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Chapter 0: Intro
Table Of Contents:
1: A Friendly Introduction
2: Welcome To The Chat Room!
3: Rules, Guidelines, And Expectations
🌼🌼A Friendly Introduction🌼🌼
-Citrus pov-
Is Berry Student okay? I heard she convinced Gelato Trio Cookie to invite me to participate in a competition. She had trouble in a previous thing she did with him, but according to the description, this one doesn't look that bad. "A competition where teams work together and against each other to complete a variety of challenges. Up to 100 challenges will be available. Murdering each other is very strictly against the rules."
I feel kind of nervous. I heard the competition can only have up to 16 people, so I'm lucky I got in in the first place. Though at the same time, I have a feeling. There's a catch to it. Maybe cause I was one of the first people accepted into it and there was lack of information? I didn't think too much about it. If there is no murder, it's okay!! Me and Berry will try to stick together until the very end!! ~
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Gelato Trio Cookie has called me over to the mesmerizer labyrinth today. I don't know the location, which he expected, so he told me to wait in parfaedia and he'll take me there. I also heard from Berry that she was told that if she gets invited to a group chat of his, she should accept it. I was never told that. He only called me and suddenly said "Citrus Parfaedia Student! Please head to the mesmerizer labyrinth as soon as possible! We have things to discuss for the competition!" I feel kind of nervous. Like why me? What did I do? But Berry said it's going to be okay. I hope so.
Berry Student: Good luck, Citrus. *pats back*
Me: I will!! *waves bye and waits nervously*
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I arrive in a strange blue shining place. It looks like a castle, and has this strange energy. Gelato Trio Cookie hasn't been seen since a portal opened in parfaedia. Berry could easily come in with me, but no. I'll be alone for now.
???: Why hello there! I've been expecting you! Don't worry! The other two cookies will be coming soon!
?!
I turn around, and see... Wait no no. Timekeeper Cookie?! The legend who can mess with timelines and create futures and all that type of stuff!! I can't believe I'm meeting her. I run away scared, but I know I shouldn't do that.
Timekeeper: Now now, don't run away. We're allies, after all! I wouldn't wanna hurt you! You're not someone I wanna target.
Me: So... You do have a target?
Timekeeper: I know how this competition will play out. I saw into the future. Multiple futures could happen. Do you want a hint on stuff I saw?
She seems so nice. But also so menacing. Something is suspicious about her. I don't wanna trust her. I shake my head. No! This will not be happening!! I'm not going to give in!!
Timekeeper: The 4 teams are Lavender Princess, Evergreen Forest, Scarlet Blood Rose, and Aquamarine! Your teammates will be Shadow Milk Cookie, pitaya dragon cookie, and Pastel Meringue Cookie! You will be the team leader! Like I'll be the leader of team lavender princess! So me and you, both team leaders together! Do you have what it takes to be a leader and make every decision for your team?!
Me: What?!
P-pitaya dragon cookie?! I don't wanna be on the same team as a dragon!! And Shadow Milk Cookie!!! I heard of him! A legend. Beast of deceit. Who can turn people into puppets and make reality be like a puppet show if he really wanted to!
Timekeeper: *looks at my horrified expression* Your team is only the truth. In every timeline, it's like this! But I have a plan. If you want Shadow Milk Cookie unable to do things to you, you need to get him out before phase 2 of the competition. I mean, that's what I want, but other teams might have other plans, and think differently.
?! 2 questions in my mind. I'll ask one for now.
Me: Why do you want him eliminated?
Timekeeper: Why wouldn't I? :) He's annoying and all that! But you should honestly be more concerned about yourself. You don't wanna get eliminated. Right? The weak can be easily targeted! So every chance you get, try to get other people eliminated by making them lose points or be targeted. Don't appear to be a threat yourself, and try to make yourself look not worth eliminating. That way, you can succeed!
Me: What?! But I don't care if I get eliminated!
Timekeeper: hehe. You're a nice girl. Nice girls like you can keep everyone in order. If you got eliminated, who else is going to be a peacekeeper? Let me tell you who else is in this with us. A--
She turned her head. A loud electrical explosion was heard in the distance with loud insane laughter. Then suddenly, a small baby dinosaur comes running to us crying. She has a flower. So cute and innocent
???: Yes!! Fear me!!! *evil laughter*
This isn't anyone from my team. I'm sure of it.
Suddenly, I see her approach. As the baby comes close to me, a very crazy looking cookie with multicolored hair comes, and shoots a blast of electrical energy at timekeeper cookie!! Timekeeper cookie moves out of the way with a calm expression. The crazy cookie runs forward to her.
