All Bets Are Off

5.) Back To The Basics

~Thursday~

Gavin: Hey everybody! It's Gavin, Geoff, Ray, Michael, Jack and Ryan, and we are back in Achievement City for— Geoff! Why are we here?

Thursday was off to a much better start than yesterday. Apparently, Ray had used the rest of his paycheck to buy Michael a fancy dinner last night. When the Jersey man came into work wearing a smug grin, no one questioned him about it.

Geoff: Uhh we are here to do some landscaping.

Ray: Sweet, so I've already won right?

Everyone was having their own little side conversation, so Ryan took this as an opportunity to 'sneak' off to Gavin's house. Which meant that he was super obvious about it.

Gavin: Ryan? What are ya doin'?

Ryan: Hmm? Nothing..

Jack snickered to himself and followed Ryan inside of Gavin's house. He went quiet abruptly when he saw what was inside, however.

Gavin: What are you doin in my house?!

Ryan: (chuckling) I'm not doing anything!

Michael: Is his stupid little trophy room still there?

Geoff: (imitating a bad British accent) Dear Gavvy Wavvy, you're a lil piss pot. Love, Mummy.

Geoff and Michael cracked up, while Gavin and Ray, who had followed the others inside, were both silent.

Jack: Oh, it's here all right. And while it might still be stupid, it's not little anymore.

Michael snorted and went into Gavin's house and behind the paintings concealing the hidden door. He honestly didn't expect much. Most likely a rug or something, maybe a new tower for something solely Gavin related.

Michael: Ho-ly shit, Geoff.

He was not expecting this.

You know those shows like Home Improvement where they take a complete shit box and transform it into the best looking thing you've ever seen? It was like that, only in minecraft.

Gone was the small stone closet-like room with the two lonely towers. In its place was a huge room made entirely out of obsidian. The floor was covered in dark green carpet, and red stone torches lined the walls which gave it a very night club like feel. In the corner was a decent sized glass box filled with water with lava under it, closely resembling a hot tub. A bar sat on one side of the room, chests filled with cooked meats and potions sat behind it. A large pool table took up the center of the room, with black couches on either side. And in the center of the far wall, on a raised stage with a spotlight shining down on them, were Gavin's towers.

Ray: It's like the DIY network jizzed all over the place!

Jack: Do you think it would hurt if you jizzed obsidian blocks?

Ray: Depends on how big your hole is, Jack.

Geoff: Ryan how did you do this?!

Ryan: I finished this Monday. I had a lot of free time and creative mode. It's not like I carved his face in the side of a mountain.

Gavin: Are you kidding?! This is so cool! Woohoo!

Gavin sprinted over to the hot tub and jumped in, sighing in false relaxation.

Ray: So where's Lindsay?

Geoff cursed silently and tried to signal to Ray to shut his trap. Ryan had told him earlier that he had told Lindsay she didn't need to record them today, since they were recording this on their own.

Gavin: Why would Lindsay be here? We aren't doing a Let's Play are we?

Michael: He just wants to show off the man cave. Not everyone's a show off like you, Ray.

They all sighed with relief as Gavin bought the lie easily. Sometimes his short attention span was a blessing in disguise. But only just.

Ryan: So what'd think?

Gavin: I think..that.. This is one of the coolest things that's ever happened to me in a video game.

Jack: Oh yeah? Why's that?

Gavin: You guys can't make fun of my Chamber of Victors anymore.

Geoff: Oh yes we can. It's still ridiculous.

Ray: Except now we can hot tub while we mock you.

Gavin squawked indignantly as the others laughed and jumped in the hot tub. They spent the rest of the video messing around, deciding to upload this as a Let's Fail.

It was almost as if there wasn't any competition at all.

~•~

Lindsay watched Michael pace the small living room as he muttered to himself. It was ten o'clock at night, and this had been going on for a few hours now.

Lindsay: I don't see what the big deal is. Just get him something you think he'll like.

Michael: I can't just get him some random gift. Did you see all the roses Ray got him? And Geoff bought him a fucking desk! Jack made custom shirts and got him enough cookies to last him six months! And Ryan built him a freaking bachelor pad!

Lindsay: But it's Gavin. You're his best friend. No one knows him better than you do.

Michael sighed heavily and flopped down on the couch next to her.

Michael: It isn't that simple. I don't know how it happened.. But this isn't just a bet to me anymore. I want to get Gavin something special.

Lindsay wrapped her arms around Michael and put his head on her shoulder.

Lindsay: What's the one thing in the world that Gavin loves the most?

Michael: I dunno...knobs?

Lindsay: (giggling) No. You.

Michael looked up at her, raising an eyebrow.

Michael: Are you shitting me?

Lindsay: Nope! Now, what's the second thing he loves the most?

Michael: Being annoying.

Lindsay sighed and rolled her eyes. Michael was so difficult sometimes.

Lindsay: No. It's the two of you being together.

Michael furrowed his brow in thought, chewing his bottom lip. Lindsay waited patiently, messing with his hair.

Michael: So what you're saying is... I should get him something that reminds him of us?

Lindsay: Exactly. I'm pretty sure he'd love anything you give him actually.

Michael fingered his diamond necklace, reminded of the creeper that Gavin never seemed to take off. Lindsay was right, he thought. Gavin would love anything he gave him. Which is why he had to give him something special. He wanted his boi to know how much he cared about him.

The big question was: How would he do it?