A/N: I would like to thank everyone once again for reviewing, starting with Sage Nicholson (yeah, but kind of the point was that they were jerks), YouWillAlwaysBeLovedJasonGrace (RNG is random numbers generator, I assign each of the main cast a number and the computer randomly picks one. It's how I'm remaining impartial this whole round), a-halfblood-with-attitude (You are imperceptibly correct, I actually got the idea from 'The Morrow Days V. The Casual Dining Industry. If you know what I'm talking about, you can check it out, and in case you don't know, it's from The Keys to the Kingdom, a book series), Alice Forshadow, beebee meow, Guest (maybe, I might do one either after this or after another round), Guest, Guest, Guest, and another Guest, Bunearybunny (I kind of did something like that already), Guest (usually on Saturdays. I used to upload consistently but life's gotten in the way now), Kaitlyn XXXXXX, and IAmHelenOfTroy.
Task Four: For this round, the candidates will have to walk up to people with a handheld camera and tell them that they want to take their interview for their vlog. The name of said vlog will be given by the others, and the subsequent questions as well.
They need the person's permission to host the video on their vlog. If they can't get it, they lose. If you refuse to do or say what you're told, you also lose.
Jason was up first. He was looking around to see if there was anyone who was relatively free.
He found a guy in a trench coat feeding some pigeons while sitting on a bench. Jason took a seat next to him and tried to look inconspicuous.
"Uh, hey," Jason said.
"Hey," the guy replied.
"So, the thing is that I have a vlog, you know, like a video blog," Jason said. "And the thing is, that I needed an interview from someone for it, and I just couldn't help but thing you'd be great for it."
"Oh yeah, what's it about?"
"Tell him your topic is, 'Bubba Wubba Lubba Dub-Dub,'" Percy said.
"Yeah, see, the theme for my vlog is Bubba Wubba Lubba Dub-Dub," Jason said with a straight face somehow.
The guy scratched his head. "And what's it supposed to be about?"
Jason was hoping for an explanation from the others.
"Go on Jason, tell him what it's about," Frank said.
"Well, you see, uh, the thing is, it's about, y'know…" Jason trailed off. He then paused for a full minute before saying, "You see, it's just random words. The thing is that it doesn't really mean anything, what I'm just doing is any random topic that comes into my head. I mean, today's topic is uh-"
"Water," Percy said.
"Seriously Perce?" Leo asked. "Water?"
"Water," Jason said. "It's water."
"Cool," the guy said and nodded his head.
"Right, so do you mind?" Jason asked as he turned his camera on and waved at it. "So, good too see you guys again, I'm here with uh-"
"Michael," the guy said.
"Yeah, Michael from the park, and as I promised last time, this video's all about water," Jason said.
"So onto your first question- what does Michael think about the notion that the ocean is a bit too much wet lately?" Frank asked.
"So, we're going to start off with a question that-" Jason began before he was cut off.
"I'm sorry, is that live streaming?" Michael asked.
"Uh, no, I'll end up editing it before it goes up," Jason said. "So it's okay if there are any awkward bits. So, my first question is one that we've been talking about for a long time- Michael, do you think that the ocean's a bit too wet lately?"
"…I'm sorry, but what?" Michael asked.
"Uh, by that I meant about global warming," Jason said, thinking quickly. "Like, you know how part of the ocean's water is frozen right, in the ice caps? And they're melting and stuff and so the water level keeps rising…"
"Oh! Nice save there!" Leo commented.
"Oh, well man, I don't know much about that," Michael said. "At least, not anything that I feel I could add to the discussion…"
"Next question," Leo said. "If the flat earth theory is true, where does all the water go?"
"Okay, that's alright," Jason said. "Next question, if the flat earth theory is true, where do you think all of the water goes?"
"Nowhere, I mean, that's obviously wrong," Michael said.
"Press him on it until he gives you an answer," Leo said.
"Yeah, but let's just assume for a tiny moment that it is true," Jason said. "Where, in that sort of model, would you put the water?"
"Wait, wait, what kind of crazy vlog are you running?" Michael asked. "Do I look like a Flat-Earther to you?"
