Episode 19 - It's Our Choices That Show Who We Truly Are

Previously on

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After Salma left the Jetsetter, the final 4 was eventually debouching in the classic battle of the sexes: Old friends and allies Connie and Diane versus the newly brought together HEALTH-E and Hector...

... to intensify the rivalry between the two factions, Hector, in his quest for whoever tried to betray him out of gameplay contexts, has confronted his suspect, but Diane's alibi of Edmund can't be dismantled.. yet.

Diane: "Our rivalry was a ruse. For our secret alliance."

Hector: "A secret alliance?"

Diane: "Indeed, nobody would expect it, and we could exchange our notes on the others in secret. It's now over though, so it can't hurt telling you anymore."

Hector: "Hmmm... I don't think you haven't done anything, ma'am... But the only thing I can do is to ask Edmund for his view on things. Which won't work right now. I'll ask him personally at the finale though."

Diane: "Ugh, that was awful. I do hope the man will eventually fall for it today of tomorrow. I just might go and roll into the finale."

Que in the next Challenge, which's side events set stage for firmly setting the teams' bonds into stone.

Diane: "CONNIE!!!"

*Diane tightly hugs Connie*

Diane: "Thank goodness you're fine."

Connie: "Indeed." Please, I'm still a bit sore after stepping that mine."

Diane: "Excuse me."

Diane: "I've always been quiet about my past, out of self-preservation. I think I should open up to you about it though. After all you've said to me.. I just feel that.. I should."

*Connie nods*

Connie: "Self-preservation? I'm sorry, that sounds like a very rough past you had."

Diane: "You could put it like that, my dear."

Hector: "HEALTH-E, can I ask you something else now?"

HEALTH-E: "That's fine."

Hector: "You still remember that incident where I almost pushed you in the pool? I know it's been ages ago already, but I never actually apologized to you. So, here goes. I'm sorry for pushing you to the pool's edge. Do you want to forgive me?"

HEALTH-E: "Hector... I already did that a long time ago."

Shirley Bassey: "Goldfinger! He's the man. The man with the lightest touch."

HEALTH-E: "This is so exciting, isn't it?"

Hector: "Me thinks you shouldn't talk out loud after the intro, HEALTH-E."

Shirley Bassey: "A spider's touch. Such a cold finger."

HEALTH-E: "Sorry for that."

Eventually it was time for the very final Ranking, and one final celebration before the Jetsetter departs to the finale location...

Connie: "Oh no. Don't take the shrimp.."

Diane: "Hmm?"

Waiter: "Bon appetit."

Hector: "Does the oil taste fine?"

HEALTH-E: "Better than what they got at the restaurant."

Hector: "Which makes me wonder.. How did they get it so fast?"

Odessa: "BWAAAAAH!!! SPICY!!!"

*Steam comes out of Odessa's ears.*

Connie: "That's what I mean."

... And eventually, it was HEALTH-E, out of all people, to be ousted of a spot in the finale and sent back home instead, making the female team the winning faction for now.

*The waitress removes the lid, revealing the dessert*

Waitress: "Bon appetit."

???: "Oh no!"

???: "Yikes!"

HEALTH-E: "... Me?"

Min Hee: "That was all of HEALTH-E, our 9th and final Eliminee."

Odessa: "Congratulations! You will have the privilege of finishing off the whole cruise, which will depart tonight to the location of the finale. There you will have to face the final vote, where all 12 Jetsetters will decide who they believe the Assassin is and thus lose all their loot."

Connie, Diane and Hector, on their way to the finale location, where they will await the judgement of their fellow Jetsetters. Before the moment where their future fate is decided, they will be confronted with one final Challenge. One more chance to earn money. One more chance to show the world that they're not the Assassin. And one more chance to figure out the answer to that one important question:
Who is the Assassin?

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20 DAYS, 12 PLAYERS, 1 CRUISE

THIS IS

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Establishing Shot

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Front Deck

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Hector: "Excellent.. It's quiet here."

Hector: "Dear Lord, first of all I'd like to thank You for allowing me to make it into the finale..."

Hector: "... I have finally decided to be honest about my past, and I thank You, my Lord, to give me the strength to do so."

