The Stagehand leans over to the 'critic', nodding his head slowly "Yea, there is more. That thing he took off? That was how the producer was - more or less - controlling him. See, he was quite the unwilling host. Marty thought i'd make things more exciting if he managed to get someone dangerous to do the show - someone unpredictable. Well, Kahmori was not exactly interested. Marty didn't want to take no for an answer, so he sent groups of folks after him. Most didn't return. The last group, however, managed to get lucky...and one of them *DID* come back. They had played a little game with him...and he lost. So, they forced him to do the show...and wear that 'magical' earring to keep him under check, so he could not hurt anyone in the audience. Well, with the producer gone....the earring can come off. Just like it did. This is BAD. No more power restriction. No more...whatever. Very, very bad..."<br/><br/>Kahmori smirks at the little beachball that had gotten tossed into the crowd. It begins to bounce back and forth on the hands of folks eager to bop it around. Something else to liven things up - he liked it!!!<br/><br/>The Camera stays zoomed in on Arianna as the bulge disappears down her neck and into her body. Hopping up onto his Podium, Kahmori swirls the mic around in his hands a few times before once more bringing it to his mouth "With that fatal swallow, we are down a single contestant!! That is right - though i am sure everyone is quite curious as to how long a dragon is going to last in the stomach of a human, we won't be watching to find out. If she survives long enough to send someone else down, maybe we will see. If. Now, then..."<br/><br/>The same movie begins to play on the overhead screen from before, showing the 'pitfalls' of the obstacle course.<br/><br/>"Onwards to the obstacle course. This is by far the most dangerous of the little games we play here, and will lead to the quick demise of one of our unlucky contestants. It will also lead to the full belly of another. The game is simple - you compete to get to the finish line first. You will be given options at every stage of the game, with the option that will FAIL for you already PREDETERMINED!! That is right. It is just going to take a bit of lucky - or unlucky - guessing on the part of our contestants to send them on to the next of three obstacles! The catch? Less options are avalible. Starting with four, the second is toned down to three...and the third? To two! A fifty percent chance of failure! Sounds extreme? It's not! The winner is the one who gets the farthest. The loser? The first one to fall. Lets begin, shall we?"<br/><br/>Waving his hand to the wall the scoreboard was on, there is a faint hiss of mechanical items...and the wall begins to split right down the middle, slowly pulling to either side, and revealing...the obstacle course. The first obstacle looked like a narrow walkway that had to be traversed. Beneath it? A pit filled with nasty looking spikes - even if they didn't appear very sharp. The second obstacle was a simple rope-swing over a subtly bubbling pool of...something.<br/><br/>The third obstacle is what truly drew attention, though. A dragon's body was capped with two heads - both of them on the floor and wide-mouthed, with their red tongues leading up into that open mouth almost like a red carpet. It *LOOKED* real enough, though...thankfully....was just made of metal and plastic.<br/><br/>"Okay, lets get on to our first game, shall we? Wacko has been chosen for Lane one. Cryptor for lane two. Arianna for lane three. Max for lane four. Everyone get into positions."<br/><br/>Upon getting into their respective lanes, the contestants are each greeted with four narrow walkways, spaced about ten feet apart. They are labeled - one, two, three, and four. In the middle of those walkways (Each of which spans about twenty feet over the pit of 'spikes'), is a little red chain dangling downwards, upon which is attached a ball, wrapped in a red ribbon.<br/><br/>"Now, this part of the obstacle course is simple. Just get across. HOWEVER...in order to be allowed on the other side, you must have one of those four little red ribbons in your hand. To make things interesting, you must choose one of these narrow little walkways. Upon reaching the center, you jerk the chain...which releases the ball and ribbon into your hand. However...CAREFUL!! One of those four chains is set to make the pathway fall out from under you!! Once more, this has all been predetermined. Good luck, ladies and gentlemen. You are going to need it. You may begin at the sound of the buzzer...."<br/><br/><br/>Kahmori steps back, picks up his little buzzer....and presses the button.<br/><br/>BZZT! The game had begun!!