Francis MMBC Episode 1: The Intro & Intros
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Original Airdate: November 4th, 2016
Episode 1: The Intro & Intros
Cathy: [off-screen] Welcome to the Francis Bacheloret Challenge! Today’s the day; we get to see this gorgeous house and meet our contestants! Follow me in, won’t you?
Cathy: As you can see here, we have a very… uh… bare? Yeah, bare “living room”. We’ve got a TV, some vending machines…
Cathy: [off-screen] …arcade cabinets! Looks like we’ve got our bacheloret too! How’s it going Troye? Nervous about meeting the people out to win your heart?
Troye: Very. You know where I’m headed to.
Cathy: [off-screen] Ah, yes. The juice keg. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been placed outside and close to the pool… Let’s take the time to go up to the second floor, shall we?
Cathy: [off-screen] On the second floor, you will find a place for table tennis, as well as our room! It’s quite lavish, isn’t it? Not quite as fancy as the bacheloret’s though!
Cathy: [off-screen] Also on our second floor, we have the bacheloret’s room! It’s a touch to their roots, yet modern.
That does it for our second floor, so let’s move up to the third and final one.
Cathy: [off-screen] The third floor is, you guessed it, the contestant dorms. We stuck the laundry up there as well, considering the sheer amount of people that will be living up there. And, if I may add, that bathroom looks just a little cramped.* Guess our contestants will get used to bumping into each other!
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*Editor’s note: There were some issues on routing with these bathrooms, and will be fixed accordingly next episode.
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Troye: [to themself] If this doesn’t calm me down, I don’t know what will.
Cathy: [off-screen] Our contestants have arrived! Which one of them will be first in meeting the bacheloret?
Troye: Oh! Hello there. You snuck up on me. You must be Remy.
Remy: Yes, I am, and apologizes for startling you. It’s just in my nature. Speaking of it, will most of this be outdoors? I can’t say I’m the biggest fan.
Troye: To the best of my knowledge, it is? We don’t have a special “challenge” space in the house.
Remy: [sighing] Oh, wonderful.
Troye: Hey, we’ll make the best of it, right? Shows like this aren’t always perfect.
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Remy Didit (demiman: he/him) is by @tosimornottosim, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
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Troye, after conversing with Remy, headed back into the house. He found Remy just outside the kitchen area.
Troye: Good morning! I believe your name is…
Radley: Radley.
Troye: Pleasure to meet you, Radley. Is something wrong?
Radley: Um…
Troye: Yes…?
Radley: Did any other occults apply, if you know? Things between me and some of them… haven’t been the best. I just wanted to know…
Troye: Most are humans, and witches. There’s only one other fairy, and a vampire I believe. From what I remember, he’s quite charming, and looking to become an author.
Radley: O-oh, okay. Thank you. That doesn’t s-sound too bad.
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Radley Vetch (male: he/him) is by @berriesandbrownsugar, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
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Turing around to the arcade cabinets, Troye bumped into their next contestant.
Joey: Hey, do you know what’s up with the guy behind me? He’s just playing on his phone and is somehow in the dark, despite the light right next to him.
Troye: Not a clue. Seth gets into some weird stuff sometimes. Your name is on the tip of my tongue, but it’s escaping me. You’re the girl who does the investigations into the paranormal and supernatural, yes?
Joey: [giggling] Yep! That’s me. How rude of me to not introduce myself though. I’m Joey Strauss.
Troye: Nice to meet you Joey! Hopefully we can give you that “supernatrual” experience with myself and fellow occults.
Joey: Thank you! It would be nice to sit down and have a chat with you, or one of my fellow competitors.
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Joey Stauss (trans woman: she/her) is made by @rosey-sims, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
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Taking a step out on the patio, Troye found Emma Spraks.
Troye: Hello, you must be Emma, yes?
Emma: That’s correct, nice to finally meet you.
Troye: Same to you. How are you feeling about this?
Emma: I’m feeling neutral at the moment. Nothing’s happened yet, obviously, as this is the first day. Some of these individuals are quite interesting though…
[distant shouting]
Emma: Perhaps I spoke too soon?
Troye: I should go check on that. I’ll see you around!
------------
Emma Sparks (female: she/her) is by @serenasims, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
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Up front…
Ethan: For the last time, I told you there isn’t space for a water balloon fight here!
Finley: You wanna bet?
Moments later…
Troye: Is everything alright up here? I heard shouting.
Finley: [sighing] No. There wasn’t enough room to have a water balloon fight up here!
Troye: Oh! Interesting. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I think we don’t have much of that around here. Space is pretty much at a premium on this lot.
Finley: Bummer. Anyways, I’m Finely.
Troye: Nice to finally make your acquaintance, Finely. It’s nice that nothing awful was going on, like one of you dying or something, but I gotta dash. Lots of contestants still to meet!
