I Don't Wanna Be Famous (A Total Drama SI story)

Which camper should return in chapter 15 alongside Izzy?

  • Cody

    Votes: 3 30.0%
  • Beth

    Votes: 6 60.0%
  • Owen

    Votes: 1 10.0%
  • Leshawna

    Votes: 2 20.0%
  • Noah

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Geoff

    Votes: 1 10.0%
  • Bridgette

    Votes: 1 10.0%
  • Tyler

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Katie/Sadie (one or the other)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Harold

    Votes: 1 10.0%

  • Total voters
    10
  • Poll closed .

AnAverageGuy

New member
I also made an account to read and like this story. Glad to have a TD story that isn’t about needless shipping. Jason fits just right.

I suggest including the elimination scenes for every camper from now on, considering that how they react sheds light on their personality, as well as other campers react to them leaving: are they glad, a bit saddened, indifferent?

Other than that I can’t wait for the next update
 

JasonSanjo

Your Overlord and Jester
I also made an account to read and like this story. Glad to have a TD story that isn’t about needless shipping. Jason fits just right.

I suggest including the elimination scenes for every camper from now on, considering that how they react sheds light on their personality, as well as other campers react to them leaving: are they glad, a bit saddened, indifferent?

Other than that I can’t wait for the next update
Welcome to you, as well, then! And yeah, I prefer to let romance develop more or less naturally according to the characters' personalities rather than being shoehorned in (I say "more or less" because, hey, I'm bound to make mistakes, just like everybody else).

I might do that; that kind of perspective certainly lends more to the overall story now that the teams have dissolved.

The next update is unfortunately very much delayed, as I've no doubt you've understood from reading all the comments since the last chapter. I've simply been too busy with RL stuff to do much writing. Fortunately, it looks like my schedule will become significantly less hectic starting sometime next month, which should allow me to return to a somewhat more normal writing schedule.
 

JasonSanjo

Your Overlord and Jester
PSA time!

I'm helping my father move into a new apartment this week, but after that I will finally be back to having some real free time. The next chapter is about 50% written at present and I've got the remaining 50% mapped out in my head, so getting that down will be quick once I have the time. Barring a meteorite strike or other disaster, you can expect the next chapter sometime next week.

/end PSA
 

VictortheMonarch

Victor the Crusader
PSA time!

I'm helping my father move into a new apartment this week, but after that I will finally be back to having some real free time. The next chapter is about 50% written at present and I've got the remaining 50% mapped out in my head, so getting that down will be quick once I have the time. Barring a meteorite strike or other disaster, you can expect the next chapter sometime next week.

/end PSA
Bra jobbat. I think that's how it's spelled, I'm a tad rusty in Swedish.
 
Chapter 17: Peek-A-Boo, I Seek You!

JasonSanjo

Your Overlord and Jester
I Don’t Wanna Be Famous

A Total Drama SI story

Disclaimer: Total Drama belongs to Fresh TV Inc. I’m simply borrowing it to tell some stories.

Author’s Notes: At long last, here we are! Where is “here”? No idea, but here we are! Now go read the chapter.

Oh, and because it’s been such a long time coming, I’m not 100% sure I caught all typos and grammatical blunders. Let me know if I missed anything.



Chapter 17: Peek-A-Boo, I Seek You!

Chris stood on the dock as he addressed the camera.

Previously, on Total Drama Island…”

Clips began rolling, showing scenes from the previous episode.


The campers searched for treasure and yours truly put in an impressive performance as a pirate.

But this was no ordinary treasure hunt. Some campers put their lives on the line to snag their booty, while Justin put his stunning good looks on the line… or would have, if he hadn’t fainted, first.

But in the end, the campers who went the limit were rewarded with treasures that, in hindsight, probably weren't worth the effort. Heh heh. Oh well. Except for Heather, who managed to win the coveted invincibility prize and avoid getting voted off.

But really, Heather was already safe anyway, thanks to Jason's surprising scheming, and it was Justin who walked the plank. Ha-ha-harr!

Who will be the next unlucky camper to walk the Dock of Shame? Who will lose their cool? Who will lose their lunch? Find out on the most shocking episode yet on Total. Drama. Island!”



Heather had a plan. Or, well, the beginnings of one, anyway.

Okay, so she didn’t really have a plan.

It was the day after the treasure hunt challenge, and Heather sat on the porch of the girls’ cabin, looking absently toward Jason’s trailer at the edge of camp. She had spent much of the previous night trying to think about how to put a wedge between Jason and Gwen, but everything she came up with had a flaw of some sort.

She considered stealing Gwen’s diary again and hiding it in Jason’s trailer. The flaw? There could be some time before anyone found it, and with the level of trust that seemed to exist between the two campers chances were slim that Gwen would actually believe he’d stolen it, and without Beth around to take the fall suspicion would naturally fall upon Heather herself.

She also considered stealing something of Jason’s and hiding it with Gwen’s things, but that plan had many of the same issues, not to mention she wasn’t sure Jason even had anything personal enough to elicit a strong enough reaction. What could she take from him? His book of weird sayings? His fairy-tale book? One of the books with nonsensical titles? The book he used to jot down notes on the other campers? Actually, that last one might have worked, if he’d written anything particularly damning about Gwen… except Heather didn’t remember anything of that nature from when she’d read the book herself, and given how well the pair of them seemed to get along it was unlikely he would have added anything particularly incriminating in the time since.

Besides, even if Heather stole something of Jason’s and planted it on Gwen somehow, it was unlikely the boy would overreact as a result. As much as she hated to admit it, Heather had a hard time seeing Jason fall for something so crude – the boy was simply too smart and easy-going most of the time; even if he fell for it, chances were he’d simply forgive Gwen for it right away, though possibly after administering some kind of punishment.

Heather sighed and gently massaged her temples. Jason wasn’t like the other campers; sure, he had weaknesses, but none of them were easily exploitable, and the boy was nearly impossible to manipulate, it seemed. He would see through all the simple schemes pretty much instantly, and many of the more complex ones wouldn’t work at all due to his eccentric personality. Thinking about ways to reliably trick him was making Heather’s thoughts – and resultant plans – more and more convoluted. In short, anything she thought of that might actually work was so ridiculously complex that carrying it out in the first place would be an almost impossible challenge with her limited time and resources.