"Hey, hey," Percy said. "Somehow manage to insert the words 'water we fighting for?' into your sentence."
Leo and Frank both shook their heads. "Percy, enough with the lame water puns!"
"No," Jason said. "I mean, it's just a simple question, I mean, really, wa-ter we fighting for?"
"You know what, I've changed my mind," Michael said. "I, I really don't feel comfortable with this, I mean, you can go ahead and ask someone else…"
Michael then got up.
"You know, I change my mind," Leo said. "That pun that Percy made was bad enough to sour this whole deal."
"Yeah, Percy," Frank said. "You should think up of some more, just not when it's my turn."
Result: Jason lost.
Next up was Frank. He was nervously holding a video camera while waiting for someone who would look about right to ask questions too.
He saw an old lady who was just sitting by herself and guessed that he might as well take a shot at it.
"Uh, good morning," Frank said.
"Uh, good morning," the old lady said.
"Yeah, so you see, my name is Frank, I kind of run a vlog, which is a virtual blog, basically I talk to people over the Internet," Frank said, pointing to his camera.
"Oh my goodness, are you with the news?" the old lady asked.
"Uh, no, this is a far smaller project," Frank said. "It's just me and a couple of hundred viewers…"
"Frank, if you had an actual vlog," Percy said, "you would not have more than three people watching. Ever. And all three of them would have been created by one person."
"So, the thing is that my blog is called, it's called, uh," Frank said.
"It's called 'Weird Opinions Senior Citizens Have,'" Percy said.
Frank sighed, wondering if it was even worth it at this point. "Um, it's called 'Weird Opinions Senior Citizens Have.'"
"Well, that's slightly rude, isn't it?" the old lady said.
"Kind of," Frank said. "We're, uh, working on changing the name. So anyway, I usually go around interviewing people, and uh, for this week's segment I thought that you'd be perfect. So, if you're willing, I'll ask you a few questions."
"Oh, well, I suppose it couldn't hurt," the old lady said.
"Hey, I just realized something," Percy said. "Jason's already lost. He has the most negatives out of all of us, he's at four right now, and even if everyone else loses too he's still going to end up being the big loser. We could just end this contest right here."
"So, you want to miss out on the potential fun we could have?" Leo asked. "Come on Percy, I thought that this show was about more than winning and was more about the true spirit of friendship. Now, do any of you have any ideas on how we can get Frank to humiliate himself just a bit more here?"
"Right," Frank said turning his camera on. "So, hello everyone again, I'm here in the park today with a very special guest with us."
"Oh, I'd rather not everyone know my name," she said.
"Who has decided to remain anonymous," Frank said. "All right, that's cool for now."
"Say, for the duration of the video, you will be calling her 'Miss Take,'" Jason said.
"Well, if you don't mind then, I guess we'll just give you a sort of fake name for the interview at least," Frank said. "We'll just call our guest here Miss Take for now."
"Oh, isn't that a little-"
"Moving on," Frank said. "I know all of you are excited to know about today's questions."
"First one," Percy said. "Ask her about cryptocurrencies."
"Right, so Miss Take," Frank said. "What's your opinion on cryptocurrencies."
"I'm sorry, what?" she asked.
"Umm, you know, cryptocurrencies, block chain, you may have heard of a few things," Frank said.
"Well, I'm sorry dear, but I don't really know," she said.
"Okay then, well, it's a bit complicated then, let's move on to the next question," Frank said.
"Ask her what her favorite vegetable is," Jason said.
"Why?' Percy and Leo asked.
"Um, what's your favorite vegetable?" Frank asked.
"Celery," she said.
"Oh, well never mind then," Jason said. "I was gonna hope that she'd say lettuce and so then Frank would be all, 'well then, lettuce never talk about that again.'"
Leo shook his head. "I am truly disappointed with the quality of jokes that the two of you are coming up with."
"This coming from the guy who named his dragon 'Happy?'" Percy asked.
"Okay, Frank, ask her if she uh," Leo said. "Knows who Seymour Butts is."
"How is that any better?" Percy and Jason screamed at Leo.
