Shilo Burbans (1) : Well, I don't mind if you criticize the structure and everything, it will help me get better. ^^ I really don't mind your reviews, at all. Actually, it kind of motivated me to write this chapter. Only I was a little late due to the fests and everything. ^^''
As for the translation, I'm afraid I won't do it. I don't really want to redo something if you know what I mean. Besides, they were quite long and even if I wanted to translate them, I wouldn't be able to for many clues are made thanks to playwords or thanks to the pronunciation of following words. However, I might do a second season in English if this one is a success (which it will probably be since I haven't given up at the first four chapters). I already have the players, the location, the elimination order (for the first five executions) and the first two episodes planned out. ^^
Shilo Burbans (2) & (3) : Thanks for your reviews and thank you for giving me your suspect list, it's always fun to see what the readers belive. ^^
Charz : You don't imagine how surprised I was when I saw your name in the review list ! I thought you had left this website, it's cool that you didn't ! ^^ Lol yes, I just had to make a reference to that torture that is the pool challenge. XD It's good to see that someone else likes the rude players ! ^^ Thank you for your review ! ^^
Androids101 : Thanks for your review ! I'm sorry for Mario, I also believe he was a good player. However, I changed the elimination order so he didn't reach the semi-finals like he was supposed to. ^^' Thank you for giving me your suspect list!
Previously on the Mole, the players were still investigating Mario's Rainbow Castle and looking for the numbers which would allow them to ride the elevator to reach Monty Mole who was waiting for them. While looking for the numbers they needed, Noki realized how the challenge was designed, albeit she was a bit late, both groups made a mistake in one of the room they inspected and ultimately, they lost the challenge. But the coins were not the only things that they had lost as Monty Mole explained to them that the sole exemption of this episode was only obtainable during the mission, much to the chagrin of Bootler. After that, the players mingled separately and made use of their journal before dinnertime. When they got together, Monty Mole told them that he had a mini-challenge in store. The players were not sure whether or not they wanted to compete but they chose to give it a try under the recommendations of the swing vote : Bootler. Jojora spun a wheel and it was decided that the players needed to exchange journals for the duration of the whole episode in order to win ten thousand coins. Would they do it?
First name : Birdo
Surname : Ribbon
Birthday : May 15
Job : Fashion Designer
First name : Bootler
Surname : Majordome
Birthday : September 6
Job : Butler
First name : Noki
Surname : Delphis
Birthday : August 7
Job : Air Hostess
First name : Toad
Surname : Phalloïde
Birthday : June 1
Job : Gardener
First name : Jojora
Surname : Teeheena
Birthday : December 27
Job : Sculptor
22 : Scattered Orchestra
"So? What will you do?" smiled the host as he laced his fingers together.
The players looked at one another warily. Nobody wanted to allow the others to take a look at their journals, yet they did not want to be the first to raise an objection. Noki stared intently at her journal, located in Monty Mole's hands.
Noki : In this game, your journal is a double-edged weapon. If you keep it close to you at any time, it will definitely come in handy, but if you neglect it or allow other players to look at it, it can be your downfall. I've written many things in my journal, and I doubt the others have done otherwise, so it's kind of hard to just leave what lets you survive in this game to another person. I can't give it to anyone. Not even to Birdo.
"I know we have a lot of time, but you'll have to reach a decision sooner of later," Monty Mole reminded them.
"It's sort of hard to just say yes or no," replied Toad, mildly annoyed. "Those are our journals."
Jojora rolled her eyes. "So much for that. Weren't you the one who wanted to give this challenge a try? You don't make any sense, Toad."
The mushroom glared at her. "Well excuse me, but I never said anything about accepting the challenge. I just said : 'Let's spin the wheel!', nothing else. But maybe you weren't even listening because it doesn't really matter to you!"
"As a matter of fact, ten thousand coins do matter to me," scoffed the blue fairy, waving him off.
"It matters to me too, but my journal," trailed off Toad. "I'm not exactly sure of what you wrote in yours, but mine is very detailed. I've written everything I've done throughout this game, I detailed my impressions of the challenges, I ordered my suspicions and I even wrote down the clues I-"
Bootler coughed strongly at that moment. "I do not know why you are so interested in Toad's case, but I will say that the information contained in my journal is confidential. I do not intend to let you look at it."