Of course, she did have the option of simply sabotaging Jason’s trailer and then pinning it on Gwen – the boy’s surprisingly regular daily schedule offered plenty of chances to sneak inside and do just that – but suffered from the same problem as stealing something in that he was unlikely to actually believe the Goth girl was the guilty party.

“Thanks for the coffee.”

“No worries. See ya later.”

Heather’s eyes narrowed. It was a little while after breakfast, and Gwen had just exited the trailer, looking annoyingly perky. From the brief exchange, it was obvious she’d just received her latest dose of coffee from Jason – a ritual Heather had confirmed with Izzy after probing the crazy girl further on what had gone on during Jason’s “tea party” the other day. Why the boy felt the need to invite the Goth inside the trailer every time instead of just handing her the coffee in a paper cup or something Heather didn’t know, but it annoyed her immensely. What did they talk about in there, with nobody else to listen in? Was talking all they did? What if they-

There were steps behind her as someone stepped out of the cabin and then abruptly stopped. A puzzled voice asked, “What are you doing?”

“I don’t care what they do in there!” Heather snapped, perhaps a little too defensively.

There was silence. After a moment, Heather looked over her shoulder to see Courtney standing there, wearing a smug expression and a half-lidded stare.

Great. Shipper on deck, Heather thought sarcastically. Really, the way the other girl went on and on about how she and Jason would be just perfect together was annoying in its own right, but her habit of relating absolutely everything Heather did to Jason just made it worse. As if she didn’t have more important things to do than spend her time thinking about… um…

To her annoyance, Heather saw the Hispanic girl look over towards Gwen walking away from the trailer before she focused on her once more. “Worried about Gwen spending so much time with Jason, huh?” Courtney asked. She nodded knowingly. “I get it.”

“That’s not it!” Heather protested. “I’m not-”

“Shh, it’s okay,” Courtney said soothingly and sat down next to her. She was being far too close and personable for Heather’s liking, especially considering the subject matter. “You don’t need to say anything. I get it!”

No, you don’t! You’ve got it all wrong!

“Don’t give me that look, I’m on your side,” the Hispanic girl continued reassuringly. “I’m rooting for you! Jeather all the way!”

“I told you, I’m not- That’s a horrible name.”

At the very least, Courtney had the decency to look abashed. “Yeah, the name might still need some work. But I really am on your side! You and Jason would be just per-”

Don’t say it! I keep telling you, I don’t-” Hold on a moment. I might be able to use this. Doing a mental one-eighty, Heather adopted a feigned nonchalant look. For show, she even started to nervously finger a small indentation in one of the planks that made up the porch. “Okay, hypothetically, if I was… you know…”

“Mm-hmm?”

Here goes nothing. “… obviously, I would feel… concerned… over Gwen spending so much time with… um…” Come on, take the bait, already!

I’ll help!” Courtney exclaimed, her voice rising a couple octaves in excitement. “Whatever it is you need, I’m your girl!”

Internally, Heather smirked. Hook, line and sinker!



After finishing up her talk with Courtney, Heather proceeded to carry out step two of her – admittedly hastily improvised – plan. And for that, she needed to have another “talk”… with another person entirely.

Heather found the gullible sap- er, poor, naive boy sitting by himself on top of one of the stumps at the campfire pit, wearing a forlorn expression on his face and sighing as he stared at nothing. The pathetic sight almost made her feel a twinge of guilt at what she was about to do.

Almost.

“Trent, just the person I wanted to see!” Heather greeted the boy cheerfully. She seated herself on the stump next to him. “How are you today?”

He didn’t even look at her. “What does it look like?” he spoke unhappily. “And before you say anything: yes, I know I’m pathetic. But I just can’t get Gwen out of my mind!”

“I don’t think you’re pathetic at all,” Heather assured the boy, making sure to add an extra note of sympathy to her voice. “And in fact, Gwen is exactly who I wanted to talk to you about…”

Trent slowly turned to look at her. “What about her?”

Heather graced the boy with a warm, comforting smile before she began relaying her plan – or at least, Trent’s part in it.

It was almost too easy.



A while later Heather sat once more on the porch outside the girls’ cabin, relaxing with a bag of chips from her reward in the treasure hunt, feeling secure in the knowledge that her latest scheme was well underway.

There was a fizzy sound as, next to her, Lindsay popped open a glass bottle filled with a purple liquid. “I am so glad they included Grapetastic Pop in your reward last night, Heather! It's totally my favorite. It’s the only thing I've really been craving on the island.”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever,” Heather replied, rolling her eyes. “It can’t be that good. Give it here.”

Before Lindsay could so much as protest, Heather took the bottle from her and took a sip. She spat it back out immediately as the horribly sweet taste threatened to overwhelm her taste buds.

“How can you drink this sugar water?!” she asked and tossed the bottle away. It broke into pieces when it landed, spilling its contents all over the ground. The action elicited a horrified gasp from Lindsay, which in turn made Heather smirk.

This was shaping up to be a great day!



Heather is my best friend on the island,” Lindsay said happily as she sat in the confessional. Then she began counting off on her fingers. “I mean, sure, she steals my food and borrows my clothes and calls me names, but that's what BFFs are for. Best female friends!”



Heather snorted derisively as she sat in the confessional. “Who cares about friends? In this world, there are shepherds and there are sheep. And Lindsay is a major sheep. Baa!”



I think she really respects me and my strategical ideas.”



I've got flip-flops with more brains than her. But hey, she's useful right now, so I'll keep her close. And when I don't need her anymore… I'll dump her.”



Sometime after lunch, Heather and the other campers found themselves summoned to the dock, where Chris began regaling them with yet another challenge.

“Today's challenge is a good old fashioned game of hide-and-seek. You all get ten minutes to hide before Chef Hatchet comes looking for you. With his military background and advanced degree in man-hunting, he's uniquely qualified to make this game excruciatingly hard.”

To emphasize the host’s words, Chef Hatchet pulled a pump-action water gun from behind his back and pumped it. Naturally, this elicited some amount of confusion from among the campers.

“What's with the water gun?” Duncan asked, a split-second before Chef aimed it at his forehead… complete with a laser-pointer attached to the water gun.

Apparently unaware of what was going on, Chris walked up to the dock’s lifeguard chair, all the while continuing his explanation. “The lifeguard chair is home base. When he finds you, Chef will try to spray you. If you escape his blast, you can try to run to home base, but if he catches you on your way, he'll douse you.”

