Love Island ♡ [Competitions]
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				Title: <strong>Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>06-08-2019, 20:39:07</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 25pt;" class="bbc_size">💚 ꒒ꄲ꒦ꏂ ꒐ꇙ꒒ꋬꋊ꒯ 💚</span></strong><br><br><em>This is where all IC posts for the Love Island game will go, as long as those scenes and posts take place during competitions.</em></div><br><hr><hr><br><div align="center">(https://media.istockphoto.com/vectors/two-pink-flamingo-standing-on-one-leg-palms-tree-island-ocean-see-vector-id1054977770?k=6&amp;m=1054977770&amp;s=612x612&amp;w=0&amp;h=_dC6wGagEsmKXzwUXaBhdJ_LS74J7hjhpIG_rqw2ag4=)</div><br><hr><hr><br><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">Header:</span></span> <br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqE9BgazQ-RdeNmG_q17Mn1JuzBxTxlILT_z2tc4sws89bmgzN)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (http://CS URL)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 1 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This dress (https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article12629979.ece/ALTERNATES/s1227b/ITV-Plc.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img height=200 padding=5]IMG URL[/img][/floatleft]<br>[b]Name:[/b] [url=CS URL]Name[/url]<br>[b]Age:[/b]<br>[b]Sexuality:[/b]<br>[b]Hometown:[/b]<br>[b]Date/Time:[/b]<br>[b]Location:[/b]<br>[b]Wearing:[/b] [url=Outfit URL]Description[/url]<br>[b]Coupled with:[/b]<br>[b]Tagging:[/b]<br><br>[hr]</code></pre>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>27-08-2019, 16:26:52</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">𝓔𝔁𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓑𝓪𝓰𝓰𝓪𝓰𝓮</span><br><br><em>Wednesday, 3 July 2019 - First Competition</em><br><br>(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--VEc2CQVb--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/gsyomxuvxkm58lugsoth.jpg)<br><br>The first game that our islanders will be participating in is one that we like to call Excess Baggage. The boys and girls are facing off. There are prop suitcases that each contain one secret about one of our islanders. One at a time, the suitcases will come down a chute, onto a baggage carousel, landing on a section assigned to one of our girls. Whichever girl opens the suitcase must try to match the secret to its owner. She must identify the boy she thinks the secret belongs to with a kiss. <br><br>Once the girls have finished, it's the boys turn. Both teams tally up their scores. Whichever team wins gets to go out for a night on the town that evening. So, it will either be a girls night out or a boys night out. The losing team (boys or girls) has to stay at the villa. After everyone is finished with the game, they must vote on who had the hottest or most embarrassing secret. The islanders cannot vote for themselves. Whoever gets the most points wins a power that they get to use at an upcoming recoupling ceremony. This power will not be revealed until the winner is announced.<br><br>The order of turns is as follows:<br><br><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Girls: (3 points)</span></strong> <br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Cassie</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Samantha</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Grace</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Cleo</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Rhonda</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Elsa</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Delaney</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Gwen</del></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <br><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Guys: (3 points)</span></strong> <br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>James</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>JJ</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Mark</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Logan</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Corey</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Devon</del></li></ul></td><td><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: square;"><li><del>Owen</del></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <br><br><span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>Secrets Revealed</strong></em></span><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Mark</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander slept with one of his co-workers. Then he slept with her sister, and finally, with the girls’ mother. This all transpired over the course of one week.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">JJ</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander once had a sugar mama. She was a client of his. He resisted at first, until she offered him enough money to live off of for an entire year. He was hers for that year, then never renewed their arrangement after that.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Corey</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander was once caught by a police officer, with a girl in the back of his car. They were in the 69 position. He got a written warning from the policeman.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Owen</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander is rumored to have slept with some TV personalities as well as women's soccer stars from both France and Sweden. He admits that they weren't actual relationships as much as they were stretches of hookups.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Logan</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander has a twin brother who he has convinced to break up with girls for him in the past.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">James</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander writes smut under a female pen name.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Logan</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander, to prepare for a friend’s wedding, asked his best mate’s mum to teach him how to dance and popped a boner. The whole ordeal was recorded on his best mate’s phone.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Devon</div><div class="spoiler_body">This male islander, on the same day he realized he was in love, went out and bought his girlfriend a ring. That same day, he found her cheating with one of his mates. He sold the ring and gave the money to a homeless person. He's never spoken about this since.</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Cleo</div><div class="spoiler_body">You may recognize this female islander from the amateur porn film she starred in a couple of years ago.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Sam</div><div class="spoiler_body">This female islander once dated fraternal twins simultaneously and confused their names during sex on more than one occasion.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Cassie</div><div class="spoiler_body">This female islander has never been with a guy who she hasn't cheated on.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Delaney</div><div class="spoiler_body">This female islander had a sugar daddy in college. He is a close friend of the family and despite the arrangement being long since dissolved, is still trying to rekindle the connection. Her family is unaware of their prior relationship.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Grace</div><div class="spoiler_body">Running late for an OBGYN appointment, this female islander sprayed her V zone generously with what she thought was body mist. Her doctor commented on her knicker region by saying “Oh! Fancy…” It turned out to be glitter spray instead of body mist. Her entire nether region was covered in multicolored sparkles!</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Elsa</div><div class="spoiler_body">This female islander didn't have her first sexual experience, or even her first kiss, until she was 19. It was with her college roommate; another girl.</div></div>&nbsp; <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Gwen</div><div class="spoiler_body">This female islander was once caught making out topless by a number of baseball players while in the dugout with her boyfriend, a fellow player. It turns out that he actually set her up to ensure that his teammates would get to enjoy the show, too.</div></div> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Rhonda</div><div class="spoiler_body">This female islander’s number of sexual partners is in the triple digits.</div></div></div></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>27-08-2019, 18:19:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>During the morning of the third day at the villa, a somewhat dated song played to wake up the islanders at 8:00 in the morning. Dirty Little Secret (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPDcwjJ8pLg) by The All-American Rejects was the chosen song, and perhaps some of the islanders thought little of the song choice. But, as they would soon find out (by Caroline's group text message), it was chosen as a hint for what they were about to partake in that morning. <br><br>After they received the text from Caroline that alerted them to their first competition of the summer, the islanders had about an hour to get ready and meet Caroline at the competition area, which is located just at the beach beyond the backyard. A little stage has been set up there just for the purposes of the shows games. <br><br>Once they arrive there, the islanders will see a mock baggage claim area. There is a brightly colored structure on one end of the stage, beside it is a chalkboard which Caroline will be using to keep the scores, and just off to the side is a security check table, where the islander who is up can examine the clues that are inside the suitcase. This table switches sides when the groups change from girls to boys. First up is the ladies. <br><br>The rules to the game are explained to all of the islanders before the crew starts to record anything. The girls are lined up on one side of the stage and the guys are on the other side, sweating it out as their secrets are shared. <br><br>"Good morning, islanders!" Caroline addresses them all as one collective group. She has a big smile on her face while she holds a stack of cards that all say Love Island on the back of them, in steamy pink letters, surrounded by glittery gold hearts. She takes her spot beside the chalk board. "Welcome to your very first game on Love Island; Excess Baggage. It's time to get to know your fellow islanders a bit better, by hearing some of their most embarrassing and scandalous secrets."<br><br>She turned to look at the girls first. "Girls are first to go, then the boys will go next. So, with that, let's get things started. Here comes the first suitcase!" Caroline raised her arms and perked her brows as she skimmed the words on the first card. The suitcase fell down the chute and landed into someone's slot.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>27-08-2019, 18:25:38</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Cassie</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in Cassie's slot first.<br><br>Caroline waves Cassie over to the Security Check table. <br><br>She brings the suitcase over to the table for Cassie to open and examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is a professional looking camera and three wrapped condoms.<br><br>Caroline smirks to Cassie.<br><br>“This male islander slept with one of his co-workers. Then he slept with her sister, and finally, with the girls’ mother. This all transpired over the course of one week.” <br><br>Caroline perked a brow at Cassie.<br><br>“So, which boy do you think it is? Go and make your selection, Cassie.”<br></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dragongoddess</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 02:42:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://scontent-sof1-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/08c673e43f3604a3a39620c90ad9e90f/5DFB7A5F/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/56551827_280544312898331_3495596587524980311_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sof1-1.cdninstagram.com)</div><strong>Name:</strong> <span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">Cassandra Pendragon</span></span> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006244#msg15006244)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 21<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> <br><em>Birth / Childhood:</em> Limerick, Shannon Region, Ireland<br><em>Current:</em> County Down, Northern Ireland / United Kingdom Region, Ireland<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July 2019, Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> See Picture (https://scontent-sof1-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/08c673e43f3604a3a39620c90ad9e90f/5DFB7A5F/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/56551827_280544312898331_3495596587524980311_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sof1-1.cdninstagram.com) with this basic Claddagh ring (https://cdn3.volusion.com/ce2y7.wtun4/v/vspfiles/photos/Claddagh-Ring-SL-SL92-2T.jpg?1485867650) on her right hand, tip of the heart pointing out, and these sandals (http://i.dailymail.co.uk/fff2/images/2016/9/18/cf9468e75f56cd0828b0e4821cae5878.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Owen Christopher (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15002076#msg15002076)<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> | Caroline Flack | JJ | Owen Christopher (mentioned) | Everyone |<hr><em>'Ugh!&nbsp; Why do they always expect us up so early?'</em>&nbsp; Cassie wondered as she heard the music blaring throughout the villa.&nbsp; That was before she realized what song was playing.&nbsp; One of her favorites from about a decade ago.&nbsp; And she was definitely going to let everyone know how she felt about it.&nbsp; Unlike some women who may have worried more about making a fool out of herself or staying their definition of "classy", Cassandra was more interested in having fun.&nbsp; As soon as the lyrics started, Cassie joined in, dancing around and pretending she was singing directly to some of the guys who had been nearby.&nbsp; For a girl who had never had any formal training, Cass actually did have a pretty good voice, always hitting the right notes.&nbsp; It was her dancing that could use a bit of work, consisting mostly of hip and boobs shaking, jumping up and down, some kind of acting, and lots of playing with her hair.&nbsp; Still, she didn't mind what anyone else thought at the moment.&nbsp; Music was playing and she was having fun.<br><br>Unfortunately, it was the only song to play and shortly after it was over, a text came through letting everyone know that they had an hour to get ready for the first competition.&nbsp; It was a good thing they had an hour too because the redheaded girl needed that whole time to get ready.&nbsp; First taking a lightning speed shower, before which she actually remembered to grab clothes so she could get dressed this time.&nbsp; Even though she knew she had a competition to go to, she had gone for the tight white shirt and jean pants that had no problem accentuating her curves with a pair of stilettos that almost looked like sandals.&nbsp; Still, if anyone asked, she would say that she felt perfectly fine wearing that outfit for whatever competition they were facing.&nbsp; Next, she did her makeup, opting to go for a natural look.&nbsp; By the time she finished everything, she was one of the last few still in the villa so she felt she needed to hurry to the competition area.<br><br>As soon as everyone was there, Caroline didn't seem to want to waste any time getting on with the competition.&nbsp; And it was a pretty good one too.&nbsp; Everyone would learn secrets about each other that may help people get to know one another.&nbsp; That is...until Cassandra realized one of her secrets may be revealed.&nbsp; <em>'FUCK!'</em>&nbsp; Her mind kept screaming, even once she remembered the way this game was played.&nbsp; She would get to kiss at least one of these guys, wouldn't she?&nbsp; That...was going to be interesting.<br><br><span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">"Huh? … Wha?"</span></span>&nbsp; Cas said as she felt one of her fellow Lady Islanders nudge her in the back, bringing her out of her own thoughts.&nbsp; <span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">"Oh.&nbsp; Right..."</span></span>&nbsp; She realized that everyone was waiting on her to go open the luggage that had landed in her section of the wheel as her face blushed as red as her hair.&nbsp; But instead of letting that trip her up completely like it might have for someone else, Cassie played it off, heading to the Security Check table with a confident strut.<br><br>That confidence, however, was quickly replaced with disgust as she found what the luggage held: three condoms and a camera.&nbsp; Fortunately, the secret wasn't as bad as Cassie had thought it could have been.<br><br><em>"This male islander slept with one of his co-workers. Then he slept with her sister, and finally, with the girls’ mother. This all transpired over the course of one week."</em>&nbsp; She heard Caroline say.&nbsp; Immediately, her mind told her <strong><em>exactly</em></strong> who she thought the secret might belong to...&nbsp; Or maybe it just told her whose lips she wanted a taste of.&nbsp; Either way, she wasn't going to do this quick and easy.&nbsp; Instead, she decided to walk over to the group of girls to hear if they had any input as she kept looking over her shoulder at each of the guys.<br><br>When she had heard out her teammates, she strolled over to the guys slowly, walking in front of the line of them all once before confidently strutting over to where JJ stood.&nbsp; She wrapped her arms over his shoulders, capturing his lips with hers with ease thanks to her tall frame and added height from her heels.&nbsp; It wasn't just a peck like some girls gave during this game.&nbsp; Instead, she gave him a bit of a tease, her body instinctively pressing softly against his as their lips locked.<br><br>She wasn't sure what he was thinking but she knew she enjoyed it.&nbsp; JJ could play the gentleman as long as he wanted to but those lips told a completely different story.&nbsp; That man knew how to kiss, even with a small kiss.&nbsp; Luckily, Cassandra was able to most of how she felt about the kiss off her face, except for the smirk that could have been confused for her being confident that she had picked the right guy.&nbsp; She just had to hope that kiss didn't get her in too much trouble with the other Islanders, especially Owen.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 04:15:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline fanned herself with the cards she held in her hand, watching things heat up as Cassie sashayed over and confidently kissed JJ. She even left with a smirk on her face. <br><br>“Right, looks like Cassie has picked JJ.” Caroline’s brows perked as she walked over to the suitcase and held up the comically large tag clipped onto the suitcase. “Let’s find out whose secret that is…”<br><br>Tearing the velcro off of the tag so that it unfolded and revealed the name of the person whose secret it was, Caroline held it up to show everybody. <br><br>“It was Mark!” She announced, tossing the tag back into the suitcase. <br><br>A member of the crew, off camera, pulled the suitcase from the Security Check table. Caroline walked back to the chalkboard. “So, since Cassie got it wrong, I’m afraid no one gets a point.” <br><br>Caroline giggled quietly, flipping through her small stack of cards and moving onto the next one while the chute spat out yet another suitcase. After it landed in another girl’s compartment, she waved the following contestant over to the Security Check table, sending Cassie back to the line up of remaining girls. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 04:19:35</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Samantha</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in Samantha's slot.<br><br>Caroline beckons Samantha over to the Security Check table. <br><br>She brings the suitcase over to the table for Samantha to open and examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is a wad of fake money and a gym membership.<br><br>Caroline clears her throat, then reads the secret aloud, grinning all the while.<br><br>“This male islander once had a sugar mama. She was a client of his. He resisted at first, until she offered him enough money to live off of for an entire year. He was hers for that year, then never renewed their arrangement after that.” <br><br>Caroline perked a curious brow at Samantha.<br><br>“So, which boy do you think it is? Let’s see, Samantha.”</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Golden Spider</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 06:53:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://alchetron.com/cdn/jemima-west-ac84ac5c-dda8-4ab0-8144-378a95db251-resize-750.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Samantha Jeuil (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15005952#msg15005952)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Bisexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Perth, Australiia<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3, July 2019| Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS3wScrbZYef7qDg-4JoDZR8zwzFpEFhqosNQNvpizek0TAToHUuNehFMicmTPoLrCDloiyb9HCEwvI_VyOaSmNskjkSWN_Gh1eVqksMtWhun0pHvFWoplPsQ&amp;usqp=CAE)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Nobody Apparently&nbsp; ???<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>Everyone<br><hr><br>Sam groaned as she was rudely awoken by the music blaring throughout the villa, while normally she wouldn't complain about such a song selection the fact that it tore her away from her sleep made her grumpy. Sam blearily watch Cass as the other woman danced around to the music, if Sam wasn't still half asleep she would've enjoyed the sight, and maybe even joined her. Grabbing her phone and looking at the text Sam got up out of the bed and proceeded to get ready, first stop was some much needed caffeine. <br><br>~~~~~~<br><br>Sam watched the other contestants and their host as the rules were explained to them, while she was apprehensive about others learning her secrets, she realized at the same time that if she didn't want them to be revealed at some point she probably shouldn't have told the crew about them in her application in the first place. First up was Cassandra, after a small lull in the action where the other woman seemed to be lost in her thoughts, as the first secret was revealed Sam's mind jumped to the same place as Cassandra's did, as evidenced by who she chose, after it was revealed that it was the wrong choice Sam shook her head <em>"right that would be way too obvious."</em> And then it was her turn, stepping up she retrieved her suitcase and popping it open on the fake security check desk. She examined the props as Caroline read out the secret, who knows, the props may be just that, or they could be a hint. <strong>“This male islander once had a sugar mama. She was a client of his. He resisted at first, until she offered him enough money to live off of for an entire year. He was hers for that year, then never renewed their arrangement after that.” </strong> Sam turned and examined the row of male contestants, standing in a thinking pose for a moment before slowly walking towards the line. She started off heading towards Devon, but abruptly changed halfway through with a wink towards him, heading for Logan and giving him a soft, but lingering kiss.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 12:57:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline watched intently as Samantha seemed to start to head to Devon, and then swerved and went for Logan instead. She tried to linger against his lips, but it looked as if Logan pulled away.<br><br>“So, Samantha has guessed Logan, but let’s find out if she’s correct, shall we?” Caroline walked to the Security Check table and pulled on the luggage ID tag, revealing the gold, glittery letters inside.<br><br>She gasped dramatically. “Naughty…” Caroline tisked as she flashed the name to the camera.<br><br>“It was JJ this time!” She held up the tag and showed it to both the boys and the girls, then tossed it back into the suitcase. It was tugged off the table by a crew member again, and Caroline returned to her spot beside the chalkboard. <br><br>“Looks like we’re still tied… at zero points!” She laughed lightly, keeping her bubbly smile on her face. “Come on, ladies! Let’s see who’s up next.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 13:25:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://data.whicdn.com/images/46123942/large.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Logan Thurston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006981#msg15006981)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual <br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Manchester, England <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Same as picture and these board shorts/shoes (https://cdn.lookastic.com/looks/white-crew-neck-t-shirt-navy-shorts-white-leather-boat-shoes-original-10114.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Rhonda<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Samantha | Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Logan woke up a little groggy on the third morning in the villa. He was awake before most of the others, though. He had to get up nice and early for a workout - even a short one - and his morning cup of coffee. Once he heard the music blaring from the villa’s bedroom, he chuckled, looking up at the balcony and seeing silhouettes of people dancing and head bopping to the familiar song. It was quite a dated choice, wasn’t it? Quite random, at that.<br><br>Logan had to wonder if there was some significance for that song being chosen in particular. He continued to sip his coffee, then got a text from Caroline eventually. By the look of it, all the islanders received the same message. He had an hour to get himself ready, so he dashed off to the shower before it was bound to overflow with others. Thankfully, he was in and out rather quickly. (Oyyyy!) <br><br>After trimming his beard hair and doing some other standard grooming, Logan was ready to get himself dressed. He opted for another pair of swimming trunks just in case - he’d seen the show before and knew that sometimes these games called for water. When he finished, he headed down the stairs and outside, grabbing himself something small to nibble on for breakfast. It looked like a protein bar, but he wasn’t paying much attention.<br><br>When they had all gathered on the stage and Caroline revealed that the game was about spilling secrets, he grimaced. He had to think back to his application video and try to remind himself what he shared with the crew that day. The game began and the first secret was a whopper of one. Cassie guessed JJ, which was a good guess, but apparently it was the wrong one. When it was revealed that the secret belonged to Mark, Logan eyed him sideways. <br><br>This helped to support his theory that Mark was only playing a game and not sincerely here for the right reasons. He was a bit of a player if he could hook up with three women all in the same family during the course of one week. The whole idea of that escapade made Logan a little sick. Perhaps Mark's mates found the story made him some sort of hero, though. He shrugged it off as the game carried on. The next secret was another one that a guy shouldn’t really be proud of in his opinion. <br><br>But Samantha thought it was his secret, after pivoting away from Devon at the last second. She leaned in to press her lips against Logan’s, who was polite enough to lean down and let her, but when she tried to linger, he did pull away, smiling awkwardly and avoiding eye contact. He had to at least glance over at Rhonda across the way, to see her reaction. But, when it was revealed that the sugar mama secret belonged to JJ, Logan chuckled, glad that his name was cleared. <br><br>It was all fun now, but he had to tell himself to just wait until his own secret got out. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 13:39:09</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Grace</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in Grace's slot next.<br><br>Caroline beckons Grace to the Security Check table. <br><br>She brings the suitcase over to the table for Grace to open and examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is a fake warning slip from the police and two foam numbers; 6 and 9.<br><br>Caroline giggles quietly, then reads the secret aloud.<br><br>“This male islander was once caught by a police officer, with a girl in the back of his car. They were in the 69 position. He got a written warning from the policeman.” <br><br>Caroline could not wipe the smile off of her face at this more embarrassing secret.<br><br>“Have a think Grace, then go on and guess who you think it is.”</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 13:57:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://pics.wikifeet.com/Victoria-Magrath-Feet-3772556.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006958#msg15006958)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Brighton, England <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area <br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Same as picture (Orange swimming costume and jean booty shorts)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Corey<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone | Caroline | Corey<br><br><hr><br>Since it was a competition day, Grace didn’t feel the need to get herself too dressed up. But, there was still her natural compulsion and desire to get prettied up, so she went light on the makeup and did a blowout on her hair, wearing it mostly straight but also with a bit of bounce and volume. She was relieved to find that even after being in the pool the other day - for all of five minutes - her silver hair color was not fading just yet.<br><br>Not knowing what to expect out of the competition, and feeling quite a few nerves tangling inside her belly, Grace didn’t have much of an appetite that morning. Once she was ready, she found Corey and walked with him to the competition area, holding his hand as they made their way over. They were split into two groups rather quickly and Caroline was there to host the game and explain the rules. <br><br>Things got started straight away and Grace was left to watch as Cassie picked JJ for the first secret, but it was actually Mark’s secret. Her eyes went wide at that revelation. She even made a small face that the cameras might have picked up, as if to suggest she was wearing a chip on her shoulder over that particular secret being revealed. And to think, someone like that had the nerve to act as he did on their date? Grace figured she dodged a major bullet with him. <br><br>Cheating, lying, and snaking around to score with other members of a girl’s family? Those are not the things Grace was seeking in a future partner. <br><br>At the next secret, Grace clenched all over, knowing that it was Samantha’s turn and that she could easily just go over and kiss Corey because she wanted to, rather than playing the game. But thankfully - and a sigh of relief could be heard escaping her to cement Grace’s relief - she chose someone else instead. Grace didn’t much care who she chose, so long as it wasn’t Corey. The secret was revealed to belong to JJ, and Grace couldn’t say she was too surprised.