Leg 2.1
This is Griffith Observatory, one of Los Angeles's most famous attractions. Alongside it being an observatory and planetarium, it offers a great view of the city. It will also be where teams will begin the second leg in a race around the world.
Shucihi and , who arrived first at 4:45 PM, will depart first at 4:45 AM.
Shuichi and Kaede: 1st to depart: 4:45 AM
Shuichi ripped his clue. "Fly to Montreal, Canada."
[i] Fly to: Montreal, Canada
Teams must now fly over 2,000 miles to the second largest city in Canada, Montreal. Once they touch down, teams must find the Biosphere to receive their next clue.
Shuichi and Kaede stuffed their backpacks in the back of their cab as he drove off to the airport.
"We've won the two Express Passes yesterday," Kaede explained. "Hopefully we can use the second one as leverage to get other teams to help us,"
"So the second Express Pass we had to give out to another team before or during Leg 5," Shuichi explained. "But, we figured to hang onto it until we absolutely had to give it out. With other teams wanting it, they'll want to get on our good side. But as soon as we give it away, we're going to get targeted."
Nagito and Nekomaru: 2nd to depart, 5:03 AM
"Oh, Montreal!" Nagito read. "I heard they make great bagels there."
"Hahaha, you sure do love bagels. Let's just get to the airport. I have to shit."
"We were just in a hotel room for twelve hours"
Leon and Ibuki: 3rd to depart, 5:21 AM
"Montreal," Leon read. "You ever been to Canada?"
"Nope!" Ibuki replied.
Makoto and Sayaka: 4th to depart, 5:22 AM
"Wait up!" Sayaka shouted at Leon and Ibuki. She and Makoto ran up to them. "Do you wanna share a taxi?"
"It'll cut costs." Makoto said. They asked a nearby coffee shop to hail an extra-large cab for them.
"Do you want to maybe make an alliance with us?" Leon asked. "I mean, all three of us are friends, and we were neck and neck for most of the last leg."
"I don't see why not," Makoto said. He shook hands with Leon as Sayaka shook hands with Ibuki.
Shuichi and Kaede
They approached the ticket counter at LAX. "We need to get to Montreal. As fast as possible, please."
"There is a direct flight on Air Canada open that departs at 9:50 and arrives at 3:05"
"That's the earliest flight?"
"Yes, that's the earliest that I have."
"How empty is it?"
"It's mostly empty," the ticketwoman said.
"So if let's say 9 other groups like us were to come in one at a time in the next two hours, do you think everyone would be able to get on this particular aircraft?"
"I would say that assuming they arrive in time to actually be able to physically get on the plane, most likely."
"Thank you. We'll take it," Kaede said. After the ticketwoman handed her the ticket, Shuichi turned to her.
"So the other teams will catch up to us," Shuichi said.
At the end, all of the teams had gathered at the gate.
"So I guess Sonia and Kaito went home yesterday, huh?" Makoto asked. Celeste nodded her head.
"Well, I'm glad Sonia's gone," Akane said. "She can speak almost every language in the world. That could've given them a major advantage."
Kazuichi eyed Akane.
Nagito walked up to Kaede and whispered in her ear. "Could we maybe have the Express Pass?"
"Oh, uh… I'll think about it." Kaede said.
"Nagito came up to ask for the express pass," Kaede said.
"No, absolutely not," Shuichi said. "They're the one team that's currently crossed out on our list. They almost beat us, and they're going to be a massive threat. We don't need them to have another advantage."
"I'm actually pretty surprised that Kaito, of all people, went home first," Shuichi said. "He's got an unbreakable spirit."
"Maybe that dumb blonde chick weighed him down! Ha, ha!" Miu teased. Kazuichi looked like he was about to kill her.
"That's a little far, Miu," Chiaki scolded.
"So about the Express Pass," Leon began. "Who got it? Who won yesterday?"
"They did," Nagito replied, pointing to Kaede and Shuichi."
"Could we have it?" Tenko asked, pressing her fingers against each other. "I mean, I won't consider you a degenerate, Shuichi, if you hand it to us."
"We need a few more legs to think and bond with people," Kaede said, hands in the air. "For now, just forget about the Express Pass and try to do your best."
Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport: 3:05 PM
The plane arrived at the airport during a hot summer afternoon.
Chihiro and Hina
"Go go go!" Hina shouted, climbing into a cab.
"Wait for me!" Chihiro shouted.
Leon and Ibuki
Ibuki jumped and swung into the back of the cab while Leon sat in the front seat. "Biosphere," he said.
