Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning's End [Elimination Vote]

Yuki smiles as she stands in camerashot, wooden bark behind her. The bark is lit with bright yellows, reds, and greens.

“Konichiwa, motherfuckers, it’s time to finally have our elimination vote. Now, I will explain how it will work, and hopefully you all can make an informed decision on which of our little cast members is about to have her time in Ben’s harem come to a quite ceremonious end.”

“So, because I know certain members might be a bit… unloved by a small section of you, I am going to have it not be a straight winner take all vote asking for who should be eliminated. Or have it be the opposite, a who should be saved vote. No, in order to really have it be fair and equitable, I’m going to try one of those new fangled voting systems. Ranked choice voting!”

“At the very bottom of this webpage, you will find the link to vote. It will ask you who you want eliminated. Please rank them from 1 to 8, 1 being the person you absolutely want voted out, and 8 being your oshi, the girl you would break your laptop over if she was eliminated. But please, try to think about who is in the middle and what order, because who knows, it might be very important.”

“So the way ranked choice voting is run, we calculate who has the most votes starting with 1. Whoever has the least 1 votes is eliminated from the pool, meaning they are safe in the game."

"Ok, that was a little confusing, but let’s say Yua, who should be the least hated, gets the least ‘ooh I hate her so much’ votes, then she is safe. We then move on to looking at who the silly people who voted Yua voted as their second most hated person. Those votes are then distributed and Callie gets the least votes, making her safe. And on, and on, until finally somebody has a majority, meaning no matter how many other votes are counted, it’s impossible for the others to overtake her. That person is then eliminated(see footnote). I will offer you all a vote about how she should be eliminated based on her paths, and finally she is done and made into a beautiful little gift for our Master. So simple! There is no way my producers can possibly mess it up!”

“Now, as for when this will occur, I will leave the poll open for at least two weeks. Given our production... struggles, the votes will be counted until such time as the next episode is ready to be produced. So if the next episode takes… three months, then hopefully the producer dies in his sleep. I mean, then you have three months to vote.”

“Now, happy voting!” Yuki waves as the camera slowly pans out, revealing more and more bark, the lights still as bright, still as colorful.

A variety of legal disclaimers zoom past the screen at a speed that requires stopping frame by frame to read them.

Footnote: No purchase necessary, not valid within states of the multiverse wherein hiveminds are common in order to prevent vote fixing. Pursuant to universal law code, NR7839.42/3e7, contestants cannot be turned into animals without any additional sentience. Contestants can actively request elimination, in which case they will be eliminated instead of the chosen ‘winner’, but this may not be actively compelled by a host or any other member of production staff. Performed live in front of a studio audience. Paid for by the Canadian film grant among many other sources of revenue. Invalid votes for people not playing will move on to the first valid contestant. Please have your catgirls spayed and catboys neutered. Legal disclaimer is not valid within the United States.

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