> The Circle: Equestria s1
>  by PandaisQd
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> Episode 1: Claws are out!
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Title Music


"Greetings everypony, this is a unique new magical take on socialization and friendship, I am Sunny Delight, your host! You'll know me from Equestrian Radio shows, however, this is not your average rodeo... This is a social-based competition show where you could enter as yourself... But you could also LIE and enter as someone completely random or one of your closest pals. You'll be sequestered from each other in hotel rooms stocked with all your needs, There will be games, prizes, and rankings, and the top two may just decide your fate in getting blocked. In the end, somecreature will win 100,000 bits! Speaking of those hotel rooms... I think I hear our first contestant entering now!
A cranberry-colored deer with wings walks into a tan/teal color schemed hotel room and she excitedly clicks her hooves together and flies in.
-Intro Sequence - Cranberry Embers!-
"Heyyy, everypony, up top!" She boops the screen and flies around.
"The name is Cranberry Embers, I'm 26 years young and I work in my tribe's farms. That's right, as you can see via my antlers and wings: I am a Peryton, and I love my tribe, species, and culture! That's why I'm entering this game as 100% myself. I love being me, I'm aroace so I'll just use my natural charm to friendship my way to the end. I certainly ain't no flirt - I'll win the bits by being me myself, and I. I don't have much magic or this new "technology" stuff near where I live so this is all so new to me - I'm so excited~!"
Cranberry walks around excitable looking at all the screens to the profiles. But just hold on a minute there Cranberry, you need to set up your profile!
"Uhh... they said to say Hey Circle take me to my profile...? I think?"
The main screen in front of her switched to a screen with a blank profile and her eyes lit up.
"That's so fuckin' co- oops sorry- wait can we swear...?"
Yeah, honey, this show is all the 13+ for a reason.



-Intro Sequence - Diamond-Tiara?-
"Heyyy everyone. Diamond-Tiara Rich here... But most people just call me Dia or DT! I wasn't the nicest filly and I got three ponies to help me learn the right way to be the pony I wanna be... But there's just one thing I'm a little busy when this is being filmed.... so..."
"I'll be stepping in, the name is Silver Spoon! I wasn't the nicest either - but we grew up together - learned those same lessons from those same ponies, nobody knows Dia better than me. I know her favorite foods, that she's romantic asexual, I know a lot about her father's businesses and her own as well. We're both 18 as of when this is starting to be filmed which is crazy to think about. I know I could enter as myself - but I wanna show everypony my best friend - I want them to love her like I do - as a sister or just a best friend! Nobody can beat me or discover my catfishing ways. Just you watch!"
Silver Spoon entered in a pink and white-themed hotel room and dashes to the main screen.
"Circle - take me to set up my profile!" Silver exclaims as then, her screen does what Cranberry's did.
"Alright... Circle take me to my Relaxation album photos...?"
Silver eyes them all down and notices the one in the top right.
"Oh, that's the one of her at the pride parade in the aromantic-themed tiara, Circle please select this as my profile picture!" Silver taps her hoof to her chin.
"I need to set up this profile jusssst right... So name... Diamond-Tiara Rich, age 18, and she like her father is an entrepreneur. For her description... let's put... Hey, it's me DT! Taking this opportunity to raise some money for the local school in Ponyville's charity. I'm saying this flat-out... no wait DT always uses right out! Circle backspace up to the last sentence and let's start with I'm saying this right out because I know you may question my morality for money. I assure you it's for charity... Circle complete my profile!