Hajime and Chiaki
"Taxi!" Hajime shouted. They were about to climb in until Celeste shoved him out of the way and got in herself as Akane held onto the door.
"Not cool!" Hajime shouted.
"No, we had the cab first!" Chiaki argued.
"These guys had me first," the driver said with a heavy French accent, pointing to Hajime and Chiaki. Celeste sighed and stepped out as Hajime got in.
"Fricking Celeste," Hajime said. "So inconsiderate. I can't believe they tried to pull that stunt on us!"
Celeste and Akane
"I don't see why you had to do that," Akane said.
"It would've put them a few minutes behind us," Celeste said. "The other line of cabs is all the way over there." she said, pointing to the left.
Nagito and Nekomaru
"TAXI!" Nagito yelled, approaching the second line of cabs. "Biosphere," he said.
"Tu veux aller à la biosphère?"
"Uhh… yeah. That."
Shuichi and Kaede
Shuichi and Kaede hopped into a cab all sweaty. "It's really hot!"
Hiro and Rantaro
"Everything's in a language I don't know!" Hiro said, staring at all the French road signs outside.
Taxis approached the Biosphere, a massive sphere made out of pipes and wires surrounding a building.
Tenko and Himiko
Tenko and Himiko were the first team to leave their cab, immediately followed by Makoto and Sayaka.
"There's the Clue Box, Himiko!" Tenko pointed right at the entrance. They arrived as Himiko ripped the clue.
"Detour. Bagel Making or Package Delivering?"
In the first Detour of the Race, teams will have to either bake one of Montreal's prized delicacies, or navigate an underground maze.
[D1] Bagel Making
Compared to the New York style bagel, Montreal Bagels are sweeter, denser, and cooked in a wood oven. Here at St. Viateur Bagel shop, everything is done by hand. In Bagel Making, teams must use this bagel dough to make 100 bagels. Once 100 passable bagels have been molded, boiled, and dressed, teams will receive their next clue.
[D2] Package Delivering
This is the Montreal Underground City, a series of connected office buildings, malls, shops, hotels, and much more, used to escape either the city's frigid cold or the sweltering heat. In fact, it's almost 20 miles long. In Package Delivering, teams must pick up three packages from Place de Arts and deliver them appropriately to three locations in the Underground City, without the use of a map. With each package delivered, teams will receive 1/3 of a clue. Once all three packages are delivered, they will have their next destination spelled out for them.
Tenko and Himiko: Currently in 1st Place
"We're doing bagel making," Tenko said. "It looks faster and less labor intensive, but only five teams can bake at a time."
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 2nd Place
"I dunno, that delivery sounds like it'll be a lot of running," Sayaka said.
"I'm not that great with running. Bagel making."
Hiro and Rantaro
"Is this the biosphere?" Rantaro asked. The driver nodded as they got out and searched for a clue box. However, the driver had brought them to the Montreal Biodome instead of the Montreal Biosphere.
"Where's the clue box?" Hiro asked.
"It's probably at the entrance," Rantaro replied.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 3rd Place
"We're going to do the package delivering," Hina said.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 4th Place
"Bagels," Nagito said. "You can't convince me otherwise. WE'RE DOING THE BAGELS"
Nekomaru laughed. "Alright, alright,"
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 5th Place
"We're going to do Package Delivering." Kaede said.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 6th Place
"Let's do the package delivering," Leon said.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 7th Place
"Bagels," Chiaki said. "I'm not fit enough to run that much."
Miu and Kazuichi: Currently in 8th Place
"I think we should do the bagel challenge," Kazuichi said.
Celeste and Akane: Currently in 9th Place
"I think we're the last ones here," Celeste said. "And the bagel challenge has a 5-team limit. I think our best bet would be to deliver."
Hiro and Rantaro
"Dammit, where's the clue box?" Rantaro asked, annoyed. He turned to a person who was skating right in front of the building.
"Is this the Biosphere?"
"No, this is the Montreal Biodome," he replied.
Hiro put his hands up to his head in frustration and ran back to the cab.
"Hey! You took us to the bioDOME. We need to get to the bioSPHERE."
"Oh, whoops. My bad." the driver said.
Tenko and Himiko
"Our awesome taxi driver is taking us to the bagel shop," Tenko said.
"Oh, so even the Japanese have heard of St. Viateur?" the driver asked.
"No, we're doing this game show challenge thing," Tenko replied.
"Oh, I see."
Makoto and Sayaka
"I think that's Tenko and Himiko up there," Makoto said, pointing to the cab in front of them. Makoto leaned up to his cab driver. "Could you pass that cab up there? That's our competition."
