Countries of the World - Squid Game | Chapter 5 - FINALE

PROFILES FOR EACH CHARACTER

Remaining Players: 10

Before we continue with the story, we will announce the results of the fan vote.

"Hello, players. Welcome to the results of the viewer vote. As you know, this is televised. The viewers at home got to vote on who should stay and who should go. They can choose who to vote for for elimination."

"The voting conditions for this particular episode are different, however. The four players with the most votes will be entered into a randomizer. One entry will be entered for each player per vote. For example, if one player had ten votes, their name will be entered ten times."

"The randomizer will then scramble the entries. All entries will then be discarded except for the first ten after they have been scrambled. The player with the most appearances in that list of ten entries will be eliminated."

Many were to the point where they had witnessed so many die at the hands of the guards that they were numb to the tension.

"I will read the votes aloud, one by one."

"088|Missouri."

"070|California."

"070|California."

"Here we go again." 070|California rolled her eyes.

"081|Georgia."

"Woah, what the hell? What I do?" 081|Georgia protested.

"No more outbursts, please."

"[censored] you." 081|Georgia stuck his middle finger up at the guards.

"088|Missouri."

"088|Missouri."

"069|Israel."

"Is unfortunate, but is antisemitism." 069|Israel sighed.

"081|Georgia."

"070|California."

"You guys are just jealous because I didn't have to [censored]-ride the 'group leader' to get ahead. I can think for myself." 070|California smirked smugly.

"Or maybe it's because you're a spoiled brat who only thinks of yourself." 130|ItzIngenious shot back.

"That's perfectly fine, because see how far I've gotten being a spoiled brat?" 070|California replied pompously. "Clocked that tea."

"Sure did." 088|Missouri high-fived 070|California, and then 101|Connecticut."

"101|Connecticut."

"081|Georgia."

"088|Missouri."

"081|Georgia."

"081|Georgia."

"101|Connecticut."

"101|Connecticut."

"013|Australia."

"088|Missouri."

"070|California."

"101|Connecticut."

"101|Connecticut."

"They're so jealous because I'm rich." 101|Connecticut laughed.

"Sure are. Jealousy is a disease." 070|California replied.

"070|California."

"088|Missouri."

"088|Missouri."

"088|Missouri."

"088|Missouri."

"070|California."

"101|Connecticut."

"088|Missouri."

"070|California."

"088|Missouri."

"070|California."

"101|Connecticut."

"069|Israel."

"088|Missouri."

"Attention, players. The votes have been counted."

"That is 1 vote for 013|Australia, 2 votes for 069|Israel, 5 votes for 081|Georgia, 7 votes for 101|Connecticut, 8 votes for 070|California, and 12 votes for 088|Missouri." 

"Oh that's not..." 070|California looked around. "They're so jealous."

"Attention, players. We have our four players with the highest votes: Player 088, Player 070, Player 101, and Player 081. As a result, we will conduct the aforementioned test." 

"This is literally such a waste of time. Just think of all the kids I could be bullying on TikTok. But no, I have to listen to this." 070|California groaned heavily.

"We will now randomize the votes for those four players, and then scrutinize the top 10. Whoever has the most entries within the top 10 will be eliminated."

"This is crazy." 081|Georgia shook his head.

"We have randomized the votes and picked out the top 10. They are as follows:"

"I'm scared." 101|Connecticut plugged his ears.

"081."

"088."

"088."

"081."

"101."

"070."

"101."

"101."

"081."

"070."

"Wait..." 070|California looked around in confusion.

"That is 2 entries for 070|California, 2 entries for 088|Missouri, 3 entries for 081|Georgia, and 3 entries for 101|Connecticut."

"A tie?" 081|Georgia looked confused.

"We have a tie between Player: 081|Georgia and Player: 101|Connecticut. Therefore, we will randomize the entries between the two of you once again based on the original vote count. We will remove 088|Missouri's and 070|California's entries. That means there will be 7 entries for 101|Connecticut, and 5 entries for 081|Georgia. The player who gets more into the top 5 will be eliminated."

