WelcometoDay2ofWillStark’sBachelorChallenge!

Last;me,everyonewasonfreewillforthewholeday.ThemajorityofthebacheloreDeshadperfectedtheartofavoidingWill,asonlythreeofthemhadscoresabovezero:Elaine,Lilah,andFaye.However,Rhapsodywoundupgoinghome,becauseshehadsomehowmadeanega;vefirstimpressiononWill.Don’taskmehowthathappened.

Willalsoreceivedvisitsfromhissiblings,ArthurandSabriel,whotriedtoconvincehimthatMarielleisbadnewsandneedstogohomeimmediately.AsusuallyhappenswhenSabrielstartsyellingathim,herefusestolisten.

Onwiththeshow!

“WhydidWillsendRhapsodyhome?”Arthurasked.“Sheseemedlikeaperfectlysweetgirl.”

“Perfectlysweet?Ithinkshe’swaytoosweet,”Sabrielsaid.“Maybeshethinkseverything’sallrosesandsunshine,butitsureisn’t.”

“ButifWillhadjustlikedher,thenMariellewouldhavegonehome.”

“Theres;llwouldhavebeena;ebreakerwithSaraifthathadhappened,”Lilypointedout.“ButI’ms;llsadtoseeDeego.”

“NowMarielleneedstogo,”Arthursaid.“Pronto.”

“Wow.I’veneverseenyoulookthatangry,”Sabrielsaid.“Impressive.Ifthere’sanyreasontolookangry,it’sbecauseofherorsomeonelikeher,ofcourse.Sowhatdowedotoday?”

“Leavehimalone,”Lilysaid.“Youtalkedtohimyesterday,buthedidn’tseemtolisten.Givehimsome;metothinkaboutit.Maybehe’llcomearound.”

“Butifshesurvivestoday’scompe;;on,weneedtodosomethingabouther,”Sabrielsaid.

“Ifshemakesitthrough,thenyoucandowhatyouwant.”

Hottub;me!Elaine,Lulu,andLilahallmadeittothetub.

Inserthandcuffsjokehere.

Lilahpretendstobeshockedatthemen;onofhandcuffs.Maybeshe’sjustshockedthatshedidn’tbringthemupfirst.

Meanwhile,FayeplayedcatchwithSara,andMariellehadanotherhelpingofsaladbeforeheadingtotheconfessionaldiary.

CONFESSIONAL!!!1!fromMarielle

IwonderifWillisgoodenoughforme.Whatcanamaninhisposi7onofferme?

“BOOYOUWHORE.”

“Mybrothermightbeanidiotsome;mes,buthowdareshesuggesthe’snotgoodenoughforher!”

“She’snotgoodenoughforhim!”

“LawEnforcement?”

“Haven’tli\edthatoneyet.”

“Well,weappreciatetheeffortyouputintogetthosetenbodypoints.”

“Thanks.Itwasapainge]ngthem.Maybesomepeoplelikeworkingout,butIdon’t.”

“Whatwasitlikegrowingupinanapocalypse?”Elaineasked.

“Well…youknowhowIdon’tknowanythingaboutart?”Willasked.“Art’snotexactlyapriority.Theworstofitisover,butthere’ss;llatonofstuffthatneedsfixing.Andit’scoldallthe;me.”

“NotwhereI’mfrom,”Lilahsaid.

“Speakingofwhich,”Willsaid,“it’sbeengreattalkingtoyouall,butI’dbeDergetoutofherebeforeIboil.Iamnotusedtothis.”

It’sanyone’sguesswhetherhewasreferringtothehottuborbeingsurroundedbyeligibleyoungladies.

CONFESSIONAL!!!1!fromSara

IneedtotalktoWill,quickly,beforehethinksI’velostinterestandIgetkickedoff.

Awkwardwalkbyno.4:KennedyCox,Will’sgrandfather.I’dhaveWillgreethim,but(1)hisenergylevelsareplumme;ngandI’mnotsureifhe’llbeabletogetthroughallthechats,and(2)Is;lldon’tlikeKennedy.

CONFESSIONAL!!!1!fromFaye

IHATELILAH.

ItlookslikeWillisstar;ngtogetthemessagethateveryone’sbeenshou;ngattheTVscreensincetheverybeginning.

IthinkI’dbecreepedoutifshestoodovermeandwatchedmeeat,too.

“So,canyoutakeyourshirtoffmoreo\en?”

“I’llthinkaboutit.”

ItdoeslooklikeSara’sdecidedtotryaliDlehardertostayinthechallengenowthatshe’sseenWillshirtless.

“Well,you’regoingtohavetogetpastus,”Lilahtoldher.

CONFESSIONAL!!!1!fromElaine

Marielle’sactuallyoneofmyfavoritepeopleinthehouse.Iknowitsoundsweird,butit’sinteres7ngtotalktosomeonewho’ssodifferentfromme.