Bootler : If my journal or Toad's were to hand in the hands of anyone else, we would be in great trouble. Toad told us that he had written everything he had done in his, so he might have written about our little expedition in Jojora's bedroom, back when Pauline was still in this game. I cannot let them know about this.
"Wait, you've got clues in your journal?" interrogated Birdo, as though Toad's sentence had sparkled her interest. "There isn't any in my journal... Maybe I don't have that much to lose if I just accept the bargain."
"I'm not sure," pondered Noki. "I mean, clues are nothing if you don't understand them. And at this stage of the game, they could throw us off and lead us astray from the Mole..."
Birdo seemed to be thinking very hard. "It's true... But we don't have much to lose either, do we? We could kill two birds with one stone : we get the money and the clues!" she exclaimed happily.
Noki closed her eyes. "Well, maybe you don't, but I sure do. Though it's true that the money is tempting... I'm not sure I want to follow you, Birdo."
"And we have our say in this, don't we?" Toad chimed in. Jojora rubbed her temples.
"I have nothing to lose, so I'm for the trade." Bootler chuckled silently. "What?" she asked, irritated. "If you've something to say, speak up."
Bootler smiled at her slyly. "Oh, it is nothing. I am simply baffled to hear such words from the mouth of the so-called 'most focused player' of this game. Player who robbed us of our clue, might I add."
"Oh, that's what you meant," realized Jojora, feigning surprise. Bootler nodded to himself, glad to see that he had gotten his point across. However, Jojora smirked and his smile faded away. "Well, that could have been troublesome, had I not been able to decipher it."
The other players looked at her worriedly.
Toad : Could she have understood the meaning of the clue? Oh boy, I sure hope she was bluffing, because it could be really bad if it were true!
Jojora : Thank you Bootler, for giving me the opportunity to pull such a move. Seriously, the looks they sent me... It was so funny, I doubt I'll ever forget them.
Noki was the only one who kept her cool. "Jojora, you said that you were going to vote for two players during the next quiz, and that you weren't sure of who the Mole truly was. So yes, don't try to destabilize us because it won't work."
"I'm voting for two people for insurance, and because I believe that I have a large margin of error, in view of the fact that some of you aren't even sure of their suspects. Didn't I tell you that I was confident for this episode?" she grinned smugly. "But anyway, that's not the point of this meeting."
"Well, you may have an edge over us, but my clues also give me an edge over other players, so I don't want to exchange my journal with someone else," refused Toad categorically.
Bootler : Toad mentioned that he had more than one clue, could he have been hiding them from me? Or was that a simple slip up? It sure is becoming harder and harder to gather concrete facts.
Bootler backed up Toad. "As do I. And, should this exchange take place, I will only say that the Mole is not the only one who can make us lose money."
Noki : Hmm, what? Was Bootler blackmailing us too?
"Well, apparently, it all comes down to me. So Monty, I will inform you that I don't want to give up my journal. We won't do it," finished Noki.
Monty Mole nodded. "As you wish, here are your journals," he declared, handing them back to their owners. "Well, this challenge was harder than it looked!"
"You can say that again," confirmed Birdo. "Can we go to bed now? This was a tiring day."
"Sure, you deserve it after all!"
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That morning, Noki was the first one to get up. As always, she had tried to wake up Birdo, to no avail. The pink dinosaur was too tired and did not want to get up before she had too, so the blue-shelled girl went downstairs and headed toward the dining room.
"Nobody's here... It's kind of lonely," she stated as she sat down, waiting for Monty Mole and the other players to appear. As she started dreaming of the adventures that would await her later that day, her eyes drifted away from the table to the host's chair. She did not see it at first, but there was a piece of paper placed on it.
Noki stared at the spot for a minute or two before realization hit her. "Could this be...?"
The inhabitant of Delfino Island quickly retrieved the clue from the chair and read it aloud.
Mole, the very individual that you have tried to catch for so long, it must be hard to actually play the game, so I will give you a clue : BTMF... Until we reach the end of the game, that is, but by then, you will probably be aware of who I am. So yes, you can choose to acknowledge my words. Hello to whomever you might be. Reorder this clue, and its meaning will become clear to you. Or you can dismiss them, do as you wish. Oh, before I forget, I'm the Mole. My name will remain a secret, as I do not want to spoil your game.
