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Pretty sure this is the longest part of the story by a good bit. NGL, I'm really just trying to smash the accelerator to get to the final round, which will be the main focus starting after the next one. In smashing on the accelerator, I found that I had a LOT more story that I wanted to tell here. Establishing consistency amongst characters and whatnot. Again, huge thanks to sasuke2588 for letting me involve Super Belly Girl in this!
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The contestants all gathered. There were sixteen of them in total, mostly women with a few guys sprinkled in. Adie thought that this was just the slightest bit odd given that usually both eating and contests were things usually attributed to guys, but then again, she had her reasons for being there so the other women probably did as well. The main hostess — who appeared to be chronically and perpetually annoyed with life — walked over to them and laid out the rules, “Welcome to the contest!” she exclaimed, half-heartedly, “Here’s how it’s going to go: there are eight of you, which works out perfectly because this competition isn’t just about how much you can eat, it’s also about how quickly you can eat.” Adie’s ears perked up at that. Not that she had many doubts to begin with, but the knowledge that speed is a factor gave her more comfort in her potential victory. “It will be a 1 on 1, single-elimination-style tournament.” A slight wave of confusion made its way through the group, “1 on 1?” piped up one of the guys, “So what decides the win?” The already annoyed server shot him a look that was somewhere between “I don’t want to be here” and “I wish you would die” then said through gritted teeth, “If you wouldn’t interrupt me, I’m getting to that.” The man sheepishly looked at the floor and muttered an apology. She went back to her normal level of annoyance and continued, “You will draw for your place in the bracket where you will each be given a stack of burgers to finish. For the first couple rounds, whoever gets through the most burgers in a minute wins.” Easy, Adie thought, I’ll clean the plate each time. The hostess continued, “In the highly unlikely event that both contestants finish their whole plate before the minute is up, the one who does it the quickest wins." Unlikely event? Adie wondered, how unlikely could it be?
The hostess continued her explanation, "For the third round, things change a little bit. The only time limit here is determined by your opponent. Whoever can finish their entire plate faster wins.” For the first time since they’d gotten there, a slight, diabolical smile came across the hostess’ face, “This may sound easy, but remember that at this point you’re still one round away from the final, so you don’t want to go too hard and get full,” the smile got a little more twisted, “and we haven’t even shown you what we consider a plate yet.” The hostess motioned over to another woman who appeared to be a server and everyone turned to look. She stood in front of something on the table that was covered in a veil. Given its height and rough shape, Adie had assumed that this would be the trophy that the winner gets at the end. She was very wrong. The server pulled the veil off to reveal the “plate” of burgers. The hostess continued, “This,” she paused for dramatic effect, “is a plate of burgers.’ There were gasps from both the contestants and audience. “There are 24 of them total. IF you can get through the whole plate before your opponent, you go to the next round. However, if neither contestant can finish their plate, whoever ate more continues.” Her smile got even more twisted before she continued on, “It’s also a game of how much more do you think you’re willing to eat than your opponent. You don’t want to fill yourself up too much, because for the FINAL round,” another dramatic pause, “it’s quantity over speed. Whoever eats the most wins.”
Adie's mouth watered. She looked over to Super Belly Girl, who had a similar expression. Adie knew she was going to go all out in the final round no matter who she was against, but she was hoping that she didn't have to go up against the literal superhero of stuffing too early in the game. All the contestants drew numbers for their place in the bracket. Adie got 3, and Super Belly Girl got 13. Adie breathed a sigh of relief. Unless this girl doesn't stand up to her namesake, Adie thought, it'll be me versus her in the final.
They all gathered in the watching area as the first pair of contestants were brought out. They stood behind the tables at the opposite ends of the room. The servers brought out the first trays of burgers. There was an air of unease in the room as all the other contestants (and onlookers) realized that there were, in fact, 24 burgers on both trays. Once the plates had been settled the hostess grabbed the microphone to the small PA system the restaurant had. "Alright contestants," her mood had changed considerably, "You have one minute, whoever eats more of the plate wins. Time starts... NOW!" The two girls practically dove into their plates, both eating as fast as they could. By the time the buzzer rang, the first girl had eaten 4 burgers, and the second had eaten 3. The hostess looked at the plates, "A solid showing by both, but it appears that Contestant 1 is the winner!" Well I'm definitely making it through this round, Adie thought. She looked over at John, who gave her a confident look and mouthed "oh, you've got this."
