Mukund Hari, Dara Jovkar, Rohit Dhamankar.
Compared to yesterday, today was definitely a quieter day. It was still intense, don't get us wrong. Just a different type of intense. It was a game of not crazy outward energy but rather of the mind. Of nerves, of reactions, and of composure. We know this type of lowkey thing may not have been as fun to watch as the previous day (though it wasn't any more relaxing for the Spooners), but that was sort of our intention.
To be honest, we didn't really alter the script that much from yesterday. Most of the things we had today were planned from the beginning, and we didn't have much to “tone down” on. From the start, we wanted this day to be a bit more lowkey. Well, part of the reason was because our original idea was shot down by administration. We were going to have each contestant who got an answer wrong get “punished” at the end of each round with an assortment of items, including (but not limited to) ice cubes, water balloons, and eggs. That wasn't going to fly...
But it was nice to have a more subtle and less hype day because it sets the stage nicely for tomorrow. We lowballed it in hopes of making tomorrow even more memorable. All five parts of it. Returning to a crazy, low brain-power, high-energy type of performance. Much like a gladiator fight or a horse race. Anyway, we're going to keep our mouths shut for now. Beside, we don't have much time to spare on this article -- there's a ridiculous amount of setting up ahead of us tonight!
So... What are we even supposed to write about today... Are you guys interested in reading an article about 5 people sitting in chairs answering trivia questions on whiteboards? Yeah, that's what we thought. There really isn't much to “recap” in terms of action. Instead, let's talking a little about our thought processes behind some of our questions and also discuss everything that went wrong today!
1. Who was the first person to die? Who killed this person?
2. What was the intersection Ajinkya ran to from Chipotle?
3. What character was impersonated on the initial Spoons announcement?
4. What was Andy (Zhang) checking on his phone when Vaidehi killed him?
5. Which Immunity caused the most deaths?
6. Where did Gauri die?
7. What percent of our class played Spoons?
8. How many Trump Card submissions did we receive for “Viral Videos”?
9. What character did Rags play in the Spoons hype video?
10. It was 9:00 PM on the evening before the launch of Spoons sales back in January. The three of us snuck onto campus by climbing over the West fence of the Lynbrook campus to string up 153 spoons spaced at intervals of 3.5 inches. We unravelled our rope and started stringing it through the ceiling only to realize that our brute strength and keys were not enough to tear through the purple nylon fibers. We tried for 17 minutes before calling for back-up. Shoutout to Ken Yanagisawa for his red plastic scissors. Ethan and I both went to get the scissors while Kenny continued to gnaw on the rope with his right upper canine tooth. Ethan and I returned 11 minutes later to finally cut the rope. White masking tape was used to tape up the spoons by creating an “X” shape that wrapped around the back of each spoon. We used a total of 4 tables. One was blue. One was a white plastic table. Another was blue. And the other was a rickety wooden bench. After our project was finished, we were feeling a little hungry and cold. So we ordered some warm Domino's pizza. Now, here's the question. How many mozzarella cheese strands were used to create that pizza.
11. On March 11, The Daily Cannon ran an article about something in the backyard of one of the Goderators. What was it?
First question was a warm-up. Second question was a doozy. It was difficult coming up with questions that some people would know, but not everyone. We had to avoid a tie, but also ensure the questions weren't impossible. So we tried our best to target random details that aren't the focus of The Daily Cannon articles. More like side details. Street names, email content, numbers, settings, duck statues... We knew the Gauri one would be a good one because so much of her story revolved around the video of her riding Christina Tani's dolly that many people forgot that she didn't die until the next day. What fond memories. She'll cherish them for a lifetime.
#10 was actually a bit out of context, because we designed it to go with our “punishments” idea. It was supposed to be a question that everyone was guaranteed to get wrong, which would've allowed us to do something to all 5 contestants. We decided to read it anyway, but it didn't really turn out as we hoped. It was just really awkward and uncomfortable, to be honest. So we're just not going to think about it too much. Moving on.
We're going to go ahead and not post the scoresheet today, because it's pretty difficult to decipher. It looks like chicken scratch. So, in other words, it bears tremendous resemblance to Xiao's handwriting when he died on the first day of Spoons. Love you, Xiao! Meanwhile, here is the video of day two of our Spoons Finale. Or, here's will it's going to be, once Rags uploads it.
While we're on the topic of things that went wrong today... Ryan and Dara, you guys caused us unspeakable amounts of trouble. We only prepared 3 tie-breaker questions, so when you guys whizzed past those, we were completely clueless. We don't necessarily perform well under pressure in front of the entire school, so that was a trying moment for us. Not going to lie, but we cried a little on the inside when Ryan got the last question wrong. Part of it was from relief, as in “phew, we're saved, it's finally over”. But most of it was just from the fact that it was a pretty stressful and unfortunate way to end the Spoons journey on.
Nonetheless, he's had some crazy adventures with us these past few months, and the fact that he was sitting there in front of all of you is something to be proud of. That man was clutch. On that note, let's pay our respects to the two eliminated Spooners today.
Angela. She's a badass. Straight-up. We will always remember her as the girl who ran everywhere. In flip flops. Whether it was running after other people (sup, Brian) or from other people (sup, basically everyone at the Cornucopia at brunch that one day), she really got around. It's a wonder we haven't seen her out dominating Powderpuff in the last year or two. Now she, like Peeta, will return to live out the remainder of her senior year “baking bread and making dough”.
Ryan. What a coincidence. He was one of the people who chased down Angela, all the way into her dad's car. This guy embodies sheer determination and grit. On the day of the Silver Spoons, we saw him again... and again... and again. He was chasing literally everybody down. He was on a wild hunt, that continued into the new week. We're not surprised he made it, because he literally would not quit. Thank you for making everybody run for the lives and for chasing terror and fear into their hearts. Now, when you're out on the roads running for Cross Country or Track, you can just close your eyes and imagine you're still chasing Wesley and his Silver Spoon for that extra boost of willpower.
There were many things that were rather unsmooth about today's events, but we consider it a success for creating the proper atmosphere and fixing our errors. Besides, we were busy dealing with much more important things last night than fleshing out the script. With most loose ends successfully dealt with now, we're ready to perfect tomorrow. There's just a lot of ingredients for us to gather... See for yourself.
I literally do not have a living room anymore. Well, not literally. Because the room still exists, physically. It's more of the idea of that room that no longer exists. The abstract living room. I could still go into the room, but it is no longer a place for living. In my mind, it is this abstract living room that no longer exists, even though the real living room has not moved at all. Now, it is dominated by the aroma of flour particles swirling in the air and the fragrance of bitter balloon latex. And the smell of defeat, for two people tomorrow. Place your bets (but we cannot actually condone that because that would be illegal...). Until then!