Session Zero Heroes - A TTRPG Actual Play Podcast
Speaker B: Jasmine, oolong, green and white. Long ago, these four teas were skilfully brewed at the blissful brew. Then everything changed when the shop's popularity threatened its existence. All Mr. Okuron, the shop's owner and tea master, could do was to recruit four teenage orphans to learn his trade and staff his shop. A year has passed since the orphans were hired, and although their skills have progressed, they still have a lot to learn before they can brew anything. But I believe that they have the potential to make the blissful brew the greatest tea shop in the world. Last time on Benders and brews, an Avatar Legends podcast. So I got Madame Yang in a hole, so I'm gonna Earth bend a lid on top of the hole that I just put Madame Yang in.
Speaker A: Let me out. Let me out this instant.
Speaker B: I'm gonna go talk to that, guy that said he was with Madame Yang in the last episode. I opened the door, or I let him go first. He opens the door, and immediately a fist flies out and just punches him right square in the face. And then they grab him, pulls him into the room, slams him up against the wall, at which case, you reseal. Whoa. Bill, we have a bit of a problem. We're running out of ingredients. While it just so happens, I know where some ingredients are. They may or may not have been launched into the, topiary maze in the backyard. We find one cart, we can find them all. How good are you with mazes? oh, I'm a natural. with that, Bill starts leaving to go to the maze.
Speaker A: I'm headed to the maze.
Speaker B: Oh, are you going to go into the maze today? Yeah, I'm going. Right. Just to forewarn you, there are rumors that a spirit lives inside of this maze, the spirit of lost things. And they say if you find it, it will help you find something that you've lost, but only if you can solve its riddle. You successfully just kind of start plowing through, these walls in this maze. Bill just kind of walks around him and then just starts looking for a crate. You quickly find the crate. Is this alcoholic tea? I mean, it can be if you supply your own. You last, Elvan, bring us, raspberry cold. Oh. Oh, this is quite electable. Mika, who is currently wandering through the maze. Where are you going?
Speaker A: The center of the maze.
Speaker B: She finds a strange glowing, like a cloudy wisp, that leads her through the maze. You are able to find your way to the center of the maze. And in the center of the maze is a spirit. Its head turns like an owl all the way around to look at you with its giant eyes.
Speaker A: Hello, my name is Ushida. Welcome, to the center of my maze.
Speaker B: And welcome back to episode ten.
Speaker A: Benders, Benders, and bruise.
Speaker B: Benders and bruise. Nice.
Speaker A: What's her question?
Speaker B: Okay, so today's question for you guys, for your characters is if your character was trapped on a desert island, what are three things that they definitely would have with them that they probably brought along? A lot of people are like, what are three things you brought with you? And I'm like, well, I wasn't planning on being stuck on a desert island. So in reality, or my favorite answer, and you're not allowed to use it because obviously it doesn't fit this timeline, which is a car door, because it's going to get hot. I want to roll the window down. So I'm going to start, like, I heard it on Zoom. You remember Zoom on PBS. It's, like a sketch show. Like a kid's sketch show is great. Anyways, Connor playing Brock, I like to make sure to specify that at the beginning of the episodes. What would Brock bring along to a desert island to, I don't know, make sure he's prepared, survive, have some, didn't. So this is stuff he's bringing with him with the forethought of he's going to be on a deserted island. Yeah, let's go with that. Let's just say, like, Brock is like, oh, man. this airbender picked me up and is flying me around, and he's going to just drop me in the desert. Okay. And that's going to be my bachelor thing. Like a bachelor party concept. You're all by yourself, so it's not really a party. And he's like, I can bring three things. That's how much the airbender said he could carry along with myself. All right. so I think Brock would bring, ah, a canteen full of water, a clay mold, like a brick mold, because he would earth bend. he would mix the water with the sand with the clay sand that's under on the shoreline, and Earth bend himself like a little boat, then a giant fan, like they have on a fanboat. Sure. So you're going to make yourself, like a little skiff, like a, make myself a fanboat and get off the island in a day. Okay. All right. Because we're on an island. Yeah. For some reason, I was just imagining, like, right in the middle of the desert, and I'm like, why has he got a boat? Yeah. Like, on Avatar, they kind of had, like, boat things. Is that what he's talking about? No, you're on an island. I forgot. Okay, that makes sense. That makes a lot more sense.
Speaker A: It's not a desert island. It's a deserted island.
Speaker B: Oh, okay. Well, I mean, we can go with that. I think the reason most people say a desert island is just because it focuses it. But I guess you could say, why.
Speaker A: Would he need a boat in a desert?
Speaker B: Yeah, right.
Speaker A: With me.
Speaker B: No, you're right. Yeah, no, I get you. All right. Dave playing Guo. What would guo have on a desert island? Deserted island, either or. well, he'd bring his satchel. Oh, yeah. It's not a purse. It's a manly bag.
Speaker A: That's right, Merse.
Speaker B: it's a bit pricey, but he's glad he bought it. Sure. And in that bag, he would have, probably a. To keep him entertained, pass a time. And also he would have Dilbert. Oh, yes, absolutely. I mean, it's better than talking to a volleyball. That's right. It's a much less deserted island when you got somebody with you. It's a good point. I like that. I like that a lot. Bill, played by Cameron. What would you have with you on a desert? Now you're a big survivor fan, Cameron.
Speaker A: Oh, I know what he's going to have. His staff. His bow staff.
Speaker B: No. Okay.
Speaker A: You hear that, you sleep with it.
Speaker B: The staff will be changed, to be a, fishing pole. Okay. So fishing gear would be one. And he would be using his staff as a fishing pole. Okay. He'd probably sharpen one end. Also make it as a spear, too, for spear fishing. Sure. his second item would be a tarp. A giant tarp. So he has this shelter situation as well as a rain collector. And his third one would be a giant pot. Like a giant pot, bag of pot. Metal, iron pot. Correct. Okay. What are you going to do with the pot? I have no idea. Okay. I don't know. Cook things in it. Sure. Fish soup every night. Fish soup, boil, the water. Fish head soup, stews, coconut reduction. Deserted island, like cook off show. Oh, my gosh. He's heard that you just kind of can toss anything into a pot, a stew, and it'll taste good. That's often true. And, I mean, considering that he won't have any other sources of food, I feel like he could put anything in the pot and it probably tastes good. Yeah, it will eventually. Well, if you had enough. And he's getting fish. Yeah. Awesome. Also, if you got lobsters? Rock lobsters. You can toss those in the pot. Sure. Awesome. Cool. Sounds like, he's going to be eating good for sure. Michaela playing Mika, you good over there?
Speaker A: My m eyes watering.
Speaker B: I saw that.
Speaker A: I don't know why.
Speaker B: Oh, you're going to bring some tissues to the island with you.
Speaker A: No. Okay.
Speaker B: What is Mika going to bring to this deserted island?
Speaker A: only three things I can bring a person. I suppose I'm going to bring my dad.
