's up guys, it's Gar and welcome back to my channel dudes and dudettes!" He paused and threaded his fingers together, "So, hope we are all still hanging in there guys. Restrictions all across the world during this pandemic are slowly starting to lift and ease off a little so hopefully, next time you see us, we will be doing a video outside of this house."

"I am so ready to get back to some kind of normal. I just wanna go for a run in the morning without people freaking out that being across the street from me still might not be far enough away, y'know?" Vic admitted,

Gar nodded and breathed out deeply, his shoulders sagging a little as he did so, "It's been hard, I know. Being cooped up indoors with family or friends who you aren't used to spending literally every waking moment with… it's…"

"I've almost killed Gar… about 4 times now during lockdown, if it makes any of you feel better." Raven admitted, shrugging from where she was perched behind him,

Gar's eyes widened briefly and he nodded rapidly, "She really has. And, it's understandable, y'know? I think… this whole lockdown or quarantine or whatever you wanna call it has been really hard on peoples' mental health since no one is really getting time to themselves and even those who live alone are on the opposite of that spectrum and they've got literally no one so are probably feeling super isolated and lonely." He paused, "And, like I say, it's all fine when you live with someone and you can get away from them when you feel it's a bit much but when me and Rae have gotten annoyed at each other, I can only go to another room in the house."

Raven chewed on her lower lip, "It is very frustrating since you really don't have anywhere else to go at the moment. Nobody is really allowed cool down time or anything right now because if you leave the house and it's not essential then… you know, you get yelled at basically."

Nodding his head in agreement, he looked at Vic, Dick and Kory, "I mean, in a sense, we're pretty lucky that we live in a pretty big house because we can all split off from one another. I don't know about you guys-"

"I've spent more time alone in lockdown that I probably ever had. I love y'all but… not 24/7. It's really hard being around people constantly when you just want a minute or two to yourself." Vic admitted,

"I have even started getting annoyed with Silkie, my poor boy because he wants attention all the time. It is nicer when I come home from work and can cuddle with him but since I have had to do a few work pieces from home, he makes it difficult." Kory confessed, frowning,

"It hasn't been ideal at all. Like Vic said, I love you guys like family but… there are a couple of times I have locked myself in the bathroom or something just to find some quiet and have my own space; it's been crazy." Dick added,

"It's been helpful to have the backyard too. So that if we haven't been allowed to go out, we can chill out in the yard for fresh air and it almost seems normal." Vic stated,

Raven leaned forward, turning her head towards him, "I think I have spent more time in the backyard during this virus than I have since we moved in here like 3 years ago." She confessed, earning a smirk from Gar and a chuckle from Vic.

Gar half heartedly smiled at the camera and lifted his shoulders, "See, guys? If you've been getting angrier with family or people you live with, remember… it's not you. It's the situation stressing you out."

"Yeah, you're not alone in feeling like you're a word away from flippin' yo' shit." Vic informed them,

Returning his focus to the camera, Gar gave his audience a hopeful smile and clamped the palms of his hands down upon the counter, "Anyway, in some states… they're beginning to ease the lockdown rules and Jump is actually due to be lifting certain things in the coming week so we're really looking forward to that. Things won't be going back to the normal we knew before all this or at least not for a long time yet but I think it's a good sign that we're slowly reopening society, sooner rather than later." He took a breath and shook his head to clear his thoughts, "But, as always, I just wanted to do a small update in that area and say, I hope you're all still doing okay. We're fine here in the house; no one has killed anyone else yet which is a good sign so. Just gotta keep holding on a little while longer, dudes and dudettes."

"Now, onto whatever thing Gar has planned for us today." Dick muttered, smirking in his friend's direction,

Gar winked at him and put his hands on his hips, "Glad you mentioned that, Dick. Today… we are going to be doing our own little game of 'Don't Choose The Wrong Straw'."

Vic and Dick suddenly groaned and rubbed their hands over their faces. Raven raised a brow whilst Kory folded her legs upon the counter and tilted her head, "What is that?" She asked carefully,

"Good question, Kory." Gar continued, "So, clearly, Dick and Vic have seen some other youtube videos of this and know exactly what's gonna happen. The game is simple, really. There will be two boxes… which I need to go and get from the main room in a second. Each one will have a straw that is inside of some kinda liquid. One of the boxes will be nice and the other one will be not so nice…"

Kory frowned whilst Raven already looked queasy at the idea of tasting unknown liquids.

"Whichever 2 of us are up for the round won't be able to see what the liquid is at all and we'll have a go at guessing what it is."

"What do we even get outta this?" Vic groaned, a small smile playing on his lips however,

Gar tapped his chin in thought and paced back and forth for a short moment, "Okay, how about… if we make it through this challenge without anybody vomiting, then I will buy pizza for us all for dinner tonight. My treat."

"Is gagging allowed?" Vic asked, looking skeptical,

"Yeah. As long as no puke comes up, you're good."

Raven cringed, "This is such a gross conversation."

Gar smirked, "Does the offer sound good though?"

The four of them exchanged glances between each other and nodded, agreeing to the game and the terms that came with it.

"How are we gonna know who's going against each other etc?" Raven asked, hopping down from the counter, followed shortly by Kory doing the same,

Gar grinned and gently bopped his girlfriend's nose, making her roll her eyes at him, "Glad you asked that, babe." He paused and took a breath, "I've got a bunch of paper slips folded up in my hat… which I also left in the main room. Most of them are gonna be blank but 2 of them will have an 'X' on them. If you pick one of those out of the hat, then you're gonna be tasting some mystery stuff."

"Mm. Sounds fair." Dick concurred, allowing Kory to snuggle up beneath his arm as they listened for the rest of the rules,

"Anything else?" Vic prompted,

"Yeah. So… I bought all the liquids from the store run the other day and I've got em' in a box so that we're not memorizing what's in there or anything. When it is time to choose the good and bad liquids, the 3 who aren't doing it get to choose and get it ready for the players. Does that make sense?"

"Sure." Raven sighed,

Gar chuckled, "I love you guys for agreeing to play these things with me."

"Honestly, it kinda helps while we're bored out of our minds with nowhere to go." Dick mentioned,

"And, I much prefer doing these kinds of things than summoning demonic entities into our home." Kory interjected,

"Oh, don't worry, Kory. We're gonna get back to doing those kinda videos real soon." Gar promised, smirking in her direction,

She blinked her emerald eyes at him before she deadpanned, "Yay."

Gar laughed and turned his attention back to the camera, "Alright guys, so we're gonna get it all set up and we'll see you back here to start in a minute."

With that, he leaned across the counter and covered the lens, sending the frame into darkness.

"Okay guys, so we are back and I now have the boxes, the straws, the liquids and the hat with the paper slips inside." Gar explained, splaying his fingers to show all of the items on the counter.

There was a vermillion snapback hat sitting upside down with a mountain of paper slips folded up and sitting inside, ready to be drawn. There was a closed up box with the word, 'drinkie-poos' scribbled on the side in Gar's messy handwriting with a recently opened pack of straws sat on top of the box with just a couple of them missing.

Then sat in the center of the counter, towards the edge for easy access was the two shoe boxes sitting upright on one of the 2 shorter sides with a straw poked through a little cut hole in the end of each shoe box, facing upwards. They were positioned so that the camera could reveal what was inside whilst the unlucky players could not see.

"Oh!" Gar yelped, suddenly remembering to turn the viewfinder on the camera the other way quickly so that there would be no cheating.

"It's funny because the way you have the camera set up, it looks like we're about to do a cooking segment." Vic chuckled, curling around the two boxes to see Gar's craft skills.

Gar smiled before he ran back around to the other side of the counter, behind the two small boxes, where the others were standing and waiting for instruction.

"Okay… like I said. We're gonna do 10 rounds and as long as none of us puke, we're all gonna be eating pizza tonight." Gar reminded them all, earning nods of acknowledgement from each of them.

With that, Gar scooped up the hat and went around to each of them, allowing them to take a slip from the hat before lastly, taking one for himself.

"Alright… everyone got one?" Gar checked, "Okay, open and see who's up first."

There was a scuffle sound of paper as all of them raced to open their bits of paper to see if they were about to be tested.

"God damn it. I knew it. I just knew it." Vic complained, throwing his strip of paper with a bold 'X' on it down on the counter.

Kory beamed and waved her blank piece of paper in the air whilst Raven smirked and showed hers was blank too. Gar glanced at his own and smiled, turning his attention to Dick who looked less enthusiastic.

"Great. I'm just… so excited." He grumbled, folding the paper up again and putting it back in the hat, ready for the next round. The other four followed suit and set the hat aside before Gar pointed towards the main room,

"Alright, losers. Get in the lounge while we choose your poisons." Gar told them, watching with glee as the two boys trudged off towards the sofa where Silkie was bathing in the patch of sunlight trickling in from the window.

