Second part!
Yes, I was swearing to myself that I wouldn't fail a whole month without updating. And I guess I have succeeded! x)
McHallyboo was facing the two market players before him, speaking loudly above the surrounding people in the marketplace. He had already finished describing the rules for Vivian's next game, and was switching between each pair of team to explain their required tasks.
"Are you ready for your second game?" he asked.
"Surely we have no choice," Luvbi said, looking at him.
"Bring it," said Yoshi, pumped and ready.
"Your job," said McHallyboo, his mouth forming a small smile as he divulged the rules for their next game, "involves a little bit of shady, taboo work. Your mission is to steal at least three fruits from any three stands in this sidewalk." Yoshi and Luvbi's faces were indescribable.
"Steal?" Luvbi repeated with confusion. "Is that even allowed?" McHallyboo nodded with a grin.
"Oh God," she muttered, rolling her eyes.
"When you say steal," Yoshi began, chuckling, "you don't mean to actually-"
"Yep," said McHallyboo. "You must steal three fruits from these stands: different fruits, different stands. You must not be caught or seen by the stand owner or anyone else in this marketplace, or you will fail this game. If anyone notices you in the act of stealing, then you will fail as well. This game has been heavily enforced and monitored by our TV producers, so in the end, all will be settled and explained. However, it can still be dangerous."
Yoshi: Wow. This game sounded evil. But at the same time, it also sounded fun...you won't put this certain video confessional on TV, will you?
"When I walk away from this spot, you will have twenty minutes to get your three fruits," the host said to them, and he took a step back. "Ready? Go." Before the two of them knew it, they were alone once again in the bustling supermarket. They faced each other, faces hesitant
Luvbi: This game was like...unpleasant and corrupt in so many ways. I didn't know McHallyboo was so vile, or creative when it came to forming up missions.
Two people were in uncomfortable gear as they stood at the edge of Delfino Square's river. More like a random passageway of water than a stream, it would serve as the next dueling spot for both Vivian and Piantissimo. Around each of their bodies, Vivian and Piantissimo had on scuba suits, and around their heads were glass spheres that would serve as tools for their survival. Behind each of them was an odd metal canister, ones that McHallyboo had been holding earlier.
"This game," announced McHallyboo, "is called the Glow Stick Dive! At the bottom of this moat are hidden glow sticks. Your job will be to travel down below the surface, find and retrieve one, then bring it back. Simple enough. The first person to resurface with a glow stick in their hand will be the winner."
Vivian: This game was like, the worst fit for me. I couldn't swim at all. And to make it worse, I was going against someone who obviously could.
"But, here comes the advantage," said McHallyboo, pointing to a red button attached to Vivian's left shoulder. "Once you press this red button, the buoyancy of your suit will be rigged and bring you right to the water's surface. So once you find a glow stick, this button is your victory. On top of that, your tank holds a 5-minute supply of oxygen, while Piantissimo's only holds one."
"And what happens after this minute interval ends?" Piantissimo argued, sounding alarmed.
"Well, all you have to do is resurface, charge in the air for a mere five seconds, and your tank is good as new," the host explained.
Wario: Vivian held so many advantages in this game, so no way was she going to fail. If she did, I would have to write a lot more into my "Suspects List".
"There's probably a lot of obstacles down there," Wario shouted, standing a few feet behind them. "Better be safe than fast, you know!" Vivian's eyes showed nervousness.
"Obstacles?" she wondered.
"I've never scuba dived in my life," Wario called out. "But if I were you, I'd go as slow as possible."
"All right," said Vivian, nodding to him.
"Well, I'm ready," said Piantissimo, as his tank was attached to the back of his suit.
"I'm not," Vivian said, her voice muffled by her helmet
"Okay!" shouted McHallyboo, standing behind both of them. "The first to retrieve a glow stick wins! Good luck!" He held up a flag, the same one that Wario had been holding during their last duel.
"On your Moley mark...go!" he shouted. Piantissimo immediately leaped into the water. After a second of hesitation, Vivian closed her eyes and did the same.
Peeking over her left shoulder, Luvbi was leaning over a wooden plank. The marketplace was bustling more than ever before. Yoshi stood behind her, hands clutching a basket.
"This stand right around the corner has avocados," Yoshi whispered to her. "Those should be easy to steal. They're small!"
"What about those?" Luvbi said, pointing to a stand near McHallyboo's stand. "The stand has 'Ptero fruits', 5 coins each. It's close to the end."
"If we travel a lot, people might see us," said Yoshi, squinting and looking into the distance.
