▌ EPISODE THREE: Sports Day.
❪ PART THREE. ❫

After a short break, it's time for the contestants to move on to the second activity of the day!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Ah, finally! It's time to start with this relay~ Mokachin, show the students how it'll proceed!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MOKACHIN"（BOT ASSISTANT） ― It shall be done!

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ NAM HANEUL ꜜ she/they（CLASS TWO） ― [still drying herself with a towel] Oh, that sounds fun! Whose idea was it? That person must be a genius!

Oh, you should've never said that.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― Junseong, relax.

Please, hold him back. I think he's going to lose it.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― Mon Dieu, she's so shameless!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― I know, I know. It's not worth it, though... Relax.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― [sighs] I know, I know... It's just... Den worked so hard, but then...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（CLASS TWO） ― I mean, not like you'll have to worry about her for any longer: classes will disband soon. Even if they didn't, she'd probably be eliminated anyways.

He's such a hater and I live for it.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Alright, alright, it's time to proceed and show who will represent each class in this event!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― ... Wait wait wait wait, why is the kid there? Are we letting him?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― [shrugs] I mean, the most that can happen is for him to get so dizzy he'll fall. It's not as risky as what Seonmi did before...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（CLASS TWO） ― Right? He'll be fine.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YANG DEOKSU ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― ...

He doesn't seem convinced, though.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Alright, is everyone in position already?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― ... Yes.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― Let's do this!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Great! Now then... Ready...

The students get in position as Moka starts counting.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Set...

They're now ready to start with their activities, anxiously waiting for the final signal by the host.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― GO!!!

The game finally starts!

The first students for each class run for a relatively short distance, as they need to come closer to where they'll have to complete the first activity.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MOKACHIN"（BOT ASSISTANT） ― Let's read out the first activity~

A jingle plays as the robot prepares itself to announce the first activity of the event!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MOKACHIN"（BOT ASSISTANT） ― Din din diiiin~ The first activity is Jegichagi: You have to hit it successfully for 3 times after spinning for 10 times!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NAM HANEUL ꜜ she/they（CLASS TWO） ― E-eh?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― Don't waste any time... Move!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NAM HANEUL ꜜ she/they（CLASS TWO） ― ...

Damn, they tried to silence Muchen earlier, but he was 100% right: she really is useless.

What could seem like one of the simplest activities turns out to be an impossible mission as spinning for 10 times makes everyone dizzy...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DEJA NAM ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― God help us! My head is spinning...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIMIZU REN ꜜ she/her（CLASS THREE） ― Goodness...

The first one to finish is Yulian, somehow still well balanced despite the spins!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― One... Two... Three!

Yulian runs towards Junseo, who's ready to start with the second activity. She's followed closely by Ren, who's then being followed by Deja.

Haneul, on the other hand...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（CLASS TWO） ― ... CHRIST, HANEUL.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Oh! It seems like Haneul has yet to catch up to the other three... It must be the 7th time she's falling to the ground now, isn't it?

The staff members nod from afar.

Girl... This is so embarrassing... What the hell...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― As Haneul seems to be finally catching up, the others have all moved on to the second activity already!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MOKACHIN"（BOT ASSISTANT） ― Din din diiiin~ The second activity consists in whistling with a lemon in your mouth!

... Someone is gonna get hurt somehow, just watch out. I'm betting all my last paycheck on this one.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― [browsing on Google] Can... You... Choke... If you whistle... With a lemon... In your mouth... Send!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ ???（???） ― [looking at the search results on MIMIN's screen] Lemons and other delusions? What the hell...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HIRO" ꜜ ???（???） ― What in tarnation WHAT IS THAT GOOGLE SEARCH.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― [growling] LOOK AWAY.

... +19 BL on national TV?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ ???（???） ― Wait... Are you...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― [sweats]

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ ???（???） ― Ah, I see... It's OK, your secret is safe with me!