Gar smirked and huddled the girls closer to him, "Alright, ladies. What are we choosing for them?"

Kory tapped her chin as Gar opened up the box of possibilities, revealing an assortment of jars and bottles inside. Raven snorted and reached in, pulling out a bottle of NyQuil and turning it towards the lens of the camera.

Gar covered his mouth to stop himself from laughing whilst Kory got a mischievous glint in her eye and nodded frantically.

Kory suddenly paused, "Wait… them taking a sip of any of these things… it will not be harmful, will it?"

Shaking his head, Gar reassured her, "Nah. By the time they take a small taste, they'll be like ew and spit it out most likely."

"Does that not break the vomit rule?"

"Mmm… no. I'll allow that."

Raven unscrewed the cap of the NyQuil and placed it in the Left box, moving the straw so that it sat inside perfectly.

Kory dug through the contents of the box until she found a bottle of Heineken beer and brought it out, shrugging her shoulder as if to ask if Raven and Gar agreed with her choice.

Gar clicked his tongue and sighed, "I hoped the beer would be chosen for when I'm up."

Raven rolled her eyes whilst Kory giggled and popped the cap of the beer off, settling it within the Right box and sliding the straw in just enough.

Gar held up both hands to the girls, "Alright. High fives. Let's get em'."

Kory obliged him excitedly whilst Raven simply lifted her palm to his.

"Yo! Dick! Tin Man! You can come back. We're ready for youuu." Gar sang, rubbing his hands together like some evil dictator would in a movie.

Heavy footsteps could be heard off camera until finally both boys came back into the frame, both looking extremely apprehensive about agreeing to this, now that it came down to doing it.

"God, why do I feel like I'm about to drink toilet water or something?" Dick shuddered, eyeing up both the straws, as if it would give something away.

"That's a good one actually but I can tell you right now, I did not bottle any toilet water for this game." Gar told him,

"Bro, I don't like this! I don't want anything in my mouth if I don't know what it is." Vic whined, waving his hands around dramatically.

"You have your names pulled, fair and square." Raven told them, smirking,

"Alright… Vic… you want to Left or the Right straw?" Gar asked,

Vic scrunched his face up as he stared at one box and then the other, as if he could suddenly harness some x-ray vision to aid him.

"Uh… shit… I don't wanna pick the wrong one, man." Vic murmured, laughing nervously, "Um… okay… I'll take the… Left?"

Gar smiled patiently and tried not to give anything away, "Okay. So, Dick, you're happy with the Right box?"

Dick rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged, "Uh… sure…"

Moving to stand by there chosen boxes, both Vic and Dick lowered their faces to the top of the straw where Dick raised a brow, "Mine smells… really familiar."

"Mine smells grim, man." Vic groaned,

"And take a sip!" Gar told them.

The two of them leaned down and took a long sip from the straws. Dick was the first to lift his head with a face that said he wasn't hating his choice, "Oh… I think I know what mine-"

Suddenly, Vic reared his head back from his straw and coughed and spluttered, "Dude! That tasted fucking gross!"

Gar, Kory and Raven burst into laughter as he looked utterly mortified by whatever he just ingested whilst Dick smiled, intrigued by what it was as well.

"Seriously! That tasted wrong and nasty!" Vic stressed, shaking his head and closing his eyes tightly as if it would make a difference.

Gar wiped a tear from his eye and looked at Dick, "Dude, what do you think yours is?"

"I'm pretty sure it's beer." He guessed, earning a small supportive clap from Kory who smiled brightly at him, signaling he was correct.

"Vic, you know what you got?" Gar checked,

He tentatively smacked his lips together, trying to gauge the foulness he has just tasted, "Uh… I don't… ugh oh my god, it tastes vile. What is it?"

Raven smirked and gently pulled the bottle out from the box to show him.

"You gave me flu medicine!?" He gasped, snatching the beer from Dick's box to wash the horrendous taste away, "Bruh, that was so gross."

"Was pretty funny for us, though. But, Dick, congrats dude. You picked the right box whilst Vic did not." Gar confirmed, removing the NyQuil from the Left box and switching the straws out for new ones.

"So, we're back and choosing for the next round. We decided we're gonna take breaks in between to give the victims a minute to get over the disgust." Gar explained, motioning towards the camera,

"We probably should have done it out in the backyard… just in case any of us do end up vomiting. I'm not cleaning it up if it happens in here."

Gar chuckled before he held out the hat, refilled with the bits of paper. Each of them reached in and grabbed a piece, unfolding them to see what their fate was for the second round.

"Great." Raven sighed, holding up her paper to the camera to show the dark, 'X' written on it.

"Aw, babe!" Gar laughed, patting her on the shoulder in a not very sympathetic way.

"Ah shit. How did I get chosen again?" Dick muttered, showing his piece of paper to the camera, revealing another black 'X' on it.

"The game clearly loves you, Dickie." Vic grinned, swigging some water from where he was standing behind them.

Dick muttered something inaudible under his breath before he folded his arms over his chest and wandered off towards the lounge again, with Raven trailing behind; equally disgruntled.

She glowered over her shoulder at Gar as she moved out of frame, "Don't choose something to disgusting or I'll be so mad."

"But, Rae; you might not even get the bad one!" He called, unable to stop the grin from spreading across his face,

She remained silent as she walked towards the lounge and was choosing not to hear her boyfriend's quiet little laughs.

"Vic… Kory… whatever shall we choose?" Gar asked, dragging the box full of choices off the chair and onto the counter.

"I mean… that is both of y'all's S.O's so… at least one of you are gonna be in trouble." Vic pointed out,

Gar and Kory shared a look but shrugged, "If Dick chooses the wrong option, that is his fault, not mine." Kory stated, innocently.

"Yeah! It's nothing personal but Rae needs to choose the right one in that case." Gar agreed, pointing at Kory as if she had said something groundbreaking.

Vic snorted, "You two are the worst partners ever. I feel bad for Dick and Raven."

Kory gave into a playful smile and peered inside, rummaging between the bottles before she found one that made her brows knit together, "Does this even taste much different to lemonade?" Kory asked, pulling out a bottle of pure lemon juice.

"Definitely. Lemonade has water and sugar in it as well so it tastes sweet and refreshing. Lemon juice on it's own?" Vic paused and cringed, "Not so nice. It's pure bitterness and pretty damn sour at that."

"Oh…" She pondered that before brightening, "I think we should choose this one."

"Kory, this is bringing out a lovely mean streak in you, I love it." Gar pointed out,

She laughed and flipped some of her hair over her shoulder, "It is merely fun. You have told me already it will not hurt them so it is fine."

"Says the girl who can eat or drink basically anything with no problems at all." Vic simpered,

Kory matched his expression, "Do not be jealous, Vic."

Gar hummed to himself as he continued to look through the options and brought out a bottle of Mocha Iced Coffee from Dunkin' Donuts, "What about this one for the nice option? I'm pretty sure Dick and Raven like this one so it's fair if either of them get it."

Vic and Kory nodded before Gar took the Iced Coffee and fixed it into place inside the Left box whilst Kory moved to place the Lemon Juice inside of the Right box; both of them ensuring the straws were sat correctly in the liquids.

"Come on back, Rae! Dick!" Vic bellowed, his loud tone carrying through the air,

There was a double set of footsteps that could be heard before Raven spoke, "Your voice is louder than my alarm clock, do you know that?"

Vic beamed, "Yes. It's my special talent."

Raven rolled her eyes and stood in front of the two boxes, already looking at both straws poking out from inside as Dick came to stand beside her.

"Dick, since you won the first round and picked the right one, you can pick which box you wanna go with first this time." Gar told him,

Dick nodded and chewed on his lower lip as he debated which one to go with. He scratched his jaw and swapped places with Raven, "I think I'll go with the Left one this time… I've probably just fucked myself over by doing that but I'm gonna stick with it."

Raven smirked and looked down at her own box.

"Rae, you think you're okay or do you think you would have been better off with the Left?" Gar asked,

"Well, I didn't get the choice so…" She paused and shrugged, "But… I'm trying to imagine how you would set it up and I have a feeling you've put the nice one on the Right again since you did it first." She explained, her face betraying how certain she was.

Gar nodded his head, trying hard to make his expression neutral, "Mm makes sense. Okay, and take a sip, guys."

Dick lowered his face to the straw, with Raven following suit just a second behind him.

"I can't smell anything from this one… maybe something but… I can't work out what." Dick stated,

Raven sighed, "I'm going to try not to smell it because I actually think it will make me worry more."

Dick chuckled, "Yeah, that's probably a smarter idea not to sniff it."