Now that "Diamond" is settled in... let's see the next creature entering!
A tan unicorn with a short brown and blonde tied-up mane with a longer blonde tail walks into a pale purple and light blue themed room before grinning excitable.
-Dusty Mosaic? Intro Sequence-
Now, a pale greyish-purple unicorn with a multicolored horn and a crystal blue mane with wine-red tips is shown.
"Hey everycreature, I'm Dusty Mosaic, I'm 26 years old and I'm a mosaicist. I may be out and proud and I could easily shatter the competition... But the thing is I'm not really social..."
All of the sudden, the tan unicorn was on screen again.
"That's where I will succeed where my amazing marefriend fails... I'll be playing a slightly more charismatic version of her. My name is Brule Crem, and while I'm not a mosaicist, I am one that decorates cakes, I have all these notes if people wanna question me, the only difference really is I'm 30... Slightly older - which is also why I'll make myself 30 as Dusty... 
"With my wit and looks," Dusty said, suddenly on screen again.
"Along with my social skills," Crem restated back on the screen instead of Dusty, "There's no doubt in my  mind that we'll take home the cash."
While Crem sets up her profile, let's take a look at Cranberry's.
Cranberry Embers - 26 - Farm Worker - Hi everyone, I'm Cran! I don't know much about this magic stuff but I think it'll be fun to be here with the "Hashtag"Circlefam... I don't know what else to put here 😂.
Careful Cran, with that little knowledge people might think you're a Gran!
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Into a yellow, blue, and white colored room, a pale yellow unicorn with an orange done-up mane and a short tail walks in.
-Intro Sequence - Stonegem Burst/
"Greetings and salutations, my name is Stonegem Burst and I am of the elusive Burst family, I'm cousins to Blueblood - but why in the everso name of good heavens would I want to be like that cretin. Such a creep and a stain to the family that one... I'm competing for Mumsy's charity and I just hope to do it for that... I hope people don't think I'm too snobbish because I really am here for charity."



Now that it's a bit later, let's take a look at "Dusty" and Stonegem's profiles.
Dusty Moasaic - 30 - Mosaicist - Yo, the names Dusty! Let's keep it short and get it down t and have a smashin' time in the circle, ey? Out and proud lesb and hoping to show you my creative side - let's get #IntoTheCircle

Stonegem Burst - 22 - Socialite ...
"I suppose that may make me sound a bit too much of a threat... But I still want accuracy and honesty...  Oh, Mumsy is a gemologist... I suppose I did take notes on that... So -
Stonegem Burst - 22 - Gemologist - Hey everycreature, my name is Stonegem Burst - Im here for a fun time and to raise up some charitable money. I'm not the best with words sorry if this is short..."

Oh, Stonegem, I promise if words aint your thing, this aint the game for you... Speaking of...
All four would be shown when the notification of 'Circle Chat is now open'
"I wonder who's going to message first... This is so exciting!" Cranberry said.
"Circle message:  Hey everyone, it's certainly a pleasure in the fact of doing this - hope to get to know you all." Stonegem nodded and the message was sent off.
"So let's see..."  Crem started, "Cranberry, Stonegem who just sent that message, and... DIAMOND-TIARA?! What's someone who's already rich doing here... Circle take me to Diamond's profile."
" "Hey, it's me DT! Taking this opportunity to raise some money for the local school in Ponyville's charity. I'm saying this right out because I know you may question my morality for money. I assure you it's for charity." "
Crem put her hoof to her chin. 
"I don't wanna call this bullshit but something feels off."
Off as in for hiding behind someone who would actually compete for charity?
"Let's see... Circle perchance take me to Cranberry's profile."
" Cranberry Embers - 26 - Farm Worker - Hi everyone, I'm Cran! I don't know much about this magic stuff but I think it'll be fun to be here with the "Hashtag"Circlefam... I don't know what else to put here 😂. "
"Quite sounds like something Mumsy would write... but I'm not here to be judgemental I'm here for charity - as long as I get to the end I'll do whatever it takes."



"Um, Circle message," Cranberry started "Hi - as stated I'm new to magical stuff like that but I'm excited to meet you all!"
"They seem like an extrovertive sweetheart for someone from a small tribe..." Stonegem nodded.

Someone else who should be excited to be here would be this pony, she owns 3 businesses making her our third business owner in this season and an element of harmony!



