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May 1st, 2024
The crowd, at Malmö arena was cheering, loudly, voices overcome with excitement, as two, middle-aged women, Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, made their way up to stags. Petra had short brown hair, which was tied into a neat bun, and was wearing a fancy, black glittery dress, her brown eyes sparkling with determination, but were beaming with pride, and joy. Malin, and the other hand, a short, blonde, with blue eyes, a long, plain white dress covered her torso, and scar-like opening in her chest area (It doesn't show her boobs don't worry this ain't smut it's more of an angst/fluff)
"Good Evening Europe! And Good Morning Australia!"
Malin started, before Petra carried on
"And welcome to the 68th Edition, of the Eurovision Song Contest, as we, your hosts, welcome you to Malmö, Sweden, after Loreen's Win from last year!"
"Tonight, we have 37 Countries, competing, for the title as Eurovision Champion!"
"The winner will receive, the glass trophy of Eurovision, and...I've personally thrown in... a copy, of Gilmore Girls season 3!"
Petra said, revealing the glass structure. It was, beautiful, to say the least. It was a 1950's microphone, and had "Eurovision, 2024, Malmö Sweden" written on it. Aswell, a pink, cd cartridge, with "Gilmore Girls" written on the front
"May the best song win, Let the Eurovision Song Contest...Begin!"
The crowd erupted into a volcano of cheers, as the Two bowed, and left the stage, the announcer getting g ready, before going on the Air
"Okay, there we've had, Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, our Eurovision hosts this year, and now it is time, for the First Semi-Final Flag Parade!"
The announcer said, before the giant, stage pixel wall, shone a cyan-green, before showing red, yellow and black..
"Belgium!"
The announcer went, as Mustii walked on, holding a small flag of Belgium. He blew a kiss to the camera, before walking off stage
"Latvia!"
The colours changed, to a dark red, and white, as Dons walked on, holding a large flag of Latvia. He softly cheered, before walking off
"Ireland!"
The pixel wall now shon a green, white and orange, as Bambie Thug walked on, their dress attire Irish themed, and no flag. They struck a pose, before walking off
"Switzerland!"
Back in the greenroom, the contestant gathered, as Petra and Malin concluded the Flag Parade
**"We did good, right?"**
Nemo, the Swiss contestant asked, their usually brown, curly hair slightly damp with sweat
"Most likely, But you definetly did do well, Metler"
Teya Dora, the Serbian contestant answered, her voice practically Emotionless, her black hair slightly swishing around
"This concludes the Flag Parade, as our artists join us, from the Greenroom!"
Malin says, as practically all artists look shocked. They didn't expect to be called out like this, while the crowd went bonkers. They cheered, and clapped, meanwhile Joost Klein, gave a small wave, and a sheepish grin
"Now, we will go over some ground rules. Firstly, in order to compete, you must know all 1717 Songs that have ever entered Eurovision"
Laughter infected the crowd. They knew Petra was obviously joking
"Secondly, you must be atleast 14 to compete, and 16 to go into the Final. We do not allow contestants over the Ages of 40. We will ensure all artists are in safe hands, and will return to their home countrys, by the end of the month."
"And as we are joined by the competitors themselves up in the greenroom, we might aswell announce their room plans"
"Indeed we will Malin. Contestants share a hotel room, male with male, female with female. Curfew is from 10pm, to 7am. For those who are new to Eurovision, It is not a 1 week event, but a whole month of activities! It will last, from tonight, until the closing ceremony and winners performance, on May 31st. First Semi-Final is on May 11th, Second Semi-Final is on May 19th, Finals are on May 27th, and Winner's performance on May 31st. Contestants will not be bored, we assure you, and will have tasks to do during their stay stay in Sweden. That is all, and Goodnight my Lovelies!"
Petra said, before "Waterloo" by ABBA starts playing in the background, as the crowd finally calms down.
Up in the greenroom, things are...interesting, but one thing invades all if their minds at once
Who is sharing with who?
Just then, the Announcer from earlier entered the greenroom, holding a small notebook
"Okay...who's ready to know their roommate for about a month?"
Silence
"That'd didn't work out"
The announcer mumbled to himself, before quickly shaking his head, and continuing"Okay, so, we have here...For Floor 1....Nemo and Silvester Belt...Bambie Thug and SABA... Windows95man and Henri Piispanen...Alyona Alyona and Jerry... And Aiko on her own.""Floor 2, we have..Marcus and Martinus..Baby Lasagna and...Joost Klein..Is that how you pronounce it?"
Joost nodded, sheepishly smiling
"Okay..so Baby Lasagna and Joost Klein.. LUNA and Hera... and Finally Dons and Mustii."
The announcer finished, swiftly closing the small notebook, before looking at the contestants
"Hope you settle in comfortably!"
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"This is so weird. Eurovision, its just a singing contest. Yeah, I understand that it's not going to be in one whole night, but a whole month, in Malmö? It seems sketchy to me, as if Petra and Malin want something to happen to us..."
Joost said, his shoulders slumping slightly. He seemed nervous about something, as he currently rambled on about god knows what. Meanwhile, Baby Lasagna, his 'Roomie' was with him
"Personally, Joost, I think you might be overreacting. Nothing can possibly happen at Eurovision, security is tight, no one Unkown can get in, or out. I agree with you on the whole month part though....seems a bit weird..""Do you think we'd get a balcony?" "Who knows, maybe"
Soon, the 2 got into the Elevator, but, just as the door were about to close, a voice called out
"Hey Joost, Marko, hold the door will you?"