"Here we go..." 081|Georgia put his hands above his head and groaned.

"101."

"101."

"101."

"081."

"081."

"Oh..." 101|Connecticut stepped back in fright.

"That is two entries for 081|Georgia, and three entries for 101|Connecticut."

"WHAT?" 088|Missouri exclaimed.

"As a result, 101|Connecticut has received the most entries and will be... eliminated."

"NOOO!" 070|California yelled.

101|Connecticut had no time to react as the guards enthusiastically gunned him down.

"Player: 101|Connecticut, eliminated."

"Oh, that's not..." 070|California scratched her head and adjusted her acrylic nails.

"Can we stop pretending we like him now?" 088|Missouri asked.

"I guess so." 070|California shrugged.

(Confessional: 069|Israel)

"Am not know why everyone bullying me. Is like Holocaust all over again. Poor Yisra'el. Anywaying, when am win money, am want to build big bomb to destroying Palestine once and for all. And also am destroy stupid kebab Lebanon and Turkey and big losers Iran and Yemen."

(End Confessional: 069|Israel)

(Confessional: 013|Australia)

"I don't know why I received a vote during the ceremony thing. I think I'm playing a very respectable game." 013|Australia began to sniffle. "I wish I could share the money with my brother. I miss him so much. I hope he's happy in heaven. If I win the money, I'm going to build a full-body statue of my brother in his honor. I miss him."

(End Confessional: 013|Australia)

(Confessional: 077|ColinShadow)

"If I win the money, I'm going to use it to bribe the government so that they will let me conduct a nationwide Purge, where every crime is legal for 24 hours. My target? North Korea's family. Player 136, you will be avenged."

(End Confessional: 077|ColinShadow)

(Confessional: 070|California)

"It's not a matter of if I win the money, because I know I will. Am I nervous? No...? Why should I be? I'm extremely comfortable on national television, especially when I win something. I know that I look good on camera. Maybe others have insecurities with their appearance, but that's just because they're not as pretty as I am. I am also aware that the way I displayed myself while participating in this competition is less than optimal to most viewers. And what about it? [censored] what they think. I bring the ratings."

"Anyway, when I win the money, I'll probably spend it on Starbucks drinks and Snapchat premium, that's like the only thing I care about in this world."

(End Confessional: 070|California)

"If I win the money, I'll probably just donate most of it to charity. I don't need the money. The money I'll keep will probably be used for family stuff or to fund the construction of my very own microstate in Marie Byrd Land hehehehehehehehe..."

(End Confessional: 130|ItzIngenious)

(Confessional: 018|Nigeria)

"Am not needing the money, as I scamming so many American woman out of monies- I mean I am have very good stable job. But if am win the money, will start scam call center- I mean will donate all to charity."

(End Confessional: 018|Nigeria)

(Confessional: 088|Missouri)

"Money is always great, and when I win the money, I'm going to buy a big [censored] bomb to blow this [censored] up. I should have never signed up for this game. What the [censored]?"

(End Confessional: 088|Missouri)

(Confessional: 081|Georgia)

"If I win the money, I'm gonna hold down my bro Louisiana's record label, starting with a mixtape in his honor. He didn't deserve to go out like that, man."

(End Confessional: 081|Georgia)

(Confessional: 004|McKenzieFam)

"When I win the prize money, I will use it to facilitate the creation of a black-hole fabricating contraption that I will use to suck 070|California's car into a black hole."

(End Confessional: 004|McKenzieFam)

"I don't know why 004 thought he had the power to get me out of here." 088|Missouri exclaimed just loud enough for 004|McKenzieFam to hear.

"I don't know either. He just say there and said nothing during the plan but when it's time to execute the plan, they suddenly have other opinions." 070|California rolled her eyes.

"A bit ironic, isn't it?" 130|ItzIngenious asked suddenly.

"What was that?" 088|Missouri cracked his knuckles.

"Well, during the Glass Bridge game, you also stood there and said nothing when we discussed the plan, but when it was time for you to take your one 50/50 chance, you changed your mind." 130|ItzIngenious pointed out.