Taking a leap, Raven closed her mouth over the straw and gave it a strong suck; a burst of cold, bitter lemon juice filling her whole mouth.

Dick took a slurp and blinked his eyes in surprise at how nice his was, "Oh! It's nice. It's coffee. Well, iced coffee, I think."

Gar guwaffed and had to hold his stomach at the look on his girlfriend's face, "Rae? You okay there?"

She pulled away from the straw, her eyes clenching shut and her lips twisting before she ultimately puckered her lips at the sour sensation on her tongue. She shook her head and made a myriad of dissatisfied sounds, earning giggles from Kory and a big smirk from Vic as well.

Dick raised a brow and leaned over, trying to catch a glimpse of hers. His eyes widened when he saw it was Lemon Juice and he cringed for her, "Eurgh… that'd taste so bad."

Raven opened her eyes for a minute to glare at Dick who put his hands up defensively, "Hey, they chose it!"

Finally, she coughed a few times and shivered, staring at the straw with utter disdain, "That was the worst kind of shot I have ever had."

"So… you mean you wouldn't drink that again by choice?" Gar asked, sarcastically,

"I hate you so much."

"Actually, it was Kory that picked it out." Gar immediately replied, ignoring the look he got from Kory for tattling on her.

Raven cringed again and looked at Vic, "I need that glass of water. Right now."

"Okay guys, we're back again after Raven just gave us possibly the funniest facial expressions I have ever seen from her." Gar laughed, with the other 3 trying hard not to laugh too hard in fear of her wrath being rained down on them.

"That was the most disgusting thing ever. I don't think I'll be drinking anything with lemon in it for a really long time." She muttered, taking a gulp of fresh water from her tall glass.

Gar smiled softly, "You did better than Vic… like you were still less dramatic."

"Hey!" Vic complained but Gar cut him off, clapping his hands together and looking at the camera,

"And now we're up to the third round and it's time to pick the names outta the hat again." He mentioned, reaching for the hat and sending it between each of his friends as well as himself.

Gar sighed in relief as he unfolded his and showed it to the camera, revealing it to be blank. Raven echoed his sigh of relief as she also got a blank slip of paper.

Kory gasped and frowned as she turned hers around to show a thick 'X' scrawled across it, "Oh, I was doing so well not to be chosen."

"Happens to the best of us, Kor." Vic said but brightened upon seeing his slip of paper was blank. He grinned and looked at Dick who let his piece of paper flop onto the counter,

"Seriously? That's 3 times in a damn row!" He exclaimed,

Raven smirked whilst Gar burst out laughing, "Aw dude, that's unfortunate."

Dick shrugged and smiled, "It's fine. I've been on a winning streak and 3 is the magic number."

Kory gave him a challenging look, "Or third time is the charm meaning you are about to lose, my love."

He matched her expression and placed a fist on his hip, "Oh? You're trash talkin' me? It's on."

She giggled and started to move over towards the main room, with Dick following closely behind

Vic motioned to Raven from where he and Gar stood by the counter, "Babydoll, c'mon over and choose something gross for one of them to drink."

She gave a quiet laugh and did just that, squeezing in between him and her boyfriend.

"So, we have to pick something that has a kick because if Kory does get the bad choice then we need something that makes her cringe. Let's face it, she consumes any flavour in the world." Gar told them,

Vic dug around inside and pulled a small tube out that was neon green, "Is this… did you buy wasabi to use?"

Gar grinned triumphantly, "Yup!"

Raven shook her head, "That's probably too thick for them to suck through a straw, Gar."

He blinked and waved his hand dismissively, "No, it's not. I promise. I squeezed some out to test it and this one is sorta like mustard. It's more liquidy so I think it should be fine."

Staring at the tube of it, Raven sighed and shrugged, "If you say so." she murmured as she started squeezing the wasabi paste into a bowl.

"Man, that stuff gets me even when I'm eating some Japanese food with it." Vic disclosed, pulling a face of displeasure.

"What are we gonna use as the nice option?" Raven murmured, her eyes grazing different bottles within the box,

Gar hummed in consideration before he reached in and brought out a bottle of Nesquik Chocolate Milk, "How about this one?"

Vic practically began drooling then and there, "Ugh, that's so nice, man. Dang it, I'm so mad that I did not get these nice choices."

"Dude, you've been once. You've still got a chance of getting the good one." Gar replied,

Vic huffed and pouted, "Doubt it. I'm gonna end up drinking sewer water at this point."

Gar chuckled and shook his head as he reached in and maneuvered the Nesquik Chocolate Milk inside the Left box whilst Vic started fixing the Wasabi bowl into the Right box, with both straws being placed carefully into the liquids.

"Kory? Dick? We're ready." Raven called, hopping up on the counter towards the back of the kitchen,

The couple returned, slipping into frame together.

"Okay guys… Dick, did you wanna pick first since you chose right last time?" Gar queried,

Dick smirked and looked at Kory, "No, I think I'll be a gentleman and let my girlfriend choose first."

Kory rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Please, you are allowing me to go first in the hopes I choose the wrong one."

"Can you blame me? You have a stomach made of iron. You can literally eat or drink anything."

She giggled before winking and blowing him a cheeky kiss. Kory drifted between both boxes for a long moment before she ultimately stood before the Left Box.

"I think I will go with this one." She affirmed,

Dick narrowed his eyes at her for a minute before he went and stood behind the Right Box.

"Feelin' confident, Dick?" Vic smirked,

"Pretty confident. I've got it right the last two times so." He shrugged and shot Kory a competitive look.

"Get in position." Gar instructed, watching as both of them lowered their faces towards the straws, "And suck!"

Dick got there first, immediately slurping through the straw but he soon frowned and his brows furrowed together, "Uh… it's not coming up."

Raven turned and lifted a brow at Gar, as if telling him, 'I told you so.'.

Gar ignored it, pulling a face towards the camera before he advised Dick, "You just gotta really suck it up."

Dick continued to do so, the green substance beginning to travel upwards through the straw.

Kory's eyes went skyward as she sucked her straw, delighted with her choice as soon as the chocolatey essence touched her tongue.

"Mmm…" Kory sighed, closing her eyes as she continued to drink,

With one last suck, Dick received a mouthful of wasabi and his eyes immediately went wide before he jumped back from the counter and covered his mouth. He paused and appeared to have it under control until he made a heaving sound.

Gar and Vic cracked up laughing, high fiving one another whilst Raven tried to hide a smirk.

Kory peered at her boyfriend with concerned eyes before she inclined her head to see what he had consumed. Seeing the green paste, she swiped her finger into it and had a taste.

"Oh! Wasabi?" Kory asked, temporarily ignoring her boyfriend who was still shuddering and trying to grasp for a glass of cold water to rid himself of it.

Gar's fang glinted under the kitchen light as he beamed, "Yep!"

Turning and placing a gentle hand on Dick's back, Kory smiled and gave into a small laugh as well, "Oh no! Dick absolutely hates wasabi."

"That was so perfect!" Vic chortled, slipping the offending bowl of wasabi away from where it had been sat.

After a couple of minutes of gulping down fresh water, Dick scowled at his friends, "That was revolting. God, I hate that stuff."

Kory smiled brightly and offered him some of her chocolate milk before she kissed his cheek and gloated, "I win."

Gar wiggled his arms as if he was part of a Mexican wave as he stood before the camera and grinned, "We're up to the fourth round, guys and gals."

Vic stole the hat of papers before Gar could and served them up to each and every one of them, grinning with relief after noticing he had a blank strip of paper.

"Noo…" Raven quietly groaned, letting her head fall back in annoyance as she threw her 'X' marked paper onto the counter.

"Ooh, tough luck, Rae Rae." Vic teased, earning daggers from the girl herself.

"Ah, crap." Gar muttered, sadly holding up his marked paper as well.

Dick grinned, "I'm so happy I haven't been picked again."

"Uh… one thing though guys and I'm completely serious. There are a few options in there that aren't suitable for vegetarians so can you please not put them in? I'm not kidding. I'll be so mad." Gar explained earnestly,

"Yeah, yeah. We'll be nice." Vic said, waving his hand around,

"Vic… Ugh, Kory… can you make sure they don't put anything non vegetarian in, please?"

"Of course. I will not allow Vic or Dick to choose something that would cause you discomfort."

He smiled in relief before Raven gently tugged his hand, "Thanks!"

Kory smiled and waved towards Raven and Gar who began wondering out of the kitchen. Vic continued to keep a close eye on them until he could no longer see the couple.

"Ite… so… let's give Gar full fat milk." Vic joked, earning a disapproving look from Kory.

Dick started rooting around in the box, glancing at all the labels and stickers, telling him what they were until he pulled out a bottle of Snapple Iced Tea and turned it towards Kory and Vic,

"What about this one as the nice choice?" He suggested,

Vic stuck his tongue out, "Are you sure that's not a bad choice? Iced Tea is gross, man."