<br><br>Perhaps JJ’s secret wasn’t another bullet dodged, but it did give her some insight into the guy. To think that he could use a woman for a year simply because she was throwing money at him. And the nature of their relationship sounded completely unprofessional. In more than one way, potentially. Grace had to wonder the woman’s age. She glanced at JJ to eye him up in the wake of his secret. It felt like she was seeing a side to him she had already sensed was there.<br><br>When the next suitcase fell down and landed in the compartment of Grace, she wore a small, worried expression. Holding her breath as the secret was read, after she stepped up to the suitcase and examined the contents, Grace paid little attention to it. She heard Caroline’s voice in the background, but she honestly didn’t mind winning this little competition. So, she had her own strategy… one that she was sure wouldn’t win her anything. <br><br>“Right,” she stepped around the table and skimmed the guys for a moment. Then her gaze fell on Corey. Grace smiled at him and spoke her reasoning while she crossed the stage. “I dunno if this is actually yours or not, but that doesn’t matter to me. Because, even though this isn’t the point of the game… you’re the only person here who I want to kiss. So, you’re the only person here who I will kiss.”<br><br>She reached Corey by then and very lightly cupped the sides of his face, tilting her head to the side and pressing her lips gently against his. She sucked on his lower lip before pulling away, and beamed up at him, then took a step backward, and walked back to her spot. It was Caroline’s turn to reveal whose secret that really was.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 14:02:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline smiled at the display of the couple before her. “Aww, that is so sweet!” She cooed out.<br><br>Grace returned to her place and Caroline was quick to join her at the table. “So, you don’t actually think it’s Corey, but you’ve chosen Corey. Now, let’s see if you were right…” Caroline reached for the ID tag on the suitcase and tugged it open. <br><br>“It was Corey!” She exclaimed. Her mouth actually dropped open as she turned back to look at Corey again. “My, my, Corey.” She grinned at him, clearly just having a bit of fun with it. <br><br>Caroline walked back to her spot beside the chalkboard and picked up a piece of white chalk. “Finally, we’ve got our first point for the girls! Way to go, Grace.” Caroline gave her a clap, then waved her on, watching as she got back into her place at the end of the line. <br><br>“Now, let’s see who is up next,” Caroline expectantly turned to look at the luggage chute, watching as another bag shot out.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 14:12:56</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Cleo</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in Cleo's slot, then.<br><br>Caroline waves Cleo over to the Security Check table. <br><br>She brings the suitcase over to the table for Cleo to open and examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is a fake ticket to a women's soccer tournament and an unspecified script.<br><br>Caroline smiles to Cleo.<br><br>“This male islander is rumored to have slept with some TV personalities as well as women's soccer stars from both France and Sweden. He admits that they weren't actual relationships as much as they were stretches of hookups.” <br><br>Caroline perked a brow at Cleo.<br><br>“So, which boy do you think it is? Go ahead and make your choice, Cleo.”<br></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 15:07:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cr-rackspace-cloud-files-backups.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Prod_Large/user_photo5b4cd7ccc7816.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15009035#msg15009035)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Straight<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, UK<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 2 July, 2019, Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Bedroom(s) ---&gt; Villa Pool<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Pictured with black workout shorts and trainers<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Grace<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><hr><br class="clear_left">After another night of sleeping close to Grace, and this time it felt MUCH closer, Corey woke up half rested, having spent a lot of the night waking up and trying not to toss and turn lest he wake the platinum haired girl sleeping beside him.&nbsp; Seeing everyone awake checking their phones, Corey did too as he was sure now that he was going to miss out if he didn’t keep up, and he was excited to see that they were jumping into their first competition.&nbsp; Wondering what it could be, Corey watched Grace as she climbed out of bed first (what a view to wake up to that was), before getting ready as well.<br><br>Dressing in shorts and a tee in case this was a get-sweaty kind of competition, Corey walked his way towards where the event was going to take place, his hand feeling quite warm and natural wrapped around Grace’s.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sadly, on arrival they were separated into genders, and as the lovely host spelled out the rules, Corey felt his eyes going wide.&nbsp; <em>This should be interesting</em> He thought, wondering what kind of secrets were to be revealed, but seeing as he had already told Grace about his being cheated on, how bad could it be?<br><br>First up was Cassie, who as the secret was revealed, didn’t seem to have a lot of doubt about who it was.&nbsp; As she walked over towards one of the new guys, a big chested tattooed fellow (although there were several of those), Corey wondered if she was right.&nbsp; It was definitely a gross secret.&nbsp; Sure, many guys would brag about bagging three birds in one week, but all related?&nbsp; And what happened when they found out?&nbsp; Either they were mortified, and now you’ve damaged the relations of a family, or maybe they were into it and as gross as the guy willing to do it?&nbsp; Best get tested in that case!&nbsp; &nbsp;As Caroline revealed that Cassie got it wrong, that it was actually the other new guy, the lumberjack looking bloke, Corey smirked.&nbsp; Cassie’s guess and this guy had asked Grace out (among other girls)?&nbsp; Maybe he had spent the day worrying over nothing.<br><br>Next up was Samantha (who had popped his ego yesterday when she alluded Grace would never go for him outside the chance for 50k and thus had earned herself a black mark in his book), and while her secret was definitely tamer, it wasn’t much better.&nbsp; Rolling his eyes, Corey couldn’t help but wonder what these fellows were thinking.&nbsp; Did they think of these secrets as humble-brags?&nbsp; When she went for Logan,. Corey had no idea if that was a good guess or not, dude was a hard read, but when it was revealed that JJ was the culprit, Corey just shrugged mentally.&nbsp; Wasn’t a glowing moment for him, he imagined.<br><br>Next up, Grace.&nbsp; Now Corey WAS nervous.&nbsp; After all, she had to kiss SOMEONE after the secret was revealed, and it WAS a game.&nbsp; What if she was really competitive and wanted to win?&nbsp; It could be an obvious secret, after all, although he imagined the producers would want to limit those.&nbsp; &nbsp;As Grace opened the suitcase, revealing the police note and the two numbers, Corey barely managed to keep from groaning aloud.&nbsp; He HAD told them about that, hadn’t he?&nbsp; They wanted something salacious, and now he knew why, so he had said the first thing that popped into his mind.&nbsp; Definitely not his proudest moment, and now everyone in the Villa knew it, as well as all those watching on TV.&nbsp; When Grace approached the guys, Corey felt his body tensing, although as he got closer and beamed that smile, he breathed a sigh of relief and nearly confessed.&nbsp; Luckily, Grace had plans of her own, and while Corey had been thinking the same thing, he was thrilled to hear it from Grace, and eagerly leaned into the kiss.&nbsp; <br><br>Licking his lips as Grace returned to her side. Corey only winced a little when Caroline revealed it had in fact been him.&nbsp; Blushing furiously, Corey merely shrugged at the lovely hosts teasing.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Praxis</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 16:36:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F55%2Fff%2F94%2F55ff947afff9e9df4b4d00815f299988.jpg&amp;f=1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Mark Watson (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15011290#msg15011290)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Hetero<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019, late morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition - standing in line<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Swim Shorts</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-6ehfk/images/stencil/original/products/8115/24103/Addicted-Mesh-Rainbow-Swim-Short-ADS178-01-White-F__38252.1560732424.jpg?c=2?c=2&amp;imbypass=on&amp;imbypass=on)</div></div> , red compression socks and running shoes, red ball cap turned backwards Logo on Front (https://smokejumper.ca/assets/uploads/2016/10/parattack-logo.png) <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Written on back</div><div class="spoiler_body">Crew 7 - Bricks</div></div><br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> No one as yet<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Open<br><br><br><hr><br>It was nice to be out in the sun on something other than a date.&nbsp; The last day had been a cavalcade of ladies and while it had started off spectacularly bad.&nbsp; It had indeed ended on multiple high notes.&nbsp; Elsa was an absolute dear and undeniable bundle of energy and sex appeal. Rhonda was also a pleasant surprise.&nbsp; Chatty, likeable and very easy on the eyes.<br><br>He was able to confirm his surface level opinions of how they looked by offering Elsa and then Rhonda a small grin as he looked at them from where he stood on the other side of the patio.&nbsp; It was his first time seeing all of the women together...for really real rather than through videos and it really was impressive, the line up of women the show had put together.<br><br>The host was definitely doing her thing and while she was talking he leaned over to the rest of the guys and spoke quietly.<br><br><em>"Hey lads.&nbsp; Let's kick the ladies' nicely-formed asses, yes?&nbsp; Probably they will go for who they want to kiss rather than strategically...so...let's get that prize yeah?"</em><br><br>The ladies were going first and he did not have a lot of faith in his poker face so he kept his hands held together at waist level, his head tipping down to look at the patio, avoiding eye contact as the first secret was revealed.&nbsp; He felt a small surge of energy course through him as he realized it was his secret.&nbsp; No doubt it would get some people talking and he supposed that the people that were worth his time would be the ones that wanted to hear more about it while others would be more comfortable with judging from afar. <br><br>Still...he kept his head down, knowing that Cassandra has paused to get feedback from the other women...wondering what it was they had to say.&nbsp; As he heard Cassandra approach, he saw that she was making a line towards a guy with ink on his arms.&nbsp; She approached in a way that a missile approaches it's target and her kiss wasn't a "selective" kiss.&nbsp; Her kiss was a kiss.<br><br>Mark lifted his eyebrows...impressed as he watched Cassandra attack the guy's mouth only to then walk away.<br><br>The host announced that Cassandra picked J.J. and Mark smiled at the guy.&nbsp; He'd heard J.J. mentioned during his date with Grace and when the host revealed whose secret it actually was.&nbsp; He didn't bother looking at the other women's faces.&nbsp; He focused on Grace and caught the face she made.&nbsp; Not surprised, he offered her a confident smile as he contemplated just how hard he was going to bring the war to the judgemental little snot's doorstep.&nbsp; He leaned to the side, bumping his shoulder against J.J. as he spoke quietly.<br><br><em>"I think you and I have some things to talk about if you can afford the time."</em><br><br>Falling silent after that as the game continued.&nbsp; Learning more about the guys on the island but more interesting were the reactions of the women.&nbsp; &nbsp;Samantha was another woman of interest...considering she was on Grace's hit list.&nbsp; He lifted an eyebrow as he watched Logan act a bit precious about getting a kiss from Samantha.&nbsp; He made a note to himself to talk to Samantha as well before the end of the day.<br><br>A small, amused smile was on his lips as the illustrious Corey was revealed as it was Grace who did the kissing.&nbsp; Shocker, that one. Maybe there was an opportunity to talk to Corey later.&nbsp; Just because he was the centre of Grace's universe doesn't mean he had to be exactly like her...does he?<br><br>The host had rolled out another suitcase as well as another secret and while the intention was to keep his eyes down instead he took note of Delaney standing across the way.&nbsp; Curious as to what she thought about his secret and offered her a small smile.<br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mature Desires</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 17:31:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/39613325_468652546951020_6284535794073862144_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com&amp;se=7&amp;oh=7d8a5089599d1864ab1b352a268c54b7&amp;oe=5DD76BF8&amp;ig_cache_key=MTgzOTY3OTUzMzA0MTc0ODAzNw%3D%3D.2)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Cleo Balleta (http://CS URL)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 22<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual <br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Manila, Philippines <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>&nbsp;3 July, 2019, late morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Dressing Room | Competition area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured (https://scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/39613325_468652546951020_6284535794073862144_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com&amp;se=7&amp;oh=7d8a5089599d1864ab1b352a268c54b7&amp;oe=5DD76BF8&amp;ig_cache_key=MTgzOTY3OTUzMzA0MTc0ODAzNw%3D%3D.2)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Devon<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone | Owen<br><br><hr>Cleo awoke to the sound of music and she jumped a little in bed.<strong> "What the he..</strong>"&nbsp; Cleo said and rubbed her eyes a little bit. Sitting up she climbed out of bed and already felt the weight of not sleeping in enough. <strong>"I wish they would give us more of a heads up about these things</strong>.." she quipped as she debated getting her makeup and clothes ready or going to get something to eat. Cleo knew deep down she should have gone to get something to eat, but it was if she was in automatic mode and walked to the dressing&nbsp;room. She went through her extensive morning routine and got ready.&nbsp;<br><br>Cleo noticed she had a few minutes before she needed to be where the other contestants were. Dashing down to the kitchen she opened the fridge and took out a bottle of coconut water. Taking a big drink she let figured it would give her enough boost to get through the competition and she could find something to eat afterwards.&nbsp;<br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Cleo stood with the other girls as she watched each one go up and try to guess whose secret belong to whom. Cleo cheered when Grace correctly selected Corey. Cleo bit her lower lip nervously as she realized some of the secrets she had disclosed in the beginning might not have been the wisest to disclose. No doubt her on and off again boyfriend back home was watching the show along with the majority of her family. She swallowed hard as soon it was her turn to go up and open a suitcase. She stepped forward and walked up to Caroline and where the suitcase awaited her. Looking down at the contents Cleo furrowed her brow as she then listened to Caroline give her clue.&nbsp;<br><br>Turning to look at the line of guys her eyes moved over each one. She assumed since Corey had been chosen already it was doubtful another of his secrets would be revealed so early so he was out. JJ's secret had also been revealed earlier as well as Mark's secret. Wow these guys sure had some scandalous pasts. Cleo's wasn't much better either and she hoped when her secrets were revealed it wouldn't change how the guys viewed her.<strong> "Well I think it might be.." </strong>Cleo walked forward looking between the remaining guys she assumed still had a secret that hadn't been revealed. Cleo suddenly turned to Owen and walked up to him. She had to lean up a bit more in her black heels to kiss him. <strong>"Is it you?"</strong> she asked as she planted a deep kiss on Owen's mouth. Cleo might have let it last a few seconds longer than she should have, pressing her lips against his. She was about to slip her tongue into his mouth when she remembered not only was she on TV and millions of people would be watching, but everyone else there was watching her every move. Cleo finally stepped back smiling up at Owen. She turned to Caroline to see if she was right or not.&nbsp;
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 19:41:14</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Cleo took her steps forward and seemed to ponder over her choices with the guys who were all lined up as they were. Caroline made a note of it for later, not wanting to interrupt Cleo’s thought process. <br><br>When she made her choice and kissed Owen, Caroline watched and waited. Then waited some more and finally, after some tongue managed to slip in there, Cleo had stepped back. Caroline’s expression was one of animated surprise. “Is it hot out here, or is it just them?”<br><br>She fanned her face with the cards she held once again. Giggling quietly, Caroline kept a wide grin on her face while she watched Cleo strut back to the table. “Well, let us see if you were correct in choosing Owen, shall we?”<br><br>Caroline went to the suitcase and tugged on the ID tag which opened up to reveal the name Owen. “You were right!” She exclaimed, skipping back over to the chalkboard in a hurry. “That’s two points for the girls!” <br><br>Caroline turned back to face the others again while the next suitcase was preparing to fall down the chute. “Oh, and I’d just like to remind everyone. You gave us three secrets when you first applied on the show. If you remember. That means everyone’s got three chances for their secret to be revealed. So even if someone’s secret was revealed once, a second or even a third could be revealed. Having one secret aired doesn’t mean you’re in the clear.” She smiled.<br><br>“Right, now let us see who is next, shall we?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 19:48:13</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Rhonda</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in Rhonda’s slot next.<br><br>Caroline beckons Rhonda over to the Security Check table. <br><br>She brings the suitcase over to the table for Rhonda to open and examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase are two pairs of glasses and a postcard with the only an X on it.<br><br>Caroline nods to Rhonda, then reads the secret aloud.<br><br>“This male islander has a twin brother who he has convinced to break up with girls for him in the past.” <br><br>Caroline’s head tilted as she looked back over to Rhonda.<br><br>“So, which boy do you think it is? Time to make your selection, Rhonda.”</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Herizen</strong> on <strong>29-08-2019, 05:56:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/dP066vb.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Rhonda Bouchard (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006713#msg15006713)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 22<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heteroflexible<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Montreal, Québec, Canada<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This, with red framed heart shaped sunglasses on her head, plain ol' black flip-flops (https://i.imgur.com/lQTI8xH.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Logan Thurston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006981#msg15006981)<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">TL;DR</div><div class="spoiler_body">Logan</div></div> | Mentions all the lads<br><br><hr><br>Rhonda was not a morning person. Love Island was really testing her in the first few days. A go-go-go Day 1, followed by an absolutely boy-crazy and hectic Day 2 just to chase it down with another breakfast date and a competition Day 3. She was sure she was going to get kicked off of the island from pure exhaustion before she gets kicked out because all of the boys found her unappealing.<br><br>That was before the details of this competition came about.<br><br>All of the villa residents, those inside of it and technically outside of it, were to amass themselves on the patio and match a suitcase filled with a dirty secret to its owner. Ever since returning from her early morning breakfast date with Mark, Rhonda had pondered more about what her own secret would be than what she was going to learn about everyone else. She remembered not being very shy about her past when she was asked. The allure of being on television and needing to appeal to the greater crowd turned off all of her filters in the interview. Or at least that's what she's thinking now.<br><br>Standing in a neat line with the other girls in the villa, Rhonda scanned the men on the other end of the the stage. A few thoughts crossed her mind while she did so. The first was that it would be a complete no-contest if the girls had to square off against the boys in a fight. The femmes had the numerical advantage and looked far scrapier than their opposites. From what she gathered about half of them, they were all far too kind fight back, anyway. The second thing that she thought about looking at all of them was that they were all fairly different in their own way. Between the tattoos, the long hair, the beards, and the muscles, each of them had something that Rhonda found appealing. The ones that she's spent the most time with have many entries in the Venn diagram of attractiveness. Maybe it was a bit unfair to say considering she did in fact spend more time with those particular gentlemen. It would be more unfair to say that she should seek out further dates with those she hadn't had the pleasure. That would spell disaster.<br><br>As all things come in threes, the last thing that Rhonda had thought about was that all of the secrets that have been revealed about each of them so far. In some way or another, the secrets all involved sex. With a singular, apparently oblivious family. A rich woman with more money and a heightened sex drive than most. An incredibly naughty adventure in the backseat of a car (although he was ultimately caught and awarded for being so bold). Multiple dips into the pool of women in the European sporting world. It again made Rhonda wonder what Caroline and Love Island had in store for her and her secret when the time came. Or if, should the numbers work out in her favour. In regards to boys, those things never worked in her favour.<br><br>Of course, considering the show they all had signed up for, it was never a simple matter of pointing at someone and guessing whether or not that secret belonged to them. That doesn't make for good television. The girls were to lay a big wet one on the boy she thought owned that particular piece of baggage. The girls were not shy in the slightest. Cassie went up to kiss Rhonda's first lunch date, only for the secret to belong to her earlier breakfast date. The sequence was interesting, to say the least. Mark either found the most attractive family of girls in the world and couldn't tear himself away or is just in fact a conqueror. JJ looked the type to do such a thing as well, according to Cassie. Rhonda rolled from toe-to-heel a few times as if she knew better, but she would have no idea what to do with that secret in the same situation.<br><br>Asked to pick who had the sugar mama, Rhonda arched a brow at the reversal of the standard. She's been friends with a few sugar babies in her time, though they were exclusively female. For a guy to do it? Hell yeah, all the power to him. She thought about what kind of guy she would pay to be around when she was stupidly rich and older. Sam thought that someone was willing to pay Logan, Rhonda's Love Island better half, currently. Another curious sequence followed, with Sam nearly sticking the secret to Devon by inching towards him just to suddenly veer off to land a kiss on Logan. He played the game as he was meant to, allowing the girl in front of him to do as she was also meant to, but left it at that by pulling away as quick as it happened. <br><br>Rhonda, for the briefest of moments, was stunned by the idea that Logan would do such a thing and equally appalled by the audacity of Sam trying to make the most of the purely customary kiss. There was little opportunity to actually burst into a fireball of pure anger, however, as JJ was revealed to be the beneficiary of the sugar mama arrangement. Her anger was immediately doused, leaving her to just think that that made sense. JJ seemed to be someone who held onto what he valued tightly. When that is challenged by a woman with more money than sense, well, who was he to say no? Rhonda wasn't going to put him to the sword for that. She caught Logan looking at her as the whole situation unfolded. All that was offered on her end was a tilt of the head and a thoughtful purse of the lips. It was a gesture that said 'What can you do?'<br><br>The game continued with Grace stepping up to a suitcase with what Rhonda thought was a police ticket and some foam numbers. Of course it was those numbers. The platinum blonde girl justified her choice in Corey, declaring that standing in front of him was more to preserve the sanctity of their Love Island coupling than anything else. It turned out that the Hail Mary attempt paid off by being correct, too! It was the stuff of fairy tales. Corey and Grace made Rhonda think about herself coupled together with Logan. She didn't expect to see such a rock solid display of commitment from anyone, but here it was, even at the first competition. Rhonda shrugged to herself, unable to settle on whether or not she was putting enough effort into Rhogan as the two of Gracey. At least their kisses were on par, she thought.<br><br>Rhonda didn't know much about Owen, but he looked to be the most athletic of all the guys in a sporty sense. You could run around on a treadmill for days but you will never be built as well as someone who ran on a pitch or a field (those are probably the same things, but Rhonda is working on her Britishisms). A quick pivot and explosive power wasn't something you gained purely by being in the gym. He seemed to be the only one that would be well versed in the sporting world and Rhonda was proved right when Cleo thought the same. Advantage, girls.<br><br>Another suitcase descended from the mock-baggage chute and landed in Rhonda's cubby. Spying the other girls earlier, she immediately hopped up to the Security Check table. The suitcase was popped open with the flick of a few latches to reveal a couple of glasses and a postcard. Flipping the card stock paper about, she found an X on one side. Caroline spilled the tea about what the items meant, then asked Rhonda to pick who the secret belonged to.<br><br>"Are you fucking kidding me!? A TWIN!? How the hell does that come up? You expect me to just figure out which one of these mother fuckers just so happens to have a twin and then make out with him as my guess? HOLY SHIT. GET WRECKED." Is what Rhonda wanted to say.<br><br>"Oh, wow. Uh... that's a doozy of a secret." Was what Rhonda actually said when she rounded the Security Check table to stand in front of the boys. She eliminated those whose secrets were already revealed, only because she didn't think Love Island would be so boring as to double up on someone and deny another the rite of passage. That left James, Logan, and Devon... oh. Those numbers don't work, either. Ugh.<br><br>New strategy - deduction. JJ, Mark, and Devon seemed to be the type that wouldn't bother having their twin do their dirty work. Their twin would mess it up somehow and it would just get messier. It would be funnier, for sure, but if you want something to be done right...<br><br>Owen, owner of the latest secret and the uber muscular ball handler was axed fairly quickly.<br><br>James, while being ever present in the villa, wasn't someone she managed to have a conversation with. Rhonda still didn't know what to make of him, though by pure looks, he didn't seem to be the mischievous type. But maybe that was the idea of being mischievous. Too many unknowns here.<br><br>Corey also seemed to be far too much of an outstanding guy to send his twin in, but he also had sex with a girl in the back of his car. Not something she expected of him, so maybe he is capable...<br><br>That left Logan. He never said anything about his family aside from his mother and her cooking at Christmas. That didn't mean he couldn't have a twin, but was he really someone to send in a body double? A witty guy who had no fear of dropping an anecdote or engaging in clever wordplay and banter - would he really need a twin with no stake in the matter to take the brunt of an awkward conversation? She didn't think so... but then again.<br><br>Rhonda eyed each of the guys individually as she narrowed down her choice. "This is worse than picking who to be in a couple with." She laughed like she was joking, but her brain was melting under the pressure of guessing correctly. Stepping up to who she thought the secret belonged to, Rhonda proclaimed, "Okay, here goes!"<br><br>She waited for the guy to lean into her, as most all of them would have to considering the height difference, then brought up a pair of hands to clasp gently at either side of his face. She stayed there for as long as she felt she could, taking into the account the number of eyes that were on them right now and the slightest feeling of a retreat. Pulling back herself after several moments, she kept a hand on this gentleman's cheek and turned to Caroline with a puzzled look on her face. "If it's actually Logan, I'm making him draw me up a family tree!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>29-08-2019, 07:26:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>If nothing else, at least Caroline was appearing to enjoy herself! She seemed to revel in Rhonda’s look of absolute uncertainty. Indeed, that particular secret could belong to any of the guys. Then again, the point of this exercise was to realize that every secret could belong to any of them, even if some girls thought they had developed some way of choosing who they believed a secret to belong to. <br><br>It was all based on either luck, or actually knowing the person being chosen. <br><br>Whatever Rhonda’s reason was for her choice, she didn’t seem altogether confident about who she chose. It looked more like something she struggled with than something she had a hunch about. But, whatever her process was - and to be fair, it may have just been to pick the guy who she was in a couple with - Rhonda made her choice. Caroline smiled at the pair as they actually kissed each other.