"That did happen." 081|Georgia chimed in.

088|Missouri's face contorted angrily as he grabbed 130|ItzIngenious by the collar and held him in the air. "Don't push me. Or I will beat you up." He then threw 130|ItzIngenious to the ground.

"Ouch." 130|ItzIngenious rubbed his sore back. "081|Georgia, let's go."

The two walked away, and 070|California and 088|Missouri laughed some more at their expense.

(Confessional: 088|Missouri)

"I guess that little pipsqueak 130 hasn't learned his lesson yet. And he clearly needs the fade. That's ok, I'm going to give that to him today."

(End Confessional: 088|Missouri)

(Confessional: 004|McKenzieFam)

"088|Missouri is not a team player. Simple as that. I nominated him for elimination because he cares about nobody except for himself. An unpopular decision, sure. But it's one that I have to live with. In the meantime, it is prudent that I apologize without looking too suspicious. I need to do serious damage control."

(End Confessional: 004|McKenzieFam)

"Can I speak with you?" 004|McKenzieFam asked.

"No, leave me alone." 088|Missouri scoffed.

"Please, only for a little while." 004|McKenzieFam begged.

"Fine." 088|Missouri got up from his bunk and followed 004|McKenzieFam.

"Don't trust him!" 070|California bellowed.

088|Missouri and 004|McKenzieFam went to the far side of the room, away from where everyone was congregated.

"What?" 088|Missouri snapped.

"I want you to know that I respect you as a person. But from what I saw-" 004|McKenzieFam began.

"What exactly did you see?" 088|Missouri interjected sternly.

"During the Glass Bridge game, when you didn't take the risk everyone else had to take-" 004|McKenzieFam continued.

"I did take the risk!" 088|Missouri interrupted again. "After I pushed that 084|Congo off the bridge, I made the jump in his stead! Then I said that we all needed to work together! So how bewildered I was when your dumb [censored] says I'm not a team player."

"I wanted to converse with you about this first." 004|McKenzieFam replied,

"But you didn't." 088|Missouri pointed out.

"I apologize." 004|McKenzieFam sighed.

"Your apology is acknowledged." 088|Missouri responded.

004|McKenzieFam stuck his hand out to shake with 088|Missouri, but 088|Missouri just walked away.

(Confessional: 088|Missouri)

"If you don't go on somewhere with that weak-[censored] apology. I'll play nice, I'll play cool, I'll acknowledge your poor attempt at apologizing, but I see you and I know who you are. You don't fool me, you don't scare me."

(End Confessional: 088|Missouri)

Suddenly, stirring ensued from behind the stage. The buzzer sounded, and the metal doors swung open to reveal fourteen guards.

The middle square guard stepped forward.

"Attention, players. The next game is about to begin. Please follow the guards into the gaming area." 

The players maneuvered through the array of multicolored staircases and doors into a white room. They went down a flight of green stairs.

"What's that?" 081|Georgia asked from the front of the line.

In this room there was a large green circle on the ground. Around the edge of the circle were nine blue-and-green desks. In the center of the circle was a circular table, and on the table was a gift box in the shape of Jeppy.

"Attention, players. Please select a desk."

081|Georgia sat at the desk furthest from the door, with 018|Nigeria to his left, 013|Australia to his left, 069|Israel to her left, 070|California to his left, 077|ColinShadow to her left, 088|Missouri to his left, 004|McKenzieFam to his left, and 130|ItzIngenious to his left.

At this point, all nine remaining players were seated.

"Six players will be eliminated in this game... Trust Circle. Each of you will be blindfolded. If you are touched on the shoulder, remove your blindfold, pick up the gift box, and put it on the desk of the player that you would like to eliminate. That player will leave the game... unless they can guess who gave them the box. If they are able to guess, they will be safe, and the gifter will be eliminated instead."

(Confessional: 013|Australia)

"I need to break the emotional bonds I've been slowly building, because it has come time where we are going to have to start eliminating each other."

(End Confessional: 013|Australia)

"Players, put your blindfolds on now." 

The players began to tie the blindfold around their eyes.