Dick snorted, "Yeah, I'm 99% sure that it's meant to be a nice choice."

"If you're sure." Vic said, holding his hands up,

Kory made a quiet sound of interest and held up what she had retrieved from the box, "Ooh… What about this for the bad choice?"

Vic gasped whilst Dick grinned, "Yes. I would love to use this one for them and I'm praying Gar gets it wrong. It'll teach him to laugh his ass off at my mouth burning."

"Yo', I like it." Vic said, taking it from Kory to peer closer at the bottle of Frank's RedHot Sauce. He shook it up a little and stared closer at the red pigment of the stuff.

"Okay, grab the new straws." Dick instructed Vic who passed the bottle to the ebony haired man before he reached for new straws.

Dick carefully lined the bottle of hot sauce in the Right Box whilst Kory arranged the Iced Tea inside the Left Box with Vic sliding the straws in once they were in place and ready.

Kory leaned back and smiled, "Raven! Gar!" She yelled,

There was a rumble of noise off camera as Gar sprinted back into the kitchen, grinning and panting as he looked back at Raven, "I won, Rae."

"I told you I wasn't racing you." Raven droned as she came into the lens' focus.

Gar frowned and turned his head towards the camera, "She's no fun."

"You guys ready to choose your straws?" Vic asked, with barely concealed excitement,

Raven nodded and moved to stand by the Left Box, staring down at the straw that bobbed a little.

"Hey, who said you got to pick first?" Gar whined, stomping over to the Right Box.

"I did. I didn't get to choose last time and I ended up with a mouth full of lemon juice so deal with it." Raven told him, arching a brow at him.

Gar smirked and shrugged, "Okay, fair. But, I'm telling you, babe. You've made the bad choice here."

"Get ready to drink through the straws." Kory requested, leaning on her elbows against the edge of the middle counter where they were all crowded around.

Raven and Gar hesitantly closed in on their chosen boxes with Gar's expression faltering as he got a slight whiff of his concoction,

"Well, mine smells pretty nice so I think you're losing again, Rae." Gar taunted,

Raven tried to sniff her straw but shrugged, "I can't really smell mine."

"Ready… and go!" Vic hollered,

Gar dove in quickly, lips around the straw and sucking a whole lot of his chosen liquid into his mouth. As soon as it touched his tongue, Gar raised a brow but swallowed what he had and stood back,

"What is that? It tastes a little like… oh… oh… OH! Oh my god!" Gar squealed, the heat from the sauce suddenly attacking his taste buds. Sweat was already shining on his face and his cheeks were pink whilst he was waving a hand in front of his mouth like crazy, praying for it to help him somehow.

Vic and Dick were cackling with laughter whilst Kory was giggling behind her hand, especially when Gar frantically looked around murmuring, "Water!"

He rushed over to the sink, turning the faucet so a blast of icy water began pouring out. Gar leaned in close, letting the water wash over his lips and his tongue for a good minute before he pulled away, his face still burning with color.

"Why is that not working!?" Gar stressed, sticking his tongue out to try and get cool air to it,

Vic dabbed at his eye for a second before he struggled through his laughter to enlighten him, "Milk, dude. You gotta drink milk!"

With that, Vic, Kory and Dick all descended into a whole spiral of laughter, not because Gar was in hot sauce pain but because his actions along with it were just that hilarious.

"Damn it!" Gar cursed before he skidded over to the fridge and opened the door, retrieving his soy milk and gulping it down.

Taking a breath to calm down, Vic glanced over at Raven who had since removed her liquid from the box and was drinking it as normal, "Rae!"

"What? I like Iced Tea." She murmured before taking another sip of the beverage,

"Did you know it was Iced Tea before you took it out of the box?" Dick checked,

"Obviously. I drink it all the time and so now, I'm keeping this one." Raven uttered,

"Do you feel bad for Gar?" Vic smirked,

She glanced over at her boyfriend, still chugging soy milk so hard that it was dribbling down his chin.

"Mm… nah."

Gar coughed as he leaned a hand against the edge of the counter, "Well, that was fucking terrifying."

"Dude, it was so funny." Vic snickered, holding his belly as the laughter grew a little bit again,

"My mouth felt like it was on fire."

"I can't believe you took such a big swig. I was watching and I just wanted to cringe so badly." Dick mentioned,

"Well, I completely forgot about the hot sauce." Gar sighed and took a sip from his glass of soy milk that was sat on the counter, just in case.

He turned his attention to his camera and he smiled tiredly, "See what these people put me through guys?"

"If I remember correctly, you were the one who asked us to do this with you." Kory smirked, crossing her arms over her chest.

Gar waved his hand around and pursed his lips, "Ah, ah. That's beside the point." He continued before Kory could counter it and slapped his hands together, "Anywho! We're onto the fifth round, you guys and things are getting good. Someone may puke. Who knows?"

Vic lifted a brow at him, "Are you… wanting one of us to puke or something?"

Blinking, Gar lifted his shoulders, "I mean, if it means avoiding spending like $60 on pizza tonight then, I wouldn't mind."

"Nice." Vic snorted,

Gar chuckled before he reached for the hat with all the slips of paper inside and refolded, "Alright, pick your paper, guys."

With that, he handed the hat to all of them, with each reaching in and grabbing a slip for themselves. Dick grinned and showed off his blank piece, with Raven following his lead and doing the same whilst she continued to drink her Iced Tea.

"Ah man." Vic moaned, flicking his marked paper back into the hat, "I don't like it when I have to do it."

Gar shook his head and was about to query that but was cut off by Kory who made a sad, "Oh!" noise.

He glanced at her and she passed him the slip of paper with the black 'X' written on it before she fell in at Vic's side.

"This will be interesting. Vic and Kory are probably the best ones at taste and stuff." Gar murmured,

"They have the highest tolerance for things, that's for sure." Dick agreed,

"Yeah, well, I best not get nothing gross or I'm gonna be vomiting right on you, Gar." Vic threatened. Kory giggled and dragged him by the hand off towards the main room where they were required to wait whilst the other 3 made their choice on what to serve the two.

"Okay, lemme see the box…" Dick stated, pulling it to him to check what items they still had left.

He browsed the inside for a while until he yanked out a tall carton of Minute Maid Orange Juice and shook it in Gar and Raven's direction, "How about this one as the nice option?"

Gar gave him a thumbs up and Raven nodded her head in agreement whilst Gar took his turn in peering into the box. His eyes lit up as he remembered one item that sat right at the bottom of the box.

He pulled it out and presented it to Dick and Raven, waiting for them to react.

Dick raised a brow and tilted his head, "Eggs?"

"Duh. Raw eggs, whisked up in a bowl." He reiterated,

"Uh… are you okay with that?" Raven asked, having not missed the fact they were eggs, he was talking about.

Gar shrugged, "I mean, I would have preferred to use vegan eggs but I couldn't get them at the store. This is actually the main one I was talking about when I asked Kory, Vic and Dick not to pick a non-vegetarian one. It's not… so much a problem for me since I know I'm not the one who might be tasting it."

Raven nodded, "As long as you're sure you're comfortable with it."

"Eggs? That's gonna taste vile." Dick concluded, his mouth twisting in distaste.

"That's what makes it great!" Gar laughed, "Rae, could you whisk them up, please?"

She took the carton of eggs over to another counter and cracked about 4 of them into a bowl before she raided the utensil drawer and grabbed the metal whisk.

Meanwhile, Dick set to work placing the Orange Juice in the Right Box whilst Raven placed the Eggs in the Left Box once she was done whipping them just enough. Gar stole 2 new straws from the packet on the side of the counter and slid them into place.

"Kory! Vic!" Dick called, biting his lower lip to stop himself from smirking.

The two of them wandered from across the hall and back into the kitchen, entering the camera frame once again.

"You guys ready?" Gar grinned, looking mischievous,

Vic nodded but patted Kory's shoulder, "Kory, do you wanna pick? Ladies first and all that."

She giggled but looked hesitantly between the two boxes. She tapped her chin for a time before she moved over towards the Right Box, still looking unsure.

"Okay, so I guess I will go with-" Vic was cut off as Kory made a strange indecisive noise,

"No, wait! I think I want the Left Box." She told him, switching her places and standing before the Left Box instead.

"That your final choice, Kory?" Gar questioned,

"Uh… yes. I think so." She replied, pressing her palms onto the counter's edge as she prepped herself.

Vic sighed and stood in front of the Right Box, throwing a fleeting glance at Kory, "I swear to God, Kory. If your swap makes me drink something disgusting, I'm gonna shave Silkie."

She gasped and turned to him, "You would not dare."