Speaker B: Okay. You're going to torture someone else. Dang. Force them to live there with you. Oh, my word. Monstering.
Speaker A: My dad. He's my dad. he signed up for me, literally.
Speaker B: All right, so you're going to bring your dad.
Speaker A: Yeah.
Speaker B: Mactook.
Speaker A: Yes. He's a very good survival expert.
Speaker B: Sure. Oh. So here's going to make him do everything where it is now. Okay.
Speaker A: I'm also going to see. I feel like I don't really need to bring anything.
Speaker B: A giant palm frond so that he can fan you with it.
Speaker A: I'm sure that's already on the island.
Speaker B: Bring a book titled how to Survive on a desert island. Four dummies.
Speaker A: No, because I have my water bending skills, I can just do whatever I want with that.
Speaker B: Right.
Speaker A: I also have my blood bending skills, so I could just catch fish that way.
Speaker B: When I initially thought of this question, I didn't really think too through the idea of a waterbender being stuck on a deserted island. It doesn't really mean as much for a waterbender, honestly. The challenge was hardest for door. Yeah, absolutely. The nonbender who's just like, I got to do everything I can, I have to actually survive. While you can just bend everything. Maybe Bill should bring a flying bison whistle just in case. Any air. That's a good idea.
Speaker A: So I feel know as survival, I wouldn't really need it. But I want the company. Yeah, my dad would make for a great company.
Speaker B: Right.
Speaker A: And then like I said, with my other scales, I could either get off the island or catch my food fairly easily. So. Okay, maybe I bring something sweet.
Speaker B: Okay, I was just going to say maybe because you brought a human, it counts as three spends. All three spends, that works out for you.
Speaker A: Fine. Okay, a human and something sweet. We'll go with that.
Speaker B: All right, sounds good. Some either a fruit or candy or.
Speaker A: Something like some kind of candy, like chocolate.
Speaker B: Okay, cool enough to share with your dad or just for you?
Speaker A: Yeah, obviously. He's my best friend.
Speaker B: Oh, okay, fair enough. Okay, cool. All right, awesome. Well, now that we know what everybody would bring with them on a deserted island? We will not be visiting a deserted island, but we will be jumping back into Bennerson Brews, an avatar Legends podcast. As we left off, Mika, you are staring directly into the eye. I. Oh, that's.
Speaker A: I.
Speaker B: The, this spirit being that sits before you on top of a rock in the middle. It's more of. Actually, it's like an actual rock pedestal. Like a fancy decorative piece.
Speaker A: Too bad I'm not a rock bender.
Speaker B: That's right. Too bad. and it is just referred to itself as ushide. And it is, based on context clues that you got earlier by the servant that told you that there is a spirit of lost things that resides inside of this maze. You assume that might have been what you have just found, and it sits.
Speaker A: Before you, and it says, welcome to my abode. What brings you here? Apparently, you do. Oh, yeah. Did I? I'm assuming. I mean, there's a little misty thingy followed that and led me here. Spirit wisps. You saw spirit wisps and those brought you here to my place of residing? Yeah, looks like it. Well, welcome. May I ask you a question? yeah, but I might not answer it. Fair enough. Have you lost anything recently? Or maybe not so recently. I mean, I feel like the answer to that question is going to be yes, no matter who you ask. Now, most people do answer yes once they're done freaking out and seeing a spirit. Of course, apparently seeing spirits in your world is not a very common thing. No, it's not really, at all. That's so unfortunate. Here in the spirit world, that's pretty much all you see. So you could say you not seeing, human by choice. Sure. Yeah, it is. Okay. We choose not to. Usually, yeah. But here you are, standing right in front of me. Yeah. Very strange. Very strange. I must ask you, what is it that you have lost? Something of importance to you, perhaps I've lost a few things of importance for me. How does this work? Does it go by your deepest desire or your biggest want, or your. Have you heard of me? Said you've heard that they can help you find things. I heard that. That's all I heard about you, actually. That's so rude. You'd think people would remember other things other than just, you know, the genie that grants you wishes. But, albeit they are correct, I can help you find the thing that you've lost that's most important to you. So not my sock. Is that most important to you? I've heard stupider things like what? I've had people ask me to help them find people they've lost. And by lost, I mean for good. For good. And I'm like, yeah, right here in the dirt, they're dead. It doesn't change. I don't bring people back to life. I just help you find them. You know what I mean? It seems so foolish in my opinion. So I shouldn't ask you where a dead person is because in the round, thEy're buried at this place, and that'll be the end of it. Well, I can take you there. It's the spirit world. but I couldn't talk to them. I mean, it's the spirit world.
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker A: I mean, they're dead. Yes, but their spirit would be there. No. Okay. It doesn't work like that. Okay, yes, but they're really.
Speaker B: So you're saying there's a chance?
Speaker A: If you want to risk it. I don't think so. Okay, but before you do find what is lost, you have to answer my riddle. Okay. And before I tell you the riddle, you have to agree to the terms. Are you going to tell me the terms before I agree to the riddle? Of course I will. Okay. The terms are this. If you successfully answer my riddle, then I will take you to something that you've lost. You just have to tell me what it is that you wish to find. But if you get it wrong, you, will find that something has gone missing of a great importance. Or not. I could deal with missing my sock. Happens all the time. I don't know. She sounded pretty intrigued about finding a sock or a minute ago, but, it's dealer's choice. I'm the dealer. Okay. I agree to your terms. Oh, good. It's not like I'll die, you know? No, I don't kill people. I just take an item off their person or maybe something back at home, but maybe not my masks that I'm wearing. That's kind of important right now. People are looking for me.
Speaker B: Just be like, a Batman situation where it's like, I didn't kill them. I put them in a position to die.
Speaker A: Right.
Speaker B: You say a Batman situation, I would call that a brock and Madame Yang situation.
Speaker A: Why would you go for their lungs? Out of all the things you need?
Speaker B: Your lungs.
Speaker A: I know, but then they die of, like, a lung, but then they die of, like, asphyxiation versus, like, if you just take their heart, I feel like that'd be less painful than their lungs.
Speaker B: Or you could take their liver because you can technically live without.
Speaker A: I don't know there was this side to you. Okay. Anyway, well, it's important to think through.
Speaker B: These know, if you ever find a know. A lot of times people think immediately to Disney, Aladdin, but in reality, the genies were dark. Like, you'd ask for something, like, you'd be like, oh, I want gold. And then next thing you know, they dump a bunch of gold on top of you and you die.
Speaker A: Well, I'm just saying, taking a lungs out of a person versus their brain or their heart, like if you take their brain, there's brain dead. If you take their lungs, they literally die of asphyxiation.
Speaker B: Sure, take their less. That's just going to be a long term death eventually. One day they'll slip. Yeah. okay, so, with that in mind, he reiterates, he says, I.
Speaker A: Would not take anything biological off of you if that makes you feel better. I wasn't really worried about it.
Speaker B: Like how he establishes after the terms.