Crazy: I... Hate the tbd!!!!!! *insane laughter*
She gets ready to fire another blast, but then she gets lifted up by an unknown force, and the weapon goes away somewhere. This girl looks furious. I look at timekeeper cookie, who is just calmly smiling.
Me: Did you do this???
Timekeeper: Silly girl. You have so much to learn. In the mesmerizer labyrinth, gelato trio cookie can have reality warping abilities and can prevent any of us from using any powers or magic! I guess weapons are not powers, so they can still be used. It looks like he's watching if he was able to stop twizzly gummy cookie from using her electro jelly gun.
Gelato Trio: Yes! That is correct! But twizzly gummy cookie will not be penalized for attempting to murder pond Dino cookie, cause the competition has never officially started!!
Twizzly: Oh come on!! *annoyed* I wasn't trying to kill her!! I was just having fun!!!
Gelato Trio: *actually comes into vision with a menacing look then points directly at twizzly* That counts as murder attempt! For fun or not!! Murdering people is strictly prohibited by participants!! It will result in a 3 point loss for your team!!!
Twizzly: *very mad* You're going to take away our powers and my electro jelly gun and--
Me: *concerned* Twizzly Gummy Cookie, why did you even agree to be in this competition in the first place?
Twizzly: Oh! He basically said "timekeeper cookie is going to be in this competition and you will compete against each other. You two surely will not be on the same team. Some challenges will be chaotic, and I know you love chaos!" But... But!!! *looks annoyed, trying to figure out what to do or say* How can I cause chaos without my gun or any powers or electricity?!?!!!
Gelato Trio: There are plenty of ways to cause chaos, Twizzly Gummy Cookie!! Let me tell you how! But first... An introduction!!! Just for the 4 of you!!!
Timekeeper Cookie looked so calm and happy next to me. Twizzly Gummy Cookie was very mad. Pond Dino Cookie was scared. Gelato Trio Cookie paced around this room.
Gelato Trio: The 4 of you are the current leaders of your team. Timekeeper Cookie, you're the leader of team lavender princess. Citrus, you're the leader of team evergreen forest. Pond Dino, you're the leader of team scarlet blood rose. Weird name for you to lead. I know. And twizzly gummy cookie, you lead team aquamarine! The leader of every team can make any decision for their team during challenges. Any. And you 4 have first privileges to do so! But... You guys can't make every decision. So you can't control every aspect of your team! Everyone on your team has to agree on your choices for who does roles in challenges. However, anything else will 100% be allowed whether people agree or not, as long as it's doable! Any questions??
Twizzly Gummy: So if I wanna fire my electro jelly gun at people during challenges, I can? >:)
Gelato Trio: *stops* ^^' I mean, if I allowed you to have it, yes! If you want people to have a pancake breakfast while doing a challenge, yes! If you want your teammates to pay you $300 at the start of a challenge, yes! If you want water balloons thrown at a teammate during a challenge? Fine! Possibilities are endless! As long as it's doable!
Twizzly Gummy: *excited* I am so taking advantage of this!!! Hello, teammates!!! Be ready for some chaos!!! *insane laughter*
Me: ... :(
Gelato Trio: *excited and pose* Also not to mention, cheating against other teams is allowed, for both leaders and team members! But I'm not going to tell that to everyone! However, I will tell everyone you're freely allowed to interact with people from other teams. With some exceptions, but a lot is acceptable.
Twizzly Gummy: So I can paralyze people from other teams?! >:D
Me: Twizzly Gummy Cookie, calm down!!! >_<
Twizzly: Never!!! >:D *very excited, laughs more*
Timekeeper: *calm* ah yes. The chaos. It allows a lot of creativity in what you can do. But better not tell the others, or this competition would be a chaotic mess right at the start! Now that's not even all. There's even more. Right?
Gelato Trio: Correct!!! ... *hesitant* also yes a good idea to keep the possibilities secret until people find out. We like peace for now... *acts normal again* Anyway, speaking of secrets, wanna know another secret? It's super secret! You don't want people to know about it, or else... Well, people will know after phase 1, but still. *darkens*
Suddenly the room darkened. The lights went off mostly, and it wasn't the nice light blue we saw before.
Gelato Trio: The big secret I'll only tell you guys is... Anyone who gets eliminated, will die!!! They will die!!! No longer live!!!!! They will die here, in the mesmerizer labyrinth!!!!! I will kill them with magic! And since I can take away your powers here and do reality warping in a way, you can't do anything about it!!!
He then calms down, acting business professional.
Gelato trio: But like people who I killed here before, they all came back to life after. No worry...