Chihiro and Hina
"Do you think we're making a mistake?" Chihiro asked. "Bagels sound a lot easier."
"I'm not that great with doing nimble things with my hands," Hina said.
"I'm not that great with running," Chihiro replied. "Nevermind. It's fine."
The driver stopped. "Place des Arts," he said. Chihiro and Hina got out of the cab and paid the driver as they ran into the Underground facility.
"There are the packages," Chiro said, pointing to ten piles of three packages.
Chihiro lifted one up. They were large boxes, but they were actually pretty light. But still, the size of them made it difficult to carry more than one.
"Don't worry," Hina said. "I'll carry the last one."
Chihiro looked at all the labels on the boxes that each had a location written on it.
Box 1: Pharmaphrix, Place Ville-Marie
Box 2: Benix & Co, Complexe Desjardins
Box 3: Laura Secord, Centre Eaton
"Alright, unless this place is a complete mess, there should be a directory somewhere around here," Chihiro said.
Shuichi and Kaede
"Is that Hina and Chihiro?" Kaede asked.
"I think so," Shuichi replied. They ran and glanced at the boxes before picking them up and running after Chihiro and Hina.
Leon and Ibuki
They got out of their cab as they sprinted towards the piles of boxes as they saw Shuichi and Kaede disappear into the underground system.
"We can easily catch up to them," Leon said.
Tenko and Himiko
"No, don't let them pass us!" Tenko shouted. Their cab driver sped up. But it didn't really matter as both their taxi and Makoto and Sayaka's taxi arrived at the bagel shop almost simultaneously.
They both ran inside as the baker greeted them.
"You're here for the race, correct?"
"Degenerate, don't you see the camera and sound guys following us?"
"Alright, alright, I'll show you how to make them. We already have a huge hunk of dough made for each of you, so you don't need to worry about that."
The baker moved to a huge block of dough as he cut off a strip. "You need to wrap the dough around your hand like this, and then rip off the excess. Then you need to roll it against the table to seal the two ends together, but make sure not to roll it too much that it becomes thin."
Tenko, Himiko, Makoto, and Sayaka nodded.
"Then, we need to flour and then boil them in some of this honey water," He said. "After that, you just need to coat them in sesame seeds. This is where we would normally send them into the wood oven, but that's where you'll stop and we'll evaluate you."
Tenko and Himiko stood at one station while Makoto and Sayaka stood at another.
Tenko used the knife to chop a strip of dough and tried to morph it around her hand like the baker did, but it ended up falling apart.
"Erm…"
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto and Sayaka got off to a great start as they were correctly forming and rolling out the bagels.
"Though I'm an idol, I actually love cooking," Sayaka said.
"That's no issue," Makoto said. "Who says idols can't cook?"
"Some guy in the comment section of one of our music videos."
"Screw that guy. No one needs him."
Miu and Kazuichi
Miu and Kazuichi arrived at the bagel shop as the two teams already there turned their heads, then resumed their actions.
"Have you ever baked?" Kazuichi asked.
"Psh, no. Why would I waste my time baking when I could just pick up bread from the store?"
Nagito and Nekomaru as well as Hajime and Chiaki arrived from behind them as the baker began his demonstration.
Hiro and Rantaro
Hiro and Rantaro finally arrived at the Montreal Biosphere.
"Detour. Bagel Making or Package Delivering?" Hiro read.
"Package delivering doesn't have a limit," Rantaro said. "We should do that. I doubt we're not last."
Chihiro and Hina
"Is there no map anywhere?" Hina asked, frusturated. "Did you see a map?"
"I didn't see a map," Chihiro said.
"So, the underground system either didn't have a map, which would be stupid," Chihiro said. "Or, the race crew removed all of the maps on the walls. And we were explicitly forbidden to purchase a portable paper map."
Shuichi and Kaede
"Hey, have you two seen a map?" Kaede asked.
"No, I didn't see any at all," Hina replied.
"I did see an empty glass frame that looks like it could have held a map… production probably removed it for this challenge." Shucihi said
"That would probably inconvenience the tourists."
"In front of it, someone was passing out paper maps. I think we just have to rely on these direction signs," Shuichi said, pointing at the sign that said Complexe Desjardines and then an arrow.
"Well in that case," Hina said. "Do you guys want to work together?"
"Sure!" Kaede replied.
"Wait! Include Ibuki and Leon!" Ibuki shouted, running towards them in the tunnel.
Celeste and Akane
Celeste picked up two boxes as Akane picked up three, and sprinted into the Underground City. Inside, they saw the three teams ahead of them running around the corner.
