Losers spend their lives on the edge. They wake earlier, stay up later, work more, gain less.
Winners doze in warm beds scented of lavender and jasmine. Frost may touch their windows but never their lives. They exist in a warm blur, floating between bubbles of comfort, protected from the black and white reality of the losers.
And so a new day dawns over the Big Brother house.
Day Four, Popularity Contest: Joss vs Bree
There is a new perk to being Head of House. A small and fluffy perk named Ein 2.
Latrice wakes to the horrible sensation of a cold, wet nose pressed against her cheek. Ein 2 makes herself at home on the velvety soft HoH bed. While Latrice and Ein 2 become acquainted, out in the Arena, Bree and Joss snore soundly despite the light pouring in through the windows. They were up late cleaning the kitchen. Too bad for them the house is already a mess again!
Latrice’s wish:
Yesterday, when the Arena had been packed up and the HoH bedroom assigned, Latrice was granted one wish. That wish was to learn the Charisma skill. Today her wish is something a little different – to try an Elixir.
A storm brews over breakfast. Is this an ill portent? What dreadful calamity could befall our beloved Head of House?
It may very well. Latrice crosses the street to the Elixir store with Ein 2, only to find the store stocked with jars of discord and a flask of angry bees. Because discord may spell disaster for any sim in this competition, Latrice picks up the flask of angry bees. What will she do with it, one wonders…?
Back across the street, Joss is doing things his mother swore he never would: making beds, picking up dirty laundry – he’s even doing the dishes! Bree, who is a native to neatness, finds she’s actually enjoying herself. This is something she’s good at, after all. Something she’s in control of.
Alas for her, it’s time for her to throw a party. As winner of the losers, Bree has exclusive access to the juice keg. She also gets the standard party gear, a feast table and stereo.
Bree sets the music to Latin – her favourite. The few guests arrive (the housemates barely had time to look at passersby before they were locked in the house). Bree fills the feast table. She introduces herself to Ned Lu (whoever he is) and does Latrice the honour of the first juice keg.
Though it may be Myra who gets the most of this party. Flirty Myra slow dances with Ned, as Caesar jams out by himself with some suave Latin moves. Joss mopes in the bedroom. At last he decides what to do – he breaks into exercise gear and counts reps to the stereo! Lucky for Joss it was Latrice and not Bree who bought the flask of angry bees.
Sorry, Joss. There’s a toilet that needs cleaning, and your name is written all over it. Oh gross! Why would someone write on a toilet?
Bree stands around uselessly. Come on, Bree! This is your chance to prove you belong in the house!
Finally she works up the courage to ask Kenyatta to dance – even though she knows he didn’t wash his hands after eating those cookies. Guests leave, and the housemates go to bed, but Bree and Kenyatta boogie down for all they’re worth. When at last it’s over, it’s 4am and a lazy rain patters the roof. Kenyatta helps Bree bring the dishes to the sink. Joss stands by the kitchen counter, forlorn. He wonders if his time in the Big Brother house is over already.
An exhausted Joss drags himself to the Arena, where the buffet table is still laid out and his bed is freshly made. Ein 2 wanders in, looking for some company. Joss leans down to pat the dog. “At least you understand me, girl,” he says.
Ein 2 barks. Smiling now, Joss follows her outside. He laughs as Ein 2 barks and jumps at her squeaky toy. He thinks, just maybe, he might survive this week after all.
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