It was Marcus, and behind was was his twin, Martinus. Joost, was startled, but he held the elevator door open, as the 2 made it in, panting softly
"Thanks Joost..""No problem...Martinus?""Marcus.""Ah, Marcus, sorry"
Soon, the Elevator let out a soft "ding" and the doors opened, the 4 exited, and went to their respective rooms. Joost fumbled around for his keycard, meanwhile Baby Lasagna was checking something on his phone
"Ugh, where is it....I swear it hasn't even been an hour and I've already lost my damn keycard" "There it is, put it in the back of my phonecase."
Soon, the door opened with a "Click" and Joost stepped inside. The room was spacious, 2 neatly made beds, a washroom, and a balcony. Joost, without even thinking, slammed the door a bit to aggresively, infront of Baby Lasagna's face
"Oops, sorry Marko!"
Joost then opened the door, to Baby Lasagna, looking quite pissed off.
"Be carefully next time.""Sorry!"
Marcus sat in his hotel room, just unpacking some of his stuff. Martinus on the other hand, was out on the Balcony, marvelling at the view, and zoning out.
"What are you doing Martinus?""Nothing Marcus."
Marcus seemed skeptical, but shrug it off, and continued unpacking, placing his Airpods on the table next to him, before plugging them in.
"Martinus, aren't you going to unpack your stuff?""I'll do it in a bit Marcus.""The later you do it the later we get to play Mario Kart, you know?""Okay fine, I'll unpack"
Martinus came back from the Balcony, shivering slightly, but trying to hide it. He slowly started to unpack his stuff, meanwhile Marcus has already finished
"I'm going to go check who's our neighbour"
He said, before getting up, grabbing his keycard, and leaving, shutting the door. Now, it was just Marcus, and the eerily silent corridor. He shivered, before knocking on the door next to their room. Joost opened, his blue jacket off, and hung up on the door, leaving him in his white buttoned up shirt, blue trousers and black socks*
"Do you need anything Martinus?" "Marcus" "Oh yes, Marcus sorry" "Nothing really, I just wanted to know who me and Martinus neighbours are, and I guess it's you and Baby Lasagna" "Yeah, he's kinda pissed right now" "How come?" "I accidently slammed the door right in his face" "Oh so that was that loud noise" "Huh, what loud noise?" "Never mind, just, wanted to say hi I guess" "Ah, alright then.." The 2 sat in an uncomfortable silence, before Marcus spoke up again "So..see you later?" "Jee, see you later"
With that, Joost closed the door, and Marcus sighed, before going back into his room
Nemo layed in their comfy bed, in deep thought about something. Meanwhile Silvester has unpacked, and was currently taking a shower.
"The rooms surprisingly big...I'd thought they would give up something wayy smaller.."
They mumbled to themselves, before sitting up, and sighed, pushing their brown locks out of their face. The sound of running water could be heard throughout the room. Nemo, wanting to cure their boredom, opened their Instagram, and decided to post on their reels.
"I'm..at..Eurovision..guys ..can't..believe..how..big..these..rooms..are"
They spoke, as they typed out the exact same words, and hit post, just as the sound of running water stopped
"Silvester, are you done?""Yes I'm done Nemo."
Then, Silvester walked out, in a dark red bathrobe, before sitting on his bed, which wasn't far from Nemo's
"I...need to use the Bathroom"
Nemo said, before quickly going into the bathroom, and locking the door, leaving Silvester in a mild confused, and slightly concerned daze
"Listen Baby Lasagna, i am sorry, I might have not given you a good first impression, plus it got a bit excited when I saw the room.." "I understand Joost, and I forgive you. Just, don't do it again, okay?" "Okay."
Joost sighed, he missed Appie and Stuntje, but they were in the backups room, where he wasn't allowed in, and they weren't allowed in the singer's rooms. It was boring without them for Joost. Soon, both of them got startled at a knocking coming from their door. Baby Lasagna stood up, and opened the door revealing a worried Dons
"Dons, are you okay?" "Yeah, I don't know Marko, I haven't seen Mustii anywhere" "He must still be in the greenroom"
"Yeah, that's the problem, no one has seen him in the greenroom."
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"Mustii is missing? I swear we all saw him in the greenroom. Last time we saw him at the Flag Parade, but where did he go, and why?"
Bambie Thug questioned, walking around backstage, being careful not to trip over any wires or equipment. It was awfully quiet...not that they minded...but almost too quiet..
"Plus, Dons hasn't been feeling well at all.. something isn't adding up here.."
Bambie continued rambling to themselves, until they accidently tripped over a wire, and fell to the floor
"Ow-...how on Earth did I not notice that"
They stood up, slightly dusted themselves off, before sighing, and deciding to go back to their room, due to the fact they were quite bored.
"SABA is probably waiting for me or something...she wanted help with something she said..if I remember correctly.." "NO RULES!"
Windows95man and Henri Piispanen, being the energetic little shits they are, were practicing their song, "No Rules", well, it was more of a karaoke
"How I find the wind beneath my wings""It's how I learn to flyy.."
Soon, the song finish, and W95M Collapsed on his bed, just genuinely tired.