Hajime and Chiaki: 22/100 Bagels Molded
Hajime rolled out his tenth bagel as Chiaki rolled out her twelfth.
"These bagels look great," Chiaki said.
"You're surprisingly good at this," Hajime said.
"I'm good at nimble things."
Tenko and Himiko: 25/100 Bagels Molded
Himiko put up her twentieth bagel as Tenko was struggling with her fifth.
"How do I do this?" Tenko asked.
"You're rolling it out too much," Himiko replied. "It looks too thin."
"Thanks, Himiko!"
"Nyeehh…"
Makoto and Sayaka: 40/100 Bagels Molded
"We're a fifth of the way there," Makoto said.
"But they have to judge it afterwards, though," Sayaka said. "If it's too imperfect, we'll have to rebake those ones."
Nagito and Nekomaru: 18/100 Bagels Molded
"You're better at this than I would think, Nekomaru,"
"This isn't different than massages."
"...massages?"
Chihiro and Hina, Shuichi and Kaede, Leon and Ibuki
"Benix and Co is on the next floor," a Montreal native said,
"Alright, thank you," Kaede said. The three teams got on the escalator and began going upstairs where they arrived at Benix and Co and each turned in Box 2 as the recipient handed each of them a small slip of paper with some cut off words on it.
Chihiro and Hina: 1 2 3
Shuichi and Kaede: 1 2 3
Leon and Ibuki: 1 2 3
Celeste and Akane
"We could just follow them," Celeste said. "We're all going to the same place, right?"
"Yeah, but can you actually run fast enough?" Akane asked.
"I hate you."
They ascended the escalator as Celeste and Akane ran into the store and traded in their box for the slip of paper.
Celeste and Akane: 1 2 3
Miu and Kazuichi: 30/100 Bagles Molded
"As an inventor, I work with molding hot metals and wires and stuff, just like Kazuichi, but I actually take the time to make it look nice!" Miu explained. "That's why it's no issue to make sure everything looks nice and even."
"My hands are getting tired," Kazuichi complained.
"What? Is that how much energy you have? I'd be so disappointed in you if you were in bed with me!"
Meanwhile, some normal Canadian customers were sitting over the counter, staring at her.
"What the fuck? We're trying to eat here!"
Makoto and Sayaka: 90/100 Bagels Molded
"This isn't that hard." Sayaka said. "It's definitely easier than the other one."
"We're getting close," Makoto said. "And we actually don't know if it's going to be easier,"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, that we still have to get every bagel judged at the end. Then we're going to have to redo it."
Tenko and Himiko: 65/100 Bagels Molded
"There we go!" Tenko said with glee. "I've got the hang of it now."
"Nice job," Himiko lazily said.
Hajime and Chiaki: 50/100 Bagels Molded
"I think we can actually start to boil the bagels now," Chiaki said.
"But we only have half of them done," Hajime protested.
"Yeah, but the boiler can only handle around forty bagels at once. Why don't I just boil and dress them as you continue to mold them."
"That's a great idea." Hajime said. Chiaki counted out forty bagels and threw some flour on them, and dumped them into the honey-water boil.
Makoto and Sayaka: 100/100 Bagels Molded
"Alright, we're done," Sayaka said. Makoto grabbed some flour and salt-bae'd the bagels as Sayaka gave him a look of disapproval.
"I'm not sorry,"
She rolled her eyes as they dumped around forty bagels into the boiler.
Hiro and Rantaro
The boys gripped their boxes as they ran through the tunnel to Complexe Desjardines. Hiro tripped, dropping his boxes and hitting a few pedestrians. Rantaro gripped his arm and pulled him up, and grabbed some of his boxes.
Chihiro and Hina, Shuichi and Kaede, Leon and Ibuki
"That was a long run," Shuichi said, bending over and huffing.
"Yeah, but it was worth it," Leon said. "Good thing these Canadians are helpful and bi-lingual."
"The Place Ville-Marie should be up ahead," Kaede informed. They walked into the building from the tunnel, all sweaty and panting.
"Do you know Pharmaphrix?" Ibuki asked
"No english,"
Ibuki sighed as she turned to another person. "Do you know where Pharmaphrix is?"
"It's just straight ahead," the man said. "You can't miss it."
Celeste and Akane
"We lost them," Akane said. "You're too slow."
"It's fine," Celeste said. "We don't need to rely on them."
Tenko and Himiko: 100/100 Bagels Molded
"And, that's it!" Tenko said. "Let's start boiling."