"So that was a clue!" she exclaimed, a little too loud for her taste. Her eyes darted toward the stairway but thankfully for her, she was all alone. She looked at her clue, trying to find its meaning. "'BTMF'... 'B' for 'Bootler'... 'T' for Toad... But then, what would the other two letters mean...?"
Her mind began to wander, once again, until she was jolted awake by a sound. She put her treasure in her pocket hastily and did as if nothing had happened. Toad and Bootler were approaching.
"Good morning, you two!" Noki greeted them, when they were in her field of vision.
Noki : I believe it's the first clue I've ever found, I'll be sure to make good use of it and to keep it a secret from the others. Well, I might show it to Birdo, since we're in a coalition, but that's about it. After all, Jojora, Bootler and Toad all seem to have already got at least one during the game. To be perfectly honest, I'm really glad I've found it, because when Jojora revealed to us that she knew who the Mole was, I was distraught.
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Monty Mole had called the players for their second challenge of episode 6, and they were all motivated to win it. All but the Mole, that is.
Birdo : So far, we haven't been that successful. Sure, I can admit that the Mole did sabotage the challenges various times, but the other times it was our own incompetence which cost us the missions. We aren't really a tight group, unlike the people from the first season, but we have to join forces otherwise we might as well just give up right at this instant.
"It's good to see you again!" Monty Mole waved to them. "Today, we'll compete in another challenge, I hope you are all ready for it!"
Jojora bit her lip, as if to refrain from making a snappy remark. Monty Mole looked at her quizzically but shrugged it off.
Birdo raised her voice. "What is it going to be about?"
Toad followed her. "Are we going to wear crappy costumes?"
"How much is it worth?" questioned Noki soon afterward.
"Woah! Calm down everyone! Ask questions one at a time, preferably when I'm done giving you the instructions you need in order to win. But if you must know, I'll answer briefly : Music, the costumes aren't crappy, twenty five thousand coins," replied the host. "Now, if you will, follow me."
The players complied, and together, they walked until they reached Gate number Nine. Bootler spoke up. "I heard that they were going to change what is beyond Gate Nine, apparently, there is talk of another installment of Mario Party."
"Really? I wasn't aware of it," Toad chimed in.
"Well, the locals told me that it was only a rumor, but Mario and princess Peach are in charge of the project, and they wanted to keep it a secret from everyone."
"It would be nice if we were invited too, just for this Mario Party," Noki daydreamed. Birdo raised an eyebrow.
"Well, Toad and I will probably be invited, so we could tell Mario to give you invitations too! It's Mario we're talking about, though, I'm sure he already thought about it," smiled Birdo.
The little group kept walking until it was inside Gate Nine. There, they headed toward the second warp pipe but were stopped by Monty Mole. "I'll wait for you at the other hand of this pipe, don't forget to put your costumes on or it might cost you," warned them the literal mole. With that, he escaped toward their destination.
"Well, it cannot be helped, unfortunately," sighed Bootler. "I dread to see what kind of costume the host will make us wear..."
"Only one way to find out," shrugged Jojora, leading the way.
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The players were delighted when they saw that their costumes were black formal suits for the boys and black long dresses for the girls, commonly associated with people playing in orchestras. While they were pleased, Jojora quickly realized that the girls' costumes could be a hindrance in a challenge.
Jojora : As I probably previously said once during this game to Pauline, dresses are not designed to run, it could definitely be the reason why we lose this challenge, should we lose it. I can't help but think that the Mole is responsible for that.
"What's this place?" questioned Toad as he exited the warp pipe. "It seems oddly familiar." Birdo put her hand on her forehead, sighing disapprovingly.
"It's your girlfriend's conservatory, can't you tell?"
"Ah," hesitated the mushroom. "Well, that's not like I'm coming here everyday. I've been here twice at most."
"Seriously?"
The mushroom smiled. "I'm a gardener, she's a musician, I work at the castle, she works at her conservatory. I have no reason to come here, at all."
"I guess you're right," mused Birdo.
Monty Mole cleared his throat to gain the attention of the players. "A guide should be waiting for us inside, please follow me."
Noki raised an objection. "What about the challenge?" But Monty Mole ignored her and kept walking toward the entrance of the big building. The players were puzzled, but they decided to follow him.
When they reached the great hall, the guide greeted them. They were all shocked to see that the great Toadofski himself was waiting for them.