"The game starts now." 

The guards began to circle the ring of desks. After a few laps around, the triangle guard approached 013|Australia and tapped her shoulder.

013|Australia removed her blindfold, standing up to retrieve the Jeppy box.

(Confessional: 013|Australia)

"Why do I have to be the first person that the guards pick? Ugh. I don't know who to pick."

(End Confessional: 013|Australia)

013|Australia stood in the middle of the room and held her head. She, with the gift box, approached 069|Israel, putting the box onto his desk.

She then walked back to her desk, sat down, and put the blindfold back onto her eyes.

"Players, please take the blindfolds off." 

The players removed their blindfolds, and 069|Israel was nonplussed to find the box on his desk.

"Is this an concentration camp? Why me?" 069|Israel exclaimed.

"Player 069, to save yourself, you have to guess who put the box on your desk."

013|Australia nonchalantly adjusted her jacket, inadvertently making the number on her shirt more visible.

069|Israel paced the floor, looking at each player.

"Was it yuo?" 069|Israel asked as he approached 088|Missouri.

"Ew, get away from me, weirdo." 088|Missouri spat.

"Was it yuo?" 070|California was 069|Israel's next victim of interrogation.

"Why me?" 070|California laughed as she made eye contact with 069|Israel.

"Player 070. I think she gave me the gift box." 069|Israel exclaimed.

070|California stood up and stood in the center of the circle with 069|Israel.

"The player that will be eliminated is..."

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"Player... 069." 

013|Australia covered her face with her hands as 069|Israel was seized by the guards and taken back to the dorms to be shot and disposed of.

The gunshot reverberated through the game hall, sending shivers down everyone's spine.

"Player: 069|Israel, eliminated."

The player count on the monitor ticked down to 8.

"Players, put your blindfolds back on."

The guards began circling the desks again, until 077|ColinShadow was tapped.

He removed his blindfold.

(Confessional: 077|ColinShadow)

"I need to be stealthy and pick someone who would never think that it was me."

(End Confessional: 077|ColinShadow)

077|ColinShadow walked right to 081|Georgia's desk and put the Jeppy box squarely onto it. 081|Georgia shifted suddenly.

077|ColinShadow then walked briskly back to his desk.

"Players, please take the blindfolds off."

081|Georgia was first to remove his blindfold, and his face contorted into aggravation as he saw the box on his desk.

"What did I ever do to y'all?" 081|Georgia paced the room.

"Player 081, to save yourself, you have to guess who put the box on your desk."

"I know it was you. You're a bully." 081|Georgia pointed to 088|Missouri accusatively.

"Is that so?" 088|Missouri smirked smugly as he joined 081|Georgia in the center of the room.

"Player 088. I think he gave me the gift box."

"The player that will be eliminated is..."

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"Player... 081." 

Before 081|Georgia could protest, he was dragged out of the room by the guards, restrained heavily by chains.

The monitor ticked down again to 7 as 081|Georgia was put out of his earthly misery by the guards, as they could hear through the door.

"Player: 081|Georgia, eliminated."

"Players, please put your blindfolds back on."

As the room shuffled and everyone reapplied their black blindfolds, the guards began to pace the room once again.

The triangle guard stepped out of line as he tapped the shoulder of 130|ItzIngenious.

"Ugh." 130|ItzIngenious murmured to himself. He stood up and went to get the box.

(Confessional: 130|ItzIngenious)

"I want to put it on 088|Missouri's desk so bad. But it would be too obvious. So I'm going for someone else."

(End Confessional: 130|ItzIngenious)

He sighed as he approached the desk of 018|Nigeria and laid the box on it. He then turned on his heel to head back to his desk.

"Players, please take the blindfolds off."

018|Nigeria's eyes opened wide as he saw what was on his desk.

"Oh?" 018|Nigeria exclaimed, confused.

"Player 018, to save yourself, you have to guess who put the box on your desk."

"I am hate this." 018|Nigeria spun around a few times in disorientation. "Who am I do choose?"

He settled on 013|Australia, and pointed to her. She stood up, and stood in the center of the room with him.