Vic grinned wickedly and she lightly punched him in the arm before returning her attention to the straw before her; as did Vic.

"Alright, get ready, guys." Dick instructed, watching with a small cringe as he knew what his girlfriend was about to drink.

Both of them got closer to their straws, resisting the urge to take an inhale of the scent beforehand.

"And drink!" Dick laughed,

Vic and Kory matched each other in speed as they both leaned down to take a sip of what they had been given.

Pleasantly surprised, Vic took a longer sip in an attempt to realize what he was drinking.

Kory kept sucking, struggling to get anything at first before a shot of raw egg seeped into her mouth. She immediately backed off and covered her mouth, her eyes clenched shut as she retched.

She turned away and made another heaving sound and Raven, who was convinced Kory might actually throw up, hurried to get her a glass of water.

Kory shuddered as she wiped her lip and gladly accepted the glass of water Raven had gotten for her. She took a long sip, trying to erase the taste of the eggs.

"Mine is orange juice!" Vic guessed, happily, earning a nod from Raven.

"Kory, what'd you think yours was?" Gar asked, feeling only a teeny bit remorseful,

"I… have no idea… but it was…" She paused as she thought back on it and waved her hand, dismissing the rest of her sentence,

"It was eggs." Raven told her, making Kory blanch.

"It was disgusting!"

Gar put his hands on his hips and turned to Dick, "What happened to the iron stomach?"

Dick smiled sympathetically at Kory before he answered, "It's the texture, I think. It's slimy and… eurgh… grim."

Kory pointed at Dick as she took another gulp of water, signalling that he was correct until she pulled her lips away from her drink,

"It was so slimy and sticky and… ew. No. Next round, please."

She shivered again and tried to down her glass of water to rid herself of any remnants of the eggs.

"We're back with the sixth round, guysss!" Gar announced, banging his hands against the counter like he was having a drum session, "Kory has recovered from the eggs and we are ready to go again!"

Kory lifted her head and gave the camera a rather feeble smile before she went back to sipping her glass of water.

Dick scooped up the hat with the paper slips inside and panned it across the whole group, taking one for himself at the end. He grinned and held it up to show it was blank whilst Kory breathed a sigh of relief over hers also being blank.

"Aw yeah, bring it on baby!" Vic flashed his paper slip, showing the 'X' marked across it.

"Why are you excited about being chosen?" Kory wondered, staring at him in confusion,

"Cos' I've been on a winning streak and I know I'm gonna win this too; that's why!"

"You won one, Vic." Dick pointed out,

"I gotta keep the positive vibes goin' man so then the universe will let me pick the right option."

Gar and Dick blinked at him, "Dude are you high or something?"

"Maybe. Maybe it was the flu medicine." Vic shrugged,

Gar slowly turned his head away from his friend, "Riiight… anyway… who else got-"

"Are you kidding me?" Raven grunted, throwing her piece of marked paper onto the counter,

"Oh, looks like you're the new favourite in the game, Rae." Gar ribbed,

"Ooh, lucky me." She replied, blankly, "Let's just get it over with. Come on, Vic."

With that, Raven sighed and left the room with a chuckling Vic, following in her stride.

Gar watched them leave until they were completely out of sight and turned back to Kory and Dick with a grin that spread from ear to ear,

"Guys, I have one for Tin Man. Let's try and down peg him with this one…" Gar whispered, reaching into the box until he found what he was looking for. He dragged it out, showing off a bottle of Olive Oil.

Dick grimaced, "Ew… Olive Oil?"

"Yeah; he cooks with this stuff all the time and part of me wonders if he would know it from the taste."

"Surely that tastes… very repulsive." Kory acknowledged,

"Duh! That's the point, Kor. C'mon, how funny will it be if he takes a sip of this?"

"How do you know Raven won't drink it?" Dick asked, raising a brow,

"Because all his mumbo jumbo about the universe just proves that it's gonna bite him in the ass and he'll get this." Gar explained, shaking the bottle of oil for emphasis.

Dick and Kory exchanged a glance before they shrugged and nodded their heads in agreement, watching as Gar set about fixing the bottle into place inside the Left Box, as well as positioning the fresh straw into the bottle and through the hole in the box as well.

Reaching into the box for the nice option, Dick pulled out what appeared to be a bottle of Aunt Jemima Pancake Syrup. He turned it to Gar and Kory, looking for approval.

"Nice option?" He asked,

Kory nodded whilst Gar gave him a thumbs up after standing back from where he had placed the Olive Oil.

Dick shuffled across the tiled flooring of the kitchen and set up the syrup bottle in the Right Box, popping the straw through the hole of the box and into the bottle.

"Hey! Rae! Vic! Come back in!" Gar shouted, sliding away from the boxes so he didn't look suspicious or anything.

Vic hurried on ahead of Raven and in turn, reached the kitchen before her, grinning like an excitable child on Christmas morning.

"Can I choose first?" Vic queried,

"How about you let Raven go first?" Dick replied, trying not to give away what they were trying to do.

"Sure, I guess." He answered in mock reluctance, grinning as Raven finally joined his side just behind the counter.

Air whistled from between Raven's lips as she exhaled, looking between the two boxes as if one of them would secretly tell her that it was the correct one.

"Uh… I'll go with the Left Box, I guess." She stated, moving into place,

Gar's face dropped but he quickly smothered it and inwardly cursed that she had picked that one, "Uh… is that your final answer, Rae?" He asked, hoping she would have second thoughts,

Raven merely shrugged, "Sure."

"O-Okay…" Gar said, "Then Vic… get behind the Right Box…"

Vic did as instructed and shifted until he was right behind the Right Box, placing his hands firmly on the edge of the countertop.

"Get ready…" Kory murmured, already cringing over what Raven was about to drink.

Both of them drew closer to their respective boxes, their mouths hovering over the straws poking out from within and despite Raven trying to smell hers, she clearly couldn't if the way her brows furrowed together was anything to go by.

"And go!" Kory yelped, covering her eyes with her hands as she ultimately waited for the outcome,

Both Vic and Raven leaned over their straws and started sucking as hard as they could.

"Whatever mine is… it's thick… I can't get it through the straw." Vic muttered as he took a pause and then tried to get some from the straw once again,

The dark, thick liquid took its time but soon enough, it reached Vic's lips and spread across his tongue. It took him a second but his face softened as he realized it was a sweet treat.

Raven took a small sip, clearly hesitant and she pulled away from it just a smidge. She smacked her lips together and her brows creased, "Ew… what is that?"

"Uh… what do you think it is?" Gar prompted,

"I don't… it's really greasy on my lips and it tastes disgusting. Not as bad as the Lemon Juice but… eurgh… what is it?"

"It's greasy because it's Olive Oil." Dick admitted.

Raven's indigo eyes widened just a fraction and she stood up straight, spitting air in an attempt to get the odd texture and taste out of her mouth. She reached for her half full Iced Tea and took a long gulp, hoping to rid herself of the oil.

Vic smirked and clapped his hands together, "SEE!? Universe is on my side from now!" He bellowed before breaking into a belly laugh,

"We tried to rig it so that you'd get the oil but Rae went and chose the wrong one." Gar revealed,

Raven lifted her head and shook it, as if confused on how she was supposed to know that, "You know, usually if you're cheating and rigging something, you tell the other person who's doing the thing."

Vic beamed and offered Gar a 'peace' sign with his fingers, "Y'all can't get me; I'm invincible with this game. Aw yea. Mhm."

Gar rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest.

"We're back again, guys. Rae actually went and brushed her teeth because her whole mouth felt like pure grease." Gar informed his viewers, briefly looking away from the camera to look at the woman in question,

"It was actually not that bad in taste… it was just… the greasy feeling it left behind." Raven admitted, sipping water now that she had finished her Iced Tea.

Gar smiled and his forest gaze returned to the lens, "Okay, we are up to the seventh round, you guys and we're doing pretty well!" He paused and chuckled, "No one has puked yet so I call that a win. Had a couple of almosts but nothing yet!"

"Can you really call it a win if it's based on people just not throwing up?" Dick asked, his eyes narrowed in thought,

"Of course! I honestly thought someone would have puked by like the third round, to be honest." Gar admitted, "Anyway! Hat time, guys. Everyone grab a piece of paper."

He grabbed the hat from the counter and shared it around to his friends, allowing each of them to take one and open it up.

Kory beamed happily as she revealed her slip of paper was completely blank whilst Raven also offered them a hint of a smile as hers was also free from an 'X'.

"Ah shit… I thought I'd been forgotten." Dick groaned as he showed his marked slip before he folded it and tossed it back into the hat.

Vic shared a look with Gar before they both unfolded their slips at the same time.

"Yes!" Vic crowed,

"Damn it!" Gar yelped, at the same time as Vic.