*Something rubs against the trash can*

Hector: "I'd like to reverentially ask You to give me the strength to face the concequences of the sinnery of my past."

Hector: "Also would I like to ask You to be with Salma and HEALTH-E and Jason, whether in prosperity or adversity."

Hector: "Finally, I ask You, my Lord, to guide me through this finale and spare me for the judgement of the other players..."

Hector: "... Ame-"

*Klabeng*

Hector: "EEeaaah, fuck!"

Hector: "Aah, that hurts!"

Hector: "Who is there?!"

???: "Raawreewr..."

Raccoon: "Rawwraaraawrr."

Hector: "Oooh... H- hello little fellow.."

Hector: "... How did you get up here?"

Hector and the Raccoon: "..."

*Hector decides to ignore the Raccoon and kneels down to pick up the trash can*

Hector: "Better get this cleaned up."

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Host Bedroom

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Diane: "Hello, this is Diane."

Diane: "You have called?"

Odessa: "There you are. Please have a seat."

Diane: "I haven't done anything wr- no, you look too happy."

Min Hee: "This is in fact your first part of the final Challenge."

Diane: "Interesting, my dear."

Odessa: "Interesting it'll be for sure!"

Min Hee: "This final Challenge will be about how you truly are.. or maybe not? We’ll give you two dilemmas, situations where you have to make a choice between two harsh options, with no 3rd option possible. They will be about your morals and about who you are as a person."

Diane: "Oh my.. Go on, my dear."

Min Hee: "After everyone has answered their dilemmas, we’ll gather the three of you and you have to work together with another Jetsetter to guess what the third Jetsetter answered on their dilemmas. You’ll do this for both fellow finalists and they’ll work together to guess your answers."

Odessa: “Every correct answer is worth 15.000 Simoleons. That multiplied by 6 totals 90.000 Simoleons. And, because we’re 25.000 short of 1.250.000 Simoleons, every person whose questions were guessed correctly earns… an additional 5.000 and having all 6 correct earns you another 10.000 Simoleons. PLUS… you can earn 1 final hidden Clue, by guessing the Assassin’s answers correctly.”

Diane: "Interesting. So I'll have to guess what Hector and Connie would say?"

Min Hee: "You will indeed, but first you'll answer your own dilemmas."

Odessa: "Dilemma #1: You are from a family with a tradition to marry their children to candidates from their choice. You’re lucky: you actually get to make a choice. You can pick the broke jerk with devilishly good looks, or go for that equally jerkish multi-billionnaire whose face looks like a flat car tire. Who of these two is the lucky one?"

Diane: "W- what?"

Diane: "What kind of question is that?"

Min Hee: "In short: would you marry for money or looks?"

Diane: "Yes, I got that memo.. I mean, why would you ask a question like that?"

Min Hee: "That is the purpose of the dilemmas. They are, after all, supposed to take you out of your comfort zone.."

Diane: ".. Fine then.. Let me think about it..."

Min Hee: "Of course."

Diane: "Hmm.."

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Diary Room

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Lenka: "Yip yip yawoo!!"

Lenka (in a singsong): "Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip!"

Lenka: "Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip!"

Lenka: "Yip?"

Raccoon: "Rawr?"

*The raccoon moves a bit back*

*Lenka sniffs the raccoon*

Lenka: "Yip yip yip!"

Lenka: "Yip yip!"

Raccoon: "Rawwr?"

Lenka: "Yip yip!"

Raccoon: "Rawr!"

Raccoon: "Rawr!"

Lenka: "Yip!"

Raccoon: "Raaawwr!"

Lenka: "Yipip!"

Raccoon: "Raaawr!"

Lenka: "Yelp!"

Lenka: "Yip yip!"

Raccoon: "Rawrwr?"

Lenka: "Rawr!"

Raccoon: "Rawr?"

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Host Bedroom

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Hector: "There we go."

Odessa: "Welcome to the first part of your final Challenge."

Hector: "The first part? You got me curious now."

Min Hee: "This final Challenge will be about who you truly are... or maybe not?"

*Min Hee and Odessa explain the rest of the Challenge. Hector nods as they tell.*

Hector: "So..."

