//------------------------------// // Episode 2: Block on the Block // Story: The Circle: Equestria s1 // by PandaisQd //------------------------------// ALERT "Holy craps to all that is Mumsys, that is loud!" Stonegem yiped out. The rating results are in. Starting now, we will reveal someone safe in no particular order of being safe. You won't be allowed to meet anybody like anybody else. You must immediately exit upon being blocked. One safe is... "Oh shit, we're just getting into it?" Silver looked at the screen. A blank profile picture slowly turned on the screen to reveal Oiseau's profile picture. "TATARUS YEAH, I'M SAFE! WHOOO!" "Interesting... that Ram is safe... maybe there is an order and Oiseau is popular... I must spring up a chat with them come tomorrow!" Stonegem nodded. The next safe is... The profile picture belonging to Summer shows them with a casual smile and a theatre skull slowly revealed itself. "I'M SAFE?" Summer seemed shocked "I-i-i thought I was a goner for sure!" The third one safe is... A profile picture slowly turned around to reveal Dusty's profile picture of her in her safety goggles with an annoyed but playful look. "Damn right, still in this!" Crem did a hoof pump before kissing her photo of Dusty. "I'm bringing home that prize money love... just you wait." The fourth one safe is... Cranberry's profile picture of their blepping smile turned around slowly and she clicked her hooves. "Horray, still here to have much fun!" Cranberry giggled like a school filly and clicked her hooves again. There are still four of you left. They, the four remaining, all stated their names. "Stonegem" "Diamond-Tiara" "Rarity" "Applejack The next two creatures safe are... Two profiles flipped and they slowly revealed to be Diamond Tiara's Aroace pride profile picture and Stonegem's casual smirk profile picture. A split screen showing both of them cheering appeared before- "YES YES YES!" Silver jumped around her room. "Mumsy I'm SAAAAAAAAFE!" Rarity and "Applejack" began to sweat. "The darlings admire my courage in standing up to Applejack for all she's done... They're just doing this for the dramatics darling, calm yourself." "Okookokokokokokk, they have you safe and didn't buy into Rarity's whiny bullshit..." Spike reassured himself. "The one being blocked is..." Oiseau read out loud... A screen in someone's room read. BLOCKED "WHAT?!" Rarity shouted looking at the now red screen in front of her. "These undignified ruffians have made a big mistake in blocking Rarity Citrine Belle and none of them will be allowed in my shops! Harumph!" Only the final safe player knows they're safe, The Blocked is packing as we speak. This was read aloud by "Diamond-Tiara" Spike sighed with relief as he didn't see or hear any sort of signs of blocking before... ALERT "Oh, my Twilights what is it now?!" "You and the top-ranked player will be put into a chat... Only you two will know the results of the ratings and the others will never know of the ratings as they will remain hidden to everyone else." Spike's eyes lit up and he did a fistpump. "This is a HUGE advantage, I wonder who got ranked the highest...?" ALERT "Huh, what's up Circle?" Cranberry, congrats, you were rated 1st place! "I-I came in first...?! YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" You will be put in a chat with the safe player and only you two will know the ratings results. A chat opened, and both "Applejack" and Cranberry saw who they were with. "Makes sense... I know I didn't like Rarity's brashness... it's why I rated her last." Cranberry nodded. "Circle message, So glad to see that you're the one safe Applejack, send message!" "Circle message, Ah'm glad to BE safe and glad ya did well. I wonder what the ratings are gonna show...?" RATINGS RESULTS: FIRST TO LAST 1st: Cranberry 2nd: Summer 3rd: Oiseau 4th: Stonegem 5th: Applejack 6th: Dusty 7th: Diamond-Tiara 8th: Rarity: BLOCKED "Circle Message, Ah'm a little surprised Stonegem's so high, did you get any good impressions of him before ah entered?" Spike paused and stretched out a little before saying. "Oh- Shit right, send message!" "Ah... Stonegem seemed sweet to me! I'll let her know." Cranberry paused stretching out her wings and yawning... "Circle message, I had him ranked second because while kinda giving off those rich boy vibes he seemed genuine and sweet, I'm shocked Diamond is in last though