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Finley Kang (non-binary: they/them) is made by @halfmoonsims and scored an attraction rating of 10/10.
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Our bacheloret then headed back inside where he ran into Annalise.
Troye: Annalise! Nice to meet you.
Annalise: I can say the same for you, Troye. It’s an honor to meet you.
Troye: Me? Thank you, but I should be saying it’s an honor to meet you. I’ve always admired those who aspire to be in the culinary arts.
Annalise: Oh, thank you so much! But I do have one question, if I can ask.
Troye: Shoot.
---------
Annalise Russel (female: she/her) was made by @simsismybae, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
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Annalise: [off-screen] Will the random bouts of exercise be mandatory?
Troye: [off-screen] No, they shouldn’t be. Cathy? What are you doing?
Cathy: Sorry Troye, you can take the woman out of the military, but you can’t take the military out of the woman.
Our bacheloret then made their way upstairs to find the next contestant.
Ethan: I’m really sorry about earlier, I knew there wasn’t enough room there, but that Finely didn’t listen to me. They just really wanted a water balloon fight.
Troye: Don’t stress about it! I can’t say I don’t blame them; it is a little unseasonably warm for autumn. If they do anything again, just let me or one of the hosts know, okay? We’ll make sure it’s taken care of.
Ethan: A-alright. Thank you.
Troye: You’re welcome. It was nice meeting you, but I still have two more contestants to meet. They don’t tell you how fast time flies when you have to talk to all these people. It’s nice getting to see everyone, though.
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Ethan Hendriks (male: he/him) is by @mercurypixels, and scored a 10/10 on the attraction scale.
-------
Back downstairs, Troye encountered Chadrick.
Troye: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Chadrick. I hear you’re quite into reading. Dare I ask, what’s the best book you’ve read recently?
Chadrick: That’s a tough one! It’s been some time since I actually got down to read myself, since I’ve been trying to work on some of my own projects. I’d have to say Anticipating by Susan Gardner, rest her soul.
Troye: I think I remember that one. Wasn’t that her last book before she passed away?
Chadrick: It is! She wrote 25 novels in her mortal life. If I can find a way to become mortal myself, I hope to achieve that standard.
Troye: Well if things don’t work out here, I wish you the best of luck! But if they do, I will have your back 100% of the way.
--------
Chadrick Waite (male: he/him) is by @doiwonnasims, and scored an 8/10 attraction rating.
--------
And finally, our bacheloret managed to get to the final contestant, Claude.
Troye: So, Claude, what was it like being in Isla Paradiso?
Claude: Very, uh, warm. Hot like in Twinbrook, but not quite the same humidity.
Troye: Interesting. I would like to travel to either of those places. Maybe we could go there if you win?
Claude: [nervous laughter] Perhaps I’ll show you the island! It’s much nicer than ol’ Twinbrook. Who needs a swamp when you’ve got a beautiful seaside retreat 365 days a year?
---------
Claude Starbay (agender: they/them) is by @sevenleafsimblr, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
----------
Meanwhile…
Finley: I’ve heard a rumor one of the contestants murdered their own family! Do you think this will be one of those “MMBCs”?
Remy: Sure. Everyone’s got a few skeletons in their closets, but I highly doubt it. Plus, haven’t the been down recently?
Annalise: [nervously grinning] Let’s not think about that! Remy’s right, the chances are low. Besides, there’s a little chance of it happening. Let’s not psych ourselves out over it.
Claude: See, the thing about flying in tropical climates is that you have to slow your wing speed down drastically.
Troye: [surprised] Really?
Claude: Definitely. That tropical heat is killer on the wings. It’s refreshing to be back in a temperate climate.
Outside…
Cathy: [vomits] What the hell is wrong with you people? Were you raised in barns? That [bleep]ing ice cream machine is nasty! It goes, now.
Radley: B-but, I didn’t get any yet…
Cathy: GONE
Cathy: [shouting] LIGHTS OUT EVERYONE! IT’S LATE, AND TOMORROW IS CHALLENGE DAY! REST UP, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT JUST BE GOING HOME TOMORROW IF YOU AREN’T CAREFUL!
Seth: [off-screen] CUT! That’s a wrap!
Cathy: [off-screen] Did you even do anything? I heard you were stuck in the floor for most of the day.
Seth: [off-screen] …Maybe.
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End Episode 1. Please standby for outtakes and end notes.
----------
Outtakes and End Notes: Episode 1
Hoo boy, this is going to be a doozy! I’ve never had such a full house. But, we’ll make it! This space will be more formal once the challenge is underway.
Pictures are captioned.
Oh Cathy, at least this wasn't on cable TV.
Joey had a conversation with Cathy. Not quite sure what she hoped to gain, though.