Hector: "I'll be answering their dilemmas and they'll be answering mine?"

Min Hee: "Precisely."

Hector: "Okay then. Let's do it."

Odessa: "Dilemma #1: You get the chance for all your dreams for the future to be ensured to be achieved! To make that happen, however, you will forget all your memories of your whole life, both the good ones and the bad ones. Will you take the chance?"

Hector: "Oh my..."

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Bedroom Corridor

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Connie: "So... You have been called for the final Challenge already, right?"
Diane: ".. Indeed my dear. But I have to stop you right there. I'm not allowed to tell anything yet."
Connie: "Oh no, just asking."
Diane: "Okay."

Connie: "Diane.. I still can barely believe it, that we actually made it to the finale together."
Diane: "It's wonderful that we made it here together, isn't it?"
Connie: "Yup."

Diane: "I'd love to go to the finale right now. To go and see what exactly we did right."
Connie: "That'd be very interesting indeed. Also to see how everyone else played it."
Diane: "And also to see how Hector the Assassin has played it."
Connie: "Hmm..."

Diane: "Hmm?"
Connie: "I've been thinking about something.."
Diane: "Okay?"

Connie: "What if the fallen Jetsetters en masse vote one of us to be the Assassin? The thought of it makes me unsure..."
Diane: "They better not, I'm sure it's not you nor me... So I'm 100% positive Hector is the Assassin. If they blame one of us they're throwing away a lot of money for him to grab."
Connie: "Hmm."

Diane: "I have considered the thought of Connie actually being the Assassin throughout the game. She's had her suspicious moments,but I've been at her side all the time, and I've sensed a very honest, trustworthy person. If she turns out to be the Assassin.. Chapeau, Connie. Chapeau. But I still have legitimate reason to believe Hector is our man. The man's had too many seedy moments and dubious patterns, like his Minesweeper shticks and the CIS-debacle."

Connie: "I actually fell in a small gap about the Assassin's identity. HEALTH-E was one of my top suspects since the very first days. And now he's gone. Totally unexpected. My second choice by now would be Hector. Diane's done the least suspicious actions throughout the game, whereas Hector had his fair share. Or... would she have played her pieces very well? Is it very much possible she cleverly made others do her bidding?... Who knows? It could swing both sides..."

Connie: "Hector seems like a very legit option to be the Assassin. I'm keeping my eye on the option."

Diane: "So do I, my dear. So do I."

Odessa (through the intercom): "Connie. Please come to the Host's Bedroom."
Connie: "Looks like I find out about the Challenge soon, I guess."
Diane: "Hold on, Hector is out of there already?"

Connie: "... Apparantly.."
Diane: "Oh dear, I really hope he didn't overhear us or something, or else..."
Connie: "I'll see if I notice him on my way up."

Diane: "We really can't use his scheming right now.."

Hector: "I'm in a prickly position as of right now. HEALTH-E is gone. Not only do I have to cope without a partner, Diane and Connie are likely campaigning together to vote for me to be Assassin. I'm not the Assassin myself though, one of them has to be and the past few days my radar has been triggered by Connie. Moments like dismissing her Gemini theory on the Ferris Wheel or getting herself  out of a Challenge first trice, yes, trice, make me think she's the squid in dolphin's clothes."

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Host Bedroom
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Min Hee: "Dilemma #1: You get the chance to solve all world-wide issues relating to hunger. If you would do that, that would mean no more wasted harvest, no more deaths by starvation, enough food for everybody to be fed well etc. However, to achieve this, you would have to brutally slaughter your very best friend. Would you do it?"

Connie: "W- w- what?"

Odessa: "Kill your best friend and stop all hunger or not, in short. Will you do it or not?"

Connie: "T- that's not a simple question like that, Odessa..."

Min Hee: "You may think about it for a little while, if you wish."

Connie: "Yes, I'd need the time for that, thank you."

Min Hee: "Just try to keep calm..."

Odessa: "Keep calm and don't overthink it too many times."

Connie: "..."

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15 minutes later

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Min Hee: "Jetsetters..."

Min Hee: "All of you have answered 2 dilemmas each. Each of you were presented with a tough problem with a hard choice to make. A test about your morals."