Duncan smirked. “Ooh, so we're gonna get splashed by a bit of water! Now I'm terrified!”

Chris chuckled. “Why don't you demonstrate, Chef?”

Chef Hatchet grinned and pumped the water gun a few times more, then promptly turned and shot it not at Duncan, but Chris. The toy weapon unleashed a massive spray of water that sent the host flying off along the ground, not stopping until he was a good thirty or forty meters away.

Spitting water, he stood up and shouted, “Not on me, dude!

Once the host made his way back to the dock, Heather spoke. “So how do we win this game?”

Chris held up three fingers. “You've got three options. One: don't get discovered in your hiding place. Two: run to home base before Chef blasts you. Three: once you've been caught, help Chef find other campers. Do any of those, and you win invincibility. All clear?”

Lindsay raised a hand. “Uh…”

Chris ignored her and looked at his watch. “You get ten minutes to hide. Go!

The campers ran. As she headed off toward the camp proper, Heather looked back over her shoulder, and saw something exceedingly suspicious.

Jason. Standing absolutely still on the dock with his arms crossed, wearing a relaxed expression. He even yawned!

Why isn’t he running?



I waited for all the other campers to scatter, then walked calmly along the dock.

“Uh, what are you doing?” Chris asked behind me.

I climbed up the lifeguard chair and casually sat down in it before I looked to him and spoke. “Well, Chef can’t ‘find’ me until after the countdown’s over with, yeah? So if I’m already in the chair at that time, I get automatic immunity.”

Chris and Chef both blinked. Chris opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by a sudden ringing. He pulled out a cell phone from his pants and answered it. “McLean.”

I exchanged a quizzical look with Chef as the host turned his back on us. His end of the conversation was clipped, consisting of singular words like “Yeah”, “Sure”, “Nah”, and the like. Eventually, he turned around to face us.

“Yeah, the producers say that’s cheating,” he said, holding the phone away from his face.

I tilted my head. “How? It’s not against the rules.”

“It breaks the spirit of the rules,” Chris supplied after spending another moment listening to his phone. “Which is apparently a thing. I’m as shocked as you are.”

I rolled my eyes. “Fine, whatever. Hey, you said we can also get immunity by helping Chef hunt down the other campers, right?”

Chris raised one eyebrow, a small smile making its way onto his face. “Yeah…”

“So if I help out, do I get one of those nifty water guns?”

Chris listened to his phone, then shook his head. “Absolutely not.”

I tsked. “Darn. Well, can I at least traumatize a few people?”

Chris briefly listened to his cell phone before his lips split in a wide grin. “Yes.”

“Alright!” I jumped off the chair and proceeded to stand at rapt attention in front of Chef. I saluted. “Reporting for duty, sir!

The man promptly returned the gesture. “At ease, soldier!”

I relaxed my stance and grinned.

This was shaping up to be a great day!



“Listen up, boys. We’re in trouble. Okay? There are alliances all over the place, and we’re not in ‘em.”

Duncan had hid in a cave a ways away from the camp. And, right at the moment, he was talking to DJ and Trent, who had just entered the cave in their own attempts at finding a good hiding spot.

“Didn’t Jason kinda take care of that already?” DJ asked, looking nonplussed. “I mean, he got Justin voted off, didn’t he?”

“Exactly!” Duncan agreed. “He might not wanna call it an alliance, but Jason’s got one with Gwen and Eva, and maybe Izzy, too. And then there’s still Heather and Lindsay. Sooner or later, they’re gonna vote us off. We gotta do something before that happens!”

“So what do you suggest we do?” Trent asked and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

“It’s just like Jason said about eroding power bases,” Duncan explained slyly. “Since Heather already lost one ally, the strongest alliance right now is Jason’s. So we pool our votes and do something about it.”

Slowly, the musician nodded. “I’m listening.”

“I-I dunno, guys,” DJ said nervously. “Jason an’ me, we’re kinda tight, an’ I don’t know if-”

“This isn’t preschool, it’s a competition!” Duncan snapped. “It doesn’t matter if you’re tight with him or not, only one person can win in the end. And yeah, that goes for all of us, too, but right now Jason is a way bigger threat than we are.”

DJ fell silent. His expression made it look as if he’d just bitten down on something sour.

Duncan looked around. “So are you guys in or out?”

Trent and DJ looked at one another, then at Duncan. Trent nodded. “I’m in.”

DJ sighed ruefully. “Fine. I’m in, too.”

The trio put their hands together, formalizing their agreement.

“All right, now clear out,” Duncan said.

DJ blinked. “What? Why?”

The delinquent shrugged and shot the other boys a smirk. “I was here first, dude. This is my hiding spot.”



Shaking off her suspicion to concentrate on the game, Heather cautiously made her way around camp, deciding that moving from place to place was a better idea than just sticking to a single hiding spot. Her decision was rewarded when she surreptitiously watched Chef Hatchet systematically explore all the buildings in the camp, and once the man left the camp entirely the Asian girl made her way into the main lodge. If she focused on hiding in places after they had been searched, the risk of discovery surely had to be lower.

Making her way into the lodge, Heather crept slowly through the main hall and ducked under the saloon-style swinging doors to enter the kitchen. She cautiously looked outside through the windows, but saw no one. Satisfied that she wasn’t being observed, she ducked under the large table in the center of the room and dropped into a crouch.

Scarcely a minute later, she heard the door to the lodge open and close, followed by soft footsteps. She held her breath and waited. The footsteps came closer, the swinging doors whining as they were opened.

Oh, crap. Is it Chef? she wondered. Surely, none of the campers were stupid enough to make so much noise if they were trying to hide in-

“Hey, Heather!”

Heather jumped in surprise and in doing so hit her head against the underside of the table. Biting back a curse, she nursed her now aching head with one hand and turned to see none other than the resident blond moron poking her head in under the table. “What a coincidence! We're just like, destined to hide together.”

Heather got out from under the table, silently vowing that she would strangle the blonde one day. “What? What are you doing here? Can't you find your own hiding place? This challenge is called ‘hide-and-seek’, not ‘hide-in-groups-and-seek’!”

Lindsay’s eyes grew large. “But…”

Heather groaned. “Dig yourself a hole, disguise yourself as a canoe, I don't care! Just do it somewhere else!”