"I don't want to risk that walk, never mind," Luvbi reconsidered. " How about avocados? Are those easy to steal then?"
"I don't know," Yoshi replied, his face frowning. "I don't steal stuff. Do you?"
"No, I do not," Luvbi said, glaring at him and grabbing the basket. "But I can't believe we're doing this."
"Yeah, me neither," Yoshi replied, eyes on the avocado stand. "I didn't know I'd be a thief."
"But this is all a game," said Luvbi, then stepped out into the open of the marketplace. "Okay. Let us do this. Now!" She was in plain view, as she beckoned for Yoshi to take a step out too. As he slowly stepped his way forwards awkwardly, Luvbi went up to talk to the food stand owner.
"Oh, hi, umm," Luvbi began, looking at the stand owner before her. "Are these avocados?"
"Yes, they are," he replied, his voice confused. Yoshi face palmed as the Pianta pointed to a sign right upon the counter: Avocados, 4 coins each.
"Oh, that's...ungh!" Luvbi fell against the stand before her, alarming both the stand owner and her partner.
Luvbi: I knew I had to do something dramatic. I had to do the first thing that came to my mind. Being the actress I was, I fell to the ground in an attempt for help.
"My ankle," she groaned, grabbing onto the stand before her. She motioned to Yoshi, who gave a thumbs-up signal back. From the loud noise, everyone in that area of the market turned to look at the fallen player.
"Are you okay?" the Pianta shouted, alarmed. A magnet seemed to attract everyone around them immediately. Eyes were staring at the small commotion that was caused, and the Pianta had rushed to the other side of the stand to help the fallen player. Luvbi's eyes were wide with surprise as she got up.
"I am all right," she said testily, getting away from the Pianta, then looking around her.
"I saw her fall!" a Pianta woman said, looking worried. "I guess she's okay now."
Luvbi: Oh no...I was the center of attention. And I had already sent Yoshi.
"Hey...what's that dinosaur doing!" said a voice in the distance. All eyes turned to Yoshi, who froze. He had just grabbed an avocado from the stand, and was midway putting it into his pocket. Luvbi looked panicked. Shouts arose.
"Thief!"
"I'm innocent!" Yoshi cried. Luvbi ran over to his side, as they both cowered helplessly.
Yoshi: I felt like I was shot. There I was, fruit in hand.
Luvbi: I had done something stupid. We failed, just as I predicted.
Vivian opened her eyes to see a world of blue darkness around her. She gasped, realizing that not only was she sinking safely and steadily to the bottom of the river, but that she was able to breathe clearly and fully. After a few seconds, she had hit the river's bottom.
Vivian: As scary as it was, it almost felt magical too. I was underwater at the bottom of a stream, but at the same time it was all clear around me. It was never like anything I've seen.
"Glow stick," Vivian whispered to herself. "Where is it?" She was now walking on the floor of the water, taking slow but steady steps. Something darted on her right side, making her gasp and turn. A green fish the size of her helmet whizzed past her.
"Oh my gosh," she said, as she stepped into a pile of seaweed on the ground.
"Hey!" She froze, hearing a voice emitted from her helmet. But soon enough, she realized it was Wario.
"Oh hi...are you...?" she began.
"McHallyboo gave me this walkie-talkie...so I could guide you," he informed her, then with a smile said, "And you know, so you wouldn't be scared all down there alone."
"I'm fine," said Vivian, managing to smile herself. The dampness of the seaweed below her enabled it to clump around her left leg, and as she struggled to get loose, she saw something else whiz past her side. It was Piantissimo, swimming past her in the water's "air" instead of staying on the ground.
"No!" she gasped, as she looked into the distance.
"Are you okay?" Wario said, sounding alarmed. "What happening down there?"
"My...my foot's stuck!" Vivian said. "And Piantissimo is already here!" A small row of neon-yellow could be seen a few feet away from her, and as she struggled to free herself, Piantissimo swam towards it. But before he was completely above the line of glow sticks, he paused, floating aimlessly in the water. Suddenly, he faced up and began swimming towards the ocean's surface.
"His air supply," Vivian sighed. Using her hands, she managed to free herself from the underwater flora. Slowly getting back onto her feet, she walked herself slowly to the row of crucial objects.
"Just one," she said to herself. But before she could bend down and grab one, a shadow loomed over her. Piantissimo was already swimming his way back down, and as she finally grasped a glow stick, Piantissimo had already grabbed one for himself.