Odessa: "Now it's time to see if your fellow Jetsetters know you well enough to try and estimate your decisions, morals and strategical mindset. What would you do? Why? Will you tell the truth or lie?"

Odessa: "Each round one of you is sitting out, while the other two will be working together to try and estimate your answers to the dilemmas. Clear?"

Jetsetters: "Yes."

Min Hee: "Great! Now we need one of you to be the one sitting out in the first round. Anyone?"

Connie: "Me!"

Odessa: "Okay, Diane and Hector, are you fine with that?"

Hector: "Fine by me! Let's get started."

Min Hee: "Two out of three means majority rules."

Odessa: "Diane and Hector, there are the dilemmas given to Connie:"

Odessa: "Dilemma #1 You get the chance to solve all world-wide issues relating to hunger. If you would do that, that would mean no more wasted harvest, no more deaths by starvation, enough food for everybody to be fed well etc. However, to achieve this, you would have to brutally slaughter your very best friend. Would you do it?"

Min Hee: "Dilemma #2 You suddenly catch one of your parents cheating on the other. Would you tell your other parent about it, risking a family breakup? Or would you rather stay quiet and life with guilt for the sake of keeping peace?"

Diane: "Interesting dilemmas..."

Hector: "Indeed.... The first dilemma is actually pretty tough. It doesn't indicate MORE mass starvation, but to simply cure the current rate of starvation. Also, your best friend dying versus brutally MURDERING them are two very different things as well. So, that's a hard decision for anyone, not even sure what Connie would do. Knowing her, perhaps she would do the "slaughter" option, in order to cure mass pain? As for the second one.... Also not black-and-white. Thoughts Diane?"

Diane: "As you said for the first dilemma, it's a tough decision that I'm not sure Connie would easily answer. I'd like to think Connie would be more lenient towards curing world hunger, given her nature, but the killing your best friend part makes it unsure. As for the second one...I'm torn. Would Connie stay quiet? I'm not sure if she would risk telling the other parent, but is she willing to be guilty of hiding the truth?"

Hector: "Because it's Connie, I'm leaning for her to cure world hunger, but that's assuming I know a few thoughts on Connie's mindset. And for the parents, yeah, I'm torn as well. I could see Connie saying "I shouldn't get involved since it's not my relationship", but it IS her parents, so it could go either way. We would probably tell the parent, but Connie may differ?"

Hector and Diane: "..."

Hector: "I'm locking in killing friend to cure hunger, and I'll let Diane decide the parent dilemma."

Diane: "Okay, sounds like a plan. So, for the second dilemma, I'm leaning more toward the idea of Connie keeping the secret away from the other parent, yet then again, considering Connie's nature, she could face the situation in the opposite side and tell them. I will lock in....telling the other parent of the affair."

Connie: "You know what's really funny? They were talking about me like I wasn't even there or something..."

Odessa: "Okay, So you choose Kill to cure hunger and Tell about cheating... Interesting.."

Min Hee: "These answers are in fact..."

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Connie's Answers

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Connie: "Okay, I am not too sure how killing off my best friend can be the ultimate key for solving such world misery. But to answer this question, I am afraid that I would select to “slaughter” my best friend for the sake of the other people’s living. Despite the fact that killing off my best friend is no way an ideal option to make and I have expected that friend of mine to hate me forever which I totally understand and will not beg her for any unnecessary forgiveness. If killing my friend can take away all the distress of those people that are still suffering- which is a long-time issue waited to be resolved- as I genuinely hope that no children, no sims should be starved, sacrificing a person for the others may worth it. Not am I implying that killing a best friend instead of myself is a better option but in fact, I have literally no idea how one could be able to live after murdering ones best friend with himself. I think I will hate myself for the rest of my life."

Connie: "What makes a family bind together as a family? A trustworthy husband and a loving wife. Even if I have selected not to tell one of my parents about what I have found out, the family has already been broken down into pieces. Telling the truth is what I would need to do. Is it not depressing whenever you are being a job of telling somebody a piece of news that is doomed to hurt ones feeling for a rather long period of time? But lying is even worse. I personally do not believe men are born to be liars. One will choose to lie when he is trying to get away from responsibility whereas white lies are inevitable when you feel the urge to protect someone you care or someone you love. And I cannot see the point of keeping things quiet by not saying anything. It is only the matter of time for the truth to be revealed and when the quarrels and arguments arise."

