Three days had passed and with some deep convincing, I got Hondo to believe that if he wanted the show to work, he'd have to have my team working on the set. My cameraman, Arnold, and my time-keeper, John got to be let out of their cell, but Greg wasn't allowed. With me being kidnapped and all, there really was no one for him and his security team to protect me from that I wasn't already in the clutches of. Ashley was kept, though. Hondo loved using her to fetch him drinks and ordering her around. Mini was kept on the team, too, (Which took quite the effort) and she did as much as her capable hands could with the set. Poor thing; she had dark circles under her eyes by the time she was done trying to make that room suitable for television.
I tapped a handful of cards against my opened palm as I stood to the side of the set along with Hondo, and I was still wearing the same outfit from the last 'Question Corner', a white turtle neck, a pair of black-fingerless gloves, and an added beanie cap to hide my hidious hair.
I attempted to ignore the pinching hand-cuffs latched onto my wrists as I observed everyone else running around trying to get everything ready. So as they did that, I rapidly skimmed through the stack of cards and found them all blank.
Completely, stunned, I lifted the cards up to Hondo and raised a brow, "Uh, Sir...we've got a problem." the captain laughed and apologized as he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a pen before throwing it at me. Scrambling to catch it, I failed horribly and it clanked against the ground. Grumbling, I bent down to retrieve fallen pen, "You want me to write out the questions?"
He laughed, "Yes, well, that is what you do."
"That's not what I do at all, Hondo." I snapped, glaring up at him.
He stopped brushing the dirt off his jacket and snapped, "What did I tell you?"
I folded my arms and grumbled, "Sincere apologies..." he stared at me, patiently, "Sir."
"Good. Now if you want an audience to give out the questions, then you will have it." He pointed to someone in his crew and said, "You! Go round-up a few of my men."
Pirates, as the audience, I mentally face-palmed; this was going to be great...just great. "Sir," I stopped him before the other pirate could leave, "My people. I mean, your prisoners. What if they were the audience?"
"Absolutely not." He waved me off, "Too much security." and began to walk away from me.
"No," I shook my head. Frantic to get him to say yes, I even grabbed him by the elbow and held him back, "I mean, if you say yes to this, and let them come out of the cell, they might be more lenient to joining your crew." after saying my peace, I slowly released his elbow and prayed he wouldn't scold me for touching him.
He stared me down and finally, after what felt like forever, he raised his arm in the air and I flinched; fearing he'd strike me, but instead he said, "Fine. Make the arrangements. Tell your people they have the honor to be apart of 'Hondo's Corner." He was walking away when he turned around and glared, "But if any of them ask anything that I find insulting...you will pay the price."
I gave a curt bow, "I'll make sure of it."
He then ordered two pirates to take me to the cell and as we passed down the hallways, they had to keep jerking me back due to my fast jog.
Getting everyone out on 'Hondo's Corner' could offer up a better chance of escape. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, we reached the prison-cell and the pirate beside me typed in the combination and the door slid open. I didn't leave anytime to waste, I ran up to them and informed them what was happening, with the blank cards and the pen still clutched in my hands, "Hondo's allowing you to ask the questions and be the audience today, so long as you stay in line, but we have to be quick."
Gamergirl052 threw her fist into her awaiting palm, "Finally, I can't wait to tell that rotten pirate what I think of him taking my tablet." before grumbling a few other incoherent words, but I didn't have time to reply before someone else spoke up.
"I don't know, Miss Kale." JenthGrek710 said, rubbing the back of her neck, "Are you sure this isn't just a trick?"
"No," I assured her, "So long as we keep our questions in line and no one insults Hondo," I shot a knowing look to Gamergirl and she chuckled, "he'll let you all out of here momentarily for the show, but just ask one question each, okay?"
"Alright," captainrexbest35 clasped her hands together, "Let's get writing, then!"
"First question of business," Voilet Frost laughed, "Can we leave?" and then there was a moment of pause, "Please?"
I chuckled, "For some reason, I think I already know how he's going to answer that. Oh," I laughed, "And no M-rated questions," and everyone broke out in laughter as we sat down to start writing out the questions for 'Hondo's Corner'.
As everyone told me what they wanted their one question to be, I also write on another card the new addition to the escape plan and slid it to JenthGrek afterwards to pass around.