Original Airdate: November 4th, 2016
Episode 1: The Intro & Intros
Cathy: [off-screen] Welcome to the Francis Bacheloret Challenge! Today’s the day; we get to see this gorgeous house and meet our contestants! Follow me in, won’t you?
Cathy: As you can see here, we have a very… uh… bare? Yeah, bare “living room”. We’ve got a TV, some vending machines…
Cathy: [off-screen] …arcade cabinets! Looks like we’ve got our bacheloret too! How’s it going Troye? Nervous about meeting the people out to win your heart?
Troye: Very. You know where I’m headed to.
Cathy: [off-screen] Ah, yes. The juice keg. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been placed outside and close to the pool… Let’s take the time to go up to the second floor, shall we?
Cathy: [off-screen] On the second floor, you will find a place for table tennis, as well as our room! It’s quite lavish, isn’t it? Not quite as fancy as the bacheloret’s though!
Cathy: [off-screen] Also on our second floor, we have the bacheloret’s room! It’s a touch to their roots, yet modern.
That does it for our second floor, so let’s move up to the third and final one.
Cathy: [off-screen] The third floor is, you guessed it, the contestant dorms. We stuck the laundry up there as well, considering the sheer amount of people that will be living up there. And, if I may add, that bathroom looks just a little cramped.* Guess our contestants will get used to bumping into each other!
----------
*Editor’s note: There were some issues on routing with these bathrooms, and will be fixed accordingly next episode.
----------
Troye: [to themself] If this doesn’t calm me down, I don’t know what will.
Cathy: [off-screen] Our contestants have arrived! Which one of them will be first in meeting the bacheloret?
Troye: Oh! Hello there. You snuck up on me. You must be Remy.
Remy: Yes, I am, and apologizes for startling you. It’s just in my nature. Speaking of it, will most of this be outdoors? I can’t say I’m the biggest fan.
Troye: To the best of my knowledge, it is? We don’t have a special “challenge” space in the house.
Remy: [sighing] Oh, wonderful.
Troye: Hey, we’ll make the best of it, right? Shows like this aren’t always perfect.
--------
Remy Didit (demiman: he/him) is by @tosimornottosim, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
--------
Troye, after conversing with Remy, headed back into the house. He found Remy just outside the kitchen area.
Troye: Good morning! I believe your name is…
Radley: Radley.
Troye: Pleasure to meet you, Radley. Is something wrong?
Radley: Um…
Troye: Yes…?
Radley: Did any other occults apply, if you know? Things between me and some of them… haven’t been the best. I just wanted to know…
Troye: Most are humans, and witches. There’s only one other fairy, and a vampire I believe. From what I remember, he’s quite charming, and looking to become an author.
Radley: O-oh, okay. Thank you. That doesn’t s-sound too bad.
----------
Radley Vetch (male: he/him) is by @berriesandbrownsugar, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
----------
Turing around to the arcade cabinets, Troye bumped into their next contestant.
Joey: Hey, do you know what’s up with the guy behind me? He’s just playing on his phone and is somehow in the dark, despite the light right next to him.
Troye: Not a clue. Seth gets into some weird stuff sometimes. Your name is on the tip of my tongue, but it’s escaping me. You’re the girl who does the investigations into the paranormal and supernatural, yes?
Joey: [giggling] Yep! That’s me. How rude of me to not introduce myself though. I’m Joey Strauss.
Troye: Nice to meet you Joey! Hopefully we can give you that “supernatrual” experience with myself and fellow occults.
Joey: Thank you! It would be nice to sit down and have a chat with you, or one of my fellow competitors.
-----------
Joey Stauss (trans woman: she/her) is made by @rosey-sims, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
-----------
Taking a step out on the patio, Troye found Emma Spraks.
Troye: Hello, you must be Emma, yes?
Emma: That’s correct, nice to finally meet you.
Troye: Same to you. How are you feeling about this?
Emma: I’m feeling neutral at the moment. Nothing’s happened yet, obviously, as this is the first day. Some of these individuals are quite interesting though…
[distant shouting]
Emma: Perhaps I spoke too soon?
Troye: I should go check on that. I’ll see you around!
------------
Emma Sparks (female: she/her) is by @serenasims, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
------------
Up front…
Ethan: For the last time, I told you there isn’t space for a water balloon fight here!
Finley: You wanna bet?
Moments later…
Troye: Is everything alright up here? I heard shouting.
Finley: [sighing] No. There wasn’t enough room to have a water balloon fight up here!
Troye: Oh! Interesting. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I think we don’t have much of that around here. Space is pretty much at a premium on this lot.
Finley: Bummer. Anyways, I’m Finely.
Troye: Nice to finally make your acquaintance, Finely. It’s nice that nothing awful was going on, like one of you dying or something, but I gotta dash. Lots of contestants still to meet!
