Season Seven

***Season Seven** was set within Hawkins Indiana and was themed based on the show Stranger Things, featuring **11 Legends** attempting to jail the **5 Flayed** among them. It was hosted in January of 2020 and was the first anonymous season, with all players taking the role of a Stranger Things character. It also featured the Upside Down twist, which involved 12 Allstars returning for a reunion and battling it out in a two week long version of the game on a one day cycle, with the two finalists making it into the regular season. Upside Down episodes were aired congruent to the normal ones, leading the cast to believe it was occurring during the same time period. Thanks to an incredible cast of characters, the creation of pretty much a cult of raw egg jokes, the rise and fall of the 3 Amigos, and the emergence of the first two-time winner who ended up beating 25 people, this season will always hold a special place in our hearts, and likely the hearts of those who played it <3*

## **Cast**

**Hawkins**

**@KAYLARENEE****@NATES\_GREAT****@MALOLOLOW****@BOMBONRAYO****@EXOTICSIMMER****@MEPOLE****@SASSY****@MATTHEW13****@GERI****@FOOTYSTAR21****@ALLEN****@JUSTIN****@TONY****@BAILEY****@MCKENNA****@JOEY2121**
**Upside Down**

**@EXOTICSIMMER****@KAYLARENEE****@ANGELOFWATER****@JACKSONSUNSHINE****@YOURBOY****@PETERCAMPBELL****@BOOJESS****@WWXCRUNNER1****@LOUDNESOVERLOAD****@EVANW919****@DEAN****@DANNYT**
## **Episodes**

☽ **Chapter One:** The Agent Of Chaos [1]

☽ **Chapter Two:** The Reunion [2]

☽ **Chapter Three:** Loose Lips Sink Ships [3]

☽ **Chapter Four:** Liar Liar Pants On Fire [4]

☽ **Chapter Five:** Jealousy Is A Disease [5]

☽ **Chapter Six:** Let's Make This Messy [6]

☽ **Chapter Seven:** The Rebellion [7]

☽ **Chapter Eight:** Loyalty's Not For Sale [8]

☽ **Chapter Nine:** All My Ducks In A Row [9]

☽ **Chapter Ten:** Hope They Bite My Bait [10]

☽ **Chapter Eleven:** A Flip Flopping Wishy Washer [11]

☽ **Chapter Twelve:** Up To My Elbows In Blood [12]

☽ **Chapter Thirteen:** The Power Couple [13]

☽ **Chapter Fourteen:** Those Nasty Flayed [14]

☽ **Chapter Fifteen:** The Nail In A Coffin [15]

☽ **Chapter Sixteen:** His Final D&D Game [16]

☽ **Chapter Seventeen:** Catch Ya On The Flipside [17]

☽ **Chapter Eighteen:** The Swan Song [18]

☽ **Chapter Nineteen:** And The Winner Is... [19]

## **Season Summary**

As Legends & Flayed alike flood into Hawkins introductions begin, with Joyce asking everyone what's wrong with her boy and aggressively flirting with Hopper, the Nancy/Steve/Robin showmance trio beginning right off the bat, and Mr. Clarke pointing out that there's five Flayed among them rather than normal four, though knowing fully well he himself is one of them. Mike is elected first Mayor & receives an extra vote after whipping up a beautiful portrait of the town, and Robin, Jonathan, & Murray plummet to the bottom of the trustlist, all of them being the least connected of the cast. Things heat up however when right away the twist/advantage is declined and the top four all deny receiving it with suspicion wrongly falling on Eleven, as Erica was the one to claim it, denying the advantage to conceal her Flayed status. Dustin tries to launch an investigation by suggesting an impromptu reveal of where people placed the top four but it fails, with Erica (surprise), Lucas, & others being reluctant to the idea, although Joyce's reveal of everyone listing her best qualities succeeds, as she's deemed the best Christmas lights putter upper. Robin's considered to be the most active of the three nominees, and works hard to secure her safety from the vote, Jonathan doing the same, and Nancy being notably concerned with how low her placement is. Hopper secretly emerges as a self-proclaimed 'Agent of Chaos', Flayed paranoia begins, Lucas/Eleven are called out as a duo, and the Flayed begin to plant confessionals against Dustin. Murray tries to fight for himself but ultimately fails, and takes the boot in a 13-2-2 vote, played by @joey2121, who claimed last in his prior season as well, earning the nickname *Francesca*.

