Groovy talk show music started up this time, as purple rings flew up across the screen, leaving behind the letters for the initials of the season. In bold red, it read 'TDROTFL Aftermath', which the aftermath below the initials. Various clips from the past episodes 6 through 10 were shown, featuring the contestants that were set to appear.
Lilac nodded in agreement. "Totally, but... I'm craving a bit more than just food tonight~" Lilac told Kylie, winking at her during the adult movie challenge.
"No, that's just the wrong evidence and has nothing to do with the case, which isn't right." Freddy argued, taking the bag from Delanie during the courtroom drama challenge.
King fell backwards, hitting Trina's head on the pavement. "This body is completely useless. Why did I have to get stuck with this thing?" King complained as he stood back up in Trina's body during the body swap challenge.
"Return this!" Kylie shouted, gripping the paddle with both hands and swinging it like a bat. The ball certainly flew faster than it ever had before onto the table, throwing her off balance for a second after hitting it. Seeing that she threw herself off, Toby just binked the ball to the side, letting it bounce off the table and to the floor before Kylie could reach it during the hot spring episode.
Esteban noticed all the looks from other customers coming their way, so he leaned over the table to the couple. "Hey, both of you drop it. We're in public, be more mature okay?" Esteban told Beck and Delanie firmly during the road trip challenge.
After the clips were shown, the initials were again shown, with the groovy music fading out.
Intro Sequence:
The rock tune of I Wanna Be Famous started up, with high-grade film cameras popping out of different places. First out of the chimney of a trailer, then out the window of a soundstage, a toxic waste barrel after that, and finally a sewer manhole before a movie clapper came in and closed, letting the full shot begin.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine, you guys are on my mind
The camera zoomed onto the film lot, passing by Chris in a dingy golf cart being pushed by Irene, Oliver, Elroy and Ted, while Virgil was stuck to the cart itself. Going past several soundstages, the camera weaved between a few movie backdrops, before going up the large hill that led to the soap opera sets on top. The shot then dove down into a pool of water below where King was swimming inside. He saw Fang swim up behind him, so he turned around and punched him right in the face, sending the mutant shark flying up.
You asked me what I wanted to be, and I think the answer is plain to see
Flynn was above the water, now in a soundstage, commandeering a pirate ship floating on it while Delanie copied his behavior. Fang landed on their ship though, forcing both of them to dive off of it. Trixie had watched the two jump down, smirking at their misfortune.
I wanna beeeeeee famous!
The shot now panned out of this soundstage, passing up Kahlin running out of one of the dressing booths, with Sasquatchanakwa right behind him. Jack was looking over some outfits on a rack, although Lilac jumped out from behind some of the clothes, showing her teeth and scaring him.
I wanna live close to the sun
Beck was relaxing on a lounge chair on a beach set, his hands behind his head. He winked at the camera, while Flaky and Bonnie were ogling at him from behind a bush.
So pack your bags cuz I've already won
Panning to the right and into the makeup trailer confessional, Kylie was doing her makeup, applying lipstick at the moment. Trina walked inside, carrying a basket of different foundation. Kylie looked them over, then shooed Trina away.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day
Klaas and Vergil were in a boxing ring together, both of them glaring at each other. Vergil threw a punch, as did Klaas, with their fists colliding as they did so. Both of them fell back because of this, although Esteban was quick to run in and help them up.
Cuz I wanna beeeeeee famous!
Toby and Luis were in the kitchen with Chef, with Athena preparing some kind of soup. She seemed to be having trouble with it though, so Toby walked over to help her out. Maxine was watching this from a monitor in Chris's office, then pressed a button to try and blow up the kitchen.
Na na na nana, nananana, nananana
This blew up a different set though, where Thomas, Nanashi, and Jim were inside. A bear had taken the brunt of the explosion though, and it let out a roar at the three of them. Jim pointed at the other two and ran off with a guilty look, although Thomas ran away as well, leaving Nanashi to get chased by the bear.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
Diamond and Melissa were sitting at the outdoor theater on the benches when Jim and Thomas ran by. They didn't pay much mind to it though, but Freddy popped up from behind them both with a puppet mask on, startling them both. Diamond laughed, while Melissa rolled her eyes.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
A flash from the outdoor projector transitioned to the Aftermath studio, where Donna was sitting in between Geoff and Bridgette. Mittens the monkey hopped up from behind the couch, scowling at the aftermath hosts. This confused both, with the shot then zooming out to show the rest of the contestants sitting in the peanut gallery benches, whistling along with the last notes of the intro while the season logo was shown on a TV above.
After the intro ended, the same groovy music picked right back up, showing the logo for the Aftermath again with a gleam on the red letters. Applause from a live studio audience began as the logo faded out and a shot of the Aftermath set was shown. Bridgette, Donna, and Geoff were sitting on the couch, with Mittens sitting on Donna's head at the moment. "Sup dudes! You all know what time it is!" Geoff greeted the audience, wooping and pumping a fist up.
"Si! Everything that you could want to know about how our recently eliminated are doing, esta aqui! That means it's here!" Donna greeted the audience, while Mittens just sat with his arms crossed.
Bridgette nodded, glad to see Donna in the groove of it. "That's right, we'll be interviewing the past 5 eliminated players, along with a special surprise at the end! Things have heated up in Total Drama Revenge of the Film Lot since we last saw you, so I'm sure we'll have plenty revealed today!" Bridgette added.
Geoff then pointed at himself with his thumb. "So I'm Geoff!"
Donna spread both arms. "Yo soy Donna!"
Bridgette put a palm on her chest. "And I'm Bridgette!
"And this is Total Drama Aftermath!" all three exclaimed in unison, getting a brief roar in applause from the live studio audience.
Once the applause died back down, Bridgette picked up the tablet in front of them on the table, turning it on. "We know you all have plenty of questions for our eliminated contestants, but before we get to them, let's say hello to the peanut gallery!" Bridgette began to introduce the others on stage. The camera panned to the right, showing 8 people sitting in the stands.
"Like last time, our dudes repping the fan club are here! Sierra, Arnold, Topher, and Yvette!" Geoff reintroduced the 4 TD nerds, all of which in varying moods.
The camera then panned to the row behind the fan club members. "Along with them, we have our 4 previously eliminated players! Say hello to Maxine, Flaky, Diamond, and Vergil!" Geoff introduced the losers, with only Flaky and Diamond waving to the camera.