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Min Hee: "Both correct!"

Connie: "Sweet!"

Odessa: "You have just earned $35.000! 15.000 Simoleons per correct answer and another 5.000 for getting all of Connie's correctly."

Diane and Hector: "Yes!"

Min Hee: "Okay then. Who's next to have their dilemma answers guessed? Hector? Or Diane?"

Diane: "I volunteer as tribute."

Odessa: "Ooh, it looks like we have a volunteer. Connie, Hector, do you agree?"

Connie: "Yeah!"

Min Hee: "Okay, majority rules."

Odessa: "Connie and Hector. These are the dilemmas given to Diane:"

Min Hee: "Dilemma #1 You are from a family with a tradition to marry their children to candidates from their choice. You’re lucky: you actually get to make a choice. You can pick the broke jerk with devilishly good looks, or go for that equally jerkish multi-billionnaire whose face looks like a flat car tire. Who of these two is the lucky one?"

Odessa: "Dilemma #2 Your best friend is in court for committing a very serious offence. You have been called in as a witness because you saw it happen as well. Would you betray them, or would you rather commit perjury to save them from conviction?"

Connie: "Ooh, wow... the choices given in the first dilemma are pretty tough but I think Diane is the type of sim who neither cares about fortune nor a good-looking ars-."

Diane: "..."

Connie: "Face, I mean face, hehe.. Err, I would rather put Diane as a type of woman who is independent enough to make her own way pursuing her dream without relying on other's wealth. However, I cannot eliminate the possibility of her choosing to get rid of the wealthy jerk once she has got the money. (Hey, but there is no guarantee that the flat-tyre will share his money with Diane so what would be the point of her marriage to a wealthy bum if this is the case?)"

Connie: "The second dilemma is again a best-friend scenario. Alright, hard choices. But I'm leaning more towards the idea of Diane helping her best friend from getting into trouble by committing perjury in court as it has been shown in the previous episodes where Diane cared so much about me. Again these are my thoughts for now as I am not 100% sure about them."
Hector: "..."

*mentally insert dreamy music here please*

*daydream-Connie snores slightly*

Hector: "Earth to Connie. Are you there?"

Connie: "Bwah?"

*awkward silence*

Connie: "Errr.... Anyone wants a cup of hot chocolate?"

Everyone else: ".........."

The highness M13Vulpecula XVIII, ruler of all the estate which belongs to Vulpeculand, including the wellfaring Vulpecula City, Place To Be, and Vulpeculake, the biggest lake without any kind of pollution, and bringer of good luck and happiness to all the residents in the country, also known as

Vul: "Fine, have some. We'll take it over."

Turner (Hector's creator): "Diane slightly comes across as the gold digger type, so I wouldn't put it past her to marry for money. More importantly, I can very easily see her gravitating to that option as well.

Second one could go either way. But sounds like you're leaning torwards helping the friend, so I'll support that. I like the example you used with yourself, and even though Diane has high integrity I don't think she would betray her best friend.... But we need to be thinking from her perspective, not our own."

Choco (Connie's creator): "Yeah I can definitely see your point there but as Diane's creator, Tiger has basically done the personality setting (and even whether or not he would like it to change overtime) for her when he submitted his application to Vul, whose job is to allow the personality to develop as the show continues when Diane herself has gradually built up relationships with other contestants.

But thinking from Tiger's perspective... well, I still remember this piece of reminder Vul sent us sometime ago when we were being asked to make choices for our sims:"

Vul: "...try to see it from your Sim's POV. And don't just try and imagine how your Sim would answer, try to imagine how your Sim would answer while fully aware that they're in this Challenge. Will they answer what they would answer, or maybe pick the other option instead?"

Choco: "And as it indicates we have to guess from Tiger's perspective of Diane's... It's not entirely Tiger's mindset but the choices that he's intending to make based on the personality development after she's been on the show for this long."