<br><br>“Right you two, you’ve got a bed to share later. Let’s save some of this for that.” She joked, swiping her cards through the air in their direction. Rhonda returned to Security Check after her selection and Caroline met her over there to reveal to everyone whose secret this was. “Right, let’s see then!” She pulled on the over-sized ID tag and in glittery letters was the name…<br><br>“Logan!” Caroline gasped, holding up the card for both parties to see, before tossing it back into the suitcase and hurrying over to the chalkboard once again, to draw another tally on the girls’ side. “And just like that, the girls have got three points!” She clapped her hands together after cradling her cards against her chest. “Let’s keep up the momentum, what do you say?” She was all smiles as she went to her next card and waved Rhonda back to the line.<br><br>The suitcase disappeared in the same fashion as it had every time before then, and another suitcase was launched. “Okay, who is next?” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>29-08-2019, 07:41:12</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Elsa</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in Elsa’s slot next.<br><br>Caroline waves Elsa on over to the Security Check table. <br><br>She brings the suitcase to the table for Elsa to open and examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase are a key chain with both a female and a male symbol superimposed on it, along with a novel re-named XXX.<br><br>Caroline smirks to Elsa and reads the secret aloud.<br><br>“This male islander writes smut under a female pen name.” <br><br>Caroline perked her brows as she looked back over to Elsa.<br><br>“So, which boy do you think it is? Go on and choose one Elsa.”</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>29-08-2019, 17:25:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://data.whicdn.com/images/46123942/large.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Logan Thurston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006981#msg15006981)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual <br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Manchester, England <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Same as picture and these board shorts/shoes (https://cdn.lookastic.com/looks/white-crew-neck-t-shirt-navy-shorts-white-leather-boat-shoes-original-10114.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Rhonda<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mark | Rhonda | Everyone<br><br><hr><br>The girls were really coming though and pulling ahead with points. He wasn’t sure anyone would win a single point in this game, since it seemed far fetched that secrets were spilled this early into the game between partners. Maybe he was wrong though, and maybe he needed to start playing catch up with his own couple. <br><br>At one point during the game, Mark the lumberjack who was really just a hipster without his axe spoke up to the rest of the guys. He leaned to the side so that all the lads could hear him as he said: <em>"Hey lads. Let's kick the ladies' nicely-formed asses, yes?&nbsp; Probably they will go for who they want to kiss rather than strategically...so...let's get that prize yeah?"</em><br><br>He might have just been a competitive sort, but honestly, Logan couldn't figure out why this little game was so important to him. Was a lads night out so special? “Mate, this is just for fun,” he reminded Mark, keeping his voice low too. He nodded toward the chalkboard. “Besides, strategy doesn’t help you here. You either luck out by guessing right or you know the secret.” Logan rolled his shoulders. <br><br>He could admit defeat to the girls. He wouldn’t mind them getting a night out. So long as Rhonda wasn’t getting picked up. Besides, what mattered most here was the connections that were formed in the villa. This wasn't Friend Island it was Love Island. Logan didn't much mind being mates with the lads in here, but at the end of the day, friendship wasn't what any of them were there for, was it?<br><br>Logan didn’t really get a proper look at Rhonda until she stepped forward for her turn. She looked like a right morsel, she did. That dress she was wearing looked like it could easily fall right down her curvaceous figure. As much as he’d love for it to, he also knew that his eyes weren’t the only ones that had been on her as of late. As such, he’d prefer to save such a show for when they were actually alone. It’d be much more enjoyable with him as the only audience member. <br><br>Caroline read the secret aloud as Rhonda looked at the materials in the suitcase. When he saw two pairs of glasses he was perplexed at first, but as soon as the host mentioned a twin, he knew it was one of his secrets. He tried not to give anything away, but he wasn’t sure he had the best poker face, either. Logan tried to avoid eye contact with Rhonda, figuring that if any of the girls had a shot at getting him to crack, it was her. <br><br>She made a remark about it being a doozy of a secret, the word made Logan smirk, but then he realized his smirk might have given him away. He took a breath and straightened up. Rhonda walked a bit closer, but she seemed truly torn about who to choose. He felt himself start to sweat ever so slightly. Was she having a hard time choosing whose secret it was, or who to kiss?<br><br>Then Rhonda seemed to meet his eyes. She stepped up to him and Logan leaned down because of their height difference, knowing what was to come next. He didn’t care about the others or the cameras, he decided in that moment. She stretched up as tall as she could, cupping his face in her petite hands before pressing her lips against his. <br><br>Logan returned the kiss, raising a hand to nestle against the back of her neck, beneath the curtain of her long, luscious locks. This kiss was still a bit too brief for his liking, but he deepened it regardless, getting just the briefest of tastes of her tongue with his, before she pulled away.<br><br>He had a grin on his face as he straightened up again. Her joke about a family tree made him laugh even before Caroline revealed the truth. Logan idly scratched at his beard, wearing a slightly guilty looking expression. He did feel badly about not facing certain break ups himself, but hoped he wouldn’t get judged too harshly by Rhonda for that. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyrical</strong> on <strong>29-08-2019, 23:13:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/YlYXKf1.jpg?1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> <strong>Elsa Nilssöm</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15002936#msg15002936)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 24<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heteroflexible<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Stockholm, Sweden<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> as pictured<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> hopes and dreams<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone | Caroline | .....<br><br><hr><br class="clear_left"><br>The villa beat her to the wake up this morning. Music was blasting out some sweet tunes to rouse the villa's occupants from their slumber. With her hair a mass of bedhead Elsa sat up and bounced in her big empty bed, doing a wiggle dance in time to the music. On hearing the text come in she collapsed back down on the bed, pulled out the phone and read what they day had planned. It was time for the games to begin. Her jaw dropped in an over exaggerated expression... yes she was hamming it up for the cameras as they say. But it didn't hurt that she was tired and felt a little silly at the whole situation. A broad smile spread across her face. It was nice to wake up like this, a bit like being a child all over. The day had in store for them nothing but playtime and relaxation. Maybe with a dose of drama but that was really just adult playtime though wasn't it? Little Evie has my doll reads as Heather went on a date with my boyfriend. Yes, that's right, boys could be compared to toys.<br><br>"Wooo!" Elsa exclaimed. "Yes! It's challenge day." She flopped back into her bed and pumped her fists excitedly.<br><br>Getting ready to head out, she got dressed, put her face on, tackled the unruly monster known as her hair and ran downstairs to make some breakfast. Elsa was fast at this sort of thing, getting ready for training early every morning and going to competitions had caused her to develop a proficiency with the art of the morning routing. Whisking her way through the process, smiling and greeting everyone she saw along the way. Once finally down in the kitchen she whipped up an omelette, tossed in a bunch of veggies than mowed into it like it was the last supper before she made the dash back up stairs to brush her teeth.&nbsp; She's watched this show before, there was almost always close contact involved... She planned on having fresh breath for it. Water bottle in hand she was back down and headed out to the competition area before the hour was up.<br><br><hr><br>A few minutes later she was lined up with the other girls and standing opposite the boys while listening to Caroline explain...<br><br>Mark was looking over and he locked eyes with Elsa for a moment, giving her a grin. Elsa smiled back. He looked pretty damn amazing and had that resting tension like a wild animal about to pounce. Elsa could definitely feel a spark with him. She fancied the pants off of him. He was over there whispering to his boys and plotting. <br><br>Watching the challenge unfold...<br><br>Elsa gasped when Cassie went for it and with JJ, totally not who she expected the tall red head to go for. She was coupled with Owen so Elsa was slack jawed at the intense kiss. That wasn't what floored her though... Mark was the holder of the first secret and Elsa's heart dropped. There was no hiding the expression on her face, she was in shock. How could the nice Canadian boy do something so creepy. There was probably an explanation, there had to be?! Elsa made a point of turning away from Mark and not making eye contact. She couldn't look at him right now, it was just to much to deal with. Half way through the revelation her mind almost shut down. Damn this show and it's emotional bombshells. All this time she was embarrassed about her own little secrets coming out but she would not have ever guessed Mark for something like that. Intense. Shock. Embarrassment. Fucking Drama. <em>#LoveIslandChallenge #ExcessBaggage #whathaveigotmyselfinto</em><br><br>The next secret was damn shocking as well. One of the boys had basically pimped himself out for a free ride. When it came out that it was JJ, Elsa wasn't the least bit surprised. He was pretty as fuck, she could see someone offering him that and him accepting. It just made sense. This secret she could be a bit more understanding, sometimes in life some people just had to do what they had to do to get by. If there was some other more gold digging reason for it, she really didn't want to know about it.<br><br>Next up was a near citation for some public indecency... Someone had been naughty in the back of a car. Trying to puzzle out which boy that was, she half expected it to be James. He seemed so chill and she hadn't seen much of him around. She just bet he had a bit of a wild side. Maybe he liked risky public sex. Grace when straight to Corey though. When it came out that it was Corey, she was mildly surprised by it. Elsa wasn't that surprised however that Grace went right for him. They seemed to be the power couple of Love Island this year, even after two dates Grace was still into him. They were probably already bonding tight. Elsa could ship it.<br><br>Sleeping with television celebs and professional athletes was just obviously, Owen. He was the only professional league player in the room. There was no surprise there at all. <br><br>Well, damn Rhonda had it on lock. Logan was a twin. What a pretty package that would be. She wondered why he had got his brother to do the dirty work for him. Cheeky devil.<br><br>All of the while Elsa was standing there blushing at some of the kisses going on. They were over the top, she stood there averting her eyes and trying to find the courage to go for it when it was her turn. Ever since the first moment Cassandra had latched onto JJ it was mostly a series of shocks. These girls had some courage and maybe no fucks to give. She was a bit in admiration and awe of them all.<br><br>Finally it was her turn, the suitcase dropped and they propped it open before Caroline laid out the secret.<br><br>Inside the suitcase was a key chain with both a female and a male symbol superimposed on it, along with a novel re-named XXX. Elsa was baffled, was someone a porn star, her mind was caught up in a blank...<br><br>The card was read , <em>"This islander writes smut under a female pen name." </em> <br><br>Oh! Now, Elsa got it. She felt very blond in that moment and opted not to say anything. Instead she turned around to face the boys and took a few steps towards them pulling up short. She realized that she hadn't gave a name or even really had anyone in mind. Her face turned red and she covered it with both her hands for a second standing still, frozen in place and half turned back to Caroline. Her hands came down and she looked back over to Corey as she spoke. He was prime suspect number one.<br><br><strong>"I don't think JJ, Devon, or Mark are the author types, Owen wouldn't have time for it given his profession either. It just doesn't seem to fit these guys."</strong> Elsa head shook a no as she spoke. <strong>"I can't get a read on James I just don't know him so that leaves either Corey or Logan."</strong> She looked back and forth between the two of them. <strong>"Corey, I think you look like such a boy next door. If you write smut I'll be shocked... and I just don't want to believe it. I'm going to go with Logan. Sorry Logan, Sorry Rhonda."</strong> She turned back to Rhonda and shrugged. Than walking up to Logan she stood on her toes and beckoned for him to lean down, he was a lot taller than she realized, before giving him a chaste kiss on the cheek while whispering, "Naughty boy. I bet it's you." Elsa had a cheeky grin on her face as she turned around and strutted back over to take her place, awaiting the verdict.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 02:11:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline chuckled at Elsa and her adorable display of bashfulness over it all. She encouraged the beautiful blonde to carry on by waving her hand at the girl, even after she had covered her hands with her face. <br><br>This was all a part of the fun - and a part of the process - getting to know each other in a much more thrilling way than some drab game of Never Have I Ever. <br><br>She leaned in to kiss Logan on the cheek, which got Caroline to pout a little. Then again, there was no specification about how the islanders were meant to kiss each other. So, even though a kiss on the cheek was super tame, she couldn’t chastise Elsa for doing it. “Right, so you’ve picked Logan. Let’s see if you were right.” <br><br>Caroline walked back to the suitcase, meeting Elsa at the Security Check table and tugging the ID tag open to reveal the glittery letters inside, boldly declaring the name: James.<br><br>“It was James! So, unfortunately, no more points for the girls this time.” Caroline nodded to Elsa, and sent her back to the line of other girls. “Now, let’s see who’s next,” she practically sang, as the chute prepared to launch another suitcase down onto the carousel. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 02:18:04</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Delaney</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands next in Delaney’s slot.<br><br>Caroline waves Delaney over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She brings the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for Delaney to examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is a boutineer and a small jug of perfume that seemed most fitting for an older woman.<br><br>Caroline’s brows skyrocketed when she glanced at her cards.<br><br>“This male islander, to prepare for a friend’s wedding, asked his best mate’s mum to teach him how to dance and popped a boner. The whole ordeal was recorded on his best mate’s phone.” <br><br>Caroline giggled, hiding her face beneath the cards. She pulled it together just barely, fanning her face once again with the cards.<br><br>“So Delaney, who do you think it is? Go on and make your choice.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cosima</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 03:59:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/WWwpV9U.jpg?1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Delaney Clarke (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15011810#msg15011810)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 27<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Pansexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Mina, Nevada<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Sexy little number as pictured, sans hat and sunglasses. &nbsp;(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/WarlikeMilkyCony-size_restricted.gif)Black sandals.<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> No one #SingleAF<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Devon | (Mark, JJ, Corey, Logan, Elsa, Cassie mentioned)<br><br><br><hr><br><br>The secrets started out with a bang. Or three. She caught Mark’s smile and returned it while wrinkling her nose and mouthing the word “Really?” with no shortage of playful incredulity. It went without saying that they’d be discussing it later, though her initial assumption was that he simply hadn’t known the women were related. Either that, or too much Jäger. Both seemed excusable. <br><br>JJ’s secret was marginally less intense, though she got a solid laugh out of the kiss Cassie laid on him during her turn and made it a point to offer her congenial commendation when she returned to the line. Blissfully unaware how many times the spicy redhead had called her a bint the day before.<br><br>Corey’s secret reminded her of that one time in high school. <br><br>She would have been sorely disappointed in Owen if he hadn’t taken advantage of his athletic cachet to get with at least one soccer hottie. <br><br>Which left Logan. <br><br>His secret was less sexual, but it resonated more deeply. It stood out to her that it had occurred with girls...plural. She was disappointed. It joined the ranks of breaking up through text message or ghosting altogether, neither of which demonstrated strength of character. <br><br>To be fair he had been perfectly cordial with her during their walk, but had seemed reticent. Like what he wanted to say about Rhonda was on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn’t quite bring himself to say it at first. <br><br>He <em>had</em> said it though, and that counted for something. <br><br>It wasn’t her place to judge. Truthfully, it left her wondering in the most tactful terms possible whether he had a more submissive nature than he liked lead on. And since when had the man been shy of a kiss? It was too bad, Sam was not without her charms. Had it been allowed, Delaney could have taken one for the team and spared him the awkwardness. <br><br>There were more questions than answers when Caroline’s announcement of the next secret brought her back to the present and she watched Elsa cross to take her turn. She did have a hell of a body, that one and she was absolutely adorable, mannerisms and all. Delaney had actually been disappointed to see the subtle change toward Mark when his secret was declared. From their brief conversation prior she had been left with the impression that his date with her had gone well. <br><br>She was surprised to see Logan get another kiss. James had been her first guess, and Logan her second. She had to hand it to Jessica. Not only were the secrets in this game entirely worthy of scandal, but the order seemed calculated for maximum drama. Seeing who received which secrets was half the fun and she wondered idly who’s secret had been selected for her.&nbsp; <br><br>Her approach was upbeat, and she took a long look at the items as Caroline read. The only man that hadn’t been in the line of fire yet was Devon, and this seemed like an infinitely Devon secret. The path she took to him was casual but direct. No last minute swerve, and no hesitation, just Delaney looking up at him with an ebullient grin and the twinkle of mischief in her eye.<br><br>For a heartbeat she considered asking him if he was strictly opposed to her lips against his, but fortune favored the bold. One hand raised to rest gently against the back of his neck and draw him down, while the other hand steadied her balance by bracing softly against his chest as she rose to her toes. <br><br>He was almost a foot taller than she was but she met him halfway and her lips pressed softly but confidently against his. It was a mellow kiss to start, welcoming but understated. She wasn’t quite so forward as Cassie, mostly because she didn’t want to run the risk of making anyone uncomfortable, though finding him receptive she most assuredly allowed it to linger. Complete with a playful brush of her fingertips at the back of his neck where they touched his skin. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 04:08:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>“Ahem!” Caroline playfully cleared her throat, chuckling raspily afterward. “Alright, alright, then.” Caroline’s grin was in tact as she waited for the pair to split lips and pay attention to the game again.<br><br>“That’s the problem with this sort of game, isn’t it? Too easy to get incredibly distracted by the snogging.” She laughed at her own joke, which she uttered on the way to the Security Check table. There, she met Delaney.<br><br>“So, you have chosen Devon.” Caroline summarized, reaching for the comically large ID tag attached to the suitcase. “Let’s see if you were correct.” Caroline tugged it open to reveal the name within.<br><br>“Logan!” She said with no lack of shock in her tone. Caroline held the tag up for both parties to see, then pointed at Logan with a finger and tisked at him. She tossed the ID tag into the suitcase and chuckled again. “I do hope you’ve gotten that business under control for the purposes of our TV show, Logan.” <br><br>Glancing at him, she noticed his flushing face, and decided to carry on. “Right, so that means no new points for the girls. Now, it looks like we’re on our last player. Come on up, Gwen.” The next suitcase prepared to fall down the chute. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 04:12:43</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Gwen</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in Gwen’s slot last.<br><br>Caroline waves Gwen over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She brings the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for Gwen to examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is a plastic engagement ring and a bundle of fake money.<br><br>Caroline's tone changed slightly when she read this secret. It made her voice catch in her throat slightly.<br><br>“This male islander, on the same day he realized he was in love, went out and bought his girlfriend a ring. That same day, he found her cheating with one of his mates. He sold the ring and gave the money to a homeless person. He's never spoken about this since.” <br><br>Caroline was no longer giggling. Instead, she looked to Gwen serenely. <br><br>“Gwen, please go and make your selection.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 13:56:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://data.whicdn.com/images/46123942/large.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Logan Thurston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006981#msg15006981)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual <br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Manchester, England <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Same as picture and these board shorts/shoes (https://cdn.lookastic.com/looks/white-crew-neck-t-shirt-navy-shorts-white-leather-boat-shoes-original-10114.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Rhonda<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Elsa | Delaney | Everyone<br><br><hr><br>The next secret was about a male islander who wrote smut under a female pen name. Logan wasn’t sure if his face showed it, but he was a bit surprised to find out that there was another writer among the male islanders present. He didn’t mean to, but he figured that most of the professions and careers represented in the villa for this type of show had to do with vain or superficial things, like modelling and bodybuilding or personal training. <br><br>He thought about the expression on his face a little too late, sure that his brow had cocked at some point. Maybe Elsa hadn’t noticed though. The blonde who he first stepped forward for was up, and she carefully talked through her decision making process. First she went down the line of guys who she expected didn’t write. Logan had to agree with that deduction, a slight smirk on his face. <br><br>That left James, who she admitted she couldn’t quite figure out, Corey who seemed too innocent to write smut, and himself. Elsa convinced herself that it must have been Logan. He chuckled briefly. “Oh, but you’ll believe it of me?” He remarked when she was a bit closer, not really knowing if he was even allowed to make a comment about the secret or not. But Elsa had made her decision, so when she walked up to him and stood on her tiptoes, Logan lowered.<br><br>His heart was racing with the idea of kissing yet a third girl on his third day at the villa. Surely he wouldn’t kiss a different girl each day, right?! Elsa apologized to both Rhonda and himself. Admittedly, he had expected something a little different, his head ducking down and mouth nearing hers, only to find that her face tilted, making her lips land on his cheek. His brows perked when he realized she was only going to kiss him there. Was that allowed in this game? <br><br>When Caroline didn’t correct them in any way, he had to assume that it was allowable. Elsa whispered when she was very close - close enough for Logan to actually kiss her if he chose to do so - which would have been a stupid choice in front of Rhonda and possibly even Delaney. She called him a naughty boy and was willing to bet that he was the author of the smut content in question. She flashed him a cheeky grin and Logan gave her his best innocent face.<br><br>By then she had turned to walk away and Logan could not help his wandering eyes. Her ass was on perfect display in those tight bikini bottoms. But once he realized he’d been watching it shimmy when she walked away, he cleared his throat and peeled his eyes away, turning to instead stare at the chalkboard off to the side. Logan slowed his breathing and tried to calm himself down before he found himself with an even more embarrassing problem.<br><br>Caroline revealed that the true owner of that secret was actually James and Logan had to smile at Elsa afterwards, as if to silently suggest that he might have been more innocent than he looked. He glanced at Delaney as well, her expressions more difficult to read than most of the women, but something about that last kiss seemed like it may have surprised her. At least that was Logan’s hunch. Though, he couldn't be sure why.<br><br>He tried to shrug it off, not wanting to allow himself ample room to get into his own head. After all, he had told Delaney on their walk after their date that he felt rather committed to Rhonda. She chose him and admitted that he was the only guy in the villa she really had her sights on, at all. Maybe she was just playing the game, but Logan doubted it. Unlike Delaney, who even after watching everyone’s introduction videos, still didn’t want to be tied down to any one person. <br><br>Logan admitted that he was attracted to her. He’d have to be blind not to be. But there was also an air about her that he didn’t mention, which drew him away. She seemed very willing to play this out like a game. And, cooped up in the villa all day with nothing to do but think about others and your own couple, Logan had started to wonder just how many of the islanders were there for the possibility of the cash prize at the end, and for only that reason. <br><br>Delaney approached the lads next, after hearing the secret that Logan knew belonged to him, about a humiliating experience that was forever memorialized onto a converted DVD. He had to rein in his urge to groan aloud after Caroline read it. Whoever had convinced him to share that secret was ridiculously good at their job. He had to watch as Delaney walked with purpose, not really hesitating in the slightest. <br><br>She chose Devon and maybe that was because he was one of the lads whose secret hadn’t been shared yet. Or maybe it was to test him out with a kiss. Admittedly, it made him feel some conflicting things to watch her kiss Devon like she did. He felt a little foolish, actually. She must have looked just as pleased when she kissed him back on the beach the previous day. It was definitely not a peck, but it wasn’t quite a snog either. Honestly, it was the same style kiss Logan had planted on her.<br><br>When Caroline made a show of getting them to stop, Logan felt his face flush a little. But that was nothing compared to when she read off whose secret it was. Fuck, he’d nearly forgotten about that part. His face went rather red, and even redder when she made her little comment. <br><br>He managed a chuckle at the end of it all, relieved to find that the next person up was the final girl in the line up. This was the last secret. And after it was revealed, the whole mood seemed to shift. Logan eyed up the line of guys beside him. He thought it had to be one of them, but to be honest, he had a hard time picturing any of them having had that experience. Intrigued, he waited to see how it would all play out.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Praxis</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 14:45:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F55%2Fff%2F94%2F55ff947afff9e9df4b4d00815f299988.jpg&amp;f=1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Mark Watson (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15011290#msg15011290)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Hetero<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019, late morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition - standing in line<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Swim Shorts</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-6ehfk/images/stencil/original/products/8115/24103/Addicted-Mesh-Rainbow-Swim-Short-ADS178-01-White-F__38252.1560732424.jpg?c=2?c=2&amp;imbypass=on&amp;imbypass=on)</div></div> , red compression socks and running shoes, red ball cap turned backwards Logo on Front (https://smokejumper.ca/assets/uploads/2016/10/parattack-logo.png) <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Written on back</div><div class="spoiler_body">Crew 7 - Bricks</div></div><br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> No one as yet<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Open<br><br><br><hr><br>He had connected of sorts with three women since arriving at the island and it was their reactions to his secret that mattered he supposed.