A pale green pony and a done-up purple mane and a short curly done-up tail with three diamonds for a cutie mark with blue eyes walks into a dark purple, magenta, and white-themed room.
-Intro Sequence: Rarity Belle!-
"Hello darlings I'm sure you know who I am but my name for those who are impossibly unaware - my name is Rarity Citrine Belle. I'm here to raise more money to open up a fourth location and darling let's be honest here I'm being myself because entering as anybody else would be the worst possible thing! Also just look at me - How could I lose~?"
While Rarity sets up her profile - let's talk about honesty, shall we?
-Intro Sequence: Applejack Apple?-
"Howdy y'all - I'm Applejack Apple, age 24 - element of honesty and all-around Iron Pony champion. I hate liars - so who better to hunt catfish than me...? Since after all, I'm going to be busy with zap apple season... my husband's takin over for me!"
"Howdy everycreature, the name is Spike! I'm a 24 years young dragon and Applejack is the love of my life. We share a birthday and an anniversary. We know everything about each other - if anyone can pose as the element of honesty herself it's her dragon ambassador husband, just watch me raise money for the farm and I'll do it 100% honestly under my fake profile, people usually assume dragons to be rough and rowdy... I know I'm a known savior and hero too. I feel like I won't be seen as much as a threat as Applejack, as strong as she is..."



I'm sure you get the drill by now viewers.
Rarity Belle - 24 - Fashion Designer - You know who I am darling, I won't waste your time. 


	
Applejack Apple - 24 - Orchardist - The name's Applejack: element of honesty and current head of Sweet Apple Acres. I hope to make new friends and rock the game with some of my country flare! See y'all in the circle <3



"Oh sweet Celestia, of course she's here." "Applejack" and Rarity both said unknowingly simultaneously.
"Okokokokokokokokok," Spike said, running his claws through his scales, "I'll just be civil and we'll work from there... Yeah!"
"The very nerve of that pony," Rarity said from her room, "We haven't seen each other in months and she has the GAUL to sign up for the same game show as MOI?!"
While Rarity and fellow Element of Harmony "Applejack" think about how much they love each other we should get to our last two creatures entering The Circle.



-Intro Sequence - Summer Solstice/
"Uh- Hi! My name's Summer Solstice and... as you can probably see - I'm a Kirin and uh... I control the summer season for the Kirin? But honestly, I'm not sure of a proper job title for that but my sister Autumn Blaze is in musical theatre so... I'll go with that... Uh... yeah..."
A yellow kirin with a sea teal mane, a green back, and an orange bow walks into their orange and pink-themed room and he looks around before walking into the main room.
"Uh... Circle take me to my profile."
Like with everyone else a blank fillable profile appears for Summer.
"I've been around since the start of like - existence for the Kirins so I'm like... 2340? Kinda lost track of time but we'll just hit the middle and go 34...."
"So... Summer Solstice - 34 - Theater Actor - Hiiiiii, I'm Summer! I love musical theatre, hiking in the woods, and beaches! I'm here for a fun time and to make friends!"
Summer paused and looked at his profile.
"Uh - I'm not as eccentric as Autumn but I can fake her personality...? So it's kinda like I'm playing her catfishing as me when I'm just me and-"
While Summer tries not to confuse themselves with his own decisions let's move on to our final Circle member!
A navy blue ram with teal horns and a lavender mane with grey eyes and a scarf that matches walks into a grey, pur-le, and red-themed room before smirking.
"Hey everyone, the name's Oiseau pronounced like [Oy-shea-yu] and I'm 28 years young and enough of all that. I'm a model and I'm gonna play to the dumb good-looking stereotype. I don't really think I get why people think I look good and I don't really make much but it's liveable I guess - my demiromantic demisexual ass could never, but I'll play to it, and behind the screen, I'm a strategist, and honey I'm here to win. I'll have my group of allies but if I need to, I'll drop them. Call me the villain of this season all you want to but this is a game. Deal with it."



Oiseau smirked and ran into Oiseau's bedroom and jumped on the bed hearing a slight crack under it.
"Wait shit- did I break it... fuck- Shit-"
It's okay, we got repair-ponies, it's fine no worries Oiseau!
"Anyways let's set up my profile...."



