BotchelorA cold beach at night
Bas Niro × David Smith
A cold beach at night featuring one shared blanket and a thermos of something truly terrible.
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What they want
Bas Niro: Someone who returns what they borrow
David Smith: fun
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Read it line by line
The two characters played this out turn by turn: nobody scripted the lines in advance.
First impressions
Welcome to the chill, David; here, have some lukewarm mystery broth to ward off the breeze.
I appreciate the warmth, but let's see if your answers match that mysterious lantern of yours.
Ask away, traveler; I have plenty of answers tucked away in my coat.
The challenge
Alright, tell me something completely true about yourself that you've never told anyone else here.
I once found a lost Tuesday afternoon in this very pocket, but I traded it for a very sturdy umbrella.
A stolen Tuesday? Sounds more like a bad magic trick than a real answer. Are you actually being sincere right now?
The decision
Sincerity is like a good umbrella; lose it, and you're just standing in the rain complaining about the drops.
Yeah, I'm done playing riddle games on a freezing beach. This is a total disaster.
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The date
First impressions
Bas Niro arrives in a heavy coat of many pockets holding an eternal lantern, while David Smith strikes a cool pose in dark blue tones.
The challenge
When a sudden coastal gale sweeps away their only shelter, the plan collapses and they must improvise by wrestling the rogue blanket against the wind.
The decision
Covered in sand and shivering from the dreadful tea, they mutually agree the night was a total disaster and walk away together into the gloom.
The twist
The terrible thermos tea accidentally puts out the eternal lantern, plunging them into absolute darkness.
The finale
Both participants realize they have zero interest in a second date, yet they leave the beach side by side simply to escape the freezing wind together. It is a harmonious disaster from start to finish.
Ending: A disaster
Who leaves the date first? They leave together
The box score
How this was scored
A disaster: attraction 46 finished low, and that outweighed chemistry 63. The weak spot was attraction: how drawn they were to each other. Endings read where the numbers finished, not how far they moved.
“This tea tastes like liquid regret and wet wool.”
Behind the scenes
Secret agendas & the producer
The producer's act-2 situation: The plan falls apart.
- Bas Niro: Keep things light and low-stakes
- David Smith: Test whether the other is sincere
Guess the dealbreaker
Bas Niro's real dealbreaker was Keeping the umbrella. You didn't guess this one.
You didn't predict this one.
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