&nbsp; Rhonda...with no real surprise to him didn't really seem to be impacted by his secret.&nbsp; That could be a number of reasons.&nbsp; Maybe she's got a great game face?&nbsp; Maybe the date with her earlier wasn't as solid as he thought it had been?&nbsp; &nbsp; Maybe this competition was crushing her soul as much as it was crushing his?&nbsp; In the end, no reaction was better than a bad reaction he supposed.<br><br>Case in point; Elsa.&nbsp; He'd had such a great night with her.&nbsp; That was like...twelve hours ago.&nbsp; Now?&nbsp; She wouldn't even look at him.&nbsp; Admittedly after all the things she shared with him, she would most definitely have some trust issues as well as other things to work through but...her reaction hurt more than he had expected.&nbsp; It hurt a good deal more than he would ever admit to.&nbsp; He bit the inside of his cheek...focusing on something other than Elsa when Delaney's reaction to his secret caught his eye.&nbsp; She made an amused face and mouthed "Really?"&nbsp; &nbsp;A good deal of Elsa's sting disappeared and he shrugged slightly.&nbsp; Not a shrug that suggested a lack of caring but a shrug coupled with a small, embarrassed smile and slightly nodded his head to confirm.&nbsp; It was like...it was like you had a dog and your dog chewed up your pair of most expensive shoes.&nbsp; Then your dog puked up your pair of most expensive shoes onto your 2nd most expensive pair of shoes.&nbsp; It seemed like a good idea at the time...&nbsp; &nbsp;Delaney was a momentary and welcome respite.<br><br>Like this show.&nbsp; It seemed like a good idea at the time.&nbsp; He thought the whole revealing secrets to the producers thing had been a way to show commitment to the process.&nbsp; Or maybe he was just lying to himself and hoping that it would not have been as bad a reaction as he had received from Elsa. This could be a problem in the real world.&nbsp; He worked with some devout guys in the forestry industry.&nbsp; They were good guys despite whatever Mark thought about organized religion and this would disappoint them.&nbsp; His dad would high five him...which was a character indictment against him.&nbsp; His mom...well...he didn't need to worry about his mom.&nbsp; He knew the situation with the sisters and the mother so she would understand...in fact she wouldn't even need to talk about it.<br><br>Not wanting to talk about things was certainly the agenda for the morning when he looked at Elsa.&nbsp; When she stood in front of the group of guys, not making any eye contact with him at all it was as though she didn't even know him.&nbsp; Or that she had already decided that she knew him and that was that.<br><br>When she approached Logan; he pulled off his ball cap, rotated it and put it on properly, pulling the bill down to conceal his eyes only to go back to standing still with his hands clasped in front of him.<br><br>He had been wrong about the women.&nbsp; They were playing competitively despite Logan's saying it was just for fun.&nbsp; This...didn't feel fun.&nbsp; This was a festival of pain.&nbsp; &nbsp;Conversely...maybe he was wrong another way?&nbsp; Maybe the women weren't being strategic; clearly Grace wasn't and she was just lucky with the secret but aside from Grace maybe the women were just kissing who they wanted to kiss?&nbsp; Or maybe it was a combination of everything but in the end...he was wrong.&nbsp; Spectacularly wrong about all of it.<br><br>Watching Delaney move across to the group of men really confirmed all of it for him.&nbsp; Not that he was expecting a kiss from her, they had talked twice and while it had been nice, great even, he was learning that the women in the villa certainly had their own way of doing things.&nbsp; There was no denying she was absolute mayhem in a swimsuit however and when she leaned up to give a lingering kiss to some guy he had not met yet, he averted his gaze to the patio to give them the moment.<br><br>He wasn't going to quit because...well...Gina would lose her mind and quitting would disappoint his mom.&nbsp; He could create some chaos at the ceremony where they choose couples though...&nbsp; Upsetting the apple cart would ensure some if not most of the animosity in the house and guarantee that when it came to the women choosing, he'd be the last man standing.<br><br>He lifted his head and looked across the patio to the women as Delaney kissed her selection...his eyes narrowing slightly as he thought. <br>Seems like he had a plan.&nbsp; Exhaling slowly as he growled quietly to himself.&nbsp; <br><br><em>"I miss my dog..."</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 19:59:28</strong>
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				<hr><br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/57/29/9a/57299a7cdac719dd3185308b2f246aa0.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Gwendolyn "Gwen" Stanford (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15004673#msg15004673)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 20 yrs old<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heteroflexible<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Atlanta, GA, USA<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3, July 2019| Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition <br><strong>Wearing:</strong> See picture<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> James Harding<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Open<br><br><hr><br>That morning as the music blared through the villa, Gwen groaned some and buried her face into James’ chest pulling the blankets up over it in hopes of drowning out some of the noise. By now it was not a secret that she hated mornings and this morning was no different. The chiming of text messages throughout the room could be heard but she couldn’t be arsed to even look at hers. She figured they were all one and the same as they had all arrived simultaneously. Surely, James would tell her what it said. Once she found out it was competition day she woke up a little more and rose up a little in bed to place a small kiss to James’ lips and whispered there, “Good morning. It seems we have to get up and get dressed.” With that she slid from his embrace and made her way to the bathroom, first gathering up some clothes for the day. Coming out moments later she was dressed and headed for the makeup area to pull her blonde hair up into a messy bun type ponytail. It was a quick action as she wanted time to get some caffeine before the competition fully started. Although her usual wouldn’t set well on her stomach so she opted for some coconut water as well. Spotting one of the girls with some, it seemed like a good idea and she was always up for some of that. Not too long later Caroline arrived and everyone made their way to the area that had been set up for the competition.<br><br><div align="center"> * * * * * * </div><br>As the fellas lined up she watched them figuring the girls would be first to go in some form or fashion. As Caroline got them ready to start Gwen tried to remember what secret she had told the staff. It could have been one or two things, one was the worse and silently she stood there wracking her brain to figure it out. When the first suitcase went down she thought for sure the girls were gonna win this, right? Guys typically were easier to read, well in some cases. Today was most definitely not one of those days. As each suitcase rolled down one by one, she watched each guys expressions to both the secret being revealed and the kisses. Most guys were as into it as the girls were but there were a couple who seemed more reserved on kissing girls who weren’t paired up with them. <br><br>When James’ secret was read out she wanted to shout to the girls that it had a to be him but she wasn’t sure they were allowed to help one another and they lost that point but still she gave James a raised brow and a little smirky type grin. She definitely wanted to hear more about that. Gwen wanted to hear more of all the guys “events”. She wasn’t the type to gossip but she did like to hear a bit of good gossip or stories whichever the case was. As the cases went on, one by one, Gwen waited and waited her turn until I finally she was called forward. The case had a slid down into her spot and was opened to reveal its contents along with the text that went along with it, as read by Caroline.<br><br>Gwen had no idea who that belonged to. Not a single inkling. She tried to run down the line to see who was revealed already and who wasn’t.&nbsp; It did no good. She lost count on who had what and who hadn’t. Gwen looked back to the girls for help but wouldn’t get any there. If it was against the rules then they were all hush or maybe no one wanted her kissing their guy. The blonde beauty could just kiss James like the other girl did with her guy but that was likely expected of her. She looked to each of them trying to pinpoint who was trying to look away and who was keeping her in their gaze. If anyone was avoiding glancing it could mean that they were the culprit! Or in this secret’s case, the guy she felt bad for.&nbsp; It had to suck that a girl would do that. She didn’t know any of the guys, save the bit she did know about James, to know whose had serious relationships and who didn’t.<br><br>Having stood there for a good couple of minutes, she got a little prompting from Caroline and nodded to the hostess with the Mostess, and made her way over to Mark. He was one who hadn’t been kissed yet and he was looking away. True his was the first secret revealed but maybe he had two??! Either way she had made her choice and moved to stand in front of the big burly bearded man. Gwen had never kissed a guy with a beard but there was always a first time for everything. <br><br>She leaned up, without saying a word, and slightly on her toes hoping he would bend down a little for her. Gwen pressed her lips to his. When he kissed her back she hadn’t expected it. But then she didn’t know why she didn’t expect it. She was, as they say, a fit girl, yeah? She had her hands resting on his chest for those briefest of moments. Until the tickle of his beard made her giggle against him and she ended up breaking the kiss before it got too far into any overly lingering effect. She wasn’t too chaste in her kiss but there wasn’t a big open mouth kiss either. Just one that lasted all of eight seconds until the tickle from his hairy upper lip and chin dared to brush over her chin and cheeks a little. Still giggling some, she blushed and looked up at him to see if his face would give away any sign that her choice was right. She was hoping it was another point earned as the girls needed as many as they could get. After a couple seconds she stepped back to her place and watched the guys to see if anyone would give away themselves while she waited to hear the results from Caroline.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 20:19:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>The final contestant for the girls team was up and Caroline had shared one of the more sentimental secrets with the cast. She knew that this secret must have been chosen for a reason, but in the moment, it was all just a bit too sad to think about. <br><br>It reminded her of her own failed engagement, which may have better explained the normally bubbly host’s sudden shift in mood.<br><br>Gwen made her choice in Mark and Caroline glanced at the camera crew, who were making signals at her to pep up a bit. After all, she was being filmed. Caroline forced herself to smile and tilted her head as Gwen walked back to the table with the suitcase on it. <br><br>“So you’ve chosen Mark. Let’s see if your choice was correct, Gwen.” Caroline walked over to the table to join the pretty blonde there, and tugged on the ID tag to reveal the name inside; Devon.<br><br>“Oh.” Caroline couldn’t quite hide her intrigued surprise. “Wasn’t expecting this name, but…” Caroline held the tag up for both groups to see. “It was Devon!” She gave him a look while her face was mostly hidden by the tag, so the cameras wouldn’t see it. Mouthing to him an ‘I’m sorry,’ she also offered him a sympathetic frown.<br><br>“So, unfortunately, that means no more points for the girls.” Caroline waved Gwen back to the line of girls and tossed the tag inside the suitcase, which was removed promptly. She strutted back to the chalkboard and wrote out the number three, then circled it, on the girls side.<br><br>“That means that the girls have won a total of three points. Not too bad, ladies. But, it’s the lad’s turn now. Let’s see how they do.” Caroline fished through her stack of cards and then nodded toward the crew. Someone moved the Security Check table to the guy’s side, then signaled the chute to launch the first suitcase. “Who’s up first for the guys?” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 20:33:03</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - James</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in the slot that belongs to James, first.<br><br>Carolin beckons James over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She brings the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for James to examine.<br><br>The suitcase has a VHS tape with a label that reads XXX, and a wad of fake money.<br><br>Caroline gave JJ a bit of a smile, then read the secret aloud, off of her card.<br><br>“You may recognize this female islander from the amateur porn film she starred in a couple of years ago.” <br><br>Caroline gasped as she looked back at the girls. “What a naughty bunch we've got in this villa!” <br><br>She then smiled to James. “Now it is your turn, James. Go on and make your choice.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Capone</strong> on <strong>30-08-2019, 21:58:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.ibb.co/MN8BkGh/devon-daniels-6.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Devon Daniels (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15007879#msg15007879)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 28<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> New York City<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> July 3rd, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Black T-Shirt with Kiuas Spirit of Ukko album art (https://www.soundi.fi/wp-content/uploads/old/soundi/record_review/Kiuas_The+Spirit+Of+Ukko_1652.jpg), Sunglasses (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bDwAAOSw2gxYrZs7/s-l300.jpg), Jeans, Black leather belt, Boots<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Cleo Balleta<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All | Open<br><br><hr><br>Unlike the night prior, Devon had actually slept pretty well. In fact, he would have continued sleeping well were it not for Cleo startling awake. You get used to hearing noise of all kinds when living in the city, be it the honking of horns, the sirens howling, or the shrieking of upstairs neighbors having another domestic dispute. So the music didn't at all awake him.<br><br>No, it was Cleo's hand suddenly shoving into his stomach as she jumped awake that brought <em>him</em> out of dreamland.<br><br>"The ffff...." he coughed, eyes wide and looking around. He had chosen to sleep in just a simple pair of light-and-dark blue striped boxers rather than his lounge pants. He still wasn't really hearing the music yet, though the strumming of the guitar on Junior's First Power Chords sounded more like white noise to his ears. What he <em>did</em> notice were all the women dancing to the tune, a vision that he was appreciative on this morning... though he did need to pull his gaze away long enough to double-check he wasn't sporting a Good Morning Lumberjack in the pants. Once clear, he sat up, grabbed his phone, and checked the latest message. He had to read through it a few times before he understood precisely what it was he was looking at. Song? What song? He didn't hear any... oh. Whatever was playing right now. Finishing up, in fact. That's what the girls were dancing to. Competition, huh? That's right, that was all a part of this, wasn't it? He looked up, noting all the different people rushing in and out of the bathroom to get ready. The girls would no doubt take the longest, what with all the make-up and all. He figured he'd wait a bit, he needed no more than half an hour. Not enough time to do any exercises, but whatever. He rolled off the bed and onto the floor, doing some push-ups and sit-ups just to kill some time before grabbing his selection of clothing for the day.<br><br>Perhaps by the end of his shower he'd be somewhat alert.<br><br><hr><br>Man, showers were a wonderful thing. He was most certainly alert now, a smile (or was it a smirk?) spread across his face as he confidently strode through the Villa, following the others to the competition area. He rose an eyebrow at the cheesy, pink and baby blue decor, unable to suppress a chuckle. Once more he took a look into one of the cameras, lifting the shades to his forehead.<br><br>"Whaddya think, Marshal?" he asked to his boss, who would no doubt be watching in the future. "Should we hire Love Island's decorator to freshen up Thrashers?" He lowered his shades, laughing as he got himself lined up with the rest. There was a bit of chatter and bustle, but as the rules were explained Devon's brow creased and his smile became mocking. <em>Secrets? Where'd they dig those up?</em> Not like he had anything to... hide...<br><br>The transformation occurred before the cameras were switched on. The smile vanished. The brows neutralized. He looked more like the Terminator behind those shades than he did the constantly joking and smiling metalhead that had been wandering the villa the past two days. He tried not to tell any secrets. They prodded him. Like an idiot, he spilled the first thing -- <em>the only</em> thing -- that came to mind. At least, the only <em>meaningful</em> secret. One was no big deal, and another he could shrug off or find a way to own it.&nbsp; No, there was one major bomb that no one else -- <em>no one else</em> -- knew. His eyes suddenly scanned the different camera crews and even Caroline herself, as if looking for someone to blame. To attack. To plead with.<br><br>No, no no no. They couldn't... They couldn't do that to him. They... couldn't make him do that <em>to her.</em><br><br>"Fuck..." he whispered quietly to himself. From then on his arms were locked behind his back, standing upright. Don't think about it. Maybe they'd save it for later or something. Maybe they'd recognize how painful such a secret was. Maybe they'd... not drop a big bomb on network television that would no doubt get all the social media gawkers tapping their phones <em>FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!</em><br><br>He tried to steady his breathing, missing whatever silent bickering occurred between Logan and Mark. In fact, he hadn't even caught the first secret. He only tuned back just in time to see that it wasn't his secret revealed. He breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes scanning the different women. Elsa, curiously enough, was very visibly disgusted. No one else seemed to respond so strongly, but even... the... new one? He had already forgotten her name. Bondage Bikini. Even Bondage Bikini didn't seem so impressed, though she also was taking the secret in a bit of stride. He had to admit he was curious, but he'd need a poker face for this. Not even the sake of the competition. Just... he needed to play it cool. He needed to play this best he could, and just... <em>hope</em> that his secret wouldn't be what he thought it was.<br><br>So next up came Plain Jane and the Sugar Baby, with her guess being this Logan fellow but the actuality being JJ, one of the other new additions. The one that Devon had sneaking suspicions about. The guy certainly didn't seem to be a submissive, nor did he seem to be the sort to enter an arrangement on love. Definitely one to keep an eye on. Then came Grace's turn and her matching secret of the backseat sixty-nine. Now <em>that</em> made his mouth quirk into a smirk, but ...could that really be Corey? Didn't matter, Grace made her reasoning clear and torpedo'd right towards Corey, planting a big wet one on him. "Yeah Gilligan," he said softly, a huge smile on his face. Then came the reveal... and hot damn, it <em>was</em> Corey! "Yeah Gilligan!" he said a bit louder. He almost clapped the kid on the back right then and there.<br><br>Then came Cleo's turn up, and the next secret was... well, a bit easy to suss out. Unless there was a secrets sportscaster in this crew, then it had to have been Muscles over there. So she made the best prediction with a kiss, and what a kiss. His eyebrows raised as well, and at this point he'd almost forgotten that his secret could be next. He wasn't hurt, though. He simply chuckled and grinned. He still wasn't sure what his whole approach to this whole game thing was, but he was glad to see her playing the field best she could. Her confidence was rewarded, and next stepped forward Rhonda Not-So-Rousey. At the reveal of the next secret Devon had held his breath, exhaling in relief that it wasn't his. Safe, for now. She, too, was rewarded with confidence as she planted her lips onto Logan, who turned out to be too cowardly to break a girl's heart once he was done with her. Not surprising. The dude had that "aloof" appearance women liked but it probably just meant he didn't have the balls to properly put his heart on the line.<br><br>...damn, man, that's harsh. He shook his head. Maybe he was just feeling raw. After all, his secret could be next. He almost visibly winced as Elsa stepped forward and Caroline unfolded the note. Once more, however, it wasn't his. It was... huh. Well, that was quite a secret. He couldn't help but laugh as Elsa verbally declared that Devon didn't seem to be much of an author as well. Didn't she know that lyrics were poetry?<br><br>...okay, they were usually some bad poetry, but still. Wasn't exactly unheard of. No harm taken, though. He merely chuckled and watched as she made her own guess. A surprising one. For a woman sleeping in just a thong and whooping and hollering as she had been, he was surprised to see just a peck on the cheek. She seemed extremely flirtatious and adventurous. Was there something else going on?<br><br>Oh no, now he was curious! He had to smile at himself as his own eyes joined Logan's in watching that ass return to the women's line-up. Devon, however, was totally unashamed by his attraction.<br><br>No, it turned out to be James, who... had... had Devon even spoken to James? Had he even <em>seen</em> James? All he could remember of the guy was him actually introducing himself, which is why he knew his name better than the others. Huh. So the dude wrote smut, huh? Might get a lot more customers now, what with that secret being outed on national television.<br><br>...<em>fuck,</em> his secret had to be coming up. Fortunately, it was not yet time for him. Bondage Bikini stepped forward with all the right amount of jiggle and wiggle, and when the card was read Devon had to do his best to contain his laughter. <em>Oh Gilligan, man, this has you written all over it,</em> he thought to himself. He just imagined the kid sitting the, eyes widening, looking down and shouting "Blimey!" Or wait... blimey was Aussies, wasn't it? Regardless, Devon's eyebrow rose high as Bondage Bikini instead approached him, and when her arm reached up he allowed himself to lean down some. Well, he didn't know what led her to believe it was him (was the the only one not yet revealed?), but he accepted the kiss, though not too deeply. His lips parted enough to welcome hers, but he kept his tongue at bay. Nevertheless, the sensual touch of her fingers against the back of his neck sent a shock of electricity charging down his spine to his hips, as if calling forth The Bone like it was the kraken. Good thing the slumbering beast kept asleep. Nevertheless, Devon smiled at Bondage Bikini as she pulled away, and <em>also</em> admired the view of her posterior as it swayed and tilted provocatively.<br><br>He should probably learn her name.<br><br>Once she had lined back up and discovered it was another of Logan's secrets, his eyes scanned the line of women once more. Did Red go? He had missed that first one, but... yeah, that was her. Which meant that they were on blondie over there... and...<br><br>He took a deep breath. This was it. This was the last one. She stepped forward, Caroline opened the baggage, and...<br><br>Fuck...<br><br><em>FUCK!</em><br><br>It was his. It was his God damn secret. He saw the ring there and he knew precisely what it was before Caroline picked up the card. Before her expression went from jovial to melancholic. Before she read the words... God, and the words! Did he say cheating?! He didn't say cheating, did he! Fuck! <em>Fuck!</em> Inside, Devon was screaming. There was a Tazmanian Devil whirling about shredding his insides and ready to murder every damn bastard on this island. No one had known he ever bought the ring. Not one person. <em>Why the fuck did he tell them?!</em> His expression seemed blank to others with the shades on, but his fingers clenched into fists, desperate to rip and tear into something huge with huge guts. He wanted to just start shredding on his guitar and screaming his rage. Of all the people he <em>could</em> have trusted back home, he instead confessed to a heartless, cold, television company? <em>What the <strong>fuck</strong> was he thinking?!</em> His nostrils flared and he shook a bit. He didn't even notice the blonde pass by and choose another fellow. It wasn't until Caroline spoke again that he was brought back to the present.<br><br>He calmed his breathing. Tried to ease himself down. Caroline tried to mouth an apology, and he offered her a smirk and a nod to try and let her know it was okay. But it <em>wasn't</em> okay. Devon was not a man that cried. He'd suffered injuries and bled, but he didn't cry. Only on that day, and no one had been present to see the tears he shed.<br><br>But damn if he wasn't on the verge of shedding them now.<br><br>Closing his eyes, Devon tried his best to breathe in and out, regaining his composure. He wanted nothing more than to step away right now. To use the diary room to clarify things. To apologize to everyone. To apologize to <em>her</em>. He didn't even know if she'd see, but this... this wasn't the way for her to find out.<br><br>This wasn't right.<br><br>None of this fucking shit was right.<br><br>He tilted his head to the sky and blinked, and amid the chaos of the change over, to James stepping forward to reveal someone else's secret, he swiftly swiped at the corners of his eyes. With those shades on, no one could see he was on the brink.<br><br>But he had to steady himself. He needed to be cheerful. He couldn't let anyone know it hurt so damn much. So he smiled, tried to be amused at whatever the secret was, and to look onward in interest, even if this was the last place he wanted to be.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Golden Spider</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 19:02:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://www.tvovermind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/zach-gilford-640x428.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> James Harding (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15004164#msg15004164)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 25<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Straight <br><strong>Hometown:</strong>Stilwater, MN, USA<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>3, July 2019| Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong>Villa Competiton area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> What you see in the pic (http://Outfit URL)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Gwen<br><strong>Tagging:</strong>Gwen, Everyone<br><hr><br><br>If there was one thing James hated more than anything else it was to be woken up by a catchy tune. He ruined many of his favorite songs for months by doing that in High school and nowadays if he needed an alarm at all (Hooray for working at home!), he preferred the simple staccato beeps or maybe just a jaunty tune. The sight of pretty ladies dancing along, however, made up for it in spades. He chucked as Gwen buried her head into his chest and tried to pull the covers back over her as he blearily sat up and began to wake up, sharing the text message with his partner as he read it. "Sorry, Gwen looks like you'll have to settle for a nap later." <br><br>An hour later, James watched as the competition unfolded, the first secret was rather surprising, while he didn't know Mark at all given he had just arrived yesterday, he didn't seem the type to do something like that. could it be a lie? the good thing about secrets that, only you know if they're true. JJ's rather surprised him as well, from the first glace he didn't seem the kind of man to roll over, no matter how much money was offered. Steadily they went down the line and as more and more secrets were revealed, James watched, as an Author people watching was a habit and a skill that made your job easier, keeping your creative juices running, even if it's over the top fantasy. Of course, that guy in the suit sitting in the back corner of the coffee shop isn't an FBI agent undercover investigating the shop as a money-laundering front, but that's what stories are made of. <br><br>Sooner or later as all things, his secret came up. he watched the one person that probably knew enough about him to discover it, and much to his amusement Gwen seemed to struggle to barely keep from blurting the truth out to her teammates, as the girl turned to one of the other men he threw Gwen a wink and a smirk, one less point for the gals. James also found his hands balled into fists at the rather long kiss that Gwen shared with Mark.<br><br>&nbsp;And then not too long later, the mood turned rather somber, why the producers decided to share such a depressing secret in the midst of all the risque and embarrassing ones he didn't know, but it was soon revealed that the secret belonged to Devon, and then it was the guys turn, clapping Devon on the back in a show of solidarity, James stepped up to the center.<br><br>Looking inside the suitcase and listening to the secret, James mind jumped to several places, first was Cassandra, firey redheads were always a hit in the porn industry, uh, he assumed. Then was Gwen, partly because she was often in his thoughts anyways since coming to the villa, and you know what they say about the quiet geeky types, But finally, his mind was made up. He approached the girls and bending down he gave a quick kiss on the cheek to Cleo before straightening up and speaking to her and the crowd. "Sorry it wasn't as steamy as the rest, the only one I want to kiss would be Gwen,"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 19:24:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline watched in suspended excitement while James approached the girls and made his choice in Cleo. He only kissed her on the cheek, explaining that he didn’t want to proper snog anyone other than Gwen. And who could blame him? That lad right lucked out with his couple, didn’t he? <br><br>Of course, that was only Caroline’s impression from the outside looking in.<br><br>A little surprised, Caroline chuckled when she realized it was her turn to speak again and that she’d been a bit delayed. “Right! So you’ve guessed Cleo.” She walked to the Security Check table with James, where they could find out the answer to that question. “Let’s see if you were right…” <br><br>Caroline pulled the infamous tag open and revealed that the name inside was, in fact, Cleo!