Me: Wait we're going to die?!
Twizzly: Sounds awesome!! >:D
Twizzly Gummy Cookie, this is not helping!!!
Am I the only one freaking out? Timekeeper Cookie uh... Well yeah. Pond Dino Cookie being baby and standing there, probably not understanding a thing. Twizzly uh...
Gelato Trio: *waves hands and fixes the lighting, acting calm again like he never said this* Yeah that's basically what happens. You guys will die if you lose. You will feel the pain and all that. And come back to life some time after the competition.
Me: Can you stop that?!?!! >-<' *waves hands frantically*
Twizzly: *laughs* Oh come on!! Don't be a wuss!! You're going to die if you can't handle a little fear before the competition starts!
Timekeeper: If you choose to play fair, you'll never die from this. ~
Gelato Trio: Yes! Up to 4 people can be a finalist and win!! There's so many challenges available, who knows how many of you will get eliminated each time! If we have 5 left, what if all 4 teams lose 3 points and there is only one remaining?!
Me: So we uh, need to maximize how many teams don't lose points, and work together if we want 4 people to not die!! :o
Gelato Trio: If none of you like your teams, you can even make alliances with people from other teams! You still do challenges with your own, but it's nice to make extra allies, you know!
I breathe a sigh of relief. If Berry is not going to be on my team, I'm surely going to make an alliance with her. Me and her can work together. And I know she's good in alliances. She survived something else with death, after all.
Twizzly: What's the point of the point system anyway?!
Gelato Trio: Glad you asked! How about I tell you guys after I invite the rest of you to the group chat?! This will be a private meeting. Keep anything not said in the chat secret. Or not. Up to you.
A noise is heard and a screen shows up. 4 teams. Lavender Princess, Evergreen Forest, Scarlet Blood Rose, and Aquamarine. There was an icon for each team, and a picture of each of the 4 of us under our team names. I then hear a notification on my phone and look down.
🌼🌼Welcome To The Chat Room!🌼🌼
"Gelato Trio Cookie sent you an invite link"
I tap the link, and it opens up in a chat room. The first thing I see in the chat is.
"Citrus Student has entered the chat."
Then Pond Dino Cookie comes. And Timekeeper.
Twizzly Gummy: "Hurry up, losers!!! >:D"
Gelato Trio: "Hey uh... Be nice. 😅"
System: "Gelato Trio Cookie has created an invite link."
System: "Lychee Dragon Cookie has entered the chat."
Lychee Dragon Cookie?! :o
Timekeeper: *calmly* The people on team lavender are me, lychee dragon cookie, affogato cookie, and black garlic cookie. :)
Lychee Dragon: "Hello, my cookies. ~ Anyone care to fall for my charm? 😘❤️💕💖😈"
Twizzly Gummy: "Oh hell no!!! 😡🔫💣💥"
Lychee Dragon: "Oh you look fun to play with. ~ 🥰 Wanna join me? We could be allies."
Pond Dino: *baby talking*
Pond Dino: "Dragon?"
System: "Affogato Cookie entered the chat." "Black Garlic Cookie entered the chat."
Black Garlic: "Hi!!! 😃👻📸"
Affogato: "What's going on??"
Me: "The baby dinosaur knows how to talk?!"
Lychee Dragon: "Yes, I'm a dragon! Pretty cool! Right? You look like a dragon too."
Pond Dino: *excited baby talking*
Pond Dino: "I wanna be like you, lychee!!"
Twizzly: Since when can that baby know how to type in the chat?!?
Gelato Trio: I made a voice to translation feature on anything digital she uses within the mesmerizer labyrinth! Chat room, texting, writing, whatever! Even works if you wanna hear it out loud! I magically enhanced her phone here so it's possible!
Me: So she'll be a good leader. Right?? :(
Twizzly: I still don't like her and want her dead!!! *insane laughing*
Pond Dino: *sad crying*
Gelato Trio: I told you!! Murdering other people is not allowed!!! Your team will lose 3 points and you'll be at risk of elimination!! *uses phone more*
Affogato: "So there is 8 of us in the chat right now? The host being one of them. Interesting lineup. Maybe some of you can be my allies. What do you say?
Lychee Dragon: "Oh hell no!! 👿"
Pond Dino: "No!"
Affogato: "Timekeeper Cookie? You?"
System: "Shadow Milk Cookie has entered the chat!"
Timekeeper: "Oh welcome, team evergreen forest!"