Diane: "... I have no idea what exactly was going on up there anymore... But that's not important, I've had a hot chocolate!"

Choco: "Imagine this alternative: if Diane were to be declared as a mutual enemy by other contestants and she's got no friend up till this point, then we as the observers are more likely to assume her refusing to perjure for a friend simply because that we haven't seen how Diane could actually care for anyone since in this alternative scenario her personality development failed to unveil the "hidden side" of her nature when she had no one to open up to. In this case we would never figure out how Diane could be different from her normal-self who has maintained such a dignified manner herself to everyone she's met.

So to conclude, I would say that I am more intend to put Diane choosing to get her friend out of trouble evidenced by her character development if you are asking me."

Turner: "I would say I agree. So we're locking in helping her friend and NOT telling the truth?"

Choco: "Great! So Vul and Turner, we will lock in our choices to be: 1. Marrying the broke fellow with devilishly good looks and 2. Helping her friend and COMMIT PERJURY."

Turner: "Yes I agree."

Vul: "Okay, So you choose Marry for looks and Commit perjury... Interesting.. These answers are in fact..."

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Diane: "For me, money comes always with a price. With a cost. I would rather a man that was broke, and while he would attempt to steal my fortune, surely (considering he's a jerk), a broke and attractive man would be much better than one with riches."

Diane: "My poor best friend. Sure, I am an honest woman, but my friend... no, even though I may lie in my everyday life, I could not lie under the oath. That is one thing I simply could not do."

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Vul: "Partially correct. Diane would marry for looks indeed, but she is not willing to commit perjury under the oath."

Diane: "Alas..."

Odessa & Min Hee: "You have just earned $15.000 for getting one dilemma correctly. The Assassin has earned 30.000 Simoleons though, 15.000 for the other dilemma getting incorrect, 5.000 for not getting all of Diane's answers correct and 10.000 Simoleons for not getting all 6 dilemmas correct."

Connie & Hector: "Shame."

Min Hee: "Okay then. Only Hector left to have his riddles asked. Time for Connie and Diane to start their teamwork. Connie and Diane. These are the dilemmas given to Hector:"

Odessa: "Dilemma #1 You get the chance for all your dreams for the future to be ensured to be achieved! To make that happen, however, you will forget all your memories of your whole life, both the good ones and the bad ones. Will you take the chance?"

Min Hee: "Dilemma #2 You are a superhero and you are the only one who can stop a corrupt gang who is on the prowl for world domination. Unfortunately, they’ve caught you and they’ve given you a choice: join their side, or let them absorb your superpowers life on as a mere mortal. What would you pick?"

Connie: "I seriously have no idea what to deal with these dillemmas. But hosts, could you please explain the second option of dilemma No. 2 a bit more, please? 

Does it mean that the villain never dies? (And is that the superpower 'I' possess?)"

Min Hee: "The superpower itself is irrelevant. The point is, the villains win either way and you can choose to go evil and switch to their side, or to go muggle and stay opposed."

Connie: "Thank you. Diane, any thoughts?"

Diane: "For the first dilemma, thinking along the lines of Hector's character, I want to think it would be more likely for him to choose to forget his memories in return for all to be achieved, yet he might think otherwise. For the second dilemma, both and interesting and difficult options. This is where I am the most torn. Would Hector become evil? Or would he prefer to be a mere mortal? Ugh....maybe the muggle route?"

Connie: "I'm also leaning towards Hector choosing to be an opposing muggle himself. He really doesn't look like the type that would like to join the evil side to me. So Diane, are we going to root Hector for the following? 1. Forget his memories to achieve his dreams, 2. Let them absorb his superpowers life on as a mere mortal."

Diane: "Yes, those choices sound good. Shall we lock them in then?"

Connie: "Okay, we should lock them in."

Hector: "This is getting kinda... awkward.."

Hector: "I really felt the urge coming up to just cough a little or something, just to inform them that I'm still here. Although... Diane must've had it worse. She had 3 'creators' or something talking about her. I shouldn't complain.."

Min Hee: "Okay, so you choose Forget memories for dreams and Forsake superpowers... Interesting.."

Odessa: "These answers are in fact..."

