Sunday 31 March 2019

43.12-Colossal waste of effort


Last time on the Smole, the contestants had to find out which order they had to cycle in for the first mission, and in the second mission they had to sculpt. While the first mission was a colossal waste of effort, the group finally managed to earn 80 points with the second mission, bringing the pot to 243/650 points. Bernadette scored an exemption for sculpting the most expensive item and as such was safe from execution. However, Cedric was not and he became the next one to be executed. Have the remaining three contestants figured out who the Mole is yet? Have you?


Xayden: "Morning Isabella."


Xayden: "You may not want to talk to me, but I have something you definitely want to see."
Isabella: "Sorry. I was distracted...and my mouth was full."


Isabella: "Still, you want to see this."


Isabella: "Why do you have a phone?"
Xayden: "It doesn't have a SIM card. It can't call or text, much less connect to the internet, so it's technically legal. Now watch."


Isabella: "What are you showing me?"


Isabella: "Is that...me? And Alistair?"


Isabella: "How did you get this video?"
Xayden: "Just watch in peace, damn it."


Isabella: "Eep!"
Xayden: "I see we've reached the good part. Or should I say...climax?"


Isabella: "How did you get that video of us?"


Xayden: "Like it? It's not a flattering shot but you'll become famous. And Alistair becomes even more famous."


Isabella: "You have to delete that immediately."


Xayden: "Sigh. You just don't get it, do you?"


Xayden: "This is revenge. You didn't listen to me. Why should I listen to you?"


Isabella: "Please, you have to delete it! Nobody can see this."


Isabella: "My parents will kill me!"


Isabella: "What did I ever do to you, Xayden? Why are you doing this to me?"


Xayden: "You only have yourself to blame. I had enough of being treated as invisible, and being treated as dirt. You can only push me so far before I snap. And you won't like it when that happens."


Xayden: "Remember that quiz that had a question on random facts about us? Then you'd know that I'm capable of far worse."


Xayden: "I didn't want to do this, but you forced my hand."


Xayden: "Play nice, Isabella. And no one has to get hurt."


Xayden: "Otherwise, I will ruin your life."

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"Good morning contestants. Today, you'll be going on a river cruise. There are four stages of difficulty and at each stage you are going to have to help transport various people or things to the other side to earn points. Decide who takes which stage now."


Alistair: "Xayden, do you feel up to it?"
Xayden: "Are you sure you want to give me the hardest stage?"


Alistair: "I don't mind taking it, I suppose. I don't think Angel can manage it. Models tend to be known as airheads."


Bernadette: "Did you really just say that? I'll prove you wrong."
Alistair: "I'm not giving you the hardest stage."
Bernadette: "You can have the hardest one. I'll take the third stage."


Bernadette: "Isabella, what are your thoughts?"
Isabella: "I'm fine with anything. I can take the easiest one."


Alistair: "Are you sure about that?"


Isabella: "Yes. I'm not good with puzzles."
Bernadette: "Are you okay? You look really pale today."


Xayden: "And once again I've been left out of the discussion. Fine. I'll take the second stage. But just you watch out."

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Alistair: "We were given a scenic tour of Riverview. It was nice to be able to travel by boat. At various points, one of us stayed behind. We had to do river crossing puzzles, with each stage being more difficult but more rewarding. I'm glad I had the last one because I don't trust anyone else with this."


Xayden: "We had 2 hours in total, including rowing and thinking time. We could only begin our puzzle when the one before us had finished. If we succeeded, we would earn double of whatever the previous contestant earned. If we failed, we would end up halving whatever we earned for the mission."


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Ginny: "Hey! Over here!"


Ginny: "Can you help a poor old farmer out?"


Ginny: "My cow somehow swam over to the greener pasture over there. Problem is I need to get it back, as well as my scarecrow and lettuce. I heard there's going to be a storm over the next few days so I need them all back."


Ginny: "The cow cannot be alone with the scarecrow because she's afraid of it. I don't want my Bessie drowning in panic."


Ginny: "Bessie here can't be alone with the lettuce either because she will eat it. The only thing stopping her now is that mean ol' scarecrow."


Ginny: "It looks like your boat can only transport one at a time, excluding yourself. Think you can help poor ol' me?"


Isabella: "I was rowing in my rowboat until I heard a farmer call out to me for help. I had to get a cow, a scarecrow and lettuce across the river to her in 10 trips or less, with each trip being from one side of the river to the other. I could earn 10 points. Good thing I'm familiar with this classic riddle."


Isabellla: "I can't bring the scarecrow over, or the cow will eat the lettuce. I can't bring the lettuce because that leaves the cow alone with the scarecrow. That means I have to bring the cow for my first trip."