Vivian: Piantissimo came out of nowhere again. I panicked. I was sure that if it wasn't for that seaweed, I would have been winning at that moment. It was all tense.
Piantissimo turned swiftly back up towards the direction of the surface, but Vivian pressed the button on the left shoulder of her suit. All of a sudden she began to rise slowly, ascending faster and faster at a speedier rate. After seconds passed, she rose completely up, reaching the surface of the water within seconds and taking in the open air around her.
"Did I win?" she said, opening her eyes slowly.
"And we have a winner!" came McHallyboo's voice. As Vivian turned to face her right, she saw Piantissimo in the water besides her, already holding his glow stick in the air for his fifth consecutive second.
Wario: Man...I was already predicting what the outcome of our last game was going to be. Truthfully, I didn't even want to try and play anymore.
After a large discussion had settled down between the police officers of Delfino Square and the producers of the all-important television show, the players were finally released from their spot. The miniature chaos within the marketplace had vanished, and McHallyboo walked up to the two players.
"Well, you didn't win," the host said slowly, "but at least no one got hurt."
"We could have been arrested," Yoshi said, dusting off his boot.
"Well, we almost did," Luvbi said, settling herself.
"Or tasered," Yoshi said bitterly.
"Don't say that," Luvbi said sharply.
Luvbi: I think it was a bit of my fault for causing that commotion. From falling down, all I did was draw all eyes towards us. It wasn't completely Yoshi's fault.
Yoshi: I thought that game was gonna be fun, but it wasn't. Luvbi attracted too much attention, and I should have waited to grab that avocado. We both failed in different ways.
"This game was lost, but one game still remains," McHallyboo said, his voice supportive. "I will now introduce your last game. How does this look?" He fished into his pocket and got out a handful of shining, blue objects: ten blue coins. He gave five to Yoshi, and five to Luvbi.
"I like this," Yoshi said, hypnotized.
Yoshi: Holding actual money in my hand made me want it more than ever. I guess I'm a little greedy when it comes to things like this.
Luvbi: I wasn't phased by the money. In fact, I know that winning at the end of this game would be one of the most glorious things to feel. To only imagine victory...
"This is not your money," said the host, as they hid their disappointment. "Your job is to do one simple task: replicate the basket that you had in the beginning. That means, you must have the exact same fruits and number of fruits that you began with from your first challenge."
"From the first game?" Yoshi said. "That's virtually impossible!"
"Or is it?" said the host. "How good is your memory?"
"Maybe it's not as bad as we think," Luvbi said to herself, thinking hard about the mission.
"I'll give you no more than ten minutes," the host said. "After the time ends, go to my stand, and I will judge your basket." He walked off, and the players were left alone in the marketplace for the third time and last time. Luvbi pointed over to a stand, holding nothing but mangoes.
"The mango stand," she said. "I think we started there." The two of them walked up to it, the money in their hands.
"Second victory down," said Piantissimo, removing his glass helmet and breathing in real air. "One more to go." Vivian was removing her own helmet, sitting on the grass exhausted and appearing more than exhausted.
Wario: Our money was going down the drain, and I was getting more aggravated and aggravated. I didn't know what Vivian was doing down there in the water, but whatever happened, we still lost.
Vivian: While I was underwater, my leg got clumped in some sort of seaweed. Wario told me to walk slow in the beginning, and I did, but it didn't help me at all to avoid that obstacle. I should have just swam...but then again, I can't even swim. It was difficult, and tiring.
"It wasn't your fault that you lost," Wario said, shrugging. "I know it was hard. I heard you struggling as Piantissimo was drawing near."
"Well," Vivian. said, letting out a sigh, "I tried."
"Tried, and almost succeeded," said the host, who had watched their game fully. "No money has been won yet. Your duels have had no successes yet. Nothing achieved."
"Nothing, except for a few broken backbones," said Wario, his voice showing glumness. McHallyboo chuckled.
"However, your next and final game will have the biggest advantage of all," McHallyboo told them. "Instead of one person playing, the two of you must work together to complete the final victory. Or rather, potential victory." Vivian and Wario looked at each other, then both at Piantissimo.
"So what's the game?" Piantissimo asked, his confidence way over the normal limit. Suddenly, they heard from behind them the sound of an engine start up, and as they turned around, they saw a vehicle at the beginning of the gravel road that led up to Delfino Square's center. Vertically-long in shape, it resembled a race car, as the two players only stared with awe.
"What...oh dear," said Vivian, her eyes wide.
Vivian: Could we really do this? I was definitely up for it, but at the same time, I was just scared.