Speaker A: Have been made, after I agree to him.
Speaker B: Pray I don't alter this deal in his further. There's a lot of altered because immediately after making a deal, he's already changed part of the conditions. Not really. How far can he push these conditions? He makes the rules, apparently. It's funny because I did read that someone said all contracts are editable. Like you can literally write on the contract and change it, but that's all before you sign it. Anyways, anyways, he looks at you.
Speaker A: And he says, all right, my riddle is, what can be seen during the day, but is lost in the night? Your shadow. Very good.
Speaker B: Did you already hear that one?
Speaker A: I may have heard that one, but that was the first thing that popped in my head. I mean, it makes sense. Like, sure, yeah, the sun.
Speaker B: I spent a lot of time trying to find a riddle that had the concept of something being lost in it because it fit the narrative. Anyways, anyways, he says, very good.
Speaker A: Well, that was quite impressive. Some people that, come here don't always get it right. So what is it that you've lost that you wish to find, Mika? How do you know my name? I lost something while ago. Not that long ago. Kind of a while ago, yes. Yeah. I have to know what it is if I want to be able to find it for you. Well, how specific do I have to be? I mean, I'm not like a jerk that's trying to take advantage of you. Well, I'm just saying, if I say. Okay, the thing I'm talking about is I came across a little, fox dog pup. And so if I would say, oh, I lost a fox dog, would you give me anyone or the one I lost? If you want me to find the one you lost, I'll find the one you lost. Yeah, the one I lost. It's right here and out from your pocket.
Speaker B: He opens his road. Oh, no. He literally stands up off his pedestal. And from behind the pedestal runs the fox dog. It comes out and it runs up to you excitedly.
Speaker A: Yeah. And I start crying. Happy tears.
Speaker B: Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker A: I finally have a friend again.
Speaker B: What am I.
Speaker A: None of you are here tolerate you.
Speaker B: ushide. a tear kind of drips down its cheek and he says. I say, he. It's a spirit. It doesn't really, have. They say, I don't know.
Speaker A: It is always just that much more pleasant when Zord manages to solve the riddle. You humans get so excited when you find something you've lost. Do you need a hug? No. Okay. Please? No. Okay. Even that guy with the sock, he was so excited. I will say, though, the people that ask to find dead people, they also usually cry, but I don't think it's just not the same way. Well, you can't really blame them. Fair point. Maybe they had a little bit of closure. Oh, well, I guess I've helped them with something. They usually seem very angry after the crying for quite a bit. Yeah. Stages of grief and all. You humans are so. I don't quite understand. But in this moment, maybe this is why you do that, so you can understand our emotions. I never thought of it that way. I suppose it makes sense. Why else would you do it? You like a crow. Do you like to keep shiny things? Sometimes that's what I take off the people that don't get my riddles correct. Okay, but, I digress. This is my place, of residing and you got your. Oh, so you want me to leave? I was going to take a nap. Mother. Weirdo walks in and asks for help finding things, but I get to take my thing. Yeah. No, I mean, it's your thing that you lost, so now it's not lost. Yay. Bye. And, just follow the spirit wisps that you saw and you came in here and they'll lead you out. Okay. All right. So I'm going to walk out carrying my little puppy a little bit, maybe a little bit too tight, but it's going to hurt because I don't want to lose it again. And the spirit wisp is taking me all the way back out of the main. Just out of the spirit realm.
Speaker B: Yeah. So basically, you follow the spirit wisp, and when it sort of, like, wisps away right at the end of it. So as soon as you step to the end of it, you turn back around and it's all gone. I mean, it's just regular maze now.
Speaker A: Everything turns back to normal.
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker A: Interesting.
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker A: Okay, I'm just going to find my way out then.
Speaker B: Sure. you have your fox dog back.
Speaker A: Yeah.
Speaker B: That you lost. Which, again, you listeners, out there will find out more about in the prequel episodes. Is there a name for the Fox dog? well, apparently not, because she didn't even know what to tell the spirit to help her find it.
Speaker A: It was kind of a fleeting moment.
Speaker B: We had, but it does seem to recognize you, and it seems very excited to be with you.
Speaker A: Okay, well, I'm going to walk back towards the direction I think the entrance is and then hang out around the entrance.
Speaker B: All right. You do that after a little bit, but for the most part, you're able to figure it out. Eventually. You hear voices coming from the party, so you're able to kind of follow. It's easier to find your way back than it would be to find your way to the center because you can.
Speaker A: Just follow the sound of the party from the maze. Can I see the blissful brew?
Speaker B: If you kind of move a little bit in one direction around the house, just like a little ways, like, you could still pretty much be touching the maze. but as long as you go around a little bit. Yeah. You can see it off in the distance. You see it is very popular right now. It is popping. There are so many people there right now.
Speaker A: Well, I'm not going to go that direction.
Speaker B: Seem very excited.
Speaker A: I'm worried somebody's going to find me.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker A: I'm not only playing this game to win, but I'm playing this game to live.
Speaker B: Okay. Matter of life and death. and also a little bit money.
Speaker A: Yeah. So I'm just going to hang out then with my puppy and play with it.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker A: Maybe train it.
Speaker B: So you're in the backyard, which is where the maze is. the one thing that does. I was just going to point this out to you, but there's not a whole lot of people back here now. you almost wonder if maybe a lot of them actually have gone. Seeing the commotion over at the blissful brew booth, probably headed in that direction, out of curiosity. So you're pretty secluded for the most. Know, there are maybe a couple people back there, but not too many.
Speaker A: I like it that way.
Speaker B: Okay, cool. I mean, nobody's bothering you about your dog, so you're good to go.
Speaker A: Or me in.