"How'd I do" "Good, are you meant to sing that deep""Perchance" "Oh whatever, I'm going up to the Greenroom. If you need anything, call me." "Gladly"
Henri nodded, and left the room, forgetting to grab his keycard, and making his way over to the greenroom. He arrived quickly, I mean, their rooms on the first floor, soo....easy access. Henri sat down on one of the couches, and sighed. The view of the Arena was marvellous better than the VIP seats even. The stage was empty, no LED lights, no pyrotechnics, nothing.... Henri leaned back against the couch, his mind wandering to Dons. Ever since his Rehearsal, he hasn't been feeling well, a flu, or possibly something worse...atleast according to Alyona.
"Hope you get better Dons.."
He mumbled, before standing up, and getting a water bottle from a nearby table, opening it, and drinking it.
"...Henri Piispanen, correct?"
Henri jumped slightly, and turned around to see who it was. It was Aiko, the Czechian contestant.
"Yes...who are you?" "Oh, I am Aiko, I represent Czechia this year." "That's nice...I'm, well, as you already guessed, Henri, I represent Finland this year, with my friend..Teemu""Ahh, Windows95man, yes?" "Yes, Windows95man." "Is it true that you two are gay for each other?"
Henri blushed, and choked on his water slightly. He didn't expect Aiko to just...blurt that out
"What? No we aren't, we're are just simply...colleagues." "My friend LUNA caught you two kissing in your room." "I lost a dare with Silvester Belt." "And you sure you didn't enjoy it?""I-im sure!"
Henri looked away from Aiko, blushing. Aiko could read him like an open book, and they've just meet!
"...possibly.." "It's nothing to be ashamed of, I'm Lesbian myself" "Are you?" "I am"
A comfortable silence fell over them. It was true, Henri did have feelings for Teemu, they just...kept it a secret. They didn't want to cause any Eurovision drama..But Aiko's words his reassure him...maybe he should just...go with the flow..
"Haha! 1st place, and I didn't even grind Daisy this time....what is it, 5 to 0, Martinus?" Marcus and Martinus were currently playing Mario Kart, and Martinus was losing 5-0 to Marcus "Yes, 5 to 0. I'll get you back though, Marcus" Until, a knock came on their door. Marcus out down the controller, and opened the door, there stood an important looking man, with "Jakob" as a nametag "It is 10pm, you two, please shut off the console, as curfew starts from now on."
The two groaned silently, but hesitantly agreed. Curfew was Curfew. Marcus nodded, and closed the door, locking it, meanwhile Martinus turned off the console, and put the controllers back
Soon, Henri and Aiko were sent back to their rooms, but just before Henri closed the door, Aiko shouted out
"Henri, good luck with...you know what!"
Henri nodded, and the 2 closed their doors in Union. W95M was already half asleep when Henri walked in. "It's now or never" Henri thought and walked over to W95M's bed, before sitting on the edge
"Hey...hey Teemu..""Terve Henri...everything okay?" "Yeah well, I wanted to ask you something.." "Which is?" "Remember that one kiss we had earlier.." "Ahh yes, the one where you lost a bet to Silvester Belt, yes what about it?"
Henri nodded, and took a deep breath, it was now or never
"Teemu, i like you-, no, I love you Teemu Kiesteri"
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Joost was laying in bed staring up at the ceiling. Baby Lasagna was off at a Rehearsal, and still no sign from Mustii, or Dons... As he started to stim, and his hand went to his keycard, playing around with it. Kohver, from 5miinust, checked in on him about half an hour ago, but it felt Eons ago for Joost. His usually straight blonde mullet, messy, and sticking out in multiple directions, slight bags visible underneath his eyes. It hasn't even been 2 days here, and already so much is going on, Joost's brain felt like it was in overdrive mode. He wasn't worried, he wasn't sad, or angry, he just felt...numb, and weirdly, but comfotably empty, he couldn't couldn't remember the last time he ate, which was worrying to say the least. "Henri got with Teemu, Mustii is missing, Fans might be going into Sepsis, Hera passing off LUNA...My brain feels like it's on fire" thoughts like these ran through Joost's brain, and he took off his glasses, and rubbed his eyes, just to feel something...anything... A knock came at his door, and he looked up, putting on his glasses, before unlocking the door. Nemo Mettler stood behind it, in their performance outfit, a fluffy pink/white jacket, a white t-shirt, and a pink skort (Skirt with shorts)
Hey Joost...how are you feeling?
Nemo began, fidgeting with their hands, before continuing
I've heard, that you haven't been feeling well...I'd there anything I can do to help? No, not really, just feeling numb I guess... Well, I have unpleasant news...to share.. Well, go ahead I guess... Alright...so.. Nemo took a deep breathe, and exhaled Last night, I'm not sure if you were awake, around 1am maybe, Jerry woke up- You know Jerry, right? Jerry Hail? Yes yes I know her, the one with Alyona this year Okay good, so Jerry woke up, at around 1am yesterday. Apparently she had a bad feeling about Dons, so she decided to check on him...apparently, the Sepsis rumor was true, unfortunately...and it...well...unalived him. Wait wait wait, so, what you're saying is, Dons passed away? Due to Sepsis? In the middle of the night? And Jerry found him? Yes, Sepsis- I know, Sepsis can kill in underneath 12 hours, just...why Dons, and why so early on? Im not sure, but what we know, is that the EBU are going to cover it up as much as they physically can. ...wonderful...well then, have a good day Nemo... Have a good day, Jo-
Joost slammed the door infront of Nemo, who recoiled from the impact
The greenroom was packed with different artists and contestants. Jerry was with Alyona, Silvester, Ramo and Bambie Thug, comforting her, LUNA was trying her hardest not to start an argument with Hera, Marcus and Martinus, Teya Dora and SABA were watching Baby Lasagna's "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" Rehearsal. Nemo soon entered, and Bambie immedietly asked them So, how did it go? He didn't react too well, I think, he was already feeling quite shit earlier I think... Kohver checked on him an hour ago, he said he was fine Well apparently, he isn't.