Matters take a DRASTIC turn when the following episode cuts to the Upside Down, revealing a supposedly parallel timeline in which 12 prior Allstars gather for a reunion, and are shown to begin a separate game of CMIYC amongst each other, for a prize unknown. As their introductions begin Richie asks if they're really doing this again, Amy wonders what she's gotten herself into, Evan notes that the whole squad is back, Daniel comes out of retirement to play, Danny's dragged back, Jess is determined to break the curse of 11th, Dean says he's reserved for second out, and the rest of the gang makes their respective entrances. Things start up right away when it's revealed they can select whichever role they wish, and that it will be the role they're *stuck* with. Amy/Dean/Daniel slip to the bottom of the list quickly, with Daniel becoming an obvious target due to winning the Allstars season against all of them. Daniel & Amy aren't surprised, and Jess denies claiming first, claiming she couldn't have gotten it as she was eating her breadsticks, a very reasonable excuse. Confessionals reveal fear of Amy's CMIYC persuasiveness, Danny's ability to play both the sides with ease, and concern grows that Daniel's far too good at flying under the radar to let him survive. Suspicion grows of a majority alliance, an Amy vs Kenya feud begins, and Richie is thrilled to back, ready to put everything into the game after his robbery in Allstars. The vote is unanimous for Daniel and he's the first one to fall, with new nominees being released immediately, Dean falling back to the bottom, Evan & Richie joining him. Danny takes a shot at Amy and reveals her trustlist upon claiming first, and frustration grows about so many things being similar to Allstars. Gavin/Jess/Kenya are called out as a trio, people begin to gun for Richie hard, and people realize this is a pivotal vote. Amy and Kenya duke it out and try to paint each other as shadier than the other, and Richie fights insanely hard to stay, pitching that he's been as honest and genuine as possible, saying he won't be able to take on a pawn role for very long, and saving him here will make little difference in the grand scheme. He succeeds barely in a 6-5 vote and Dean departs, with Evan being the swing vote and making a gravely flawed decision. 10 remain, Daniel and Dean fallen.

Back in Hawkins the cast tries to wrap their heads around the recent events, with Mr. Clarke in particular being fascinated by the timelines, speculating that it's all part of a sadistic twist, and fear begins to grow that the two games will eventually merge. Eleven calls child services on Hopper, Nancy and Steve go demodog hunting, Joyce and Billy discuss the fine methods of Mayor elections in the 1980's, and concern grows as to how invested Mr. Clarke has become in the Dungeons & Dragons minigame. After the spicy Musicality week Erica emerges on top, claiming her crown with a Dolly Parton tune, along with a reduction and extra vote, which sends her up to slot one on the trustlist once again, forcing her to decline. When the others in the top four- Eleven/Joyce/Steve all deny getting it suspicion is about to fall on Erica again, prompting her to FAKE A CAR CRASH LMAO, with everyone wishing her the best in her stressful time. Despite this Joyce/Erica/Eleven rise to the top of the Flayed suspects, and many people begin to grow very weary of Eleven & Erica, noting that they've been in the top both of the first two rounds. In the end Jonathan/Dustin/Madmax slip to the bottom, with Dustin being the only true target for playing so hard. Ultimately as he fights hard to stay the most of the cast respects his desire to remain in the town, and decides to give Madmax the boot instead, played by @McKenna, the first Flayed to depart.