Speaker B: Exactly. Brock, where are you at? you trapped Madame Yang. You trapped her associate who came with her. You went back out to kind of mingle with the party where you ended up running into Bill. Bill asked you about, the ingredients that you helped lose. you told him about the maze. He went to the maze. that was the last thing that you experienced? Yeah. what are you off to? What are you doing? Well, I was chilling, mingling around. I saw a big commotion going on outside over by the blissful Bruce. Yeah, you know, I'll go check it out over there, see how my compatriots are doing. Sure. With all this huge crowd. And try and have a little chat with them while I'm over there. Okay? Sounds good. yeah, you head over that way. And, yeah, everybody, it's a pretty big crowd, and it actually takes you a little bit of time to even get up to the booth itself. it's just so popular. So many people are gathered around getting drinks, and you can see over top of them because Brock is a pretty tall guy. you can see over top of all these rich people between their top hats and things. that Bill and Guo are really just hammering hard at getting things filled up. They're having some laughs with the customers. Notice that Guohan seems to be filling some of the tea with a little bit of something special. He's got, like, some bottles of something or something. You're not entirely sure what it is. but you're like, oh, I don't recognize that from back at the blissful brew. That's what you notice. But eventually, you do work your way to the front of the. All right, so, am I still wearing my mask? Yeah. All right, so I go up to Gua Han and, Bill door. I give him one of those double winks real quick. There it is. Otherwise known as a blink. But at this point, Bill's seen it all. Bill has seen every possible form of wink, blink. Bill's become dull. He's dull. So I go up to him, and I'm just like, hey, guys, I gotta be quick because there's this huge line behind me, but I don't know how to explain it real quick. But Madame Yang and the associate guy, they're trapped. And I know where they are. What should we do? They're trapped. Why? So I may or may not have caused the ground to disappear from beneath Madame Yang and slid a lid on top of her, she might be running out of oxygen. And her associate is now locked in a room with two of, her minions, three of her minions. So when this party's over, we should probably try and deal with that. I like how Brock came up, and he's like, guys, I can't get into much detail, but here's the situation. And then they're like, what? And then he's like, okay, I'll give you some more detail. I'm currently murdering someone. Okay, Brock. Wow. I'm not a murderer. Once this line has died down and once this party's over, I'm going to need some help in dealing with Madame Yang and her boy. Will she even be alive by then? probably. You should probably give her air holes or something. What's done is done. If she's like Schrodinger's madam, she is both dead and alive in that hole, that I tell you. So at this point, what's done is done. So we'll wait till the end of the party and see what happens. We'll see what we find. We'll have at least four people that are alive and five if we're. If we're fortunate. Yeah. So just, you know, just. I'll find you guys. I'll hang around at the end of the party. This is just delivering a message here. So, as Brock's telling us, this, Guo is going to tap a cask of a Montiago and start pouring some of this tea. that's some heavy stuff, Brock. Well, you know, you might have gone a step too far. Yeah, I think so, too. Well, it happens. What's done is done. Stuff happens. in the heat, we all make mistakes. How big of a hole did you make? It was, 6ft deep. and she could probably turn around, maybe. What do you mean, turn around? Well, it's about the width of a chair. So if her shoulders are as broad as a chair or shorter or less broad, then she can somewhat turn around. If her shoulders are more broad than the chair she was sitting in, she's just going to be facing one direction. I feel like her level of turning and comfort is the least of her worries right now. Well, you got to take into account at least the comfortability of what could be her.
Speaker A: Crane.
Speaker B: Are you listening to yourself, Brock? Right now, I admit I may have taken this a little too far. Just a little. Just. I am willing to take a little bit of blame here. But you see, we've got rich people standing behind me probably wondering why we're talking. There is actually a rich woman standing behind you, and she's only, like, been half listening in, and she leans over.
Speaker A: And she says, is this part of this secret menu?
Speaker B: yes. Sure is. And quote, tops are extra voice. Go have a good time. Oh, I will run in lines. So I take a teacup and just sort of go about my business till the end of the party. No, when you say, take a teacup, we're talking about a teacup with tea in. With tea. Ah. Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah, it has tea, and I'll just be sipping on it through the night. I'll just be chilling with, my teacup, take a little sip of it, and, notice it tastes a little weird, tastes a little off. But, I mean, here's the thing. Brock's used to some strange teas, as he's discussed before. He likes his whatever, he picked up off the ground, threw it in some hot water, kind of. If I remember correctly, in a previous episode, you had said it was like passerby fruit salesman, whatever fell out of his cart, put it into a tea, and that's what you drink. So, I mean, when you say, it kind of tastes funny, but it really doesn't bother you at all. It just doesn't taste like you normally taste. It's like the difference between a Coke and a Diet Coke. It's a little bit different. There's a bit of difference here, but also, it's still coke, so. Okay. Yeah, exactly. So that's a good way of putting it. So, yeah, you're sipping away. Guo and Bill, I mean, like I said, you guys are now with this information, just working hard getting the tea served, and the night's going to progress. I mean, bottom line, the night kind of gets a little bit later. You start to notice that guests start leaving. Since you guys are outside, obviously, you would see, every time somebody leaves, they go down the main path, which goes past you guys. They probably take, a sip to go before heading out. And, like I said, it's getting late. The party's kind of coming to a close. You, guys are finally kind of like getting a, you know, maybe an occasional customer that'll stop by for some.
Speaker A: Yang in the hole.
Speaker B: for now. For now. Well, you don't know about Madame Yang. What are you talking about? No, sir. that'd be your 9th drink. We have to cut you off there. Well, thank you. That's a great compliment. You're welcome. You can leave us a compliment as well. In our tip jar on how good our drinks have been. Okay. But, we're running low and, there's other people who've only had one or two, so. You guys have a restaurant or something? Oh, yeah, this will brew. It's here in town. Are you going to make this stuff for that? No promises. it's the nose. I get it. I'll see you later. Yeah. Glow taps his nose you guys have, a wonderful night. And then Bill just kind of points at the tip jar one more time. he drops a few coins in there. A few yuan, like ten yuan. We appreciate hospitality. We appreciate it. And I appreciate you.
Speaker B: And with that, he starts to stumble away singing. And then the girls embossing the girls. We didn't recognize it. He's a fancy drunk man. He's been wealthy all along. We just got him on a bad day. That's right. Well, he had been kicked out of like three bars. So he just asked you if you Guys had a restaurant, the same restaurant that he, like, broke into. He does not remember that. Clearly. Got his ass kicked by Bill. door. That's right. Got, drank some dishwater from Guo and had a water tribe girl by all of us reject him, basically. I didn't do anything. Yeah, I got intimidated by this giant, alleged teenager. Probably better that Brock didn't. Who knows? awesome. So, yeah, as the night kind of comes to a close, you kind of look around. you even notice, given that it's kind of a rich people's party, there's a lot of people that have just taken their masks off and kind of given up on the game because it's only 250 yuan. I mean, who cares, right? It was more for the game. there's only maybe a few people that are taking it seriously. and I say that for everybody at the table. And aside from mean, like, I mean, things are kind of coming to a close. the man of the house, Mr. Yotaku, he comes out and he says, if there's anybody still participating in the Mazda game, could you please come to the front, please? We're going to have to finish this game off. And. Yeah, so anybody who's still wearing a.
Speaker A: Mask, I guess that's me.
Speaker B: All right. And me, I guess. Oh, yeah, that's true. You are too. So the two of you, step up to this gathering.
Speaker A: Okay. Side note.
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker A: So I just had to say his name.
Speaker B: Yeah, like, call him out, basically. Bro, do you recognize him? He's also in disguise.
Speaker A: But is his outfit in disguise?
Speaker B: Yes, it is.
Speaker A: Dang it.
Speaker B: Both have changed outfits and have masks.
Speaker A: On and ironically dishes with this guy.
