"Hey! Hey! Let's keep it together, everyone!" Austin interrupted. "We still have a few more answers to get through before we announce who has been eliminated. George, why don't you start? Why would you be a good friend?"

"Sure," the Brit responded. "Honestly, I feel like a good friend is always there to listen, so I think we should just hang out and talk. It'd be nice to just get to know each other, you know?"

Tommy opened his mouth to give a reply, but when he spoke, no sound came out; Austin must have followed through on his promise and muted him. The boy went on and on, completely unaware of his current predicament. In fact, it seemed that Quackity was in the same boat!

You stifled your fits of laughter as Austin transitioned the conversation over to Sapnap. "Personally, I think it'd be really boring sitting around to talk all day. I think we'd have a good time going out exploring and doing some PVP. What do you think, Y/n?"

You nodded and smiled. "Yeah, that sounds like fun."

"Honestly, Sapnap, you would say that," George stated bitterly. "Isn't it a little too soon to take Y/n out on a PVP date?"

"What do you mean?" Sapnap shot back. "All you want to do is talk and bore Y/n out of their mind!"

"No, I wouldn't!"

"Yeah-huh."

"No way."

"Yes, you would!"

"Sapnap-"

"Alright, Eret!" Austin cut in. "Why don't you wrap it up for us? What would make you a great friend for Y/n?"

Eret hummed, tapping his fingers rhythmically upon his chin. "Do you like fashion, Y/n?"

You nodded eagerly. If this was going where you thought it was going, you were ready to sell your soul for a chance at hanging out with the bi royal.

"Well, I was thinking we could hold a little fashion show on stream," Eret continued. "I could wear my strawberry dress and my platforms, and you could wear whatever you want to as well. What do you say?"

You released a string of unintelligible syllables and excitedly shrieked out, "Yes! Yes, that would be perfect! You'd look fabulous!" Realizing what you'd just done, you shrunk back in your seat, holding your face in your hands. You were beyond embarrassed.

Eret's deep, throaty laughter played through the speakers. "Why, thank you. That's so nice."

"Thank you, Eret, for your answer," Austin said, swooping in once again to steer the show. "Now, it's time to decide. Y/n! Which two players should be eliminated? Take a minute to decide and text me your final votes."

Taking the time given to you, you quickly scanned over the candidates' webcams. Everyone had been so nice and sweet and charming...well, with a few exceptions. You still loved the two individuals as content creators, but as love or host options they were likely the bottom two.

You sighed. The decision would be easy this round, leaving the harder decisions to surface later. But that was a problem for the future Y/n to deal with. You texted the names of the rejected players to Austin, and exhaled nervously; you hoped for the best.

"The results are in," the game show host announced. "Two players will go home once I call their names. Who will be eliminated?" The candidates waited in eager anticipation, some more nervous than others. Luckily, Austin had elected not to drag out the suspense for the first round:

"TOMMY AND QUACKITY, YOU ARE OFF THE SHOW!!"

Surprise rippled through the crowd of streamers like waves splashing against the shore. Many breathed out sighs of relief, thanking you and Austin for a second chance. The audience in chat exploded. The viewers had seen this coming, but the reveal had shocked them nonetheless.

"Tommy and Quackity, care to make a statement?" The two boys, especially Quackity, yelled angrily into the webcam, gesturing wildly in many directions. "Oh, whoops. I left them on mute," Austin confessed. "Maybe it'd be better to keep them on mute until after I announce the results." You joined the players in a hearty laugh. Austin had a good sense of humor; you were grateful for his laid-back yet professional attitude. "It looks like both Quackity and Tommy chose...HOST!!"

Your eyes widened as you let out a sigh of relief. You had managed to weed out two hosts- what luck! You were that much closer to finding true love! Somewhere in the midst of your internal celebration, Austin must have unmuted the two boys, as you heard Quackity jokingly yell into his mic: "-and you, and fuck all of you! I came here to have a good time, and that's exactly what I did. So, screw you!"

"Yeah, you tell 'em, Big Q!" Tommy chimed in. "We were the better options, the best of the best. You're gonna miss us, Y/n!"

Wilbur suddenly pulled his mic closer to him and said, "You have to leave first for us to miss you, you twat." Everyone whooped and hollered in amusement at that. You all gave a fond farewell to the boys, and they were off.

"We are down to nine players now!!" Austin claimed, voice full of excitement. "Round two will start after this commercial break. We'll be right back!"

WOW OUR FIRST ELIMINATIONS!!! Crazy, right?!

Round Two's about to begin! Vote to help your favorite candidate win! :D

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[Image Credits] "Chantelle" (Cropped Slightly, Text Added) by Eric BC Lim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericlbc/2742248073/)