Meanwhile in the Upside Down the sides begin to become cemented, with Kayla/Gavin/Jess/Xander strongly bonded, which the rest of the Allstars realize after how hard they fought to save Dean the previous round, causing Richie/Peter/Kenya/Danny/Amy to unite as well, Evan in the middle. Kenya & Amy fake a fight in the main chat to try and keep suspicions of their new alliance low, but basically everyone sees through it. Despite this however Evan drops to the bottom, Amy and Xander joining him, one from each side, though when Gavin successfully slides up to 1st place on the overall trustlist he uses his Flayed advantage to swap Xander off the block in place of the next lowest nominee, Richie. Considering Amy & Richie to be moreso with them in the long run, the fivesome pushes hard for Evan, whereas the foursome fights to save him, pushing for Richie instead, allowing Evan to force a tie. Kenya/Richie/Peter/Danny realize this and quickly make two separate fivesome chats, one with Evan promising that they're voting Amy, and one with Amy promising that they're voting Evan. Ultimately they side with Amy and gun for Evan, and Evan falls for the sinister trap and votes Amy instead of Richie, accidentally sending himself home, 5-4-1. With the numbers now clearly in their favor the fivesome dominates the following round, getting Kayla, Xander, and Jess up on the block with ease, causing Jess to bring back tea time with Jess, in which she apologizes to those who've departed and calling out the other side for pretending they're oblivious to the events unfolding. Gavin and Jess unite and call out Richie for constantly slipping by against all logic just like he did in Allstars, and Danny for leaking anything people tell him and spreading lies, saying they know they're at the bottom of the pecking order and that it makes to no sense to side with Danny & Richie. Richie says there's not much he can do for them when they target him relentlessly, and Danny pushes back hard, saying that he's been blamed for everything and that coming for him is a ding dong move, openly saying he'll vote with Richie/Kenya/Peter/Amy for the rest of the game. Kayla gently reminds everyone that five people can't win. As the day draws to a close and the vote narrows down to splitting up Kayla and Xander, Kayla pleads incredibly hard with Peter and Amy to stay, and the two of them defect from the alliance, being the swing votes that eliminate Xander, 5-4-0.

In Hawkins it's soon realized that miss Barbra was in fact not slain by a Demogorgon, but in fact one of the very residents themselves, and a Clue investigation begins to uncover the murderer, whom was none other than Alexi. Nearly everyone gets the correct combo, with Billy and Eleven being the only two to not be named Co-Mayors of the week. Hopper sleeps in late and curses the morning people, Steve works on his hair, and Joyce passes some lovely chicken around as Dustin and Eleven begin to battle it out, with Dustin calling her out as Flayed, saying she's been in the top four both times it's been declined. Eleven denies all of these nasty allegations, saying that she would've played anything she had received with pleasure. Ultimately their feuding puts them both into the spotlight as easy targets and they sink to the bottom of the list, Jonathan joining them as the third nominee yet again. At long last Erica manages to not get 1st and she thanks her lucky stars, with Billy and Joyce rising to the top two, both of them Flayed, though it's Billy who receives the advantage. He declines it not wanting to risk exposure, and everyone denies having gotten it, except for Mr. Clarke, until people realize he wasn't in the top four. Erica holds a villainous Flayed party with her sisters Joyce and Eleven, Mr. Clarke remains fascinated by the timelines, speculating that because five Flayed were in the game compared to the original four in the apps the Upside Down may have been run in the past with one or two Allstars already lurking around in present day Hawkins, Billy asks everyone if they'd rather burn alive or drown leading to a very philosophical debate, Mike begins a pina colada sing along, Joyce and Nancy bond with their screams, and Eleven is relieved that no one can say she got first on the trustlist, insisting that she truly isn't Flayed. Partly due to how well she had done the previous two rounds and partly due to Flayed suspicions nearly all the cast is in unison, throwing Eleven into jail in a vote 11-3-0, played by @Bailey, another Legend fallen.

As the dimensions shift and the Upside Down returns Amy finds herself in the middle, trusted by both sides and being viewed as the swing vote. Though the majority group successfully knocks Gavin and Jess to the bottom, seemingly dooming them, Danny falls to dead last as well, with Gavin and Jess both gunning for him hard. When Amy claims 1st and an extra eviction vote she holds all the power, and to Kenya/Richie/Peter's dismay leans towards taking down Danny to keep herself safely in the middle, especially as she views Gavin and Jess to be more loyal in the long run. Danny tries every possible avenue of escape before realizing he's doomed, and in one last display of anguish calls out the cast for playing with the same relationships over again, saying this game they're playing is the same as Allstars and about preconceived notions of one another. Rather than face his death at Amy's hands he pulls himself from the journey, leaving seven. The power now shifting in their favor Gavin/Jess/Kayla quickly resume their death campaign against Richie, all of them placing him in dead last. Realizing he's in danger and will almost certainly go home against Peter or Kenya however Richie pitches that they should try to get him up against Jess, knowing that Amy would probably side with them to take Jess out and split up her and Gavin. Little did he know Kenya and Peter were already planning on this, and they quickly agree, with Jess and Richie becoming the final nominees. With Amy closely bonded to Richie and Jess/Gavin being a clear duo Amy does indeed side with the Richie/Kenya/Peter trio, sending out Jess in a 4-3 vote, just six Allstars remaining.