Willwalkedintothegamesroom,whereElaineandLuluwereplayingpool,tostartthechatswitheveryone.

SinceheknewElainebest,hedecidedtostartwithher.

“Howdoesthisgamework?”Willasked.“ItriedplayingagamewithLilahtheotherday,butshe’dneverplayediteither,sowewerebasicallyjusthi]ngtheballsanywhichwayandtryingtogetthemintoholes.”

Elaineexplainedthattheunmarkedballwasthecueballandthatyouactuallyhadtohitthattogetittohittheballthatyouactuallywantedtogointoahole.

“Thatsoundsridiculouslyhard.”Willtappedhisfingersonhischin.“Ican’tevenhittheonethat’ssupposedtogoinahole.”

“Whatgamesdoyouliketoplay?”Elaineasked.

“Mahjong,”Willansweredimmediately.“I’vegoDenkindofgoodatchess,butIcan’tsayIlovethegame,onlythatIlikeitmorethanmyliDlesisterdoes.Shecan’tevensaytheword‘chess’withoutstampingherfootandmakinganangryface.”Whyhadhemen;onedSabriel?Hewasjuststar;ngtohavefun.“Andredhands,ofcourse.”

“Doyouhaveanyothersiblings?”

“AliDlebrother.They’rebotharoundheresomewhere,soyoumightgettomeetthemiftheyshowupatthehouseagain.”ButI’dpreferiftheydidn’t.“You?”

“Ihavefourbrothers—threeolder,oneyounger.”WhatwouldtheythinkofWill?Wouldtheydecidetositherdownandtellherthatshe’dpickedsomeonebadforher?DiditmaDer?Theyweren’there,andforonce,theydidn’tknowwhatwasgoingon.

LuluhadbeenlisteningduringhischatwithElaine,soWilltalkedtohernext,andtheirfamiliescameup.

“YourparentsarebothFortune?”Willasked.“Soundskindoflikemyfamily.Mydad,oneofmyuncles,andmygrandparentsareallFortune.AtleastmyotherunclewasRomance,soitwasn’tjustme.”

“MymomisRhysFitzhugh’sdaughter,though,”Lulusaid.“SoI’mhardlytheonlyRomanceSiminthefamily.”

“That’s…supposedtomeansomethingtome,isn’tit?”Willasked.

Lululaughed.“You’llprobablymeethimeventually.Stealingyourpaperorwalkingrightintoyourhouse.”

Shewasstar;ngtowarmuptoWill,buta\erlisteningtohisconversa;onwithElaine,shewasge]ngthefeelingthathewasn’tasinterestedinherasshewasinhim.

CONFESSIONAL!!!1!fromLulu

Iwanttos7ckaround,butwhatamIsupposedtodo?ActlikesomebizarreversionofmyselftogethisaIen7on?Speakingofbizarreversionsofmyself,IwonderhowI’mbeingedited?

Meanwhile,IfiguredeveryonewouldenjoyseeingMariellegetknockedonherboDominawaterballoonfight.Thankyou,Faye.

Willwasfallingasleep,soheheadedtothekitchentograbacupofcoffee,wherehesawSaradrinking.

“Hey,”hesaid,takingaseatnexttoher.

“Heyyourself.”

“Areyoudoingokay?”Willasked.“Ihaven’treallyhadthechancetotalktoyou…”

“I’mfine.IguessI’vebeenhavingaliDletoomuchfunge]ngtoknowtheothergirls.”

Hewasn’tsureifthatcountedastheirofficialchat,soWillapproachedSaraagaina\ershecamebackfromthebathroom.

“You’llknowwhereI’mcomingfromwhenIsaythis,”hesaid.“Itissoweirdbeinghere.”

“Iknow.Youknowthatthefronthallwherewedidtheelimina;onisalmostthesizeofmywholefirstfloor—”

“Mine,too!”

Yeah,it’sagoodthingthatIfoundacoupleofApocalypseSimstoroundthingsout.

“ButI’drathernottalkaboutspatulas.Wedon’treallyeat.There’snotmuchofauseforhim.”

Insertspatulajokehere?

TimetotalktothelastremainingApocalypseSiminthehouse.

“So—you’reanheir,andI’manheir.How’sitgoingforyou?”

“WhyareyoutalkingabouttheApocalypseata;melikethis?We’resupposedtobehavingfun.”Lilahwalkedaway.

Next,WillfoundFayereadingaromancenovelinthelibrary.

“Whatmakesyoulikecosmetologysomuch?”Willasked.“Wedon’treallyhavethatinWinterfell,soI’mcurious.”

“Haveyouseenalltheinappropriatelydressedtowniesandtheirbadhair?”Fayeasked.“Theyhavenoideahowtodressthemselves.It’sfungivingthemaliDlehelp,anditmakesthemeasierontheeyes.”