"Player 013. I think she giving me gift box."

"The player that will be eliminated is..."

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"Player... 018." 

018|Nigeria was also quickly apprehended by the guards without any time to speak, and did not even make it to the dorms as he was shot repeatedly in the hallway.

"Player: 018|Nigeria, eliminated."

The player count dropped again to 6.

"Players, please put your blindfolds back on."

Everyone reset their blindfolds, and the game continued.

As the guards circled around the room ravenously, the circle guard at the front of the line of guards stepped out of line and tapped 070|California.

(Confessional: 070|California)

"Now, I know that it may seem like I am in an alliance with 088|Missouri. And for all intents and purposes, we are. But I don't care what happens to him. He will be my next target, he'll never think it was me."

(End Confessional: 070|California)

"This is crazy." 070|California stood up, but took off her heels as she knew that the sound would give her away instantly.

She ambled over to 088|Missouri's desk swiftly, plopped the box on his desk, and walked off to her desk.

"Players, please take the blindfolds off."

"Why?" 088|Missouri asked as he saw the box on his desk. "I'm sure it was you, punk."

He pointed at 130|ItzIngenious and cracked his knuckles.

"Oh..." 130|ItzIngenious stood up and joined 088|Missouri, albeit at a distance, in the center of the room.

"Player 130. I think he gave me the gift box."

"The player that will be eliminated is..."

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"Player... 088." 

"Dammit." 088|Missouri snapped his fingers in defeat.

"YES!" 130|ItzIngenious jumped and clapped. A few players cheered, including 070|California.

088|Missouri spun to look at 070|California. "But I thought-"

At that point, 088|Missouri was shot about twenty or thirty times by six different guards with satisfaction.

"Player: 088|Missouri, eliminated." 

004|McKenzieFam did not react, and instead smiled triumphantly.

"Players, please put your blindfolds back on."

The game continued thusly.

The guards began circling once again.

Without much trepidation, the square guard exited the line and brushed his fingers against 004|McKenzieFam's shoulder.

(Confessional: 004|McKenzieFam)

"My skills of deducing others' motives are paramount to my placement in the game. I am confident that I will be able to evade the scrutiny of whomever I choose."

(End Confessional: 004|McKenzieFam)

004|McKenzieFam stood, circling the desks for a while before retrieving the Jeppy box. He walked up to the desk of 130|ItzIngenious, and placed it on the desk.

He settled down in his seat after making his way back to his desk.

"Players, please take the blindfolds off."

"Oh!" 130|ItzIngenious exclaimed when he saw the box on his desk. He stood up promptly, approaching each desk in turn.

"Was it you?" He asked 004|McKenzieFam.

"I have no reason or objective to eliminate you. It is quite illogical on my part. I would never sacrifice my intellect for a trivial game." 004|McKenzieFam replied blankly.

"I believe you." He then turned to 013|Australia. "Was it you?"

"I don't know, was it?" 013|Australia shrugged.

"You want to seem suspicious so I will pick you... Or maybe that's what you want me to think, and it was actually you who did it..." 130|ItzIngenious stroked the few scraggly hairs on his chin.

"You'll have to pick me and find out." 013|Australia forced a sly smirk.

"Player 077. I think he gave me the gift box."

"What?" 077|ColinShadow protested angrily.

"The player that will be eliminated is..."

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"Player... 130." 

"Damn, I tried. It was nice to meet you all." 130|ItzIngenious waved sadly, following the guards to the dorm, before being audibly battered with lead bullets.

"Player: 130|ItzIngenious, eliminated."

The monitor predictably ticked down to 4 players remaining.

"One more player must be eliminated. Players, please put your blindfolds back on."

At once, the game began again, with the guards circling faster than ever before.

A guard exited the line, firmly pressing his palm against 070|California's shoulder.

"Me, again?" 070|California murmured to herself. She stood up again, pacing the room. "Who should I pick...?"

She passed by a couple of the desks, almost deciding on 013|Australia before changing to 004|McKenzieFam at the last second.

"Players, please take the blindfolds off."