Nemo mumbled out, before collapsing into a free couch, mentally exhausted from the interaction with Joost. His expression was heartbreaking, and all they could hope for, was that it didn't cause a chain reaction, or something...
Teemu was in his room, currently watching a film with Henri was was currently cuddling with him. The two had heard about Dons, and his..."accident" as Teya called it, but decided to let it go, and focus on Eurovision, and of course, themselves... "All i want to do is lay on your chest and feel your heartbeat. I want to fall asleep in your arms with your fingers in my hair. I
want to kiss you. I want to twirl your hair. I
want to be with you" is the thought that infected Henri's mind
Hey Teemu...remember when he kissed when we won UMK? Ah yes, it was a quick one though. Yes, the only thing I disliked about it that you didn't give me enough tongue
Teemu chocked on his drink, when he heard that, and got sent into a mixture of a coughing fit, and a giggling fit
O-oh? I-is that w-why you didn't like i-it? Possibly. *Henri then let go of Teemu's waist, and stood up* Right, I'm going to go take a shower, alright? A-alright..
Henri entered the bathroom, and closed the door. Soon, hot water could be heard running
Soon, Baby Lasagna finished his performance, the last one for the day
How did I do? Amazing! Ah, Thanks LUNA! Who's next on the Rehearsal list? Me! Im performing tomorrow though Hope it goes well Bambie!
Marko said, patting Bambie on their shoulder
Joost had his face in his pillow, not bothered to even look up, his glasses on his bedside take, his hair even more messy, was just trying to resist a breakdown at the moment. Everything crashed down on him, as he struggled to keep up with everything. Baby Lasagna's Rehearsal ended about an hour ago, but didn't check up on him. The numb feeling inside Joost multipled, and he found himself weirdly comfortable with it. It was nearing the evening, the sun setting, casting an orangey glow on everything, including Joost, as May 3rd slowly came to a close. The curtains hung up, letting light in. He could hear water running from downstairs, either Teemu, or Henri were taking a shower. Last night, he barely got any sleep, and also managed to piss off Teya Dora, so he was quite low at the moment
Why did it have to be Dons...he didn't even do anything... Joost mumbled, before reaching for his phone, and calling Apson. Very quickly, Apson answered Hallo? Hey Appie, it's Joost Ah, Joost! How's Eurovision going? Shit to be he honest. So much has happened..I can't keep up. Yeah, us dancers have heard the rumors, well, true rumors, Käärijä told us about them. Well, that makes me- wait, did you say Käärijä? Yes, Käärijä, he's here with us, apparently, he's doing an interval act or something, others are here too, Loreen, Alessandra- Okay yeah yeah, I get it...Still can't belive all of this is real. Yeah, I get it...anyways, how have you been? Quite bad honestly.. Hope you get better man... Yeah, I also hope so...
But these damn thoughts running through my brain just make me want to kill myself.
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7:30am, Joost is downstairs, backstage, drinking some Monster Energy, because he definitely didn't pull an all nighter. Bambie was also backstage, getting Into their puffy black dress.
So Joost, you ready? Yeah yeah, ready.
Joost mumbled, before sipping on the drink, as Bambie was called to the stage
Ah, gotta go, see ya Joost! See you Bambie... Windows95man was snuggled up in bed, meanwhile Henri was still asleep, cuddling him. Bambie was rehearsing, Joost was...possibly Okay, and they haven't heard from their backup dancers yet, or or dancers even. Nemo, Teya Dora and SABA were watching Bambie Rehearse. Teemu had his hair down, his blonde hair a bit longer than shoulder length. It was all quiet, until...Henri's alarm blasted through the room, to which he quickly awoke, and turned it off, groaning What time is ittt? It's 9, you've slept in a bit. 9? What about our Rehearsal? Bambies rehearsing currently, we're booked for 13:00. Ahh, okay. A comfortable silence hung over the two Should we got to the greenroom. Yeah we probably should
Teemu stood up stretched his arms a bit, before grabbing Henri's hand, and dragging him into the Greenroom, softly pushing him down onto a couch. Nemo looked up from the performance and smiled, putting their pink titled heart glasses on top of their head
Hello Teemu, and hey Henri! Hey Nemo, how's Bambie performing? They're doing pretty well, a bit stiff, but overall alright That's nice, I'll go get something, be right back
W95M said, before quickly disappearing from the Greenroom.
But your favourite colour
Compared to the others is doom, doomsday blue.
The performance was going really well, and Bambie was enjoying it, meanwhile Nemo softly cheered, putting their glasses back on.
Avada Kedavra I speak to destroy!
Then, the performance ended, and all 4 people in the greenroom clapped, and Nemo cheered loudly, and Teya remained a Emotionless as ever. Bambie was quite tired, but remained on stage for a bit, unaware of the light above them, which seemed...unstable. It was creaking quietly, and nobody noticed it, not even Bambie themselves, until...