Isabella: "How am I going to bring a cow over by boat?"


Isabella: "I've got Bessie."


Isabella: "I'm back with the other two. That's two trips aleady."


Isabella: "I'll bring the lettuce over."


Isabella: "Oh wait, I can't deposit the lettuce. The cow will eat it."


Isabella: "But I can't bring the scarecrow either. This is an impossible riddle."


Isabella: "Unless I bring the cow back. Aha! I think I found a loophole."


Isabella: "I feel so smart. Time to take the scarecrow."


Isabella: "Okay, now all that's left on the other side is the cow."


Isabella: "Come on, Bessie. Let's bring you back to your owner."


Isabella: "I did it! And I only took 7 trips! I feel so smart."


Ginny: "Thank you so much! I have 10 points to give you."
Isabella: "Thank you."

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Xayden: "Wow, it looks like couples' day."


Yuri: "Hey, you there! We're supposed to get to a Best Couple contest but we've lost our ride, thanks to someone here..."


Vadim: "Don't look at us. They were the ones who started it."


Tom: "You were lusting after my wife!"


Yuri: "My wife isn't interested in you. You should be looking at your own wife instead, because someone else is looking at her for you."


Fatima: "Stare at her for one more second and I will gouge your eyes out."



Xayden: "This is going to be a big headache. Looks like none of the wives can be in the presence of another man without their husband. I have 15 trips maximum to earn 20 points, or else we would be down to 5 points."


Xayden: "When I arrived at my stage there was a yacht around. I had to direct them from a nearby bridge."

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Xayden: "Alright, can you guys hear me?"



Xayden: "Can I have the blue couple move off first?"


Tom: "Isn't this romantic, dear?"
June: "If the other two are our competition, we'll win this couples' contest."


Xayden: "Hmm, I need to bring the boats back somehow. Blue husband, bring the boat back."


Tom: "You'll be fine without me, right dear?"
June: "Sure. It's not like I have anyone else to look at right now."


Tom: "By the way, fat man, I have a name...not like he can hear me from here."


Xayden: "Ooh, this is hard. I guess I'll bring the green couple over?"


Yuri: "Wouldn't it be nice to float around in the world's oceans and see where the current takes you?"
Nadine: "I'll go wherever you go."


Tom: "You look like a MILF."


Vadim: "She's my MILF."


Xayden: "Hey, blue lady! Take the boat back to your husband."


June: "On my way."


Xayden: "Yellow couple, your turn to get over there."


Fatima: "We'll never make it to the contest in time."
Vadim: "Just relax. He knows what he's doing."


Xayden: "Yellow woman, take the boat back and switch with blue husband."


Fatima: "I'm sure he won't dare do anything to me in the brief moment."


Xayden: "This is surprisingly easy. Blue couple, take the boat over."


Faima: "Wait!"


Fatima: "You're the first one to ever call me a MILF."


Fatima: "Nobody has ever found me hot ever since birth. Not even my husband!"
Tom: "Well I think you're pretty..."
June: "Ahem. We have a shore to get to."


Tom: "Dear, I can explain. I was trying to comfort her."
June: "You're sleeping on the couch tonight."


Xayden: "Yellow man, go over and fetch your wife back."


Xayden: "Now head over to the rest. My job here is done."


"Xayden, you brought the couples over within 9 moves. However, you have caused Isabella's earnings to be halved."
Xayden: "What? Why?"


"When you brought Yuri and Nadine over, June was left alone with Yuri without her husband Tom. This caused Tom and Nadine to be extremely jealous."


"When you brought Fatima over to Tom and June, you left Fatima alone with Tom without her husband Vadim. This made Vadim and June extremely jealous."



Xayden: "Hence, because the couples have become jealous, they are now in no mood to go to the couples' contest. In other words, you have flouted some restrictions and thus have failed."
Xayden: "Damn it."


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Please ignore the fact that night has changed to day. I'm lazy to come up with an excuse for it XD


Bernadette: "When I arrived at my stage I saw what looked like a bunch of low-budget cosplayers. Apparently there was this game that was due for release soon, so they are having an event to hype up fans all around the world. It's cool that they integrated it into a mission."


Sora: "Hi, I'm Sora."


Elrena: "I'm Elrena."


Braig: "I'm Braig."


Lea: "My name's Lea."


No. I: "Just call me No. I."


Isa: "I'm Isa."


Dilan: "The name is Dilan."


Ienzo: "Ienzo. We're going to the Dandelion Meeting but none of us can swim."