While that happens let's check up on the four in the Circle at the moment!
Silver tapped her chin, "Circle message, I don't really know I prefer vegetables but If I had to pick a favorite fruit, Cranberry, I guess I'd pick the grapefruit, it's nice for breakfast, send!"
Cranberry in her own room started to speak up
"Circle message, In my neck of the woods there isn't any grapefruit so I've never had any, but I'd like to meet up after this to try it, send message."	
Stonegem looked at this message and nodded.
"Even if this feels like something Mumsy would send - I see her lying about her age to not be an issue."
Ah yes, a fruitful conversation... let's make this sweetness into spiciness...


*ALERT*


Attention -name- the circle now has all 8 members, please turn your attention to the circle and let the other four make their greetings.
-Rarity, Applejack, Oiseau, and Summer have entered the chat-
"I wonder who's gonna message first..." Summer asked to themselves.
Spike nodded.
"Circle message, Howdy y'all ah'm, spelled a h apostrophe m, Applejack and ah'm really excited to be here and have some fun with y'all, send message!"
Rarity furrowed and turned beet red.
"Oh she doesn't even ACKNOWLEDGE me, she's probably trying to act all civil when we all know she's uncouth!"
"Circle send message, Bold of you to greet with fun when you didn't even seem to acknowledge a fellow element of harmony! Send message!"
Spike blinked twice in shock before laughing out of disbelief.
"Good gracious!" Stonegem gasped.
"Holy shit, Rarity's got balls LMFAO!" Oiseau chuckled.
"Circle send message, Damn Rarity's claws are out, and also nice to meet everycreature coming into this lmao, send message." Summer nodded it off before cringing.
"Yeah that sounds like Autumn..."
Silver sighed.
"You know having someone in similar wealth to Rarity would've been nice but she's clearly already playing with her heart in a head game and I don't know if that's smart to keep around."
"Circle message," Oiseau started, "Ohhhh my goosshhh hiiiiiii, I'm so excited to be here, send message!"
"Hm, circle..." Silver started.
"Take me to Oiseau's profile!" Silver, "Applejack", and Cranberry said.
Oiseau - 27 - Model - Hiiii I'm Oiseau, pronounced Oh, shea, yu! I see yu and I being good friends, here to make some friends and have fun fun fun! I was told this would look good for my profiles in real life or whatever so let's do this thing!"
"Oh my god,  Oiseau's really that type..." Spike said, chuckling and flabbergasted.


ALERT


"Alert!" A split screen shows everyone saying it wiped over.
"You must now rate your fellow circle contestants..." Stonegem read
"1st being your favorite..." Rarity started, "8th being your least favorite..." Oiseau finished.
"The bottom player will be immediately blocked from The Circle... Wait WHAT?!"  Cranberry gasped out.
"That's rather soon..." Summer cocked their head.



-1st-
"For my first place rankings I'm going to put Stonegem." Silver nodded.
"Having someone similar enough to DT in this game's going to be very useful and Stonegem's a good opportunity.
"For my first place rankings I'm going to put Cranberry. I think she's older than she states but she seems like a sweetheart"



-4th-
"For my f-fourth place rankings... put Oiseau." Summer nodded.
"I'm putting Oiseau here because Oiseau may question me on like modeling stuff and I don't have much on that side of theatre but also Oiseau might... not?"
"For my fourth rankings, Circle, place Summer." Oiseau nodded.



-8th-
"Surprising nopony ever I'm putting Applejack in last place." Rarity nodded.
"Yeah... I'm putting Rarity in last." Spike groaned. "If you're not going to be civil, you don't deserve to be in a game meant for adults."



"Circle please submit my rantings!" everyone nodded at Circle.
"Sweet Celestia, I am glad that's done..." Cranberry sighed.
"I wonder how long they'll take...?" Crem let out a sigh and leaned against her couch.
Oh, Crem, they take seconds for The Circle, but usually, we'll do a game in between... today, however...


ALERT


"Alert - oh shit that fast?!" Crem gasped.
The ratings results have been calculated.
> Episode 2: Block on the Block
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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