<br><br>“And it was Cleo! You were right!” Her smile grew, eyes a little wide in surprise. “Wow, off to a great start for the lads, with one point already!” She walked back to the chalk board and put a tally mark on the guys’ side. “Way to go, James! Alright guys, let’s see who is next, shall we?” She waited for the chute to release the next suitcase.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 19:59:24</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - JJ</span></span><br><br>The suitcase lands in the slot that belongs to JJ, next.<br><br>Carolin waves JJ over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She brings the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for JJ to examine.<br><br>The suitcase has a Hello My Name Is sticker inside of it, and a pair of nearly matching shoes.<br><br>Caroline gave JJ a bit of a smile, then read the secret aloud, off of her card.<br><br>“This female islander once dated fraternal twins simultaneously and confused their names during sex on more than one occasion.” <br><br>Caroline perked her brows, flashing them at the girls in their line.<br><br>She then turned to JJ. “Now then, whose secret do you think this is, JJ?” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Heptarch</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 20:50:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdna.lystit.com/photos/bb62-2016/02/14/criminal-damage-navyblack-nep-t-shirt-product-2-556257935-normal.jpeg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Jasper Jameson (JJ) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15018215#msg15018215)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 28<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> New York, NY<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This (https://cdna.lystit.com/photos/bb62-2016/02/14/criminal-damage-navyblack-nep-t-shirt-product-2-556257935-normal.jpeg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> No one<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; JJ had done his best to remain silent and unobtrusive during the competition.&nbsp; This wasn’t his normal attitude or nature.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; The truth was, though, that he was in a game and as with any game he wanted to win it.&nbsp; Yes, it was a game where the ultimate prize was ostensibly love, but he was convinced that at least a few of his fellow Islanders were here for the more… practical… prizes.&nbsp; No doubt some were enticed by the money.&nbsp; Others by the fame.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Regardless of their reasons, they were all playing a game.&nbsp; Many games, including this one, hinged strongly on the gathering of information and the shrewd use of it once obtained.&nbsp; So JJ watched.&nbsp; He made mental notes of the actions and reactions of the Islanders.&nbsp; Who was embarrassed by their secret and who wasn’t. Whose opinions seemed shaped by the secrets they heard and whose weren’t.&nbsp; The grace, or lack thereof, with which each Islander endured their moment of revelation.&nbsp; Who kissed whom and whether the act was strategic or emotional.&nbsp; All information was worth having.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp;<em> “Know the enemy and know yourself,” </em>JJ quoted internally, <em>“In a hundred battles you will never be in peril.”</em><br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; He quoted Sun Tzu effortlessly.&nbsp; He could have done with Clausewitz.&nbsp; Napoleon.&nbsp; Marcus Aurelius.&nbsp; Nietzsche.&nbsp; Others.&nbsp; One thing that his youth had taught him…&nbsp; expensive lessons, given the price he paid… was the haven of books and learning.&nbsp; At times they were a literal haven, as the one place his aunt almost never sought him out was in his father’s library.&nbsp; Others they were simply a place where his mind was unbound from the horrors of his life.&nbsp; The neglect.&nbsp; The violence.&nbsp; The pain.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; When JJ had graduated from college his father had been surprised, which only showed that his father didn’t know fuck all about him.&nbsp; All the man saw was the tattoos.&nbsp; The promiscuity.&nbsp; The drinking.&nbsp; The drugs.&nbsp; He didn’t understand how easy JJ’s classes had been because the tattooed young musclehead already knew much of what the Professor was “teaching” him, which left him plenty of time for the more visible aspects of his life that his father saw.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; None of that mattered today, though.&nbsp; For now the only lesson of his youth that he needed was summoning the laser focus and keen insight into the human animal he’d purchased so dearly.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; The entire sordid episode of the day’s game began more pleasantly than he’d hoped, though.&nbsp; He knew immediately that the secret Caroline read out wasn’t his, but like a bee finding a flower, Cassandra made her way over to him.&nbsp; He schooled his features to blandness, but welcomed her kiss… the full-body press and her soft, willing lips clearly delighting in his.&nbsp; He placed one strong hand on her hip to steady her for the few, heady, moments of their kiss and arched a brow at her knowingly as she broke it slowly.&nbsp; As most men would have, he took in the sight of her as she sauntered away, pleased with herself.&nbsp; A part of him wanted to laugh, delighted, at her strutting, but he kept his composure as he watched her work that ass.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; From beside him he heard someone whisper and turned to see the newest arrival, leaning in to him.&nbsp; Dude looked like a product of a night of passion between a hipster and a grizzly bear.&nbsp; But it was what he said that caught JJ’s attention. Especially given the mindset he was in when it came to gathering information. He nodded to the guy and whispered back to him.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; “Find me when this is over, then,” he said, keeping an eye on the rest of the group as the game continued. &nbsp;“We’ll grab a beer.” &nbsp;<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; When the secret turned out to be the grizzly hispter’s, he shot the man a quick, amused smile then followed his gaze across to where the girl JJ had arrived with was giving him the same sort of amused reaction.&nbsp; Interesting.&nbsp; So those two were a thing?&nbsp; It’d bear watching.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; JJ returned his attention fully to the game, which was just as well.&nbsp; The next secret was one of his own.&nbsp; In truth he was relieved, though he made certain not to show it.&nbsp; In fact, he tried to summon a bit of an embarrassed downturn of his features when the truth was revealed, though he’d long since put that episode behind him.&nbsp; If there were others who were looking to him for information, he would give them what they expected to see and hide the reality.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; What he found most interesting was Samantha’s choice, Logan, and how he reacted.&nbsp; Despite the fact that Sam was a lovely girl, Logan acted as if she was some unwelcome intruder when she tried to deepen their kiss.&nbsp; It was an embarrassment that she handled well, which was good information to have… but Logan’s immediate glance toward Rhonda and her complicated reaction (was that anger in her eyes?&nbsp; Toward whom?) were more valuable.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; The next two were standard fare. <br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Corey got blown in the backseat and busted by a cop.&nbsp; Child’s play.&nbsp; Though the fact that Grace had gotten his secret did make him wonder in passing whether the producers had manufactured that for the sake of drama.&nbsp; He restrained the impulse to roll his eyes at her saccharine proclamation, but that was Grace.&nbsp; Somehow completely devoted to a man she just met.&nbsp; He scoffed internally.&nbsp; Emotions so easily bestowed were often the ones most easily retracted… but it wasn’t his business.&nbsp; Though their date had been an unmitigated disaster, he didn’t bear any ill will for the woman.&nbsp; He just hoped that she wouldn’t hurt Corey.&nbsp; He seemed a nice kid.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Then the group found out that Owen nailed a couple lady soccer pros and some B-list tv personalities.&nbsp; Stunner.&nbsp; There didn’t seem much information to be gained from that based on the (lack of) reactions from the rest of the Islanders.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; The next secret though...&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; So far all the secrets had been about some sexual indiscretions.&nbsp; This was the first one, aside from his if he was being fair, that spoke to underlying character traits.&nbsp; So Logan apparently didn’t have the balls to break up with girls on his own.&nbsp; Huh.&nbsp; Kind of a chickenshit way to handle his business.&nbsp; What little he knew of the guy made it seem like he was a pretty stand-up dude, so it was surprising.&nbsp; He’d definitely keep that one in his back pocket and study it later.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; The next couple of secrets were fairly tame stuff.&nbsp; Guy writes porn under a woman’s name.&nbsp; Well, why not?&nbsp; Guy’s dick has a mind of its own when dancing with his best friend’s mom?&nbsp; Who hasn’t had that happen to them?&nbsp; Or some variation on the theme, anyway.&nbsp; He was mildly amused to hear that it was Logan’s secret, though.&nbsp; JJ wondered inwardly whether the guy had found a way to blame his twin so he could avoid an unpleasant reality.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; The last secret… yikes.&nbsp; Talk about a turd in the punch bowl.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; JJ watched the reactions around the group but the one that really stood out, of all people’s, was Caroline’s.&nbsp; Of course, it could all be a put on for the cameras… but there seemed to be real pain in her eyes.&nbsp; He’d put real money on the fact that she’d been burned in a very similar way to the unfortunate Devon who’s reaction was exactly what JJ would have expected.&nbsp; The dude had sunglasses on, but every line in his body was tense.&nbsp; The secret clearly bothered him a great deal.&nbsp; JJ made a mental note to grab a third beer before his talk with the grizzly hipster and toss it to Devon.&nbsp; That shit had to sting.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Finally, mercifully, all the guys secrets were done.&nbsp; The ladies had finished with three points, which was more than he’d thought they’d get when things had kicked off.&nbsp; Given that two of the secrets had been given to the lady coupled with the guy who owned them, JJ did wonder if the thing had been staged a bit.&nbsp; He didn’t mind one way or the other.&nbsp; In fact, for his money he’d rather be inside the Villa meeting his competition.&nbsp; After all, he’d spent the entirety of Day 2 outside the Villa with his three dates, so he was significantly behind on building relationships with everyone but those three women.&nbsp; Well… two.&nbsp; He’d managed, somehow, to make a hash with Grace in spite of their date.&nbsp; Because of it, really.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; In any case, it was the girls’ turn to be on the pillory and JJ was looking forward to it.&nbsp; He suspected there wouldn’t be a better way of learning a lot about them in such a brief time as putting them under the particular brand of stress they were going to be under for the next few minutes.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; The first secret wasn’t much of a surprise, but it was something of a bombshell.&nbsp; These days he’d give even odds for any of the ladies in the Villa that they would have something salacious on video.&nbsp; Wasn’t that all the rage now?&nbsp; He’d dated women casually who, after a couple dates, were sending him nudes, presumably in the hopes of keeping his interest piqued.&nbsp; To be fair, they’d succeeded.&nbsp; No straight man would ever turn down that kind of open sexuality.&nbsp; Indeed, he found himself looking over the ladies precisely because he knew that he’d be looking for that video eventually. <br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; James appeared to take a few moments to ponder his choice, but then gave one of the chastest kisses JJ had ever seen.&nbsp; What was with people in this place?&nbsp; Had they never seen the show before signing up for it?&nbsp; JJ had binged every season when he was considering applying, if for no other reason than to get an idea how the game was played.&nbsp; Sure, there had been a couple times where an original pairing had lasted the entire season, but it was vanishingly rare and, so far as he knew, few of them had worked out once the couple left the Island.&nbsp; Even those that did, he sincerely doubted they'd end up stable long term. So he was more than a little baffled why people were treating this so preciously.&nbsp; Kiss the girl, dude!&nbsp; Kiss ALL the girls!&nbsp; At least until you’ve spent more than a couple nights and a few hours of conversation with one that you really like.&nbsp; Ah well.&nbsp; Not his circus, not his monkeys.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; When it came his turn to pick, JJ was all business.&nbsp; The problem, if you could call it that, was that he had been busy for the entire day yesterday dating beautiful women.&nbsp; While a wonderful way to spend a day, it was a piss poor one for learning who the rest of the Islanders were.&nbsp; Certainly he didn’t know anyone well enough to confidently choose which woman would not only date fraternal twins at the same time, but then have the stones (or lack the common sense?) to be able to keep them separate in her mind during sex.&nbsp; He had to admit, the details of that one had him curious.&nbsp; Did the siblings know she was boning both of them?&nbsp; Did they share her?&nbsp; Craziness.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Without much to go on, he was forced to basically guess.&nbsp; He pursed his lips, made a show of looking over the ladies, and strode over to Grace.&nbsp; For a moment he stood there looking at her, giving every impression that he was about to kiss her, then gave her a cheeky wink and walked over to Elsa.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; With one smooth, confident movement his left hand snaked behind her head, cupping the base of her skull warmly, solidly.&nbsp; His right hand found her waist and pulled her into him… closely but not close enough to be too risque.&nbsp; He’d never even talked with the woman, after all.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; His kiss was firm, sensuous and lasted for a few heartbeats too long for her to believe it was all a game to him. His lips were surprisingly soft given his exterior persona and it was clear that he was comfortable with using them in such intimate ways. When he felt her respond, falling into the kiss in a way that was deeply familiar to him, he took a chance and let the tip of his tongue glide lightly over her lower lip.&nbsp; When she met it with her own, he smiled slightly into the kiss and let his tongue flirt with hers for a few heated moments, teasingly.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; JJ was about the break the kiss when he felt her press against him, eager for more and after a split second of indecision he decided to go for it.&nbsp; The hand on her waist pulled her firmly against him, allowing her to feel the furnace beneath his skin radiating into her... or perhaps that was just her own feverish response.&nbsp; Their tongues twined and twirled as JJ squeezed her tightly against him, but a few more moments of passion was all they would get.&nbsp; He broke the kiss slowly, grinning into her lips, and gave her waist a pleasant little squeeze.<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>“Worth it,”</strong> he said with a wink, <strong>“even if I’m wrong.”</strong><br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; JJ walked back to the guys with a smile on his face and a pep to his step.<br><br><br>((The kiss was written in conjunction with Sarita.))<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 21:32:12</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline watched JJ as he strode over to the girls, making a bit of a show about looking them all up and down. Well, he certainly wasn’t hiding his intentions, now was he? <br><br>She couldn’t help it that he made her flush slightly, though she did try and mask that to the best of her ability. If only they had set up an actual fan in front of her to keep her face from feeling quite so hot. <br><br>JJ stopped just in front of Grace, looking at her as if he had planned to kiss her for this secret. But when he winked and turned away, Caroline was sure that her brow wasn’t the only one that perked in response.<br><br>He then made his choice with Elsa, who he kissed with a fiery passion that most reserved for their honeymoon. Not that Caroline had that personal knowledge. She seemed to drift into a bit of a daydream for a moment… or several. And when she came to again, the pair were still kissing!<br><br>“AHEM!” She loudly cleared her throat and then turned to look at the cameras. “Honestly, with a game like this one to start things off, what’d you expect?” She shook her head, chuckling at the two strangers in their raw and unbridled passion for one another. Maybe they had kinks for stranger hook ups? “I need a hose for these two right here!” <br><br>JJ finally pulled away, returning to the table where Caroline met with him. She eyed him up like a mother who was on the verge of a lecture. Instead, she tutted and pulled on the ID tag attached to the suitcase. “So you’ve guessed Elsa. Let’s see if you were right…” <br><br>The name revealed inside the tag was actually Samantha. “Looks like that one belonged to Samantha! So, no new points for the boys. But at least JJ got his snog on.” She gave him a small nudge, which was supposed to tell him to get back in line. Caroline managed to smirk as she headed back to the chalkboard. <br><br>“Right, the boys have one point thus far. Let’s see who is next!”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 21:34:12</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Mark</span></span><br><br>The next suitcase lands in Mark’s compartment.<br><br>Caroline beckons Mark over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She walks the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for Mark to examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is the track Unfaithful by Rihanna and a list with loads of names X'd out..<br><br>Caroline seemed to hiss in a breath of air through clenched teeth before reading the next card.<br><br>“This female islander has never been with a guy who she hasn't cheated on.” <br><br>Caroline made a slight face, her lips curving downward at the edges. She turned to regard Mark.<br><br>“So Mark, whose secret do you think this is? Go on and make your choice.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyrical</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 21:47:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/YlYXKf1.jpg?1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> <strong>Elsa Nilssöm</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15002936#msg15002936)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 24<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heteroflexible<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Stockholm, Sweden<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> as pictured<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> hopes and dreams<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JJ(Heptarch) | in front of everyone!!! <br><br><hr><br class="clear_left"><br>It was the boys turn and shit was about to get real. Now the girls were about to have their secrets laid bare for the world to see. Elsa's mind immediately jumped back to what she told them. The actual interview had been an on/off again ordeal that probably took a couple hours in the studio. At one point there was a problem with the camera and they went and changed it out. The entire time the interviewer just kept talking away and asking questions, making small talk and getting to know her like no one had ever done. The person doing the questioning was really good at using open ended questions and getting them to talk. She felt like old friends when they were done the interview. And Elsa had said at least one really personal secret so that was about to be public knowledge... Let the games begin... or continue, whatever. It was time to see if the boys were as terrible at this challenge as Elsa had been.<br><br>First girl secret up...<br><br>Holy crap on a stick. Someone in the villa was a damn porn star. Elsa looked down the line up of girls. She just couldn't see it, none of them had that overly done up plastic look like you'd think you'd see in a porn star. It hit her that one of the boys was about to pick the girl they thought was a porn star. Holy shit, what if they picked her? Elsa was going to be mortified. She whipped her head back around to look at James. All the boys were sort of a mystery to her, especially that one. She really needed to get chatting to some of them so she could be better prepared for stuff like this. It was a relief when he started walking towards - not her.&nbsp; <em>Holy crap he guessed Cleo, no way it was Cleo?! Really?!</em><br><br><em>It was fucking, Cleo. HOLY SHIT!</em>&nbsp; ...Caroline had announced it, it was true. Suddenly Elsa realized she had about a million questions for Cleo. <br><br>Elsa was just floored by that whole porn revelation. Her heart was pounding, this challenge thing was intense. Like some serious highs and lows happening. She looked across the floor to Devon and she gave him a little smile thinking about the poor guy getting his heart broken. He was probably to macho for a hug but she really felt like as soon as this was done she might offer him one at some point.<br><br>Next up was JJ and he got the secret of, <em>“This female islander once dated fraternal twins simultaneously and confused their names during sex on more than one occasion.” </em><br><br><em>O-M-G</em>, Elsa was lost in that thought and didn't even realize that JJ who had just walked up to Grace was now turning towards her. The cheeky geezer was on top of her like a horny school boy sliding into her dm's. Next thing she knew they were embracing in a kiss and his tongue was all up in her business like the snake in the garden of Eden... and there wasn't enough metaphors to describe what was happening just then. <em>Good lord he knew how to kiss, </em>it literally took her breath away. Without even thinking about it, she was pushing back against him and pressing her lips to his. Her hands lightly held onto his arms, ran up his shoulders and back down again. The kiss lasted long enough that she had to draw in a sharp breath when he was done. Her eyes were wide with a grin to match. She covered her mouth before in disbelief, following it up with laugh and repeated the earlier sentiment she had held in her head but this time she said it out loud, <strong>"OH MY GOD." </strong> Her pale Scandinavian features were now a rosy shady of pink embarrassment. She turned to the other girls half covering her face trying to regain her composure before looking over to Caroline to read the answer. That had been some serious snogging. She hadn't even heard Caroline encouraging them to break it up or get the hose. This only added to Elsa's embarrassment. So she stood there and took deep calming breaths to try and bring herself back down from the cloud she was floating around on while Caroline read out the next secret.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Praxis</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 23:07:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F55%2Fff%2F94%2F55ff947afff9e9df4b4d00815f299988.jpg&amp;f=1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Mark Watson (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15011290#msg15011290)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Hetero<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019, late morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition - standing in line<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Swim Shorts</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-6ehfk/images/stencil/original/products/8115/24103/Addicted-Mesh-Rainbow-Swim-Short-ADS178-01-White-F__38252.1560732424.jpg?c=2?c=2&amp;imbypass=on&amp;imbypass=on)</div></div> , red compression socks and running shoes, red ball cap turned backwards Logo on Front (https://smokejumper.ca/assets/uploads/2016/10/parattack-logo.png) <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Written on back</div><div class="spoiler_body">Crew 7 - Bricks</div></div><br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> No one as yet<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Elsa, Delaney, Rhonda, Logan<br><br><br><hr><br>The rest of the secrets and kisses that came from the women had gone without much incident after Delaney...save the fact that Devon had an absolutely heinous secret revealed about him and the guy genuinely looked like he was struggling with it.&nbsp; There wasn't that much different here from the Christians versus the lions back in Rome...except...well...while he didn't know Devon, he doubted the guy deserved it as much as the Christians did.<br><br>This...this was a bit gross.<br><br>He was so busy brooding about the show he was taken aback by the kiss he had gotten from the pretty blonde that had legs for days.&nbsp; She smelled nice and while the giggle at the end of the kiss gave him the distinct impression of having just been kissed by a teenager, a kiss was a kiss he supposed.&nbsp; Gwen might be worth keeping an eye on.<br><br>The round ended shortly after that and then it was time for the girls.&nbsp; They started off with a bomb of sorts.&nbsp; &nbsp;A practicing or retired porn starlet was a pretty heavy secret to reveal.&nbsp; There were people who would have been quite surprised to hear it was their secret but in the end it was Cleo and he didn't know her.&nbsp; He could only hope she was involved in it through her own decision and not that she was forced or coerced into it...and that it had been a positive thing for her rather than negative.<br><br>The next secret was...he couldn't actually remember what the host had said...that's how scandalous it was he supposed.&nbsp; J.J. was on the prowl though and whether the guy knew what he was doing from the start or just making it up on the fly, it was entertaining nonetheless.&nbsp; J.J. fucked with Grace a little bit which was amusing enough only to move onto Elsa.&nbsp; Mark was still reconciling what he had felt last night about Elsa and what he felt now after she decided he was a leper in her reaction to his secret.&nbsp; Seeing her return J.J.'s kiss didn't upset him so much as it helped him solidify what he was feeling about her.&nbsp; A satisfied smile appeared on his face as he watched her blush and try to gather her scattered wits.<br><br>The secret given to Mark was a serious one.&nbsp; No doubt it would send some of the people on the show into a tizzy but in the end Mark really didn't give a fuck about what happened before he met a woman.&nbsp; It was what she did and what they did together after meeting was what mattered.&nbsp; There were a few opportunities to make a statement and maybe, just maybe he could be strategic as well and earn some points.<br><br>He set into motion only a handful of heartbeats after the host had given him the go ahead.&nbsp; While moving towards the women he removed his ball cap and reset it on his head to where it was facing backwards once more.&nbsp; Without hesitation he moved towards Elsa.&nbsp; Standing in front of her...looking down at her and thinking back to last night's date and then only a few minutes ago where she wouldn't even look at him.&nbsp; He exhaled once sharply through his nostrils before turning from her and walking away.<br><br>Stopping in front of Delaney and giving her a small grin.&nbsp; <em>"Okay so...I'm on a mission here...otherwise..."</em>, he met her eyes and held them giving her a quick nod before moving onto Rhonda.&nbsp; Having just gotten off a date with her and he liked to think it went well.&nbsp; Possibly not well enough for what he was about to do next but...all in the name of the game...<br><br>Mark approached Rhonda and as he closed in there was no smile on his face.&nbsp; He simply held her gaze with his own, placing two fingers against a slender shoulder and gently but insistently backing her up against the nearest palm tree.&nbsp; Taking off his ball cap with his free hand and tossing it aside and the moment her back gently bumped against the trunk of the tree, his mouth was upon hers.&nbsp; His lips claiming her own in an unhesitant kiss...savouring the warmth of her generous lips, the kiss lingered.&nbsp; Urging her to part her lips to meet his own in a confident but insistent kiss.<br><br>He felt no resistance and he took a moment to rest his forearms on the tree trunk over his head and hers, towering over her as they kissed. The only parts touching between the two of them were their lips; moving against each other until he completed the kiss by inhaling slowly.&nbsp; Drawing the breath from Rhonda's lungs before breaking the kiss and heading back towards the guys side of things.&nbsp; Giving Logan a satisfied smile... <em>"All in fun right...mate?"</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyrical</strong> on <strong>31-08-2019, 23:41:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/YlYXKf1.jpg?1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> <strong>Elsa Nilssöm</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15002936#msg15002936)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 24<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heteroflexible<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Stockholm, Sweden<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> as pictured<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> hopes and dreams<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mark(Praxis) |&nbsp; everyone<br><br><hr><br class="clear_left">Still stunned by the kissing she had received from JJ, she witnessed Mark's turn to be choosing who had a secret. This one was a bombshell as well,<em> “This female islander has never been with a guy who she hasn't cheated on.”</em>&nbsp; Damn, someone had been busy, that or someone has had very few relationships. She wondered who it could be and looked up and down the line of girls again. She idly thought that it was to bad they all just couldn't get drunk and reveal their secrets around a fire pit or something a little less stress inducing. But if they did that, it wouldn't be much of a show would it.