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Hector's Answers
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Hector: "Most people would never take the chance, because if you don't have your memories, who even are you? I must admit, memories make us who we are. However, my memories are too dark, and I hate bearing the burden of my past on my shoulders.... I would take the risk, to ensure my passion for marine life to be as free as my mind from my life's regrets."

Hector: "Hm, hard choice. Assuming I can't sabotage their ranks from within, I would choose for them to absorb my powers and that I be a regular mortal. Power doesn't make people happy; relationships do. I don't see any positive relationships forming within a gang of power-hungry individuals. It is better, I think, to stand among my friends and family and wait for the inevitable....."

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Odessa: "Both correct!"

Hector: "Alright, guys!"

Min Hee: "You have just earned $35.000! 15.000 Simoleons per correct answer and another 5.000 for getting all of Hector's correctly."

Connie and Diane: "That's great!"

Odessa: "So, Connie's 35.000, Diane's 15.000 and Hector's 35.000 add up to a total of 85.000 Simoleons for the Jetsetters. The $30.000 from Diane's incorrectly answered dilemma goes to the Assassin's. Great end to a turbulent Season with highs and lows, we say."

Min Hee: "If we crunch up the numbers for the whole Season, we reach a total of 513.000 for the Jetsetters to divide, and a whopping 737.000 for the Assassin to take! IF they manage to not be voted Assassin at the finale..."

Odessa: "If they do get caught in the crossfire... BAM! 737.000 down the drain to the Jetsetter's wallet, which me thinks they wouldn't be too bothered with..." 

Min Hee: "If the wrong person gets accused, they just don't get their share in the money... So there's a lot at stake tomorrow."

Min Hee and Odessa: "You can go now, but remember: Good luck and lots of wisdom!"

Connie: "Bye."

Hector: "We'll see you later again."

 Diane: ".. Connie, are you ok-.. What's this?"

Connie: "Err.."

Raccoon: "Raaaawwrwaaaawwr!!!"

Captain Dockhatt: "ONE THOUSAND BOMBS AND GRENADES!! GET HERE YE FILTHY WEASEL OF DAMNATION!!"

Captain Dockhatt: "YE SCURFY PLAGUEING SCUMRAT!!"

Raccoon: "Waaarrwaawrraaaawwrr!!!"

Lenka: "Yip yip yaawoow!"

Lenka: "Yip yawooyip!"

Diane: "Ah, how pleasant. Reminds me of the cartoons I watched when I was a young child."

Connie: "What happened here?"

Hector: "Ladies? Can I get through please?"
Diane: "Shht, can't you see we're having our daily dose of malicious pleasure, my dear?"
Hector: "... Fine, I'll jump the final part then."
Diane: "Thank you."

Raccoon: "RAAWWWRR!!"

Lenka: "Yip yip!"

Captain Dockhatt: "ME COULD USE A LITTLE HELP HERE, YE SCRAWNY LANDLUBBERS!"

Diane: "Excuse me, my dear?"

Connie: "Errrr......"

Hector: "I guess so?"

Captain Dockhatt: "Great!"

Hector: "You're welcome, I guess."

Diane: "..."

Connie: "LOOK OUT!!"

Lenka: "YIP?!"

Captain Dockhatt: "?!?!"

Captain Dockhatt: "WRAAAAAH!!! LIGHTNING BOMBS!!!!"

Captain Dockhatt: "TAAH!"

Captain Dockhatt: "Arrgh my back... Where's bot boy when ye need him..."

Raccoon: "Rawr??"

Lenka: "Yip?"

Captain Dockhatt: "Curse ye too, Scurfy rat... Curse ye too.."

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Diary Room

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Diane: "Good evening, viewers who are paying close attention to me, Diane. I wish to thank you for pursuing the wish to follow me in this competition, as it has been within my highest regard to successfully compete until the grand finale. Not to earn the prize money - that does not matter to me - but to prove to everyone that has doubted Diane White that women are strong, independent goddesses who deserve far ourstanding careers that do not involve the peasantry act of cleaning up for others. I hereby declare that following suit after this competition, I will be pledging my allegiance to the declaration that outrules maids as an occupation for the female species, and instead employs robots or...perhaps males. Signing off for the last and final time, I am Diane. Hear me roar."