Speaker B: We literally see each other every day we work. I feel like, out of curiosity, the way he. I think we answered this last time, but, Brock, what kind of mask are you wearing? I thought we. It was like, Oh, it, was like a blue spirit. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, kabuki. Okay. Yep. Because the blue spirit mask would clash with the green. Right. So it's a kabuki mask. God was hoping for a crash bandicoot. Oh, like the wooden. Yeah, I was wishing for a looch door mask. Next tIme. next time. That's Brock's professional, outfit. I was going to say he only wears that for Earth's rumble. Okay, so the both of you are called over to this, gathering with you guys. There's about a dozen people left. And Mr. Yotaku stands there and he says, well, I suppose we can start this off the easy way. anyone recognize anyone? And three people manage to call, like, one person out each. So now you're down to about nine people, and they're all just standing there like, I don't know who anybody else is or. I'm not sure. Are we allowed to walk around and ask people questions? Yeah. And he mentions to you, he says, I'll give you guys, 15 minutes. that should be plenty of time to, maybe figure some people out. And whoever's left at that will split the money between them all. You're joking. So we could do all this for 30 yuan apiece and just sit here?
Speaker A: How many of them are drunk?
Speaker B: you see some, pretty much most of them have blissful brewed teacups in their hands.
Speaker A: All right? But I know that their drinks are spiked, so just, like, by looking at them.
Speaker B: By looking at them, you might notice that maybe one or two are, like, real loopy. Yeah. but I mean, some of the other ones, you might not really notice just how drunk they are until you actually talk.
Speaker A: I'm going to go to the real loopy ones, and I'm going to start up a conversation.
Speaker B: Okay. yeah, you walk up to one. He says, hi there, ladies. what's your name? Not falling for that. I don't know, beat him to it. Because now you can't just say, I'm not going to tell you. What's your name?
Speaker A: Well, I could lie to him. I, guess I could be like, oh, my name is Muck Tuck.
Speaker B: What?
Speaker A: Muck Tuck.
Speaker B: Your name is Muktuck?
Speaker A: I mean, yeah.
Speaker B: Hey, guys, I got mucktuck over here. And he points at you and he says, your name is Muck Tuck. I got you.
Speaker A: Actually, it's not.
Speaker B: What? That's not fairy. Yeah, do that. Wait, wasn't the rule if you guess someone incorrectly, you have to take off your own mask? That was a rule. So that guy's. And then, someone says, wait, your name's not Muktuk?
Speaker A: Nah, it's not.
Speaker B: They say, oh, looks like you're out, sir. He says, Ah, dang it. He takes his mask off, and he throws it on the ground. And Mr. Yotaku is like, oh, please, no, these are my masks.
Speaker A: I look at Brock and I give him a wink, but he can't tell.
Speaker B: Because a person, ah, in a mask gives you a wink.
Speaker A: We've decided that we can tell who each other do work in the dish.
Speaker B: Pit for you see a familiar wink that you've seen every day.
Speaker A: I'm assuming it's double wink back.
Speaker B: Podcast listeners are going to start shipping Mika and Brock now because they exchange winks in the dishroom. He's a psycho killer.
Speaker A: I'm assuming it's him, by the way, his mannerism. Right?
Speaker B: I am not a killer.
Speaker A: I'm going to walk up to the other tipsy ish, extravagant person.
Speaker B: Okay, it's a woman.
Speaker A: And she says, oh, it's not what.
Speaker B: You did over, there. You're not going to give me the same way.
Speaker A: Oh, I'm not?
Speaker B: No, you're not. No, you're not. You're naughty little girl.
Speaker A: You're a little weird. You're weird.
Speaker B: And your name's not Muktuck.
Speaker A: I know that much, so don't try me. Your name isn't Madame Yang. Or is it? Wouldn't you like to mean if you wanted to tell me your name? We could be our little secret.
Speaker B: And she taps her nose. I know about this secret menu. Everybody's been talking about it. It's not so secret anymore.
Speaker A: Yeah. So back to your name.
Speaker B: What do you think that it is?
Speaker A: I don't know. Give me, a hint. Why would I do that?
Speaker B: All right.
Speaker A: It starts with A-B-A-B. You're so fun.
Speaker B: Yeah. You walk up to him.
Speaker A: Same lady.
Speaker B: Yeah. Sorry. I walk up to the same lady. You're a tall, handsome glass of secret menu tea.
Speaker A: He's wearing a mask, so you know about the vibe.
Speaker B: Still tall. He's still tall and he's built. He's built.
Speaker A: Doesn't mean he's handsome.
Speaker B: Are you saying this to her? People have just unshipped Mika. Oh, man, Mika's such a jerk. She doesn't deserve,
Speaker A: Now let the people ship who they want.
Speaker B: Let the ship sail. Let the ship sail toy. I see, you've been enjoying some of the blissful brews secret mix.
Speaker A: I have.
Speaker B: Did you try some? Oh, yes. I go there every weekend. Every Thursday. They haven't. But however, they got to make sure that you're in the know to know, you have to be in the know to get. So I actually know Mr. Okaron who runs the blissful brew, and he wanted me to go out and get the people interested on the list for the people who can come in on Thursdays and get that special secret menu. I know you love them. It's so. Yes. Yeah. So I've got, I didn't realize I loved them until tonight, but I love them. Absolutely. And now that you love them. You're going to come in every Thursday with me. We can go together. I got to get your name for his list. This isn't even part of the game. I'm just out here because they're winding down, cleaning up back there. So we got to get you on the list before you get out of here because otherwise you may not get this again. Okay, roll the trick. What is trick? Width? Is that creativity? I believe, yes. So I got a plus one. So I got an eight. Eight. Okay. so you get to pick one. They stumble, take plus one, forward to acting against them. They act foolishly. The GM tells you, what additional opportunity they give you, or they overcommit and they're deceived for some time. I'll say they overcommit and they are deceived for some. Yep. Yeah, I think that makes the most sense. She says, my name is Beatrice Von Winkle.
Speaker A: Am I on the list?
Speaker B: Absolutely. Beatrice, I'm going to go to Mr. Okeron right now, get your name on the list, and we will see you on Thursday. Oh, wonderful. I can't wait. Likewise. likewise. So I'll just walk straight past her to the game master and say, that lady's Beatrice. I, got her name. Oh, is it? And he looks over and he says, hey, Beatrice. And she turns around and he goes, oh, yep, that's you. You're out. And she goes, oh, my.
Speaker A: Well, that's fine.
Speaker B: I'll have something to do on Thursdays now. I'll see you. She takes off her mask and she walks away. And in the distance, you can hear. She walks up to somebody else and she says, I'm on the specialiSt. So what now you're down to, seven people, including the two of you. Bring out the weapons.
Speaker A: How are these masks being held on?
Speaker B: so some of them have, like, straps in the back, so they tie on and then a small number of what's left. of people, maybe like two people have them, like, with the sticks. You almost wonder if the people that chose the stick ones, their arms got tired from holding the stick the whole party, or they just got tired of doing it in general and they kind of gave up. So most of those people are gone? Not gone. So you said people had the second change of clothes and they had, like, the tickets with them, right? Do those tickets just have numbers or do they also have their names on them? Well, they had, like, invitations, essentially. At this point, they don't have the invitations on them anymore. Those would have just been so the invitations had their address, had their name and everything on it, but they put those with their clothes. So nobody assumed that anybody would necessarily pick up a mask that wasn't invited to the party and join in the game. so they didn't think through that. They just. The invitations were solely for just getting the clothes back to the people that they changed out of. That would never happen.