because I had her in first😰, send message." Spike cringed, he wouldn't lie to this person but if he tells her that "Ah as Applejack rated Stone in 6th and Diamond in 7th" it may be a lost ally... "Circle message... It's really hard to take these rankings to heart when we each only said one thing in the last group of four before basically ranking each other based on first impressions... send message." Cranberry ran her hoof through her mane. "That makes sense in retrospect... do we really know each other?" - The Chat is now closed. Rest well - "Ah, seems like that's all we'll get... Good thing I have a good memory, I'll write those down and get to bed." Spike said to himself. A split screen shows everycreature getting into their beds for the night as Rarity denied seeing anybody of her choice. Morning eventually came with the rising sun, as everycreature gets up for the day and makes their breakfast. A split screen of Stonegem almost burning an egg and "Applejack" pouring "herself" a bowl of cereal shows on the screen. Status Updates! Cranberry jumped right on it. "Status Update: Ohhhhh, thank you all for keeping me safe! Sad to see someone go, but that's part of the game." Four creatures, including "Diamond" aka Silver, "Applejack" aka Spike, Stonegem, and Summer all decided to heart Cranberry's status. Oiseau and "Dusty" aka Brule Crems who goes by Crem were rather suspicious. Oiseau put their hoof through their mane. "I can't help but wonder..." A split screen happened where "Dusty" finished that sentence "If that's really her personality...: Next to post a status update was "Applejack" "Status Update: Phew, y'all ah nearly had one of them heart attacks last night, it felt like a roaring herd was gonna bust outta' my chest!" Everyone except Summer liked the status. "I know Autumn... she's talked about Applejack before. That feels like her but I dunno, I guess I'll like it." Until he did. "Summer liked that... awfully late..." Spike questioned but shook it off. ALERT "YIPE!" Silver Spoon aka "Diamond-Tiara" leaped out of her chair as the loud alert blared. "Rarity" has left a message for the circle. "I wonder if it was really her?" Stonegem pondered "If that wasn't Rarity they did a Cadence damned good job at it" Spike sighed Her profile picture slowly went on everyone's screens and then they heard a voice. "Morning ''darlings''" "Ah, fuck it's her..." Spike groaned. Finally, her minty green complexion was revealed, short purple mane, pale blue eyes, and looking pissed. "Boy, do I wish I could see the GUILTY looks on ALL OF YOUR FACES when you realize who you voted out? ME, Rarity! None of you will EVER be allowed in my shops again for this ignorant brazen display of TODDLER LIKE EMOTIONS! I HATE Y-" The feed cut out there and everyone was left feeling revealed that they didn't keep... all that in the circle. "Damn, now I feel bad for ranking her above 8th..." Silver cringed after watching that. All Spike could do was laugh and as for Osieau... "Damn it, I wanted to work with her so I could use her as a shield... It's why I put Applejack in last. I didn't expect her to get that much hate that fuckin' quickly." Before everycreature knew it... They would get their next houseguest; the one that would be replacing Rarity. In fact - ** Intro - Cheese Sandwich? ** "Heya' everypony! The name's Cheese! Or some creatures call me Cheese Sandwich, Cheesy, Al, and Boneless! But honestly, I'd prefer it if you called me Cheese. I run my own prank toy company; we make the best gags and whosits and sell em for cheap... Which brings me to why I'm here. My company is in danger and I need the money to save the company. But I have to be there to run it which is why..." "I'm here." A light blue-greyish pony with a bald head but sleek black sideburns and glasses popped up. He doted a brown vest and a white sweater under it. "I'm Sans Smirk; Cheese's closest business camaraderie. I know how he talks, how he walks, how he eats, everything down to the T. If anypony is going to win them that prize it'll be me... Even if you expected their wife Pinkamena to be here over me: I promise you and every creature else: I will not let you down." Sans entered a different room from what Rarity left, a bright yellow room splattered with blue and grey zigzags. "Gaudy... but livable... Just as Cheese likes their decorum... Even if it differs from my taste." ALERT