Shadow Milk: "What is this?! Why do we need a chat room?! 😡 Is that too good saint pest Pure Vanilla Cookie here?!?!! 😡😡😡😑😤💥"
Me: "Pure Vanilla Cookie will not be on your team. But if you want a fun competition, we can make it fun. :)"
Shadow Milk: "Fun?! I like that! Will you be my first puppet?? How about it? Are we teammates by any chance? You will officially be my puppet!"
Timekeeper: "How interesting."
Affogato: "Oh. The shy girl is making friends already."
Pond Dino: "Can I make friends too?!"
I look up. It seems the screen with the teams have changed. Under lavender is the 4 of them together. Same with evergreen.
Timekeeper: Citrus, you don't need to join Shadow Milk Cookie. It's up to you.
Timekeeper Cookie then ran away quickly.
Me: What?! Where are you going?!
Twizzly: Get back here!!! *chases her but gets stopped with magic by Gelato Trio Cookie*
Gelato Trio: Nope! You're not chasing her! *puts her down then gets annoyed* I invited the others. Where are they???
System: "Pastel Meringue Cookie has entered the chat."
Me: "Hello, my team member!"
Affogato: "I heard you like dressing people up."
Pond Dino: "Fashion Icon!"
Pastel Meringue: "I know all of you have horrible fashion sense! Is my team anything cute?!"
Gelato Trio: "Timekeeper Cookie, you are the leader of team Lavender Princess. Your teammates are Affogato Cookie, Lychee Dragon Cookie, and Black Garlic Cookie. Now why isn't Pitaya Dragon Cookie entering the chat? I sent them an invite."
Pastel Meringue: "Lavender Princess. Sounds like a beautiful team name. But the team members... None of them at all are fitting to be a princess!! As beautiful as lavender may come to be!!"
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-Confessional Pov-
Timekeeper: *waves* Hi so uh... I found this place. I knew it would exist. I'll be using it before this even starts. But I would like to say, I have a plan. It's quite interesting how Shadow Milk Cookie wants to form an alliance with Citrus Student. It looks like people here are already trying to form groups. Oh, people so competitive when they don't know the competition. ~ I think I'll team up with that girl. One of us is going to get eliminated for sure before... The split. She needs my help anyway. No way she's going to survive without following any of my advice. But if she gets too boring for me, I'll wave her... Bye bye! ^-^ Once phase 2 starts, we'll be able to use powers. So if it's possible, get those pests lychee, shadow milk, and twizzly gummy out of here! Or maybe just Shadow Milk and affogato. Lychee and twizzly gummy might be pretty fun to have around and mess with. :) Oh citrus you sweet little girl... ~
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-Citrus Pov-
System: "Pitaya Dragon Cookie has entered the chat."
Gelato Trio: "Finally!!"
Lychee Dragon: "👎👎👎😡🛑"
Pitaya Dragon: "*replying to Lychee Dragon* So this is what I have as my competition? How interesting. 😈"
Lychee Dragon: "The battle will be quite fun. I heard you're on another team. ~"
Me: "I think me and my team will all get along! :) 🍊🌼"
Affogato: "Having 2 dragons as competition. How interesting."
Black Garlic: "2 dragons in this?! It's so exciting!! When will there be a ghost player?! :D 👻"
Shadow Milk: "I call keeping the little puppet close! 🎪🎭"
Pastel Meringue: "My opponents are going to be so annoying."
Gelato Trio: "On team Evergreen Forest, the leader is Citrus Parfaedia Student, Shadow Milk Cookie, Pitaya Dragon Cookie, and Pastel Meringue Cookie."
Shadow Milk: "I'm keeping the team leader as my puppet, forever!!! >:D Dance for me on my strings, my lovely team leader!! Let's take out the rest of you pests!!"
Pastel Meringue: "Honestly lavender princess looks more fun and less chaotic than this. 🤦"
Twizzly Gummy: "Chaos!!!!! >:D 💥💥💥💥🔫"
Black Garlic: "I don't mind switching!! I'd love to be on Evergreen!!"
Gelato Trio: "No switching teams!!"
Pitaya Dragon: "I wanna be on lavender too!!"
Lychee Dragon: "Switch with me then!!"
Gelato Trio: "No switching!!"
Affogato: "Let's all be calm here."
System: "Dark Fondue Cookie has entered the chat."
Dark Fondue: "What's going on here?"
System: "Burning Spice Cookie has entered the chat." "Red Velvet Cookie has entered the chat."
Pond Dino: "My team?"
Burning Spice: "Destruction!!!! I'll destroy all of you!!!!! I will be the winner!!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗡🗡🗡🗡🗡💣💣💣💣💣💣💣💣😈😈😈☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️💀💀💀💀👻👻👻👻👻👻👻💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🌩🌩🌩🌩🌩🌩🌩🌩🌩"
Red Velvet: Please calm down.