"Don't tell me we're going to be the drivers," Wario said, voice and face shocked.
"Very soon, you will be," McHallyboo said, smiling widely. "After all, this place was originally meant to be for driving. You will be having a race." Wario shook his head and laughed, while Vivian just kept staring.
"We will call this duel Man Vs. Machine," the host explained. "Both the race car and Piantissimo will begin at the starting line. At the sound of the horn, both teams must race to the top of the hill to the finish. While the racing car has a higher top speed-"
"How do you know?" interrupted Piantissimo, insulted.
"...it also has a very terrible acceleration start," the host explained to them. "Both you, Wario and Vivian, will be in the car. In order to the win, one must hit the pedal, and the other must switch gears while the car moves."
"Sounds strangely familiar," Wario said in a whisper.
"Both must cooperate to move to stop speed," McHallyboo said. "So, are you ready? Let the race begin!"
"Oranges!" Luvbi called out, stopping Yoshi as they halted to the stand besides them. Grabbing four oranges, they put it into their basket.
"That's 105 coins," counted Yoshi, writing it into his journal. In it, he also wrote down a new list to the side: Fruit Basket, Game 3.
"Look how much money we spent already," Yoshi said, showing it to Luvbi. "No wonder we failed our first game."
"Tragic, I know," she said. "As long as we repeat every step we took before, we should be good."
"Is that what you're doing?" Yoshi asked, curious at Luvbi's moves. "I thought this game would be impossible, but we're succeeding."
"It's memory relocation," she said to him, as she, one by one, put oranges into her basket. "If you just repeat everything you had done at an earlier time, things should go smooth..." Luvbi stopped in her tracks, looking around.
"What's after the oranges?" she said out loud. "I can't remember." Yoshi sniffed the air.
"You use memory relocation," he said, pointing to a stand of melons proudly. "But I use my nose."
"How could I forget?" Luvbi said with a laugh, carrying the basket of crucial fruits and hurrying to the stand as well. They had five minutes left.
The race car that Wario and Vivian were situated in could hold a maximum of two people. Wario was in the front seat, a pedal at his foot at he looked directly ahead of him at their path to travel. Directly behind him, another space was provided for Vivian, who looked to her right at a series of light and buttons within her car seat. The two of them wore goggles, as their car engine let out an odd sound.
"We can begin," said McHallyboo. Piantissimo stood to the left of the car on the road, in a very proper stance. At the top of the hill they all saw a large row of padding, and though the padding served to the players as a mark for their finish line, it also served to them as the only thing that would prevent their race car from smashing into bits at the end.
"When the horn is sounded, the first team to the top of the hill wins!" said McHallyboo, above the beginning engine of the race car. "In order for maximum effect, the gears of the race car must be switched every 5 seconds! Vivian, that is your job. When the blue button besides you lights up, you must press it."
"Uh oh," she said quietly, looking to her right. A blue button was visible, as she kept her finger on it.
"Make sure not to press it at the wrong time," Wario said, turning his head. "Who knows what'll happen? The car might just stop!"
"Yeah," Vivian said, nodding. "My technique is to shout every time the light turns on."
"Wario, you must keep your foot at the pedal and push hard," McHallyboo said to him, "or else the original power will be lost. It must be pushed to the full potential at all times, and that means all the way."
"I got that," Wario said slowly, keeping his hands on the steering wheel and his face firm. Piantissimo was still in his stance, ready to race, as Wario and Vivian tightened their goggles.
"This race will go so fast, that you may only need just a ten second time limit to finish it," said the host. "On your mark?" Their faces were all straight ahead.
"Get set?" Piantissimo's face was in a small smirk, as the other two kept their faces forward with apprehension.
GO!" A horn erupted from the side stand, and immediately, Piantissimo was off. The race car moved just a couple of feet in its first second, as Wario kept his foot on the pedal.
"Is your foot all the way on the pedal?" Vivian said, panicked.
"Yes!" Wario yelled back, confused, but then pushed an inch more with his foot. Almost as if a second engine kicked in, the car moved at double its rate, as Wario fully pushed with his foot completely. Now, it was moving faster than before, but still lagging behind the incredible speed of Piantissimo.
"Gear switch!" Vivian shouted, seeing the blue button besides her light up instantly. She moved her hand and pressed it, as a clicking sound erupted from their vehicle. They were moving in a straight line and were traveling up the slanted hill already. Piantissimo was diagonally in front of them.
"He's still ahead!" Wario said with a groan, as he kept his foot pushing on the pedal.
