An Eccentric Envelope

*An Eccentric Envelope* is the first episode of Commodity Clash. It premiered on July 8th, 2022.

## Plot

The episode starts with Tablet & Jammy sitting next to each other, under a tree. Tablet makes a comment on how nice it is outside. Jammy says that there's nothing better than her & Tablet "sitting in the shade, chillin’.". Limey & Water Bottle walk past as Limey talks about something that happened to him. Water Bottle isn't listening, though, since she's almost out of water since she had tripped & fell earlier, & almost all of it spilled out. Limey takes her to go refill her water. Bowling Ball, Spade, & Magnet then walk on screen. Bowling Ball asks if the others want to see him roll down the hill. Magnet pleads for him not to, but Spade encourages it. Bowling Ball proceeds to roll down the hill & knock into the table Tophat & Pearly were setting up for lunch. Tophat gets mad at them, & Bowling Ball apologizes. Pearly accepts his apology, but Tophat does not.

Sandglass is seen talking to Chalk & Sketchbook, explaining that most people like to talk to friendly-looking people, & that Chalk & Sketchbook don't look very approachable. Chalk gets offended at this, but Sandglass quickly apologizes & hands both of them pins that say "I'm Friendly" on them. When Sketchbook makes a comment about the pins, Sandglass just says it's fine. Bookmarky & Soapy walk past. Bookmarky is complaining about how Soapy reorganized his bookshelf, & that his books are supposed to be in order of their size & not in alphabetical order. Soapy apologizes & says he won't do it again. Glitter & USB Drive can be seen walking in the distance. USB Drive is worried because xe're struggling with being able to memorize 100,000 digits of Pi, but Glitter hypes xym up, saying that USB Drive is the smartest person she knows, & that memorizing 100,000 digits of Pi might take a while, but she's confident that xe will be able to do this. This seems to cheer up USB Drive, & xe thank her.

The shot cuts back to Tablet & Jammy, wondering what they should do today. Two envelopes float down from the sky, addressed to Tablet & Jammy respectively, & the two of them are curious about it. Various scenes play where all of the other characters get envelopes addressed to them as well. Every letter is identical: it informs the recipient that they have been chosen to compete in Commodity Clash, a show where them & their fellow contestants compete for a ticket to Involucro Island. When they're ready to compete, they must head on over to the tree at the top of the hill, the very same tree where Tablet & Jammy are sitting.

When everybody arrives at the tree, Chalk asks the group what they should all do now that they're at the tree. Glitter sits down on the ground & says to wait. Tophat asks what they're all supposed to be waiting for, & then Envelope hops out of the tree & floats down to the ground. He introduces himself & welcomes all of the contestants to Commodity Clash. Bookmarky asks what they're supposed to do first, & Envelope opens himself up (to the dismay of everyone) & grabs a notecard. Envelope tells everyone to split up into 4 teams of 4.

Spade, Bowling Ball, & Magnet team up with each other almost instantly, with Spade stating that they're the "best team in existence." Magnet reminds them that they still need a fourth member for the team, but Spade says they'll find a fourth member eventually. Tablet is showing a diagram to Jammy on their screen, explaining that since they're best friends, they should be on the same team. Jammy agrees to this. USB Drive walks up to the two of them & says that since both xym & Tablet are electronics, USB should join Tablet's team, to which Tablet gleefully lets USB Drive join the team. Chalk & Sketchbook approach Sandglass, & Chalk says that since Sandglass is teaching her & Sketchbook to be more social, it'd make sense if they were on the same team. Sandglass asks Sketchbook how she feels about this idea. Sketchbook says it's fine with her, & so the 3 of them team up. Glitter is looking at them from afar, & sees their "I'm Friendly" pins. She loves friendly people, so she walks up to Sandglass, Chalk, & Sketchbook & asks to be on their team. Sandglass says that she'd love to have Glitter on her team.

Tophat explains to Pearly that they should team up because they're "some of the only objects with a brain here," & Pearly absentmindedly agrees to this. Tophat ponders who their 2 other teammates will be. As Pearly is about to say something, Tophat interrupts her by dragging Bookmarky & Limey over to their location, & announcing that the two of them will now be on his team (to the dismay of Limey & Bookmarky). Soapy wonders what team they should join when Tablet asks them to join their team. Soapy accepts this offer & joins Tablet's team, leaving Water Bottle to join Spade's team. Envelope announces that it's time to name the teams, since all teams need to have a name. Jammy refutes this, saying teams don't have to have a name, but Envelope says in this case, the teams do need names.

Sandglass mentions to their team that since they're all trying to be friendly, they should be called "Friendly Squad". The rest of the team agrees to this name, & then the name Friendly Squad became official. Bookmarky says to his team that the other teams have already gotten started on the naming process. Tophat, self-declared "leader" of the team, is about to say a name, when he is interrupted by Limey, who blurts out the name "Fancypants". Fancypants officially becomes the team's name, to Tophat's disappointment. Limey thought it was funny, though. Spade thinks this team-naming thing is easy, & names their team "The Jokers", to which Water Bottle notes that it's because Spade is a joker card. The name "The Jokers" becomes their team's official name. Tablet, Soapy, USB Drive, & Jammy are all having trouble coming up with a name, & Jammy still thinks their team shouldn't have a name. Tablet comes up with the genius idea to name their team "No-Name", so that becomes the team's official name.

Envelope announces that it's time for the first contest, which is to cross the bridge. However, there is toxic sludge underneath the bridge. If a contestant falls into the sludge, they will disintegrate & Envelope will have to revive them. All team members must make it to the other side in order for their team to win immunity. The contest starts & all of the contestant rush to the bridge. Tophat shoves Bowling Ball out of his way so he can get ahead. While trying to cross the bridge, USB Drive accidentally gets attached to Magnet, & informs Magnet of this. Magnet apologizes & uses his leg to pop USB Drive off of him. Spade witnessed all of this & told Magnet not to do that again, since USB is on an opposing team, & "you can't help your enemies!". Friendly Squad is crossing the bridge with no conflict, & they are the first team to get immunity, to the dismay of Bookmarky.

Tophat tells his team to hurry up, but spots Limey in the middle of an argument with Jammy. He yells at him & tells him to "stop arguing with Jammy & get across this bridge!". When Limey tries to argue with Tophat about it, Pearly tells him to not make Tophat mad. Limey begrudgingly obliges & walks across the bridge with his team, making Fancypants the second team to get immunity. No-Name is almost across the bridge, but Bowling Ball runs up & attempts to trip Tablet. Unfortunately, Bowling Ball themself trips & breaks the bridge in half, falling down into the toxic sludge. Both the Jokers & No-Name are on opposite sides of the bridge, but No-Name is closer to the finish, so they are the third & final team to get immunity, which leaves the Jokers up for voting.

## Trivia

* The part in Envelope's letter where he says "Not Dream Island, that's totally different." is a reference to another object show, *Battle for Dream Island* by jacknjellify.
* The story Limey tells to Water Bottle at the beginning is a reference to AniManboy Episode 5, where Mark tells the exact same story to Renzo.
* The "I'm Friendly" pins given to Sketchbook & Chalk aren't actually in all caps, despite Sketchbook saying otherwise.