Back in Hawkins just before Hopper throws her in the slammer Eleven calls out Joyce and Erica as Flayed, Steve and Robin as sketchy, and saying that Hopper and Mr. Clarke have excellent social games. Hopper wipes his hands as Billy shows him a police badge of his own, saying he's from the grammar police squad, and the two share a bonding moment, cause Will and Nancy to panic as there's now two cops in the town. Joyce reminds everyone that mornings are for coffee and contemplation as well, which is a perfect segway into the annual CMIYC Cooking Comp, in which some truly famous dishes are served, from Joyce's raw egg, to Hopper's tale of Pizzaburg, to Dustin's beautiful cake for Suzie, and who could forget Steve's delicious Stuffed Cabbage, which claims him a spot in the hall of chefs, along with the extra eviction vote which he sends to his lover Nancy, though it's not enough to save him from becoming a nominee, Mike and Lucas joining him, with Erica and Hopper notably landing in the top once again, Erica cursing as she somehow gets a third 1st place of the season. Nancy also has a nice recovery, landing in the top for her first time. When Mike realizes he's landing on the block he quickly calls out Dustin for manipulating people and getting away with it, saying that moving forward he'll be his target plain and simple, claiming that Dustin had started multiple sets and pinned it on him. Dustin fights back, saying he never spread names, and that his top two was Joyce and Erica, and that it was Robin who threw their names out. Joyce reminds everyone that if you come for Joyce you get the Christmas lights, Billy's called out as Flayed and very well connected, and suspicion continues to revolve around Erica and Joyce. Sides quickly begin to form, with all of the threats gunning for Mike, all of the non-threats uniting against Lucas, with Nancy's extra vote making it a perfect tie. As the Hunt, Catch, Run challenge begins Mike opts for Hunt and Lucas goes for Run, meaning they compete in Catch, in which Mike emerges victorious, 5-2, causing Lucas to depart, another Legend down, played by @Tony.

With only half of the Allstars remaining Halfway Havoc's arrived in the Upside Down, with a very simple twist~ three players will face nomination, two of them departing, with all votes to evict becoming votes to save. Realizing they no longer have the numbers Peter/Kenya/Richie all decide to jump ship and try to save themselves, with all of them placing Gavin in their top two, Peter siding with Kayla, Richie siding with Amy, and Kenya siding with Gavin, and Peter/Richie tanking each other and Kenya to try and boost up their own position. When Gavin/Amy/Kayla all place each other in the top three or four it slaughters the three outcasts, and Peter/Kenya/Richie all end up on the block, their glory days over. Peter says he'll give anything for one more shot at the CMIYC crown and that he's proud of them for all for how far they've come, Kenya says the numbers don't add up and realizes they've been played, and Richie saying that they've finally got him, and that his escape artist days may be over, but that keeping him will guarantee a spot in the finals for the others. Amy tries to help Richie but everyone else saves Kenya, including Peter who realizes he's been bested, and Richie and Peter depart, leaving a mere four Allstars to battle it out, with only Kenya/Gavin/Kayla/Amy left.