------------
Finley Kang (non-binary: they/them) is made by @halfmoonsims and scored an attraction rating of 10/10.
------------
Our bacheloret then headed back inside where he ran into Annalise.
Troye: Annalise! Nice to meet you.
Annalise: I can say the same for you, Troye. It’s an honor to meet you.
Troye: Me? Thank you, but I should be saying it’s an honor to meet you. I’ve always admired those who aspire to be in the culinary arts.
Annalise: Oh, thank you so much! But I do have one question, if I can ask.
Troye: Shoot.
---------
Annalise Russel (female: she/her) was made by @simsismybae, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
---------
Annalise: [off-screen] Will the random bouts of exercise be mandatory?
Troye: [off-screen] No, they shouldn’t be. Cathy? What are you doing?
Cathy: Sorry Troye, you can take the woman out of the military, but you can’t take the military out of the woman.
Our bacheloret then made their way upstairs to find the next contestant.
Ethan: I’m really sorry about earlier, I knew there wasn’t enough room there, but that Finely didn’t listen to me. They just really wanted a water balloon fight.
Troye: Don’t stress about it! I can’t say I don’t blame them; it is a little unseasonably warm for autumn. If they do anything again, just let me or one of the hosts know, okay? We’ll make sure it’s taken care of.
Ethan: A-alright. Thank you.
Troye: You’re welcome. It was nice meeting you, but I still have two more contestants to meet. They don’t tell you how fast time flies when you have to talk to all these people. It’s nice getting to see everyone, though.
-------
Ethan Hendriks (male: he/him) is by @mercurypixels, and scored a 10/10 on the attraction scale.
-------
Back downstairs, Troye encountered Chadrick.
Troye: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Chadrick. I hear you’re quite into reading. Dare I ask, what’s the best book you’ve read recently?
Chadrick: That’s a tough one! It’s been some time since I actually got down to read myself, since I’ve been trying to work on some of my own projects. I’d have to say Anticipating by Susan Gardner, rest her soul.
Troye: I think I remember that one. Wasn’t that her last book before she passed away?
Chadrick: It is! She wrote 25 novels in her mortal life. If I can find a way to become mortal myself, I hope to achieve that standard.
Troye: Well if things don’t work out here, I wish you the best of luck! But if they do, I will have your back 100% of the way.
--------
Chadrick Waite (male: he/him) is by @doiwonnasims, and scored an 8/10 attraction rating.
--------
And finally, our bacheloret managed to get to the final contestant, Claude.
Troye: So, Claude, what was it like being in Isla Paradiso?
Claude: Very, uh, warm. Hot like in Twinbrook, but not quite the same humidity.
Troye: Interesting. I would like to travel to either of those places. Maybe we could go there if you win?
Claude: [nervous laughter] Perhaps I’ll show you the island! It’s much nicer than ol’ Twinbrook. Who needs a swamp when you’ve got a beautiful seaside retreat 365 days a year?
---------
Claude Starbay (agender: they/them) is by @sevenleafsimblr, and scored a 10/10 attraction rating.
----------
Meanwhile…
Finley: I’ve heard a rumor one of the contestants murdered their own family! Do you think this will be one of those “MMBCs”?
Remy: Sure. Everyone’s got a few skeletons in their closets, but I highly doubt it. Plus, haven’t the been down recently?
Annalise: [nervously grinning] Let’s not think about that! Remy’s right, the chances are low. Besides, there’s a little chance of it happening. Let’s not psych ourselves out over it.
Claude: See, the thing about flying in tropical climates is that you have to slow your wing speed down drastically.
Troye: [surprised] Really?
Claude: Definitely. That tropical heat is killer on the wings. It’s refreshing to be back in a temperate climate.
Outside…
Cathy: [vomits] What the hell is wrong with you people? Were you raised in barns? That [bleep]ing ice cream machine is nasty! It goes, now.
Radley: B-but, I didn’t get any yet…
Cathy: GONE
Cathy: [shouting] LIGHTS OUT EVERYONE! IT’S LATE, AND TOMORROW IS CHALLENGE DAY! REST UP, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT JUST BE GOING HOME TOMORROW IF YOU AREN’T CAREFUL!
Seth: [off-screen] CUT! That’s a wrap!
Cathy: [off-screen] Did you even do anything? I heard you were stuck in the floor for most of the day.
Seth: [off-screen] …Maybe.
----------
End Episode 1. Please standby for outtakes and end notes.
----------
Outtakes and End Notes: Episode 1
Hoo boy, this is going to be a doozy! I’ve never had such a full house. But, we’ll make it! This space will be more formal once the challenge is underway.
Pictures are captioned.
Oh Cathy, at least this wasn't on cable TV.
Joey had a conversation with Cathy. Not quite sure what she hoped to gain, though.