Suddenly, there was a sound like someone exhaling. Only, it wasn’t Heather herself, nor Lindsay. The Asian girl looked around with wide eyes, but saw nothing and no one.

“Did you hear that?!” she asked, taking a half-step closer to her ally/stooge.

Lindsay cocked her head. “No, I didn’t hear any-” There was a sound like a gargled inhale, and the blonde promptly cut herself off. “Okay, I heard that,” she said worriedly.

“Wh-what’s going on here?!” Heather asked, looking around wildly. “This isn’t funny! Show yourself, or-”

The Asian girl found herself grabbed and twisted around to stare into a set of bared teeth poised to bite. At the same time, there emanated from behind the teeth a horrible, horrible, high-pitched hissing noise like nothing she’d ever heard before, while behind her she heard Lindsay shriek in terror.

Heather screamed and covered her face with her arms in a vain attempt to protect herself. Several long seconds passed before she realized she wasn’t being horribly mutilated and eaten alive and she opened her eyes to look…

… to see Jason, soundlessly laughing his head off, his body and face contorting as he barely kept himself from laughing out loud.

Anger the likes of which the Asian girl had rarely felt bubbled up inside of her, and she rose up to yell, “YOU ASSHOLE!

Jason gradually found his voice, soundless laughter giving way to hoarse noises that, with a bit of imagination, might have been confused for uncontrollable laughter.

Heather smacked the boy hard in the shoulder. He didn’t seem to notice.

“Oh, man, your faces!” he gasped out after several more moments of hoarse noises. “Your faces!

“That wasn’t funny!” Lindsay said, her face a mask of worry, concern and confusion. “I… I think I need to change my underwear!”

Ignoring the blonde, Heather narrowed her eyes at the inexcusably mirthful boy. “What’s wrong with you?!”

“Oh, do us both a favor and ask me what’s right with me,” he replied, grinning. “It’ll save a lot of time, trust me.”

“Fine, what’s right with you?” Heather asked after a moment of reproachful glaring.

To her dismay, the boy’s grin gave way to a look of hesitation. “Um…”

“Are you kidding me?!” she almost yelled.

“I didn’t think you’d actually ask!” Jason returned defensively. “Just gimme a minute, I’ll think of something…”

Restraining the urge to strangle the boy, Heather instead took a deep, calming breath. And then another, because the first one didn’t take. “Why are you here?”

His face scrunched up in a look of intense concentration, Jason blinked. “Huh?

“I said, ‘why are you here?’” Heather repeated. Her blood pressure was rising, she could feel it.

“Oh, that.” Off-handedly, he said, “I was helping Chef hunt you guys down. You lost, and I got invincibility. Sucks to be you.”

Having said his piece, the boy promptly resumed his look of intense concentration, leaving Heather to stare at him with her mouth ajar.

Once she got her jaw muscles back under control, there was only one thing the Asian girl could say.

What?!



Heather, feeling at once dejected and upset, trudged out of the kitchen into the dining area, closely followed by Lindsay and, trailing behind, Jason.

Her plan had been going so well! If it wasn’t for that meddling boy and his stupid-

Ohh! I got it!”

Heather blinked, snapped out of her thoughts when Jason spoke. She slowed to a stop and turned, giving the boy a quizzical look as Lindsay did the same. “Got what?”

“I am perfect in my imperfection!”

“… What?”

“You asked me what was right with me,” he clarified, in a voice like he was talking to a small child. “And the answer is: ‘I am perfect in my imperfection’.”

Once she got her faculties back in gear, Heather said, “That doesn’t make any sense!”

“Exactly!”

Do not kick him, Heather quietly urged herself. It probably wouldn’t help, anyway…

But it would feel so, so good, though,
another, treacherous, part of her mind interjected. She ignored it. For the moment. Massaging both sides of her forehead, the Asian girl turned her back on the boy. Maybe if she didn’t have to look at him, she could keep herself from grabbing something heavy and using it to rearrange his face.

Just then, there was a sound like a soft sneeze… from above.

Irritation giving way to bemusement, Heather looked upward. There, right near the very top of the lodge, was Izzy, clinging to the ceiling.

“Oops. I guess you heard that, huh?” the redhead said and giggled. She dropped down, landing casually, almost cat-like, on the floor as Heather reflexively stepped back. So did Lindsay, of course, but Jason simply narrowed his eyes as he stared at Izzy.

The boy cracked his knuckles. A moment later, so did Izzy, who upped the ante by cracking her neck.

Jason mirrored the gesture and cracked his neck, then pulled his arms behind his back and, to Heather’s mounting horror, loudly cracked his shoulders.

Izzy cracked her shoulders as well, then followed up with her lower back, working her way up her spine all the way to her shoulder blades.

Not to be outdone, Jason mimicked the redhead’s motions exactly, then raised his right leg into the air and tensed, letting out a crack that seemed to echo in the lodge and threatened to make Heather lose her lunch.

Izzy tsked. She sank into a low fighting stance, raised one hand, palm upward, and made a “come hither” gesture.

It was like something straight out of a martial arts flick.

In response Jason charged, and to Heather’s growing amazement he and Izzy exchanged a flurry of blows that ended only when Jason’s hand snaked its way past the redhead’s guard and smacked into her chest. The impact sent her skidding backward across the floor.

Izzy skidded to a halt, off-balance but seemingly unharmed. Both her and Jason’s eyes narrowed as they adjusted their stances and stared each other down. The tension was palpable.

It was then promptly broken when both combatants exhaled at the same time and began letting out exaggerated noises and posing.

“Wooooo!” “Waaaaaah!” Hooooo!” “Wooh-tah-hey!”

Heather felt her right eye twitch as the verbal… whatever-it-was continued. Eventually, it ended, and the two fighters charged once more. Their hands and arms blurred as they exchanged blows too quickly for Heather to follow fully, and despite herself she held her breath at the sight.

The exchange ended, not from anyone getting a hit in, but from the pair of them promptly running past each other as if responding to some unspoken signal. They jumped at the exact same time and then bounced off opposite walls to sail into the air and meet, once more, in the middle of the lodge, this time while midair.

For a brief, brief moment, it looked to Heather as if they hung there, somehow suspended in midair while they exchanged yet another flurry of blows. This time, it ended when Izzy got a kick in that struck Jason in the abdomen. The boy grunted, and whatever magic had held the two of them aloft faded, forcing them to land once more. Jason stumbled slightly when his feet touched the floor, and in the split-second it took him to recover his balance Izzy crashed her way through the window, completely ignoring the adjacent – and fully ajar – door, all the while screaming her head off.