"How did y'all get him to stay?" Diamond asked, gesturing to Vergil.
Vergil still wasn't happy to be here, but he wasn't trying to leave either. "We had production use some of the budget to send his family a care package while he's here. We get a sixth of the budget the main show has, so it's barely anything for us." Bridgette explained.
Diamond chuckled, looking to Vergil. "Figured he had a heart somewhere in there." Diamond remarked.
Vergil scoffed. "For them. Not for this show. But it was a good amount, so here I am." Vergil replied bluntly.
"Sooooo psyched to be back! I thought we would just be here until others filled up the seats, but now I get to hang with the new players!" Sierra exclaimed giddily.
Arnold snorted, pushing his glasses up. "Well actually, they aren't new since they've already competed and have been eliminated." Arnold reminded her, in a very bitter mood.
"Still salty your pick got eliminated? The forums were giving you quite the time about that!" Topher remarked, elbowing Arnold.
"Shut it! They're just biased against me for some reason! Yvette's pick lost too and she's just avoiding all mockery! It's blasphemy!" Arnold complained, crossing his arms.
Yvette was on her laptop at the moment, typing away. "Perhaps it's because I wasn't banning people who disagreed with me." she guessed, with Topher holding back a laugh.
"If you weren't also a mod you'd be banned too!" Arnold now yelled at her.
Donna wasn't bothered by his yelling though, waving to the four of them. "Espera un minuto! If your guesses on who would win have been eliminated, who would you predict wins now?" Donna asked them curiously.
"Kahlin." Yvette guessed confidently.
"Why?" Geoff followed up.
Yvette shook her head. "Revealing what I think will happen lowers the chances of it actually happening. A common trope in reality shows is the self-unfulfilling prophecy. Say something and the opposite happens. I decline to elaborate." Yvette explained, then went back to typing.
Arnold scoffed, then pointed at himself. "Well I predict that Jack is going to win! He's got himself a rock solid alliance with Trixie, has yet to lose a challenge when he's at the helm, and once the merge comes, he'll be a one man winning machine. Anyone who disagrees with me might as well leave the server before I kick them from it!" Arnold explained his choice snarkily.
Sierra shrugged her shoulders. "That might make him a target though! I still think Athena is going to win, her friendship with Toby is adorable!" Sierra brought up.
"I still think it'd be Trina. Her situation has only gotten better with Delanie booting everyone not in her alliance." Topher threw in his unchanged input.
"Well those are certainly some picks! But who does the audience think will win the whole thing?" Bridgette asked the audience, with the TV now lowering to just above the couch.
Icons for the fifteen remaining players flew across the screen, going in a cycle. Bridgette looked up at the TV, ready to see the results. "The contestant the audience thinks is most likely to win is..."
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The screen stopped on a red icon with the track star's picture on it. "...Melissa! Seems the audience thinks her morale and athleticism will take her to the end!" Bridgette announced, with only Flaky in the peanut gallery looking happy with this.
"S-She's a good leader..." Flaky commented meekly.
The TV began to cycle through contestants again though, with Geoff starting up another result reveal. "We also asked the audience who they think is the WORST player still in the game! So who does the audience like the least?" Geoff asked to the audience, with Donna getting a small frown.
"This question doesn't seem very productive, no entiendo." Donna told him, while Mittens rubbed his hands in anticipation of the results.
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The TV stopped on a yellow icon of the mechanic. "Beck! Seems he hasn't been able to grab the audience like his movies do!" Geoff announced the result, shocking no one.
"Boring, plot armor, carried by Delanie, shouldn't be in the game, eugh, can we get him out of here already?" Arnold complained.
"He's p-pretty hot though..." Flaky commented, her hands between her legs.
Diamond just shrugged her shoulders. "He seemed chill to me. With all the weirdos still in the game, I'd gladly hang with him over most of them." Diamond remarked, disagreeing with the result.
Once more the TV began to spin through the icons for the third time. "Lastly, we asked the audience who they're rooting for to win! In other words, who is the audience favorite?" Bridgette asked the audience.
"Crucemos los dedos por Toby!" Donna replied with her fingers crossed as she looked at the screen.
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This time the screen stopped on a gray icon of the emotionless Brit. "Athena? That's a surprise! But she's the one the audience is rooting for!" Bridgette announced the result, with Sierra clapping her hands.
"See? No one expects it, but people want to see it! It's just how hidden protagonists work!" Sierra exclaimed, her prediction validated.
"Likeable players people root for don't always win though." Yvette pointed out. "Staci failed to win in season 4, LeShawna in season 1, and Howard lost right at the end." she added her evidence. Sierra ignored her though, just happy to have her prediction as the audience favorite.
The TV now switched from the icon display to static, and Bridgette pulled up something else on the tablet. "With the audience and peanut gallery opinions out of the way, let's move on to our first guest! She's an ASMR artist, a blood fanatic, and definitely not a vampire! Up first is Lilac!" Geoff introduced the first guest.
Clips from the show now played of Lilac, showing her talking to Kylie, her performance in the adult movie challenge, her excitement in the vampire challenge, her confrontation with Jack, and finally her elimination. "Lilac's run was going pretty smoothly last time we talked!" Bridgette began while the footage played. "She was good friends with Kylie, and her fondness of blood was far from the weirdest thing on the Critics. But Jack suspected she was a vampire and went totally ballistic! Even though he was out of his mind, he was still the captain, so enough people sided with him and sent the vampire packing!" Bridgette summarized Lilac's run.
"How is Jack still in the game by the way? Dude is crazy." Vergil remarked.
"Because of his outstanding challenge skills!" Arnold defended Jack immediately. "Look at the rest of the Critics, they can't afford to boot him!"
The TV rose up after that, and the camera panned to the left. "Less about Jack, more about our guest! And here she is, say hi to Lilac!" Donna welcomed Lilac on stage, who walked onto set with a smile before sitting down on the green couch near the hosts.
Lilac waved to the audience as they applauded for her, before it died down to let the interview begin. "Hola Lilac! Tu eres bien?" Donna asked Lilac.
Lilac raised an eyebrow, not understanding. "Umm, hi! But what does that second part mean?" Lilac asked her.
"It means 'are you alright' in Spanish! I know how it feels to leave early, so don't feel too bad about it." Donna replied, comforting Lilac.