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Front Deck
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Connie: "Did we seriously just look straight into the sun without getting blind?"

Diane: "Yes my dear, we just did."

Hector: "Such a lovely view."

Hector: "Reminds me of my younger days, the first time I was sailing out with my father. I saw my very first sea sun set back in the day.."

Connie: "That sounds lovely, Hector."

Hector: "It sure was..." 

*Hector sighs* 

Connie: ".. Hector?"

Hector: "Oh, it's nothing..."

Diane: "Are you sure, my dear?"

Hector: ".. Okay, that was a little lie. You now know more about me anyway after that Challenge..."

Hector: "It's.. well.. every time a good memory pops up in me, ten bad ones lift along with it.."

Connie: "Oh my, how bad is that!"

Hector: "It's not fun, no. I picked that forget everything for your dreams-option for a reason."

Diane: "That makes sense."

Connie: "Speaking of dilemmas, I was actually surprised that you actually picked to not commit perjury."

Diane: "Even I have standards, my dear, when it comes to deceptiveness."

Hector: "That's interesting to hear.."

Diane: "Like I said then, it's the oath.. I cannot lie under it. In life in general, a white lie once and then can't hurt, sometimes even is for the best. In this game it's even daily business to deceive for gameplay strategies. But the oath, no my dears."

Diane: "Especially not if I have enough money to bail my best friend out instead."

Connie: "... That's a way to look at it.."

Hector: "Never thought of that one. Might want to remember it for myself, just in case... you know."

Connie: "For your brother Michael?"

Hector: "Yes, for him."

Hector: "Hold on, how did you know?"

Connie: "About Michael?"

Connie: "..."

Diane: "Hector killed his brother."

Connie: ".. What?"

Diane: "I overheard the hosts talking. He confessed in the diary room."

Connie: ".... A- are you sure?"

Diane: "Very positive."

Connie: "I guessed. Played with the pieces of the puzzle, that is, err."

Hector: "Puzzle pieces?"

Connie: "When you confused him with the officer who, er, looked a lot like you.. And your attitude, plus your bad memories suggest something bad has happened between you. Was it a family breakup?"

Hector: ".. I accidentally.. was responisble for his death. I'm not going to hide that fact anymore, it's official from now on."

Connie: "Remember that one night, when Hector and I were in the limo together? He's changed as a person since. Which I'm very glad about, he's been carrying dark secrets with him along for years, with all the consequences, but eventually letting it out must feel so relieving, I figure.."

*Connie looks a little worried*

Connie: "I do hope he's not getting into any trouble because of it though.. After confessing like that, the man doesn't deserve to get punished for admitting it.."

*Connie and Diane nod*

Connie: "Oh my.."

*Silent moment*

Diane: "Well, my dears.. I believe it would be appropriate to have a toast for the occasion. Would anyone like some wine?"

Connie: "That sounds fine to me."

Diane: "Okay."

Hector: "Nah. It's against my own personal oath."

Diane: "How do you mean?"

Hector: ".. My father died of alcohol poisoning... It made me realize I had to go into rehab myself before I'd be next. Once I was declared sober again I vowed myself not to drink any alcohol anymore."

Diane: "Oh.."

Hector: "A motivational speaker inspired me. That's why I became one myself eventually."

Connie: "Aha."

*Diane holds up a blender, while Hector and Connie go and take a seat*

Diane: ".. Would you like some orange juice instead?"

Hector: ".. Sounds fine."

Diane: "I'm not cleaning though."

Diane: "Wel... Tomorrow's the big day."

Connie: "Yes. It's so exciting.. yet also making me so nervous.."

Hector: "I know how you feel, Connie."

Hector: "Diane and I had this truce together for the day, which was really.. comfortable actually. For once I was actually able to have a somewhat normal conversation with her. Doesn't mean that I'll be playing the finale nice tomorrow; we must play the game itself hard. Hopefully we'll eventually be able to bury the hatchet one day though..."

Connie: "On the count of three?"

Diane: "One."

Hector: "Two."

Connie: "Three."

Connie, Diane and Hector: "On the finale tomorrow!"

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End of Episode 19

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