BASH
It had all happened in a flash, and Nemo didn't know where to begin. In one second, Bambie was up on stage smiling and waving, next thing they know, in Bambie's place is just a black box, and blood crept out from underneath it, and staining the LEDS below. Everyone froze in horror, and nobody knew what to do. The next few hours were practically a flash for Nemo, soon he finds themselves in their room, crying into their pillow. Not even the first semi-final yet, and already 3 people dead (2, Mustii is still missing). Silvester was trying to comfort them, but it didn't help at all. The news of Bambie's incident spread like wildfire between the contestants, and of course, the EBU covered up everything, so the public were completely clueless. It genuinly felt like Hell. Was this Eurovision anymore, if all there was, were dead bodys across the Arena? Yet it was only May 6th, and Semi-Final 1 was just around the corner, yet no one was prepared. Yet, Nemo did feel angry...angry towards Teemu and Henri. Yes they get it, they love each other, but it isn't quite appropriate for the events that have been occurring. They felt the need to confront them, but didn't have the heart to.
Joost was asleep in his room, some sleeping tablets sprawled across the bedside table, as he was sleeping deeply, in his performance outfit. Looks like the Monster Energy didn't help him stay awake. He didn't get any sleep last night, or more accurately, past couple nights, and he had had enough. He had several missed calls from Apson, but he couldn't careless now, he was tired, he was asleep, he'll call back later. A bit like the public, Joost was clueless in Bambie's incident earlier on today, I mean, he slept through it.
...papa...
He mumbled in his sleep, before turning onto his other side, and continuing to sleep.
Käärijä was confused. Why was he at Eurovision 2024? And with Loreen and other contestants
This too weird.What's weird?
Loreen answered neither of them changed from last year and neither did their relationship, frienemies.
Why was we at Eurovision this year? Interval acts. Then why not Bojan? Bojans touring with Joker Out. This still too weird for me.
Käärijä's English wasn't great, it was quite broken, and had a distinct Finnish accent to it
These things didn't happen last year. What things The...accidents Yeah, they didn't happen, weird, maybe someone's behind this? Yes yes, someone...behind this. Who though? ...Martin Österdahl? Very funny Jere. I'm trying to think, Viituu!
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Nemo sat in their room, waiting to be called upon stage, not bothered to wait backstage. What had happened to Bambie hung over them like a thick cloak, and they couldn't shake it off. Silvester was getting drinks for both of them, as Nemo needed to relax a bit. The thought of Joost also didn't want to exit their mind. He had been acting weirdly, not his usual cheerful self, more isolated... LUNA was checking up on him every couple of hours, but so fat, no news. Mustii is still missing, Bambie and Dons are gone, it's chaotic. This is meant to be a singing contest in Malmö, not a murder mystery or something. The EBU and Swedish police are keeping everything from the public, and not getting themselves involved either, which is stupid frankly.
Nemo? I've got the drinks! I forgot my keycard.
Nemo sighed, stood up, grabbed their keycard, unlocked and opened the door for Silvester, who entered, holding two steaming mugs of something.
Here you go, drink up.
SABA was peacefully reading in her room, which was now eerily quiet. Bambie's stuff was gone, and she found herself bored, that was, until she bad heard what sounded like shouting from upstairs. She closed her book, and left the room, going upstairs, and towards Joost's room, where the sound was coming from. Apson, Stuntje and BL were all outside of the room, looking a bit panicked, BL holding Gertruda in his hands, petting her.
What is going on?
SABA asked. She was quite worried, Joost had always been quite a calm person from what she saw
He's uh... Having a rough time, let's say
Apson interrupted BL, who shot him a glare, before going back to petting Gertruds, who softly meowed in his arms.
Maybe uhh...go, whatever your name is? SABA. Ah, SABA, sorry, I'm Apson, and that's Stuntje, were Joost's crew members.
Apson quickly introduced himself, meanwhile Stuntje gave a small wave.
I don't know...Joost is kinda worrying me guys... Leave, it'll be for the best
SABA sighed, before turning around, and leaving. She didn't have anything to do, LUNA was rehearsing, Hera was probably fixing up her makeup, Henri and Teemu were in their room, atleast that's what she thought, Marko was upstairs, Marcus and Martinus, were god knows where, Aiko was calling Kat Almago, Jerry and Alyona didn't hang out with anyone anyways, and from what she knew, Teya Dora was in the Greenroom. Maybe she should head there, might aswell watch LUNA's performance, just to make sure...
The usually cheerful greenroom was now quite empty after Bambie's incident. Teya was on one of the couches, sipping some water, watching the Rehearsal in silence.
Hey Teya.. Hello Anna
Teya responded, not even looking up, again with that emotionless tone in her voice
Where is everyone? Far away from here. They're traumatised after Bambie's incident Understandable. Soon, LUNA finished her rehearsal, and went up to the Greenroom You did good Ola Dziękuję Teya!
LUNA replied with, sipping some water from a nearby bottle
Teemu was currently in bed, Henri out backstage with Marko he help look for Gertruda. Meanwhile he had taken some Paracetamol to ease with some pain he's been experiencing.
Vittuu, hope this works..
He mumbled to himself, before swallowing the pill with some water. He sighed got got comfy in his sheets, Henri probably won't be back for a while, might aswell sleep for now...and before he knew it, Teemu dozed off to sleep.
Nemo was in bed, scrolling on Instagram. They had completely forgotten about the drink Silvester put on their bedside table, which was cold now. "Weird..." Nemo thought to themselves "Silvester kept pestering me to drink it...maybe I should" They picked up the drink, it was a cup of Hot Chocolate (Gone cold). They took a sip of it, it was quite good, but had a weird off taste. Nemo ignored it, and finished off the drink. That was, until they had started to feel weird, drowsiness has washed over Nemo, and they felt a slightly burning sensation on their lips. They put their hands to their mouth, and quickly put the cup down.