<br><br>When she looked back up, Mark was walking straight over to her. Elsa's eyes widened as he approached.She couldn't get a read on his face, the beard hid a lot. He stood in front of her and she was about to smile but he exhaled once sharply through his nostrils before turning from her and walking away. Elsa just blinked a few times, not sure if that was about choosing her or something entirely different. She couldn't help but feel like maybe he was trying to say something else without words. Was he seriously judging her for being shocked by the fact that he fucked a family?! Like literally what the hell was he thinking if that was the case?! She didn't do anything, she had every right to be shocked by something like that, it was disgusting. If he had some reasoning for it, then that's on him to explain himself, not on her. If he couldn't see how shocking something like that might be to an outsider there wasn't much she could do about it. Let him be. Elsa just shook her head a few times. No point in getting worked up about it, they could either talk later or not. It was his secret so it's up to him what he wants to do with it.<br><br>At this point all Elsa could do was watch Mark walk away, make contact with Delaney and move on to someone else.<br><br>This seemed like a day for being stunned by one bombshell after another. Now she really understood why so many past islander's were emotionally drained.<br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 03:56:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>“Right, the hose! Where is the bloody hose? I’m being serious!” Caroline was a bit baffled at the lot in front of her. Between the literal heat and the steamy secrets, things were definitely getting spicy. It certainly was the start of a long, hot summer. <br><br>Mark had taken his guess clear off the stage and pressed her into a tree. Rhonda, she believed it was, but Caroline couldn’t actually see the lady anymore with Mark towering over her like he was. Finally, when he was finished, she just barely caught that he muttered something as he was coming round to join the guys side again.<br><br>But, Caroline was already walking back to the table to check on the tag by then. And when her back was turned on the rest of the guys, something erupted. She froze in place, startled by whatever it was. Wide eyed, she turned to look back at the other guys, then to the crew, to see if anyone was about to step in.<br><br>As it turned out, another one of the islanders stepped in instead. Caroline narrowed her gazes at the guys. “Shall we carry on then?” She questioned, sounding a lot like a lecturing professor. She turned back to face forward again, tugging the tag open and revealing that the secret actually belonged to…<br><br>“Cassandra!” She chuckled darkly as she eyed the redhead. “Well Mark, I am afraid that means you didn’t score the guys any more points.” Caroline walked back to the chalkboard once more, shuffling her cards in her hands and moving onto the next. “Right. Let’s see who has their turn next, shall we?” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 04:09:38</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Logan</span></span><br><br>The next suitcase lands in Logan’s slot.<br><br>Caroline beckons Logan over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She walks the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for Logan to examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is the caramel bar Sugar Daddy (http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0972/7116/products/all-city-candy-sugar-daddy-caramel-pops-17-oz-caramel-candy-charms-candy-tootsie-1-piece-374411_600x.jpg?v=1557235806) and a ton of fake diamonds.<br><br>Caroline perked her brows at Logan, then read the card aloud.<br><br>“This female islander had a sugar daddy in college. He is a close friend of the family and despite the arrangement being long since dissolved, is still trying to rekindle the connection. Her family is unaware of their prior relationship.” <br><br>Caroline flashed her eyes at Logan.<br><br>“Logan, whose secret do you think this is? Choice is yours.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 05:16:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://data.whicdn.com/images/46123942/large.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Logan Thurston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006981#msg15006981)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual <br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Manchester, England <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Same as picture and these board shorts/shoes (https://cdn.lookastic.com/looks/white-crew-neck-t-shirt-navy-shorts-white-leather-boat-shoes-original-10114.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Rhonda<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Rhonda | Delaney | Everyone<br><strong>Mood:</strong> SoaD - Cigaro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwYjuZ6e_Q)<br><br><hr><br>It was the guys turn and they had started off strong with James guessing right on the first go. Logan clapped a bit for James, though it may have been interpreted that his applause was for Cleo and her choices to enter into the amature adult film industry. He supposed he hadn’t considered that until it was too late, though. <br><br>After that it was JJ’s turn, one of the newer guys who was still technically single. Logan watched him seemingly tease the platinum haired girl before moving onto his actual choice; Elsa. And bruv, did she enjoy it. The blonde had gotten completely swept up in that kiss and JJ got to walk away with a smirk on his face. No points were awarded, though. <br><br>Next it was the viking’s turn. Logan wasn’t too surprised to find him circling Elsa like a vulture. But, possibly deciding that he didn’t want JJ’s sloppy seconds, he moved on to Delaney. No shock there, either. She was stunning in that bathing suit, and still just as single as she was when she had first arrived, which made her fair game to the others who were unspoken for.<br><br>Instead of choosing her though, Mark turned again, this time finding a new victim to prey upon. This time, it was Rhonda who he chose. Logan’s jaw tensed and his fists clenched. He watched as the lumberjack practically dragged Rhonda off the stage and tried to dry hump her against a palm tree. Did he have no shame? Was he the least bit bothered about Rhonda’s reaction?<br><br>Logan wanted to look away. His entire body was stiff and tensed up and in that moment all he wanted to do was turn around and walk away. Maybe punch something when he got back to the villa. Or on the way back home after he inevitably quit the show. Of course those were all just immediate reactions to what he was seeing. Which was mostly masked by the giant’s back. Thankfully.<br><br>Mark turned around and strutted back to the stage. Logan’s nostrils flared. The tosser seemed to actually make eye contact with Logan - the guy who was coupled with the girl he just snogged against the trunk of a tree - and smirked at him. It didn’t stop there. Mark had the bollocks to add <em>“All in fun right… mate?”</em> <br><br>“Oy, you fuckin’ dead from the neck up, ya wanker?” Logan couldn’t control himself then. He started to head toward Mark whilst his voice raised as he slung insults out at him. Somebody got in between them before anything had the chance to become physical, at least on Logan’s part. He felt a hand on him, one that was encouraging him - smartly- to take a step back. <br><br>He took a moment, still right glaring at Mark, before his accelerated breaths died down and he got back into line again. Caroline addressed them then and Logan nodded. “It’s all right.” He muttered, unconvincingly. The host carried on with the show after that and low and behold, Logan was the one who was up next. What were the odds?<br><br>Caroline read the secret out loud and Logan took a moment, trying to get his head back into the game. Honestly, it could have been any of them, couldn’t it? At this rate, everybody’s secrets were revealing pieces of themselves that were designed to have others question them in one regard or another. It was all part and parcel, he supposed. But it was working. <br><br>It felt too strange for him to go and kiss Rhonda after Mark had kissed her, so as he approached the ladies, he went to her first. “You alright?” He felt that he had to ask, taking one of her hands into his, rolling his thumb against her skin, before releasing her altogether. “Sorry about this. It’s just for the game.” He whispered to her. <br><br>Logan then walked to Delaney. Something about the secret seemed like it fit her more than the others. Maybe it was the part about how that sugar daddy wanted her back. Delaney seemed like that sort of girl. The one you let go of and want back again. Perhaps even for months or years after. He hoped that wouldn’t be the case for him.<br><br>He leaned in and offered Delaney a small smile. Slowly, he raised a hand, cupping her face as he pressed a short kiss against her lips. He supposed it could have been shorter. But, he tried to keep it as professional as he could, while still trying to make it enjoyable for her. He sucked gently on her lower lip, subtly, before pulling away again. She had done the same to him on their first date… it only seemed fair. <br><br>Logan took a step backward, chuckling lightly as he made his way back, finding Mark’s hat laying on the other end of the stage. He stepped on it, then backed up. “Oh, shit. Was this your hat, mate?” Logan bent down to pick it up, not bothering to kick the sand off of it, and then tossed it over Mark’s head like a Frisbee after getting close enough. “There ya go.” He turned to face the table and wait for the verdict, half wishing he’d spat in the wanker’s hat instead. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 05:25:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline wasn’t exactly sure what it was she had missed, but there was a bit of excess testosterone on the stage all of the sudden. Was this game becoming less about secrets and more about upstaging one another? She rolled her eyes and clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth. Boys, right?<br>&nbsp;<br>Logan made his choice in Delaney, then tossed Mark’s hat over to him, which made Caroline’s head tilt in even further confusion, before she joined him at the table. “Alright, you’ve guessed Delaney. Let’s see if you’re correct, shall we?” Caroline pulled the ID tag to reveal the name within it was…<br><br>“Delaney! It was Delaney! You were right.” Caroline grinned at Logan, the suitcase disappearing a moment after he got himself back into line again. She crossed the stage and went to the chalkboard to place another tally on the boy’s side. “That’s two points for the boys now. You lot need two more points to win. Let’s see if you can do it!” <br><br>Caroline rearranged her cards again. “But first, let’s see who is next!”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 05:36:17</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Corey</span></span><br><br>The next suitcase lands in Corey’s compartment.<br><br>Caroline waves Corey over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She walks the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for Corey to examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is a spilled container of glitter and a medical speculum reserved for gynecological visits. <br><br>Caroline giggled after glancing at the card. She tried to suppress the urge to laugh more. Finally, she looked to Corey and read the secret.<br><br>“Running late for an OBGYN appointment, this female islander sprayed her V zone generously with what she thought was body mist. Her doctor commented on her knicker region by saying “Oh! Fancy…” It turned out to be glitter spray instead of body mist. Her entire nether region was covered in multicolored sparkles!” <br><br>Caroline again tried to hide her face behind the cards, hoping to conceal her laughter. “Pff... Sorry!” <br><br>She cleared her throat. “Corey, go on and make your choice, then.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Capone</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 05:55:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.ibb.co/MN8BkGh/devon-daniels-6.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Devon Daniels (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15007879#msg15007879)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 28<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> New York City<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> July 3rd, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Black T-Shirt with Kiuas Spirit of Ukko album art (https://www.soundi.fi/wp-content/uploads/old/soundi/record_review/Kiuas_The+Spirit+Of+Ukko_1652.jpg), Sunglasses (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bDwAAOSw2gxYrZs7/s-l300.jpg), Jeans, Black leather belt, Boots<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Cleo Balleta<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Logan | All | Open<br><br><hr><br>Trying to remain mentally checked in was... difficult, to say the least. All he could think about now was everyone watching, what must be running through their minds. His parents and siblings probably wouldn't know, but the crew at Thrashers certainly would figure it out. The only thing that relieved him was the fact that this wasn't live, and that they could edit in his diary room entry right after the secret reveal. So while he still had to suffer through the rest of the competition, they'd get their immediate answer. His assurance that it wasn't her fault.<br><br>She'd get that assurance.<br><br>He blinked as James had kissed Cleo, trying to remember what the secret was. Looking at the props, he quirked an eyebrow at the XXX scrawled across the fake video. Wait, did he think she did porno? ...did she seem the sort to do a porno? As Caroline read the secret off, it turned out... she'd done a porno! Huh. He looked over at her, a finger tapping to his lips in a contemplative "I never would have guessed" expression. It was the best he could give right now, and his attempt at a reassuring smile appeared as half-hearted as he no doubt felt. Still, he'd actually known a girl trying to make money off of PornHub, and others that loved to be recorded. While he was kind of surprised to hear about it from Cleo, it wasn't about to shatter his whole world. He'd ask her about it later, but... after he was sure to be fun and teasing about it. To make sure she didn't feel bad about the secret coming out into the open like that. She shouldn't be ashamed, after all.<br><br>After that it was... absurd. Even the most exhibitionist of the women hadn't gotten as bizarrely over-the-top as the men did. This JJ fellow was five seconds away from ripping off <em>someone's</em> shirt -- whether it was his or Elsa's he wasn't sure -- and to what end Devon couldn't tell. Was he trying to prove something? Then came Lumberjack over there, who... fucking nearly pulled off a God damn assault right on camera. His eyebrow quirked as he watched the demonstration, wondering if there was some idiot frat boy need to be the most aggressive kisser. "Ugh ugh. Me trogloman. Me bash woman over head with club. Drag back to cave. Make the snu snu."<br><br>With personalities like these Devon was becoming more certain that he was on the "rejects" list of this whole project right up until he confessed his own secret. No doubt some producer's eyebrows perked, pulling a handkerchief from their pocket to wipe the sudden over-abundance of saliva from their mouth.<br><br>He was still staring ahead with disinterest... until he caught that one sentence.<br><br>"<em>All in fun right… mate?</em>”<br><br>Devon turned, his brow furrowed in confusion, seeing Mark directly addressing Logan... who was taking that caveman display awfully personally.<br><br>Jesus fucking Christ.<br><br>Devon pushed past the others, catching up to Logan's pace, his palm immediately spreading over the man's chest as he stood beside him, yet ready to stand between and carry the man off if he needed to.<br><br>"Yo, calm down, man," he said, checking back to glance at Mark. "Dude just showed his colors, right?" Of course, Devon didn't know if he had or not. He didn't know Mark from Adam, though given the behavior up to this point... man, if it weren't for Gilligan, <em>he</em> might be ready to knock everyone's block off by this point. "They all saw it, too. They know what's up."<br><br>That's what it came down to. These issues usually boiled down to wounded pride, so you had to offer a way to salvage pride. It seemed to work for now, as Logan took a step back. Devon didn't know if his words were heard, but it seemed to for the time being. Nevertheless, he stood himself between Logan and Mark from then on, glancing to Owen to see if the larger man was positioned to also intervene if need be.<br><br>Once things had calmed down, he sighed and shook his head. "What the fuck?" he whispered quietly. At least his secret was the fault of the producers. What the Hell was this shit? Were these guys really so willing to let themselves get played by the fact that they were on camera? What the Hell?<br><br>...........<br><br>"Oh what the <em>Hell?</em>" Devon groaned as Logan proceeded to step on Mark's hat, only to toss it over the man's head. Devon's nostrils flared and he shook his head.<br><br>Maybe he ought to let them knock each other's blocks off. If this was how it was going to be, better for everyone that they were out and two other dudes were in.<br><br>That said, hearing it was Corey's turn did bring a smile to his face. "Good luck, Gilligan," he said with a smile and a nod. Of course, then the secret was read... and while he was not in the mood to give as much of a laugh as he would have, it got his eyebrows to raise and a genuine smile on his face.<br><br>"Someone's new name is Glitter-Vag," he said softly. He then began to chuckle to himself.<br><br>Okay. Maybe this could be salvaged after all.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 06:21:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://pics.wikifeet.com/Victoria-Magrath-Feet-3772556.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006958#msg15006958)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Brighton, England <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area <br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Same as picture (Orange swimming costume and jean booty shorts)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Corey<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JJ | Mark | Everyone <br><br><hr><br>Honestly, after hearing Corey’s secret, Grace had drifted off for some time, just thinking about how talented his tongue may or may not have been. She caught herself biting at her lower lip, only really aware of it when one of the guys stood in front of her. She blinked, glittering sapphires looking upward and finding the cocky gaze of JJ looking back at her. <br><br>She looked at him with apprehension, her brows knitting against her forehead, causing worry lines to form against her flesh. He wasn’t about to… was he? Grace looked over his shoulder at Corey, then turned her face a bit, intending to force JJ to kiss her cheek if he did swoop down to choose her for whichever secret had just been read. <br><br>But, he didn’t go for the kiss. Instead, he offered her a wink, then turned to plant a hot and heavy one on Elsa. Grace breathed out a sigh of relief, actually. Which was probably not the sort of reaction the zoomed in cameras were expecting. She looked up again and noticed that Mark was looking rather pleased about the whole teasing thing. If that’s what you’d call it. <br><br>She offered him a fake smile (https://media2.giphy.com/media/oe3r5lHSql8L6/giphy.gif), then went back to ignoring him as best she could. When his turn came up, Grace was admittedly glad that he hadn’t even bothered to stand in front of her. But, the way that he all but molested Rhonda’s lips against a palm tree was rather uncomfortable. She shifted where she stood, stepping a few paces away, not wanting to listen to swapping spit.<br><br>Grace was just thinking that things could only improve from there, now that JJ and Mark’s turns were over, when a bit of a tiff seemed to nearly break out on the guy’s side. She hesitated where she stood, glancing around at the crew and the others for some sort of clue about what to do. When everything seemed to return to normal again, she took a moment to calm her nerves.<br><br>Still, the whole ordeal with that subtle look and that cocky wink made Grace think that there must have been something more to it all. She glanced at the other girls, but no one seemed to be thinking about any of that anymore. What had she done to deserve being teased and practically laughed at? <br><br>She cleared her throat, holding it all in and… together as best as she could, really. Clearly, there was some unfinished business on the stage. And it wasn’t just about her, judging by the look of things. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 16:13:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cr-rackspace-cloud-files-backups.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Prod_Large/user_photo5b4cd7ccc7816.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15009035#msg15009035)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Straight<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, UK<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 2 July, 2019, Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Bedroom(s) ---&gt; Villa Pool<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Pictured with black workout shorts and trainers<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Grace<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><hr><br class="clear_left"><br>When it became the guys turn to start picking, Corey found himself growing even more nervous than he had been when it was their secrets being revealed.&nbsp; After all, during that portion all he had to do was stand there in the shadow of the Hunk Brigade and wonder if he was going to be guess-kissed.&nbsp; When Grace selected him again, thank god, Corey had relaxed, as the remaining secrets hadn’t sounded much like him, to his mind at least, although when Elsa mentioned that he looked like the boy next door, he definitely had a laugh.&nbsp; “Oh sure, compared to this lot I do!” Corey replied to the lead character from Frozen, grinning at it all.&nbsp; <br><br>Of course, Corey’s grin was not destined to last for long though, as one might have guessed, the guys guessing instantly turned into a chance for these peacocks to start puffing their chests out on TV.&nbsp; Wait, did peacocks puff their chests?&nbsp; It was just their tails, maybe?&nbsp; Maybe he was thinking of turkeys…<br><br>While Corey was contemplating ornithology, the first suitcase hit James’ slot, and the word ‘porn’ falling from Caroline’s lips snapped him right back to the game.&nbsp; Good thing he hadn’t been drinking, or he’d have done a spittake!&nbsp; Instantly, Corey felt bad for James.&nbsp; If he picked the wrong girl, she might be really offended, but then again, if he knew the right one, she might be mad he thought she looked like a pornstar, or his date Gwen might think he watched a lot of porn!&nbsp; <em>Sorry mate, just glad it’s not me!</em>&nbsp; Scanning the girls, Corey put his money on either Cassie (with a body like that it was no stretch, and she didn’t seem shy), Cleo (same), Rhonda as a dark horse maybe.&nbsp; He knew it wasn’t Grace or probably not Sam.&nbsp; And Elsa and Gwen, while certainly built for it as well, didn’t seem the type.&nbsp; &nbsp;When James picked Cleo, but mentioned he only wanted to kiss Gwen, Corey almost applauded.&nbsp; And they got a point!<br><br>Next up was JJ, the first guy who had asked Grace out, and Corey tried very hard not to instantly hate him.&nbsp; Corey’s eyes flew wide when the secret was revealed.&nbsp; Wow, this was a saucy bunch!&nbsp; He definitely agreed with Caroline on that one, and it made him wonder how the hell he ever got picked for this show.&nbsp; Honestly, this one had the same suspects as before in Corey’s mind, although he added the rest too, except Grace of course.&nbsp; Corey was still in the glow that there could be nothing wrong with her.&nbsp; When JJ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; approached Grace, Corey could feel his internal temperature rising, and he suddenly wondered if she had been the only one on that date who didn’t feel a spark?&nbsp; When the bulky tattooed bloke turned to make a move for Elsa instead, Corey scowled deeply.&nbsp; On the one hand, he was VERY glad he hadn’t kissed Grace, but on the other..the fake out thing?&nbsp; Seemed gross and childish to Corey.&nbsp; How much did you have to think of yourself to think your kiss was THAT anticipated by a stranger?&nbsp; Of course, when JJ started kissing Elsa, he wondered if he had to reevaluate that!&nbsp; Dude came on STRONG, but Elsa seemed not to mind (pretty much the opposite!) and Corey imagined he just saw a couple form up!<br><br>Smiling delightedly, JJ clearly liked light haired girls but Grace was off the list, Corey didn’t yet realize it was all going to go downhill from here.&nbsp; Reevaluating that JJ was maybe not that bad a guy at all, Corey watched as the next suitcase tumbled into Mark’s slot, the other new guy who had asked Grace out and done an even worse job of it.&nbsp; And what a secret he got!&nbsp; Yikes!&nbsp; Whoever that turned out to be was going to be eyeballed CONSTANTLY by both the cameras and whoever she coupled with.&nbsp; Rough one, for sure, as this obviously was a bit if a free-spirited girl, and here she was in the candy store!&nbsp; <br><br>As Mark headed over, turning his ball cap around, Corey was already rolling his eyes.&nbsp; The dude who slept with three girls in the same family in the same week?&nbsp; Clearly he had so high an opinion of himself, it couldn’t be matched.&nbsp; When the ol Bristlebrush (was Devon rubbing off on him with the names?!) did the fake out to Elsa, Corey shook his head for the cameras.&nbsp; What was WITH these guys?&nbsp; Apparently that date hadn’t gone well either, and he held a grudge?&nbsp; Noted.&nbsp; Then came his kiss with Rhonda, and it was so over the top as to make what JJ had done with Elsa look like a peck on the cheek from Grandma.&nbsp; Well, not really, but at least JJ hadn’t pushed her off the stage and against a tree!&nbsp; Turning to look at the bearded guy Rhonda was paired with, Corey got a new definition of controlled rage.&nbsp; <em>Ut Oh.</em>&nbsp; Corey, who had a temper of his own, had heard Mark’s gamesmanship speech at the beginning of the game, and Logan’s response, but didn’t think much on it.&nbsp; Guys trying to posture, he’d seen it in London clubs for years.&nbsp; Now, though, he wasn’t sure.<br><br>When Mark returned though, smirking at Logan in an obvious taunt, and even throwing his words back at him, Corey knew it was ON.&nbsp; If that had been Grace, Corey would have been climbing the lumberjack like a tree, leaving bruises at every branch, so Logan’s response was no surprise.&nbsp; Luckily Devon stepped in, because Corey sure as hell wasn’t getting in the middle!&nbsp; Still, this clarified it all for Corey.&nbsp; Grace had told him last night how bad the date with Mark had gone.&nbsp; Bad date with Grace, he turned into an ass, even after she apologized.&nbsp; Bad date with Elsa (he assumed at least having missed her reaction to his secret) he has to stare her down before kissing another.&nbsp; Logan actually spoke back to him, and he has to molest his girl AND throw it in his face.&nbsp; Yep, this dude was the worst, and clearly took the tiniest slight very personally and went into attack mode.&nbsp; <em>Definitely avoid Mark going forward.</em> Corey decided.<br><br>Glad the fight had been averted, Corey slid next to Devon as Logan’s slot was next, and Corey knew that if Mark had a date, who he’d have been going for.&nbsp; Pettiness did breed pettiness.&nbsp; Instead, he muttered to the long haired American, not realizing he was struggling with his own secret behind his shades.&nbsp; “Lovely bunch of lads, yeah?&nbsp; Not a bunch of berks at all.”&nbsp; Logan’s secret wasn’t a bad one at all, and this time Corey’s money was on Delaney, Elsa, or Gwen.&nbsp; Corey could easily see an older man gladly paying their way through University, and you definitely needed a lot of free time and a reason for keeping your form up like that.&nbsp; When Logan picked Delaney, Corey was zero percent surprised.&nbsp; She was one of the three single girls, and while JJ was seemingly into Elsa, that left Delaney up for free the most, as Samantha didn’t seem the type.&nbsp; Plus, after Mark spoke to Delaney on his way to Rhonda, it was probably a bit of a fuck you from Logan.&nbsp; And she had asked Logan out, so yeah, it made sense he supposed, although he did see it as an escalation.&nbsp; Tonight’s hang out should be FUN.<br><br>The next suitcase dropped, and Corey was deep enough in thought that he almost missed that it was his.&nbsp; Jumping as Caroline brought it over, Corey peered in, his face wrinkled in confusion.&nbsp; “What the bloody hell is this thing?!” He exclaimed, picking up the speculum warily.&nbsp; When the host read out the secret, Corey stared at her with eyes as wide as saucers.&nbsp; Wait, what now?&nbsp; One of these girls had gone to the doc with a glittered down under?!&nbsp; Turning to look at the ladies, Corey had some thinking to do.<br><br>Cleo and Cassie were out.&nbsp; He could seem them sparkling up their down belows, but he doubted they’d do it on accident.&nbsp; He imagined the same went for Delaney, Samantha or Rhonda, although it COULD be one of them.&nbsp; Gwen and Elsa were possibilities, but the truth was, he didn’t KNOW them at all.&nbsp; The only one he doubted was Grace.&nbsp; After all, she was so put together….did she ever run late?&nbsp; Then again, she was the PRIME candidate in his mind to own glitter spray.&nbsp; In fact, the more he thought about it, if he considered who would own it, it really reversed his thinking and made Grace and Cleo (it probably looked good on camera) his number one suspects.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>With that in mind, his choice was clear.&nbsp; Although he respected James for only wanting to kiss one girl but still playing the game, Corey wasn’t that brave.&nbsp; Plus, at this point, he wasn’t sure he wanted the guys to win.&nbsp; Best they stay in where the environment was controlled, instead of Mark and Logan getting drunk and having a go, then they’d get two MORE new guys coming in to ask Grace out.&nbsp; Making a bee line for Grace, Corey wore a big grin.&nbsp; <br><br>“I am not sure you are the type to run late, but I can DEFINITELY see you owning glitter spray.&nbsp; Plus, who else would I put a kiss on?”&nbsp; He teased before leaning in and putting on what for Corey felt like a hell of a kiss, although he kept his tongue in his mouth and definitely felt short of Mark or JJ’s display.&nbsp; When he finally pulled back, he gave the rest of the ladies a smile in case he was wrong, and moved back to stand beside Devon.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Herizen</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 18:07:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/oSyF2xi.