[Behind the scenes footage]

Amora: I turned the lie-detection off, if you didn’t notice. Do you want to take it again from the top, add in a few pet-the-cat moments?

Gunslinger: I noticed. But sticking close to the truth is usually the smarter choice, for improv.

Amora: The truth, huh? I thought you were an actor not a martial arts teacher.

Gunslinger: Ah do teach between shoots. Ah do dream of the day where my name is too big to mingle among the smallfolk without causing a commotion. But that day is still far off. And do you really want me to put the idea into peoples heads that Ah am a paid actor? That’ll just get ‘em to second guess every thing Ah said. And speaking of unnecessary complications…Did you get those technical difficulties sorted out?

Amora: Yes and no. There was no malfunction. One of the Producers called in and told them to keep rolling. To preserve the authentic atmosphere I had going.

Gunslinger: Well that introduction segment sure as hell didn’t look scripted, Ah can tell you that much.

Amora: Yeah yeah laugh it up. But what was I supposed to do?

Gunslinger: Eliminate me. You hired me to be the fallguy and shed a few crocodile tears as they learn a valuable lesson about toeing the line. …. Say. Do you remember when they suggested giving the show to the new girl once she cut her teeth on that author? Remember how you said she’d be too easily manipulated by the Contestants because she is so **** for approval? Well she is doing people just fine. ..Oh! And speaking of the new girl. Did you nick her cane? Because that sceptre sure looks like you took her cane and painted it gold.

Amora: No of course I didn’t steal her cane. Don’t be ridicilous.

Gunslinger: Hey Ah’m just asking because those minions of yours sure look a lot like you slapped some paper mache on some of Samsons drones. And that avatar. Don`t take it the wrong way but it looks an awful lot like a palette swap of the one whats-her-name uses. Is that why you added the helmet? To avoid a letter from her lawyer? Wait! Please please tell me you didn’t nick anything from the Ice Demon. Or that angry one. Scarlet.

Amora: Azure. And of course I didn’t. I didn’t ‘nick’ anything. I just don’t have the budget to commission custom assets left and right. Corners had to be cut. You know how it is. This show isn’t cheap. And with how tight the Producers purse-strings are….

Gunslinger: Those pursestrings would be a lot looser if you’d stop being such a control freak. Ah bet they wouldn’t feel the need to meddle either, if you had just handed your IP to a professional host like they wanted.

Amora: …

Gunslinger: Anyway. How are we going to play this? With all the vote-rigging going around lately the viewers might notice if me making an exit.

Amora: Yeah. About that….. The Producers felt this show might need another hook to keep viewers interested. So the poll won’t be tampered with in any way.

Gunslinger: …..

Amora: The master is gonna live ..what? another sixty years? Maybe eighty. That is basically no time at all over here. And with the overtime bonus you can easily afford a rejuvenation.

Gunslinger: ……

Amora: Look I know it isn’t exactly what I promised. But It’s an order from up top. And the viewers might vote to let you go, anyway.

Gunslinger: …

Amora: Look I promised you a role where you can prove you can do more than just be the mysterious ninja or wizened old Sifu all the time. I’ll keep my promise. Once you are done over there, you can stroll right back here and prove you can be an all-american hero. Anti-villain. You know what I mean. And technically you just potentially landed two roles playing a cowboy.

Gunslinger: …Yeah. I’m going to call my agent now and then we are going to get that in writing. Because you obviously can’t be trusted not to **** the loopholes in my contract.

[Footage end]