Speaker A: Oh, so I can't do, like, a sleight of hand and be like, oh, your name is Phyllis.
Speaker B: Oh, I see. What, you, pickpocket their tickets? In theory.
Speaker A: Or know, we could turn the blissful brew into Starbucks. Got to give us your name.
Speaker B: I was like, where is she going with that? And then I was like, Starbucks? Are you going? But you'd have to mispronounce it. So somebody's like, yeah, my name is Gary. You'd be like, hey, that's Jerry over there, or Gareth. I don't know, whatever they.
Speaker A: Stephen with a ph.
Speaker B: With a V. no, I never. Because you would miswrite it.
Speaker A: Yeah. So instead of Stephen with a V, it's Stephen. Ph. There was or was a ph.
Speaker B: Yeah. where is Steven with a ph? Can we talk to him? Oh, he's been here the whole time. He's been running around the party. He's, making sure everything's up to date, especially now at the end, because he's got to run around and give everybody their other half of their, deposit or money or whatever.
Speaker A: How much trouble would I get in if somebody caught me? Removing somebody else's? Like, would that be a disqualification?
Speaker B: You would assume, maybe. I mean, assuming Mika would assume that.
Speaker A: I just didn't know if there was rules.
Speaker B: Oh, technically, no. But you wonder if maybe they might get upset? seems a little hostile.
Speaker A: I was just going to walk behind them and be like.
Speaker B: I mean, you can always try if you want to roll a again. Since you're a rogue, let's call it a rely on your skills and training.
Speaker A: I don't know.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker A: I don't know.
Speaker B: We'll put that option out there just in case. So at this point, how much time is left? there is about ten minutes left. Ten minutes left? Well, if there's five people left, including us, nobody knows us. And we can just walk away and then come back with at least 50 you on a piece if you want to do that. Nobody knows who we are.
Speaker A: I figured we would stick it out to the end, but we have to get rid of the competition.
Speaker B: Okay. Are we having a conversation? Like, telepathically telepathically you guys are standing there next to each other, so, I mean, yeah, you could just be having those conversations. By the way, just, So you know, Madame Yang is potentially dying.
Speaker A: What?
Speaker B: I'll fill you in later. But we need to.
Speaker A: Well, should we maybe save her?
Speaker B: We need to address this after the party.
Speaker A: I don't like to be an accomplice to potentially murder.
Speaker B: I've had to keep her there for a while for safekeeping. She's fine.
Speaker A: Why would you tell me this and then just beg? Oh, let's move on.
Speaker B: Because I need your help. Because she is our main competition and I don't know how to handle her by myself, so I just incapacitated her for the time being so we could all deal with her.
Speaker A: Incapacitated her how, exactly? Don't worry about it, okay?
Speaker B: We're, going to be fine. So let's just finish this and then we'll go.
Speaker A: Why even tell me?
Speaker B: Because now you know. You canonically know what is going on.
Speaker A: I don't know if I want to know.
Speaker B: Well, too bad. Brock is forcing this information on everybody.
Speaker A: Dang.
Speaker B: Okay, I'm going to need your help and bills and Guaohans, and we're going to try and figure this out after the party. But for now, do you want to split up or try and take people on as a team to try and get some more money?
Speaker A: Probably. As I'm not as charismatic with the people, I don't know how to get their names off them.
Speaker B: I guess I can only do that on drunk people, but I can try with someone more sober.
Speaker A: So maybe teamwork.
Speaker B: Let's do it. Okay, so who's the next most drunk person? you see a real scrawny looking guy and you wonder if probably it doesn't take too much to get him there, but he definitely seems like he's out of it. How old is this gentleman? He, looks like he is in his early 30s. Early thirty s. And he's currently not talking to someone.
Speaker A: Really?
Speaker B: He's sort of like two people are talking and he's sitting on the stairs behind them and he's talking, but he doesn't look like they're engaging with him at all. Looks like they're engaged with each other and they're just trying to ignore him. So he might just be talking to himself. He says, yeah, I was down at the park the other day, and there was this dog, and he was running around and he was doing some crazy stuff. And you're just noticing that he's not. I mean, technically, really talking to somebody. Okay, I'll walk up to him. And I was like, hey, were you talking about a dog? Because we, just so happened to have seen a dog earlier today. How you been? I mean, I know that, obviously you know that we're here for the game, but I'd just like to strike up a conversation. You look like you could use some friends. yeah, it was one of those chunky, hippo dogs, one of them fat ones. He was just kind of running around, and he was barking. basically, I saw him. He was, eating grass. I thought, man, that was weird. He's eating grass? Yeah, hippo dogs typically don't eat that. I don't know why he was doing that. Yeah, it's crazy. Yeah. So I'll do the buddy thing. Put the hand on the shoulders, like, whoa, dude, you've been working out. You're pretty huge, man. thanks. Yeah, well, I was. Funny you should say that, because I was chasing that hippo dog around the park, so I probably really busted my muscles doing that. Ah, your muscles look really busted. My legs. My thighs. Yeah, they're real muscular from chasing, that hippo dog around the whole park. You're looking lean. So I've been trying to get back to hitting the gym. Did you ever want to try and work out together, be some workout buds, keep each other accountable? Well, most of what I do is I chase the hippo dog around. Is that, like, what you do for your work? Well, I own the zoo. Oh, you own the zoo? Yeah. Okay, so I chase a lot of animals around, but that dang hippo dog, he just always caused me trouble.
Speaker A: Who owns the zoo?
Speaker B: He owns the zoo. That's me.
Speaker A: Who's he?
Speaker B: Our, friend right here. Me. We've been trying to hit up the zoo. Every now and then. We were trying to go, but we could never find the right time. Do you have a business card on you that we. Yeah, I got one right here. Awesome. thank you so much. He hands it to you, so I pick up the business card. Ralph Wiggums. That's me. Ralph, Wiggums, it is nice to meet you. Ralph. That's a character I just realized. Ralph Wiggums, it is so nice to meet you. I go, I shake his hand. I leave him and Mika to their devices. And as you walk away, you hear him saying, yeah, you come by and check out that hippo dog sometime. Real crazy critter. He's running around. He just keeps talking as you walk away. He'll just talk at Mika while I'm leaving. Mika's taking one for the team. So, I go up to the game master, and I'm like, that guy over there, his name is Ralph. Yeah, we know Ralph. All right, once we do. All right, so that's two down. Yeah, he goes over there and he's like, hey, Ralph, you got to go home. And Ralph's like, yeah, I gotta go back home. I gotta go deal with that dang Hippo Dog that dude is so fixed on. he loves this hippo dog, man. All right, well, it was great seeing you, Ralph. I'll go stop by the zoo sometime. Right on. Yeah, that's cool. You can come and check out my hippo, dog. He's a crazy little guy. Like, hippo Dog is a metaphor for something. Oh, gosh, who knows?