Jojora : You must be kidding me. This guy is a legend!
Bootler : I appreciate Toadofski's music, it really is soothing.
"Hello everyone! I hope you will like the visit! Pay attention, it might come in handy!" yelled Toadofski enthusiastically.
"Huh?" let out Noki.
"Let's begin, shall we?" chirped the famous musician.
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"-and this corridor leads to the scene, where our representations take place. This is the grandest room of this whole building, and quite a sight to see. This room was built in 1705, it's the original, we never changed it. I'll show you how beautiful it is," explained Toadofski, speaking clearly so that everyone could hear his words.
Monty Mole and the players had been following Toadofski for an hour, they were presently wondering whether the building had limits or not. Bootler and Noki seemed to be very interested in what their guide had to say, whereas Jojora, Birdo, Toad and even Monty Mole were beginning to tire.
Toad : This place was huuuuuge... I never went farther than the great hall, so obviously I couldn't know that fact before the visit. The building was cool, I suppose – I'm no architect. I guess Jojora could tell us specific facts about its structure since she did attend an Art School, not that we're really interested.
Noki : Truth to be told, I didn't really enjoy the visit. I mean, it wasn't uninteresting, but I don't have a passion for the history of one building. When Toadofski talked about anecdotal facts, I liked it. But when he was detailing the construction of one of the rooms, it was hard to focus. I basically forced myself to listen to his explanations because I had the feeling that this visit was part of the next challenge.
"Ugh, it's boring as hell!" whined Jojora, who was lagging behind the little group. "Seriously, does this guy even catch his breath sometimes?"
Toad complained too. "Tell me about it. I thought we were having another challenge but apparently we just have to face this torture." Birdo rolled her eyes.
"You guys are wimps."
Now it was Jojora's turn to roll her eyes. "Please, we're in the same boat. I'm not even sure you tried to care about what he's been saying since the beginning of this visit. Stop being hypocritical."
Toad also joined in and rolled his eyes. "Another fight? Seriously, we'd be more productive if you weren't always trying to pick up a fight, Jojora."
"We'd be more productive if the Mole wasn't present or if you guys listened to me once in a while."
"Yeah, yeah, it isn't like you've been performing poorly during the last few challenges," scoffed Birdo.
"At least I did well during some challenges. You never did," smirked the blue fairy. Birdo was boiling with anger, so Toad tried to calm the spirits.
"Do you think the visit has something to do with the true mission?" Jojora shrugged.
"Well, it could be a diversion. Remember last challenge? Monty said this episode was full of surprises." After that, they fell silent and followed the group at a distance.
Meanwhile, Noki and Bootler were chatting quietly while their guide led them to yet another room. Both of them were trying to determine in what way this visit was relevant to their next challenge.
"Hmm, I believe we could be asked trivia questions about the whole building," whispered Bootler, scratching his chin. "Who was the founder of this conservatory, could be a question."
Noki looked deep in thought. "Well, I hope we'll be able to pull it off, because I doubt the other three listened to him. Perfect sabotage," she added, sighing.
"Indeed," confirmed Bootler, "all they would have to do to justify themselves is to claim that they could not know beforehand that the guided tour was involved in the challenge. There is just so much to think about."
Bootler : While it was fairly obvious that Toad, Jojora and Birdo would not be interested in the explanations of Toadofski, we cannot overlook this kind of behavior, especially this late into the game.
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"-and that ends the tour! I hope you all enjoyed it!" concluded the famous Toad. Most of the players replied positively whereas Jojora simply rolled her eyes, knowing full well that they were lying. "In any case, it was my pleasure, I hope to see you around!"
The composer waved to the players who did the same in return. After that, they turned to Monty Mole who had an almost imperceptible smile on his face. "Well, I hope you enjoyed the first part of our challenge."
"Well, crap," muttered Jojora, realizing that it was not a trick. The others did not voice their worries, but their frowns spoke for themselves. Monty Mole could not help but laugh.
"Let's begin the challenge, shall we? I'll lead the way," stated the host, walking toward one of the many rooms of the building. "Please don't lag behind, this conservatory is huge, you wouldn't want to get lost, would you?"
The players hurried after him, conscious that the place was a real maze. They went to the third floor and entered a room which had no particular features. It was a classroom, nothing more, nothing less. What was curious about it was that there were five tiles of different colors on the floor with a short table just in front of each of them. A single computer was also located near the window side of the room, next to what looked like a dossier.