You’ll never get me alive! Ahhhhh!!

Heather could do little else but stare as Jason rushed outside, roaring a wordless battle-cry.

Apparently, when crazy met crazy, things went crazy. Who knew?



I chased Izzy outside the main lodge and across the camp toward the dock. Clearly, she intended to make a final, mad dash for the lifeguard chair and win herself invincibility.

Not on my watch!

I willed my legs to run faster. The girl was wily, and amazingly agile, but I was faster at a dead run. Just a… little… further...

I caught up to her when she was almost within reach of the lifeguard chair. I grabbed her by the upper arm and tried to pull her away, but found myself slipping on the unexpectedly wet dock. Unable to stop or even slow down, I fairly flew off the dock and into the lake.

Oh, well, at least I pulled her off with me, I thought as water rushed up around me. I looked at the redhead in my grip. Under water, her curly red hair became a snake-like mess, and there was a huge grin plastered on her face, like she was having the time of her life.

To my surprise, I found myself wearing the exact same expression. Though it ended in a mutual ring-out – Or should that be dock-out? – it had been fun as hell.



“Are you about done?” Heather asked tersely once Jason climbed back onto the dock, dripping water. She and Lindsay had followed – much more slowly, mind you – after the island’s resident crazy people as they went on their merry chase, and walked out onto the dock at about the same time as the latter two began climbing out of the water.

“For now,” he replied. He then took off his shirt and began wringing it out, and Heather very briefly found herself at a loss for words at the sight of his arms and chest flexing as he-

The Asian girl cleared her throat and turned her back on the boy. She crossed her arms over her chest. “I lost the challenge because of you! Show some remorse!”

“Why? We’re not on the same team or anything.”

Anger flashing through her, Heather began to turn, but immediately twisted back around, her face flushed. “Put your pants back on!

“In a minute,” came the annoyingly calm reply.

At that moment, Heather couldn’t tell if it was anger or embarrassment that made her face hot. Probably both. “Well, it’s still your fault!”

She could almost hear the boy roll his eyes at her. “If it’s such a big deal, just go catch someone and get invincibility, too. Duh.”

Heather mentally smacked herself. Why hadn’t she thought of that?! … Probably because he’s so distracting, she mused. She then quickly added, Uh, not like that! Because he’s so annoying! That’s it!

“I think I saw DJ up on the roof of the main lodge,” Jason said, so off-handedly that she almost missed it. “Hint hint, nudge nudge.”

Heather slowly blinked. Did Jason just… help her? Or was he just messing with her again by sending her off on a wild goose chase? She almost turned around to ask him exactly that, but didn’t want to risk him still being pants-less. Because it was improper. Right.

It didn’t matter, she decided. Staying on the dock wouldn’t accomplish anything, and if DJ was up there…

You better not be lying, asshole, Heather thought and walked off without uttering another word, Lindsay falling into step behind her.



As it turned out, DJ really was up on the roof of the main lodge, on the opposite side from the one facing the dock. Getting up there turned out to be a bit tricky, but with some “help” from Lindsay, Heather managed it. And without being noticed, too.

“You are so busted,” she said smugly when DJ finally turned around and saw her.

“Aww, man,” the Jamaican boy said dejectedly.

“Hey, I’ve got an idea,” came Lindsay’s voice from down below, “how about we go find someone for me to bust so we both get invincibility?”

Heather shook her head and sarcastically replied, “Hey, I've got an idea. Find your own!

Lindsay gasped. “But-”

“But nothing! Besides, it looks like they found everyone, already.”

As she spoke, Heather watched Chef Hatchet stride into the camp, with Trent, Gwen, Duncan and Courtney all trailing behind him. Their expressions, coupled with some of them dripping water, told Heather everything she needed to know.

The Asian girl climbed back down from the roof. Followed by the two moping – albeit for different reasons – DJ and Lindsay, she walked up to meet the impromptu caravan as they entered the camp.

“I just found DJ in the lodge, so I guess I have invincibility now. My job here is done. Gwen, looking fetch as always.”

The Goth girl shot her a sour look, but said nothing, instead merely throwing off the moss carpet she’d been wearing and, presumably, using for camouflage.

“Yeah, I got Heather, Lindsay and Izzy,” Jason said as he walked up to the group. To Heather’s relief, he was once more fully clothed, if still a bit damp. “So does that mean it’s game over?”

“What about Eva?” DJ asked, looking around.

That caught Chef Hatchet’s attention immediately. “Eva? But I searched everywhere…”

As one, Jason and Chef Hatchet looked at one another, their eyes wide. ““The water!””



I ran, closely followed by Chef Hatchet while all the other campers followed behind the pair of us. Before long we reached the dock to find Eva sitting in the lifeguard chair. She was in her swimwear, and graced us with a rare, smug smile when we approached.

“What took you so long?” she asked smugly.

“Whoa, wait,” I interjected, “I didn’t see you in the water! Where were you?”

Eva drew herself up. “I ran to the other side of the island, jumped in the lake, and swam all the way around the island to get back to the dock!”

I blinked. After a moment, I shook my head. “Huh. Ibland kanske en senväg är en genväg, trots allt…”
Rough translation: "Huh. Sometimes maybe the long way is the short way, after all..."

Eva blinked. “What?”

“Nothin’. Congrats on winning, I guess.” I shrugged and smiled as, behind me, cheers went up from the other campers.

Although there were three people who had won invincibility, perhaps only one of us could be said to have done so “properly” this time around.

My way had definitely been way more fun, though.

At that moment, Chris walked up to join us on the dock. “All righty, campers. Game's over. Time to pick the loser and send them home.”



“Okay, so Jason’s got invincibility, but so does Eva. You guys know what that means, right?”

Duncan was on the dock along with DJ and Trent. With the day’s challenge over, it was time to discuss their plan of action. With the way things had gone, however, there wasn’t all that much to discuss.

DJ sighed. “Yeah…”

Trent simply nodded, prompting Duncan to blink in surprise.

“You sure? I thought you’d be, y’know…”

“It’s okay, Duncan,” Trent said resolutely. He curled his fingers into a fist and held it solemnly against his chest, right over his heart. “I know what I’m doing.”