Frank felt uncomfortable doing this- she really did look like a sweet old lady, but he decided to go for it anyway. "Well, have you ever come across the acquaintance of a man by the name of Seymoure Butts?"
"I can't say I have," she replied. "Should I know him? Is he some sort of rock star?"
Leo shook his head. "Well that's one joke wasted. Ask her if she's ever seen Bigfoot before."
"Have you happened to hear of Bigfoot? Or seen him?" Frank asked.
"Well, I haven't seen him," the old lady said. "I don't think he actually exists. It's just a myth."
"Ask if her if she means something like North Dakota or global warming," Percy said.
"A myth? You mean like global warming? Or North Dakota?" Frank asked.
"North Dakota exists, I've been there," the old lady said.
"Press her on it and deny that it exists over and over again," Leo said.
"Nope, you've only been to what you think is North Dakota," Frank said. "I have it on good terms that it's a lie created by the government- for what purpose, I don't know. But it doesn't actually exist."
"Oh, you kids and your conspiracy theories," she said.
"Well, that's all I got," Jason said. "You guys?"
"Nah," Leo and Percy said.
"So, I think that's enough," Frank said.
"That's it? That was rather short," the old lady said.
"Tell her that's something your girlfriend says a lot," Percy said. "Wait, are we still allowed to ask him stuff it the challenge is over?"
"Yes, it's not over till she tells him that he can post it online," Leo said.
"Funny," Frank said as he closed the camera and turned it off. "My girlfriend also tells me that a lot. Uh, by the way, it's okay if I post this online, right?"
"I guess so," she said. "So when will this air?"
Frank just sort of awkwardly said he didn't know and got away from there as fast as possible without it looking too weird.
Result: Frank passed.
Next up was Percy. Honestly, he was okay with just quitting since he knew that Jason lost, but the others basically pestered him into going.
So there Percy was, holding a camera in his hands and looking for someone who looked agreeable enough for him to talk to.
There was a guy eating a sandwich on a bench and he seemed to be alone so Percy sat on the opposite bench.
"Uh, hey, I'm Percy Jackson," Percy. "I sort of run a vlog- it's a video blog basically and I usually interview someone for it, and you sort of look like the perfect person."
"Really? What's it about?" the guy asked in-between bites.
"Tell him that it's called, 'What A Loser's Life Looks Like,'" Frank said.
"It's called, 'What A Loser's Life Looks Like,'" Percy said.
"So it's basically about you then?" the guy asked. "Don't call yourself a loser, man though, it's not healthy for your self-esteem."
"Aww! Burn!" Leo said. "And that's coming from the king of burns- both literally and figuratively."
"Yeah," Percy said. "So, I go and ask people questions in the hope they'll make my life better."
"Alright then," the guy said. "Just don't use my real name, 'kay?"
"Yeah, sure," Percy said and started the camera.
"Ask him how long he's been unemployed," Jason said.
"So, how long have you been unemployed," Percy asked.
"I have a job," the guy said.
"Oh," Percy said.
"Ask him if he still lives with his mother," Frank said.
"So, do you still live with your mom?" Percy asked.
"Yeah, why?" the guy asked.
"So I was right about something," Percy said.
"Not the best thing to say, Percy," Leo said.
"Ask him what he thought about The Last Jedi," Jason said.
"So, you've heard of Star Wars?" Percy asked.
"Yeah, big fan," the guy said. "Are you like a psychic or something?"
"Yes," Percy said. "So, what was your opinion on The Last Jedi?"
Percy was then treated to a ten minute long rant about how it was 'the worst film ever to exist' and 'a complete insult to the franchise' and by the time it was over Percy had almost forgotten why they were there.
"Ask him if you should brush before meals, after them, or during," Frank said.
"So, in your opinion, is it better to brush before meals, after them, or during?" Percy asked.
"You're talking about teeth, right?" the guy asked.
"Yeah," Percy said.
"Obviously after," the guy said. "How- who does it during?"
"Say that you do," Frank said.
"I do," Percy said.
"Tell him the toothpaste just makes the cereal taste better," Jason said.
