35.10-Sims are strange

Last episode,

Morris: "I would never have done such a thing. You know that. I know where we stand."

Monique: "But if that's the case...it must have been the wine. You did drink a lot last night. And again, it's alcohol that almost ruined you, Morris! Ugh, my words will fall on deaf ears anyway."

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Ian: "About what happened last night..."

Ian: "I don't know what came over me. I'll take responsibility for it."

Ryenn: "How? You're already married!"

Ryenn: "What am I to you? Some kind of goal on your bucket list of things to try?"

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Ian: "Monique Plaita! Why did you set us up like that?"

Monique: "What are you talking about?"

Ian: "You know what I'm talking about. There's no way I could have gotten that tipsy and lose all rationality based on what I drank. You drugged the wine."

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Ian: "You can count on me."

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Douglas: "I'm not the fittest but I will do my best, especially after the last mission."

Douglas: "Sylvia, I'm...huff....here."

Sylvia: "You are extremely out of shape, boy. You should exercise more often."

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Ryenn: "I can't run very fast. I have asthma, so I'll just jog and take deep breaths."

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Sylvia: "Almost there..."

Sylvia: "Monique!"

"Time is up."

Sylvia: "No!"

Monique: "So close."

The group managed to earn only 35/100 points in the previous mission, so the pot currently has 280/650 points. Who is to blame? And who will be executed next?

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Courtney: "Did you make a mess? What if someone slips and falls? What if I slip and fall?"

Monique: "Go ahead and blame me for this. I'm remembering every single word you said."

Courtney: "Please. It's not like I'm going to need your help in the future."

Monique: "You better pray hard that you won't because I won't help you even if you beg me."

Hykel: "I'm too stressed. I need to blow off steam."

Hykel: "I never told anybody this, but I have anxiety disorder. I get anxiety attacks whenever I become too stressed out. It doesn't happen all the time, but if it doesn't then I start to become aggressive. It's a good thing they have exercise machines here or I wouldn't be able to take it."

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Courtney: "Stop being such a nerd. Talk to someone for once. You're always hiding in a corner reading your book or a journal."

Douglas: "I think Courtney is getting too comfortable. She is becoming very cocky and pampered. She expects breakfast to be made every day when she wakes up. It's not too hard because she wakes up late but she wants it to be on the table when she comes down. She never helps with any of the chores and wants us to clean up for her. She lives here too."

Sylvia: "Good evening. I'll be playing one of my latest songs, Rain on 36th Avenue.

And the rain comes pouring down

Army of droplets pounding on my head

You left me cold and helpless

Was my love not drenched in your fire~"

Sylvia: "I still remember that thunderstorm night~"

Sylvia: "Thank you. If you liked the song, please support me and buy my latest album, Rain. It's available both in physical form and digitally for only 59 Simoleons. Thank you once again for all your support."

Monique: "There is one suspect we've forgotten about: Sylvia."

Morris: "I don't think she's the Mole. She's too much like Douglas. They can't both be the Mole, right?"

Monique: "Don't say I don't listen to you. Tell me who you think it is then."

Morris: "Ryenn? I don't know."

Monique: "You can't just look at individual instances."

Morris: "How about we take a break?"

Monique: "The quiz won't be waiting for us."

Morris: "Every time we talk it's always about work. Even back home. We hardly talk about anything else. We've lived together for quite a while now, Monique, but it feels like I don't know you."

Monique: "What is there to know? We do not need to get too close."

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Ian: "I tried to play matchmaker to Douglas and Ryenn. That didn't go so well."

Ryenn: "I should depend on myself now."

Ian: "Go on. Take a seat beside her."

Ian: "..."

Douglas: "I can't do this."

Ian: "Ugh, then I'll start. Ryenn, you're homeschooled, right? Douglas wants to know more about it."

Ryenn: "Oh, sure. It was an interesting experience. Your parents are your teachers and we often have learning outside the classroom which is fun. I can't imagine being cooped up in a room for half a day every day. What subjects did you take?"