Duncan considered commenting further, but decided against it. “All right, as long as you’re sure…”

He put his hand out, and with little hesitation, DJ and Trent each reached out a hand and put it on top of Duncan’s. The three boys gave each other grave looks and nodded.

The decision was made.



At the elimination ceremony that night, as always, Chris called out the campers’ names one by one, starting with the ones who had won invincibility: Jason, Eva and Heather. He proceeded down the list until, at long last, only three campers remained without marshmallows: Trent, Izzy and Gwen. The three exchanged worried looks.

“There are only two marshmallows left on this plate,” Chris said as he watched the trio. “You each racked up a lot of votes. One of you is going home tonight, and cannot return. Ever. The next marshmallow goes to… Izzy.”

Yes!” The redhead jumped to her feet and grabbed the tossed marshmallow out of the air. She happily scampered her way over to stand with the other campers watching the proceedings from the sidelines.

“The final marshmallow of the night goes to… Trent.”

The assembled campers gasped.

Chris tossed the now empty plate over his shoulder. “Okay, that was a shocker. Even I'm shocked and I knew the answer!”



Sure, Gwen’s pretty cool for a chick, but you know she was gonna vote with Jason no matter what, right? And with Jason and Eva both getting invincibility, what choice did I have?”

Duncan was in the confessional, facing the camera. He scratched the back of his neck as a slightly abashed expression made its way onto his face.


And besides, Courtney kinda… well…”



Courtney sat in the confessional, wearing a satisfied smirk.

Heather talked to me, and then I talked to Duncan,” Courtney said in the confessional, “and then he talked to the guys. We had it all planned out. Don’t get me wrong: I like Gwen, I really do, but I couldn’t just refuse when Heather made such a heartfelt plea. Besides, Gwen was getting in the way of my OTP, you know? Heatherson for life!”

Courtney pumped her fist in the air, then paused and lowered it as her expression fell.


Oh, wow, that was embarrassing. And yeah, the name still needs work…”



Trent sat in the confessional, looking equal parts relieved and unhappy. It was a very conflicted expression. He looked at the camera and sighed.

Look, I didn’t wanna do that to Gwen, believe me! But Heather said she saw her and Jason kissing in the trailer the other day. If I can’t get rid of Jason, then I at least have to keep them apart. It’s for Gwen’s own good!”



A small lie and some faked sympathy was all it took.”

Heather looked immensely pleased with herself as she sat in the confessional.


I knew I couldn’t go after Jason directly, so I did the next best thing. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner! It was so obvious!”

Then her expression changed to one of concern or, perhaps, self-doubt.


There’s just one thing I don’t get…”



Gwen couldn’t believe it. Between her and Trent, she got voted off! It made no sense!

No, it makes perfect sense, she thought as she looked back at the campers gathered at the Dock of Shame to see her off. Her gaze swept over them before landing upon a smirking Heather. Gwen didn’t know how, but the Asian girl was definitely responsible for her elimination. Gwen sent her an ineffectual glare before her face softened as she looked at Jason, who stood at the head of the pack.

“I’m really gonna miss you,” she said to the boy.

“I’m gonna miss you, too,” he returned with a wan smile. Then he held his arms out. “Hug?”

Gwen smiled. She wasn’t usually much of a hugger, but she would make an exception just this once. The two embraced and she marveled, not for the first time, at how safe he made her feel. After a final, reassuring squeeze, they broke apart, smiling.

“You’re gonna win this, right?” she asked, even as a part of her already knew the answer.

“Of course.”

“And make sure to kick Heather’s ass.”

“It’ll be my pleasure, I ass-ure you.”

Gwen giggled at the horrible excuse for a pun. “See you, Jason.”

“See you, Gwen.”

The Goth girl let out a sigh, then picked up her bags and turned. The Boat of Losers awaited. She had just stepped out onto the gangplank when she came to a decision. She tossed her bags onto the boat, then rushed back and embraced Jason one more time, and then kissed the surprised boy right on the lips. Without giving him time to protest or ask what she was doing, she then dashed onto the boat, her face burning.

She could scarcely believe she just did that!



As the Boat of Losers drew away, the campers left the dock one by one. At the last, only two remained.

Jason stood on the dock itself, waving good-bye until the boat had passed out of sight. Once it had disappeared into the night, he turned and began walking back toward the camp, a bemused expression on his face.

“Hey,” Heather said as he walked past, catching the boy’s attention and stopping him dead in his tracks.

He shot her a puzzled look. “What?”

Heather briefly debated saying something snide about Gwen suddenly kissing him, but decided against it. She steeled herself and fixed the boy with her gaze. Then, her voice resolute, she spoke the words that had been on her mind ever since the challenge ended.

“Why did you help me?”



End Chapter 17



The roster

The Screaming Gophers: Gwen, Trent, Heather, Cody, Lindsay, Beth, Izzy, Owen, Leshawna, Justin, Noah

The Killer Bass: Geoff, Bridgette, DJ, Tyler, Sadie, Katie, Courtney, Jason, Duncan, Eva, and Harold
 
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Thanks for the chapter. I haven't read it yet... I just wanted to mention the alert system didn't work properly. I'm not on the site a lot (This is the only story I'm following on it) and when checking it just now I saw one notification for a new post by victorthemonarch. I clicked on to see if there was an interesting conversation and coincidentally noticed the new threadmark/chapter directly bellow his post :/

I double checked and I do have this thread watched. I got an alert for something somebody else posted in the thread, just not yours. I hope this site isn't buggy regularly because I don't want to miss new updates.
 
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JasonSanjo

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Thanks for the chapter. I haven't read it yet... I just wanted to mention the alert system didn't work properly. I'm not on the site a lot (This is the only story I'm following on it) and when checking it just now I saw one notification for a new post by victorthemonarch. I clicked on to see if there was an interesting conversation and coincidentally noticed the new threadmark/chapter directly bellow his post :/

I double checked and I do have this thread watched. I got an alert for something somebody else posted in the thread, just not yours. I hope this site isn't buggy regularly because I don't want to miss new updates.
Huh, that's odd. I'm not privy to the technical side of how the site runs myself, but if it happens again you might want to report it over in the Technical Support part of the forum.
 
Huh, that's odd. I'm not privy to the technical side of how the site runs myself, but if it happens again you might want to report it over in the Technical Support part of the forum.
Sure, I'll keep an eye out just in case.