"The toothpaste just makes the cereal taste better," Percy said. "And everything else too."
"But- but toothpaste's toxic!" the guy said. "You shouldn't be eating that stuff, it's bad for you!"
"Oh, well, that explains a lot," Percy said.
"Ask him what's his plan in case of an alien invasion," Leo said.
"Well, in the case that aliens invaded," Percy said. "What is it that you'd do?"
"I'd honestly just hide until we either win or all die," the guy said.
"Solid plan," Percy said.
"Ask him for some hair tips," Jason said.
Percy noticed that the guy's hair was falling off. "Uh, any tips for our viewers on hair care?"
"No, I don't bother," the guy said.
"Okay, here's one last thing, Percy," Jason said. "Ask him that if he had to dispose of a body, who it would be he'd ask to help him."
"So, one last question," Percy said. "Let's say- hypothetically, that you had to get rid of a body and you needed help from one person. Who would you call and why?"
"That's a weird question," the guy said. "I-I guess my dog, does that count as a person?"
"Yeah, sure," Percy said. "We're done here then."
Result: Percy passed.
And now, last up was Leo.
Leo found someone who looked about ready to go skateboarding. Or maybe he was taking a break from skateboarding- he couldn't exactly figure it out.
"Uh, hey," Leo said while holding up a camera. "You see, I kind of run this vlog, or a video log-"
"Yeah, I know what a vlog is," the guy said.
"Yeah, and I usually record someone as a sort of interview, y'know, so I was wondering if you'd like to volunteer for this time," Leo said.
"Uh, what's it about?" the guy asked. "And what do I have to do?"
"Your topic is," Jason said, "'People Reacting To Things Professor Oak Would Say.'"
"Well, it's basically about people reacting to things that Professor Oak would say, y'know, do you know Professor Oak from Pokemon- okay no," Leo said. "Well then, that's perfect, I'll get a candid reaction then. So, are you in or out?"
"Okay I guess," the guy said. "Just don't take too long, I have stuff to do after this."
Leo started up the camera. "Right, so hello again guys, for another one of our episodes. I'm in the park today and as usual I have another guest here."
"So ask him if he's a boy or a girl," Percy said.
"So, first up," Leo said. "Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?"
"I-I'm a man, man," the guy said. "Was that a real question?"
"Yeah, it's something a video game charact- you know what, never mind," Leo said.
"Now ask him what his name is," Frank said.
"Very good. What's your name?" Leo asked.
"My name is Rob," Rob said.
"Your name is Rob, is that correct?" Leo asked.
"Yes," Rob said.
"I'm sending a photo to your phone," Percy said.
Leo got the message and opened it to see that it was that photo of Jason wearing a diaper from long ago.
"Go on and ask him to name your grandson," Frank said.
Leo had trouble controlling his laughter- a part of him did want to just get up and leave the contest at that very time, but he figured since he had nothing much to lose he might as well go ahead with this anyway.
"So, this is a photo of my grandson," Leo said.
Rob laughed. "Okay- there is no way that can be true."
"So, you've been friends with him since childhood," Leo said. "Eh- what was his name again?"
Rob stared blankly at Leo as Leo seemed to be expecting some sort of reply. "Uh, was I supposed to say something?"
"Eh- what was his name again?" Leo repeated.
"How would I know?" Rob asked.
"Just- just give me a name here," Leo pleaded.
"Uh, Bob," Rob said.
"Yeah, that's a much nicer name than people usually give him," Leo said.
"Look, I don't know what this is about," Rob said, "but I hope this was enough, I think I should go now." He grabbed his skateboard.
"Wait! This is not the time to use that!" Leo called after him. "And can I use this footage?"
"Sure!"
Result: Leo passed.
A/N: So at the end of all these rounds, Jason is the big loser with four negative points, Frank has only one, and Percy and Leo have two each.
So, how'd you guys like the randomness of this round? I knew each of the players was either going to win or lose before I wrote a chapter and that sort of went okay except for the Ares bit- I think Percy honestly should've lost that but y'know, it's over now.
So tune in next time to see Jason punished (the RNG gods do not seem to like him very much).