"Switch!" said Vivian again, pressing the blue button that lighted up. Their gear was changed, and the race car was gaining its rate of speed. At one split second, Piantissimo was parallel to the speeding car, and the next second, he was behind.
"Blue!" said Vivian, pressing the lighted button for a final time. The car was now at its top speed, as Vivian held onto her goggles. Wario let out a shout of victory, right before their car crossed the red finish line first. Then, they both yelled out in fright.
Wario: Before I could even know what was happening, our car smashed into the pile of boxes at the end and my head was spinning. I was caring too much about my safety than anything else.
Vivian: I couldn't see anything. I was grabbing onto my seat for dear life, hoping my seatbelt wouldn't rip off and send me flying.
Plop!
Luvbi dropped the heavy basket onto McHallyboo's stand, as he put down his newspaper.
"We produced it again," Luvbi said to him. "This is the exact replica."
"Just like a clone," Yoshi piped up.
"You both sound sure on this," said the host, as he couldn't help but smile." Are you certain this is the basket from the first game?" Yoshi and Luvbi looked at each other, faces showing a little uncertainty. But never the less, they both nodded.
"I will count the fruits off," he announced. The host went up to the basket, and one by one, began taking out fruits and putting it on the wooden stand, while checking off a piece of paper on his slate. Luvbi and Yoshi. held their breaths.
Luvbi: I didn't know what to expect. Our games were always unpredictable, which always unnerves me. Slightly.
Yoshi: I wanted to win this one. We lost two games already, and I didn't want our entire morning to be wasted winning nothing. This was our only chance.
"You had spent a total of one hundred and sixty-eight coins," said McHallyboo, shaking his head. Luvbi sighed heavily with disappointment, but Yoshi looked confused.
"I'm sorry," said the host. At first, the players were baffled. Then, Yoshi looked into his journal.
"But, that's what we got the first time," he said, showing it to Luvbi.
"Are you sorry for the fact that we lost our losing streak?" Luvbi said, smiling slyly and looking at McHallyboo. The host laughed.
"Yes, well, possibly," he replied. "Congratulations, for your three games were not a complete failure! This basket was a perfect replica, and you win 5,000 coins."
"I knew we could do this one!" Yoshi shouted. "A morning well spent!" Luvbu laughed.
"It's only five-thousand coins," Luvbi said, and she smiled to herself.
"I believe our job here is done," said the host. "Follow me. We have one more step to finish."
All four players were reunited. Though the day was difficult and success was minimal, they felt a sense of accomplishment as they were drawn to the town fountain of Delfino Square. While Vivian and Wario stood on one side of the host, Luvbi and Yoshi stood on the other.
"Well, your games have been successfully completed," McHallyboo began. "A job well done to both teams." All four of them clapped lightly, knowing their own failures and successes.
"Luvbi and Yoshi, you went through a series of games in the market, while Wario and Vivian, you played your missions around the square battling against Piantissimo," the host said.
"Yeah," Wario started. "I mean, you had no idea how we were able to-"
"STOP!" shouted McHallyboo, startling all of the players. "No more shall be discussed. I guess I'll go immediately to the rules of this game." As the players looked even more confused, the host turned to face Vivian and Wario.
"While you did your duels, Yoshi and Luvbi were subjected to three games," counted off the host. "The first one was a predicting game. The two of them had to predict the number of fruits to put into their basket that would fall within a certain value range. In the second game, the two of them had to steal three different fruits within twenty minutes from stands."
"Steal?" Vivian repeated, looking surprised.
"In the third game, they had to replicate the same basket as they had ended up with from their initial, first task," McHallyboo finished. "Your job is this: to predict how many of these three games Luvbi and Yoshi managed to win. You guess correctly, you will add 5,000 coins to your total value win." Wario and Vivian faced each other hurriedly, as McHallyboo did a silent signal to both Yoshi and Luvbi, who turned away.
"Well...this is hard," Wario muttered, his face clueless and scratching his head. "How do we even know what they did? Do you wanna just guess?"
"Yeah, I mean, we have no idea what the games even played out," Vivian thought. "We only have vague descriptions of them, but no clue on results."
"Is stealing hard?" Wario said, confused. "I think that was one of their missions."
"I don't know," Vivian said. "But I would think they failed the 'stealing' mission. I don't know." She turned around to look at Yoshi and Luvbi.
"How about we just assume they won...one game?" Wario said, thinking. "I mean, we won one game ourselves, so if anything, we can take this guess with possibility."