And dang, I really didn't expect Gwen to get voted off. Kind of makes me wonder what the end of the show will look like for the mc. Does he just disappear back to his original world and all the connections he makes get severed? Even if something romantic kicks off?

And what's the rest of that world look like anyway. Bet it would be a crazy place to live in given cartoon logic seems to trump physics and regular logic lol
 

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Sure, I'll keep an eye out just in case.

And dang, I really didn't expect Gwen to get voted off. Kind of makes me wonder what the end of the show will look like for the mc. Does he just disappear back to his original world and all the connections he makes get severed? Even if something romantic kicks off?

I think ROBs gonna be a bitch about it and insert him in the next seasons, probably because he's so entertaining to him and the fans of that world.
I bet Chris will ensare him in more shenanigans just for the views.
As for the end, we don't know. Hoping that Jason will struggle more
 

JasonSanjo

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I can at least say this: my long-term plans include seasons 1, 2 and 3, plus perhaps a bit of a side-story (or maybe just a cameo; I haven't decided yet, and it wouldn't enter the picture until after season 2, anyway). Beyond that, I don't have anything strictly planned out, but you never know.
 
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VictortheMonarch

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Huh, that's odd. I'm not privy to the technical side of how the site runs myself, but if it happens again you might want to report it over in the Technical Support part of the forum.
Yeah, it was kinda the same for me. I only got a notification that you had liked my comment.
 

Mrsean22

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Lets get started on the challenge because its the easy to do. Jason won his by being finding other people in Heather, Lindsay, and Izzy. Which is a good strategy (and I very much loved how he did it too with the Izzy fight). Heather won too by Jason's help weirdly enough(which is throwing her for a loop). Finally Eva won the actual way hiding and getting to home base(her strategy was good so that was awesome to see).

Sad that Gwen is gone but it makes sense with what Heather did and what Duncan was planning too. What surprised me was Trent voting for Gwen but I guess the "info" Heather gave finally got him to think he needed them separated no matter what. Sadly for Trent Gwen leaving actually made the relationship stronger(which probably is pissing him off). And all the campers saw it happen and they probably all have their own reactions to it.

Now for certain people. Lets start with Jason. He won the challenge but people decided to go for Gwen. That must of surprised him. Now he needs to think of his next move very carefully. Only him and Eva are working together. Jason probably trying to figure out what exactly happened and who voted for Gwen needed to at least be a majority or more.

Duncan alliance payed off. Got rid of one of Jason's allies in Gwen. His alliance could be the strongest now. Could as in if Trent sticks around. And he might leave Heather from being angry at her plan not working(as in the Jason and Gwen relationship gone but with the kiss at the end says otherwise). Then there is Trent thinking he can get more out of the new alliance. DJ probably doesn't feel good about what he did. Basically went behind Jason's back on the alliance and getting rid of Gwen. Curious if he'll do something like confess or something.

Heather scheme worked by using Courtney's shipping against her, Trent with a lie and Duncan going along with Courtney's play. Heather didn't need to make Gwen and Jason dislike each other just get rid of one of them. If Trent actually leaves then Heather is in a dangerous spot vote wise with herself, Lindsay and Izzy. Which could lead to the impossible Jason and Heather alliance!! (XD) Add in both of their alliances then they would have a majority against Duncan's. Oh and Heather wondering why Jason helped her win(must be confused and wondering).
 

JasonSanjo

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Thanks for the chapter. I haven't read it yet... I just wanted to mention the alert system didn't work properly. I'm not on the site a lot (This is the only story I'm following on it) and when checking it just now I saw one notification for a new post by victorthemonarch. I clicked on to see if there was an interesting conversation and coincidentally noticed the new threadmark/chapter directly bellow his post :/

I double checked and I do have this thread watched. I got an alert for something somebody else posted in the thread, just not yours. I hope this site isn't buggy regularly because I don't want to miss new updates.
Yeah, it was kinda the same for me. I only got a notification that you had liked my comment.
Yeah, that's definitely weird. A quick check of my own preferences doesn't reveal any setting combination that could cause that... It might be a good idea to report it.
 
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JasonSanjo

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Lets get started on the challenge because its the easy to do. Jason won his by being finding other people in Heather, Lindsay, and Izzy. Which is a good strategy (and I very much loved how he did it too with the Izzy fight). Heather won too by Jason's help weirdly enough(which is throwing her for a loop). Finally Eva won the actual way hiding and getting to home base(her strategy was good so that was awesome to see).

Sad that Gwen is gone but it makes sense with what Heather did and what Duncan was planning too. What surprised me was Trent voting for Gwen but I guess the "info" Heather gave finally got him to think he needed them separated no matter what. Sadly for Trent Gwen leaving actually made the relationship stronger(which probably is pissing him off). And all the campers saw it happen and they probably all have their own reactions to it.

Now for certain people. Lets start with Jason. He won the challenge but people decided to go for Gwen. That must of surprised him. Now he needs to think of his next move very carefully. Only him and Eva are working together. Jason probably trying to figure out what exactly happened and who voted for Gwen needed to at least be a majority or more.

Duncan alliance payed off. Got rid of one of Jason's allies in Gwen. His alliance could be the strongest now. Could as in if Trent sticks around. And he might leave Heather from being angry at her plan not working(as in the Jason and Gwen relationship gone but with the kiss at the end says otherwise). Then there is Trent thinking he can get more out of the new alliance. DJ probably doesn't feel good about what he did. Basically went behind Jason's back on the alliance and getting rid of Gwen. Curious if he'll do something like confess or something.

Heather scheme worked by using Courtney's shipping against her, Trent with a lie and Duncan going along with Courtney's play. Heather didn't need to make Gwen and Jason dislike each other just get rid of one of them. If Trent actually leaves then Heather is in a dangerous spot vote wise with herself, Lindsay and Izzy. Which could lead to the impossible Jason and Heather alliance!! (XD) Add in both of their alliances then they would have a majority against Duncan's. Oh and Heather wondering why Jason helped her win(must be confused and wondering).
Yeah, I wanted to showcase some of the similarities between Jason and Izzy with their little showdown, there. Plus it was a good opportunity to throw Heather for another loop with the sheer craziness of it all XD

Yup, Heather lying and saying Jason and Gwen had been kissing in the trailer was what finally pushed Trent over the edge. Without that, he would have refused Duncan's plan no question. I'll see if I can work in some reactions to it in the next chapter; I haven't re-watched the next episode yet, so I don't know if it'll fit in easily or not. We'll see.

