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!
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