Lilac giggled, then gave a wave of dismissal. "Ah don't worry about it. I made it to the second aftermath, so that's a milestone at least? I don't think I really had a way of dealing with what happened, so oh well." Lilac didn't pay the comfort much mind.
Geoff looked at the fan questions on the tablet, with all three hosts glad to see her in good spirits. "Great! Last time, everyone besides Diamond didn't take too kindly to leaving early. Mind if we ask some questions from the fans?" Geoff asked her.
Lilac nodded, leaning back and putting her hands behind her head. "Shoot. I've got nothing to hide~" Lilac responded with a suave smile.
Geoff looked through them, then stopped on the first juicy one. "So, do you have any ill will toward Jack for thinking you were a real vampire and booting you? If so, do you have any plans?" Geoff asked her.
Lilac held back a laugh, before shaking her head. "No no, I don't have anything against him for it. The more I think about it, the funnier it gets honestly. He not only thought I was a vampire like a week after meeting me, but he managed to get the majority against me too. Like do I really come across that much like a vampire? I guess it was right after the vampire challenge, but I thought I played it safe there." Lilac explained, twirling a finger near her head.
Geoff nodded, also laughing a little. "Yeah dude, talk about a crazy team captain! Another question asks, if you didn't get booted like that, do you think you had the skill to make it in the long run? We really didn't see a ton from you in challenges while you were on the show." Geoff asked her a follow up.
Lilac thought for a moment, then shrugged. "I've got a lot of science knowledge, but there are a lot of smart cookies in the cast, so who knows how helpful that would have been. At least on my team, without Jack accusing me of being a vampire, I think I could have merged honestly. Kylie and I had a good thing going and no one else minded me except Jack. I didn't really come here to play a powerhouse, I know what I can and can't do." Lilac theorized, pointing at herself with her thumb.
"Speaking of Kylie..." Donna began, glancing at the tablet. "One viewer asks if you have a crush on Kylie! And another asks if there were any scenes between you and her that the cameras didn't catch!" Donna read off the questions, which got a small blush to appear on Lilac's face.
Lilac shrugged her shoulders, shaking the blush off her face. "I mean, during the challenge it was hard to not get wrapped up in the moment, but that's kinda what the challenge was supposed to do. I just see us more as good friends as the history books would say. As for the scenes, we had a lot of small talk together, but I don't think the producers want to eat up their airtime with that. Can't blame them either." Lilac answered, keeping it casual.
"Oh, just friends? That is going to SHATTER some of the forums! Kylac was one of the bigger ships! Up there with Jimlin, Beclissa, and Jreddy!" Sierra cried out, shocked there was no romantic feelings.
"Do any of these people actually have romantic connections?" Vergil questioned these ships skeptically.
Sierra shook her head, giggling. "Mayyyyybe not! But just imagine if they happen!" Sierra replied, not caring at all about the logistics.
"It'd definitely be good TV if Beck cheated on Delanie, it'd actually give him something to do." Topher remarked in addition.
While they chatted, Bridgette pulled up the next question. "So Lilac, a couple ask this, what started this blood and vampire obsession? Seems pretty out of left field." Bridgette asked her.
Lilac didn't have to think long for this one, posturing herself up to answer. "Oh, funny, well, not so funny story about that. My parents are divorced, yeah, bummer, but I've moved on from it. My dad passed away not long after that, and he was an alcoholic, so that passed down to me while I was upset over it. He wanted to do plenty good in the world, and the easiest way for me to do the same at the time was to give blood and help out at the local lab. It became a regular thing, and next thing you know, I genuinely enjoyed studying blood. The vampire stuff just came by association." Lilac explained, rather nonchalantly and smoothly despite the subject matter.
"Lilac... I'm sorry you had to go through that. That sounds unfortunate." Donna right away began to comfort her.
Lilac waved it off though, still smiling. "Don't worry darling~, I've long gotten past that, my dad wouldn't want to watch my sulking from above anyway. Besides, it's led me to where I am now, and I'm pretty okay with that! Can't change what happened, but I can make the best of it." Lilac told Donna happily.
There was some applause from the audience, as well as Geoff and Bridgette. "Good for you Lilac! Some people handle grief worse than others, so it's nice to see you didn't let it affect you." Bridgette praised Lilac.
"Shyeah dudette! Didn't even think that was the reasoning when I was watching the show! Hid it pretty well!" Geoff also praised her.
Lilac humbly accepted the praise, nodding while having her palm on her chest. "Thank you thank you, but it's just how I do things. Who is next to be interviewed by the way?" Lilac asked.
"Freddy. Why?" Bridgette answered, not sure where this was going.
"Perfect. Don't say that I'm here. You can call him out." Lilac told the hosts, before diving behind the couch.
The three hosts shared confused looks, but didn't question it. "Ohhhkay! Well that was it for Lilac everyone! Onto our next guest! He's an avid gamer and righteous bundle of joy who just can't contain his passion, it's Freddy!" Bridgette transitioned to the next guest, with the TV coming back down.
Clips of Freddy's run played, showing him immediately bonding with Jack, arguing with Trixie, hiding in the food fight challenge, rambling in the courtroom challenge, and finally his elimination ceremony. "Freddy had it made in the competition during his run! Best buds with the captain, well liked, stood for what he believed in, and was just having a plain good time! That was until Jack was taken away from him for two straight challenges, leading to him annoying the rest of his team after opening up to Trixie." Geoff recapped his run.
"Yeah... poor Freddy! Although, I didn't really know what he was talking about either." Donna agreed with Geoff, while Mittens shrugged and twirled a finger near his head.
The camera then panned over to the right side of the stage, a spotlight appearing there. "Without further ado, here is the FNAF fanatic himself, Freddy!" Bridgette welcomed Freddy, with him walking onto the stage and waving to the audience.
Freddy took off his top hat for a moment and tipped it to them, then put it back on and sat down on the couch. "Hey guys! How do you do? You guys did great hosting Malibu by the way, it was kinda relaxing watching a season without the contestants in danger. Except Monica... how is she?" Freddy greeted the hosts.
"Yeah, she's fine, nothing permanent. But how are you Fredbro? Must be salty after losing for talking about your hobby?" Geoff replied, greeting him back.