"Players, welcome to your last challenge of this episode!" Monty Mole exclaimed loudly. "It is called 'Instrumental Search', and, as you can infer from its name, you will have to look for music instruments. However, music instruments alone won't be enough, you will mostly have to search for their owners. Yes, your job will be to re-form an orchestra."
"Doesn't seem that hard," noticed Birdo. "What's the catch?"
"Well, firstly, you will be timed. You only have one hour to accomplish your mission."
"Oh no... How will we do?" complained Noki, sensing the difficulty of the mission.
"And secondly, we won't directly tell you where the instruments and their owners are. Don't worry, you don't actually need to find their true instruments. I mean, you don't have to find the one they use everyday. Did I make myself clear?"
Jojora nodded. "We just need to find, for example, a random guitar and the guy who plays the guitar."
"Correct," confirmed Monty Mole. "If you succeed in finding the five musicians, twelve thousand five hundred coins will be added to your team pot, no matter what. You can win the same amount of money if you manage to associate each musician with his or her instrument."
"What about the colored tiles?" asked Bootler. "Do they play a role in today's mission?"
Monty Mole shrugged. "They should have, but the producers scratched it, believing that it wouldn't be feasible in such a short amount of time. The clues are on the computer, while the dossier besides it gives you the pictures of the musicians as well as the type of instrument they play. Do you have any question?"
"What was the point of the guided tour?"
"Don't you see? It was supposed to give you the locations of the rooms in which you'll find the musicians. I doubt you noticed it, but there is no map of this building, we withdrew them from the walls for this challenge," explained the host.
Nobody said anything after that, so Monty Mole thought it was alright to start the challenge. He ran out of the room and left the players alone. Noki grabbed the dossier and looked through it rapidly while Jojora went to the computer.
"There are five musicians," stated Noki. "And we are five. I think we should share the work."
Jojora was strongly opposed to that idea. "And give the Mole more opportunities to sabotage? No way!" Toad, however, agreed with Noki.
"If we were to make two groups, we'd lose much more time. And that way, we only have to memorize one profile."
"I would agree with Toad and Noki," declared Bootler. Birdo did not really care either way, so she shrugged.
"As long as we're putting money into the pot, everything's fine by me."
Smiling, Noki handed each player the profile of a musician. She took the last one who was a Piranha Plant going by the name of Carne. Carne was very recognizable since she wore a huge blue bow on her head. "I guess she stands out of the crowd."
"Mine is a red Pianta who doesn't look particular. I don't know if I'll be able to identify them at first glance," stressed Birdo.
"Mine is-"
Jojora yelled. "We don't care about the physical aspect of your musician, god! Just focus on the objective instead of loosing time like that! What's important is to find which instrument they play. We'll need to think fast to-"
Bootler interrupted Jojora. "I am very sorry for barging in the conversation, but in my mind, it is more important that we find the musicians. They are the ones that will give us half of the money for sure."
Toad grinned. "Besides, we already know that we have to bring back the instrument in order to win more money, so they must be small so that even Noki will be able to carry them."
Noki tilted her head. "What if there is a miniature?"
"I hadn't thought that way, to be honest. Sorry, I guess I was mistaken. It's just that mine is a flute, and a flute doesn't weight much so-"
Birdo looked at Toad suspiciously. "How do you know that it's a flute?"
Toad raised an eyebrow. "It says that this Gloomba's instrument is from the family of the woodwind and that it was first carved in bones a long time ago. As far as I know, a flute is a woodwind instrument and was one of the first created."
Birdo : I admit that I was a little skeptic at first, because Toad always knows the most insignificant things which help him in the end, but being around a famous musician might have given him a bit of an edge, not that I'm complaining. Also, Noki gave him a random profile, so he couldn't have planned beforehand.
Birdo backed off. "Sorry for questioning you!"
Toad smiled. "Don't worry, it's alright. Well, I'll look at the third clue on the computer, then."
5847-4632 = ?
Jojora was thinking hard about the instrument she needed to find. Finally, she gave up. "I can't figure it out! I know it, but I just can't remember..."
Noki cheered. "I figured mine out! It must be a cello! A string instrument made by a luthier, I can only think of that! My profile is the fifth one, so I guess I have to look at the fifth clue..."