"Well...I guess," Vivian replied.
"Do you have an answer?" McHallyboo asked. Vivian turned to look at the host and the other team fully.
"We predict," began Vivian, sounding unsure, "that Yoshi and Luvbi won just one of their games." She and Wario held her breath, waiting for the host's reply.
"Correct!" shouted McHallyboo, as they looked at each other with surprise. Yoshi and Luvbi were happy, as Wario looked at Vivian with a surprised laugh.
Vivian: It was surprising when we got that answer. A one out of four chance, which was still likely, but at least we won more money.
Wario: Who would have known such an easy guess would get us money like that? It was all chance.
"Well, five thousand coins," Wario said, still surprised. "Better than just five-thousand." McHallyboo then faced Luvbi and Yoshi, raising his hand in the air.
"Wario and Vivian had to face a series of duels against Piantissimo," the host started, as the two of them listened carefully. "In the first game, Wario went against Piantissimo in a boxing maze to get a final flag. In the second game, Vivian went against Piantissimo in an underwater challenge to get a glow stick. In the last game, they both went up together to battle Piantissimo in a race, using teamwork to utilize a race car in order to beat Piantissimo's speed. You must predict: how many of these duels had they successfully won?"
"Wow," said Yoshi, turning to Luvbi. "Ideas?"
"I would say that they completed the team work game," Luvbi considered. "And I also think at least one of them had succeeded in their individual game. They must have."
"Yeah, I agree," Yoshi said. "Otherwise, that'd be sad."
"True, right?" Luvbi said, looking certain. "It'd be hard to imagine that both of them had failed their duels against Piantissimo."
"Piantissimo is a tough guy," Yoshi commented.
"I know, but I'm sure the games weren't impossible," she said back, as Vivian and Wario looked nervous. Luvbi faced McHallyboo.
"Our prediction is that they were able to win two games in total," Luvbi answered. McHallyboo looked at a piece of paper that he was holding in his hand.
"I'm sorry, but that's wrong," he announced. "You do not win the five-thousand coins." Wario and Vivian both shuffled their feet at the loss.
"How many games did they win anyway?" Yoshi asked him.
"Only one," McHallyboo answered, "The teamwork game only."
Luvbi: I expected at least one of them to have completed their individual duels. It seemed fishy that they both lost their own games, but when they had to work together, they succeeded.
Yoshi: Vivian, maybe I could understand why she failed her game, but Wario's game involved punching boxes. He had done worse in the 5 Become 1 mission.
"Well, this is the final result," the host said. "The Food Frenzies team had won 5,000 coins out of a possible 20,000 coins. On the other hand, Team Delfino Duels had won a total of 10,000 coins out of their 20,000 coins. So, for this mission combined, you have won 15,000 coins out of today's potential 40,000."
Team Pot: 189,000c
Vivian: It was like, six missions in one. This game was getting extremely tough and scary.
"Hmm, not too shabby," the host told them. "I expected better though: this is the penultimate round of the game."
"The Mole did good," Wario only said, kicking at the ground. The players didn't look miserable, but they looked less happy than they usually did after the results of a mission were finally announced. After a little delay, they were brought back into their boat again, the same one they had used to travel to Delfino Square. But, not before eating lunch at the interesting location. However, their next location was going to be the most peculiar and mysterious of all, at a place with very little civilization and a treasure more sacred than anything before.
Yoshi: Every time we play a mission, I always ask myself afterwards: Which person did the most damage? Who did the most odd and suspicious action during the mission?
Vivian: We exchanged stories, and during our telling, Luvbi was like hesitating at some parts when describing her missions. She could have been hiding some things. I'm not sure.
Wario: People like Vivian bother me, and are suspicious as well. It's like, every time I do something wrong in a mission, she tries to pinpoint me as suspicious. That itself is very fishy.
Luvbi: As much as I trust one of the players here, I still have uncertainty in me, concerning him or her. Is it just natural? Perhaps it is, in a game like this.
I wanted to cut the chapter a little short (I know, bad place to end a chapter, and NO CLIFF HANGER EITHER?)
Did the final "Delfino Duel" mission sound familiar? I got the idea from that very brief minigame in Mario Party 4, Mario Speedwagons. Childhood memories for the win!
But anyways, I (finally) have a new picture clue for all of you! As the game approaches its end, the pictures will become either more easy, or more cryptic. Or maybe both. Take a look at it!
I also wanted to update before the approaching era of midterms. Eww, midterms x.x Right?
Good luck all, and stay tuned all!