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Rhonda Bouchard (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006713#msg15006713)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 22<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heteroflexible<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Montréal, Québec, Canada<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This (https://i.imgur.com/lQTI8xH.jpg), with red framed heart shaped sunglasses on her head, plain ol' black flip-flops<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Logan Thurston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006981#msg15006981)<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> JJ, Logan, Mark, Delaney, Elsa<br><br><hr><br>Rhonda departed from Logan after picking him as her guess for having a twin. Standing again at the Security Check, her eyes never left him, even with Caroline making a bit of a show of looking at the ID tag. When it was revealed to in fact be Logan's name, she pointed at him accusingly and snarled at him. There was no malice in the gesture, rather more her boasting about being right and looking forward to having his family tree mapped out for her. There may or may not be a conversation about how to properly tell someone you're not interested in them, too. She doesn't want to deal with Gunther should Logan get bored of her.<br><br>Returning to the all-female line up, the next secret was told to all and it was Elsa's turn to pin it on someone. Smut. It wasn't something that made Rhonda feel one way or another. Hell, she could name at least 10 people that wouldn't hesitate to admit that they like writing smut on a website. Getting paid for it is one thing. Getting paid for it while everyone thought you were a female is another. As a male, what would a female pen name be, anyway? Amanda Hugenkiss? Ivona Banguu?<br><br>Perhaps still reeling from her kiss with Logan, Rhonda missed most of Elsa's monologue. It wasn't until Elsa stood infront of her quote-unquote man that Rhonda started to pay attention. The apology that she received didn't seem very genuine in the slightest and the shrug that followed only made her think that she was being agitated on purpose. When did she start making enemies here? It looked to be more of an act of showmanship, however, as the Blonde Swede only went in to kiss Logan on the cheek and perhaps whisper something in his ear. Another crisis averted.<br><br>Delaney was up next and she wasted little time getting the job done. A quick and enthusiastic step up to the Security Check, a slight pondering, and a firm, no nonsense kiss. If Rhonda didn't pick someone she had already had kissed openly, the way Delaney went about it was the ideal model. It was a shame that the spectacle wasn't enough for Rhonda to forget that Logan was in fact the one to get an erection while dancing with his best friend's mom. For a split second, Rhonda wondered who the oldest Love Island female was and if he would have stepped up for her...<br><br>So far, the game had been relatively stress free. It was a walk in the park. A highly sexualized walk in the park. Rhonda herself had a few scares with a few dogs not being on their leash, but it wasn't anything that she couldn't handle. The last secret for the boys set the park aflame. It was a painful story that has been told time and time again. People are the worst people. The holder of this secret knew that first hand.<br><br>The air of playfulness was zapped out off the stage while Gwen was asked to guess whose secret it was. All of the guys looked pained by the secret, if only in solidarity of its actual keeper. Gwen seemed to think that perhaps Mark had fallen in love with one of the girls in that family he had his way with and was about to propose when one of his buddies thought he could run that train, too. Not so much. Devon was revealed to be the heartbroken benefactor and it was only then that she really picked up on the pain and the struggle he was trying not to wear in his body language. He was doing well, if stoic was well.<br><br>A bombshell of a secret would be a good way to end the show, but that's not exactly how this competition worked. It was now the boys' turn to guess the girls' secrets. An amateur porn starlet was in their midst. Rhonda counldn't help but look up and down the line of girls around her to see if even she could guess who it was. James was the first guesser for the boys but definitely not the first one to confess his loyalty to his first coupling partner. Still, unlike those before him, he played the game and kissed Cleo's cheek. Cleo the pornstar, apparently.<br><br>JJ was then meant to select another keeper of a secret. Another secret that had to do with twins. What's with these people and twins? Rhonda thought for a moment what it would be like to date Logan and his brother Gunther at the same time. She didn't get very far in her ponderings when JJ stepped up to Elsa and had quite the kiss with her. It was... a sight, to say the least. Rhonda had mixed feelings about it but ultimately, he had no reason to hold back and consider what she thought about it all. For him the kiss was a homerun, apparently. For the boys, it was a strikeout with the bases loaded as Samantha was the one who was banging twins.<br><br>Mark was the next to guess a secret that was rather... interesting. On the front of it, it could seem like this girl could be the most vile, unfaithful girl on the planet. But what if she only dated one other guy? Wouldn't that be a sneaky little secret to give to up. In his bid to find the secret keeper, Mark stepped forward and set his hat backwards like it was going to help him somehow. Maybe the glare from the sun is inspiring. He quickly moved to Elsa, then sidestepped her for Delaney. A few words left his lips but she couldn't make them out. Then he stepped up in front of her. <br><br>Rhonda squinted at him with a bit of skepticism. She didn't think that she gave him the impression that she cared very little for social norms (or is cheating a social norm now?). He could just be playing the game to sneak in a kiss, which had some precedent in this game. It was hard to get a read on Mark and exactly what he was thinking in that very moment. Not until he placed a hand on her shoulder and guided her backwards.<br><br>Confusion was one thing that Rhonda felt just then. It got even worse when her back was against a tree. Her head tilted one way and her brows furrowed to let Mark know that she really wasn't confident in knowing what he was doing. Did he feel really strongly about the game and this particular secret that he had to make sure everyone knew that he pinned it on Rhonda? Was this just him preening and displaying his tail feathers to everyone at the villa?<br><br>Regardless of his reasoning, Mark leaned down and firmly for a kiss. There was no hesitation from him at all. Rhonda, unsure of what to do in this situation, just kind of let it happen. A hand was brought up to the center of Mark's chest like it would prevent the kiss from getting too wild, but in relation to Mark and his susbstantial build, the pressure of her palm would have felt like nothing at all. The kiss lingered for quite a while, even with Rhonda rolling her head one way and then the other in an attempt to call it quits. Mark was insistent and followed her like it was some sort of game. When their liplocking ended, Rhonda again squinted at him as he looked rather proud of himself. As he went back to his side of the stage, he said something to Logan, which made her other half see red. Apparently he gets more English when he's mad.<br><br>Rhonda returned to the line of girls, not so much flustered by the kiss as much as she was agitated by it. Mark's strutting between Elsa, Delaney and then herself just to mouth off to Logan made her feel like she was just a pawn in his little game of... whatever the hell he was playing. She couldn't even be mad at the insinuation of the secret - he wasn't playing the secret! She fidgetted with the heart shaped sunglasses atop her head in annoyance, then settled with actually having them over her eyes. Her arms crossed in front of her doubled down on the emotion.<br><br>Caroline's hosting was white noise to Rhonda until Logan stepped up to her. Through her sunglasses, she thought she detected an actual genuine concern and when he reached for her hand, she undid the crossing and obliged him. It was a nice gesture that he really didn't have to make but she was glad for it. Then he walked over to Delaney and kissed her proper. Another gesture he didn't have to make. Rhonda read it like Logan was trying to have it both ways by apologizing for what he was going to do with Delaney. Maybe Gunther is the nice twin?<br><br>Stewing, Rhonda crossed her arms over her chest again. That earlier look of annoyance was now wholly unimpressed with the game. Her own secret being revealed wasn't a priority concern anymore.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 00:30:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>When it was Corey’s turn to answer what Caroline thought had to be the funniest secret shared thus far, she watched him with intrigued eyes. It didn’t surprise her much when he walked straight up to Grace and made his case. Though, she had to say, he did seem to put more thought into it than the other guys who were only kissing their couples might have.<br><br>She met him back at the Security Check table and made a show of checking the ID tag. “Well, you seem confident. Let’s find out if you’re correct.” <br><br>And, it turned out that he <em>was</em> correct! “Grace!” Caroline announced, after pulling the tag open and showing both groups. Caroline giggled as she recalled that secret once again. She gestured for him to get back into line with the other lads and then shuffled her cards again after heading back to the chalkboard.<br><br>“Well, lads and ladies, it looks like we’ve got ourselves a tie.” Caroline’s brows perked, her smile broadening while she drew another tally mark for the guys. “Three to three is the current score. Can the lads get one more point to pull their team into a victory?” Caroline winked at the camera. “Let’s find out.” She nodded at the chute, and the next suitcase slipped down it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 00:43:00</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Devon</span></span><br><br>The next suitcase lands in Devon’s slot.<br><br>Caroline waves Devon over to the Security Check table, offering him a smile.<br><br>She walks the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for Devon to examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is an unnamed University hoodie and an uncapped tube of lipstick. <br><br>Caroline eyed Devon slightly, then read the secret aloud.<br><br>“This female islander didn't have her first sexual experience, or even her first kiss, until she was 19. It was with her college roommate; another girl.” <br><br>Caroline lowered her cards and gave Devon a gentle smile.&nbsp; <br><br>She gestured toward the girls, then addressed Devon.<br><br>“Right, go on then, make your choice. When you are ready.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Capone</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 03:22:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.ibb.co/MN8BkGh/devon-daniels-6.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Devon Daniels (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15007879#msg15007879)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 28<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> New York City<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> July 3rd, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Black T-Shirt with Kiuas Spirit of Ukko album art (https://www.soundi.fi/wp-content/uploads/old/soundi/record_review/Kiuas_The+Spirit+Of+Ukko_1652.jpg), Sunglasses (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bDwAAOSw2gxYrZs7/s-l300.jpg), Jeans, Black leather belt, Boots<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Cleo Balleta<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> All | Open<br><br><hr><br>...<br><br>Okay, no way was Devon calling Grace Glitter-Vag. He leaned his chin towards his throat mic and muttered "Abort, abort, ixnay on the icknamenay hombre". He actually thought she was cool, and if it was the sort of story she'd own up to for laughs it wouldn't have been a secret. Therefore, he wasn't about to wreck things with... well, at this rate, the two literally best people on this stupid show. They were so pure they should make him gag, but given the continuing downward spiral of this competition, he was beginning to believe he was trapped in Hell, and that there was actually nothing Metal about Hell at all. Tipper Gore was <em>so wrong</em> about it in the eighties. This pink and fluffy pop-tune infused torture chamber of sunshine was the real Hell, and the likes of Ozzy and Dio and Maiden were offering people salvation.<br><br>At least, that's how he was rationalizing it.<br><br>Leave it to those two kids to lift his spirits somewhat, though. Both the secret and just the absolute compatibility of them. It was just the pep he needed before being called to reveal a secret himself. With a sigh, he turned to Corey and Owen, the only two guys he'd had any sort of interaction with upon the island so far*.<br><br>"Make sure it doesn't look like a scene out of a Predator movie while I'm gone," he said, then stepped forward to the table. Caroline read her secret, and Devon perked an eyebrow up, scanning the line of women. The shades were still on, and he was still a bit tense. The idea of delivering a kiss to any woman after revealing he'd certainly bought a wedding ring, and things went... the worst possible way afterward. There was no recovering from that. What would be on their minds as they kissed him back? What was on their minds <em>now?</em> He didn't know, and he didn't want to know.<br><br>Taking a glimpse back at the row of guys... man, he wasn't sure he wanted them to win anything. What was the prize, again? Time with them? This warring bunch of thin-skinned wannabe shows of masculinity putting on a show for the camera in hopes of convincing the world their testicles have dropped? Who the fuck wants to hang out with that. Real men don't need to prove shit. Real men just <em>are</em>.<br><br>He let out a sigh, turning his attention back to Caroline. "Don't suppose I could just kiss you instead?" he said with a smirk, though it was far less spirited than his first come-on to her on that very first day. He looked back at the women, and ran the mental calculations.<br><br>Trying to figure out who had and hadn't been called out yet was difficult, given that there were so many women approached and others kissed. Nevertheless, he was able to run it through his head swiftly enough. Cleo, Delaney, Cassandra, Grace, and Samantha all had a secret revealed. Which left Rhonda, Elsa, and Gwen... With another glance back at the guys, he realized that one of these women wasn't having their secret told.<br><br>"Hrm," was all he emoted at this realization. Turning back to the group... well, truth told, he could see it being true for any one of them. He didn't really know any of them that well, though what he'd seen and met with Elsa* left him thinking it was least likely with her. Still, no way to make a truly accurate call. And that's assuming they weren't going to double-up on a secret just to screw with the guys. In the end, though, Devon really had no interest in approaching Rhonda and Elsa during this competition. Not through any fault of their own, just because whatever was going on between them and the guys they've interacted with, he didn't want to be in the middle of it. Not right now, at least. Let them clear that shit out of the air.<br><br>So, he approached Gwen, though made sure not to do so with the purpose he felt. He just wanted to move on and be done. Plus, again, he wasn't really interested on what people here or in the audience before the television would think of him now that his secret was revealed. So he approached her directly, but did his best not to be imposing, slowing his paces as he stood before her. He reached a hand forward, fingers gently brushing the golden straw locks from her forehead before cradling the back of her head gently. He drew her in, and placed his lips softly on her forehead. He then pulled back, gave a shrug and a smirk as... well, he really had no clue what else to do, and turned around and returned to the desk for Caroline to reveal the truth. Once it was done, he'd return to the guy's side.<br><br>"Good," he said. "Now that's over with, let's really finish this up and be done."<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">*</div><div class="spoiler_body">Still don't know how it will play out, but Devon will get some sort of interaction with Owen and Elsa in that workout corner.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 04:10:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline’s cheeky smile flashed at Devon when he asked if he could just kiss her. “You’d still have to pick someone in the game to kiss,” she advised, giving him a bit of a wink. <br><br>Devon did make his choice in Gwen, though he was not about to kiss any of the girls on the mouth. The forehead kiss that he did deliver was adorable. In fact, it was so adorable, Caroline couldn’t hide the soft “awww” that sounded out from her.<br><br>He returned to the table to find out the result. Caroline pulled the ID tag open and revealed the name within was actually Elsa! “That secret belonged to Elsa!” She showed the tag around. “So, I’m afraid that means no new points for the boys.”<br><br>Devon joined the guys again and Caroline waved Owen up, knowing that he was the final guy and therefore, the last one to play. <br><br>“Okay, so this is the final secret about to be revealed. It’s up to Owen to either keep it a tie game, or have the boys win. Now remember, it could still be any one of these girls secret. Just because someone’s had their secret told already doesn’t mean they won’t have another revealed. It could belong to any girl.”<br><br>She nodded, waiting for the chute to launch the last suitcase.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 04:13:30</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">First Competition - Owen</span></span><br><br>The final suitcase is reserved for Owen's slot.<br><br>Caroline points Owen over to the Security Check table.<br><br>She walks the suitcase over and lays it down, opening it for Owen to examine.<br><br>Inside the suitcase is an old baseball and a lacy bra. <br><br>Caroline nodded to Owen, then read the secret aloud.<br><br>“This female islander was once caught making out topless by a number of baseball players while in the dugout with her boyfriend, a fellow player. It turns out that he actually set her up to ensure that his teammates would get to enjoy the show, too.”<br><br>Caroline lowered her cards and perked her brows at Owen.&nbsp; <br><br>She gestured toward the girls, then addressed Owen.<br><br>“So, who do you think this secret belongs to? You can make your choice now.” </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Cosima</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 17:36:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/WWwpV9U.jpg?1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Delaney Clarke (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15011810#msg15011810)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 27<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Pansexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Mina, Nevada<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Sexy little number as pictured, sans hat and sunglasses. &nbsp;(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/WarlikeMilkyCony-size_restricted.gif)Black sandals.<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> No one #SingleAF<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mark and Logan (Rhonda and Devon mentioned)<br><br><br><hr><br><br>Well this was all fucking complicated, wasn’t it?<br><br>Devon’s secret hit them like a ton of bricks and the playful dynamic never recovered. Delaney found herself watching as each man stepped forward, and any concern she might have had about her secret being revealed was hastily washed away in favor of mounting tension between islanders. <br><br>At points her eyes met Logan’s across the aisle, then Mark’s and while her thoughts were thoroughly veiled behind silence, small cracks in the veneer began to reveal stress. Her smile dimmed and eventually faded altogether. There was a moment where it wasn’t fun anymore. <br><br>Her eyes followed Mark to Elsa when it was his turn, watched the brief if strained interaction between them and then the harrowing path to her doorstep after. She found herself torn immediately between the desire for him to kiss her, and the reality of what it implied about his opinion of her character if he did. <br><br>He didn’t. He smiled softly, and she smiled softly back, a weary grin that didn’t reach her eyes. Then she watched him go. <br><br>Delaney couldn’t bring herself to watch his kiss with Rhonda. Her eyes moved tactfully from the pair and settled evenly upon Logan. For the second time in two days she’d had what she felt was an engaging and promising interaction with a man, only to have him tangle with Rhonda in some fashion. No amount of chemistry or emotional resilience was going to soften that blow, but she’d persevere. <br><br><em>Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth.</em><br><br>Her lips pursed to a gently determined line and eventually she pulled her gaze from Logan as well. The scuffle that followed between him and Mark was met with the stoic austerity of a woman that had no patience for posturing. She barely even heard her secret being read, and there certainly was no indication that it was hers. <br><br>Eventually Logan chose her and she received his kiss with a remarkable amount of grace given the circumstances. One hand raised to cup his cheek and her lips pressed against his with a genuine if subdued affection. She didn’t make a fool of him by hastily withdrawing, or redirecting. She kissed him, and she let the kiss part softly and naturally in its own time. <br><br>Her eyes met his candidly in that fraction of a second before he stepped back. The detachment had faded to the background and she allowed him a brief, but honest glimpse of the reality that his choices had hurt her feelings. His choosing Rhonda and his utterly clinical approach to kissing her. Whatever his reason for choosing her, be it the game, to pick at Mark, or some combination of the two, she felt used. <br><br>As Logan took his leave back to the line her eyes drifted quietly to Mark, subtle tension in her brows and the downward turn of her lips. <br><br>There was only one man left and it was all just a game anyway, right? <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lustfulintentions</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 22:13:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/9EuNIEX.jpg?1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Owen Christopher (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15002076#msg15002076)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 32<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Hamilton, NZ<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Competition #1<br><strong>Wearing:</strong>&nbsp; Pictured<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Cassie<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Gwen, Cassie (Mention), Cleo (Mention)<br><hr><br>Owen had learned one thing from this little competition so far- the wait, if your turn was at the end, was LONG. <br><br>Long enough to let him contemplate the kiss he’d watched Cassie place on JJ. He and the redhead hadn’t really been intimate in any way in the 2 days since they’d arrived, but the way Cassie had put her lips on him sent what seemed to be a bit of a signal. Sure, maybe some of it was for the cameras, but, there was something about the kiss that was hard to ignore. <br><br>Fortunately, or, perhaps, dangerously, Cleo had placed a pretty serious kiss on him early in the women’s round, one that left him feeling just a little more heated than he’d already felt under the island sun. He wasn’t surprised to have been found out. If anything, the odds were pretty decent that a correct guess could be made if someone thought about it just enough. <br><br>The wild-card in it was that most of these folks didn’t know each other very well. <br><br>The disclosure of Cleo’s secret gave that away pretty clearly. The focus was on that disclosure, so Owen wasn’t sure if anyone noticed him touching his fingers to his lips, thinking about the heat of the kiss in light of this new disclosure about Cleo. Owen certainly didn’t feel obliged to judge the young woman for her choices, but it certainly made him wonder what else there was to the curvy girl. <br><br>By the time the game had turned to the male contestants, Owen was able to snap his head back to the goings on. <em>’Make sure you keep your head about you, kid, they’re going to throw a bunch of shit at you to try and confuse you, make you look dumb, or throw you off’</em> his agent’s voice echoed in his head. <em>It’s just like being on the pitch, pay attention to what’s going on around you, and don’t just follow the ball</em>. <br><br>Owen wasn’t quite sure what the devil ‘the ball’ was in this context, but he had a hunch that Marty was just trying to remind him not to take everything at face value. Silently, he’d kept track of the fact that of the female contestants, Gwen and Rhonda were the ones to date not to have had a secret revealed. Now, which one was it. <br>Deliberately, he stepped forward on cue, walked to the table and picked up the baseball. He gripped it about the way you’d expect a rugby player to do so, with the stitched leather buried into his palm. “Hm”, he said to nobody in particular, turning to look back and the young women on their marks, his eyes darting between the two young women, studying them for any tell, any sign of discomfort. While the game was utterly meaningless in the context of things, Owen couldn’t help but feel that little buzz of competitiveness. Hell, nobody <em>liked</em> to lose, and what the hell was the use of a tie? <br><br>Sadly, the girls were giving him almost nothing. It was all going to be based on a hunch, he feared. <br><br>Mentally, he flipped a coin, and started towards his target. He’d not had a chance to interact with either of the girls, so any bias of attraction was minimal, to this point. Finally, his powerful legs brought him in front of Gwen, where an almost empathic smile curled his lips. “Shame to hear something like that might have happened to you,” he said, his accent tingeing the words a fair bit. Owen bent slightly at the waist, the kiss Cassie had leveled moments before playing in his head, and pressed his lips gently, but purposefully on Gwen’s while his right hand gently cupped her elbow. He pulled back after a few moments, let out a slow breath through his nose, and nodded at her. “Though, I hate to say that I certainly hope I’m right.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 23:21:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8059862.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Caroline-Flack.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3 July, 2019 | Late AM<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This outfit (https://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/12/00002ad0b-Caroline_Flack.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Caroline felt that somewhere along the way, things got muddled or confused. Even though she had told the islanders several times that any secret could belong to any contestant, it was becoming clear that many of them had a similar strategy involving selecting one of the islanders whose secret hadn’t yet been shared. <br><br>She gave the camera crew a bit of a glare, as if to suggest that they could have done it a bit differently to truly keep it quite random. But, she was still hooked up to a mic and her complaints wouldn’t be heard until after the cameras were off of her and the competition was over. For now, it was Owen’s turn and he had walked over to the girls to make his choice.<br><br>Caroline looked at them curiously as Owen planted a kiss onto Gwen. He went back over to the Security Check table afterward and there he met Caroline. She smiled at him. “Let’s see if you are correct with your choice of Gwen.” She tugged on the ID tag and revealed that the name within it was, in fact, Gwen! “You were right!” She cheered, showing both teams the tag.<br><br>After tossing the tag aside, Caroline went straight to the chalkboard and added another tally onto the guy’s side. She wrote the number 4 and circled it. “And with 4 points, the guys have pulled ahead and won the competition!” Caroline tucked her cards beneath an arm and clapped her hands together. How excited the islanders were remained to be seen.<br><br>“That means the guys get to go out for a boy’s night out. We’ll be offering three options for you guys, so pick the one option you like the most, and just don’t get into too much trouble while you’re out, now. Alright?” She gave the guys a knowing smirk. “But, that isn’t all!” She took her cards back out and whipped to the last one. <br><br>“There is still one girl whose secret hasn’t been revealed.” Caroline was all smiles now, as she prepared to read it. “No one has to guess whose secret this is. I’m just going to share it with you lot.” Caroline grinned to the cameras before reading the secret aloud. “This female islander’s number of sexual partners is in the triple digits.” <br><br>Looking satisfied, Caroline looked from the girls side, to the guys side, and then took a slight bow. “Right, you are all free to go back to the villa. Guys, depending on what you choose, you’ll either be going out for lunch, dinner, or drinks, later today.” She waved everybody off of the stage, then turned to look at the cameras almost secretly. “That last one? It was Rhonda’s secret.” She whispered to the camera. <br><br><hr><hr><br><div align="center"><em>End of First Competition: "Excess Baggage"</em></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>25-09-2019, 16:27:59</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓜𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓻𝓼</span><br><br><em>Thursday, 4 July 2019 - Second Competition</em><br><br>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/50/Heartmakers_sharp.png)<br><br>The second competition is for the guys only and will determine the order in which they will pick who they wish to couple up with, later today. Guys get to choose this time around, but the order that they get to choose is determined by this competition. All of the guys will be assigned a specific treasure chest and a podium. First, they must solve the equation which can be found on the board, at the back of the stage. <br><br>Once the guys solve the equation, they'll put that number into the combination lock, which makes the chains fall off and opens the chests. Inside each chest are puzzle pieces which when put together properly, form the shape of a heart. They are color coordinated to match the guy's individual podium and their treasure chest. Each puzzle set is unique, so that no guy can look over at another's podium to cheat. <br><br>There is a prize for the guy who comes in first place, and there is also a perk for the guy who comes in last place. Once the order is announced, the prize and the perk will be revealed as well.<br></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>25-09-2019, 17:31:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nintchdbpict0003274928321.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 4 July, 2019 | Mid-morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured with these boots (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjcDkd_XcAELEvA.