[Shaun]

It's the first night of In Cold Blood, the hottest and most controversial show going, and the 15 contestants have spent their first night alone in a cell. At the stroke of midnight, they are ushered into the common room by their own personal security officer, where they take their seats at a cold, black table.

A television screen high in the centre of the room is loudly blasting static as the contestants eye each other up with suspicion. A young, skinny girl, seated at the far end of the table, whispers to Jasmine, "isn't that Cassie D?"
Jasmine, totally unaware of the celebrity in her midst, shrugs and responds "no".
"I'm totally sure it is", Janelle persists.

The TV suddenly falls silent and the screen changes.



Voice: Good evening, contestants. I am voice.

The group remain silent.

Voice: I shall be giving you your commands. Please listen carefully. For your first task, Media Frenzy, you shall be subjected to a vigorous interrogation from outsiders. Your audience has many questions to ask you, and you have just 5 minutes to respond to each question. Failure to answer a question, whether it's about your motives or about the smell of ostriches, shall result in a strike. Contestants, you are permitted 10 strikes over the course of the next 24 hours. The task shall end at midnight tomorrow.

The group sit in anticipation and begin to get to know each other.
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Forum users not playing ICB3 will be able to ask the contestants any question they like, as long as it is possible to be answered. A contestant dealing with this harrassment from the media must simply quote the question and answer it however they wish - but they cannot answer it flippantly or with spam. For example, if LemonJam comes in and posts "Why are you alive, Josy?", Josy must answer with a relevant answer, rather than "Potato." or something equally nonsense.

I'll judge your failure leniently, since this is your first task.

Rules:
- Non-players (ie. journalists) may only ask 3 questions each
- Non-players may ask questions directed at one particular contestant, but any contestant can answer it and still be counted as a pass.
- Each contestant must answer at least one question to pass.
- I may ask as many questions as I like
- As team leader, it is advised that Samuel. comes up with a method whereby the team keep track of who has answered a question, and who hasn't, since all 15 must in order to pass.