Back in Hawkins it's become a running joke at this point about the chances of a twist/advantage actually being played, and Billy and Mike engage in a math war fueled by Hopper, with Billy boasting his knowledge of Planck's Constant, and Mike with his seven known digits of pi, at which point Joyce says she thought it started with a four, and returns to feeding her chickens real pie, none of these fancy numbers. Rather than destroy them all with statistics Mr. Clarke brings up the Upside Down mystery once more, asking anyone if they'd like to own up to being an Allstar, suspecting them of lurking about, with others thinking they'll arrive at Halfway Havoc. As the Split or Steal challenge arrives it's about half and half of those who value goodness over greed, with only those who opted to split becoming Co-Mayors. The title's not enough to save Dustin and Erica from nomination however, Jonathan joining them yet again, though Joyce retains her position on top, landing in the top three with Billy and Mr. Clarke. Considering all three of them are Flayed it's no surprise as Billy declines the advantage once again, though he takes a different approach this time, owning up to getting first and claiming he didn't wish to sit anyone out of the next Mayor Challenge, though in hindsight he wishes he had, though most don't buy it. Nancy wonders why Jonathan hasn't sent her daily flowers, Robin starts up her own love affair with Nancy, and Mr. Clarke, Joyce, and Hopper start planning an egg themed CMIYC season. In confessionals it's pointed out that Joyce has been in the top four of five times, speculation begins of the sides being fairly cemented, and Erica is as always called out as Flayed. Though the larger threat is by far Erica she fights hard to stay, much unlike Jonathan, and though it appears to be another tie Robin decides to secretly flip on her side to save Erica, very much wanting the two of them to stick together despite being within opposite groups. Ultimately Jonathan departs 7-5-0, yet another Legend down, played by @Riot.

As tides shift and the Upside Down returns for one last finale it's revealed that the Allstar endgame will be rather spicy, with a chain of safety rather than a jury vote, and the person eliminated granting immunity to one of the others, who will then select one person to join them in Hawkins. Though Amy, Gavin, & Kayla all have relative trust for each other it's Kenya who makes the difference in favor of Gavin, who claims 1st on the overall trustlist. Gavin stays true to his word to her, saving her next, and Kenya proceeds to save Kayla, leaving Amy to claim 4th. As all lists were revealed and Kayla was the most loyal to her Amy grants her immunity and a spot in Hawkins, saying she truly wanted the two winners to get to the end, but she knows Kayla can do it without her. Having worked with Gavin the entire game and been allies from the start Kayla does indeed opt to take him with her, leaving Kenya to claim third. And then the final plot twist arrives~ The Upside Down occurred before the Hawkins adventure began. Kayla and Gavin have been in Hawkins the entire time, and it's anyone's guess as to whom they are.

Meanwhile in Hawkins matters get spicy as the Product Pitch challenge begins, featuring Erica's Free Ice Cream For Life, Hopper's Pet Demogorgon, a rap song by Will for Barb's Dead Body, Billy's Snazzy Sunglasses, but ultimately it's Mr. Clarke's Officer Pascucci Barbie that snatches the crown, which can even do your taxes! Despite Lucas's departure the threats somehow regain footing fast, and it's around this time that the famous Three Amigos alliance is born, with Billy, Hopper, and Mr. Clarke, all of which land a spot in the top three, Mr. Clarke claiming 1st, marking the sixth round in a row that a Flayed's been on top. Dustin, Mike, and Will have quite a bit less luck, each of them falling to the bottom, as one of the boys shall be taking the boot. Erica calls out Will for spreading her name, Will admits to voting her and says there's some snakes in these parts, Dustin wonders why he's always the target, Mr. Clarke laughs at his TJ insult skills serving a purpose, Mike asks why he's consistently on the bottom, Steve says there's no trust in this town, and Nancy grows suspicious of those in the top, particularly Hopper. Mr. Clarke also fesses up to having received the "twist," saying he's still debating his decision, though of course doesn't play it. Erica says she's tired of people painting her as Flayed and framing her, and her and Joyce both grow weary of Will, at which point Mike smoothly slides in and says he was framed for spreading Joyce's name the prior round, and that he had done nothing of the sort. Knowing that Dustin's more so with them than Mike and with the extra vote in their favor the threats unite once again, and Hopper, Mr. Clarke, Billy, Joyce, Erica, and Dustin all gun for Mike, sending him home 7-4-1, the fifth Legend eliminated, played by @Allen.

