The Smole: 61.14-British weather

Preivously on the Smole...

"As Yvon and Harper possess the most elevated karma, they are granted the prerogative to assign roles."

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Eris: "Good evening. Here are tonight’s top stories."

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Danny: "We just got a definition. ABERRANT means: deviating from the usual or natural way."

Harper: "That's not it."

Danny: "Let's circle back to this later."

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Eris: "Go find your own task."

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Yvon: "What is taking Eris so long? I'll just say B."

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Eris: "I have to guess on this question...I say D."

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Laron: "We should head back and check on Yvon."

Eris: "You go ahead. We have a task at the pub we went to."

Laron: "I think we should stick together."

Eris: "We don't have time for that."

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Harper: "Does SHAGGY mean COIFFED?"

Danny: "It's the only one about hair we have. We can substitute it with COIFFED until we have a better answer."

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Eris: "Where the hell are Laron and Yvon anyway?"

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Yvon: "Laron, why are you yellow?"

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Danny: "We wasted a lot of time waiting for definitions to come in. There's not a lot of time left."

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"Danny was a brilliant storyteller and it sounded like the story flowed, yet there were four substitutions that were incorrect: coiffed instead of tousled, empyreal instead of exanimate, torpid instead of pulverulent, and sangfroid instead of sinciput. This means 60/100 points have been earned in this mission."

Danny: "If the three of you had put in more effort into giving good and quick definitions we wouldn't have made any mistakes."

Yvon: "Are you for real? We're not the ones that actually filled in the words. You're gaslighting us."

Danny: "Someone's got to take the blame and I know it's not me or Harper."

Eris: "To be fair to us, we were running around the whole of Vendon in the rain while the two of you were siting snugly in a library reading bedtime stories to each other."

Yvon: "I don't want to agree with her but she's right."

Harper: "We received several wrong definitions, like flabbergast and tousled."

Laron: "Tousled was the second-last word on the list, so the question would be at the university area where Eris was."

Eris: "I had been abandoned there. Maybe if I had gotten help. Besides, flabbergast was #10, and that was performed by you and Yvon."

Danny: "This proves that Harper and I were innocent and the problem lies with you three. In the subsequent missions we can't let them take charge, Harper."

Eris: "Only one of us is the Mole. How do I know it's not one of you two and you're just trying to find a scapegoat?"

Danny: "Because unlike everyone else here, I actually care about doing well. It's your fault and you lot have to take responsibility."

Laron: "Do you not make your bed?"

Harper: "I didn't have time to this morning. It's going to get messy at the end of the day again anyway."

Laron: "It's basic hygiene."

Harper: "I'll do it later. I have more important things to discuss. I was thinking about what you said and I think we should form a coalition."

Harper: "I know it's late in the game but I think we trust each other and that's invaluable."

Laron: "I'm glad you see it that way. We're gonna bring each other to the finale."

Harper: "Bet."

Harper: "I decided to work together with Laron because my main suspect is Landon and he's clearly not it. I'm beginning to think it was my insistence that sent Hyden home. It's so horrible to think about. But yeah, I need more info since I'm back at square one. I know how this usually plays out in past seasons..."

Laron: "First time I see you studying so hard."

Yvon: "Hm? Oh it's you."

Yvon: "I don't have a choice. It's so gloomy."

Laron: "This is British weather for you."

Yvon: "I don't mean the rain outside. I meant the game."

Laron: "Did you suspect Landon?"

Yvon: "No, which is worse. I now don't know what he said about anything is true."

Laron: "Wait, the two of you worked together?"

Yvon: "It was supposed to be a secret but the cat's out of the bag now."

Laron: "I should've known."

Laron: "You're still here and he's not so you must be doing something right."

Yvon: "I know my own abilities. I always luck out."

Laron: "Hey, none of that negative self-talk. You are a strong player, Yvon. You are resilient and don't let anything get you down. I'm sure you can do it."

Yvon: "Thank you. I never expected to hear that from you."

Laron: "Am I really that detestable to you? Why don't you like me?"

Yvon: "You're a nice guy. But no offence, I don't like you in that way and I don't know why we were seen as most compatible."

Laron: "I don't like you in that way either. I'm married."

Yvon: "That doesn't seem to matter in this household. The men are infidel."

Laron: "I can assure you I am not like other men. I'm the luckiest man in the world right now. Why would I jeopardise that for a fling?"

Yvon: "I...might have been biased."

Laron: "More like racist."

Yvon: "I'm not racist. Don't make this about race. It's because you seemed like a fat slob."

Laron: "How many times...nevermind. It's my bad for trying to make myself look like a stereotype. Never knew it had such far-reaching effects."

Yvon: "I wonder how different it would have been if I had agreed to your coalition back in London."

Laron: "Hey look here. I'm Mr. Popular now. Sorry girl, but Harper looked for me for a coalition first."

Yvon: "She did? Oh it's on girl."

Laron: "That's the fire I wanna see."

Danny: "Come on, the firewall isn't that strong."

Danny: "Yes! I'm in."

Danny: "Time to see if Professor Howard is doing a good job or destroying the quality of my curriculum...what? He passed all these assignments?"

Harper: "Danny! Why do you have a Mac?"

Danny: "Fuck."

Eris: "Well, well, well, what have I stumbled upon?"

Danny: "Double fuck."

Harper: "So why do you have a Mac?"

Danny: "If you're not using a Mac you're not a true tech bro."

Harper: "That's not what I meant. I meant why do you have a computer with you? Isn't that not allowed?"

