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Starry: "...and that's how planets are made."
[Blanket, Auburn, and Solar are sitting around Starry, who is sharing fun facts on various topics.]
Auburn: "Wow, Starry! That's so cool!"
Blanket: "I've always wanted to know about that... thanks for sharing!"
Solar: "Yeah, it's really interesting how it happens!"
Starry: "O-oh, thanks, guys. It's nothing impressive, really..."
[Meanwhile, Acidity and Seed are playing tic-tac-toe.]
Seed: "Ha! I win again!"
Acidity: "Bleh!"
[Suddenly, Acidity spills acid on Seed, reducing him to a bubbling green puddle.]
Acidity: "...Oops!"
[Acidity quickly gets up and rushes over to the TSRC, typing in Seed's name as the scene shifts to Berry and Honey Drop cuddling.]
Berry: "This is nice... lying here with you in the grass..."
[Honey Drop nods softly and presses a gentle kiss to Berry's knuckle, causing Berry to blush.]
Berry: "Hey... that tickles!"
[Honey Drop starts giggling as the scene cuts to Misty, Smokes, and Prism Gem playing a card game.]
Misty: "Go fish."
Smokes: "Yeah? Well..."
[Smokes places a blue, legally distinct skip card on top of the pile of mismatched cards.]
Prism Gem: "I honestly can't tell what game we're playing, but it doesn't matter."
[The scene cuts back to Solar, Blanket, Auburn, and Starry.]
Auburn: "Hey, girls, wouldn't it be so cool if we were in an object show? You know... like BFDI or something?"
Solar: "I mean... it would be cool, but there's no one here who could qualify as a host! What would we even battle for?"
Starry: "Solar's right. What could we battle for? And it's not like everyone would want to compete..."
Blanket: "Mmm... it does sound fun, though. Maybe someone like Misty or Prism Gem could be the host?"
???: "Gasp! Did someone say they needed a host?!"
[The four girls turn around to see a yellow smiley face with a red top hat and a blue bowtie that resembles an Algebralien.]
Starry: "W-Who are you?"
Smiley: "I'm Smiley! I heard you four wanted to compete in an object show! So... why not join mine?"
[Soon, the other seven contestants walk over after hearing Smiley's proposal.]
Smokes: "...But what is the prize?"
Smiley: "That's a secret, silly! And..."
[Smiley snaps their fingers, and the surroundings change to a wooden balancing board over water.]
Smiley: "The last two standing will form teams! ...Wait a second, there are eleven of you! That can't be divided evenly!"
Blanket: "Oh... that's right. Maybe you could find someone else while we do the challenge?"
Smiley: "Oh, that's a wonderful idea! I'll be right back!"
[Smiley proceeds to slide out of frame. The others stand in complete silence.]
Seed: "...Well, I know who's getting out first! Hah!"
[Seed kicks Acidity off the beam a little too hard, causing the vial to shatter; acid mixes with the water, making it corrosive.]
Misty: "Great thinking, Seed. Now it's an actual threat to fall off!"
Seed: "Hey! What are you complaining about? You can fly!"
[Misty falls into the acid just as Smiley comes back into frame and plops a mysterious 12th contestant onto the board.]
Smiley: "Hey, no flying allowed!"
Starry: "Uhm..."
Smiley: "Huh? Oh!- you're way too big to compete! Let me just..."
[Smiley's hand encloses Starry, and when he opens it, she is now the size of everyone else.]
Starry: "Woah... this feels so weird being on an actual planet-"
[Her joy is short-lived as she drops into the acid, causing a violent reaction and her demise.]
Blanket: "Maybe next time you could... not kill them?"
Smiley: "Fine..."
Smiley: "Now, compete!"
[The board quickly falls into chaos, with Seed being kicked off while Smokes tries to push off Prism Gem.]
Auburn: "Solar, Blanket! Let's form an alliance!"
Blanket/Solar: "That wouldn't hurt..." / "Sure!"
Smokes: "Prism Gem, get off! What are you doing?"
[Smokes is kicked into the three girls by Prism Gem, causing Prism Gem to fall off due to the recoil. Meanwhile, Solar grabs onto the board while Auburn and Blanket hold on.]
Auburn: "Blanket, grab onto my other arm and swing us up! And try to get Smokes off our tail!"
[Blanket nods, grabs onto Auburn's other arm, kicks Smokes into the acid, and swings them up.]
Solar: "How many are left...?"
[There are three remaining: Berry, Honey Drop, and the new contestant.]