Bernadette: "So I have to organise this rowdy crew of cosplayers and get them all to the other side in under 20 trips. Only the known three wielders, Lea, Sora and No. I, could operate the speedboat. No. I cannot be in the presence of Elrena or Isa without Sora. Sora cannot be in the presence of Dilan or Braig without No. I. Ienzo cannot be alone with the rest without Lea."


Bernadette: "Only three of them can operate the speedboat. Hmm..."


Bernadette: "Lea and Isa, take the speedboat."


Dilan: "What the hell? Are you leaving us with this guy?"


No. I: "We can't stand being within five metres of him. We only brought him along for the ride because Lea insisted he'll make sure he behaves."


Elrena: "Ugh, I almost forgot he was here. Now I'm not interested in going to the meeting any more."
Sora: "It's all that woman's fault for stranding us here with him."


Bernadette: "Oh. Oops."
"Bernadette, you have failed. This means that the group so far has earned 2 points now."


Lea: "Looks like we're the only two that will be going to the event."
Isa: "Which way was it again?"


No. I: "Scum of the earth."
Dilan: "Why did you even insist on coming here?"
Sora: "Even Lea abandoned you."
Elrena: "Wait for me guys! Don't leave me alone with him!"

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Alistair: "I think it's ridiculous that everyone was throwing away the points like that. 2 points? Really? It could have been 70 points. I was fuming, so I wasn't in the best frame of mind to solve the puzzle when I arrived."

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Walter: "Look, a boat."
Hannah: "Can you help us?"
Henry: "How fast do you think you can get to the other side of the river bank? 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes or 8 minutes?"


Alistair: "1 minute?"


Walter: "Excellent. I can only travel to the other side in 2 minutes, Hannah in 5 minutes and that old geezer takes 8 whole minutes."


Hannah: "Our boat broke down halfway but we need to get to the other side in 15 minutes or less."


Henry: "You can't move too fast on the boat because we get seasick easily if we move at a faster rate than what we are comfortable with. That means the boat will have to move at the slower guy's rate, unless you're willing to clean up the boat. Oh god, the traumatic memories..."


Walter: "Take your time to think. We're aware you still have over 40 minutes but you have to start getting us moving by the time there are only 15 minutes left on the clock, and once you start, you can't stop. You can choose to begin this earlier, if you want."


Henry: "Yeah, we're in a rush but we don't like being on the boat longer than necessary so we're giving you time to think. Since the other guy said 15 minutes, then that's all you get for the actual trip."


Alistair: "Hmm, I have to think really hard about this because I only get one chance."


Alistair: "I'm the fastest. The logical step would be to take the middle guy over since he takes the next least time. That will give me 2 minutes. Then I head back and take the girl, then after that old man. That gives me...17 minutes."


Alistair: "Fuck. There's no way this is possible."


Alistair: "I was scratching my head over the riddle. No matter what I did, I would be off by a few minutes. There had to be a flaw somewhere. Before I knew it I had 15 minutes to wing it."

Alistair: "You there. What's your name?"
Walter: "Walter Grisby, sir."
Alistair: "Walter Grisby, come with me."


Walter: "I'll be taking the helm. I don't want you to try anything funny."


Alistair: "What's the girl's name?"
Walter: "She's Hannah Jones. The other guy is Henry McGlum."


Alistair: "Alright, now I have to head back."


Alistair: "Henry, get in."


Henry: "Move over. I'll drive."


Alistair: "You know, speedboats are meant for speeding."
Henry: "That's just what the manufacturers want you to believe."


Alistair: "We are finally here. Now I have to rush back."


Alistair: "Hannah, we used up 12 minutes. There are only 3 minutes left."
Hannah: "That's your fault. I'm not risking my life or a speeding ticket to go faster than I can."


Alistair: "We're all here now."
Hannah: "Unfortunately it took us 17 minutes to get across. The time was up 2 minutes ago. Looks like you've succeeded in reducing all the effort of the group to 1 point."


Alistair: "Sigh...hey, how did it get so dark in a matter of minutes?"


They could have earned 150 points. Instead, they earned 1. Is there only one Mole this season or are there more?

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NEXT EPISODE...


Isabella: "I'm glad that I lost my virginity to you. I can't say I didn't enjoy it, but...can I move to your room?"
Xayden: "Are you craving more? I can oblige, right here, right now, on that pool table."

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Alistair: "You don't get to talk down to me like that."
Xayden: "And you don't get to treat me like shit."

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Alistair: "I don't have a single exemption token in my bag but that's the only thing I want."

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Alistair: "I'm not giving into the demands of someone who plays dirty."
Xayden: "I told you. I will get the last laugh."