Danny: "I disassembled it before putting it back together."

Eris: "Are you trying to hack into the quiz servers?"

Danny: "Of course not. I have integrity."

Danny: "I'm seeing if the substitute professor is doing a good job of teaching my classes and clearly not. He's being too lenient and it's only the first assignment. He's setting them up for failure by not letting them experience the truth."

Eris: "It says 'print('Hello world')'."

Danny: "Exactly. It's plagiarism! I don't even need my AI plagiarism checker to be able to flag that out."

Harper: "Don't you think hacking into the school servers is being unethical too?"

Eris: "Don't stop him. This is great!"

Danny: "It's even more unethical to shield underperforming students from the realities of life and letting them think they can actually be successful in this field."

Harper: "So you're going to change their grades? You're not going to trust the professor? Someone is going to find out that the grades were changed and trace it back to you. You'll lose your job."

Danny: "Damn it. You're right. But I can't let him pass these students."

Harper: "What was the assignment?"

Danny: "Print 'Hello world'."

Eris: "That sounds exactly like what all those students did."

Danny: "But they all did it in the same way."

Harper: "I'm not a coder but how many ways can you write that?"

Eris: "I assume there's only one. If I was one of your students I'd be complaining straight to the dean and get your ass fired."

Danny: "There's no use. My courses are highly loved and successful. Most students enrol in Sims University and computer science because of me."

Eris: "So you're stupid and full of yourself."

Danny: "I have a Master's degree."

Eris: "And I can light you on fire before you even smell the smoke."

Danny: "I'm already being very lenient by failing them since it's a first assignment. Anyone who complains that I'm being unfair gets expelled since I have all the proof of them cheating."

Eris: "What does a correct answer look like?"

Danny: "I'm obviously not telling you, because then the whole world will know and they will start copying that answer."

Danny: "Speaking of which, none of you are to breathe a word about my Mac, understand?"

Eris: "Or what?"

Danny: "You trying to threaten me now, Eris? I have the higher ground here. They won't expel me because I'm justified."

Eris: "Threaten? I wouldn't put it that way. I would say...more of a trade."

Danny: "I have nothing that I want from you and I have nothing to give you."

Eris: "I'm sure there are. I'll just have to think about it. I'll come back to you, love."

Harper: "Don't mess with Eris."

Danny: "Whatever she wants, I won't give in to her. I've given in to a woman one too many times before."

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: What is the Mole's hair colour?

A: Black

B: Brown

C: Blonde

Q3: Has the Mole been targeted by a virus before?

A: Yes

B: No

Q4: Which of the following would the Mole like the most?

A: Horses

B: Programming

C: Money

D: Clothes

E: Dishwasher

Q5: Did the Mole drive to Mission 7?

A: Yes

B: No

Q6: Was the Mole in a duo or trio in Mission 7?

A: Duo

B: Trio

Q7: In Mission 7, which of the following tasks did the Mole do?

A: Identify the tune of a music box

B: Slam a vending machine and get free candy

C: Score at least 140 points in bowling

D: None of the above

Q8: In Mission 7, which of the following questions did the Mole answer?

A: The general tried to ___ the hope of victory in his troops.

B: The bouncer's ____ discouraged brawls.

C: Despite the ____, the student tried to study.

D: None of the above

Q9: Did the Mole recite the story in Mission 7?

A: Yes

B: No

Q10: Who is the Mole?

A: Danny Namal

B: Eris Field

C: Harper Umbra

D: Laron Jamisson

E: Yvon von Vony

Laron: "Both Yvon and Eris ran off on their own. We wasted so much time finding them when we could have answered more questions instead."

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Laron: "She's not here? Where did she go?"

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Eris: "Laron and Yvon were the ones to attempt the tenth question. Even though it looked like it succeeded on Laron's side, the question was still wrong. And neither of them want to admit who answered it."

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Yvon: "What is taking Eris so long? I'll just say B."

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Danny: "Yvon isn't trying very hard to be a Mole."

Yvon: "I realised that even though Landon may have agreed with everything I said when we discussed suspects, I had him first. My gut feeling hasn't been wrong yet and I'm confident of surviving another round. I'll keep this correction in the back pocket for another round."

Danny: "Harper gave some incredibly inane interpretations of words in the mission. I was rolling my eyes so hard."

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Harper: "'This is very queer,' she said, and went on a step or two further. I think it has to do with LGBT."

Danny: "You youths and your agendas. It can also just mean weird."

Harper: "Are you judging queer Sims? You're going to get cancelled."

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Harper: "Danny is an amazing public speaker and he can convince you so easily. There were a few times where he forgot about a given definition and tried to give a different option instead."

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Danny: "But do you think OBFUSCATED works? Or EBULLIENT?"

Harper: "Didn't they give a definition for ABERRANT?"

Danny: "Oh yeah. It meant deviating from the norm or something to that effect. I think that is our best answer."

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Eris: "It's so annoying that I can make a case for each one of them. Danny and Harper are sticking together in missions, and Laron and Yvon too. I'm less sure than I was a few days ago, but I still have some answers."

Danny: "If I kept track correctly, Eris and I are the only ones with a bug. I want to target Eris but then she'll know it's me and come after me, so I'll target Laron instead. He won't know who hit him with it."

"Contestants, welcome to the old harbour. The coal industry once blossomed in Vendon and this harbour used to play an important role as the main port. Now it has been abandoned, and like this harbour, two more of you will be left behind in the journey to find the Mole. Laron has been bugged, but will it affect his journey?"