Freddy shook his head, chuckling sheepishly. "Ahh... I guess I had it coming honestly. I did go a bit overboard, and they did ask me to stop multiple times. I made some friends and honestly, just meeting Jack made my time worth it, since we'll still be friends when this is all over." Freddy went over how he felt, not all that upset.
"Huh. Another person taking their loss well? Great! This is going much smoother than last time!" Bridgette commented in relief. "So Freddy, one of our viewers asks, what do you think of the FNAF songs by the Living Tombstone?" Bridgette asked, pulling up his questions on the tablet.
Freddy thought for a moment, before giving a thumbs up. "I think they're very-"
"GRAAAAH!" Lilac yelled, baring plastic fangs now as she jumped up from behind the couch.
Freddy shrieked, falling forward off the couch and scrambling to his feet after being spooked by Lilac. "Woah! Lilac!? Y-You're actually a vampire!?" Freddy let out in shock.
Lilac shook her head, then pulled the plastic teeth out. "Nope! Just a little payback for actually thinking I was! I'll go take my seat now!" Lilac replied chipperly, tossing him the plastic teeth as she walked across the Aftermath stage to sit in the Peanut Gallery.
Freddy caught the teeth, still wide eyed in shock as Lilac just casually strolled by. He slowly sat back down, but not before peeking over the couch to make sure no one else was there. "Umm... where were we?" Freddy asked, scratching his head as he calmed back down.
Donna looked at the questions, moving onto a heavier hitter. "Have you ever thought of being in the Nerd Herd? You stated your favorite contestant was Sam in your application, so would you think of joining them now that you've been on the show?" Donna asked him.
Freddy actually shook his head to this, pointing at himself. "They're cool, but I wouldn't want to force myself into their group. Especially with how tight knit they are. I think Jack, Trixie, and I could form our own Nerd Herd! Still haven't though of a name, but it'd be so cool!" Freddy declared.
The three hosts shared an awkward look. "With Trixie? Uhh... you watched the episodes right?" Geoff asked him, not dropping the hammer.
"I watched the ones after I left, I haven't rewatched any of them though. Why?" Freddy asked, not seeing the point of this.
None of the hosts wanted to actually answer, so Bridgette just scrolled down on the tablet. "Well Freddy, you have a fan calling in who wants to talk to you! So say hi!" Bridgette told Freddy, switching topic as the TV turned on to a video call.
Everyone looked to the screen, which then started up the call transmission of a skinny tan boy with short gelled black hair. He was wearing a green jersey shirt with a leopard logo and the word Newton on it, and blue jeans. In the background was a room filled with various chess boards and memorabilia. "Hello Freddy! I'm Dustin! I was rooting for you while watching the show, shame you had to go out like that!" Dustin introduced himself.
Freddy blushed for a moment, waving back to Dustin. "Hey Dustin! Yeah, a shame, but I brought it on myself. Forgot to check cams so to speak!" Freddy agreed with him, laughing off his loss.
Dustin crossed his arms, not agreeing with the second part. "I wouldn't say that. How did it feel getting taken advantage of by Trixie? Are you worried at all for Jack?" Dustin asked him.
"Taken advantage of? Huh? First the hosts being weird about Trixie and now this? What's the deal?" Freddy asked back in confusion.
Dustin nodded his head. "Yeah, you got outplayed, checkmated even! Trixie caught on you were a big fan of FNAF, so she just got you to start gushing about the series to get the rest of the team to want to vote you off, and it worked! Now she has Jack all to herself!" Dustin explained to Freddy.
"Wait what!? She did!? No... but she was being my friend!" Freddy cried out, not believing Dustin.
"Sorry Fredbear, but I wish I wasn't. You got scholar mated. So do you think Jack will catch on before it's too late?" Dustin replied dismally, also upset.
Freddy groaned, his mood ruined. "I really thought she was my friend... but Jack is smart. Smarter than me. I know he'll catch on. Flynn was beefing with Trixie last I saw too, maybe they can work together and get her out of there before she causes more damage. She's really made herself quite the security breach." Freddy stated confidently, still believing in Jack.
Dustin got a small smile, nodding in agreement. "He's cooky, but he's capable. I hope the same happens. It was great to talk to you Freddy, wish I wasn't the one that had to break the news like that. Take care bud!" Dustin waved goodbye to Freddy.
Freddy waved goodbye back, and the video call ended after that. "Yeah, sorry Freddy. I mean, good that you don't think as doubtfully as the rest of us, but yeah, Trixie played you." Bridgette apologized.
Freddy let out a sigh, just looking at the floor for a moment. "I know. Just sucks. I think I'll need a moment." Freddy told the hosts in a saddened tone.
"Well you won't get one, mwahahaha!" Maxine declared, now stepping out of the Peanut Gallery and walking across the stage.
"Maxine? Now isn't the time for this-" Bridgette tried to stop her.
Maxine pulled out a remote control, snickering at Freddy. "We're gonna play a fun game! It's called the Hammer of Pain! You lie, you feel pain! I wanted to use it on Lilac, so the hammer is made of pure silver, but it'll still hurt a ton, delightfully evil!" Maxine explained, pointing up at the ceiling.
Freddy and the hosts looked up, gasping as they saw a massive silver hammer situated and ready to swing down. "Guys? That thing isn't gonna really hit me right?" Freddy asked worriedly.
"Not if you just tell the truth! So let's start with an easy one! Evil does like a good build up!" Maxine replied quickly, then snatched the tablet from Bridgette to see the questions.
"Hmm... these are all lame! What is it about FNAF that makes you gravitate towards it so much? That's the weird series about the animatronics right?" Maxine asked, displeased with the questions.
This offended Freddy, his sadness switching to anger. "Hey! Don't make fun of Five Nights at Freddy's! That atmosphere is phenomenal, the lore just sucked me in as soon as I looked into it, it basically invented jumpscares, the designs are amazing! I have a fear of robots too, so it just became a perfect series for me!" Freddy answered passionately, and the hammer of course didn't come down.
Maxine grinned at this energy, then moved on to the next question. "Would you stuff Jack into an animatronic?" Maxine asked him, not quite sure what that meant.
"Of course not, he's my friend!" Freddy replied, then glanced up at the hammer and winced. It didn't move though, and Freddy sighed with relief. "Okay phew... I've imagined which animatronic would suit him the best, Chica of course, but I'd never put him into one." Freddy elaborated.
