63.04-On some days goths just wanna feel cute

Previously on the Smole, the contestants had to run a restaurant for a day and hit a target of 3000 Simoleons in profit. Unfortunately, they did not meet the targets and earned 0/80 points, keeping the pot at 33/200 points. Who was at fault? Who will be executed next?

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Thelma: "You did well yesterday. You were trusted and flew under the radar. But I think you did too well."

Deo: "I do not understand. As a contestant my main goal is to maximise the pot."

Thelma: "What good is a pot if you don't earn it in the end?"

Thelma: "I suggest we make each other suspicious from here on. It will only benefit both of us."

Deo: "I'm not sure I can knowingly sabotage the pot. That goes against what we are supposed to do. But I can appear suspicious socially. We can disagree with each other in public and question decisions in post-mortem."

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Clarabella: "How are you?"

Kaeleigh: "I'm fine, thanks for asking. It's not like I've never been burned by oil."

Kaeleigh: "I wasn't paying attention on what happened in the restaurant and I left towards the end. What happened?"

Clarabella: "It was just chaos. I notice that the fridge had run out of ingredients when I took over."

Kaeleigh: "I didn't use that much."

Kaeleigh: "Are you suspecting me?"

Clarabella: "I'm just stating facts."

Kaeleigh: "The fact is I'm not wasteful."

Clarabella: "Who else entered the kitchen?"

Kaeleigh: "Anyone could have. There's even a back door leading to the kitchen from outside."

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Kaeleigh: "Clarabella suspects me? I should suspect her! Her whole story of how she ended up on the Smole is so suspicious. But if she thinks I'm the Mole, maybe I'll play into it."

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Andre: "I get all the chicks I want."

Jovan: "I love your confidence."

Octavia: "Who is blasting music so loudly?"

Octavia: "Are you two supposed to be in here?"

Andre: "Are you?"

Octavia: "I asked you first."

Jovan: "We just need space to exercise. This house is nice but it's so boring. Besides, Andre already asked Gideon for permission."

Andre: "Ehh..."

Jovan: "You did right?"

Octavia: "I should have known both of you were gym bros."

Jovan: "What's wrong with gym bros?"

Octavia: "Gym bros are the gayest Sims ever. They always check out other guys' muscles and over a quarter of gymgoers I know put someone's abs as their phone wallpaper or lock screen."

Andre: "That's uncalled for."

Octavia: "Honey that's the nicest thing I could have said about you. I could have said you were overcompensating for something."

Octavia: "You youths think you can just do whatever you want with reckless abandon."

Jovan: "Ignore her Andre. We're not here to please her."

Andre: "She just doesn't know what it's like to be youthful."

Octavia: "Doesn't mean you can just barge into someone's room without permission."

Andre: "Says you."

Andre: "She's harshing the vibe. Let's go somewhere far away from this jaded old lady."

Octavia: "Jaded? Old?"

Jovan: "You look like someone who lost every single hope and dream in her life."

Andre: "Ooh burn."

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Ashley: "So what's up with you?"

Cassius: "What do you mean?"

Ashley: "I always wanted to know about the cowplant outfit."

Cassius: "It's my commitment to saving nature."

Ashley: "Oh....I get it."

Cassius: "You do?"

Ashley: "Yeah. Like how I like gothic stuff. My family thought it was a phase but it's not a phase."

Cassius: "You're a goth?"

Ashley: "The black look and heavy mascara didn't clue you? Oh my gosh, and I thought I was dumb."

Cassius: "You're wearing pink too."

Ashley: "On some days goths just wanna feel cute."

Cassius: "Let's get back onto topic. You say you understand me. Do you want to join my mission?"

Ashley: "There's another mission already?"

Cassius: "A personal mission. We save our planet. At all costs."

Ashley: "Oh my gosh. You're insane. No way."

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Gideon: "Mm. I love this tea. It's so fresh and calming."

Ashley: "I didn't know tea had calming properties."

Gideon: "You're a scientist and didn't know that?"

Ashley: "I'm a rocket scientist. I didn't study botanical or culinary sciences."

Ashley: "I noticed the giant pizza on your back. Do you like pizza?"

Gideon: "I do. But I rarely get a chance to wear it because it doesn't fit with my image."

Gideon: "Being on the Smole is a nice break from that. It's a surreal experience where I can be myself. If I could I would slip away from the world forever and be someone different."

Ashley: "Are you admitting something to me?"

Gideon: "Hm?"

Ashley: "Oh my gosh Ash, you won't believe what I just heard."

Ashley: "What is it?"

Ashley: "Cassius just told me a big secret. You might wanna sit down for this."

Gideon: "We're already sitting."

Ashley: "Ash, Cassius told me he wants to save the planet."

Gideon: "...This really your sister?"

Ashley: "I'm serious! He wants to save the world! The environment! But he thinks we're at fault. SO he wants to get rid of us! Like, we only just met. What does he have against me? Am I too beautiful for him?"

Gideon: "I did get a weird vibe from him. Ash, you don't seem concerned."

Ashley: "My sister likes to say the darndest things. You learn to tune it out."

Ashley: "I'm serious this time Ash. Listen to me or you'll regret it. He doesn't just want to eradicate me. He wants to eradicate you too! And you, Gideon!"