"What an asinine decision." 004|McKenzieFam did not bother to stand. "I am already aware of who did it."

004|McKenzieFam went to the center of the circle. "077|ColinShadow, please join me."

"Ok." 077|ColinShadow shrugged.

"Player 077. I think he gave me the gift box."

"The player that will be eliminated is..."

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"Player... 004." 

"Wow." 004|McKenzieFam bowed his head in gratitude, following the guards back to the dorm.

He laughed maniacally before the gun shots ensued.

"Player: 004|McKenzieFam, eliminated."

The monitor ticked down for the final time to a resolute 3.

"Players, the game is over. You will now be brought back to the dorms. Follow the guards now."

The three remaining players stood up from their desks, following the guards back to the dormitories.

Players Eliminating during Trust Circle:

Remaining Players: 3

(Confessional: 077|ColinShadow)

"Am I surprised I made it to this point? Yeah. I've kind of kept a low profile since the bro alliance fell apart early on in the game. I just hope that it'll be enough to take me to #1."

(End Confessional: 077|ColinShadow)

(Confessional: 070|California)

"Am I surprised I made it to this point? Absolutely not. Why would I be? I'm a superior player with superior strategy, as evident by my current placement. The money is as good as mine."

(End Confessional: 070|California)

The three of them entered the fairly empty dorm. Their three numbers were the only ones on the monitor. The plastic Jeppy was almost full to the brim.

"How many times did you give someone the box?" 013|Australia asked, attempting to make small talk.

"One." 077|ColinShadow replied.

"Two." 070|California chimed in.

"Wow. Who did you choose?" 013|Australia asked. "I put the box on 069|Israel's desk."

"I did 081|Georgia." 077|ColinShadow replied.

"I did 018|Nigeria and 004|McKenzieFam." 070|California lied, not wanting to give away that she eliminated her closest ally without hesitation.

"It was really tough." 013|Australia sighed.

Suddenly, the buzzer sounded.

"Again?" 077|ColinShadow grumbled.

"Attention, players. There are only three players remaining in this game. Six players were eliminated during the last game. 018. 081. 069. 130. 088. 004. The prize amount is currently $192 million dollars."

"Player 013. Player 070. Player 077. You are the three finalists."

"I'm so stressed out." 013|Australia wiped sweat from her forehead.

"Me too." 077|ColinShadow groaned.

070|California scrolled through her phone while sitting by herself.

(Confessional: 070|California)

"I always knew I'd make it this far. This game isn't about solidarity, teamwork, or collaboration. It's about selfishness and greed, which I luckily have in abundance. It has always been me against them. And at the end, it will just be me."

(End Confessional: 070|California)

More guards came out, holding big gift boxes.

"Attention, players. Congratulations on making it this far in the Squid Game. We have prepared for you a special feast."

"I like food." 077|ColinShadow rubbed his stomach.

The guard approached the players with the gift boxes, each handing one to each player.

"Change into these outfits before dinner."

The players went to enter the bathrooms to change into the clothes.

When they came out, the dorm had been transformed into an elegant ballroom. There was a long triangular set of rectangular tables on a raised checkerboard platform.

The three were wearing bedazzled suits. 

"I wonder what food we will get." 013|Australia rubbed her hands in excitement.

The three sat down, a large distance between each of them, anticipating the food.

"Attention, players. We have prepared this dinner as gratitude for your effort. Please enjoy the food."

Guards came by with dishes, placing food in front of the players.

The cloches were removed, and under them was a very large piece of steak and another plate with scallops.

"I'm going to eat all of these." 070|California began eating immediately.

"So, where are you from, 013?" 077|ColinShadow asked. "I always assumed you were from Australia, I could be wrong though."

"I'm clearly Ethiopian, why would you think I would be Australian?" 013|Australia asked as she scratched her porcelain skin. "I was simply born speaking English with an Australian accent, that's all."

"Oh!" 077|ColinShadow exclaimed between bites.

"Where are you from?" 013|Australia asked in return.

"I'm Korean." He muttered while chewing. "Where's she from?"

He gestured toward 070|California.