Dark Fondue: "Affogato Cookie. How interesting."
Affogato: "And who might you be? You look pretty."
Lychee Dragon: "Not as pretty as me. ~ 💖💖🐲🐉"
Twizzly Gummy: "You're a member of the TBD!!! Why when I get my hands on you!!!!"
Dark Fondue: "Oh you say that behind the screen, Lychee Dragon Cookie. But a dragon will never be as beautiful as a real cookie, no matter what. The sad little dragon who can't be as pretty as the mistress. 😢🖤"
Me: "You look real professional. And you're on team scarlet."
Lychee Dragon: "What?!?!! I hate you already!!!!"
Dark Fondue: "Team Scarlet? How nice. A nice team name. But how do you know that? :)"
Burning Spice: "Team Scarlet?! Who even thought of such a name?!?!!! 😡😡😡😡😡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"
Gelato Trio: "The leader of team scarlet blood rose is Pond Dino Cookie. The teammates being Dark Fondue Cookie, Red Velvet Cookie, and Burning Spice Cookie."
Dark Fondue: "Interesting. But I hate my entire team."
Burning Spice: "Scarlet Blood Rose?! Blood?!?!! Blood!!!!!!!!!!!! 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫💣💣💣💣"
Red Velvet: "*replying to Dark Fondue* Excuse me? We never even met."
Pond Dino: "I'm scared!"
Twizzly Gummy: "Scarlet only has 2 aggressive people!! Lame!!"
Lychee Dragon: "Hey Dark Fondue Cookie, how do you feel not being leader of team scarlet? ;) ❤️💖"
Burning Spice: "Pond Dino Cookie is the leader of scarlet and they look like a toddler!!!! How will I take orders from them?!?!! 😡😡😡😡😡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️"
Twizzly Gummy: "Wow. This might be more fun to watch than I thought! >:)"
Pond Dino: "So scary!"
Shadow Milk: "So amusing to see how team scarlet cooperates. But I'd like to see how team lavender does first! I think out of everyone, you guys will be the ones to fall first! I'll make sure of it!"
System: "Berry Parfaedia Student has entered the chat." "Madeleine Cookie has entered the chat."
Madeleine: "So many people here! How do I customize my name and profile to stand out among you all? ✨✨✨"
Berry Student: "Oh hi, Madeleine Cookie! Hi, Citrus!!"
Twizzly Gummy: "My team is so boring. It's these guys?!?!!"
Me: "Did Gelato Trio Cookie think about team formations right?"
Dark Fondue: "I think it was intentional. 📗"
Affogato: "Yeah. Looks pretty intentional to me."
Black Garlic: "I think lavender is the best team ever!! Though I wanna be on evergreen!! More fun!"
System: "Dark Cacao Cookie has entered the chat."
Affogato: "You!!!!"
Dark Cacao: "Affogato Cookie!!!! 😡"
Gelato Trio: "Team Aquamarine leader is Twizzly Gummy Cookie with the members being Madeleine Cookie, Berry Parfaedia Student, and Dark Cacao Cookie!"
Berry Student: "Oh really? Then who's on the rest of the teams?"
Shadow Milk: "Team Lavender will be going down!"
Gelato Trio: "You all will know everyone else's teams later on. But that's everyone here now. Right? 17 of you in the chat?"
Affogato: "You really put us on wonderful teams. :)"
Twizzly Gummy: "I'll be the best team leader ever!! You can count on me!!!
Berry Student: "You don't look like someone trusting though."
Gelato Trio: "Nobody can switch teams! Once you're on a team, you're stuck! Until the very end! No switching team leaders either! Now instead of explaining all the details and stuff, I'll individually send you all information files. Please read them! And don't delete the files cause I don't wanna send everything again! Hold on."
🌼🌼Rules, Guidelines, And Expectations🌼🌼
I watched the chat. Some suspicion. Gelato Trio Cookie is doing stuff on his phone. Twizzly Gummy Cookie is watching her phone very closely. Then a notification.
"Gelato Trio Cookie: Here are files for everything you need to know! Please read them all! *multiple PDF attachments*"
There are multiple attachments in his message. Competition Details, What You Can And Can't Do, Example Challenge. I open the first one up.
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⭐️Competition Details⭐️
Welcome! ✨ To the ultimate teamwork competition! A competition where teamwork, bonding, and cooperation is highly encouraged! I hope you all make friends with each other and play fairly. You'll be in it for a while, after all, cause there are a total of 100 challenges available! And that's not all! We even have bonding activities to do when times get rough! You're here to make friends, show off your skills, and relive childhood dreams you have always imagined. 💕💖
(This looks pretty misleading from what I really know about it. Don't try to hide it from us. I know it's not that friendly. Death...)