I wouldn't think so, given you're saying this on national TV.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― Ah, really?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ ???（???） ― Of course! It's not easy given the audience you have, after all... Sometimes I wish I could relate...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― Aw...

Mimin puts a hand on Dodo's shoulder, giving her a soft smile. The smile is soon reciprocated.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― It's not as hard as you think, though! Even if Melonhead took over, Twitter is your best friend! A quick promo for your activities and soon enough everyone will be at your feet!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ she/her（???） ― [holding back her tears] You think so? Even if we work in different fields, I've always admired you... This is so inspiring to hear.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― Oh? I guess you're more into the visual aspect, then...! That works too, though~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ she/her（???） ― Mhm, indeed! But your work has greatly inspired me for a long while now, despite our differences...

I THINK THERE'S A HUGE MISUNDERSTANDING HERE.

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❪ INTERVIEW ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― I'm... I'm surprised to see a fellow fujo in studio... Even if instead of writing fanfics she's a fanartist, I'm sure we'll get along soooo well!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ she/her（???） ― She even recognized me from Twitter...! If that doesn't mean anything, then I don't know what does~

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ she/her（???） ― eve are one of my favorite K-Pop groups ever! The girls have always struck me as very polite yet detached so far, but I cared more about the music anyways...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "DODO" ꜜ she/her（???） ― Who would've thought she was this friendly and supportive, though? She's amazing. I can't wait to know her better!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HOON" ꜜ he/him（STAFF） ― Dohee, that's no-

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HAO" ꜜ he/him（STAFF） ― [covering HOON's mouth with his hand] No no, shut up. This is going to be so much fun.

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HIRO" ꜜ ???（???） ― Dodo, it's not-

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MIMIN" ꜜ ???（???） ― [hisses] SHUT THE FUCK UP.

YOU'RE FUCKING CRAZY.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HIRO" ꜜ ???（???） ― WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.

Moving back to the competition, it seems like Mimin's Google search was more than appropriate, because...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Holy moly! It seems like Class Four has just lost its advantage to Class One, because...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― Junseo!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Poor soul! You don't need to see the image of Cheon Junseo choking on that lemon because it's appalling, but just know that he is, indeed, choking on a lemon... Wow... This is some Discovery Channel type of shit...

... Here we have another freak to add to our list.

Do you NOT care at ALL?

Yulian immediately runs towards Junseo and forces him to spit the lemon out!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― [coughing] I thought I was about to die...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― Right... Try again, without choking this time!

Or don't, because the others have moved on already in the time Yulian spent trying to keep Junseo alive...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Oh, what a surprise! Class Two is currently in the lead as Heo Seonwoo easily succeded with the task... All of this despite having to compensate for his extremely useless classmate Haneul, too!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEOK IJUN ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― Wow... [dreamy] Not going to lie here, that's attractive of him... How did he do so well...

This is NOT the moment to be having your gay awakening, Ijun!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HUR YIRURI ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― What the hell Ijun RUN HERE BEFORE I THROW SOMETHING AT YOU.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― This competition is bringing out the worst out of everyone, it seems! Thank goodness Jayden isn't playing right now, or he would've killed someone...

UNPROVOKED?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― As Seonwoo finally switches out and leaves space for Den, Ijun follows closely! Yul and Junseo? Well...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― ... Do you guys want some help?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JEON YUL ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― [incomprehensible sounds]

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― ... They'll be fine, it seems!

... As Yul and Junseo struggle behind, the other two have already moved on and left the field to their teammates, Yiruri and Den respectively.

At this point, Class Three and Four are going to be automatically excluded from the activity soon.

Who will win between the last two classes standing?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HAN JUNKYU ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― Haha!

Han Junkyu stands victorious as the other students either cry or pant for what they had to endure up to that point.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HAN JUNKYU ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― ... But I lowkey feel bad. You OK, Deoksu?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YANG DEOKSU ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― ...