Douglas: "Erm, I took English, Mathematics, erm, Chemistry..."

Ryenn: "I never studied Chemistry. Never had a big interest in the sciences, to be honest. Sometimes I go online and I saw all these memes about periodic tables and avocados and whatnot and I don't understand a single thing."

Ryenn: "I took more interesting subjects, like the humanities. But I still struggled a lot. Even though my parents were there to guide and teach me, they weren't professionals. They weren't bad, I just wasn't the studious type."

Douglas: "I can relate."

Ryenn: "You? You bury your nose in books all the time."

Douglas: "Well that's...erm...nevermind."

Douglas: "You definitely didn't lose out. I could never get school either."

Douglas: "I was stupid and dense. Always slow to understand things. And at least you didn't have to deal with the social aspect. I always the awkward one who was picked on by schoolmates. My teachers also always picked on me to answer questions but I didn't know the answers so everyone just laughed at me. I was never good at anything, not even from young."

Ryenn: "I'm sorry to hear that. On the bright side, you're no longer in school and don't suffer that kind of bullying. And you get to have fun after school."

Douglas: "After school was worse."

Ian: "Douglas! This isn't how you converse. You don't need to spill your guts out."

Douglas: "Right...what was I thinking. Forget we ever talked."

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Time for the quiz.

Q1: Is the Mole male or female?

A: Male

B: Female

Q2: What is the Mole's natural hair colour?

A: Black

B: Brown

C: Blonde

Q3: Did the Mole drink wine the night before Mission 5?

A: Yes

B: No

Q4: In Mission 5, which position was the Mole in?

A: First

B: Second

C: Third

D: Fourth

E: Fifth

F: Sixth

G: Seventh

H: Eighth

Q5: In Mission 5, who was before the Mole?

A: Ryenn Picardo 

B: Monique Plaita 

C: Morris Delven

D: Ian Ryder 

E: Sylvia Platt

F: Hykel Asrulfi 

 G: Douglas Chip 

H: Courtney Ball 

I: Nobody

Q6: Who was after the Mole in Mission 5?

A: Ryenn Picardo 

B: Monique Plaita 

C: Morris Delven

D: Ian Ryder 

E: Sylvia Platt

F: Hykel Asrulfi 

 G: Douglas Chip 

H: Courtney Ball 

I: Nobody

Q7: In Mission 5, was the Mole stationed by a lamp post?

A: Yes

B: No

Q8: In Mission 5, did the Mole initially run in everyday wear?

A: Yes

B: No

Q9: Is the Mole asthmatic?

A: Yes

B: No

Q10: Who is the Mole?

A: Ryenn Picardo 

B: Monique Plaita 

C: Morris Delven

D: Ian Ryder 

E: Sylvia Platt

F: Hykel Asrulfi 

 G: Douglas Chip 

H: Courtney Ball 

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"Welcome to yet another execution ceremony. Before we begin, I suggest you learn how to clean up. Look at this place. How are we going to take dramatic shots if there's a dirty plate in the background?"

Monique: "Someone here isn't willing to clean up after herself."

"For now, let us continue. The execution cannot be delayed."

"Sylvia Platt."

Sylvia: "Hmm..."

"Ryenn Picardo."

Ryenn: "I pray that I'm through. My mind is in a mess right now."

"Hykel Asrulfi."

Hykel: "Oh boy."

Hykel: "ARGH I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE!"

Hykel: "I need to get out of here."

Monique: "What the..."

Ian: "What?"

Courtney: "The fok?"

Hykel: "I can't be in there right now. Stupid executions."

Ryenn: "Why did he just run out like that?"

Morris: "Beats me."

Ryenn: "Sims are strange."

"He was safe but we'll tell him that later. Let us continue."

"Douglas Chip."

Douglas: "I'm doing whatever it takes to not run out screaming like Hykel did."

"Courtney Ball."

Courtney: "I'm ready to tackle it, mofos. I'm not going to be scared of a teeny weeny screen."