He flipped his slip of paper towards the camera before he folded it back over and let it flutter back into the hat.

"Have fun waiting in the lounge, guys." Vic grinned, already eyeing up the box of bottles.

Dick snorted and started walking towards the main room whilst Gar hung back a second to glare at Vic, pointing a finger at him,

"Be careful with your choices, man. Or next time you get chosen, I'll make you regret it!" He called as he disappeared from the camera frame and the kitchen itself.

Vic chuckled quietly to himself and shook his head, "Idiot."

Raven inclined her head, looking inside at what was left to choose from since the items were becoming fewer and fewer, the closer they got to the final round.

"Hmm… how about this for the nice option?" Raven murmured, pulling out a can of Dr Pepper and showing it to Vic and Kory.

"Ooh, yes. That is a nice one which either of them will like, if they choose correctly." Kory added, nodding her head,

"Yeah, use the Dr Pepper as the nice option because I have found the bad option." Vic laughed from where he was hunkered over the box as well,

"What?" Raven asked, holding the soda can, tightly in her hand.

Vic grinned and yanked out a bottle of Absolut Vodka, shaking it at the girls, "How perfect will this be?"

"You realize how strong that is to drink just on its own, right?" Raven said, peering closer at the label,

"Yeah! That's what makes it brilliant!" Vic chortled,

Kory giggled, "It will certainly give them a shock."

Raven smiled and shook her head, "Alright, let's use it then."

Vic smirked as he leaned across the counter and maneuvered the Absolut Vodka inside the Right Box whilst Kory reached over and slid the Dr Pepper can into place inside the Left Box, tugging the straws for both to ensure they fell into the drinks properly.

"Okay, we're good." Vic confirmed,

Raven turned her head and eyed the lounge, "Guys. You can come back in." She called, just a touch louder than her usual speaking voice.

The thumping of footsteps grew louder as the two boys got closer to the kitchen, with Gar reentering the kitchen and the frame first, followed swiftly by Dick who was dragging a hand through his dark tresses as he materialized from off camera.

Gar rubbed his hands together and looked between the two boxes, like that of a kid in a toy store, trying to decide which he wanted.

"What one are you going for, Gar?" Raven prompted, leaning her elbows on the counter.

He scratched along his jawline before he tapped the top of the Left Box.

"I think I want this one. I think." Gar murmured,

"Be sureee." Vic sang, trying to put his best friend in edge.

Gar narrowed his eyes at him briefly before giving the box another light tap, "Yeah. I'll go with this one."

Dick chewed on his bottom lip as he walked around Gar so he could stand behind the Right Box,

"I have a gut feeling that I'm taking the wrong box here." Dick cringed, sighing in defeat,

"Guess we'll find out. Ready?" Raven asked, watching as both of them lowered their faces so they were level with their individual straws.

"Uh huh." They mumbled in unison with each other,

"Go."

Gar went in, quick as lightning, unafraid for what might be coming through the straw at this point. He gave it a hard suck and was shockingly pleased by what flooded his mouth. A fizzy liquid with a cherry splash.

Dick also gave a hard suck of his straw, sipping through a mouthful of vodka and swallowing before he could realize what it was. He jerked his head back and stood up straight, covering his mouth as he started coughing over and over.

His eyes started to water and he tried several times to clear his throat, "Whoa… oh my god…"

Vic snorted and slapped his knee as laughter consumed him, alongside Raven who was giggling quietly to herself. Kory tried her best to remain sympathetic for her boyfriend but it proved difficult since his reaction was so funny.

"Holy shit…" Dick spluttered,

"Do you know what it is?" Vic asked, cheekily,

Dick gave him a look and swallowed twice before he deadpanned, "Vodka."

"I thought you could hold your drink, man?"

"I can when I'm expecting it! And, I never drink vodka straight. It's literally burning my insides right now." Dick retorted, taking a couple sips out of Kory's glass of water which was still sat on the counter.

"Mmmm…" Gar soothed, clearly enjoying his drink,

"What'd you get?" Dick asked,

Gar released his straw with a pop sound and grinned, "Dr Pepper."

Dick looked back at the other three and barked out a laugh, "I hate you guys and I think my stomach just burned away so thanks."

"So, Dick had a break and also had some tea for his throat-"

"Pansy." Vic interrupted with a smirk.

Dick looked up and pointed at the offending bottle of alcohol still on the counter, "Uh, please be my guest and try and take a full swig of it without a mixer."

Vic paused and shook his head, "Nah, I don't need to."

Snorting, Dick tipped his head upwards, "Yeah, that's what I thought."

Gar grinned and pointed towards the camera, addressing his viewers, "So, we're on our eighth round and honestly, if you're still with us, you're a trooper."

"I would have bounced after Kory was heaving on eggs." Vic smirked,

"Please do not remind me of it." Kory murmured, hugging herself and trying not to think about how slippery it tasted.

Raven wordlessly picked up the hat with the slips of paper inside and divided them out between them all, letting each of them pick their fates.

Kory smiled and placed her blank slip down on the counter, followed by Raven who looked equally as pleased about the outcome of her pick. Gar kept one eye closed as he peeked at what his piece had to say and threw his head back and groaned when he saw the bold 'X' scrawled on it.

"Ugh, me again!" He whined, whilst Raven arched a dark brow at him,

"You chose right the last time?" She mentioned,

"Yeah but that always means the next time, I'm gonna lose."

"You never know, Gar."

He lifted his head and grinned at her, "Thanks for your pep talk there."

She sarcastically blew him a kiss, "You're welcome."

Dick took a deep breath before he unfolded his slip, smiling brightly when he saw it had nothing written on it. Vic had to do a double take at Dick's before he looked down at his own piece of paper and frowned,

"Crap." Vic paused and gave them one of his bravado smirks, "It's fine. Universe had my back last time, and she's gon' have it again this time too."

Gar rolled his eyes, "Yeah keep dreamin', Tin Man. I'm gonna get the right one; you just wait."

Vic smacked his fingers together, acting as though his hand was a mouth, "Yeah, yeah. Keep talkin'." He paused, "C'mon."

With that, he grabbed Gar by his shirt and whisked him into the hallway so they could go and sit in the lounge whilst the others made their decision about which items to give them.

Dick whistled a simple tune as he dragged the box of choices to the edge of the counter, leaving enough room so that Kory and Raven could look over his shoulders and peer in as well.

"What are we choosing, girls?" He asked, eyeing up a couple but not being 100% sure.

Kory hummed and rested her chin on his shoulder, her eyes glazing over the objects inside. Raven, on the other hand, spotted something straight away and pulled it out.

"Is this… liquid hand soap?" She asked, not quite believing her eyes,

"I did not think soap could be ingested…" Kory murmured, eyeing the blue antibacterial liquid inside.

"Uh, it isn't something I would recommend eating or drinking. Do you think Gar meant to put this in here?" Dick replied, taking the bottle from Raven to peer closer at,

"Probably… I mean… technically, you're not supposed to ingest Olive Oil either and yet, I got that joy." Raven muttered,

"Or eggs. They are not meant to be eaten or drank raw." Kory added, taking the bottle from Dick and unscrewing the pump at the top.

"I think we should. It'll be funny and besides, as long as they don't swallow it or have loads, it should be fine." Dick confirmed, grabbing a bowl for Kory to dump the stuff into.

Whilst the couple were doing that, Raven stuck her hand back into the box and picked something at random, happy enough that when she pulled back, it was actually a nice option.

"Oh, I've got a Strawberry Naked Smoothie here as well, you two. Should we use that for the right choice?" Raven asked, checking the back of the bottle for the ingredients to ensure it was vegetarian friendly.

Dick looked up from where he and Kory were arranging the bowl filled with hand soap to be placed inside the Left Box, making sure the straw could pick it up easily enough.

"Uh… yeah, sure. That's a good one." Dick agreed, nodding his head.

Raven took the cue and stood up straight, moving around the side of the counter to reach the inside of the Right Box where she popped off the lid and settled it down carefully before slipping the straw inside.

"I believe we are ready." Kory whispered,

Dick nodded and grinned as he turned and called out to the boys, "Gar! Vic!"

The camera shook a little as rapid, heavy footsteps could be heard off camera, gaining speed and proximity as Gar and Vic headed for the kitchen, followed by loud voices that could only belong to them two.

"Hey! You started before I did!" Vic shouted,

"Bullshit! You're just slow, Tin Man." Gar goaded, putting up his middle fingers at Vic as he came back into the shot, grinning like the cheshire cat.

"You cheat, man." Vic pushed, wandering into the kitchen and into the frame, with a hand on his hip.

"Pff, you're just too slow, dude." Gar countered,

Kory clasped her hands before her and smiled, "Pick your boxes."