"I'm from California, the best state." 070|California shrugged as she ate.

"This is so good." 077|ColinShadow remarked.

"Attention, players. We hope you are enjoying your food. But, only two of you will go on to the last game. One of you must be eliminated right... now."

"Ugh." 070|California groaned.

"In front of each of you are three buttons. One will turn green when pushed, meaning that the player who receives the green button will move onto the final and choose a player to join them."

"One button will turn grey when pushed. This will have no consequence. The third button will turn red when pushed, which means the player who pushes it will be eliminated immediately."

"You must decide together who will be first to push a button."

"This is actually insane." 013|Australia flipped her hair over and over again nervously.

"There's a one in three chance of elimination. I'm scared." 077|ColinShadow murmured.

"I don't want to go first." 070|California exclaimed.

"I'm so screwed. If either of them get the green button and get to pick a player to bring with them to the final game, they'll choose each other and eliminate me. I know that."

(End Confessional: 070|California)

"This is a lot of pressure put into one button. Does anyone want to go first?" 013|Australia asked.

"I will do it, I changed my mind." 070|California shrugged.

"You sure?" 013|Australia asked.

"Yeah, yeah." 070|California sighed.

"That's commendable." 077|ColinShadow replied.

The buttons lit up, in preparation for 070|California to press one.

070|California began to sweat profusely. She stoically mashed the center triangle button, which immediately began to blink.

"Oh, damn." She closed her eyes in anticipation.

The button blinked over, and over, and over again...

And then the button stopped. And flashed red.

"NO!" 070|California screamed.

"Player: 070|California, eliminated."

"Bye." 077|ColinShadow and 013|Australia waved as 070|California was forcefully dragged out of the dorm.

"NO! PUT ME DOWN! PUT ME-" She was fed bullets before she could continue protesting.

The monitor ticked down to 2 players remaining.

"It's just us now." 077|ColinShadow nodded to 013|Australia.

"Attention, players. Since Player 070 was eliminated, we now have our two finalists. You do not need to press any buttons."

"Phew!" 013|Australia jumped up and hugged 077|ColinShadow.

"Player 013, and Player 077, you are our final 2."

The buzzer played, and the doors clanged and whirred as more guards entered, filing in robotically.

"You have reached the final game. The current prize is at $193M."

"May the best win." 077|ColinShadow shook 013|Australia's hand. "Give it your best, I want to win fair and square."

"You got it." 013|Australia returned his handshake.

"Players 013 and 077, the game will begin momentarily. Please follow the guards to the gaming area."

Their last time filing through the hall of multicolored staircases was a full circle moment, though a bit somber, considering that it was only them two remaining.

As they entered the dark room, four guards stood impassively, each next to a rectangular stand of some sort.

"The game that will decide the winner is... Rock, Paper, Scissors."

"What the hell?" 077|ColinShadow yelled.

"Please stand in the circles in front of you, and face each other."

013|Australia stood in the circle to the left, and 077|ColinShadow in the circle to the right.

"You will now play Rock Paper Scissors. The rules are as follows. Rock beats scissors. Scissors beats paper. Paper beats rock. The winner of each round of rock paper scissors will get to select a key to try to open this safe. If the key does not open the safe, another round will be played. If the key opens the safe, you will win Squid Game."

"This is surreal." 013|Australia sighed.

"It really is." 077|ColinShadow breathed heavily.

They both stepped forward.

"The game starts now. Place your hand behind your back."

Both players did so, both silently choosing their shapes behind their back.

"Your choices are locked in, and you can no longer change them. Reveal them now."

013|Australia stuck out PAPER, while 077|ColinShadow selected ROCK.

"Player 013, you win the round. Please select a key and attempt to open the safe."

013|Australia went to the vat of keys, selecting a shiny golden one. She walked up to the safe. The key did not work, and shattered after use.

"Your key did not open the safe. Please re-enter your circle, and play Rock Paper Scissors again."

013|Australia returned to the circle, and prepared to step forward.

"Players. Place your hand behind your back."

Both did so instinctively and locked their shapes in.