"Morris Delven."

Morris: "Bring it on."

"Monique Plaita,"

"Ian Ryder, one of you will be going home tonight. But who?"

"Ian Ryder."

Ian: "It's going to be me, isn't it?"

"You have unfortunately been the next to be executed. Please pack your bags and leave."

Ian: "I was fully prepared for this outcome right from the very first execution. I guess my instincts aren't that strong after all. It was a fun ride, though. I wanted to do something that my kids would be proud of and I'm glad to have been part of so many cool missions. I didn't make it very far though, so I'm sorry to have disappointed them."

Sylvia: "Aww. I'm sure your children would be very proud of you."

Ian: "There are just some regrets I wish I could erase."

"Thank you for joining, Ian. We hope to see you again."

Ryenn: "Ian...he can't leave like that. Not with so many things hanging."

Douglas: "That was so touching. If only my father was like that."

Morris: "Dafuq? What's wrong with everyone today?"

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Hykel: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!"

*heavy panting*

Hykel: "Ugh, why am I even so mad?'

Hykel: "Oh, hey there. I hope you didn't catch much...you didn't miss much."

Camerman: "Get back inside. The execution ceremony is over. You're safe. Ian was executed."

Hykel: "Oh phew. I mean, not phew because he's out but...ugh, forget it."

Hykel: "Executions are so intense, man. It's just so stressful knowing you could be leaving at any moment. And seeing everyone's faces, especially Douglas. When he's scared I get scared too. And then I just lost it."

Hykel: "I can't go back in like this. I have so much repressed anger and pent up energy. I'm just angry at myself for being such a wuss. I'm going to stay out here for a while. You can go back in first."

The risk-taker Ian has paid his price. But he left things in an awkward state. Also, is Hykel the Mole who's exaggerating it?

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Next episode,

"To earn points, you will have to send up to five of you to missions. Those on the mission will have to stand on the pads. The bad guy can choose to sabotage but the good guys cannot. If someone sabotages, a trap will go off. Otherwise, no trap will go off and you earn 30 points. There are five rounds so this is worth 150 points. Earn 60 points or less and the bad guys will get away with an exemption. Earn 120 points or more and they won't, unless they succeed in deducing who the Producer is."

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"For your first mission, Courtney, please send two contestants."

Courtney: "I would pick myself because I'm good, duh. I think I'll just pick Ryenn because she's beside me."

Ryenn: "Good choice."

Hykel: "I am not sure about that."

Douglas: "Why? Are you privy to information we're not aware of?"

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"Monique, please choose three contestants for the next mission."

Monique: "We know that you and Ryenn went and it failed."

Courtney: "I'm definitely the good guy so Ryenn is the bad one."

Ryenn: "No I'm not. It's you, Courtney! Don't pin the blame on me!"

Douglas: "I don't know who it is so I won't pick sides."

Monique: "I still don't know who it is right now so I won't pick either of you."

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Douglas: "I'm really confused right now."

Sylvia: "Actually, so am I."

Courtney: "I'm a good girl. Ryenn is the bad kid. Believe me. I think Monique and Morris are the other two baddies. That's why Monique picked them."

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Sylvia: "Why should I trust you? You said Courtney was bad and Ryenn was good. That clearly was wrong."

Hykel: "Is it possible that Ryenn is good? It's just that one of them there is trying to frame her? I'm just throwing possibilities out. We want to consider everything first."

Sylvia: "Hmm, I haven't thought of that. But if Monique or Morris is the bad guy, the other one must be covering up so that means both of them are bad. I still can't trust these two. I'll stick with my original plan."

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Ryenn: "But I am starting to think your worrying is just a diversion, Douglas."

Douglas: "Me? You are the bad one, aren't you? Oh, don't mess with my mind right now. I'm not smart enough to play any of your games."

Sylvia: "AAH!"

Douglas: "AAAAAHHH!"

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"...Will the bad guys please stand up."