Vic cleared his throat, "Ah, ah. As reigning champion of this so far, I think I should get to pick first."

Gar rolled his eyes and gestured for his friend to go ahead, "Dude, your head gets any bigger, it's gonna pop."

Stepping up to the space between the two boxes, Vic stroked his chin as he considered his 2 choices, "I think… I'll go with… the Left Box. The universe is telling me to go with that one."

"I hope the universe bites you in the ass." Gar muttered, smirking, "Guess I'll go with the Right Box, then."

"Good luck, guys." Dick wished them, biting his lower lip to stop from grinning and giving it away, "Get ready to drink."

Vic slowly lowered his face just above where the straw was poking out of the top of his box and puckered his lips, all ready to dive into whatever he was being served.

Gar copied his movements, dropping so that his face was at the same height as the straw on his box, as well.

"And… drink." Dick yelped, watching as Vic wrapped his lips around the mouth of the straw and gave a big suck,

Vic's cheeks sank inward as he tried hard to suck the liquid up into his mouth and the moment it leaked across his teeth, his eyes widened and he stumbled away from the box, the straw falling out of his mouth,

"Oh my God…" He was cut off as he coughed and spit, sticking his tongue out repeatedly to try and make the soapy taste in his mouth disappear.

Gar, in the meantime, was happily slurping the fruity smoothie within his box through his straw, humming as the delicious strawberry dazzled his sense of taste.

He lifted his head a little, side glancing at Vic who was jumping up and down on the spot, hacking up anything that he had swallowed,

"Oh shit… eurgh…. Guys… what the fuck is mine?" Vic asked, looking up at the other smiling three who were watching him with barely concealed glee.

"What do you think it is?" Kory asked, smirking,

"It taste like dish soap!"

"I mean, you're closer than you think with that guess." Raven hinted, her hands tucked behind her back,

Vic furrowed his brows and curled around the box to get a sight of what it was and his eyes practically bugged out of his head when he saw what was inside.

"Is that hand soap!?" He asked, his tone of voice a bit more shrill than usual.

"Yeah… which if you think about it, is nice since it's gonna make your teeth sparkly clean." Dick laughed, unable to resist,

Vic turned to Gar who was now standing straight and leaning his hip up against the edge of the counter, "Gar, why would you buy hand soap for this?!"

"Cos' it's funny. Duh." He replied,

"Man, you ain't supposed to eat soap! I could get sick."

Gar rolled his eyes, "You're such a drama queen. You didn't swallow any or if you did, it wasn't much. I accidentally had hand soap when I was a kid and I turned out fine."

Raven turned her head towards her boyfriend, "God, that explains so much about you."

Dick spoke before Gar could retort to Raven's statement and his voice was filled with smugness, "Hey Vic, you still think the universe is looking out for you?"

"Yeah, dude. I thought you were… undefeated and invincible and all that junk?" Gar joined in, matching the smirk that Dick wore on his own face.

Vic blew a raspberry and flicked his hand, "Man, I was wrong. Universe sucks. Now, can I please get something nice to wash this shit down?"

Gar smiled and offered him his bottle, "I got strawberry smoothie. Have that and take a breath, Princess."

Vic glared and grumbled quietly under his breath.

"Woo! Ninth round and we've only got one more to go, guys!" Gar exclaimed, grinning at the camera, "We've literally been doing this for the past few hours. What with all the breaks in between each round; it's taken way longer than I thought it would. I'll obviously edit this video down so it's not as long but gotta warn you, it might be a long one."

"Oh yeah, warn them of that when the video is almost finished." Raven scoffed, rolling her eyes.

Gar shrugged, "It's fine. The real fans would have made it this far anyway."

Raven shook her head as Kory shuffled across the floor with the hat full of paper slips within the palms of her hands, going from friend to friend with it for them to take a piece of paper for themselves.

"Yes! I'm so glad I don't have to drink anything again for now." Vic boasted, throwing his blank slip back onto the counter.

Dick grinned up at Kory after unfolding his and seeing that he was also off the hook for the penultimate round of their game as well, "I've never been happier to see blank slips of paper than when we've been playing this."

Kory smiled and pulled her own slip out of the hat and opened it up, her shoulders sagging as she turned it towards the camera, showing off the black 'X' mark, "I wish I could say the same."

Raven sighed and held hers up so Kory could see the mark as well, "Don't worry. Looks like it's you and me, Kory."

Gar grinned from just behind Raven, flicking his blank slip of paper onto the counter, "Have fun, girls."

"Yeah, off you go while we choose what to give you." Vic teased, making 'shoo' motions with his hands.

Raven narrowed her eyes at the boys before Kory exhaled loudly and looped her arm through Raven's, steering her towards the main room,

"Come on, Raven. The quicker we go, the quicker it will be over." Kory reassured her, smiling brightly,

She shrugged at her best friend and continued to walk towards the lounge, Gar watching closely until both girls were out of earshot.

"Okay, dudes. What're we doing to them?" Gar asked, smirking and rubbing his hands together,

"Maybe we should keep the choices kinda plain; they're our girlfriends after all." Dick suggested,

Gar paused and pointed his index finger at Dick, "True. You have a point."

Vic snorted, "Hey, no way. I ain't dating either of them."

With that he tugged the box with only a couple more bottles inside towards him and reached in, bringing out the first thing his fingertips touched which happened to be a bottle of French's Yellow Mustard.

Dick shuddered as he looked at the bottle, "Gross. I don't even like that that much on hot dogs, let alone taking some big swig of it."

Gar shrugged, "Ah, we'll keep it. It's not the worst that it could be."

After saying this, he pulled the box away from Vic and placed his hand inside, feeling around the last few items before he gripped a small bottle and it felt like a squeezy sauce. He pulled it out and tilted his head from side to side in consideration of the bottle of Desert Creek Raw Texas Honey.

Dick looked over and Gar held it up to him, silently asking if that would be good enough to use. His dark haired friend nodded, "Yeah, honey is sweet and better than mustard so that works."

Vic grinned and snatched both the Honey and the Mustard from the boys and set to work fixing them inside the boxes, with the Honey being placed directly in the center of the Left Box whilst he placed the Mustard into the Right Box.

He popped the 2 new straws in through the holes in the tops of the boxes and gave them a little tap with his fingers, signaling that the girls could return to the kitchen.

"Yo! Girls!" Gar squeaked, turning his head to watch as they ambled back into the camera frame and behind the counter.

Kory went and stood in front of the Right Box whilst Raven stood before the Left Box.

Gar paused and stared at them, "Did you already decide which boxes you were going for?"

Kory nodded whilst Raven tilted her head, "We decided when we were waiting for you guys to choose the products, which by the way, you guys made the choice scarily quickly."

Dick shrugged and leaned against the side of the counter, "It helps when there's only like 4 bottles left in the box."

"Ite girls, if you're sure about your choices, get ready." Vic instructed, watching as Kory pushed her long hair over her shoulder to get it out of the way as she leaned down towards her straw.

Raven mirrored her posture, without having the headache of moving her hair considering how short it was in comparison to her auburn haired friend.

Vic continued to watch them for a moment longer before he threw his hands up, "Okay! Go!"

Raven closed her eyes tightly and covered the straw with her mouth, sucking up whatever liquid awaited her as she tried to get over the anxiety of not knowing what it would be. A sticky sweetness seeped into her mouth, covering her lower lip ever so slightly.

She opened her eyes in surprise and looked over at Kory who was also drinking whatever she had in her box, without so much as a care in the world.

Kory's eyelashes fluttered as she continued to drink her choice, unsure why the boys were all staring at her with dropped jaws.

Raven paused and released the straw from her mouth, "I'm confused. I'm pretty sure I have honey. Is that meant to be the bad choice?"

"No! Kory's is the bad one but she is so unbothered!" Gar laughed, completely bewildered.

Kory blinked and blushed, stepping back and wiping her mouth, "Oh."

Raven leaned over, trying to get a look at what hers was, "What is it?"

"Yellow Mustard." Vic cringed,

Raven pulled a disgusted face and turned to Kory, "How was you just straight drinking that without thinking something was wrong?"

Kory played with a tendril of hair and shrugged, "Um… it tasted nice so I did not think anything of it."

Shaking her head, Raven opened her mouth to say more several times before she ultimately gave up and snapped her attention to Dick, "What…" She muttered,

Dick shrugged and smiled somewhat affectionately, "It's actually super helpful when we go out to dinner because she is happy with literally every type of food. She is never fussy and that's great. We decide and go."

Kory beamed, lifting her shoulders to her chin and took pride in her weirdness.

"This is not a drill guys, we are on the tenth and last round of the 'Don't Choose The Wrong Straw' game!" Gar beamed, turning from the camera to his friends, "I am so proud of us, guys."