Just before he dies Mike calls out Erica as being Gavin, pointing out that if that is the case Erica must be Flayed since that was his role in the Upside Down, to which Erica responds by blowing him kisses. As the Mayor Challenge arrives our final ten must test their skills in Pacman, Frogger, or Galaga, and the Three Amigos reign dominant, with Billy/Hopper/Mr. Clarke all winning one of the three comps, safely putting them all within the top four, Joyce joining them and claiming 1st, continuing the streak of Flayed receiving it. The nonthreats side continues to suffer wounds as the Steve/Nancy couple slides to the bottom, Dustin joining them yet again. Hopper invites the Flayed to show themselves so everyone else can vote them out, Dustin says they really do need to start picking off Flayed, and Joyce claims to have received the Double Eviction, saying that she didn't play it because she's fairly certain Steve is Flayed, and doesn't want to screw anything up for the other two Legends on the block, to which Nancy rolls her eyes. A target continues to grow on Joyce as suspicions rise of her and Erica being Flayed, however many begin to suspect Dustin is as well, with paranoia at an all time high. Though Joyce and Erica gun for Steve hard the Three Amigos have plans of their own, and believe that Dustin's far more unpredictable and that they may remain in a better spot if the sides stay relatively even. All three of them flip to vote him, and ultimately it's enough to seal his fate. Dustin departs 6-4-0, the sixth Legend fallen, played by @Footystar21.

Before he departs Dustin starts to call out Billy as a frontrunner and Flayed, asks why Mr. Clarke plays Dungeons and Dragons more than the actual game, and starts to call Hopper a sheep before Hopper quickly locks him up, throwing him into the Hawkins slammer. It's at this time at the Hawkins 1980's Fashion Show begins. Joyce dresses up as a Chicken, and she's a bit confused but she's got the spirit. Ultimately however it's Nancy's looks that waltz her into the Mayor position, and she sends her extra vote to her lover Steve, though it's not enough to stop Steve from falling to the bottom, Robin and Hopper joining him, as Erica and Joyce soar back up to the top, being very much in the middle after the prior round, with Joyce claiming another 1st and Erica taking 2nd. Will lands in the top as well, and all three of them deny having received anything, leading Mr. Clarke to propose working together to determine who claimed it, as it seems to just be a repeating cycle of denial, and everyone starts to agree upon saying where they placed the top three, with Joyce/Erica/Will all embracing it. Before anyone does however Joyce raises the stakes and plays her advantage, which is none other than the Saucy Sony Walkman, which she uses to quickly romance Hopper, allowing her to propose they become a power couple, forcing them to have identical trustlists with each other in the top spot until one of them is eliminated or they reach the endgame. Hopper has the choice to deny or accept the proposal, but as he's nominated and the vote appears to be a tie he knows if he denies it Joyce could seal his grave, and he has no choice but to join his Flayed lover and accept. Mr. Clarke invites the person it was played on to fess up and reveal the Flayed who used it, saying only one person can win the game, but Hopper keeps his mouth sealed as he's now torn between his three amigos and the christmas lights lady. Mr. Clarke continues however, trying to really hit it home that he's not Flayed by saying they cut all the confusion by just revealing their lists, and starts with his. Will, Steve, and Nancy all follow suit, and it begins to appear as though Joyce claimed it, though the evidence isn't concrete, as not everyone shares theirs. Joyce asks if she wins something, at which point Mr. Clarke has to break it to her that he doesn't have any prizes to give out. Hopper pitches that he's never received the top spot and with four Flayed lurking among them they can't afford to lose him, and points out that Robin's likely Kayla, which Robin doesn't deny, but she points out that Hopper's been playing a far superior game, and that anyone sitting next to him would have an incredibly tough time at the end, pitching that she's always played this game with loyalty and honesty. People grow weary of how powerful Clarke's becoming, suspicion grows that Steve & Robin may be an Allstar couple, and everyone knows Erica or Joyce is Flayed. Knowing Steve to be a large part of holding the other side together Hopper, Erica, Joyce, Mr. Clarke, and Billy gun for him hard, with Erica playing a large role in keeping Robin out of danger, whereas Robin, Nancy, Will, and Steve unite, and with the extra vote they tie it up, 5 for Hopper, 5 for Steve. As the Hunt/Catch/Run showdown begins both Hopper and Steve opt for Run, in which Hopper does indeed emerge victorious, with Steve headed to the Hawkins jail, the seventh Legend down, played by @Geri.

