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"Well, once a week seems like a reasonable amount of times, doesn't it? Though, that's not a hardset number. Could be more, sometimes less."

"Good enough!" the others all say with big thumbs up.

You chuckle and munch on popcorn as you sit down again. The Challengers Challenging Challenges show continues, and Byron has survived Ready Aim Water. He has $4000 total, but now is facing something called "The Mucho Macho Ocho Tango! (trademark)"

And it is a rather insane obstacle course! You're reminded of both American Ninja Warrior, Wipeout, and one other thing you can't put your finger on. And Byron seems rather intimidated by the gauntlet before him.

"Behold this daunting task before you!" the host says with just as much edge as she has bubbly energy. "Eight unique obstacles for one Herculean course! And each individual obstacle has its own individual punishment- I mean, surprise, attached! If you can get through all these obstacles, you will have up to another $8000 on top of what you earned today!"

The fans cheer Byron's possible $12,000 total as the host starts describing the obstacles.

"Of course," the host says, "after each challenge, I'll be asking if you feel up to more. If you don't, that's totally fine. You will simply stop with the money you had. But also, you will have to face a very special Quitter Punishment!"

That smile is starting to go from coy to a smug Cheshire cat smile.

"First up," the host continues, "the Trample-lines! Jump from one trampoline to another! Simple, right? Right! So there's more to it! You can't stay on a trampoline for more than three bounces at a time! You can bounce, bounce, bounce, but then you must jump to another trampoline. If you bounce a fourth time on a trampoline, we release The Log!"

Cameras point out a log that's made of faux wood, but it is still a big, burly cylinder all the same.

"Make it to the end of the line... of Trample-lines... in under five minutes," the host continues, "and you get the first $1000!

"Second, the Sand Paper Box! A sandbox filled not with sand but with sandpaper! Jump in, peel pieces of sandpaper away and find a special prize. But as 420 seconds, aka 7 minutes, tick away, you'll lose money off the second $1000! Now, if you run out of those 7 minutes, you will be moved on to the third obstacle by default, but that 1000 becomes $580.

"Third, Happy Gills-More! If you're thinking of fish, you're right! Byron here has to dive into our hot tub sized fish tank, and grab at least 8 fish, but as many as he wants within 5 minutes. The 8 fish minimum secures the third $1000 and Byron can move on to the fourth obstacle, but every extra fish is an extra $200. However, Byron can't risk wasting time! If the 5 minutes run out, Byron doesn't get credit for the extra fish and instead of $1000, it becomes $500.

"Fourth is Lalalala La Balm Bomb! We have a bucket of lip balm, and by that I mean just the balm. Not the fancy sticks that dispense the stuff, just the stuff! Get as big as handful as you can, even with both hands, and you SLAM it down on this miniature carnival bell game. If you can use the wad of balm to get the weight to hit the bell, you can move on with the full $1000!

"These obstacles and challenges are so out there," you say with a chuckle. "Who even comes up with these?"

"Fifth is the Hut Dog Stand!" the host continues. "Crawl into this hut that's badly lit, and where hot dogs will line the walls, hang from the ceiling, and even be all over the floor! The challenge? All the hot dogs are being cooked and kept hot by that dim light, because that light is a heat lamp! And what you have to do, Byron, is eat any four hot dogs! If you can stomach four dogs, you can exit the hut and move on with another $1000!

"Sixth, the Wok of Shame! Two food challenges in a row, what're the odds? But as you can see, we have a hibachi station set up with our 'official' Challengers Challenging Challenges chef!"

A man stands at attention at the hibachi and gives a courteous bow.

"Now, this particular challenge is unique," host says with a big smile. "As soon as Byron starts on Trample-lines, the very first challenge, our Triple-C Chef will begin preparing a small meal of fried rice, with carrots, peas, bits of scrambled egg and white meat chicken. But the catch? The chef doesn't stop cooking the rice until Byron arrives! The faster the Byron arrives, the more likely he'll be eating fresh and appealing rice, or dry, crunchy, overcooked rice! Either way, Byron will have to eat it all if he wants the $1000!

"The seventh and penultimate challenge!" the host says with a dramatic effect added. "And fittingly, it's Pen Ultimate! We have 10 DOZEN pens, still in their packaging! Rip open the packaging to get at the pens, and throw the pens into this pen we made for them! Yes, it's a PEN PEN! If you manage to get all 120 pens in the pen before 5 minutes are up, you get $1000! But if you fall short of the 120, the number of pens leftover, multipled by 5, will be deducted!

"And now... Finally! At long last! The eighth and final challenge of the Mucho Macho Ocho Tango...! The Ocho Nueve Diez! All you have to do, after having gotten through the seven previous challengers, is stand perfectly still on this letter X for ten full seconds. The catch? You only get three tries! If you even LEAN so much as a teeny bit one way or another, that's a strike. You get all three strikes, the challenge is over, no final $1000. You ready, Byron!?"

Byron sputters and stammers like Porky Pig before getting out a squawky, "YES!"

"Okay then!" the host says with a big smile as she aims him at the trampolines. "Ready!"

"He's not gonna make it, is he?" Beast Boy asks.

"Set!"

"Yeah, no way," Cyborg says.

"GOOO~!" as she pushes Byron towards the trampolines!

A) Agree, he's not making it
B) Disagree, there's a chance
C) "I bet he stops at [number between 2 and 7]"
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