Silvester? Yes? Did you put something in the drink? What do you mean? It tastes weird, and I feel really weird too..
Silvester came back into the room, he had been on the Balcony. He sat down near Nemo's bed.
It's nothing, I noticed you had some sleeping problems, so, I put some sleeping pills in there. Oh...okay...but then why- Shush, nevermind that, go to sleep, okay? Alright...
Nemo closed their eyes, and fell asleep, their breathing slow, too slow...
...stupid c#nt...
Silvester mumbled, before chuckling dryly
Stupid B#stard fell for my trick, should've suspected something when he felt weird. What an idiot. They thought I liked them? No, they were annoying from the beginning, and now, I got rid of them. For once, you did something good in your life Nemo, now rest, and I'll meet you in hell, my dear friend.
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So uhh, it's midnight where I am, and, it's September 23rd, MAH BIRTHDAYYYHappei birthday to me 😻😻😻🎉🎉🎉
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Teemu eventually woke up, Henri wasn't by his side, weird...he should have been back by now... Henri probably just wandered off somewhere...he'll be alright..right? Teemu sighed, stretching, before standing up, and getting ready for the day. Until, he heard a shout from the room above. That was LUNA and Hera's room... He quickly put on a shirt and some shorts, before dashing upstairs. He tried opening the door, until he realised it was locked. Teemu knocked on the door.
Ola? Is everything okay in there?
Silence, until a soft thud was heard, like something dropping on the floor. Soon, Marko and Joost also came up. Marko seemed quite awake, however slightly tired at the same time, Gertruda in his arms, meanwhile Joost looked as if he hadn't slept for days.
Hey guys.Hej...Hey...what's going on here? Me and Henri heard a shout from Ola's room? That's what I'm wondering right now Marko. It didn't sound good... Too much stuff has been happening over the past couple of days.. Tomorrow's the first semi-final...how are they gonna explain all those disappearances? Yeah...Poor Nemo, What, Nemo? Yeah, Nemo apparently choked with drinking something, atleast, according to Silvester he did. ...and nobody told me? Listen Joost, we- Alright alright, Shut up, Viituu!
Teemu shouted, silencing the younger men, and Gertruda letting out a soft "meow".
We both heard a thump in Ola's room, so shut up and let me try to open the door! LUNA then opened the door. Oh, Teemu, Marko, I Joost, jak tam? Never mind that Ola, what was that thump we heard? Oh...that...Hers was doing her makeup in the bathroom, until...I think she passed out- She passed out? Mhm, Tak. I'll go get the first aid kit then.
Marko answered, before sighing, as Gertruda jumped out of his arms, before rubbing her head against LUNA's leg. Marko thrn left, quickly going downstairs, he had left the kit downstairs, having to patch Teya Dora earlier up that day, as she got a pretty nasty cut from Rehearsing.
Silvester was downstairs in the greenroom, drinking some coffee, and smirking to himself. His plan to eliminate Nemo worked perfectly, too perfectly. It made his heart swell with pride, now, no one, and nothing stood in his way of victory, well, maybe that Croatian man. He sat in his performance suit, about to Rehearse, since the stage needed a little fix up after Teya's little incident. He sighed, placing the mug down on the table infront of him. Just then, Marko burst into the room.
Hey Silvester! Just needed to grab the first aid kit! Ah, no worries Marko, what, did something happen?Silvester replied, with a faux innocent tone. Yeah, somethings up with Hera, talk to you later!
Just as quickly, Marko left the greenroom, First Aid Kit in hand. Silvester smirked. The contestants were so foolish, so naive, so brainrotted. They didn't see the plan he had layed out infront of their eyes. His rational mind taken over by these thoughts, until, he felt something wet seep through his shoes. He looked down, and that appeared to be...blood? A puddle, if what seemed like blood, surrounded his shoes, coming from underneath the couch. Curious, Silvester took a look underneath, then, immedietly wishing he didn't, his Face paling with horror. Jerry Hail's head. It lay there, blood spewing across the ground, some of it seeping into the couch. Silvester froze, unsure what to do. He quickly stood up, and backed away slightly, his shoes leaving bloody footprints. The state Jerry's head was in...it was horrific. Cuts all over it, her hair cut short...Silvester panicked, and ran out of the greenroom, the imagine now burned into his mind.
Henri sighed, returning back into his room, the door locking with a soft click, as he spewed out across his bed, tired from the nighttime searches for Gertruda with Marko. The bed slightly creaked, adjusting to his weight. Henri looked for his phone, before realising he dropped it on the ground. He bent Iver to pick it up, until, his eyed landed on something underneath the bed. It intrigued him, and he turned on his phone flashlight. Jerry Hail's body, headless. Her body, or what remained of it, was covered din cuts and bruises, a bone even sticking out in an area. Her head gone, missing, in its place, a cut across the bottom of her neck, revealing her inside muscles, bleeding profusely. Her legs were bent in awkward positions. He felt sick to the core, as he turned his phone flashlight off, and ran to the bathroom, and being sick. Jesus Christ...and all he wanted to do a rewind after a tiring day, perhaps spend some time with Teemu, but not, this had to happen. Afterwards, he clearly himself up, and exited the bathroom, not even looking in the direction of his bed, leaving the room. He walked backstage, pale, and shaken to the core, desperate to talk, talk someone...anyone...That was, when he noticed Silvester.