As Halfway Havoc emerges, for the first time in CMIYC History it's an even matchup, four Flayed against four Legends, both Allstars still remaining. It's announced that Mayor Challenges are no more, and on top of that the classic CMIYC Safety Chain will be returning, with the person who claims 1st starting it, saving the person highest on their trustlist, who will then save another person, and so on down the line, till the last person is eliminated and thrown into the slammer. The numbers clearly in favor of the five threats alliance they plan on getting either Mr. Clarke or Erica to the top to just save all five of them in quick succession, and Hopper works out the numbers to try and ensure nothing can go wrong, suspicious that Erica may flip but that if she does everyone will be quite aware of it. It's at this moment that Erica realizes it's about time they break the sides, and that she needs to reunite with Robin, as they have very mutual interests moving forward, and they plan on making the same move that was pulled years ago in the original Allstars season to break the chain and take out Billy. Before the Three Amigos even realize what's gone wrong Mr. Clarke saves Hopper, who saves Joyce, who then saves Erica rather than Billy, and Erica makes the move and saves Robin, who then of course saves Will and Nancy, and Billy is slaughtered, though before he leaves he tells everyone that Joyce confessed to being Flayed and that her Walkman partner must've been Hopper or Erica. At long last Billy's the second Flayed to fall, played by @Matthew13, and once again the sides are fairly even.

As the final seven kicks off still linked by the Saucy Walkman Joyce & Hopper agree to gun for Robin and Will, though Erica has vastly different plans, placing Robin at 2nd and gunning hard for Hopper. Suspecting a list reveal may get played and not realizing Hopper's in danger however Mr. Clarke sets up his list with those most likely to be Legends at the top, with Nancy and Will in his top two, proving fatal for Hopper, who lands on the bottom with Joyce, Erica escaping nomination by a singular point. As Nancy claims first on the overall trustlist she's the first Legend to do so all season and immediately plays the twist and proves her role, as it's the reveal all trustlists, which very quickly displays Joyce and Hopper to be the power couple, along with showing exactly where everyone stands. Hopper claims very adamantly that he's not Flayed, but rather had to accept the Walkman as it had been when he faced eviction, and not doing so would've sent him home, to which Mr. Clarke says he understands completely, but wouldn't have done the same. Nancy calls Hopper out as Flayed and the two spar, accusing each other of targeting one another all season. To Joyce's utter horror however they end things with no hard feelings and a new relationship begins to blossom, and Joyce knows she has to jump into action quick as Nancy's the swing vote. Joyce admits to being Flayed publicly, promising that they're not all bad and that she's played purely on trust, writing an eggku for all those to hear.

*Joyce is very sad*

*An egg yolk tear from her eye*

*Streams right down her face*

Both sides work incredibly hard to get Nancy to join them, with there being a clear split of Mr. Clarke, Hopper, and Will against Robin, Joyce, and Erica, with Will joining the other side due to a new bond between himself and Clarke. Hopper realizes a little too late that Erica and Robin have secretly been saving each other all season, and he tries to get the four Legends to unite and gun for Joyce, while Mr. Clarke sheds a tear internally at Hopper and Joyce not putting Erica just one spot lower. It seems to be the end for Joyce but she pleads throughout the day for her life to Nancy, and one sheer minute before the day change Nancy decides to save her, evicting Hopper and sending him home 4-3. To her and Will's shock he turns out to be a Legend, played by @Sassy, meaning Mr. Clarke or Robin almost surely must be Flayed.

With everything tied up once again, three Legends, three Flayed, things take a turn as Joyce fully sides with Erica, the two of them having the exact same plan of giving Mr. Clarke the boot this round, and then only having to cut each other before the end to win the season. Knowing that Will would lean strongly towards saving Clarke and that Nancy may follow suit they both tank Will and place Mr. Clarke at the bottom as well, and though Will and Mr. Clarke swap firsts with each other it's not enough, as Robin places them both low as well, and they end up as the two nominees. Mr. Clarke prepares to pitch that Robin's both an Allstar and the final Flayed but as Robin claims first on the overall trustlist she demolishes his plans in one clean swoop, playing the twist which is to reveal one person's trustlist, proving her own role and exposing Mr. Clarke's list, showing that he put Erica and Robin in fourth and fifth, and Joyce in third. With it having already been common knowledge that Erica and Joyce are Flayed and that Nancy and Will are not, Robin being a confirmed Legend means the last one can only be Mr. Clarke, shocking everyone. He pleads hard to Nancy and Joyce but Joyce had already plotted his demise, and Nancy knows it makes sense for him to go especially as a Flayed, and he's evicted unanimously 5-1, played by @mepole, leaving two Flayed remaining.

