I'm Just Happy To Be in the Land of the Hobbits

This is the first episode of Survivor: Free Agents

Challenges
Immunity Challenge (Day 2): Getting Tanked One castaway would stand at the top of a tower and pour water down five gutters held by five castaways. The water would fill a barrel, which would release a net of puzzle pieces when full. The five remaining castaways would assemble the puzzle. The first tribe to assemble their puzzle would win. Winners: TBD

Immunity Challenge(Day 3): Challenge Title Challenge mechanics. Winners: TBD

Day 1
Two boats are shown speeding towards Adele Island in Tasman Bay, New Zealand. Aboard two boats are the twenty-two castaways. There are eleven castaways on each boat. One boat contains the eleven oldest castaways and the other boat contains the eleven youngest castaways who will be competing for the chance to win a million dollars.

The two boats reach the island’s shore nearly simultaneously and all twenty-two castaways disembark from their respective boats and head to where Jeff Probst is standing. All twenty-two stand in two separate groups (They are standing with the people that were on their boat) in front of Jeff.

Jeff welcomes the castaways, he then asks one of the castaways, a middle aged man in a plaid shirt, how he feels about the make-up of the groups.

Doug: Well Jeff if I am being honest, if these are the starting tribes I think us older folks are going to be in for an uphill battle.

Jeff notices the woman standing next to Doug shaking her head. Jeff asks the woman if she disagrees with Doug’s sentiment.

Ann Marie: Of course I do. I do not have time for anyone with a defeatist attitude. We might be older but I think it is safe to say that because we’re older we are also wiser…

Jeff notices a young man shaking his head and laughing. Jeff asks the young man if he disagrees with what Ann Marie is saying.

Aaron: Yeah, I mean just because you’re older than me does not mean you’re any wiser than me. In fact I know plenty of people who are older than me who are just flat out morons. Wisdom does not always come with age.

Jeff points at a young looking African American man who is standing with the older contestants. Jeff asks this young man how he feels about the grouping of the castaways.

Ralph: I don’t know Jeff; I mean I am only thirty-two years old so I am not sure why I am on this tribe and not the other. That being said I am happy just to have the chance to be on any tribe.

A smirk creeps across Jeff’s face and he says that he has never made mention of any tribes so far. In fact this game is starting out with no tribes at all. The contestants all look at each other in shock and awe.

Chaos ensues as the castaways arrive at camp. Everyone is talking over each other and nobody seems to be doing anything remotely productive. That is until Ann Marie, who has a very loud voice, begins speaking.

Ann Marie: Okay guys we can’t stand around all day and talk. We have to get stuff done, we’ve got a lot of people here so we should be able to bang out a shelter and maybe attempt to make a fire.

I think our best bet is to have some captains out here who can delegate the work to others so that nobody slacks off.

Jody: I think that is a great idea. Anyone want to volunteer to be a captain?

Rex is the only one who raises his hand. Ann Marie: Don’t everyone rush to become a captain…

Jody: Well why don’t we do this, the captains will be you, me, and…ah…I am sorry I did not get your name.

Rex: It’s Rex…

Jody: Okay good, so the three of us should be captains and we shall delegate what needs to be done.

Ann Marie: Sounds like a plan to me.

Both guys decide to ask others what they think about the shelter situation and most agree with Aaron. Craig, realizing that what he wanted to do is not what the majority of the people want to do decides to go with Aaron’s plan and the two of them, along with the help of some of the other castaways begin working on the three shelters.

Toby, Doug, and Mary C. are busy trying to unsuccessfully start a fire. Doug asks Toby for his glasses and after a few minutes of nothing happening they give up trying to start the fire that way. Lucas watches the trio of “city slickers” with amusement.

Ralph does not look at all comfortable with this topic of conversation. He tells Rex that he is glad Rex recognizes him but he would like it if Rex would not go around broadcasting to everyone who Ralph is. Rex says he will respect Ralph’s wishes and will not say a word to anyone about who Ralph is. The two of them then shake on it and head back to the camp proper with the wood they have collected.

Doug gives her a big hug and congratulates her while Lucas stares down at the fire with his hands on his hips amazed that a city girl succeeded at doing something he should have been able to do.

Gabe: It is so good that there is another gay man out here. I will have to talk with him tomorrow because even though I am much older than he is, I think that because we have this one major thing in common we are bound to have other stuff in common as well.

Both Craig and Ralph lie about what they do for a living. Craig tells everyone he is a high school history teacher while Ralph says he works at a grocery store in the deli.

Miranda tells the group that she is a single mother of two children. From the look on Mary Perkins’ face it is clear that she does not approve of someone that young having two children already and we are about to hear her voice this disapproval…

Freddie: Hey everyone I’m Freddie, I love to make people laugh, I love to have a great time, and that’s why people call me the Armenian Animal!

Freddie then proceeds to howl like a wolf. Doug and Gabe look at each other and chuckle at the sheer absurdity of what just happened.

Claudia introduces herself and talks a little about her life. The camera pans over to Lucas who is practically drooling all over himself while Claudia is talking.

Gerard: Hi my name is Gerard and I am a podiatrist. I am also very tired and I am going to go to sleep now if you all don’t mind.

The group laughs as Gerard goes and lies down in one of the shelters.

Aaron: Hey I am Aaron, I have a girlfriend back at home and I have no kids. At least not that I am aware of…

Ann Marie is shown rolling her eyes at the last comment before she gives us a nighttime confessional…

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