In a room of thousand, only one shines.
As she made her way to the computer, she was stopped by Jojora. "You're wrong. A luthier only makes or repairs violins or guitars as far as I can remember."
Noki : I wasn't sure what to do at that point. Sure, Jojora must have learned things about music throughout her education, but I was sure of my own knowledge. Was she confusing me or was she helping me? Jojora's stance in the game isn't as clear as you'd want it to be.
Jojora : I'm sure of myself. It was kind of strange for Noki to doubt me while she would instantly believe everything Bootler says. I never revealed it to anyone, but guitars and violins are both string instruments anyway, so how could she know which one was the right answer?
"Why should I trust you? You don't even remember what your instrument is. Besides, a cello and a violin are built the same way, so they must make them too," Noki retorted. Jojora called Toad.
"Hey, Toad, tell her that I'm right."
"I didn't even know what a luthier was five minutes ago, I can't help you. Ask Bootler."
Bootler coughed. "I am not sure whether or not I have already told you, but I am nowhere near a scholar in this domain. I cannot help you. In fact, I need help."
Birdo tried to aid him as best as she could. "Our two descriptions sound similar. They are made of brass, but mine comes from the brass family while yours comes from the woodwind family."
Bootler rubbed the back of his forehead. "I can think of many brass instruments, question is, which one is the correct one?"
"But yours has a conical bore, I mean, it must look like a cone, somewhat... It's also light from what the clue says, so... Maybe it's a clarinet?" supposed Birdo.
"And what does "this is not a licorice stick" means? I do know that I cannot eat a music instrument. Toad, could you enlighten us?"
Toad sighed. "It might be the nickname of an instrument. You know, a thin and black instrument, like licorice. That's just a guess, though." He paused for a moment. "Isn't a clarinet made of wood?"
Jojora sat on the floor, looking intently at her clue. "I think so. And most of them are black. I think your instrument is a saxophone, to be honest."
Noki and Toad were both sitting at the computer when suddenly, Toad realized something. "I didn't pay attention to the tour, but you did. Do you remember if Toadofski said anything about room number reaching the thousand digits?"
"As a matter of fact, he told us that it wasn't the case."
"If I separate the numbers, I obtain one and two hundred and fifteen... So I think my room is located on the first floor! I'll see you later guys, hopefully with good news!" shouted the mushroom as he exited the door. Bootler quickly took his place as he believed Jojora was correct. He looked at the fourth clue.
Where all the roots are situated.
"The roots?" wondered Bootler aloud. "I do not really understand the meaning of this clue, unless it has a double one."
"Do you have an idea?" questioned Noki.
The old butler smiled mysteriously. "Yes, I believe it is located near a green area. And there is one on the first floor. I will go now, if you do not mind."
"It's okay," reassured Noki, struggling a little with her clue. "And I can always help Jojora and Birdo that way!"
Bootler : Toad and Noki both surprised me during the challenge. The former because he found out the meaning of his clue quite easily, which is strange because he usually relies on us when it comes to mental challenges, and the latter because she took really long and did not help as much as the previous times.
Noki : For Bootler to make such a hasty decision, it was somewhat suspicious. I thought his clue wasn't as straightforward as he did, however, we all had our part to play in this challenge. Mine was my first priority.
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Toad was desperately looking for help. He had reached the first floor but did not know where to start looking first, and he was not sure he would have enough to time to locate both the musician and his item.
Meanwhile, Bootler was quite confident. He knew where he had to go, so this challenge was not really hard for him. He still focused on his task, however, for he knew finding the musician alone would not be sufficient.
Jojora and Birdo were also trying to work together but did not seem to make much progress, which frustrated them. They were not the only ones with problems, as Noki had reached a dead end with her clue.
With the mission being only one hour long, would the players succeed in increasing their team pot?
Well, it's now your last chance to vote for the person you would like to win this game. I already changed some eliminations in the story because some of you liked some players over others, and this poll will surely influence me when I'll choose the winner of this game. ^^
We're nearing the end of this episode, after that, only one left before we reach the final ! ^^ I hope you enjoy this story ! ^^
Oh, and on a side note, I hope you all had a good Christmas, for those who celebrate it, and I hope that the festivities of the change of year will be good as well for you guys. ^^
Until then, see ya!