"Uh huh... whatever that means. Do you think it was fair to boot Lilac when Jack bailed on the whole challenge that episode? I'd personally just knock Jack out for that, useless swine he was there!" Maxine followed up, sharing the sentiment with the question.
Freddy nodded his head right away. "Of course! Jack is my friend, and he was a great leader in the past challenges, so he deserved to stay! Lilac just wasn't as helpful, no offense." Freddy answered strongly.
The hammer didn't swing, and Lilac just shrugged. "All of it taken, but I'm not spiteful enough to do anything about it." Lilac remarked.
Freddy sighed with relief that Lilac wasn't that mad at him still, while Maxine was bothered still. "Ugh, why are you honest? Ooh, do you believe all of the stuff Jack says? You believed Lilac was a vampire right? Anything too crazy?" Maxine asked him deviously.
"Of course I do! I wouldn't be as close as I am with him if I didn't believe what he said!" Freddy answered right away.
The hammer unlocked and swung down though, prompting Freddy to dive out of the way to avoid being hit. "Woah! Okay okay! Maybe some stuff Jack says is a bit out there, but I go along with it 'cuz he's my friend! Okay!?" Freddy corrected himself, astounding the hammer actually swung down.
Bridgette walked over to Maxine and took the remote away from her, glaring down at the midget. "That's enough of that! Sorry Freddy, you can get a seat in the Peanut Gallery now. I didn't think that she actually made the contraption work." Bridgette apologized, still giving Maxine a stern look.
"Well it was truly evil if you had to stop it! Mwahaha!" Maxine let out an evil laugh, proud of her hammer.
"It was a safety hazard dudette! Now go sit down!" Geoff scolded her, pointing to the Peanut Gallery.
Freddy got back on his feet and walked to the Peanut Gallery quickly, while Maxine just walked back with a smug grin. "Great interview..." Freddy muttered to himself as he sat down.
With Freddy out of the way, Bridgette moved on to the next guest. "Onto our next guest, not the most friendly, but he sure has a lot of skills!" Bridgette began to introduce the next.
Donna nodded in agreement. "His attitude could use improvement, but he backs up his claims! Here's the man who is muy perfecto! King!" Donna introduced King, with the perfectionist walking onto the stage with a bored look while everyone else cheered for him.
King sat down on the couch, ignoring the applause entirely and just focusing on the hosts. "Anything you're going to ask me about the game likely won't matter. It was cut and dry. And now I'm done with it." King told them bluntly right off the bat.
Bridgette scooted to the edge of the couch, letting out a sigh. "I kind of saw this coming, but hey King, if you cooperate, this goes by a lot quicker than if you grump your way through all the questions. So do you think you can be a good guest?" Bridgette proposed hopefully, holding both hands together.
King postured himself up, nodding as he adjusted his tie. "Of course. I wouldn't make a public mockery of myself. I was simply letting you know that such frivolous questions would be pointless. My strategy was to win with pure excellence and challenge strength, but the team I was on did not allow that." King replied, still in the same tone.
Donna clapped happily at this cooperation. "Muy bueno! We'll skip over the strategy questions then. One of our viewers asks if you think you could apologize to Flaky for sabotaging her in the zombie challenge and getting her booted. I think Toby would want you to." Donna asked him the first question on the tablet.
King clicked his tongue at this question, looking away for a moment. "They aired that goodbye with Toby... great. I don't care what he wants. I know what I want, and apologizing to someone for just playing the game isn't one of those things. Call it collateral damage." King responded, although Flaky didn't look very surprised at this.
Donna frowned at this, while Geoff looked for another question. "Oh, here's a good one! Besides Toby, is there anyone else in the game that you respected?" Geoff questioned King, further annoying the snob.
"Like I said, that moment with us was a private thing. I wouldn't do that for anyone else. Kahlin is someone I'm neutral on however. I could never get a solid judgement of his person. Perhaps he had some worth, but that smile never quite reached his eyes, I just couldn't tell. If he has plans for the game, I respect how he's conducted himself." King stated, unable to think of anyone else.
Vergil scoffed at this, shaking his head. "He's a piece of work, I'll agree. But I can't respect him." Vergil remarked sourly.
"Cuz he got you booted?" Topher snidely replied, smirking at Vergil.
"Wasn't talking to you." Vergil sharply told Topher, only giving him a brief glare.
"Aptly put." King agreed with Vergil, also giving Topher an annoyed look.
Bridgette looked through the questions, finding another non strategy one. "Hmm, well one of our fans is asking about your home life. On Sierra's blog it says that one of your siblings was ran out of your house by your father. But now that you have control, have you ever thought of contacting him?" Bridgette asked King.
King nodded his head, then looked to the camera. "If you're still out there Narcisso, you can come back home. Edna still needs to be kept under control, but it's over. Things under our father were horrific, but that's as far as I'll go with it. You people aren't worthy of knowing just how bad it was." King told the camera, before addressing the hosts again.
The three hosts didn't pry any further into his personal life, with Geoff just pulling up the next question. "Okay, are we worthy of knowing what your favorite challenge was? One of our viewers asks that. You may be seriously stone-faced bro, but you had fun in at least one of them right?" Geoff questioned King, lightening the tone.
King thought for a moment, then shrugged. "None of them were particularly difficult for me, so they were all boring. Except for the body swap challenge, an out of body experience in such a useless vessel was certainly a tough task." King answered, letting out a yawn afterward.
Bridgette sighed, facepalming. "I know you're cooperating, but you're really not making this fun." Bridgette told King, furrowing her brows.
"You asked for cooperation. I'm cooperating. Can we be done with this now?" King replied snootily, resting his head on his palm.
Donna shook her head, pressing a button on the tablet and bringing the TV back down. "Not just yet! ¡Tienes una fan que quiere preguntarte algo! That means you have a fan that wants to talk to you! Whenever I say 'tiene', that means 'You have'! And una or just un means 'a'. And-"
"We don't have the run time to translate an entire sentence, sorry Donna." Bridgette told Donna, while Mittens had already started to take a nap.
Donna nodded, then pressed another button on the tablet. "Right, disculpe! Anyway King, here is your fan!" Donna apologized, then started the video call.