"Your choices are locked in, and you can no longer change them. Reveal them now."

013|Australia put out SCISSORS, while 077|ColinShadow stuck with ROCK again.

"Good luck." 013|Australia whispered as 077|ColinShadow stuck his key in. It failed.

"Your key did not open the safe. Please re-enter your circle, and play Rock Paper Scissors again."

Another round went by, with 013|Australia winning again.

She went back to the vat, picking a similar looking key, and failing yet again.

"Your key did not open the safe. Please re-enter your circle, and play Rock Paper Scissors again."

After another 013|Australia victory, she went back to the vat, not succeeding.

"Your key did not open the safe. Please re-enter your circle, and play Rock Paper Scissors again."

"I'm so nervous." 077|ColinShadow sighed as he threw ROCK and won again.

077|ColinShadow as he made his way back to the safe with another faulty key.

"Your key did not open the safe. Please re-enter your circle, and play Rock Paper Scissors again."

"I can do this." 077|ColinShadow failed at opening the safe once again, rejoining 013|Australia.

013|Australia threw out SCISSORS to 077|ColinShadow's PAPER. She made her way to the key vat, selecting a slender silver key.

"This is the one." 013|Australia smiled confidently. She stood firmly at the safe, inserting the key. She twisted it, and the safe swung open. She covered her mouth incredulously.

"Player 013, you have won $195M."

She almost collapsed, and 077|ColinShadow firmly shook her hand, accepting his defeat warmly.

The screen went black with 013|Australia jumping up and down, cheering.

(Confessional: 013|Australia)

"I can't believe I actually did it. I don't know what to do, or how to react. I DID IT! YES! YES!!!!"

(End Confessional: 013|Australia)

4th - 004|McKenzieFam

5th - 130|ItzIngenious

6th - 088|Missouri

7th - 018|Nigeria

8th - 081|Georgia

10th - 101|Connecticut

So I have been thinking of doing an interactive game called The Mole. If you want to know more about the foundation of this game, here is a link to the Wikipedia page.

Rules: 

The contestants work as a group to add money to a pot that only one of them will eventually win.

Among the contestants is one person who has secretly been designated “the Mole” by the producers and is tasked with inadvertently sabotaging the group's money-making efforts.

At the end of each chapter, the contestant who knows the least about the mole, as determined by the results of a multiple-choice quiz, is eliminated from the game.

The quiz consists of a series of questions. The final question is “Who is the Mole?” meaning that if you answer the rest of the questions about one person correctly and then guess the wrong person, you got 0 correct.You will not know how many you got correct.

The only thing you will know is who did the worst; they will be eliminated at the end of the chapter.

You might want to split your answers between multiple people so at least you got some of the questions right.

The last contestant standing wins the game and all of the money in the pot.

There may be various surprise morality tests; for example, the contestants may be given a chance to look at a file with important facts about someone; looking at it, however, may cost their team money. Also, the contestants could be tempted to do something against the others in order to get a coveted Immunity Pass OR a chance to get corrections (correction = wrong answers marked correctly on the quiz).

Other Rules:

I will select the Mole at random when all the applications are in. The player who is selected to be the Mole cannot under any circumstances disclose to anyone (even non-participants) that they are the Mole. If they do, they will be eliminated and banned from any game/story I do in the future, and someone else will replace them as the mole.

I will make a group with each of the people that apply, up to 10 people. If they do not accept the group invitation within 24 hours, they will be removed from the game and another applicant will be selected.

This game requires you to be active. If you plan on being inactive in the near future, do not apply. 

You will need to complete the quiz within 48 hours of each chapter, no exceptions. Those who do not will be eliminated.

Application: HERE

Applications are due by Friday at 10 PM CST if interested. 10 people max can participate. The information will all be put on a spreadsheet that only I will have access to.

Any extra information needed, I will request privately.

I really want this story to be successful, so I do hope I get some participation. The spots not filled by JetPunk users will be filled by country players from If Countries Were High Schoolers.

Thank you for reading, I'm so grateful for your support. ❤️💙🧡 🇦🇲