Daily Schedule:
-One of the following 2 things will happen at the start of a day.
A. Nothing happens. You can do whatever you want.
B. You will be called to a meeting, which normally would mean the next challenge will start soon.
-Do note, attending meetings are optional, as it's normally the same type of stuff. But it's suggested you go anyway so you can ask questions or get more details.
-Upon getting told about a challenge starting, there will be a time called Selection Time. After selection time is finished, the challenge will begin.
-After a challenge ends, if at least one team lost a point, you all will be notified.
-Multiple challenges can happen in a day. If there are more challenges, you will be notified. 1-3 challenges could happen in one day. Challenges may take minutes to hours depending on what you do in it.
-Food will be prepared, and ready to eat whenever you want. Just as long as a challenge is not happening, or if you're in a meeting.
-As more people get eliminated, new things may happen, change, or get introduced. Keep a watch for that.
More About The Leader And Selection Time:
-In selection time, you and your team can read the challenge description, and the leader gets to decide on who gets what role.
-The team leader is the first to make any decisions on who gets what role in a challenge. The rest of the team can agree with yes or no, or agree or disagree. They cannot help the leader make decisions however. That's all up to the leader.
-The leader can change their decision if not everyone agrees. You're allowed to do this until there is an agreement, or if the host tells you guys to hurry up.
-Once you all agree, you must come out of your room and the leader will tell the host what decisions they made. Once all teams have done so, the challenge will start.
-The team leader is free to make other decisions for the challenge that doesn't relate to the roles. As long as they are doable and don't break any rules of the competition, it will be allowed, whether the rest of the team agrees or not. No examples will be provided, to prevent abuse of this privilege.
-You're free to leave your room and talk to people from other teams during selection time, but it's highly preferred you don't do so until your team made a decision.
-If the team leader gets eliminated, a new person, decided by the host, will become the new team leader.
Point System And Elimination:
-Each team has 3 points. Your points can be seen under your team on the ranking display.
-You lose one point if you fail a challenge or break rules of the competition. Losing 3 points will result in elimination of one of your team members. That will lead to Voting Time, which you write on a paper who you wish to eliminate.
-The first person from each team to be eliminated will only have votes from their own team. For the 2nd and 3rd, votes count from everyone. For the final member, it's automatic elimination. Whoever has the most votes will be eliminated. After someone from a team gets eliminated, the point count for a team will be reset.
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⭐️What You Can And Can't Do⭐️
Hello! To keep things friendly and enjoyable, we have strict rules and guidelines you must follow or else you will lose a point for your team! But no worry! The competition offers a lot of flexibility! There's lots you're allowed to do, and we encourage having fun! Most rules will have warnings before you lose points, but a couple will result in immediate point loss.
Rule List: Important!!
1-Participants are strictly prohibited from killing other people!!! Any murder attempt caught will result in a 3 point loss for the the team!! And your team will know you did it, so...
2-Physical harm to others is not allowed!!
3-The team leader is in charge of all decisions for challenges and stuff.
4-If you are not your team leader, you are not allowed to make decisions for your team leader during selection time!
5-You must participate in every challenge and bonding exercise. Unless the challenge needs less people than the number of people on your team.
6-Do your own part in the challenges and not help your team during them unless the host allows it.
7-If you are not participating in a challenge, you are still not allowed to help your team out in any way during them unless the host allows it, but feel free to interact with other teams instead if you like.
8-Using your powers and abilities are not allowed. Most times this does not apply if challenge example B is shown.
9-Anything not stated is said to be allowed, unless the host says something about it when you try it.
10-New rules may be added later on as the competition progresses.
Other Things You Shouldn't Do, But Will Not Result In Point Loss:
-Fighting the host.
-Trying to leave the competition venue area without permission.
-Tampering with the setups for any of the challenges.
-Going into where the host does their stuff, without permission.
-Tampering with the confessions area.
-Not listening to what the host says to you guys.
-Trying to prevent the host from eliminating people. This most likely will only apply if the example challenge is Example A and not Example B.
-Not having fun. Just kidding. You're allowed to be unhappy. I don't control your emotions.
