The Dancer | TDROTI OC Insert

Episode Two / Part 2

Just so you know, Asia is sitting next to Cameron in the 'Bay of Dismay' challenge.

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Chris pulled out a card.

“The first question is for the Rats- listen carefully. Who did this on the one and only date they ever had?”

The screen above Chris played a large flatulent sound effect. Asia felt bad with how fast her mind went to Sam. She blamed negative gamer stereotyping in mainstream media. Sam blushed in embarrassment as everyone laughed.

“Where did you get that?”

He then pressed the buzzer and received both a shock and a point for his team. The next question was for the Maggots.

“Who wet their pants on the first and last day of school?”

“Woah, one of us is a pants-wetter?”

“Uncool judgement, Mike, but I gotta agree... who wets their pants on the last day of school?”

For a moment there was no response. Then Jo spoke up.

“He who sweats it, wets it. Team before pride, Maggot.”

A buzzer was pressed and Brick revealed it was him. The Maggots cheered as they earned a point. Chris read off the next question.

“Who's first name is really 'Beverly'?”

Asia got the feeling that Chris was reading questions that were embarrassing, but also easy to guess in the event a contestant didn't fess up. The culprit of this secret could have been Dakota (lots of celebrities use stage names for popularity) but the more obvious answer was B.

“Beverly? That's not an embarrassing question. Who cares if a girl's real name is Beverly?”

“Why would Chris choose that as an embarrassing question if it was for a girl?”

Brick looked at Asia in realization. She nodded just as B pressed the buzzer and raised his hand.

“Congrats, Beverly. Rats get the point, but I would have preferred a verbal response.”

“But B never talks. Just look at his aura.”

“Don't care. So, as a quick punishment-”

The Rats were dunked, and came back up without Scott. Asia began to tap her finger. She really hoped Chris didn't read one of her secrets next, because she wasn't going to be the one to lose a point for her team but she also didn't want anyone to know about her embarrassing past.

After climbing back into the stand, Scott declared he was no longer participating in the challenge. Anne Maria decided to quit as well, which led to a chain reaction of various contestants trying to back out of the game. Chris was unamused and told everyone to calm down. Mike quickly stood up and unbuckled his harness.

“I'm with Anne Maria, we should stop. Not that I've got any secrets to hide, haha.”

Jo slapped Mike in the back of his head hard, ordering him to sit down and declaring that she wasn't going to lose the challenge because of a wimp. Zoey quickly jumped on the defensive, which led to Chris clapping his hands in frustration.

“Hey! Host talking, here! I decide when the challenge is over!”

“Whatever, I'm out of here.”

As... stuff happened on the Rats' side, Fang jumped up and took a bite out of the Maggots' stand. Asia screamed and clung to Cameron who was taking deep breaths. The Maggots began to argue as well and Chris lost it.

“Alright! SHUT IT! ...Thanks to that pathetic digression, now we don't have time to finish this challenge. Happy?”

Asia sighed in relief. While she didn't exactly feel good about not being able to finish a challenge, at least she still had her dignity. Chris pouted and dropped the rest of the cards into the water.

“Quitters. Come back after the break for an all new challenge, from which there is no escape! And in the meantime...”

Chris dunked both teams for about thirty seconds. Thankfully Fang seemed more focused on chasing Scott, so everyone else was able to relax... somewhat. Once the teams were pulled back above the water, Chris (reluctantly) gave them time to get themselves together while he made sure the next challenge was still in order.

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A short while later, Asia was walking to the next challenge with her team. She was no longer wearing her hoodie and had squeezed out the rest of her clothes, deeming it unnecessary to change. Her hair was partially dried as well, but she knew she'd have to wash and dry it properly later.

Now, Asia was walking in the back of the group, simply listening to Cameron and Jo's conversation.

“I'm glad the challenge ended before Chris could reveal my embarrassing question.”

“Let me guess; who needs their diaper changed?”

“I haven't worn a diaper since I was 11!”

Asia cringed from the second-hand embarrassment.

{CONFESSIONAL}

“I'm not going to ask Cameron, but was it a consecutive eleven years or was eleven just the last age he wore one at?”

{CONFESSIONAL END}

Brick leaned down to Cameron, mumbling something. Jo scoffed.

“No, please, go on. Or does baby need his bottle?”

“I have just enough right to be here as you do. And I'll prove it in the next challenge. You'll see!”

Jo didn't say anything else after that, and neither did anyone else.