Solar: "Aha!-"
[Solar runs towards the two, pushing them off... only to fall off as well.]
[FINAL 3!]
Smiley: "Ooh! Who will stay? Who will fall? Who knows!"
Auburn: "Can't we have 3 teams of 4 instead?"
Smiley: "Yeah, but where's the fun in that?"
[The mysterious contestant tries running at them... only to slip and fall into the acid.]
Smiley: "And Auburn and Blanket become team captains! Yayyy!!!"
Blanket: "...So, I guess our alliance is over, right?"
Auburn: "I guess so... oh well, hope you succeed!"
[Some time later…]
[Auburn and Blanket stand on color-matching mats while the other ten contestants line up.]
Smiley: "Alright! You two get to pick teams that will stay for the rest of the show!"
Seed: "As if! I know how this works. You're just going to cause a merge later on! You think you're clever, but you're not—"
[Seed mysteriously reappears from the TSRC, and Smiley smiles even wider.]
Smiley: "Anyhow, Auburn, you're up first!"
Auburn: "Obviously, I pick Solar! We plants have to stick together!"
[Solar walks toward the mat while Blanket picks Starry.]
Starry: "Thanks for picking me."
Blanket: "It's nothing. I just want to make sure you're safe."
Smiley [with hearts for eyes]: "Aww... surely this scene will make voters hesitate to vote for you if you end up in trouble!"
Starry: "What does that mean?"
Smiley: "Don't worry about it, silly!"
[Meanwhile, with Misty and Prism Gem.]
Misty: "So... who do you think will pick us?"
Prism Gem: "I don't know about you, but I hope I'm on Blanket's team. I just have a feeling we're going to win..."
Auburn: "Acidity, I pick you! I know you'll come in handy!"
[The acid vial walks over, making a subtle "mhm!" noise.]
Blanket: "I pick Prism Gem. You seem like you could be useful."
Misty: "I can't tell if she heard you or not, but... good luck, bro."
[Meanwhile...]
Seed: "So, what's your name anyway?"
???: "Oh, I'm Blossom. Nice to meet you!"
[Blossom happens to be a flower with arms and legs but is just a flower head.]
Seed: "Oh, I'm Seed. Nice to meet you too, I guess."
[Soon enough, it was down to Misty and Blossom, with Auburn's team consisting of Acidity, Solar, Berry, and Honey Drop (AN: I can't separate them, okay?), while Blanket's team had Starry, Smokes, Seed, and Prism Gem.]
Smiley: "Who's going to be picked last? Oh, the suspense is killing me!"
[Smiley's eyes turn to Xs as he flops into a pose reminiscent of Peter Griffin's death pose.]
Blanket: "Okay... I pick Misty. It's nice to have another flyer around here."
Misty: "Oh cool! I get to stay with PG."
Auburn: "Guess that means you're with me, Blossom!"
Blossom: "It's a pleasure being here, so thanks!"
[Smiley's body adjusts into a standing pose.]
Smiley: "Alright! Now it's time for the favorite part of object shows... naming teams! Name your teams now!"
[The scene cuts between both teams, with overlapping chatter and suggestions. Auburn's team sounds like multiple voices at once, while Blanket's team has Seed blurting out, "TEAM COOLDUDES!"]
Smiley: "Hold it! I'll just pick a team name for you since you can't decide! Auburn's team will be known as the 'Scorching Leaves'! And Blanket's team will be the 'Sweet Dreams!'"
Solar: "What type of name is 'Scorching Leaves'?"
Smiley: "And what type of name is 'Squished Blueberries,' huh?"
Solar: "..."
Starry: "Why 'Sweet Dreams'? Blanket is the only thing used for sleeping—"
Seed: "This is because of that merge comment, isn't it? Good to know our host is a SOCIO—"
[Seed is flung out of the TSRC while Smiley has green blood on their hands and is smiling even wider.]
Smiley: "Any more complaints?"
Starry: "N-no! It's a great name, actually!"
[One cool transition here.]
Smiley: "Alright! The first contest is... Hide and Seek Infection! Here's how it works: each team has one seeker chosen to be the 'origin' of the infection and has to find and tag a member of the other team. Once someone is tagged, they must help the seeker find their fellow teammates! Hiders get 15 minutes to hide. If the seeker finds all five members of the opposite team, they and their team are safe! The same goes for the other seeker! Now..."
[Smiley snaps their fingers, and a cloud transforms into a timer, which starts ticking down.]
Smiley: "Start hiding!"
Auburn/Blanket: "Okay, I think it's best if we... split apart/stick together!"
