Hans attempts cosplay
Hans immediately admits that he has no talent in visual arts. After reading the task, he considers using the provided items, as he believes the other two will not have used them (he is correct).
In the studio, prior to Hans’ footage being shown, Lasse offers him the opportunity to say something (or even apologise) to Cecilie. Hans turns to Cecilie and hesitantly says that it’s important to remember that sometimes, when someone is expressing themselves creatively, that expression can look “pretty rough”, but that it doesn’t mean the expression is not a declaration of love. Cecilie promises to keep an open mind.
In the lab, Hans asks Mark if there are any clothes and a wig available for him to use. When Mark affirms that there are, Hans searches the costume box in the study, pulling out a few clothing options (as apparently Cecilie “can wear anything”), but does not decide on a final look yet. Instead, he puts a blonde wig on Mark’s head and starts lopping of large chunks of it, in an attempt to recreate Cecilie’s short haircut. As he does, he tells Mark that he’s trying to be careful, as he has heard that it is actually quite easy to cut someone’s ear when cutting their hair, sarcastically adding that the long-bald Mark would certainly know, as he has had extensive experience with hairdressers. Hans then proceeds to act like a hairdresser, putting on a light voice, and asking Mark innocuous questions, like what his plans for the summer are, and about his dog.
Once the wig has been cut, Hans attempts to put on a red wrap-around dress, but has some difficulty with it, so asks Mark for assistance. Mark muses that he feels like the mice from Cinderella (“Askepot”); Hans, seemingly half-listening, only hears the ‘pot’ part of Mark’s sentence, and asks why Mark feels like a mouse needing to go to the restroom (‘potten’). Mark chides Hans and repeats his initial thought.
It is soon showtime, and Mark introduces the 19 o’clock news, and its presenter, Cecilie Beck, “a righteous, but also terrifying, woman”. ‘Cecilie’ stares down the camera, welcoming viewers to the news, introducing herself, and informing them that for the next half an hour, she will be showing them the state of the world “according to herself and reality.”
Hans informs Mark that he has finished his portrait of Cecilie (“with love”), before blowing an errant piece of the wig out of his eye, looking down the camera, and apologising to Cecilie.
Hans wins the task by default.
(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)
(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by Karl Craven)