Speaker A: Is there another hippo dog dream?
Speaker B: there is one young lady, and she's sort of, like, sitting on the stairs. She's got, not on the stairs themselves, but you know how at fancier homes they have the sides? not like double staircase. What am I thinking? It's like a rail, sort of, but it's just like a big cement, like, wall rail. You know what I'm talking about?
Speaker A: Like a retaining wall, kind of, yeah.
Speaker B: Basically like a retaining wall alongside the stairs. And she's, like, sitting on that, and she's got, like, one knee, up. She's got an arm across her knee. She looks pretty intense.
Speaker A: All right, I'm a plop down next to her.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker A: In that same knee. Up, arm on my leg.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker A: You're just going to matter, and I'm just going to be like, suck.
Speaker B: what are you doing here? Dad make you come along, too? Just being a valley teen girl.
Speaker A: Amazing. I actually, don't have a dad.
Speaker B: But sucks.
Speaker A: He can't make me come to the party.
Speaker B: Yeah, sorry. I was going to get to that. Yeah, we're right on. what's your favorite thing to do without a dead?
Speaker A: I'm, like, actively trying to hold back to you.
Speaker B: No, you got to rule out catch.
Speaker A: I like to do my own thing.
Speaker B: That's so cool. Yeah, I wish I could do that.
Speaker A: Well, you could.
Speaker B: I mean, I kind of do.
Speaker A: So you just go hang out sometimes?
Speaker B: Maybe. M. I don't know. I'm pretty busy, though.
Speaker A: Oh, well, you know, I got a gang. Oh, yeah, I've heard of few gangs, you know, around town.
Speaker B: Wait, a few? You serious right now?
Speaker A: Yeah, serious right now. Like, the coyote boars, the coyote boars.
Speaker B: The wild coyote boars? Yeah, my gang.
Speaker A: What?
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker A: Ah, that's pretty sick.
Speaker B: Yeah, we are pretty sick. But wait, who are these other gangs? Because if there's other gangs out there, we're going to run them out. We'll mess them, up.
Speaker A: There's like the squid gang.
Speaker B: Gang. What's ah, their deal? Well, the car around them, are they running?
Speaker A: They can't run a squid. That's kind of weird, but running a.
Speaker B: Squid, what does that even mean?
Speaker A: No, they carry around a squid.
Speaker B: Running a squid, is that like a drug thing or something?
Speaker A: It's not necessarily a drug thing. It's more like, a booze thing.
Speaker B: Oh, my gosh. They got like an illegal speakeasy thing going on.
Speaker A: M yeah.
Speaker B: Kidding me?
Speaker A: No, not at all.
Speaker B: M I guess that doesn't really step on our front. So I guess no big deal. But if they do step on our front, then it's a big deal and we'll see.
Speaker A: M they might in a big way competition.
Speaker B: Am I with Mika right now or is she off on her own? I think she's over kind of off on her own a little bit.
Speaker A: Unless you chose to follow me. I mean, I just started walking it over to this chicken plop down next door.
Speaker B: I mean, if you want help, then I can try and help. But if you think you got this, I mean, you saw her walk over there, so, yeah, if you want to engage, it's up to you. I'll stay out of it if you want to try. You're like giving each other this entire conversation just through your eyes. He's trying to make his way over there.
Speaker A: And then I'm going to double my hippo, double wink at you.
Speaker B: He's going to give him the old double wing. Brock knows exactly what because I'm chasing him. All right, so I'll mean Andrew over there. So I heard you're part of the Wild Coyote Force. Wow, you've got, like, really good ears. They are award winning. Yes. Really? Yeah.
Speaker A: She, like, looks over where he listens to the rocks.
Speaker B: What do they say? They mainly sing. Really? Yeah, they like rock. It's kind of freaky. Yeah, it's freak cray. I dig it. I know, you dig rocks. I dig dirt. I don't like dig, dig, but I, dig, dig dig in the mine the whole day through. Sounds kind of dirty. So dirty. learn something about that. I don't like the direction rock.
Speaker A: I'm just going to sink back in here and be like, hey, so your gang isn't looking for new affiliates.
Speaker B: MAybe if you got what it takes.
Speaker A: I might have what it takes.
Speaker B: You think so?
Speaker A: I don't got a dad.
Speaker B: You got me there. That is, like, top the checklist. Well, I'm just saying, only, like one of our members doesn't have a dad.
Speaker A: I'm just saying, if you really want me to be part of this gang, I have nothing to tie me down. Hold me back.
Speaker B: I dig that.
Speaker A: and give it.
Speaker B: She says, well, I don't dig it like that guy, but I dig what you're saying. I dig the dirt you're putting down.
Speaker A: Dope.
Speaker B: Speaking of dope, are you guys, aware of the other gang that's going on? Dope in the area? Yeah. Is that the Squid gang? No, it's not squid gang. It's not? No, it's another one. It's called the BN gang. They call it a shore for Boys night Gang. Wyatt. It's an all male gang. They only attack at night. But you know what? They're using a tea shop as their front. Wyatt. Yeah? You guys ought to take them out. What? I heard you guys are pretty tough, so you probably should try and take them out. What's the tea gang or the tea shop? it's called some, hot leaf juice. I think it's always leaf juice. Okay, I'll bring that to our main guy. Yeah, they're out there. He knows things. They're out there with the wacky tobacco, really? And the hash cookies. I don't know. I just feel like if someone's dealing, like, drugs, and that's going to really take the top off of our protection ring, and that's going to be a problem, obviously. So we're going to have to deal with that. Yeah, you can't have that. No. Absolutely not. So thanks for letting me know. are you both interested in joining? I mean, you're a big guy, which is, like, pretty dope. I could use some money on the side. Yeah. And then you got, like, a small but agile thing, I think, going on. You guys like benders?
Speaker A: Ah, yeah.
Speaker B: What kind of bender? I'm an Earthbender. Right on.
Speaker A: I'm water.
Speaker B: Oh, nice.
Speaker A: Yeah.
Speaker B: she snaps her fingers, and a small, ignition of fire comes off of her finger. She's like. But you can't guess what I am. That's kind of hot. You m don't even know what I look like. You don't even know what I look like. Mask on. Well, I don't want to see. Take it off. Glad you didn't use that verbiage, Alec. Did I? Stop. Rock, adjust the mask so that it's also covering his mouth. Rock is digging himself up. Are you short of breath?
Speaker A: Yeah. how do we go about joining your gang? Do we go and say, hey, so and so sent us, bro?
Speaker B: Oh, yeah. after this mass game, just I'll give you my name and, I'll tell you where to go.
Speaker A: Dope? Yeah, that'd be cool.
Speaker B: All right, cool.
Speaker A: But after the game, you have to give us your name.