Hey, Silvester. Hey Henri... I need to tell you something...something disturbing... What is it? So...I was in my room, yeah? I dropped my phone, and I bent over to pick it up.. Teemu gave you backshots? WHAT?! No, I'm being serious here! Okay okay fine, tell me whatever you saw.. So...I was Jerry's body, and...oh my god...it was horrifying...I was sick afterwards...that how bad and gorey it was.. Wait...was it missing a head...? Yeah, wait...how did you know that? I was in the Greenroom, and I found her head underneath one of the couches...
Marko, Joost, Teemu and LUNA then came downstairs.
So uhh...Hera had a heart attack... And we couldn't exactly save her... Yeah, me and Silvester found Jerry's body. Yeah, it's kinda sad- wait what? Jerry? Yeah Marko, I found her head dundernesth a couch in the greenroom, Henri found her boy underneath his bed in his room.
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May 10th, 8pm, Malmö Arena, Sweden.
"Hello there my Lovelies! And welcome, to the First Semi-Final of the 69th Edition of the Eurovision Song Contest!"
Petra began, as the crowd cheered, each dressed up as there respective countries. Serbia, Sweden, Czechia... Even some from The Netherlands and Denmark.
"Tonight, we welcome, our First Semi-Finalists!"
Malin counted, before they both bowed, and left the stage. The stage LEDs shone a blue, red and white colour...
"Netherlands!" The announcer, well, announced, as Joost came up on stage, waving a small flag of The Netherlands around, as the Dutch supporters shouted his name in the crowd. "Damn am I tired.." Joost thought, as he walked up onto the stage, the Netherlands flag in his right hand. Usually, he'd been screaming with Joy, but, with the recent events backstage... He's anything but excited, He's just...numb...comfortably numb. The events that have happened over the past week left a mark on Everybody, in their own way. Joost won't even leave him room, unless it's for a Rehearsal, Marko is busy mourning Stipe, and Teya Dora just injured in her arm during a Rehearsal. The interval Acts, haven't spoken up or anything, and Apson hasn't given a sign of life for about a week now. Joost just waved his flag, before quickly getting off stage, and disappearing into his room. "Poland!"
LUNA walked up on stage, holding a massive Poland flag, which she waved around for a bit, before stepping off the stage, waving at some fans in the crowd.
"Denmark!"
Soon, the cast were up in the greenroom, all out of their performance outfits, now mostly in comfortable clothes. One semi-final over...
"That's...Semi-Final 1 done.. 2 more to go."
Marko spoke, as the others let out a lazy "yay" in Union. Henri and Teemu were cuddling, Joost was half conscious, Marko was face-timing his Fiancé, Marcus and Martinus were playing some game on their phone, Alyona was, well, traumatised after finding out what had happened to Jerry, with Aiko comforting her, Silvester was asleep on one of the couches, and SABA, LUNA and Teya Dora were taking together.
"So, Teya, what happened to your arm?" "Ah, I was Rehearsing 2 nights ago, and my outfit got tangles up with one of the stage decorations, and I cut myself accidently trying to free my arm. Marko patched me up afterwards." "Oh, alright.." "What's wrong with Joost" "Hm?" "I asked, whats wrong with Joost. He's been quite distant lately, well, since the killings.." "What did you expect, for a person with Borderline, I'm suprised he hasn't broken down yet." "Was our performance good?" "Mhm, it was Teemu." "You sure? Im not sure if the public liked it." "Don't dwell on that, Kultaseni"
Henri said, pressing a soft kiss onto Teemu's nose.
"We got into the finals, that's what matters."
Joost sat on one of the couches. He was the only one still in his performance outfit, as he spaced out gradually, his eyes not focusing on anything directly, as the Intervals acts took the stage. The numb feeling from earlier went away, not fully, but just enough to be noticeable. He hadn't heard from Appie in a while, he thought, he hope Appie was alright, he can't live without him... During his performance, Joost was on Autopilot practically, he can't even remember his performance, he was spaced out so much.
Until, a sharp whistle blew through the Arena "All contestants and Interval acts are required backstage"
Käärijä, who had been in the middle of his "Cha Cha Cha" performance, was obviously confused, but, orders were orders, so he had to get off stage. He wasn't exactly pissed, but he wasn't exactly happy.
"Terve Loreen." "Ah, Hello Jere, where you in the middle of your performance?" "Yes yes, then we got called off stage.." "Yeah, weird.."
Teemu's eyes fluttered open, as he slowly sat up, yawned, and rubbed his eyes. God, what time is it? He reached over for his phone... 1:30am? God damn it, and he just ran out of the sleeping medication he's been using... Teemu looked over, and noticed Henri, asleep next to him. Hew chuckled, ruffling his hair, before trying to go back to sleep. That plan didn't work, as half an hour later, Teemu was still awake. Now frustrated, he decided to walk around a bit, maybe check the greenroom... He quickly (and quietly we don't want to wake up poor Henri) found his way backstage, walking around a bit. It was pure silence backstage, no humming of the LEDS, (almost) no cables to trip over, It was dark and peaceful. He assumed everybody else was asleep, due to the fact of how silent it was.