King looked up at the screen as the TV went from static, to a native Canadian girl's room. She had short black hair, and was wearing a yellow shirt with a purple striple, a purple necklace, and black sweatpants. The room behind her was full of trophies on shelves lining the room, and medals pinned just about everywhere else. "Hi! I'm Sky! I'm a big fan of just how hard you try to do everything perfectly!" Sky greeted King happily.
King groaned, seeing where this was going. "Great, another person who thinks I'm a hunk. I don't have time for these kind of fans." King remarked, motioning for Donna to end the call.
"Wait! It's not like that!" Sky blurted out, her eyes widening a little. "I actually get where you're coming from. And I have my boyfriend Keith anyway. I actually just respect how hard you work. I know some people view you as rude or cold-hearted, but you keep proving them wrong. Other than sabotaging Flaky or beating up Jack, I respect it all. Just those things are pretty unsportsmanlike." Sky explained herself in a rushed voice.
King stopped his motioning once Sky said all that, looking up at the screen. "Oh really. Interesting. Oh... I can see all the accomplishments you have in your room. You put a lot of effort into what you do as well I presume?" King asked Sky back.
Sky nodded, rubbing the back of her head when he pointed out all the trophies and medals. "Yeah, I'm training to be an Olympic athlete, so perfectionism is kind of my thing. So when I saw you on the show with that same kind of drive, I just had to root for you. We don't really express it much, but the drive to do everything as best as we can is there. I don't really have a question, but I just wanted to tell you that you're not alone. You seem like you need that." Sky told King, carrying a comforting smile.
"Hmph. I'm only like this because of my father. He wanted us all to be perfect, so we were constantly abused. Drove my brother out of the house and drove my sister insane. Then there's me. I became perfect, and I overthrew him. I don't think a simple athlete can relate to that. Don't you dare put yourself on the same plane of perfection as me." King rattled off his story to Sky harshly, crossing his arms.
"Well actually..." Sky began, rubbing one arm. "SKY! Get down here, you were supposed to start your 20k 3 minutes ago!" a woman's voice called from offscreen.
"Right! Sorry mom! It was great talking to you King, just remember you have a fan who gets you! Bye!" Sky hurried shouted, then ended the video call.
The TV abruptly went to static after that, and the hosts shared an awkward look while King got up from the couch and walked over to the peanut gallery. "Ohhhhkay, that sure wasn't what I was expecting for a fan call to King, but there you have it!" Bridgette told the audience, putting a smile back on.
King sat down next to Freddy, just resting his head on both palms boredly without a word. "Well, I guess we'll move on to our next guest now! She's peppy, stands up for herself, and is the only sane one of her team apparently! It's Kylie!" Geoff introduced the next guest, with the TV static then switching to footage of her run.
Kylie was shown dodging food in the high school challenge, avoiding being stabbed in the vampire challenge, flubbing her scene with Lilac in the adult movie challenge, repeatedly gagging at Bonnie, losing in the ping pong challenge, and finally a clip from her elimination was shown. "Kylie was a fierce player, although she wasn't too fond of the rest of her team! Girl was practically being driven crazy just being around them!" Geoff began to go over Kylie's run.
Bridgette nodded in agreement. "Yup! So she started hanging out with Delanie instead after they found common ground with each other! They used to hate each other, but they became quick friends! That all came crashing down though when the Critics found out about this cross-team friendship and voted her off!" Bridgette went over why she was sent home.
Mittens laughed at this reasoning, while Donna paid it no mind. "Regardless of how she left, she still made some friends along the way, and she doesn't have to hang around the Critics anymore! So Kylie esta aqui! Give her a good welcome!" Donna welcomed Kylie onto the stage, with audience clapping for her arrival.
Kylie walked onto the stage, waving to the audience and blowing a kiss before she sat down on the couch. "Hi Kylie! You seem in much better spirits now!" Donna greeted Kylie, while Mittens blew a kiss as well.
Kylie just ignored Mittens and focused on Donna. "Yeah. I had some time to blow off some steam. So I'm doing much better now." Kylie answered, posturing herself up.
Maxine was about to get up, but Diamond stuck out a leg and tripped her. "Nope." Diamond told Maxine, pulling out a blunt and hitting it afterward.
"Diamond! You can't do that in here!" Bridgette called to Diamond.
Diamond let out a small puff, then sighed. "Oh, my bad. Continue with the show." Diamond apologized, putting it out right away and just kicking back while King had to hold Maxine on his lap.
"Curse you all, it would have been entertainment!" Maxine shouted, struggling to get out of King's grip, but he of course held her with ease.
Kylie just watched with confusion, not sure what that was about. "Uhh, did I miss something? Or has she just been acting up ever since she got here?" Kylie asked the hosts.
"Sort of. She's feisty, but now she's moved up to dropping a giant hammer down like she tried on Freddy. Don't worry, you're fine." Bridgette assured Kylie, pointing up at the silver hammer back in its position above the couch.
Geoff had pulled up her questions on the tablet, looking at what was there. "Yeah brah, you're good! So! One of our viewers is wondering how difficult it was juggling between Ohio and San Francisco every 6 months, and another was asking which one you prefer! So which? I'd take San Fran, you're right by the beach over there!" Geoff asked two of the questions, giving his take.
"Oh, right for the personal ones..." Kylie muttered, thinking for a bit after that. "I'll say this much about my living situation. It wasn't fun. I'm not gonna pretend constantly moving is. But being able to see my family evenly is worth it. There's more to do in San Francisco, so I'll go with that. Both of my parents just kind of use me as a pawn to get at the other one." Kylie explained her situation, not that happy about it.
"Oh, sorry dudette, didn't think it was that rough. One of our viewers asks if you feel guilty about all this, and if you think they blame you." Geoff asked a follow up question, getting an odd look from Bridgette.
"Geoff! I think that's a bit too prying." Bridgette acosted him right away.
Geoff showed her the tablet right away, pointing to the question. "That's what it says! Just tied into the last one well." Geoff defended himself.
Kylie just waved it off. "Eh, I had a feeling people would want to pry. I don't feel guilty about it though. Their drama and their decisions are exactly that. Theirs. If they blame me, they can go look in the mirror for a culprit." Kylie answered bluntly.
Bridgette was a little surprised she actually answered, but just moved on to another question. "You didn't have to share, but I'm glad you feel comfortable doing so. Here's an easier one. Since you think Jack being leader was a mistake, who should have been the next person to lead?" Bridgette asked Kylie more innocently.
