The Smole: April 2025

In the previous episode of the Smole, the contestants had to race to from one end of the Simomon River to the other. The Mole predicted Trenton would win the race, Luis would come second and Darleen third, but it was Preethi, Kearney and Maru who came in first, second and third respectively. Fortunately, Luis and Darleen brought in 40 points from their detours, making the pot 182/500 points. Preethi and Maru have a golden and bronze exemption respectively which would be used in this execution. Kearney's silver exemption can be used at any time by him (and not his shadow). Will he play it today too? Who will be executed next? Who is the Mole?

Maru: "I'm not even trying for it but I keep getting bingo squares. Now I get another one because of my exemption. This season is the best ever."

Luis: "It feels so good knowing that I can trust what I put in my mouth for breakfast...mainly because I made it."

Miriam: "I wanted to learn from Luis how to make the best Italian cuisine too like Kara, but ever since they fought he's been very guarded. He won't let anyone touch the stove."

Maru: "Be free!"

Miriam: "What the...what happened here?"

Maru: "I am freeing the fishies to atone for my sins."

Miriam: "What?"

Maru: "I hit a fish yesterday on the paddleboat. The poor fish died because of me! So I must make up for it by freeing all the fish stuck in the pipes and any places with water."

Miriam: "...By breaking the sink?"

Maru: "It will be a fish haven by the end of the day."

Miriam: "I'll get around to fixing this."

Maru: "Have you done this before?"

Miriam: "No, but how hard can it be?"

Miriam: "There."

Maru: "No! Now all the fishies will die in the pipes!"

Miriam: "There are no fish in the pipes, Maru. Fish belong in the sea. Now do us all a favour and don't pull a stunt like this again?"

Nadia: "I was pissed off when I totalled my boat, but now that I think about it, maybe Virginia was doing it right all along. To win that mission, we had to sabotage each other so that the predicted winners would win."

Kearney: "I would never stoop to something so immoral no matter what."

Nadia: "Too bad. I thought you were big on winning points?"

Kearney: "I am but I will not betray my own values for it."

Nadia: "That's very noble of you."

Kearney: "Thank you. I am the most noblest in this house."

Nadia: "Now I wouldn't go that far...but that might be true. You're more noble for me, that's for sure. I wouldn't have minded a little dirty tricks."

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Virginia: "A penny for your thoughts?"

Luis: "Hmm? Oh, it's you. I'm just looking at the rain outside. You're welcome to join me."

Virginia: "The rain certainly sets the mood—an ideal excuse to curl up with a good book."

Virginia: "Surely your thoughts extend beyond the weather."

Luis: "You got me. I was thinking about my time here. When you get to this age you start thinking about your life and legacy more and more, and what you want to achieve before you go."

Virginia: "What do you hope to achieve?"

Luis: "Do you have a family, Ms. Supine?"

Virginia: "Pardon me?"

Luis: "I know that was very direct."

Virginia: "I am single and childless, as I choose to be."

Luis: "Why, you wouldn't feel that way 20 years later."

Virginia: "I think I would."

Luis: "Is it because you couldn't find a good man to date and marry?"

Virginia: "How dare you. I’ll have you know I’ve had plenty of suitors—many quite unintended. Why, I even once rejected a proposal from a man!"

Luis: "What? Are you out of your mind? Or was he not a good man?"

Virginia: "He was, by all accounts, a good man. I simply didn’t feel that emotional connection with him. I never could."

Luis: "Are you seeing someone currently?"

Virginia: "No... Yes... Well, it depends on your perspective. I don't quite know why I'm sharing all of this with you. I have better priorities than to converse with the likes of you."

Francisca: "I always wondered: if your spaceship crash landed and everyone was stranded, how did you end up here?"

Trenton: "That's a great question. I found an old controller that could open up a portal to a different timeline. One that brought me here."

Preethi: "How did you find it?"

Trenton: "I had...ways."

Darleen: "How does Riverview compare to Lunar Lakes?"

Trenton: "It's all so exciting but nothing can compare to home."

Preethi: "Are you alright?"

Darleen: "Yeah. I just miss home."

Francisca: "Home isn't always the best place to be."

Preethi: "Why do you say that?"

Francisca: "I actually ran away from home. My mother was overbearing and my stepfather let her walk all over us."

Trenton: "I knew it! You had that...homeless vibe."

Francisca: "I'm not homeless. In fact I've never been happier. I don't regard that place as home any more."

Preethi: "I don't think this is helping her."

Trenton: "Well look, nobody chose to live in Lunar Lakes when we crashed. But we were forced to. And over time, we got used to it and learned to create a whole civilisation and live on a strange planet. My point is, home is wherever you make it."

Preethi: "I know what would cheer you up: a sea shanty! Too bad I don't have my guitar. So you'll have to imagine the music yourself."

Preethi: "Who is knocking at my door,

Said the fair young maiden.

