Author Games: On Air

Task Three - Frenemies

Last week On Air:
The housemates were set the task of planning and creating a spooky Halloween party with only the materials available to them in the house. Some thrived, with Jeremy's sense of humour amusing the producers, but for Oliver, Irma, Teresa, Jasper and Brandon the task was too much and they were sent packing!
Fifteen remain, and now the producers are getting...creative...
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Tentatively, the house begins to wake up. It is 9:15AM. The rooms are still strewn with remnants of the party; orange and black streamers hang limply from doorways and the occasional bottle of booze chinks under the tables, which are piled high with plates of half-eaten food. A few drops of fake blood are dried into the carpet. There is a long day of cleaning up ahead of them. What there is definitely not, so far, is a cheerful Geordie twang telling them...

"Good morning, housemates. Please report to the main room in twenty minutes."

A few of the more seriously hungover groan and hide their heads in their pillowcases.

Exactly twenty seven and a half minutes later, all fifteen are assembled in front of the screen, watching the beaming face dance. The tinny theme tune plays once, and then it is followed by a breathy, ethereal voice.

"Hello there! I can see that you all had fun last night." Some of the housemates smile. Others groan and take frequent sips of water. "You know, there's nothing worse than watching people have fun without you. I can't even imagine what my fellow producers were thinking! So today will be a day of...let's say, retribution. How does that sound to you?"

The general consensus appears to be 'not good'.

"Excellent! Now. On the fridge you will find an envelope with your name on it and a location in the house. I'd like you to go there and wait for further instructions. It's simple! Have fun!"

Task:

- Pandora's envelope tells you to go to a specific room in the house. When your character gets there, they find that one other person has also been told to go to that room: the housemate they hate the most.

- The door to the room swings shut and locks. On the back of it is a sign, also in Pandora's handwriting. It reads 'Meet your new best friend! For the next three hours, at least! P.Kleio'

- Word Count: 1,500

- Deadline: 10PM GMT Tuesday 11th November.