"And the award for best play is…" Everyone held their breath in hopes of victory.
"…Single Fragment!"
Everyone froze. The spotlights went on them. Fuwa bounced up and down. "We did it! YAAAAAAAAAY!" Everyone shouted joyously at the news. Even Hiro and Walter were smiling and happy. All sixteen people who contributed to the story went onstage. "Thanks everyone!" Snake said. "We put a lot of thought into this. We came up with the idea when we saw the usual soap operas on TV."
"They sucked!" Erocook said, who suddenly grabbed the presenter's butt. "They weren't good at all. Predictable and boring."
"So we thought we'd try our hands at a story and put everything in it." Steve said. "And as you know, the rest is history."
"I wanna thank my mom!"
"I wanna thank Arceus, the only god for me. And my parents for making me."
"HIMOMHIDADHIPETSHINONE-Oh right, you're here with me!"
"I want to thank Bunny here for helping us take Single Fragment to the next level." Hiro said. Bunny was in a playboy outfit. "I'm glad to be here, even if it was for a short time, I feel like one of the family!" She said, blushing. "Anyone else?" Everyone looked at each other, and then nodded. "We also have to thank you, the fans for coming to our shows. Thanks a million! And to everyone else on the S.C.P team who couldn't be here with us. Thank you all especially!" Everyone clapped in the auditorium, along with the viewers at home and all over the world tuned in watching them.
"Remember, we're always watching you. Especially in the sky!" Dick said, looking manic.
Later that night, Snake put the award on display in the center of the main deck. "This is it, our hard work paid off." He said. "We gotta keep on doing what we do! It's important for all of us to do our best and remember what matters most: Our fans and our love for the story!" Everyone cheered.
As the days went by, the individual cast was getting offers and deals left and right. Fuwa was slated for a small role in a TV drama. Photon, being a crossdresser, took the initiative to promote the ethical treatment of okama and drag queens, or ETOD. Mika, the only one who didn't perform onstage was noticed by an exec for the company that made the vegetable juice she served on the S.C.P. She went and did a short jingle for it. It became known for its catchy tune and lively presenter. She blew up immediately. The founders? They had their own share of appearances. Steve did voiceovers for cartoons, Hiro and Walter however didn't care for the spotlight. The two were on the island from before.
"I have a crazy idea." Walter said, whispering it in Hiro's ear. "…Fuck off. I'm not doing that." "No one's here but us. Who'll know?"
"…If I feel teeth, you're dead." Walter agreed reluctantly.
Erocook was targeted by the National Enquirer. On the front cover was him groping the presenter at the awards show and stroking Bunny's hips suggestively. In the article featuring him, he was groping Fuwa's breasts. Knowing of his situation and his dodgy hands, he made the excuse of alcohol being a factor in his amorous ways that night. Fuwa and Bunny weren't bothered by him touching them, but they did take a note on it.
Snake, having a new look on life, decided to go back to his stomping grounds. There, he looked and saw his lost love. She recognized him, as he did her. The two reminisced and got considerably close. She didn't see his money or fame, but rather what she lost out on that fateful day.
Beiki was handling some of the ramifications with the Enquirer. They posted a false story of Noone being forced to wear his mask in public due to the other cast members being ashamed of being around him. He and Beiki both took the slander and lies to court. But as quickly as that case was settled, another rose up with Wookie. The S.C.P. was a sweatshop using animals to power it. Snake and Bunny joined up with Wookie and Beiki to explain the situation behind the airship's power source.
"No, it isn't really powered by cola." Bunny stated. "And it isn't powered by hamsters or any of that other nonsense either!"
More and more lies and slanderous articles on the cast of Single Fragment popped up. The public knew that the majority of them were false or irrelevant. On the S.C.P., the group was getting agitated. "Who's doing all of this?" Hiro said, looking at one of the articles. "This one here says I was cracked open, scrambled and served with sausage, all because I wasn't at the big gala two weeks ago." Steve said.
"Wait, I found out who did this!" Beiki said, looking at the back of one of the magazines.
"Here's his name."
In another part of the world, there was a man eating something at his desk. "This venison is delicious!" He said. "But I should not eat this, really… but it is soooooooo good." A phone rang. He picked up it.
"Hello. Yes, this is him. Oh, the public is onto us? That is no good. We will have to resort to THAT, then." He wiped his mouth. "Yes, that will do." He snorted in the napkin.
"Just tell them that PM sent you. They will know." He hung up.