Kylie groaned as soon as she heard Jack's name, furrowing her brows. "Boy was him being leader a mistake. But if I had to pick, it'd be me, Lilac, Thomas, Trixie, Flynn, and Athena in that order. Basically, anyone but Freddy or Jack." Kylie answered, raising a finger for each person she named.
Freddy crossed his arms, frowning at this. "Seriously?" Freddy asked from the Peanut Gallery.
"Seriously. Anyone delusional enough to side with Jack on the vampire stuff shouldn't lead a team. Which is a bunch of the team apparently, but you and Jack are the real nutcases." Kylie confirmed, also crossing her arms.
"Ooh! We have a question that ties into that!" Donna exclaimed, reading over the tablet. "You think your whole team is a bunch of weirdos, but what sets Lilac apart from that? She loves blood and acts like a vampire, isn't that just as weird as the rest?" Donna asked her curiously.
Kylie chuckled, shaking her head. "She may like blood and all, but I didn't feel like that was all there was too her. I've talked with Lilac about things not even related to blood. Jack? It's always horror. Freddy? Always FNAF. Lilac came off as normal, and her leaving earlier I guess let me avoid seeing just how weird she could get. But I prefer it that way, since she's actually cool." Kylie explained, with Lilac smiling and giving a quick wave from the Peanut Gallery.
"Hmm, well you think they're all weird, but you have to get close to them to actually make it far in the game." Bridgette reasoned. "One of our viewers actually asks if you regret not getting close to them, since it might have saved you from getting booted." Bridgette proposed a hypothetical.
Kylie shrugged, not thinking over the question much. "I don't think that was even why. Even if I was close to them, I doubt those weirdos would actually vouch for me after getting caught like that. I'd have to get closer to them than Jack was. My advice for anyone on that team is to just play into the weirdness as much as possible so they don't send you packing." Kylie advised, looking to the camera for a moment.
"Aww come on, I'm sure if you were better friends with them, they would have let you stay!" Freddy called out, disagreeing.
"Really? They booted me and Lilac out just over the chance of something. They're delusional. I can only imagine how scary it would be if any of them merge. They'd ruin the landscape of the game without even trying." Kylie pointed out, with Lilac, King, and Diamond nodding in agreement with her.
Donna looked through more of the questions, then giggled when she saw one. "Ooh, one of our viewers thinks you and Bonnie would be a great couple!" Donna exclaimed what was on the tablet.
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"Is there a question with that?" Kylie asked sharply.
"No, why?" Donna replied in confusion.
"I'm done." Kylie stated, getting up from the couch and walking across the stage to sit in the Peanut Gallery.
Bridgette sighed, but she wasn't surprised. "Well, that was Kylie everyone! Learned a bit about her home life that we didn't know about, and confirmed what she thought of the Critics! But who is our next guest?" Bridgette wrapped up the segment.
The TV came back down, now playing footage from the next guest's run. "Our final guest is a great father figure, a wonderful mediator, and a person you can count on, a real shame he had to lose. It's Esteban!" Geoff introduced him.
Footage played, showing Esteban saving Toby in the zombie challenge, colluding with Diamond in the time travel challenge, handling the cross examination in the courtroom challenge, arguing with Delanie in the road trip challenge, and finally a clip from his elimination. "Esteban had a pretty shaky run through and through. He was close buds with Beck, but wasn't able to find his footing anywhere else. He and Diamond failed to get Delanie booted, and once the captain set her sights on him, it was pretty much over. But here he is now, Esteban!" Geoff welcomed Esteban onto the stage.
Esteban walked onto the stage, keeping a brisk pace as he went over to the couch and sat down. "Hey guys. Thanks for having me on. Definitely nice to be here instead of the film lot." Esteban greeted the hosts with a warm smile.
"No problem my dude! We get it, we've both been around the block with the Chris-man!" Geoff replied, shooting Esteban a finger gun.
Esteban shot the finger gun back, while Bridgette looked through the questions. "Hmm, these are definitely some odd questions! One of our viewers wants to know that if Delanie got deformed from a car crash, would you be fine with that?" Bridgette asked Esteban, her eyes widened a little.
"Of course not! I know she played me out of a million bucks, but I don't want anything bad to happen to her. She might have her own reasons for competing that I don't want to shoot down. For all I know, she needs the money for her acting career." Esteban answered right away very strongly.
Donna gave Esteban a thumbs up of approval, then pulled up the next challenge. "Wonderful way to look at it! But as for needing the money, one of our viewers wants to know what you'll do now? Since you seemed to really need the money." Donna asked Esteban.
Esteban chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "Well it wasn't a life or death scenario if I won this or not. I'll just have to go back to school and work my side jobs instead of getting the easy way out. It stings, but I was going to have to do that no matter what. At least I had a chance with this show and tried." Esteban explained, not too worried.
"Boring!" Maxine called from the Peanut Gallery. She managed to wiggle her way out of King's hold, now walking across the stage. "Time to spice things up with a little game of Truth or Pain!" Maxine declared, sprinting over and taking the tablet in the process.
"Maxine! Not this again!" Bridgette scolded Maxine, reaching to take the tablet back.
Maxine pulled the tablet away though, snickering as she pulled her own remote back out. "Stop me and I drop it!" Maxine threatened the hosts, prompting Bridgette to back off.
"What's going on?" Esteban asked, having not seen Freddy's interview.
"Just tell the truth or my giant silver hammer drops down on you! Easy enough right?" Maxine went over the easy rules, having a wicked grin as she looked over the questions.
"Alright... I can do that..." Esteban replied, looking up at the hammer with worry.
Maxine nodded, then settled on a question. "Excellent! So we'll start with an easy one like last time! Since you go to college outside your home country, how hard was it adjusting to a new culture and leaving your family behind?" Maxine asked him.
Esteban hesitated, still looking up at the hammer for a moment. "It was very difficult, but I still think it was worth it for the sake of my family. I still send them money, so I didn't really leave them behind. Once I finish college here, I'll head back home and be able to full support them." Esteban explained, flinching immediately after.
The hammer didn't move though, and Esteban dropped his flinch. "Okay, so it can tell. I was ready to jump out of the way as soon as that thing moved!" Esteban remarked, glad to see the hammer was true to its job.