“Youdon’tneedtotellmeaboutit,”Willsaid.“Mydadandbothmyuncleshavetheexactsamehaircut.Idon’tthinkanyofthemwouldhavepickeditforthemselves,butstylingwasn’tthefirstthingontheirminds.SotheonlywaytotellmyunclesapartwasbecauseUncleBrandonworeapinkshirtandUncleJulianworeoveralls.”

Mariellewasthelastpersontochatwith,andWillwaslookingforwardtotheendoftheconversa;onjustsohecouldgetsomesleep.

“Howarethingsgoingforyousofar?”Willasked.“Idon’tknowanythingabouthowVictoriancourtshipissupposedtowork,butthismustbereallydifferent.”

“Itisverydifferent,”Marielleacknowledged.

“Howso?”

“Noonehasintroducedus,”sheexplained.“Withoutanintroduc;onfromamutualfriend,thereisnocourtship.Thereareothersimilarformali;esthatweusuallyobserve.”

Shesmiled.“ButIamhopingtowinthiscompe;;on,unfamiliarasitmaybe.”

Willscowledwithoutrealizingit.ItseemedlikeMariellewasonlypretendingtobeinterestedinhim.

CONFESSIONAL!!!1!fromWill

Ihatetopickafavorite,becauseeveryone’sinteres7ng,andIs7llbarelyknowsomepeople…Ihavetotellyou?Fine.IlikeElainebest.She’stheeasiesttotalkto,byfar.

IwonderwhatArthurandSabrielwouldsayabouther?

CONFESSIONAL!!!1!fromLilah:

IHATEFAYE.

Atypicaldayinthehouse:LilahjustfinishedslappingFaye,andElaineisrejec;ngahugfromMarielle.

…Elaineisrejec;ngahugfromMarielle?MaybeElaine’saDemptstoreformherareactuallydoingsomegood.

Anyway,flirt;me!

Luluprobablywouldhaveacceptedahigher‐levelflirt,buttheop;onwasn’tavailabletoWill.

Mariellealsogetsawolfwhistle.

Sheappearstofinditwelcome,butshes;lllookskindoflikeshe’dratherbesomewhereelse.

“Youarelookingespeciallygorgeoustoday,Faye.”

“You’relookinggood,too.”

Saraisthefirstonetogetacharm.

“AndIwasabouttothinkyouweren’tinterested.”Sarafannedherselfplayfully.

“Lilah…Ijustwantedtosaythat…”

Wait.What?

“Ithinkweneedtorollthatback.”

Sureenough,Lilahrejectedtheflirt.

“Idon’tunderstand.LilahWhedon?Rejectedaflirt?DidIaccidentallydownloadTara?”

“Andhelookssosad!”

WillwasunderstandablyaliDlenervouswhenhetriedtoflirtwithElaine.Theymighthavehadaconnec;on,buthe’dthoughthe’dhadaconnec;onwithLilah,too.

“Youreallymeanthat?”Elaineasked.

“OfcourseIdo.”

“That’ssosweetofyou.”

A\ertheflirts,Willwentdownstairstosingkaraokewhilethinkingaboutwhotosendhome.Itwasacloserdecisionthanlast;me,buthethoughthehaditnarroweddowntotwo.

Maybehewoulddokaraokefortheone‐on‐onedatestomorrow.Apparentlychesswastradi;onal,butanykidwhogrowsupinanApocalypsehasseenenoughchessbythis;metodiehappy.

“Heissohotwhenhe’ssinging.”

“Nope.He’smine.”

ElaineandMarielleareouronlythree‐bolters.EveryoneelsehasonlytwoboltswithWill.

“I’mfeelingaliDlebeDeraboutmychancesofs;ckingaroundthatIdidthis;meyesterday,”Sarasaid,tappingherfingersonthetableandtryingtodecidewhethertocheckorbet.

Luludidnotfeelgoodaboutherchancesofs;ckingaround,soshegrabbedthecovetedseatnexttoWillatlunch.

Willlookslikehe’swarminguptoher,though.

Willputdownhissaladfork.“Iguesssinceeveryone’shere,wedon’tneedtogotothehallfortheelimina;on.”hesaid.

Hewalkedovertothenewesteliminee.“IfeellikeIbarelygotachancetotalktoyou,either,”Willsaid.“ButI’mge]ngafeelingthatyoudon’treallywanttobehere.”

Mariellestaredathim.Itwastruethatherinteresthadwaned,butshehadnotexpectedtobeeliminatedinsuchanunceremoniousfashion.

“YAYSHE’SGONE!”

Day2scores:

Elaine:71(52/19)Lilah:41(29/12)Sara:36(29/7)Faye:28(21/7)Lulu:25(16/9)

Marielle:22(18/4)

“HAHA!INYOURFACE!”

CredittoDiforwri;nghermetaaboutVictoriancourtship,whichIcribbedfromforthisday.

I’lltrytowriteDay3morequicklythanIwroteDay2,andinthemean;me,happySimming!