What Can You Do?:
-The possibilities are... Whatever!! Talk to other teams, make friends, make enemies, form alliances, think of strategies, make fake murders, play games, put on shows, try learning about the next challenge, explore the venue to see whatever the host and this place has to offer, hide, emotionally torment people, show off how amazing you are, make debates, have nice talks with the host... Whatever! ✨ You can do anything that isn't something you're not allowed to do. :)
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⭐️Example Challenge⭐️
The following is an example challenge that will not be done in the competition with you guys. The purpose of this file is to give you guys an understanding on what challenge descriptions will look like and how they work. Challenges will be a variety of things that you'll learn to understand later on the more you do.
Challenge Example A:
22: "Clean Public Bathrooms!"
-Participants Needed-: 2-3
-Roles-: Observer, you decide the other two.
-Main Task-: Fully clean a public bathroom together!
-Role Information-:
++Observer takes photos or videos or whatever that's proof of you guys cleaning. You know. Instead of cleaning one that already looks clean.
++The other roles don't do the role of the observer. They are the main ones in charge of cleaning.
-Instructions-:
++1 Tell the host what bathroom you plan to go to.
++2 Go clean it.
++3 Tell the host you are done.
-Additional Details-:
++All 4 teams will participate at the same time.
++Supplies will be provided.
++Suggestions on locations will be given, though you could go to any public bathroom. Any.
++How you guys choose to do this is up to you.
++Only the observer can do their role, but not like that's being tracked. The host has no time to watch you guys.
++The observer can clean too. Host is fine with that.
++You're allowed to ask permission from people to do this. Or go in without any permission like some people on tiktok.
++If you get told to stop, say it's for a challenge or a dare or tiktok stuff. I mean, that's kind of true. Right?
++You are not being judged on perfection.
++Simply if it looks clean enough to the host and the observer does their job, it's a good enough pass.
++For the observer role, just a few process pictures or videos is fine enough.
++At least one photo or video proof of each area must be seen being cleaned in the proof.
+++Example. Toilets, floors, mirrors, counters, sink.
-Pass Conditions-:
++The observer does their role decently and shows the host.
++The host approves it and sees that the bathroom looks clean enough.
-Failure Conditions-:
++Bathroom doesn't look clean enough to the host.
++Little to no proof from the observer given.
++You do not notify the host when you're finished so they can check.
++The observer is seen in any cleaning proof photos or videos. Cause if they are, who exactly is the one getting the proof? Unless a timer was set up or something.
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So much information in the files. There is no way we are able to memorize all that. I read it all very carefully though. Everything seems pretty simple, though from what I heard about, things also just feel off.
I remind myself on my phone to check the first 2 files, then check on the chat. It seems Gelato Trio Cookie doesn't like answering questions though.
"Why is there so many rules?!"
"I don't wanna read all that!"
"We need to clean bathrooms?!"
"This looks fun!"
"With teams like these, who's idea was it to make those leadership rules and privileges?!"
Dark Fondue: "This competition looks really interesting. It has some nice elements."
Pond Dino: "Pond Dino can be friends with people?"
Timekeeper: "This is expected. I'd like to see how it all goes."
Red Velvet: "Excuse me, but what type of challenge would take several hours anyway?"
Pastel Meringue: "I'm not into that."
Pitaya Dragon: "Probably tests of endurance."
Burning Spice: "That could be interesting!"
Burning Spice: "I'm not letting a toddler decide all my choices!!! I'll lose 3 points on purpose and eliminate her!!! So I can lead!!! And I don't wanna agree to clean bathrooms!!! 😡😡😡 I cause destruction!!! Not do pointless housework like that!!!!! 💥💥💥💥💥🔥"
Red Velvet: "I agree. But let's not eliminate her."
Dark Fondue: "Let's not fight now. 😈"
Pond Dino: "😭"
Twizzly Gummy: "Timekeeper Cookie, you are getting eliminated!!! 😈🔫"
Affogato: "Honestly this competition looks more like a game of strategy than anything else. I can see what he might be trying to do."
"There's more that he's not telling us."
"Is that intentional?"
"Probably."
Gelato Trio: "Guys, it's not that hard! I didn't even write this stuff!! It's from a template! That's how it's written!! Don't blame me!"
"Then who did?!"
Gelato Trio Cookie never made this? The chat seems to have gone silent for a moment.
"This is from somewhere else. He's being lazy."
Gelato Trio: "We are the second group of people who ever did such a thing! I don't know if the first group is who did it and made all the files, but I found them in a system somewhere. But you can read the files as much as you want, and have lots of free time. We'll be meeting somewhere tomorrow. That way, you can see your rooms and the location."
Twizzly Gummy: "We already have seen the location!!"