Well, for winning the challenge, Jason got invincibility, along with Eva and Heather, so there was no way for people to vote him off. It still surprised him that Gwen got voted off while Trent got to stay, though. And given that Jason knows that, at the very least he, Gwen and Eva all voted for Trent, that means at least four people voted for Gwen. He has some things to think about, for sure.

The alliances are a bit convoluted at the moment; you've got Duncan, DJ and Trent. Then you've got Heather, Lindsay, Izzy... and Trent, again. And then you've got Courtney, who's kinda/sorta part of both, as well, and acting as a sort of go-between at least this time around. And then you've got the less official Jason and Eva grouping. And of course DJ feeling very iffy on his new alliance, and Trent possibly abandoning one or the other or even both... It's kind of a mess, really.

Yeah, Heather is quite confused by... well, everything to do with Jason at the moment, and for multiple reasons, as seen in the chapter. Him suddenly helping her out of the blue is just the latest and in some ways most egregious source of confusion, hence the little "confrontation" right there at the end. That'll play out some in the next chapter.
 

Mrsean22

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Yeah, I wanted to showcase some of the similarities between Jason and Izzy with their little showdown, there. Plus it was a good opportunity to throw Heather for another loop with the sheer craziness of it all XD

I very much love it. Jason and Izzy are just having so much fun that its gonna be a while once they decide to vote the other. XD

Yup, Heather lying and saying Jason and Gwen had been kissing in the trailer was what finally pushed Trent over the edge. Without that, he would have refused Duncan's plan no question. I'll see if I can work in some reactions to it in the next chapter; I haven't re-watched the next episode yet, so I don't know if it'll fit in easily or not. We'll see.

Well Trent you finally did it. But in doing so you in fact made it stronger. Can easily see Trent, Heather, DJ and Courtney having reactions to it for different reasons. Trent, Heather and Courtney are obvious but the DJ one might be guilt from voting Gwen. Haven't watched next one yet. Remember a few things but not certain so gonna watch it.

Well, for winning the challenge, Jason got invincibility, along with Eva and Heather, so there was no way for people to vote him off. It still surprised him that Gwen got voted off while Trent got to stay, though. And given that Jason knows that, at the very least he, Gwen and Eva all voted for Trent, that means at least four people voted for Gwen. He has some things to think about, for sure.

Yep even though him and Eva one he lost Gwen which raises questions. At the least four people if not more which means he might need to gather information.

The alliances are a bit convoluted at the moment; you've got Duncan, DJ and Trent. Then you've got Heather, Lindsay, Izzy... and Trent, again. And then you've got Courtney, who's kinda/sorta part of both, as well, and acting as a sort of go-between at least this time around. And then you've got the less official Jason and Eva grouping. And of course DJ feeling very iffy on his new alliance, and Trent possibly abandoning one or the other or even both... It's kind of a mess, really.

I'd say Courtney is more team Duncan which makes it four technically. Courtney won't vote Heather for a little bit but that doesn't mean she won't vote for Heathers allies. Trent is in a weird position so he needs to make a choice and the choice is most likely the one he thinks will get rid of Jason which Duncan and Heather seem to want but Heather is starting to look iffy on if she actually can and if she wants too(Trent might hear Courtney's shipping which could make him consider leaving Heathers alliance). DJ is in a certain place right now. Will his guilt/friendship with Jason win out or will he push it down to win?

Yeah, Heather is quite confused by... well, everything to do with Jason at the moment, and for multiple reasons, as seen in the chapter. Him suddenly helping her out of the blue is just the latest and in some ways most egregious source of confusion, hence the little "confrontation" right there at the end. That'll play out some in the next chapter.

Heather has a lot of questions and she wants answers now. Curious what Jason will say. Kinda hope my theory is right just to see Heather and Jason working together against the Duncan alliance. If Trent does leave Heathers alliance she will.....want revenge and far she knows it needs to happen now to get at Trent and the Duncan alliance.
 

JasonSanjo

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I very much love it. Jason and Izzy are just having so much fun that its gonna be a while once they decide to vote the other. XD



Well Trent you finally did it. But in doing so you in fact made it stronger. Can easily see Trent, Heather, DJ and Courtney having reactions to it for different reasons. Trent, Heather and Courtney are obvious but the DJ one might be guilt from voting Gwen. Haven't watched next one yet. Remember a few things but not certain so gonna watch it.



Yep even though him and Eva one he lost Gwen which raises questions. At the least four people if not more which means he might need to gather information.



I'd say Courtney is more team Duncan which makes it four technically. Courtney won't vote Heather for a little bit but that doesn't mean she won't vote for Heathers allies. Trent is in a weird position so he needs to make a choice and the choice is most likely the one he thinks will get rid of Jason which Duncan and Heather seem to want but Heather is starting to look iffy on if she actually can and if she wants too(Trent might hear Courtney's shipping which could make him consider leaving Heathers alliance). DJ is in a certain place right now. Will his guilt/friendship with Jason win out or will he push it down to win?



Heather has a lot of questions and she wants answers now. Curious what Jason will say. Kinda hope my theory is right just to see Heather and Jason working together against the Duncan alliance. If Trent does leave Heathers alliance she will.....want revenge and far she knows it needs to happen now to get at Trent and the Duncan alliance.
Yup, they're having way too much fun, no doubt about that. Who knows, it might even lead to a shift in alliances in the future...

Yeah, those four and Jason are the most likely ones to have their reactions showcased. We'll see.

Jason is definitely going to sit down and think hard on what happened (both the vote and the kiss). As for his conclusions... that remains to be seen.

Convolution ahoy! And that's before we even add in whatever happens in the next challenge.

The conversation should be interesting, I agree. And maybe, maybe not on the rest. Not gonna spoil anything :p
 

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As for the lack of the alert, this forum currently doesn't have the ability to get alerted on OP posts, which might explain the problem: someone else posted, you didn't read their post, then no alert goes out for Jason's posts.
 

JasonSanjo

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As for the lack of the alert, this forum currently doesn't have the ability to get alerted on OP posts, which might explain the problem: someone else posted, you didn't read their post, then no alert goes out for Jason's posts.
Thanks for the clarification!
 

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