Speaker B: Well, I'm not stupid. I'm not going to miss this game. My game needs the money, girl.
Speaker A: I did not think you're stupid, operations. I just didn't know how it would go about finding you. I don't know what you look like.
Speaker B: Well, you'll know what I look like after the game's over. I'll take my mask off. No big deal. You want to just come up with another? How do you brew and just spill it on her or something? So she has to take the mask off for some reason, and you see Mr. Yotaku and he shouts out. He says, you all have 30, seconds to get your seven of us left. There's four plus you guys. Yeah, so that's still 40. You on a piece? You do math really fast. Well, that's 40 plus a little bit left over, but we still got 40. That's 80. So. So long as no one finds both of us out, then that's closer to what we need.
Speaker A: Hey, do you want to help us figure out the rest of these people?
Speaker B: I've been trying, but I don't know, it's not really my thing. I don't talk to these people when my dad makes me come to these stupid parties. Oh, my. Yeah, it's, ah, Shifu is their name. It's not the one you're thinking of. It's his, brother. So I'm his what? Niece? Is that what they call. Oh, so your uncle is the family that's running this whole thing? Well, I mean, they're like, on the side. They're like the co host, you could say, like the Yotaku family. This is their house. They're like in charge or whatever. but my uncle, he helps pay for things, and then he gets part of the credit for the whole thinG, and he gets to promote his business or something. I don't know. It's rich people stuff. like business people, fancy stuff. It's not really my thing. You seem like a, tough one to break, so I'm just going to try and wait out the clock. I don't know about me. Okay. Yeah, seems, I mean, like I said, I don't know any of these people for sure. It's not that important. All right. And then, as you guys are kind of like, sitting back to wait, sure enough, like a couple of seconds later, Mr. Yotaku says, all right, the game is over. Let's see, 123-4566 people. That works out too bad. 41.66 repeating. So let's just say 41 coins apiece here. you go. And he starts to, like, he hands it over to Steven with a pH because it was all in one big bag. Steven with a pH starts pulling out smaller sacks that he just is carrying with him. And he's been handing everybody all this money through these smaller sacks. So he starts to quickly distribute it. And then, he gives each of you 41 yuan coins. shortly after that, he comes rushing up to the blissful brew booth and he gives you guys your other 250 coins, which was the other half you would get after the event. Thank you, Steven. Yes, and thank you so much for participating in our event and being one of our caterers. Could you, I don't know. Yes. Could I persuade you possibly to give us part of the money that the hot leaf juice company, their half, for afterwards? Because I noticed, and I talked to a lot of people, and I'm sure you noticed that we had a lot more customers at our booth than hot leaf juice. And I heard at least 40 people complaining about their tea. And then it came out to ours, and we served customers at least five teas apiece each. I think we pulled way more weight than they did. No, you make a very good point. Give me just a moment, M. I will be right back. And he rushes off. And then a few moments later, he returns with Mr. Yotaku himself. And, Mr. Okuron is quickly readjust his robe, which he had, like, literally hanging off the entire top half of his body, letting it all go. He takes like a rag and he quickly wipes a bunch of the sweat off of himself. And he says, oh, Mr. Yotaku, that's, an honor, sir. And he gives him a bow. Bill gives him a bow. And Mr. M. Yotaku says, well, it's come to my attention that there was a bit of obscurity between the tea service. definitely unexpected on my end as far as which direction it would lean towards. But it would seem that, your business did pick up, quite a bit more than the other business did. So, yes, I am willing to compensate you a percentage of the, hardleaf juices profits they were supposed to receive at the end here, since they did not live up to the contract they had signed and, in fact, give you, the money for overproducing. somebody had told me you would have required additional ingredients which you were able to supply, which is very impressive in such short notice. So obviously, you've proven yourself very responsible. So, yes, Stephen, with the pH, give them the other half. That was supposed to go to hot leaf juice. I will handle hot leaf juice. In explaining my disappointments to, Yang. Thank you so much, sir. Yes, I must say I feel as though I owe you, Mr. Ogran, a bit of an apology myself. It seems that, I was under the impression that a, large chain such as hot leaf juice would have been more responsible and capable. And that was what I was led to believe by a certain member of the Shifu family. So don't blame me too much. But I must say, you have definitely impressed me. And I would definitely be, reaching out to you again. And I sincerely apologize for the, sort of mishandling of your initial contract in the past, Mr. O'Connor. Oh, thank you, sir. I truly appreciate it. Yes, of course, you feel free to reach out to us at any time, but we would be happy, and more than happy, honored even, to, cater at your next party, your next big event. It sounds good. I will see you next time, Mr. O'clock. AnD you. And, you, sir. And he bids you both to do, after handing you the money. And he heads away. Bill, looks at it. Mr. Okuron comes over and he says, bill, that was very clever of you. That was very clever indeed. I never would have even thought about it. I was just so like. I don't know how to say it. You know your way to handle people. For sure. You are very charismatic. When you, work the front of house and you talk to people all day, you kind of catch on to things. And I caught on to the fact that a hot leaf juice was, well, sucking the fun out of this place. We added a little extra fun at the end of the night. Indeed, yes. They felt so flappy behind. I don't even know what happened. I can, only imagine they just so unprepared. I suppose that's what happens when you try to come to a different location. You try to haul your equipment. It all goes to nuts. That's why I like. They probably were tired from all the traveling. They probably broke a bunch of stuff, traveling. Can't even imagine all those. That's why you always go local. That's right. You always go local. It's a better business model, I'm pretty sure. All right. Families learned that tonight. That's right. They did. Wow. boys, I just want to pause for a moment and say that I'm proud of both of you. You two stuck by my side. nothing against Brock and Mika. I don't know where they're off, and I'm sure they were doing their thing to help us in some way, shape, or form. I'm pretty sure they were promoting. Oh, that could be part of the reason why we had so much. That's a good point. Yes, that's a good point. But, I just want you guys to know that I really appreciate you guys sticking by my side and really helping me make sure that this tea party was everything it needed to be. And everything went well. You guys worked really hard tonight, and I'm proud of you. Thank you. Thanks, Mr. Okra. No need to cry, young man. It's okay. You did so good, and I'm proud of you both. And I think. I mean, I don't know, but I think we might be able to save the blissful Brew with what we've got. I hope so. Do we have enough? I think so. All right, well, I guess let's get things packed up and head home. And tomorrow, we'll deal with tomorrow when it comes. Guo looks over at the crate where he's secreted some of those bottles, and he's like, I think we can save the blissful Brew with what we've got. Has he passed the crate? All right. And with the Blissful Brew's pop up shop success bringing smiles to the exhausted Mr. Okaron, Bill, and Guo, we will call it an end to episode ten. Thank you so much for listening to our show. Of course, don't forget to follow or subscribe to our podcast through whatever podcast site that you're using, such as iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and others. Additionally, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Just look for the social media icons. Following us on social media gives you access to all news announcements, and, of course, new episodes as they are released. 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