Gelato Trio: "I meant everyone!! Not just the team leaders!! Anyone who is here, you stay here cause why not. Everyone else, early in the morning, you come, and the start of your days will officially begin! You'll get a tour of basic things, get to know your rooms, get to know your team in person. You get a whole day off. Then after that, the competition will officially start the next day! Good luck! Be ready, all! ✨✨"
System: "Gelato Trio Cookie has went offline."
He logged off the chat, just like that. But when I look up, he's right here. Looking at us.
Gelato Trio: *points at us* The 4 of you! Would you like to know where your rooms are? You'll need a place to sleep, after all!
Timekeeper: No thanks. I already know where mine is. I'll find my way around. :)
Gelato Trio: No you can't!
Twizzly: I'll follow her so she doesn't cause any problems!!!
Twizzly Gummy Cookie started to chase Timekeeper Cookie somewhere in this place. Pond Dino Cookie looked sad. Still talking to her phone, then looked to where Timekeeper Cookie and Twizzly Gummy Cookie were going. I look to Gelato Trio Cookie with concern.
Me: Is this allowed???
Gelato Trio: Finding your rooms right now is not an instruction. It's optional. We're pretty flexible, after all. They have a day to figure things out. If they can't find their rooms, I'll help them out. Okay? *looks at the two of us* So do you two wanna know where your rooms are at least?
Me: Uh well, sure. Yes.
I was pretty nervous. I don't think Berry will ever know what would happen until the first elimination. Me being team leader would put the decisions of my team in my hands. Looking at Pond Dino Cookie, I know she wouldn't survive. How else?
Gelato Trio: Hey Citrus, are you okay??
Me: Oh uh... >-< *thinks* Well uh, I'm lost here in the labyrinth, I have trouble leading, and how will Pond Dino participate?
Pond Dino: *curious happy baby talk*
Gelato Trio: Her phone has translation that can play audio out loud! Don't worry! And some types of challenges, there is things she obviously can't do. Even if she doesn't have the pin benefit, there can be adjustments so she's able to participate fairly! ... Now about how you lead, you'll be fine. Everyone will struggle. But it's not my job to tell you guys how you participate. It is my job to make sure you follow all the rules and stuff, but it's a flexible challenge! Think about it! You'll probably do better than Twizzly Gummy Cookie to be honest!
Me: But I'm just so scared! One wrong move... And I die!!!
Gelato Trio: You have plenty of chances! No one dies until a team loses at least 3 points.
Me: And you're okay with killing?! >_< You're okay with this?! I know you are!! You're the type who likes to challenge us to show how strong we are, and for views!!! Yet... You care about safety if things go too far!!! Isn't murdering us too far?!? :( >-< 😭
Gelato Trio: That's not too far if the magic from the mesmerizer labyrinth can bring you all to life at the end of the competition.
He still thinks murder is okay... v_v
I pick up Pond Dino Cookie and she squeals in delight. She's so nice.
Me: Don't die. You'll be fine. You'll die peacefully, right?
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It takes a bit of walking, then I reach a room. I hope I don't get lost. It says "Evergreen Forest" on the door with a picture on it. I then see a text message on my phone with a link.
Gelato Trio: I sent you an app so you can easily teleport to places in this labyrinth. It has some pre set places like all the team rooms, the confessions room, bathrooms, kitchen, and anywhere else. It will also register places you have already been to, so you can teleport to those places too!! You'll be fine. You're smart. Pick a side. Left side or right side. I'll go take Pond Dino Cookie to her room now!
Me: But!!
... And he left. He walked out, and soon, Pond Dino Cookie spoke her language, got off me, and followed him.
I open the door. There are bunk beds in it. One on each side. It has a dresser on each side. With a night stand and lamp on each side too. A closet in the middle. Clock on the wall. A small desk with chair on each side with notebook and writing stuff, a rug on the ground, knife, rope, trash can, hair dryer, lavender color walls. There is also an empty taped sign on each side of the room too. The place looks pretty average. It looks like a bedroom that lacks a bit of furniture, but it's alright.
I don't know who will be on what side, so I go to the bottom bunk on the left side and try to practice magic. Nothing works. Well that's fine.
Looking over to the notebook, I don't touch it. I don't want people to know what I might be thinking. So I just download the app, and think. If I wanna make any notes, do it privately.
I do however try to ask Berry what she thinks of the competition. She doesn't trust it either. So I tell her we will be fine. I don't talk much, and she wonders why I'm not saying anything. I need to protect people. I ask Prune Juice Cookie for advice and call him. I tell him to keep it a secret. He says "If it's something worth keeping a secret about for the competition, it would get told eventually."
Great. v_v Very great. And the first challenge doesn't start for a whole day!! Very great!!!
Okay, Citrus. Please calm down. Don't be afraid...
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