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Bernadette: "Are you willing to take a risk?"

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Xayden: "We are running out of time, Isabella. Give me the exemption token."

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"Isabella, can you open up your bag and show us what's inside?"



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Here is a video with all puzzles and solutions.

Here are the word solutions to the three puzzles that were not solved:

Xayden's puzzle

(Start)Tom/June Yuri/Nadine Vadim/FatimaRiverThe Other Side
1Yuri/Nadine Vadim/FatimaTom/June →
2Yuri/Nadine Vadim/Fatima←TomJune
3Tom Yuri VadimNadine Fatima →June
4Tom Yuri Vadim← JuneNadine Fatima
5Tom/JuneYuri Vadim →Nadine Fatima
6Tom/June← Yuri/NadineVadim/Fatima
7June NadineTom Yuri →Vadim/Fatima
8June Nadine← FatimaTom Yuri Vadim
9NadineJune Fatima →Tom Yuri Vadim
10Nadine← YuriTom/June Vadim/Fatima
11Yuri/Nadine →Tom/June Vadim/Fatima
(Finish)Tom/June Yuri/Nadine Vadim/Fatima

If a woman in the boat at the shore (but not on the shore) counts as being by herself (i.e. not in the presence of any men on the shore), then this puzzle can be solved in 9 one-way trips:
Trip numberStarting bankTravelEnding bank
(start)Tom/June Yuri/Nadine Vadim/Fatima
1Yuri/Nadine Vadim/FatimaTom/June →
2Yuri/Nadine Vadim/Fatima← JuneTom
3 -june stays in boatYuri Vadim/FatimaJune Nadine→tom
4-nadine stays in boatYuri Vadim/Fatima← nadineTom/June
5Vadim/FatimaYuri/Nadine→Tom/June
6Vadim/Fatima← nadineTom/June Yuri
7-madine stays in boatVadimNadine Fatima →Tom/June Yuri
8-fatima stays in boatVadim← FatimaTom/June Yuri/Nadine
9Vadim/Fatima →Tom/June Yuri/Nadine
(finish)Tom/June Yuri/Nadine Vadim/Fatima

Bernadette's puzzle

Trip numberStarting bankTravelEnding bank
(start)Sora
Elrena
Lea
Dilan
Braig
Ienzo
No. I
Isa
1Sora
Elrena
Lea
Dilan
Braig
Ienzo
No. I
Isa
 Lea
Ienzo →
2Sora
Elrena
Dilan
Braig
No. I
Isa
← LeaIenzo
Sora
Elrena
Braig
No. I
Isa
Lea
Dilan→
Ienzo
4Sora
Elrena
Braig
No. I
Isa
← Lea
     Ienzo
Dilan
5Sora
Elrena
Lea
Ienzo
Isa
No. I
Braig →
Dilan
6Sora
Elrena
Lea
Ienzo
Isa
← No. IDilan
Braig
7Elrena
Lea
Ienzo
Isa
Sora
No. I →
Dilan
Braig
8Elrena
Lea
Ienzo
Isa
← SoraNo. I
Dilan
Braig
9Sora
Elrena
Isa
Lea
Ienzo →
No. I
Dilan
Braig
10Sora
Elrena
Isa
← No. ILea
Ienzo
Dilan
Braig
11Elrena
Isa
Sora
No. I →
Lea
Ienzo
Dilan
Braig
12Elrena
Isa
← SoraLea
Ienzo
No. I
Dilan
Braig
13IsaSora
Elrena →
Lea
Ienzo
No. I
Dilan
Braig
14Isa← Lea
    Ienzo
Sora
Elrena
No. I
Dilan
Braig
15IenzoLea
Isa →
Sora
Elrena
No. I
Dilan
Braig
16Ienzo← LeaSora
Elrena
Isa
No. I
Dilan
Braig
17Lea
Ienzo →
Sora
Elrena
Isa
No. I
Dilan
Braig
(finish)Sora
Elrena
Lea
Dilan
Braig
Ienzo
No. I
Isa

Alistair's puzzle

Elapsed TimeStarting SideActionEnding Side
0 minutesAlistair
Walter
Hannah
Henry
2 minutesHannah
Henry
Alistair and Walter cross forward, taking 2 minutesAlistair
Walter
3 minutesAlistair
Hannah
Henry
Alistair returns, taking 1 minuteWalter
11 minutesAlistairHannah and Henry cross forward, taking 8 minutesWalter
Hannah
Henry
13 minutesAlistair
Walter
Walter returns, taking 2 minutesHannah
Henry
15 minutesAlistair and Walter cross forward, taking 2 minutesAlistair
Walter
Hannah
Henry