No, I don't think so.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NATHAN CHAE ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― How did we even lose to Class One after Seoyoon earned us momentum?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（CLASS THREE） ― [glaring at NATHAN] Hey Han Farm, if you ever try to imply that YEW has defeated us, I will pull out your hair and make you regret being born.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NATHAN CHAE ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― ... Lick that calf again?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HONG INKYU ꜜ he/any（CLASS THREE） ― Oh, she just means that she'll kill you if you imply that Yew going after Seoyoon is the reason why we lost. Remember, she's a big fan.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NATHAN CHAE ꜜ he/they（CLASS THREE） ― But he IS the reason we lost in the first place!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（CLASS THREE） ― HE'S NOT. He tried his best and failed ─ that's OK! Everyone makes mistakes.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YEW ꜜ he/him（CLASS THREE） ― I am. I did NOT try at all.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIN SEOYOON ꜜ she/xe（CLASS THREE） ― I fucking knew it! Fuck YEW!

Seoyoon jumps on Yew and pushes him to the ground!

What an insane yet somehow predictable progression of events...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（CLASS THREE） ― [with SEOYOON punching and yelling at YEW in the background] ... Seriously, though, whose idea was this relay thing? [cracking her knuckles] I just want to talk... I don't want to hurt anyone... Noooo...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― [panting] The moment I find... The fucker who did this... They're going to die... By my hand...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― [gulps] ...

Oh, if only he knew he's threatening the best friend of the same guy he has a huge crush on...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― Why did we send Deoksu in the first place... [sighs] Let's lay you down for a little while, mh?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YANG DEOKSU ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― [nods, slowly] ...

Damn, I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled out from the show altogether after what he had to endure today.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― It is now time to move onto the third activity of the day... Mokachin, show our students!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MOKACHIN"（BOT ASSISTANT） ― It shall be done!

... The production has gotten so lazy they haven't even added rules to the graphic.

Wow. What did I even expect from them, though...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JAYDEN IM ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― ... I bet this was Class Four's idea.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― This is going to be so much fun!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― And we're settling that matter once and for all, too!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― ... How do we even do that, since this is Class vs. Class exactly like the relay?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― The one who takes down the most people from the other classes is officially Yvette's new mom.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YVETTE ― [moos, seemingly concerned]

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Ah... My love for her is so strong I can hear her enthusiastic moo'ing already!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "HOON" ꜜ he/him（STAFF） ― ... More like you're hearing her while Anna is bringing her to her new home.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HUR YIRURI ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― H-huh?! What is a cow doing here?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― [preparing herself to run towards YVETTE] Yvette-!

With surprising strength, Yubin quickly pulls Seoyoon back before a catastrophe happens!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Seoyoon, no!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― Consider yourself DEAD if you do that! Don't you know that's the quickest way to scare cows and get them to attack you?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― They're right! Please, stay safe~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Oh, really? I'm sorry...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― [with a hand on her shoulder] It's fine! Everybody makes mistakes~ At least Yubin saved you before you could say goodbye to us forever.

Right?! After all the injured people today... We don't need the first CORPSE.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― While we wait for Anna to pass with Yvette and get out of the way, how about we show the teams for this match? Mokachin, stream the names on your screen!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ "MOKACHIN"（BOT ASSISTANT） ― It shall be done!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JAYDEN IM ꜜ he/him（CLASS ONE） ― Turn this thing off or I'll kill myself.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HUR YIRURI ꜜ she/they（CLASS ONE） ― Keep it active, then!

DAMN, YIRURI.

It is now time for the teams to get on the field and start the match!

Or, well... That's what I would say if not for the fact that...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Where is the equipment...?!

FEVEN'S CORNER !!!

Here we are! Finally almost done with this episode~ I'm trying my best to finish it within August 10 - mainly because I'll be losing an applier a few days after that. I'll also go on a longer period of infrequent activity due to health issues which are severely impairing me at this moment in time. Hope you can understand!