"Proud because…" Raven trailed off, hoping he would answer the question in her tone,

"Because we've made it this far and no one has puked!" Gar reiterated,

"Oh. Yay us." Dick deadpanned, smirking a little,

"I take it as a win, to be honest. There's been a few times where we were pretty damn close." Vic pointed out,

"Well…" Gar said, picking up his hat with all the slips of paper folded up inside, "Let's pick for the last time, dudes and see which of us are closing this game out."

Raven plucked one of the pieces of paper from the hat and pulled it open, smiling triumphantly as she spun it around to show nothing written on it.

"Good. I'm safe. No more drinking disgusting things for today." She muttered,

Gar set the hat down on the counter after the others had also grabbed theirs and started opening them up.

"Thank God. Me too. I don't want anything else tonight besides coffee and also toothpaste. And lots of it." Dick inserted, grinning widely.

"Oh no! I was so close to avoiding another round!" Kory groaned, planting her slip with a bold 'X' marking down on the counter. Dick smiled sympathetically and patted his girlfriend's back as she waited to see who would be joining her in the final round.

Vic eyed Gar carefully as they both slowly unfolded their individual slips of paper, with Gar staring straight back at Vic.

"Yes!" Vic hollered, punching the air in relief,

"No!" Gar yelped at the exact same time, throwing his slip of marked paper down onto the counter and letting his head fall back on his shoulders in disappointment.

"To be fair, Gar just chose stuff with us so he should know what's left in there." Dick stated,

"And he bought the stuff as well." Raven added,

Gar lifted his head to look at them, flailing his arms around in despair, "You think I took notice of what I bought? And, I didn't actually look at what else was in there on the last round and also, I still can't guarantee which one I'm gonna end up choosing."

Vic held up his index finger, as if getting ready to argue but stopped short and nodded, "Okay, fair point. Now, hurry up and go into the main room so we can sort your boxes out."

Gar sighed and followed after Kory who had already ran ahead of him and moved into the lounge.

Raven smirked and turned her attention to the camera for a brief moment, "See how he gets tired of his own ideas eventually, viewers?"

Dick chuckled and reached into the box, pulling out the last two bottles that were inside. Vic grabbed the edge of the empty box and slid it all the way off the counter, watching as it clunked to the floor.

"Okay… so we've got Apple Cider Vinegar and Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Powder." Dick paused and laughed, "So we obviously know which one of these is the bad one."

He handed the Apple Cider Vinegar to Raven who leaned away from the counter to reach around and set it down inside of the Left Box, dropping a fresh, new straw in through the hole in the box and into the top of the bottle of vinegar.

Dick peered at the instructions on the box of cocoa and shrugged, "I'm assuming Gar wanted this to be made up into actual hot chocolate. Vic, you wanna do the pleasure of making it?"

Vic snorted and snatched it off of him, heading over to the far counter to prep it in a big mug.

Deciding to keep the momentum of movement going, Dick moved over to the Right box and fixed the straw through the hole in the box, ready for the mug of hot cocoa to be placed just underneath.

Vic finished up stirring the hot cocoa mix and walked back over, slowly placing the mug inside the Right Box, being wary not to spill any as he slipped the straw into it.

"Don't forget to hide the rest of the mix-" Dick was cut off as Vic smirked and waved the box at him,

"I already gotcha covered." Vic replied, hauling the box back into the bigger box, now on the floor.

"Okay, we're all good here." Dick stated, watching as Vic walked over to the door frame and shouted out,

"Kory! Gar! Come back in!"

It didn't take long for the pitter patter of dainty feet to echo across the wood and Kory came bounding in, looking excitable with just a hint of apprehension in her face. She shuffled along until she was standing directly in front of the camera lens and waited for Gar, who appeared to be much more wary of what they were about to drink.

"Which one would you like, Gar?" Kory asked, placing her hands behind her back,

Gar narrowed his eyes at both boxes, as if it would help him to determine which one to go for.

"Uh… maybe the… wait… um…" He babbled, earning an eyeroll from Raven,

"Just pick one already." She urged, giving him a look that said as much,

"Fine… uh… I'll go with the… Left Box?" Gar stammered, drumming his fingers together nervously,

"Left Box it is. Now stand behind it." Vic told him, watching as Gar moved to where he was told.

Kory smiled and took her space behind the Right Box.

"Get ready, y'all." Vic murmured,

Crouching down slightly, Kory and Gar found themselves at face level with their straws, waiting for the go ahead to continue.

"And… go!" Vic laughed, watching as Gar immediately went for the straw and fumbled a few times to get it in his mouth.

Kory giggled at Gar's nerve driven enthusiasm and leaned in, capturing the straw between her teeth and giving a small suck. She made a quiet sound of surprised at the temperature of her drink since she was not expecting it to be a hot drink.

After a moment, realization dawned on her and she understood what was flooding her mouth. She closed her eyes and let herself drown in the chocolate sensation of the hot cocoa.

Gar, on the other hand, took a huge gulp through the straw of his liquid and instantly regretted his decision to do so when he tasted the sharp taste of Apple Cider Vinegar wash over his tongue.

His face scrunched up instantaneously and his eyes clenched so tightly shut that his eyes watered a little in the process. He pulled away, his lips puckered and twisted like he had been personally offended by the vinegar.

"Ew… ew… ew." He repeated, over and over, shaking his head from side to side as if the action would somehow rid him of the slightly bitter, sour taste he could currently sense.

After he had reluctantly swallowed the mouthful, he stuck his tongue out and groaned, rubbing a hand over his face in displeasure.

Vic and Dick snorted, grinning and laughing at Gar's misfortune whilst Raven merely smirked, amused by her boyfriend's reaction.

"What a perfect way to end the game." She mumbled,

"Gross! That stuff tastes gross, dudes." He finally spat, bowing his head over the top of the box to see what it was, "Eurgh, god… I forgot I bought the Apple Cider Vinegar."

Kory exhaled in content, pulling her lips away from her straw as she beamed at her friends.

"What'd you get?" Gar interrogated, suddenly aware of the cocoa aroma, drifting around the room now,

"I got hot cocoa which I am most happy about. It is one of my favorite drinks." Kory giggled, taking another sip of the chocolatey drink through her straw.

"Alright, guys. So, we've just finished cleaning everything away and now my mouth doesn't taste like someone just filled it with crap. So, that's awesome." Gar informed his viewers before he turned to look at the others, "I don't know about you guys, but I actually had a lot of fun with this game. It scared the crap out of me every now and then but for the most part, it was fun, right?"

Raven shrugged and offered a tiny smile, "It beat spending another quarantine day in front of the TV, trying to find something to watch on Netflix."

"Yeah, I liked the unknown part of it. Made it pretty interesting, each and every time." Dick concurred,

Kory paused in drinking her hot cocoa long enough to add, "Besides the horrendous experience with the raw eggs, it was very enjoyable, Gar."

Vic slapped Gar on the shoulder and grinned, "Yeah, yeah. It was fun, grass stain." He paused, "But… won't be in a rush to play it again, though."

Gar chuckled, "Yeah, I think we should probably wait a while before we rush to drink Hand Soap and Lemon Juice and all the other stuff again."

"It was different but y'know, it took our minds off the weirdness of the world right now so… it was a good call, Gar." Dick approved, smiling.

"And hey, good news… no one chundered so think of your toppings cos' we're ordering pizza for dinner tonight. On me!" Gar hollered, earning grins from his friends,

"Aw yeah… I'm gonna get sides too." Vic plotted,

Gar paused and threw him a look, "Hey, I said I'd pay for pizza-"

"You didn't actually specify just pizza, Gar."

The youtuber rolled his eyes and smiled, "Well, thanks guys, for playing this whole thing with me. I'm glad you enjoyed it… to some extent." Gar paused, "I did but same as what Dick said… I am not down to blindly drink stuff again at any point in the near future. I've never been so thankful to be able to see my drinks before I chug them."

Laughter ricocheted between them all at that and Gar deeply exhaled, returning all of his attention to the camera that had been stood on the tripod for the entirety of their morning whilst they had participated in the little straw game.

He slapped his hands together and grinned, his teeth glinting under the white ring light stood directly behind the camera.

"Well guys, I really hope you enjoyed watching us drink… a lot of weird shit and hopefully you laughed at our pain once or twice, just as much as we laughed at each other." Gar chuckled, "That's it for the video and as always guys, please remember to smaaash that like button if you did love the video. And, if you're not already part of the gang, why not give the subscribe button a click and get notifications, every single time I post a new video?"

Dick, Kory and Vic all smiled and began waving at the camera whilst Raven simply offered a small, polite smile as her own way of farewell.

"See you guys in the next one. Stay safe out there and thanks for watching!" Gar murmured, throwing up a two fingered salute as he signed off, "Peace!"