Himiko sprinkled some flour over the bagel dough as Tenko tossed them into the boiler. However, she tossed all 100 of the bagels into the boiler that was clearly too small for it.
Makoto and Sayaka
After Sayaka pulled out the bagels from the boiler, Makoto had dipped each of them into the sesame seeds and laid them out into a crate.
"Can we get a check please?" Sayaka asked. The baker walked up and checked every single bagel.
"They're perfect," the baker approved, handing Makoto and Sayaka a clue.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to Cirque du Soleil Headquarters for your next clue," Sayaka read.
[i] Proceed to: Cirque du Soleil Headquarters
"We're going to the circus!" Sayaka gushed.
Tenko and Himiko
Tenko and Himiko pulled each bagel out of the boiler and coated them in poppy seeds and sesame seeds.
"Can we have a check?" Himiko asked.
The baker walked up and looked at their bagels.
"These weren't boiled enough," the baker said, tossing around twenty bagels into the garbage.
"These bagels don't have enough seeds," he tossed around seven into the bag.
"And these ones are boiled too unevenly," He chucked twenty more bagels into the trash. "The rest are fine."
Tenko and Himiko: 53/100 Bagels Completed
Tenko put her hand on the back of her head. "I want to scream right now,"
Chihiro and Hina, Shuichi and Kaede, Leon and Ibuki
The six of them ran into the shop.
"We have a delivery," Hina announced. They each put their boxes on the counter as the woman at the front desk slid each of them a second slip of paper.
Chihiro and Hina: 1 2 3
Shuichi and Kaede: 1 2 3
Leon and Ibuki: 1 2 3
"We've got one more," Leon said.
Hiro and Rantaro
Hiro handed the box to the counter.
Hiro and Rantaro: 1 2 3
"We have to catch up," Rantaro said. "We don't know how far behind that cab mishap took us."
"Hopefully the bagel challenge is slower," Hiro said.
Hajime and Chiaki: 100/100 Bagels Molded
At this point, Hajime put the last few bagels into the water as Chiaki was pulling them out and dunking them into the poppyseeds.
After Chiaki pulled the last few out and seasoned them, Hajime asked for a check.
"These four are too lopsided," the baker said, tossing them into the garbage. "And these three are too thick. The rest are perfect."
Hajime and Chiaki: 93/100 Bagels Molded
"We have to redo seven," Hajime said. "That's not too bad."
Nagito and Nekomaru: 100/100 Bagels Molded
Nagito threw around twenty bagels into the boiler as Nekomaru tossed them into the bowls of sesame seeds and poppy seeds.
Miu and Kazuichi: 100/100 Bagels Molded
Miu seasoned the final bagel. "Check!" she demanded.
The baker looked over it. "They're perfect," he said, handing Kazuichi the clue.
Miu and Kazuichi: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way to Cirque du Soleil Headquarters and search for your next clue," Kazuichi read.
"Ha, we can totally catch up with Makunto and Sayadumb!"
"What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Nagito and Nekomaru: 100/100 Bagels Molded
"They're great," the baker judged, giving Nagito the clue.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 3rd Place
"Can I have a free bagel?" Nagito asked.
"Go for it."
He snatched a fresh bagel from the oven as Nekomaru ripped the clue.
"Make your way to Cirque du Soleil." he read.
Chihiro and Hina, Shuichi and Kaede, Leon and Ibuki
"My legs are killing me," Chihiro complained, dashing through a tunnel.
"Yeah! Doesn't the rush feel great?" Hina asked.
"What rush?"
They arrived at the Centre de Eaton as Leon asked a native Montrealer.
"Laura Secord is on the second floor." he said. They ascended the building and spotted the shop almost immediately. It was right in front of the stairs!"
"We have a package delivery!" Ibuki sang. The person at the counter took all of the boxes and each gave them the final parts of their clue.
Hina and Chihiro: Currently in 4th Place
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 5th Place
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 6th Place
"It says Cirque du Soleil," Shuichi said, piecing the slips of paper together. They all ran outside of the Eaton Center and attempted to hail cabs.
Celeste and Akane
"We've been running forever," Celeste said. "This sweat is ruining my makeup."
"Who cares about that?" Akane asked. "Where are we?"
Akane turned to a person who was playing Flappy Bird on his phone. "Hey, is this the Place Ville-Marie?"
"No, this is the Bell Centre," he said.
"How do we get to Place Ville-Marie?"
The man pointed the direction they just came. "Did we pass it?"
They continued running. "This is just where we came from!" Celeste complained. "We're backtracking! We're not making any progress!"
"This is a nightmare," Akane said, sweating profusely with hands behind her head.
