Galactimato Big Brother
I had a bunch of fun with a Big Brother simulator that I plugged a bunch of my characters into, and I wanted to make sure it got archived. I also decided to draw some pictures and add plot to accompany it. Hope you have as much fun reading it as I did making it! Note: I originally post these on Twitter, then Tumblr. There's differences between each, and this is both combined.
Week 1
Yesterday, I plugged a bunch of my OCs into a Big Brother simulator. The link for my playthrough of the game will run out in 3 months, but the results were so funny that I wanted to archive them here and add some ~flavor~ with text and pictures!
The special thing about this simulator is that I could set how characters felt about themselves, others, and how well they do in certain challenges. Also, these relationships can change based on what happens in the game. This means everyone is surprisingly in-character.
Also, disclaimer, I’ve never actually watched Big Brother, so I’ll be adding context for people like me who don’t know what’s going on.
Let the chaos begin!
Here’s our beginning lineup. Say hi! There were only 14 slots, so I couldn’t include Benji and Kenji, but with this format, I have a way to squeeze them in as the host and cameraman respectively.
The premise of the game is that all the contestants live in a house together. I think they’re competing for who gets to own it? I’m not entirely sure on the prize. The American audience gets one contestant to represent their choices (and I guess they can choose tasks?)
As you can see, the public chose Emil to represent them. And why wouldn’t they? He’s charming, down-to-Earth, and uniquely, he’s mutually liked by all of the contestants. He’s gonna to be something of a main character for this run.
This sounds all well and good, but in actuality, Emil’s job is to vote off whoever America wants him to. He doesn’t get a say in the matter. For better or worse, he’s the audience’s puppet.
Onto the game!
…To be honest, I don’t know what this means. It never comes up, but I wanted to put it here for completion’s sake.
Every week, there is a challenge to decide who gets to be the Head of the Household (HoH.) This person decides the nominees for elimination and is immune from being eliminated.
I guess Emil’s other job is to convince the HoH and other contestants who to get eliminated? I feel like the other contestants wouldn’t be allowed to know that he’s America’s Player, either.
I imagine Nicky wouldn’t have an easy time choosing who gets to go home. Let’s see how he does it!
–
Nicky told everyone to get in a circle. He placed a bottle on the floor and spun it. The bottle landed on him.
“I guess I’m the first nominee.”
“You’re the HoH, kid,” reminded the host, “you can’t get eliminated.”
“Ah, right!” Nicky spun again. It landed on a pair of contestants.
“Uhhh, I guess it’s you two! Sorry!”
–
With that, Nicky chose the first two nominees, and America, its first target. While Nicky’s choice was up to chance, Emil’s first mission was a success.
Note: When I was running this simulation the first time, I got the choice to either pick who “America” wants to eliminate or let the AI decide that. I picked Aiden first by accident, but I feel like an audience would be against him anyway. He’s grouchy and comes off as kind of a jerk ^^;
After the nominees are selected, they, the HoH, and three others (if available) compete get a chance to obtain the Power of Veto. The Power of Veto allows whoever has it to make the HoH replace one nominee with someone else. For this challenge, Roxie, Leon, and Maxy are the other three competitors.
Let’s see how this comes into play in the Veto Ceremony!
–
“Why do you think you should be saved?” asked the host. “You. With the big ‘ol eyes! Go first!”
“Me? Uhhh.. t-to be honest, I’m not really sure I have a good reason…” Angelo trailed off.
“…You sure about this?”
“I-I really can’t think of anything. I’m sorry!”
The host scratched his stubble, turning to Aiden. “What about you, big guy?”
Aiden shrugged.
Tilting down his glasses, the host stared into the camera. “Kenji, are ya seein’ this? Nobody’s makin’ any decisions! How’s this gonna make the ratings?”
“Mr. Benji, we’re on air.”
“Right, right. Cut that in post.” Benji adjusted his glasses. He slumped toward Roxie. “You. Pleeease tell me you have an opinion on something.”
Roxie lifted a hand. “I choose to deliver salvation onto Muffinhead!”
“Wow, really?” This surprised Angelo. “Wait, aren’t we nemeses?”
Roxie turned to Benji. “…Are we?”
“Not if it gets this show on the road!” Benji threw his cards in the air, ignoring the cameraman’s pleads. “Nick. Choose someone to go in that kid’s place!”
“Okay!” Nicky lifted his bottle. “Who’s ready for another round of spin the bottle?”
–
Angelo is saved, and the final first nominees are chosen. Now it’s Aiden vs. Lorenzo, which should be an interesting choice for Emil. Will he vote against his role model or his older brother? America will decide! Onto the votes!
The contestants decided and so did America. America wanted drama! Let’s hear from some of the others before we check in with Emil!
–
The contestants sat in soundproof rooms to be interviewed.
Toni pressed his hands into his knees, straightening his posture. “Both of them scare me, but Aiden scares me more.”
“I felt bad for not vetoing Aiden, so I voted for the captain!” explained a cheerful Roxie. “But now I feel bad for him toooo.”
Jun fixed the bangs over their eye. “Sorry captain, but it’d be boring without Aiden.”
“I’d like a roommate who doesn’t sleep naked!” Leon laughed at his own statement.
Benji addressed the camera in another room. “Now let’s check in with Emil! How ya doin’, buddy?”
“Not good!” Emil answered, a strained smile on his face. “I do not wanna hafta explain this to Lorie.”
“Hang in there, kid. It’s just week one!”
–
Aiden is the first to be evicted. The audience wanted Lorenzo out, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. Emil’s probably simultaneously happy that his brother is still there while dreading what he must feel about this. But let’s hear from Aiden for now!
–
“Aiden, any words you’d like to say to the audience? How do ya feel about bein’ evicted first?” Benji offered the microphone to Aiden.
Aiden glared into the camera. “…I don’t care.”
“Haha, always good to keep on a tough face!”
–
And that concludes Week 1 of Galactimato Big Brother! If you read this, thank you! This is mostly entertaining to myself and I’d be surprised if more than two other people read down this far, but I’m having fun and that’s what matters! I’ll probably do one a day maybe? This is an experiment. We’ll see how this goes.