As the final five kicks off the Joyce vs Erica war begins, as both of them know nominating the other is the only thing that can propel them into the endgame. Erica and Robin unite completely, sending in identical trustlists with each other placed at first, and Joyce and Will in their bottom two, but as always Joyce's one step ahead, pitching to Nancy and Will that Erica's by far the largest threat remaining, and all three of them place her in last. It's enough, and Erica and Will wind up nominated, Joyce securing her spot in the endgame, so close to the crown, and everyone standing in her way out of the picture. Erica promises them all that if she departs Will shall most certainly take one of the finale spots from someone, and even tries to pitch that she could be voted out at the final four, to which Will fights back, saying that Erica's clearly both an Allstar and Flayed, and has played a perfect game from the start. Robin knows that if miss Erica does indeed leave there's a huge chance of Nancy getting 4th, at which point Nancy may give Joyce the final immunity, and so she continues to fight hard on Erica's behalf. Knowing Joyce is the swing vote Erica pleads to Joyce, saying that if she departs Joyce is the largest threat left and that there'll be nowhere left to hide if she doesn't claim the final immunity, especially considering Joyce even has a 5% advantage at the end thanks to her advantage play. Joyce truly believes Erica is the last threat standing in her way however, and realizing the numbers aren't there Robin's forced to evict her as well, with Erica departing in another unanimous vote, 4-1, leaving just one Flayed remaining and played by @ExoticSimmer, so close and yet so far.

As the endgame arrives and Joyce, Nancy, Will, and Robin prepare their pleas, Allen says it's crazy that Kayla's beat 20+ people as a previous winner despite the target on her, Michael gives props to Erica and Joyce for taking down the threats one by one, and almost everyone questions why no one ever went for Erica or Joyce until the final five, with Joyce now almost surely going to snatch the crown. Nancy takes a lot of heat for her social game, and most feel as though she's played the weakest of the four, with Will fairly respected for trying to make some moves, playing the middle decently. As Joyce writes a 13 page plea outlining her Flayed game and the dominance she's had all season the jury is nearly in unison that there is no better winner than her, and many are confused by Robin's endgame plans, as it seemed as though she had wanted to reach the finals with Erica, though Gavin politely reminds everyone he thinks there's no way Nancy would give Joyce immunity, nor would anyone for that matter, as all three of them had bonded closer with each other. As Nancy's evicted 5-2-1-0, with Joyce receiving 0 votes, it's revealed that Nancy was played by @Bombonrayo. Joyce pleads so very hard as Major Tom begins to play, but despite Joyce being the last Flayed standing, playing the only advantage of the season, and being in the top four eleven times, Nancy had worked closer with Robin the whole season, and opts to give her the final immunity. Joyce's desperation begins, and she says she doesn't necessarily think Robin had played bad, but that she hates this, throwing everything and anything at the wall, making loads of promises to Robin such as not submitting a plea, trying to appeal to anything she can all the while drowning in pages upon pages upon pages of confessionals, trying to cope with the horror. Robin knows taking Will to the end cements her the win without a doubt and she does so, eliminating Joyce Byers, the final Flayed to fall, played by @MaloloLow. It's not the end of Joyce Byers however, as her power lives on as she transforms the endgame of CMIYC once and for all, with an epic showdown between the two non-immune players being played out to determine who makes it to the finale night in all final threes of future seasons. Between Robin and Will the choice is a clear one, and considering she had survived all the obstacles of the Upside Down and the ten Allstars in her path along with all fifteen players in Hawkins, only receiving two votes all season, Robin claims the victory with 90.0% of the public vote, played by @KaylaRenee, who cements her spot in the Hall Of Fame once again, truly becoming the queen of Catch Me If You Can.

**@KAYLARENEE (90.0%)****@NATES\_GREAT (10.0%)**
## **Charts**

**Hawkins**

**Upside Down**