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I nearly run into Sung-Bin as I text back.
“Someone’s smiling a lot this morning.” Someone got laid. He hands me a cup of coffee. “Figured you’d be tired.”
Exhausted. “Thank you.”
He starts walking side by side while I put my phone back into my purse. It’s a chilly morning, and it looks like it’s going to rain.
At least today’s a good challenge day for both groups and for the girls, whoever answers the most questions for the trivia challenge gets to pick who they want to go on a date with, the girls of course get to pick in order of points, they’ll get to once again pick from both groups, fingers crossed Sookie get’s picked by someone else or not picked at all, it would be good for him to get some rest.
I keep walking alongside Producer Sung-Bin and stop at the pool where they have a giant platform with harnesses.
I wince. “That’s taller than I thought.”
“It’s only twelve feet above the water and they won’t be falling in. They’ll be getting dipped with the bungee attached to their harnesses and then brought back up to the platform. He takes a sip of his coffee. He’s dressed more casual today in a black cable-knit sweater and fit jeans. He points at the platform. “Plus, the girls have good reason to want to do well on the challenge, since it gives them power to pick.” He lowers his voice. “Though between you and me some of the questions are easier than others, we made sure to send those ones to Iseul and Dueri so they can continue to fight for Sookie.”
Not the answer I wanted. “I didn’t check ratings this morning.”
“We’re at over twelve percent and climbing domestically and trending in the top five on YouTube.” He smiles at me like it’s the best thing in the world, but I’m miserable.
“That’s great.” I lie.
“Keep up the good work, the boys seem to really listen to you since you know what’s in their contracts, it’s good that they trust you.”
My coffee tastes like wood in my mouth. “Yeah, they do, we have a special relationship.”
“It shows.” It’s starting to get a bit more overcast as Lucas and Grace walk up in full makeup. Today they have Lucas wearing a navy blue beanie, white sweater, and baggy jeans with a black and white plaid shirt wrapped around his waist while Grace has her hair in a low braid an is dressed in a long sleeve black and white plaid dress with an open neck. She looks adorable, but she always does.
Lucas has his cue cards in his right hand and compares them to Grace’s while standing by the platforms. Theproduction crew has been set up for two hours already when the girls arrive each of them are wearing a different color and variation of black pleated skirts, different colors of tall knee socks with tennis shoes.
The guys filter in from the two different makeup trailers wearing black t-shirts with their band name on the front, and white swim trunks. They all look really nervous, Sookiehas his innocent act back for the cameras.
Within minutes we’re ready to roll, and Lucas looks down at his cue cards then back up at Director Simon. “Welcome to Day Four of Date Your Idol, I’m your co-host Lucas from SWT.”
Grace grins over at him. “And I’m the person who actually gets to date their idol in real life, Grace Lee. We’re so excited to dive into the challenge for Day Four!”
The idols clap along with the girls.
“But,” Lucas holds up his cue card. “There’s a twist. While all guys are participating, only the girls will be answering the questions, you each get three questions, and each correct answer is worth ten points, if you get the question wrong, however, you get to pick which idol you want to see get dunked.”
The girls all start clapping and giggling again.
Grace points to the platform. “The idols will be attached to bungees and harnessed in, you’ll notice that the platforms twelve feet high, if you’re chosen to get dunked, the bungee will pull you backward and down into the water, dipping you in before coming back up, each of you have a ladder in front of the platform if you need it, who knows maybe the girls will get all the questions right!”
“I don’t know,” Lucas laughs. “Some of these seem really hard, gentleman please make your way to the platform.”
The guys from TestME go first and line up on the right while Jay, Kai, Rae, and Sookie line up on the left. Sookie has a nice smile on his face as if this is the best day of his life but I know he actually hates unpredictable games like this so he’s probably internally dying.
Rae looks excited and Kai keeps looking over the edge of the platform in slight panic mode. Jay just looks somewhat bored which is normal when he’s on camera, or not board but mysterious.
The safety crew steps off the platform after helping the guys get in their harnesses all mumbling between each other.
Sookie raises his hand. “These have been tested, right? A real human went on this and didn’t die?”
“Didn’t you sign a form that said in any chance of sudden death the show isn’t liable?” Lucas jokes.
Sookie’s fake laugh comes out a bit forced while Eric pipes up from the end of the line. “I’m afraid of both heights and water.”
“Then let’s hope the girls get the questions right.” Grace says. “Shall we begin?”