Gideon: "I'd like to see him try."

Ashley: "Side note, can I just say that was like, really hot? No wonder you're an actor."

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

Q1: Is the Mole male or female?

A: Male

B: Female

Q2: Does the Mole wear makeup to bed?

A: Yes

B: No

Q3: Is the Mole bespectacled?

A: Yes

B: No

Q4: Does the Mole have a connection to a past contestant?

A: Yes, the Mole is a relative of a past contestant

B: Yes, the Mole is a friend of a past contestant
C: No

Q5: Was the Mole called in the first execution ceremony?

A: Yes

B: No

Q6: In Mission 2, what did the Mole do primarily?

A: Tend the cash register

B: Cook or brew tea

C: Buy ingredients

D: Solicit customers

E: None of the above

Q7: Did the Mole leave the restaurant at any time in Mission 2?

A: Yes

B: No

Q8: Did the Mole use the teppanyaki grill in Mission 2?

A: Yes

B: No

Q9: Did the Mole serve tea in Mission 2?

A: Yes

B: No

Q10: Who is the Mole?

A: Ashley "Ash" Olson

B: Ashley "Lee" Olson

C: Andre Rino

D: Jovan Allen

E: Kaeleigh Defghi

F: Gideon Perrier

G: Clarabella Quach

H: Deo Man

I: Octavia Etienne

J: Cassius Myos

K: Thelma Lasseter

Q11: Do you vote for the highest scorer or the second lowest scorer to be eliminated?

A: Highest

B: Second lowest

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Ashley: "Emmeline isn't it. Who is then? I need to re-assess. Ultimately the target we were assessed against was profit. Money. Who was left unaccounted to handle the money? Deo. He could have done anything and it would directly impact our chances. But everyone trusted him because he's a robot and should be accurate."

Deo: "Gideon and Lee were absent for the whole of the second mission. The role was high-impact, low-visibility and weather-sensitive. These are perfect conditions for a Mole to sabotage."

Gideon: "Lee seemed really proactive at times, yet at times she got distracted. We passed by a costume shop and she wanted to enter and try on some gothic dresses."

Kaeleigh: "Clarabella told me that the ingredients ran out quickly. If what she said was true, then it's possible someone in the restaurant had secretly taken some groceries out. The store runners had the most access to the kitchen."

Octavia: "Jovan and Andre were messing around at the start and caused us to lose so many potential customers. It wasn't that hard to think of another plan like buying a dictionary to translate if the clerks don't understand you."

Cassius: "The majority wanted to vote for 2nd lowest previously and I think that's going to continue since it's fairest. I just need to do well enough and ensure I don't fall into that category."

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"Contestants, another one of you must be executed but the pot isn't growing. Everyone except for the two Ashleys and Kaeleigh voted to execute the second lowest scorer. This time though there isn't a two-way tie; there's a 5-way tie. The slowest scorer among the five will be executed."

"Jovan Allen."

Jovan: "Me again?"

Jovan: "Alright!"

"Thelma Lasseter."

Thelma: "Nothing to worry about."

"Ashley Olson."

Ashley: "Me?"

"Yes, you at the back."

Ashley: "Yay!"

"Kaeleigh Defghi."

Kaeleigh: "I have this bad feeling in my stomach."

Ashley: "Did you eat something wrong?"

Kaeleigh: "Oh! I'm safe."

Ashley: "Told you it was just something you ate."

"Octavia Etienne."

Octavia: "I can't look."

Ashley: "You're safe Octavia. You can open your eyes now."

"Cassius Myos."

Cassius: "My favourite colour."

"Gideon Perrier."

Gideon: "Phew."

"Andre Rino."

Andre: "Yes!"

"Deo Man."

"Unfortunately, Deo Man, you have been executed. Please pack your bags and leave."

Cassius: "I'm shocked. Robots should know everything."

Kaeleigh: "That poor guy. He must be so disheartened right now."

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Thelma: "Deo was my roommate. Despite being huge and metallic he was like a blank slate; an innocent boy."

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Deo: "I do not understand. As a contestant my main goal is to maximise the pot."

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Ashley: "I barely knew him and how he got here and now he's gone. My regret is not speaking with him more. He is so fascinating to me."

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Deo: "Siphoning power to weaken machine..."

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Cassius: "We left him alone at the restaurant unattended because we knew we could trust him. He wouldn't make a mistake unless it was intentional and we now know he's not the Mole."

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Deo: "Have a good day."

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Deo: "As a plumbot I have no feelings towards my execution. I was eliminated not because I was wrong, but because I was too slow in a clustered field — a classic early–mid game failure mode when chaos compresses quiz scores. That’s the risk of playing probabilistic and ethical instead of decisive and opportunistic. I did not hard-lock early enough. My quiz answers were internally consistent, but not extreme. In hindsight, Thelma was right about one thing: What good is a pot if you don't earn it in the end? I leave knowing I played cleanly — but The Smole is not a game that rewards clean exits. Good luck to the remaining contestants. If I were watching from the outside now, I’d be smiling quietly — because the person who sent me home is probably not the Mole."

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Pot: 33/200