Next was Adie's match. She went over to the stage-right table, while her opponent, a very androgynous looking person, walked over to the other side. The plates came out and Adie had to swallow to keep herself from drooling everywhere. The hostess got up to the mic and gave the exact same spiel. "Time starts... NOW!" Adie grabbed the first burger and put it away in two bites. She didn't even hear the crowd gasp as she started onto her second. When she hit the final layer of burgers she gave a quick glance over to her opponent. They had only eaten two, and at this point they were simply staring at Adie in awe of the 12 she had already gone through. Adie realized there was no way this person was going to win now, so she stopped at 12 and let the timer run out. Her opponent had come to their senses and finished their third, but it was no use. There was no way they were going to win against Adie. There was a very pregnant pause after the buzzer rang before the hostess got back on the mic and managed to stammer out, "Con-... Contestant 3 is the winner." Adie walked back over to the contestants' area, stomach a little rounder than when she was last standing there. The whole crowd was looking at her in awe, except for Super Belly Girl whose expression clearly acknowledged that she had some competition. Adie glanced over at John, who was beaming. "Good job" he mouthed.
Four more matches went by with the only notable people being contestants 7 and 10. Contestant 7 was an extremely skinny girl, but managed to wolf down 8 burgers before the buzzer rang. Adie thought she recognized 7 from somewhere, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Contestant 10 also managed to get through 8 burgers before the bell, but her physique was the opposite: blubbery and spherical. She had to catch her breath after she had managed to waddle up to the table.
Finally it was time for Adie to see what Super Belly Girl really had going for her. Belly Girl stepped up to her table and stared down her opponent at the other end of the room, who was clearly made nervous by her stare. The plates came out and the rules were re-read. "Time starts... NOW!" Adie was amazed that she actually was able to follow what happened next. Within seconds, Super Belly Girl had cleared down to the final layer of burgers. She paused, then shot a stare at Adie while she grabbed her 13th burger. She took a massive bite out of it, then tossed the rest up in the air only for it to fall (what appeared to be) straight down her throat. She stopped at that, staring confidently at Adie for the remaining 45 seconds of the round. Adie nervously looked over at John, whose expression was essentially 😬. I may have some more fierce competition than I anticipated, she thought, but that doesn't mean I wont try! The final match of the first round didn't even matter. The winner only ate 3 burgers anyway.

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Pretty sure this is the longest part of the story by a good bit. NGL, I'm really just trying to smash the accelerator to get to the final round, which will be the main focus starting after the next one. In smashing on the accelerator, I found that I had a LOT more story that I wanted to tell here. Establishing consistency amongst characters and whatnot. Again, huge thanks to sasuke2588 for letting me involve Super Belly Girl in this!
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The contestants all gathered. There were sixteen of them in total, mostly women with a few guys sprinkled in. Adie thought that this was just the slightest bit odd given that usually both eating and contests were things usually attributed to guys, but then again, she had her reasons for being there so the other women probably did as well. The main hostess — who appeared to be chronically and perpetually annoyed with life — walked over to them and laid out the rules, “Welcome to the contest!” she exclaimed, half-heartedly, “Here’s how it’s going to go: there are eight of you, which works out perfectly because this competition isn’t just about how much you can eat, it’s also about how quickly you can eat.” Adie’s ears perked up at that. Not that she had many doubts to begin with, but the knowledge that speed is a factor gave her more comfort in her potential victory. “It will be a 1 on 1, single-elimination-style tournament.” A slight wave of confusion made its way through the group, “1 on 1?” piped up one of the guys, “So what decides the win?” The already annoyed server shot him a look that was somewhere between “I don’t want to be here” and “I wish you would die” then said through gritted teeth, “If you wouldn’t interrupt me, I’m getting to that.” The man sheepishly looked at the floor and muttered an apology. She went back to her normal level of annoyance and continued, “You will draw for your place in the bracket where you will each be given a stack of burgers to finish. For the first couple rounds, whoever gets through the most burgers in a minute wins.” Easy, Adie thought, I’ll clean the plate each time. The hostess continued, “In the highly unlikely event that both contestants finish their whole plate before the minute is up, the one who does it the quickest wins." Unlikely event? Adie wondered, how unlikely could it be?