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Another day, another dated song choice. At exactly 8:00 in the morning on the fourth day, the song Damaged by Danity Kane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8IBg0mVJ5Y) started to play in the villa. The pop music blared from the speakers, intending to wake up the islanders, that was, if the curtains opening to reveal the bright sun outside hadn’t done the trick first.<br><br>After the song finished, every islander received a text message from Caroline Flack, which spoke about the competition for the day. It was an all guy’s competition, but the girls were also invited to watch, as long as they promised not to help any of the lads out. About an hour or so later, the islanders were led outside through the backyard, where the competition area was.<br><br>On the stage this time was a much simpler set up. There were six treasure chests, each color coordinated to match six podiums, and at the back of the stage was a board, covered by a red cloth. Caroline was waiting beside the board, waving at the guys as they took their spots by the chests. Names were drawn on the edge of the stage, so that every boy knew their placement.<br><br>From left to right, the guys placement was: Corey, Owen, Logan, Devon, James, and JJ. Corey’s color was light blue, Owen’s color was green, Logan’s color was yellow, Devon’s color was red, James’ color was orange, and JJ’s color was dark blue. Once the guys were standing in their proper placements, Caroline approached, cards in hand. <br><br>“Hello islanders!” She excitedly greeted them all, smiling brightly. “Welcome to your second competition, which as you know, is for the lads only.” She turned to address any girls who may have decided to come along and watch, off stage. “Ladies, you’re welcome to watch, but you must remain silent the whole time. You cannot help anyone, and if we suspect you of helping, we’ll ask you to leave.” Her lashes narrowed at them for a brief moment.<br><br>Caroline turned to face the guys once more. “Now lads, what will happen is I’ll remove the cover from the board back there.” She pointed to the board at the back end of the stage. “It has an equation on it, which you must solve. Each equation is unique to the islander, so that no one can cheat.” She gave the boys a cheeky smirk. <br><br>“Once you’ve got your number, you put it in your combination lock and that’ll open your treasure chest, which has puzzle pieces inside it. You must bring your pieces to your podium,” Caroline was pointing from the chests to the podiums while she spoke. “There, you will complete your puzzle. Whoever finishes first is the winner and will get to pick first at the recoupling ceremony.”<br><br>Caroline held up a finger. “They will also win a bit of a prize. However, the guy who comes in last place will also win something of a perk as well.” She giggled, covering her mouth with the cards. “Now,” she lowered the cards and walked across the stage. “Ready?” She questioned the guys as she reached the board. “Steady…” She paused, her hand on the end of the crimson sheet. “Go!” She tugged the cover off and revealed the equations:<br><br><div align="center">For guys in a couple: <strong>Your Age x Age of your partner - 4 = the code </strong><br>For Devon: <strong>Your Age x Age of Elsa - 4 = the code</strong><br>For JJ: <strong>Your Age x Age of Cassie - 4 = the code</strong></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>26-09-2019, 01:16:40</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u">Dice roll results:</span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">Owen - 9 <br>Logan - 7<br>Devon - 6<br>James - 5<br>JJ - 3<br>Corey - 1</span><br><br>This means that Owen finishes first and Corey finishes last.<br>Please post accordingly.<br></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>28-09-2019, 13:42:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSOhxPtvrudJwVvMQb9FpxoD6QxX33HEzovqadSg5Ax4iovvvLzvw)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Logan Thurston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15006981#msg15006981)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 26<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual <br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Manchester, England <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 4 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Same as picture and jean shorts that reach the knee, with brown and black slip on Vans<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Rhonda<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Rhonda | Caroline | Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Waking up to the blaring pop song from a girl band that had basically been a one hit wonder, Logan groaned against his pillow. He untangled himself from Rhonda, who he’d been having a cuddle with in his sleep. Rubbing his eyes and forcing them to open, he turned to look at her stirring. Leaning down, he pressed a kiss to her forehead. <br><br>“I’d better get some coffee before it’s all gone.” His voice rumbled in her ear. “You want some?” <br><br>After a quick breakfast and a much needed three cups of coffee, Logan was ready to head to the competition area. He did a quick prep beforehand, but didn’t have the time to shower, nor wait in the line that always formed outside of the stall. But, at least he had the time to put on some deodorant, spruce up his beard and run the hair cream he didn’t know the name of through his locks. It was getting quite long, he realized, as he studied himself in the mirror.<br><br><hr><br>At the competition area, he listened to Caroline’s instructions and took his place in front of his treasure chest. He waited for the red curtain to fall from the board before kneeling and cradling the lock in his hand. Logan looked up at the equation and did the math in his head as best as he could. He knew Rhonda was 22, because they had mentioned their ages in passing to each other at some point or another. So it was really just a matter of working the numbers out. <br><br>He got the combination pretty quickly, helping the chains loosen from the chest by tugging them off. He opened the box and gathered up all of his puzzle pieces, then brought them to his podium, where he could spread them out a bit. It was indeed supposed to make a heart shape, as Caroline had advised, but the shapes of the pieces were quite confusing to line up. “Oy, mate. This ain’t no ordinary puzzle,” he muttered aloud. <br><br>Ultimately, he just focused on the pieces he knew were the edges, then did his best to quickly move around the parts that made up the middle. A few seconds after Owen had completed his puzzle, Logan raised his arms in victory. “Done!” He exclaimed. Caroline bounded over, checking on his puzzle, before grinning up at him and telling him congratulations. Letting out a big sigh of relief, he figured he was in the clear. With only Owen ahead of him, he wasn’t too worried.<br><br>As long as Owen wasn’t about to pick Rhonda, that was.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Capone</strong> on <strong>01-10-2019, 21:17:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://image.ibb.co/kMDRQ6/muscular-metalhead.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Devon Daniels (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15007879#msg15007879)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 28<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual <br><strong>Hometown:</strong> New York City<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 4 July, 2019 | Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Back Yard -&gt; Villa Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Blue-plaid boxer shorts, then Mercenary 11 Dreams t-shirt (http://shop.mercenary.dk/54-thickbox_default/11-dreams-t-shirt-2015.jpg), camo-print cargo pants, boots, sunglasses (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bDwAAOSw2gxYrZs7/s-l300.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> None<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Elsa &amp; River | Everyone<br><br><hr><br>Devon was tugged gently to consciousness as the lovely blonde had slipped her warm, smooth flesh away from his own. It was only momentary, however, as the weight of sleepiness kept his eyes shut, forcing him to roll over, arm lashing out as if to grab the fleeing woman, only to fall asleep the moment his limb crashed onto the makeshift bedding. Nothing could keep him slumbering once the synthetic beats of pop music began to echo throughout the entire Villa. At first he groaned, grabbing a pillow and pulling it over his head. As the song wore on, however, he realized that there was something else going on. There was a song yesterday, too. Indicative of a competition. Right.<br><br>Right, the competition.<br><br>Pushing the pillow away, bleary-eyed Devon looked up with an expectation for Cleo with blonde hair to be beside him. It took a moment for his brain to dissemble and reassemble his memories. Cleo was gone now. It was Elsa that he'd slept beside, a lovely and fit young woman that he had slept beside, and certainly had been tempted to do more with.<br><br>He blinked, his mind incapable of forming words at the moment. Only feelings, and a rare feeling of hesitation and uncertainty. Sitting up, he looked around the back yard of the Villa, eyes putting the currently empty environment into focus. He could tell that the work out area had been used recently, but wasn't quite able to tell where anyone was. Given the absence of Elsa and her dedication to fitness, he had no doubt she'd awoken early and began to work herself out. Guess he was going easy this morning.<br><br>Standing up, arms stretching high above his head, maw opening to yawn mightily, he began to walk through the imitation grass towards the Villa, where he spotted Elsa sitting with a young woman with black hair. <em>Who had black hair?</em> There must have been someone. He was just too sleepy to recall. As he approached the couple, his mind suddenly began to roll through all the rules of etiquette that typically applied when you slept beside a woman, but none of it seemed right. It either seemed too comfortable or close or not comfortable enough. <em>Fuck me, since when did I overthink things like this?</em> He didn't know, but between his lack of desire to hurt others and the emotional pressure cooker that this whole island was, he wasn't even sure what was the correct gesture anymore.<br><br>Nevertheless, he enjoyed her company, and she certainly enjoyed his own.<br><br>"Wassup?" he asked briefly, resting a hand on Elsa's shoulder. "Sounds like there's another competition." He looked down to her with a sleepy smile. "I'll catch up with you after, yeah?" He couldn't tell if her response was a positive one or negative. Slumber was still pulling at his mind and eyelids. He could only hope his actions weren't going to cause her to overthink. That was always the advice he had given kids like Corey, right? Don't overthink, just act. Say how you feel, do as you want. But that worked a lot better when you were on the same level as the other person, had the same expectations and desires. Devon didn't know where he stood or what he wanted.<br><br>He went through the standard morning motions, collecting clothing, getting in the shower, and allowing the water to awaken his senses. Doing his best to follow his own advice, he tried not to think too much on the night prior or his own feelings. The very thought would only cause him to change how he felt, right? Too many questions, and not enough answers he could provide, so what's the point? So he showered, dressed, slipped his shades on and pocketed his phone before descending down to the competition area.<br><br>Just as the day prior, he lined up, hands behind his back, and listened to the instructions offered by the ever good-looking Caroline. He stepped up to his "treasure chest", chuckling before putting on a false grimace. "The color of <em>blooood</em>," he quietly growled, hand lifting up as if to hold a still-beating heart in his hand. The expression swiftly melted into another chuckle as he crouched down, looking towards the blackboard. Math was never his strongest subject, but he doubted they'd pull some calculus up there for the different contestants to work out. The curtain was removed, and... three separate equations were scrawled out.<br><br>Devon lowered his shades, making sure he was reading it right. <em>How late was it when I went down with Elsa?</em> he thought to himself, reading the demands of his equation. His mind was brought to all those old sci-fi films like Logan's Run, or to the book 1984. Dystopian societies where you are as the authority tells you to be, where your every movement and action is heavily monitored. His wonderful evening with the blonde suddenly felt... public? No. This felt like some twisted mind game, a manipulation. <em>How well do you know your <strong>new</strong> partner?</em> There was some implication here, not necessarily on the show's intentions in <em>this</em> moment, but in the entirety of this place. A real Truman Show vibe.<br><br>"Fuck this place," he whispered quietly. Between his secret yesterday and the obvious voyeuristic nature of the show's producers, he was just losing his interest in the whole thing. Sighing heavily, he studied the board, and began to run the mental calculations. She looked young, too young to be nearing her 30's. However, she was clearly old enough to drink. Her secret also indicated her first sexual experience was early in College, and she herself noted the night prior she had only gotten serious a few years prior. So, she had enough time to experiment in early College before getting serious.<br><br>"...fuck it," he sighed. He'd start with twenty-five and work backwards. <em>Twenty-eight times twenty-five... so forty, carry the four...</em> His mind began to work the numbers, then experiment with the solution. Nope. He paused to do a mental recount, making sure he had it the first time before he swapped down to twenty-four. Another count in his head, and... there. He opened the chest, withdrawing the pieces and walking them to his podium... <em>of bloooooood!</em> He couldn't suppress his smirk to himself as he began to wish he wore his Ghost or Powerwolf t-shirt, something a bit more fitting for such an altar. Rearranging the pieces wasn't a problem, as he played such browser-based games during high school in his computer classes or in some of the video games he'd play on occasion. Still, the math gave him enough trouble that by time he was finished, both Owen and Logan had announced their completion.<br><br>"Done here, too," he nodded, lifting an arm up.<br><br>He looked around at the other fellows gathered, and began to feel... well, he didn't feel worried about much, actually. The number of players that had stepped in and out of this had actually made things simple. Aside from JJ and Devon, the other gentlemen were already coupled, and none of them had any real incentive to choose someone else. So really, it came down to whether Devon would choose Elsa or Sam.<br><br><em>The producers can't let it get boring, though,</em> Devon warned himself. <em>There's got to be some wrench about to be thrown into the gears of this whole thing.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>lustfulintentions</strong> on <strong>03-10-2019, 00:29:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/b1M9iNL.jpg?2width=209&amp;height=300)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Owen Christopher (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15002076#msg15002076)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 32<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Straight<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> Hamilton, NZ<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 4 July, 2019, Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa backyard -- Competition area <br><strong>Wearing:</strong> &nbsp;Khaki shorts, light blue casual button down, w/brown canvas loafers (https://i.imgur.com/Y3bGFkh.jpg?2)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Cassie<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> The rest of the competitors; Cassie/Elsa (mentioning)<br><br>Owen stepped down across the yard to the competition area with a skeptical look on his face. Treasure chests and podiums? What the devil was this woman on about this time? Did every competition involve some sort of brightly colored luggage of one sort or another? The barrel chested man mused as he took his place alongside the other gents from the Villa. <br><br>He had no idea what to expect from this, but he was eager to get on with it. These little games, while certainly not matching in intensity or need for skill to his chosen career, at least helped him sate a bit of his need for competition. This was certainly the tip of a double-edged sword. While Owen was not a sore loser, he also knew it was possible for him to get a little <em>too</em> into that competitive state where a loss was hard to swallow. <br><br>And, naturally, these competitions were taking place against the backdrop of Owen still navigating a group of strangers, many with opposing motives. For his own sanity, he was still trying to make sense of his interactions with Cassie, which had been uneven at best. And then there was Elsa, who’d been quite flirtatious, and whom he found quite attractive. <br><br>Frankly, he didn’t know what to make of the whole thing. Knowing that on the other side of this competition, the guys would be the ones making the coupling choices in a reversal of the first ceremony left him a bit anxious. <br><br>Owen took his mark as the other residents made their way down to the makeshift stage area that was set up for the game, and listened intently as Caroline gave the instructions. The sound alerting them that it was time to start went off, and Owen dug into the first challenge. <br><br><em>Math? The fuck is this then?</em> <br><br>He sure as hell hadn’t expected there to be math. Owen cast a quick glance to either side of himself, wondering if he was alone in thinking this to be a bit crazy. Still, he was lucky-he’d not been a math whiz when it came to the more advanced classes, but basic computational work was well in his wheel house. <br><br><strong>“Okay, let’s see,” </strong>he muttered, <strong>“Thirty-two times twenty would be...let’s see, six hundred, plus forty…” he trailed off, “Plus another 32,” as he recalled Cassie’s age. “That’s 672, and minus four...ah!”,</strong> he exclaimed, pleased with himself. He heard another lock snap open, but didn’t look up. Owen didn’t want to think about who might have the lead at this stage. <br><br>A few quick movements of the dials on the lock confirmed his calculations, and gave him access to the puzzle. Quickly, he carried it back to his podium and set about the task, his brow furrowed in consideration of just how to put the pieces together. How was it that they were ensuring parity here? Was everyone doing the same puzzle? <br><br>With a focus on the task at hand, Owen pushed those concerns aside and set about assembling the puzzle. He could hear some of the other men cursing a bit under their breath as they worked at the puzzles, and sensed that he was perhaps in better shape than them. Working quickly, but doing his best not to rush, he snapped the last of his pieces into place and thrust his hand up in the air, hoping that he’d been the first past the post. He allowed himself a peek up now as Caroline approached, and quickly let his glance move across the rest of the stage, a smile of recognition crossing his lips as he realized that once Caroline confirmed his puzzle, he’d be the winner.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>03-10-2019, 03:07:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/09/81/c6/0981c67ec551a6232362aec57daeedcc.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Corey (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15009035#msg15009035)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Straight<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, UK<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 2 July, 2019, Evening<br><strong>Location:</strong> Bed - &gt; Competition<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Pictured with cargo shorts<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Grace<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone present<br><br><hr><br class="clear_left">When the music started blaring, Corey started awake, finding himself alone in the bed once again and hoping that there was not another set of dates for Grace to be on.&nbsp; If so, he was pretty sure someone was getting disappointed.&nbsp; Clapping his hands over his ears, Corey prayed that the music would stop as soon as possible.&nbsp; While the producers had kept him and Devon from overdoing it last night, the combination of the warm weather and the amount he had been able to consume was enough to give Corey a splitting headache.&nbsp; <br><br>“Damaged.”&nbsp; Corey muttered to himself, stumbling from the bed to the bathroom to splash some cold water on his face as soon as possible.&nbsp; “The only thing about to get bloody Damaged is that loudspeaker.&nbsp; Hitting the shower, Corey had time for a quick cleanup, a change of clothes, and simply grabbed a bagel on his way through the kitchen and off to the competition area.&nbsp; &nbsp;A quick glance his phone revealed to Corey that this competition was for just the guys, which didn’t alleviate any worries.<br><br><hr><br>Once in the arena of doom, Corey took his place in front of his light blue chest, and wondered what could possibly be in there.&nbsp; Looking up as Caroline sexily sauntered in, Corey paid close attention to her words as opposed to her neckline, a smile growing on his face as she began her explanation.<br><br><em>An equation.&nbsp; Oh, these boys are in trouble now…</em> Corey thought, having always been good at math.<br><br>Sadly, as soon as his confidence spiked, it was immediately dashed to the sharp rocks below.&nbsp; A puzzle.&nbsp; Corey was utterly and completely rubbish at puzzles.&nbsp; Remarkably so.&nbsp; Design a puzzle, sure.&nbsp; But look at the pieces someone else made and put them together? Well, his mind just didn’t work that way.<br><br>Trying to snap out of it, Corey tensed as Caroline reached to rip down the cover over the board, and immediately groaned.&nbsp; How old was Grace?!&nbsp; It had never come up!&nbsp; Who ASKED something like that?!&nbsp; In a full fledged panic now, if he couldn’t get this part right, he had zero chance, Corey just started multiplying numbers and trying combo.<br><br>“21 times 23, minus 4 is 479.&nbsp; Nope,&nbsp; shit”<br><br>“22 times 23, minus 4 is...502!&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Fuck.”<br><br>“23 times 23, minus 4 is 525.&nbsp; Yes!”<br><br>With his chest finally open, Corey dug out his puzzle pieces and ran for the podium, only to see every other male already working on it, and Owen was nearly done!&nbsp; &nbsp;Slamming his pieces down, Corey dropped on, hurrying to pick it up and get started.&nbsp; Drowning out the sound of contestant after contestant puzzling and finishing, Corey struggled mightily, but in the end he did finally get his puzzle together.&nbsp; Looking up, it was just as he had feared.<br><br>Dead last.<br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Golden Spider</strong> on <strong>07-10-2019, 11:07:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcps-static.rovicorp.com%2F2%2FOpen%2FFox%2FThe%2520Mob%2520Doctor%2FSeason%25201%2F_derived_jpg_q90_500x500_m0%2Fmd_03-zack-drama-singles_0310_LY.jpg%3Fpartner%3Dallrovi.com&amp;f=1&amp;nofb=1)</div><strong>Name:</strong> James Harding (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15004164#msg15004164)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 25<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Straight <br><strong>Hometown:</strong>Stilwater, MN, USA<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>4. July 2019| Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong>bedroom &gt; Competition area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> What you see in the pic (http://Outfit URL)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> Gwen<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Gwen<br><hr><br>James groaned and rolled his eyes as he was torn from slumber yet again by a ridiculous and dated song choice. followed by a text that brought a small amount of panic to his eyes, and probably the eyes of everyone else that read it. <em>"another competition?"</em> he groused to himself, given the results of the previous one, which had lead to a conversation with Gwen that was needed, but not one that was comfortable in any way, and James had gotten off lightly. that was the repercussions of his thoughts and not because of the secret that was revealed. Getting out of bed he made his way into the bathroom to get ready for the competition. The evening before after getting back from their allowed excursion outside the villa, which for James just meant more time with his thoughts and a bit of people watching and musing on his novel, He and Gwen had continued their conversation, to which he was happy about but still ultimately wary, he was still unsure if he was at a point where he could begin a new relationship, he certainly wasn't over his wives passing, but did he really have to be? he wondered if he ever would get over it. but that didn't mean he couldn't allow himself to be happy with someone else. Ultimately though the last thing he wanted was to hurt Gwen, she deserved that at least.<br><br>When the competition began James stared at his equation for a moment. not allowing himself to look around at the other guys or to look off at the watching ladies. <em>"her age? how am I supposed to know that! that chief rule number 1: you never ask a women's age!"</em> he ranted to himself, he did know enough however, she was younger than him, she had mentioned still being in college, he would say no older than 23. so that's where he started, working his way down until he reached his code "496". 5 years difference, to some that would be just barely acceptable, James himself never put much stock in that. ages are but a number, Making his way over to his podium he assembled his puzzle, finishing to notice that most of the guys were done before him, only Corey and JJ were still hard at work. he would be waiting for a while to pick come to the choosing, and that made James nervous.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Heptarch</strong> on <strong>10-10-2019, 03:27:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://cdna.lystit.com/photos/bb62-2016/02/14/criminal-damage-navyblack-nep-t-shirt-product-2-556257935-normal.jpeg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Jasper Jameson (JJ) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg15018215#msg15018215)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 28<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> New York, NY<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 4 July, 2019 |Morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> Villa Competition area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> This (https://cdna.lystit.com/photos/bb62-2016/02/14/criminal-damage-navyblack-nep-t-shirt-product-2-556257935-normal.jpeg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> No one<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>JJ had had an eventful couple of days. After his dates, he'd managed to convince Cassie to extend their date overnight in the Resort.&nbsp; While a gentleman never kissed and told, and in this case there wasn't anything terribly naughty to tell of, the enigmatic smile he'd often sported over the past two days left plenty of room for the curious to speculate over.<br><br>While he and Cassie had talked plenty... well into the night, as a matter of fact... he'd never quite gotten around to asking her age.&nbsp; When the equation was revealed, his heart sank a little, but he gritted his teeth and set to work.<br><br>His age... 28... times Cassie's age.&nbsp; He guessed 23 first.&nbsp; Wrong.&nbsp; Then 24.&nbsp; Wrong again.&nbsp; All right.&nbsp; He was fairly certain she wasn't older than that, so he worked he way backward until he got to 21... minus 4...&nbsp; *Click*<br><br>Now the real trouble.&nbsp; While JJ wasn't shabby at Math, he'd never been particularly good at puzzles.&nbsp; Spatial recognition?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; Tiny little shapes and pattern matching?&nbsp; Ah... not so much.<br><br>He watched guy after guy beat him until it was only him and Corey left.&nbsp; He eyed the guy speculatively.&nbsp; Caroline had said that last place would get a perk as well.&nbsp; At this point JJ knew who both he and Corey would take and the two of them weren't going to step on each other.&nbsp; JJ was fairly sure he had the puzzle worked out... but was it worth throwing the game to get whatever perk Caroline had in mind?&nbsp; JJ sincerely thought about it before deciding that he couldn't do it.&nbsp; It wasn't pride, per se, though he certainly didn't like to lose... but more of a natural caution of coming in last in a game like this.<br><br>So though it was tempting... JJ finished his puzzle and raised his hands to signal he was done.<br><br>Second to last.&nbsp; It sucked... but whatever.&nbsp; He figured he would still get the girl.&nbsp; And she was worth it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Love Island ♡ [Competitions]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>10-10-2019, 18:58:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nintchdbpict0003274928321.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Caroline Flack (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308599.msg14999645#msg14999645)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 39<br><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Heterosexual<br><strong>Hometown:</strong> London, England<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 4 July, 2019 | Mid-morning<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Villa's Competition Area<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> As pictured with these boots (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjcDkd_XcAELEvA.jpg)<br><strong>Coupled with:</strong> N/A - Host of Love Island<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Everyone<br><br><hr><br>While the lads were hard at work, Caroline was walking back and forth along the back edge of the stage. Every so often she’d speak to the camera that was facing her, alerting the audience about who was in the lead. She mentioned when Owen came in first place, followed by Logan, then Devon, and James, and JJ, and finally… Corey. <br><br>When all was said and done, she gave the guys a round of applause. “Right, we’ve got our winner with Owen, who will be picking first at the recoupling ceremony!” She gestured to Owen with her hand, a smile firmly in place. <br><br>Then she released a bit of a sigh and gestured with ever so slightly less flourish to Corey. “And Corey, who also gets a little something for coming in last place.” She gave him a bit of a clap too, though it sounded more like a consolation applause than anything else. <br><br>With that, Caroline stepped aside to give the boys enough room to make their exits. “That’ll be the end of the second competition, everybody! You may make your back to the villa now. Owen and Corey, you’ll be notified of your prizes via text message before the recoupling ceremony.” <br><br><hr><hr><div align="center"><em>End of Second Competition: Heart Makers</em></div>
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