[As much as I want to write for 15 real minutes... I don't think I can write for that long, so I'll skip ahead to when the timer runs out! For your information, Seed and Solar are seeking while the other ten are hiding. Team Sweet Dreams is hiding relatively in the same place, while Team Scorching Leaves is scattered about the grounds (some even hiding under it!). This will only focus on the seekers and the hiders once they're caught, sorry! There's also a slight change in writing style that includes things like 'name [action/something they're doing]: 'words'. Without further ado... 3, 2, 1, GO!]
Solar [speaking to herself and prepping]: "Okay, Solar... you got this. You've played hide and seek before with them..."
Seed: "I HAVE BECOME SEEK; DESTROYER OF HIDERS. READY OR NOT... HERE I COME!!!!"
[Seed scurried off towards the Moonlit Cave after hearing Auburn mention it earlier. Meanwhile, Solar took a deep breath before running off in a random direction.]
Smiley: 'I can't wait to see how long it takes for someone to be found!'
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[Auburn hid behind a pile of rocks that had clearly been thrown together, but surprisingly, it seemed to be working.]
Seed: 'Auburn, where are you? I know you're hiding...'
[Seed kicked away a pile of rocks, only to find it empty. Fortunately, Auburn giggled from her hiding spot.]
Auburn: 'Hehehe..! He'll never find me- AH!'
Seed [Placing a hand on where her torso would be.]: 'I FOUND YOU! Now you have to help me find the rest of your team!'
Auburn: 'Aww... okay.- I'm pretty sure I know where Berry and Honey Drop are hiding, so follow me!'
[Auburn and Seed left the cave wandering on over to the warehouse.]
Seed: 'Are you sure they're in here? I don't see anything.'
[Seed opened a door, looked inside it for 2 seconds before slamming it shut and turning to Auburn with a face that can only be described as 'what have I seen.']
Auburn: 'Oh! Did you find them? And what's with that face?'
Seed: 'I need to mentally prepare my self. One moment.'
[Seed grabbed the nearest pillow and uhh...]
Seed [Muffled by pillow]: 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.'
[Seed dropped the pillow and wordlessly thumbed up Auburn before kicking the door down. Revealing Berry and Honey drop.]
Seed: 'BOO! FOUND YOU!'
Berry: 'O-oh!- You found us already?- '
Seed: 'Yeah, now there's just two members of your team left.'
[Meanwhile...]
Smiley: 'Team Scorching Leaves has 3 of the 5 members found!'
[Solar wasn't having such luck. She hasn't found anyone yet, but where could they all be?]
Solar: 'Oh come on! Seed's already found 3 of my team yet I've found none of his? It's not like 3 of them's going to be hiding in one place!'
[Solar sighs, walking around till she spots Smokes, Misty and Prism gem all playing Dos. So she sneaks behind them, not making any sound until...]
Smokes: 'Why do I have the feeling we're going to be caught?'
Misty: 'You're just paranoid, it's not like Solar's close-'
[Solar tags all three of them on the arm.]
Solar: 'Finally! I found people!'
Prism gem: 'Well... we're still playing Dos.'
Misty: 'I'll help you Solar, these two seem too busy anyways.'
[Smiley appears out of nowhere, again.]
Solar: 'Gah- you need to stop doing that.-'
Smiley: 'Now it's down to each seeker needing to find 2 people left! To help speed this up... 'infected' members can now split off to find others!
Misty: 'Oh.- I'll look for blanket and you look for Starry, alright?'
Solar: 'Yep!'
[Meanwhile with Seed, he and Auburn managed to find Blossom who was hiding in a pit.]
Blossom: 'Guess this wasn't a good spot after all... I knew I should've stuck with Acidity!-'
Seed: 'Why'd you even hide in a ditch? aren't flowers supposed to be above ground?'
Auburn: 'Guys! We need to find Acidity before Solar finds Blanket and Starry!'
Seed: 'Oh gee I wonder where he is. Is that his hiding spot?'
[Acidity is sat on a rock, However Solar is nearby...]
Smiley: 'Solar has found Starry! That means it's down to Acidity and Blanket!'
[Seed and Solar both run at their respective last targets, reaching out and...]
Seed/Solar: 'I FOUND YOU!'
[Seed tagged Acidity first! Meaning Team Scorching leaves is UFE!]
Smiley: 'Team Sweet Dreams won the challenge! Meaning Team Scorching Leaves is UFE!'
[Didn't I say that already?]
Smiley: 'You'll stop talking if you know what's good for ya!'