"Hey Teemu." W95M almost shot out of his skin in fear, and let out a quite loud "Ah!". He turned around, and found Teya Dora, her right arm tightly bandaged. "Hey Teya... what are you doing backstage?" "I could be asking the same for you. I'm looking for some Paracetamol or something, my arm is killing me" "Then why not go to the medical tent?" "I'll just get sent back again with a Well Done sticker." "Ah...okay.." A comfortable silence hung over the two, until, a door opening in the distance was heard. It was SABA. "What on Earth are you two doing up at 2 in the morning?" "Well, we-" "Get back to bed both of you, and Teya, I've got some Ibuprofen if you need it" "Thank you SABA" Teemu then went back to his room, where Henri was still asleep peacefully on his bed. Teya meanwhile, was with SABA, taking the Ibuprofen she had. "So? How are you feeling?" "Better. The pain is still there, but now its a dull ache"
Teya responded, again in her monotone voice, lacking any emotion.
"Right, you also then get back to your room, don't you have a Rehearsal in the morning?" "Yes I do." "Exactly, off to bed you go!" 3DS reveal?RIP Miiverse 💔
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Teya was quickly rushed to the medical tent at around 4am, waking up most of the contestants in the meanwhile Joost remained asleep in his room, knocked out cold. Later that day, She was reported dead, due to an infection. (BL didn't disinfect properly)
"Now Teya...who else?"
Marcus spoke while walking to the mainstage with Martinus.
"I don't know, somebody is behind this though." "Who, who could it possibly be?" "Is it painfully obvious? Silvester, that Lithuanian dude." "Belt? What did he do?" "You know, how Nemo apparently chocked on their drink?" "Yeah, what about that?" "Belt lied about that, he put something in his drink. I bet one of us is next." "And you really believe that, Martinus? You know what? Let's just focus on our Rehearsal now, okay?" "Fine, whatever you say."
Silvester Belt sat, smugly again, in the Greenroom. Oh how stupid the others where, blindly believing that Nemo has chocked on their drink, oh how foolish. And stupid old Österdahl doesn't know either. He never liked Nemo, personally, he thought they were another snobby, stuck up artist who thought they could win. In his eyes, nobody here had potential, and definetly not that Dutch crackhead. Looks like the Norwegian twins are up on stage now...Still funny to him on how they, Norwegians, get to represent Sweden, seems like just disrespecting your own country...what's the point in even competing at all? If that were him, he'd turn down the offer. He'd prefer to play for his own country, now somebody else's.
After the Rehearsal, both twins are exhausting, making their way backstage, as Marcus slammed open a pair of double doors, a bucket, filled with water topped over him, drenching him in water.
"What- What is this?! Is this...Gasoline?! This isn't funny, god damn it, now I have to get changed.." Quickly after that, Marcus ran to his room, fumbling with the keycard to open the door, Martinus just behind him. However, just as the the door opened, both twins suddenly smelt...smoke? "What- Do you smell that, Marcus?" "Yeah, yeah I do. Just coming from behind."
Both twins turned around, only to see a fully covered person, holding a lighter, before either of them could react, the the person threw the lighter onto a puddle of gasoline underneath Marcus' feet, engulfing him in flames.
A fire evacuation, and a traumatised twin later, the contestants were out onto the car park, the fire alarm blasting in the background. Martinus sat on a bench further away from the others, clearly a bit out of it...and traumatised. I mean, his brother just got lit on fire in front of his own damn eyes. "Which one of you damn idiots pulled the fire alarm?!"
Joost shouted, as he curtly left the building last, demanding answers from somebody, anybody.
"Was it you, Gunnarsen?!"
Joost continued, pinning the blame on poor Martinus, pointing at him as if he were some animal, before walking over, still pointing an accusatory finger at him.
"What, do you think you're some clown or something? You think it was funny, to pull that damn alarm, huh?!"
Martinus tried to speak, to say it wasn't him, to say what happened...but the words got stuck in his throat, not making their way out.
"Where's Aiko?"
Teemu spoke up, before Henri asked, before walking over to Joost, and flicking Joost's forehead.
"If you think shouting at Gunnarsen is gonna give you answer, then you're damn wrong Klein!" "Oh, don't get yourself into this mess, Piispanen." "Oh but I am, Klein. Let's wait for the authorities to say if somebody pulled it, or if it was actually real" "If it were real, We would've already been burnt alive-!" "Enough, both of you!"
LUNA interrupted Joost.
"Shouting at each other like children isn't going to resolve anything!" "And anyways, what did Martinus do to you, Joost, and more importantly, where is Marcus and Aiko?"
Silence fell over the three. They hadn't seen Aiko all day, and Marcus was with Martinus last.
"Like Henri suggested, let's wait for the authorities to figure out what had happened. And bickering like children isn't going to do anything, apart from give us all a massive headache!"
Soon, the actual authorities came, and after about an hour, they concluded both Marcus and Aiko dead.
"Wait, Aiko is dead?" "Yes Mr. Piispanen, Aiko is dead. We conclude she has been suffocated. As for Marcus Gunnarsen, we report that he has also passed away, being burnt to a crisp. The Arena is safe to go in."
What the hell. The amount of questions going through Teemu's head was overwhelming. Marcus...Burnt to a crisp..and Aiko..she suffocated? That's why Martinus look so traumatised earlier. Never mind that. He took the sleeping pills, and soon fell asleep.
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Hey guys, I'm sorry for not being so active, but I have bad news regarding, well, all of my works.
This Sunday, my phone was stolen and my data is basically gone, this includes the chapters for every work, information, their deaths, who the villain is gonna be, all gone.
So unfortunately I'm unable to continue any of my work :(
I'm happy for all of the support everything had gotten, but I must have to say goodbye.
-Skiklein9