Each remaining Crewmate was immediately transported to Cafeteria once again, where the next meeting was held, as per usual.

One more giant cross covered across the head icon of Mother, who was greyed out alongside the other fallen Crewmates. It occurred to Player instantly, that this didn't fare too well for him as she had originally vouched for him in the previous meeting.

To make matters worse, Veteran had called the meeting. Player could only pray for luck to be on his side once more.

Captain: Holy crackers on a Tuesday, Mother is dead! Well, Player, looks like your luck's almost running out the window and into the deep depths of the atmosphere of space. Which is exactly where you will be, if BDay fails to back you up!

Veteran: Calm down, Captain. BDay isn't even reliable as a truth teller, considering we never hear from him in any meetings! I'm surprised you even made it this far!

BDay was practically insulted by Veteran's remarks and contested with a retort.

BDay: Shut up, Veteran! You don't know me or what I'm capable of!

Veteran's eyes widened at his sudden response and he tried to do a double take.

Veteran: What's that now?

BDay sugercoated this with some quick thinking.

BDay: Nothing! Uh, my balloon was leaking out a bit of helium, heh...

The Gentleman: Yes, well, if I may interject, I think it would be wise for both Mr. Cheese and I to support Mr. Player in this instance.

Player soon considered the fact that The GentleCheese pair were on his side, and adding up BDay, he was clearly in the majority of allowing Player to co-exist in the lobby, once more. His confidence arose when he realised this.

Captain allowed The Gentleman to continue, despite his growing suspicions.

Captain: Go on...

The Gentleman: Mr. Player invited us to come and watch him perform the Medbay Scan task.

Another fake alibi was generated in favour of Player and still in cloud nine moments before, they then proceeded to exaggerate his innocence, unintentionally.

Mr. Cheese: Yeah, he used his incredible standing skills and we saw the green lights come down and up again!

The Gentleman: It was a sight to behold, I must say.

Veteran: Geez guys, it's just a scan. What's so entertaining about it, especially with Player of all people?

Veteran caught on to this and was left unimpressed. To be fair, that particular task didn't require much effort and doesn't feel as merit worthy.

The Gentleman and Mr. Cheese: Um... well....

The pair had difficulty coming up with a coherent explanation for this and may have created even more suspicion on Player, by accident.

Player decided to step up to the plate and come to their aid.

Player: Come on, Veteran. They saw me complete the scan, so it should be obvious that I'm safe for this round.

Veteran: Just your word's not gonna be enough! I think we should vote The GentleCheese pair out!

Mr. Cheese: Why!?

Veteran: I have this very sneaky inkling, that you mentioned all that false praise crap during this meeting to make Player feel better about his pathetic self, when he doesn't deserve any of it!

Captain instinctively agreed with him on the matter as he obviously could not let go of the past.

Captain: I'm on board with Veteran's proposal! I'm voting out Mr. Cheese!

Veteran: I'll split up and vote for The Gentleman, then.

Seeing as there was almost no clear cut path to escape being voted off and to avoid creating further turmoil towards the white and yellow coloured individuals, The Gentleman and Mr. Cheese decided to skip this vote and leave it up for fate to decide.

BDay: Player, who are you gonna vote for?

Surprised by his sudden contribution, Player had to be smart and think carefully about his next move.

Captain and Veteran were obviously out of the question, as they have yet to meet and reconcile between the three.

BDay was and still is on his side and it would seriously be unwise to betray him at this point, so he checked out of the list.

That left only Mr. Cheese and The Gentleman as the only real candidates up for elimination. Time is of the essence and he couldn't stall any longer to come up with an alternative solution.

Player: I'm sorry, guys. Thanks for attempting to back me up, but I hope that you can forgive me for what I'm about to do.

He focused his attention briefly on BDay to answer his question for the moment of truth.

Player: BDay, I choose to eject... Mr. Cheese.

Mr. Cheese had no personal vendetta against Player, especially after what happened, so he accepted it without any major quarrel.

Mr. Cheese: I'll get you back, Player. Mark my words.

Player: I don't doubt a single bit of those two sentences.

Realising this was a one sided battle, BDay gladly agreed to aid Player in ejecting Mr. Cheese off The Skeld.

BDay: Okay, I'll vote out Mr. Cheese, too.

The work associates shared one last hug, before the inevitable occurred.

Captain: Okay, the votes have been cast. The final verdict is... the vote has been skipped!?

The whole lobby gasped in disbelief at the shocking news unfolding.

Veteran: Wait. What happened back there? Didn't we literally agree to vote off Mr. Cheese?

Captain: Correct, my fellow muchacho! But, it appears that someone decided to vote for The Gentleman, alongside you Veteran, making the votes match equally for the double quarter hatter with cheese combo!

Veteran: I wonder who that could be?

Everyone's attention turned straight to Player with differing looks between each Crewmate.

Veteran and Captain were left even more annoyed and continued to stare tensely at him.

The Gentleman and Mr. Cheese's hearts beated at a rapid pace, their visors wider than Gerald.

BDay simply looked over in confusion.

Player: Wow....Uh, I guess my finger slipped. Sorry. Heheh...

No one was ejected.

2 Impostors remain

One of the major benefits of being discreet about voting, Player had managed to pull off a risky manoeuvre in an attempt to let the pair spend more time alive together. This was also due to his side depleting in numbers for vouching, alongside him.

He came to the conclusion that this probably won't lead to a long term solution.

Player: Okay, there's no way that can slide under the radar again, and I need to up my ante to impress and convince both Captain and Veteran!

Player was in deep thought about how he can bury the hatchet for at least one of them. He snapped his fingers on the perfect idea for Captain.

Player: Captain is my next destination, but I'll need BDay for this one!

He rushed over to BDay before he continued onward, which caught him a little by surprise.

Player: Hey, BDay, I need to quickly discuss something with you!

BDay: Sure thing, buddy!

Player: Is it alright if I borrow that balloon, floating above your head?

BDay: That's totally fine! Just be sure not to accidentally pop it. The noise kinda frightens me and I always embarass myself when I give people that reaction.

BDay untangled the knot which connected to his head and Player, taking note of his scare, carefully took the string and quickly looked over at his surroundings, ensuring no sharp objects were nearby.

Player: Okay, thanks.

He almost exited out of Cafeteria, when he halted his momentum. Encountering BDay made him remember the question he was unsure of the answer to just after the first meeting and decided to ask it directly up front to him.

Player: One more thing. Why are you killing every single Crewmate who I manage to convince to vouch for me? I know we're both Impostors, and all, but I had to save my sorry butt that last round!

BDay: I'm just concerned about the Crewmates winning by completing every single task. I want to give you the best chance of redemption by giving you plenty of time to spare for anyone left to convince!

Player: Wow, I never really thought of it, like that!

Player's mind was soon put to rest for the time being, satisfied from that response.

Player: Anyways, I gotta catch up to Captain now, though, so I'll see you later! Just don't kill Veteran, while I'm at it!

Player finally left and was making headway towards Medbay, where Captain was located.

BDay: I promise I won't... let him live. Heheheheh.