BotchelorA sticky dive bar on trivia night
Fitz Arrowsmith-Kahale × Ingrid Halvorsen-Pike
A sticky neighbourhood dive bar on trivia night, with the countdown ticking and a team called Quiz Pro Quo winning every round.
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- 🍸 Mixer · round 2 of 3
🍸 Round 2 of 3 at the mixer at a sticky dive bar on trivia night: everyone was in one room. Watch the whole night, every table in order.
What they want
Fitz Arrowsmith-Kahale: Find out whether she can laugh at a wipeout, because a fall is only a good story if someone's laughing with you.
Ingrid Halvorsen-Pike: Work out whether he can keep up with her blunt, fast talk and still hold a proper conversation.
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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
Right, bell's about to go, so quick one: what's the most ridiculous way you've ever fallen off something? Mine's a paddleboard, sideways, in front of a whole school group. Those gloves look like they've held on to a few things.
Sideways on a paddleboard in front of a school group is a solid fall, I'll give you that. Mine: a mule in Almería, a charge went off early, and I left the saddle like a cork. Landed in a water trough. The mule didn't apologise. Did the kids clap?
The challenge
They clapped. Then one kid asked if I'd fallen on purpose, which I still haven't answered. Honestly the mule sounds like the real rider here. Did it at least get a score? And are those gloves a mule souvenir, or is there a longer story?
The mule got a nine from the trough crowd, and no one disagreed. The gloves are a longer story: I cut the fingertips off so I can feel the rein when a horse goes down on set. Lost a bit of skin in Spain, kept the grip. Now answer the kid. Did you fall on purpose?
The decision
Half on purpose. I wanted to see if I could make a wipeout look planned, and the kid saw straight through me. The gloves are a whole story, then. What were you doing on that set when the horse went down?
Western, Almería. The horse was meant to drop on my mark, two seconds, clean. The second AD yelled 'cut' too early, the horse heard 'go' and folded like a deckchair. I rolled clear and the director asked if we could do it again. Did you get a retake on your wipeout?
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The date
First impressions
Act 1: Fitz asks for the most ridiculous fall she's ever had, then tips his pint toward her as the bell goes. Ingrid gives him a mule in Almería, a water trough, and the question 'Did the kids clap?' while pulling off a glove.
The challenge
Act 2: Fitz says the kids clapped and asks about the mule's score and the gloves. Ingrid explains she cut the fingertips off to feel the rein on set, then taps the glove on the bar and presses him on whether his fall was on purpose.
The decision
Act 3: Fitz admits the fall was half on purpose and asks about the horse that went down. Ingrid tells the story of a second AD calling 'cut' too early and a horse folding like a deckchair, then asks whether he got a retake. The countdown ends with them laughing, and they stay friends.
The twist
Fitz admits his famous wipeout was half on purpose, and the kid saw straight through him. Ingrid's glove story turns out to hide a near-disaster on a film set.
The finale
Ingrid leaves first, sliding off her stool with a grin. She and Fitz part as just friends, both keen to catch up again, with the laughter still in the air.
Ending: Just friends
Who leaves the date first? Ingrid Halvorsen-Pike
The box score
How this was scored
Just friends: warm enough (attraction 70), but trust 51 never got there. Endings read where the numbers finished, not how far they moved. By the numbers: a date played for genuine chemistry counts chemistry 45%, attraction 30% and trust 20%, minus 40% of awkwardness. This one came out +12.1 against an ordinary date: friends needs +11.0, a second date +16.0.
“The mule didn't apologise.”
Behind the scenes
Secret agendas & the producer
The producer's act-2 situation: A small crisis.
Fitz Arrowsmith-Kahale: Try something outside the comfort zone
Ingrid Halvorsen-Pike: Find someone genuinely funny
Guess the dealbreaker
Fitz Arrowsmith-Kahale's real dealbreaker was Being in a hurry. You didn't guess this one.
You didn't predict this one.
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