The hostess continued her explanation, "For the third round, things change a little bit. The only time limit here is determined by your opponent. Whoever can finish their entire plate faster wins.” For the first time since they’d gotten there, a slight, diabolical smile came across the hostess’ face, “This may sound easy, but remember that at this point you’re still one round away from the final, so you don’t want to go too hard and get full,” the smile got a little more twisted, “and we haven’t even shown you what we consider a plate yet.” The hostess motioned over to another woman who appeared to be a server and everyone turned to look. She stood in front of something on the table that was covered in a veil. Given its height and rough shape, Adie had assumed that this would be the trophy that the winner gets at the end. She was very wrong. The server pulled the veil off to reveal the “plate” of burgers. The hostess continued, “This,” she paused for dramatic effect, “is a plate of burgers.’ There were gasps from both the contestants and audience. “There are 24 of them total. IF you can get through the whole plate before your opponent, you go to the next round. However, if neither contestant can finish their plate, whoever ate more continues.” Her smile got even more twisted before she continued on, “It’s also a game of how much more do you think you’re willing to eat than your opponent. You don’t want to fill yourself up too much, because for the FINAL round,” another dramatic pause, “it’s quantity over speed. Whoever eats the most wins.”
Adie's mouth watered. She looked over to Super Belly Girl, who had a similar expression. Adie knew she was going to go all out in the final round no matter who she was against, but she was hoping that she didn't have to go up against the literal superhero of stuffing too early in the game. All the contestants drew numbers for their place in the bracket. Adie got 3, and Super Belly Girl got 13. Adie breathed a sigh of relief. Unless this girl doesn't stand up to her namesake, Adie thought, it'll be me versus her in the final.
They all gathered in the watching area as the first pair of contestants were brought out. They stood behind the tables at the opposite ends of the room. The servers brought out the first trays of burgers. There was an air of unease in the room as all the other contestants (and onlookers) realized that there were, in fact, 24 burgers on both trays. Once the plates had been settled the hostess grabbed the microphone to the small PA system the restaurant had. "Alright contestants," her mood had changed considerably, "You have one minute, whoever eats more of the plate wins. Time starts... NOW!" The two girls practically dove into their plates, both eating as fast as they could. By the time the buzzer rang, the first girl had eaten 4 burgers, and the second had eaten 3. The hostess looked at the plates, "A solid showing by both, but it appears that Contestant 1 is the winner!" Well I'm definitely making it through this round, Adie thought. She looked over at John, who gave her a confident look and mouthed "oh, you've got this."
Next was Adie's match. She went over to the stage-right table, while her opponent, a very androgynous looking person, walked over to the other side. The plates came out and Adie had to swallow to keep herself from drooling everywhere. The hostess got up to the mic and gave the exact same spiel. "Time starts... NOW!" Adie grabbed the first burger and put it away in two bites. She didn't even hear the crowd gasp as she started onto her second. When she hit the final layer of burgers she gave a quick glance over to her opponent. They had only eaten two, and at this point they were simply staring at Adie in awe of the 12 she had already gone through. Adie realized there was no way this person was going to win now, so she stopped at 12 and let the timer run out. Her opponent had come to their senses and finished their third, but it was no use. There was no way they were going to win against Adie. There was a very pregnant pause after the buzzer rang before the hostess got back on the mic and managed to stammer out, "Con-... Contestant 3 is the winner." Adie walked back over to the contestants' area, stomach a little rounder than when she was last standing there. The whole crowd was looking at her in awe, except for Super Belly Girl whose expression clearly acknowledged that she had some competition. Adie glanced over at John, who was beaming. "Good job" he mouthed.
Four more matches went by with the only notable people being contestants 7 and 10. Contestant 7 was an extremely skinny girl, but managed to wolf down 8 burgers before the buzzer rang. Adie thought she recognized 7 from somewhere, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Contestant 10 also managed to get through 8 burgers before the bell, but her physique was the opposite: blubbery and spherical. She had to catch her breath after she had managed to waddle up to the table.
Finally it was time for Adie to see what Super Belly Girl really had going for her. Belly Girl stepped up to her table and stared down her opponent at the other end of the room, who was clearly made nervous by her stare. The plates came out and the rules were re-read. "Time starts... NOW!" Adie was amazed that she actually was able to follow what happened next. Within seconds, Super Belly Girl had cleared down to the final layer of burgers. She paused, then shot a stare at Adie while she grabbed her 13th burger. She took a massive bite out of it, then tossed the rest up in the air only for it to fall (what appeared to be) straight down her throat. She stopped at that, staring confidently at Adie for the remaining 45 seconds of the round. Adie nervously looked over at John, whose expression was essentially 😬. I may have some more fierce competition than I anticipated, she thought, but that doesn't mean I wont try! The final match of the first round didn't even matter. The winner only ate 3 burgers anyway.