Maxine nodded, then pointed at herself. "Of course it works! I'm the one who made it! But anyway, do you regret not saving King at his elimination? Must suck you booted the guy would could have saved you!" Maxine asked, mocking him now.
Esteban shook his head, now a bit more comfortable answering. "Not really. What's done is done. And I would have been booting Toby if I saved King. Either way, I'd probably be sitting here if I saved him or not." Esteban answered, with King giving him a nod of approval.
"That's just playing the game. Doesn't bother me." King commented, surprising Maxine that he was perfectly fine with that.
The hammer didn't move either, much to Maxine's dismay. "If I was King, you'd be so dead for getting me booted! But here's another one! You think that Beck and Trina backstabbed you because they're using Delanie as a pawn for their own malicious intents? I know you know they voted for you." Maxine asked, snickering afterward.
Esteban shook his head right away once more. "Trina? No way she's malicious, Delanie just has a foothold on her. But Beck? I guess he felt that his alliance was more stable than just working with me. I trusted him as a friend, but he clearly didn't feel the same way back. Then again, he'd be booting his girlfriend if he wanted to keep me in the game, so I can't be super mad at him." Esteban reasoned, looking at it from their view.
Maxine groaned, angry that a venomous question didn't get him. "Why are you so sweet!? Just lie and take a hammer to the face! Here's another, you ever feel like you grew up too fast? That's gotta trigger something!" Maxine blurted out a simpler question.
Esteban paused, not sure how to word his answer at first. "Well you see..." Esteban began, briefly glancing up at the hammer. "Yes. But it was for a good cause. I'd rather grow up quickly for the sake of my family than meander and just drag them down forever. I love them, so if growing up quickly is needed, I'll do it." Esteban answered, keeping it honest.
The hammer didn't drop, and Maxine just threw her remote at the ground in anger. "Ugh, this sucks! All the early boots are too honest for their own good, that's why you all lose!" Maxine complained, then stormed back to the Peanut Gallery.
Maxine tossed the tablet onto the table as she did so, which Bridgette picked right back up. "Sorry you had to deal with all that, and... sorry for everything with your family. You can sit down if you'd like." Bridgette offered, wrapping up the segment.
"Oh that's it? I had no problem just being honest. But there aren't any more questions?" Esteban commented, perfectly fine for more.
Donna giggled, having seen the questions for him. "Well, most of them for you are barely questions, just fans flirting with you. But here's a good closing one, what's your favorite memory with your family?" Donna asked him, very interested in what it would be.
Esteban tapped his finger on his chin, actually thinking hard about this one. "Hmm... there's a lot of fond memories, but I guess my favorite would be when I taught one of my brothers how to change out a pipe under the sink. He probably won't ever get use out of it, but just him being so interested in my work and what I was doing was honestly just fun. He was so proud over such an easy task. It's one of my favorite reminders that every little thing I do is helping my family, it makes me feel complete." Esteban told his story happily, placing a hand on his chest.
"That's very noble Esteban. I'm sure your brothers would love to hear that as well. You can take your seat now, gracias for being so cooperative!" Donna thanked Esteban, gesturing to the Peanut Gallery.
"De nada Donna. Thanks for having me!" Esteban thanked Donna back, before getting up from the couch and walking across the stage to sit down next to Kylie.
With all 5 of the interviews over, the hosts now looked toward the camera. "Wow! So our batch of interviews were much smoother than last time! Very nice to see! Maybe our next group will go even smoother?" Bridgette commented with a smile.
"Shyeah, that'd be sweet, we'd basically just be hanging out the whole time!" Geoff agreed with her.
Donna raised a finger though, with the TV coming down. "Before we finish though, we have one last announcement! Someone will be returning to the game!" Donna announced, shocking those in the Peanut Gallery.
"Who!? Is there a challenge for it!? Because I am ready!" Vergil asked fiercely.
Donna shook her head, with a roulette of the 10 eliminated contestant faces on it. "Nope! We let the viewers vote on who they think should return! Just to keep things fair of course!" Donna answered, dampening Vergil's energy.
Bridgette and Geoff looked at the tablet, seeing who it was, so they hit stop on the roulette. "And that special someone is..."
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"Flaky! With a whopping 29% of the vote too!" Geoff announced the winner, with the roulette stopping on the gamer's face.
A spotlight was cast on Flaky, and she squirmed in her seat. "M-Me!? But w-why? I'm that p-popular?" Flaky questioned the result.
"Well you tied with Delanie on the hottest contestant poll on the forums, maybe you just have a lot of fans?" Sierra guessed.
"H-Hot? Umm... I... m-me?" Flaky stuttered, shocked by this reveal even more.
"Not sure why either, but hey, you're back in the game because you're hot apparently, that's a win." Topher told Flaky, giving her a finger gun.
Arnold cleared his throat, then raised a finger. "Well actually, Flaky's sexual appeal comes from her petite size, which makes her perkiness look proportionally bigger, and her gaming hobby appeals to the more devoted fans. Plus, just look at her attire, she's basically asking to be-"
"Arnold, politely shut up." Yvette cut him off, giving him a cold glare.
"So what n-now?" Flaky asked, standing up from her seat.
Geoff popped a party popper, then gestured to the exit. "You catch the Lame-O-Sine back to the film lot! Whoever wins the next reward challenge gets you on their team, and you'll compete for as long as you can!" Geoff directed her.
Flaky stepped out of the Peanut Gallery, still shocked that she had been selected. "O-Okay... w-wish me luck! Or don't... but I really c-could use it..." Flaky waved goodbye to the Peanut Gallery members, walking over to the exit of the studio.
The only one who seemed upset was Vergil, but he quickly dropped his anger. "Whatever... my family is still getting their money." Vergil said to himself.
Once Flaky left, the three hosts stood up from the couch, with Mittens now sitting on Bridgette's head. "Well folks, that's all we had for today! Thank you for tuning in! It was great catching up with our eliminated contestants once more!" Bridgette thanked the audience.
Geoff nodded in agreement. "Sure was Bridge, but how is Flaky gonna do in the competition? And who will be joining us here in the Aftermath studio next time?" Geoff now asked the sign off questions.
"Don't miss the next episode, and be sure to tune in then! Until next time, this has been Consecuencias, del Drama, Tooooooootal!" Donna signed off the show after raising her arms with Geoff and Bridgette, waving to the camera as it faded out afterward.