Who is knocking at my door,

Said the fair young maiden~"

Miriam: "I feel like I'm in a precarious spot right now. It's been a few days and I still haven't got a clear idea who the Mole is yet. I don't want to go home. Since we have a new contestant, I thought it's the best chance to make friends and alliances."

Virginia: "Why have you called us here?"

Miriam: "I thought we have so much in common. We're all shadows and we share the same room so I wanted to make a proposal. How about we form a coalition?"

Virginia: "Elaborate."

Miriam: "Think about it. We all started the game halfway. We are at a disadvantage compared to the others. But if we work together, we have the information of three. No, six! Because of our executed mains."

Nadia: "That's a great idea! I'm in."

Virginia: "Speak for yourself. I joined early. I’m doing well enough on my own. I neither need nor want help from the two of you. What help could you possibly offer me?"

Nadia: "Has she always been this stuck up?"

Miriam: "Since the day I met her."

Nadia: "Her loss. Let's get cracking. Who do you suspect right now?"

Miriam: "Pretty much everyone. For example, Darleen, Virginia, Francisca, Maru, Luis..."

Nadia: "Oh boy. Looks like we got a lot of work cut out for ourselves."

Virginia: "I expected balance to be restored when Kara left, yet she’s replaced by another Sim, with an even stranger complexion! Oh, the thought of her unnaturalness sends shivers down my spine."

It is time for the quiz. 10 questions about the actions and identity of the Mole. The lowest scorer may be executed.

Q1: Is the Mole male or female?

A: Male

B: Female

Q2: Does the Mole wear spectacles or sunglasses regularly?

A: Yes

B: No

Q3: What life stage is the Mole at?

A: Young Adult

B: Adult

C: Elder

Q4: What is the Mole's favourite colour?

A: Red

B: Yellow

C: Grey

D: Aqua

E: Pink

F: Lilac

Q5: In Mission 6, who was to the Mole's left at the starting line?

A: Maru Mango

B: Darleen Matlapin

C: Miriam Day

D: Preethi Darwin

E: Trenton Alto

F: Francisca Vanderburg

G: Luis Toledo

H: Virginia Supine

I: Nadia Cho

J: Nobody

Q6: What type of colour was the Mole's paddleboat in Mission 6?

A: Warm colour

B: Cool colour

C: Monochromatic

Q7: In Mission 6, did the Mole detour?

A: Yes

B: No

Q8: Did the Mole finish in Mission 6?

A: Yes

B: No

Q9: In Mission 6, in what place did the Mole finish?

A: 1st

B: 2nd

C: 3rd

D: 4th

E: 5th

F: 6th

G: 7th

H: The Mole did not finish

Q10: Who is the Mole?

A: Preethi Darwin

B: Francisca Vanderburg

C: Trenton Alto

D: Darleen Matlapin

E: Maru Mango

F: Luis Toledo

G: Miriam Day

H: Kearney O'Shea

I: Nadia Cho

J: Virginia Supine

"Contestants, you sure like your three-way ties. Again, you are executed if your candlelight is red. Or if you quit."

"Preethi has a gold exemption. If she scores the lowest, nobody will be going home unless they quit."

"Kearney has a silver exemption. Do you wish to use it tonight?"

Kearney: "I do."

"Then Kearney will not be executed tonight."

"Let us begin with Nadia Cho."

Luis: "Nadia immediately came ahead as one of the top contenders to win the race. But she should have stayed at the back since she was not predicted to be a finalist."

Nadia: "Yeah! I'm not going to be the first shadow to leave!"

"Trenton Alto."

Virginia: "Even if Trenton was not able to win, there was simply no need for him to cause a collision. Especially not with me. There were better candidates to target."

Trenton: "I'm beginning to like the colour green."

"Luis Toledo."

Kearney: "Luis was a predicted silver medallist, yet he chose to detour and forsake 20 points. Anybody could have earned the detour points, but only Luis could earn the second place points."

Luis: "Mm."

"Miriam Day."

Darleen: "Miriam went back to get detour points, but Luis had already done that. She was wasting time. Who knows what she was truly up to unsupervised?"

Miriam: "Oh my god! This coalition is really working out!"

"Darleen Matlapin."

Nadia: "If I was the Mole, I would add myself as a medallist and then lag behind. That's the easiest way to sabotage. Darleen stands out most because she went to get 5 points, like she is trying to make herself less suspicious."

"Unfortunately, Darleen Matlapin, you are the next to be executed."

Virginia: "Darleen was a woman full of positivity and tenacity. She never quit. She would do well in life with this mentality."

Darleen: "I'm not a quitter. I have to try."

Darleen: "I had an agreement with my shadow that we would both get a chance to play. I had my fun. Now it's time to give the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to someone else."

Trenton: "Darleen is the most selfless Sim I met. She always put others first."

Darleen: "I don't know what the last group will do. I am fine with either."

Darleen: "I have to say that this is one of the best moments of my life so far. I met Sims from all around the world that I wouldn't have otherwise. I really enjoyed preparing for the harvest festival in particular. I felt the warmth Riverview had to offer."