Thursday, April 19, 2007

Lost


The housemates, fresh from Bruce’s surprise departure, are quickly given an activity as an installment of their weekly task. They were asked to dress up and look like what can only be describes as zombies or murder victims, complete with tattered clothes, fake blood, and the occasional rags and bandages. While waiting for the activity, they had lunch in their costumes, which is, to say the least, a very weird roleplay in itself!

It was soon revealed through Bea that their roleplaying would take on a more drastic (and difficult) turn. The housemates were first given notes of how they would act, then the task was read. They were to act as survivors of a plane crash (explaining their gruesome disposition) and evacuate themselves from the crash site to a safe place, as indicated by Big Brother. They also had to gather 12 tins of sardines and corned beef, a bandaged ‘dead body’, water, biscuits, and three suitcases from the wreckage, all in an hour.

As an added twist, some of the survivors were given a specific injury, hence the notes. Gee-Ann, for example, was to act hysterical every time she hears loud noises. Nel, on the other hand, was blind, while Wendy was rendered unable to use her legs. This activity, if they succeed, would earn them 20 gold coins; however, failure would win them nothing.

So they quickly proceeded to the activity area, where they will have one hour to accomplish this task. Taking note that it was forbidden to break off character, Gee-Ann did her best not to laugh, as she gets amused easily. But it turned out to be a very serious affair, as the housemates engaged in a search and rescue operation with an odd sense of genuine urgency. Mickey, Robert, Bodie, and the other ‘unharmed’ survivors continued to ward off Gee-Ann hysterics as they devised plans to transport the injured ones.

Will they succeed and win 20 gold coins, or will it be a crash-and-burn affair? We’ll keep you posted!

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