Cameron and Mike

This article focuses on the interactions between Cameron and Mike.

Truth or Laser Shark
In this episode, Cameron was the first to finally catch on to Mike’s condition, observing him as he had a conversation with “Chester” in his sleep.

Ice Ice Baby
In this episode, Cameron has further studied Mike’s condition enough to know how to bring certain personalities out. When their team found themselves losing the challenge with their ice fort melting around them, Jo tried to get Mike to do his “Svetlana” thing and be catapulted over to the enemy team’s fort. While Mike was reluctant and barely able to voluntarily transform, Cameron gave “Svetlana” a dramatic, announcer-style introduction that instantly brought out Svetlana and eventually caused their team to win.

Finders Creepers
In Finders Creepers, when Cameron worked to retrieve the first clue from the hole in the tree, Mike encouraged him and referred to him as “Cam,” in a manner similar to how Zoey encouraged him in the previous episode. Later, after Zoey, Brick, and Jo were taken by the spider, Cameron found himself in charge of the team. He tried to get Mike (who was stuck in his “Vito” personality) and Anne Maria to stop making out and come help him in the challenge, eventually resorting to yelling at them for the first time ever. This convinced them to come along with him into the cave, where he himself was eventually captured by the spider before their team lost.

Backstabbers Ahoy!
Cameron is watching Mike interact with his various personalities in his sleep once more, describing him as “a walking talking psychology book.” Thus, Cameron was now eagerly studying Mike’s behavior and taking notes in a small sketchpad. During the second part of the challenge, Cameron once again managed to bring out Svetlana, who aided them in the challenge and led to them winning once more.

A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
They developed a strong friendship in this episode. Mike and Cameron shared the first mine cart as they headed down the tracks, and as a result were separated from the others when they hit a fork in the tracks. When Cameron woke up to find Mike still unconscious, he eventually managed to wake him up by hitting him in the head with a flashlight. Later, as Cameron became weaker due to the radioactivity setting in, Mike carried him on his back. When Mike referred to Cameron as “buddy,” Cameron was very happy about finally having a real friend. When Mike saw Cameron and Zoey under attack by a giant mutated gopher, he raced over to save them and tried to hold the gopher back by grabbing onto its jaws. All three of them were eventually saved by Brick, who was eliminated later in the episode. Right before the elimination, Cameron talked to Mike behind the Maggots’ cabin, and told him that he knew about his Multiple Personality Disorder. Mike was at first scared about his secret being out, and frantically asked Cameron how he knew, to which Cameron said that 16 years in a bubble make one very observant. He then told Mike that he could help him control his personalities, in exchange for an alliance between them against new teammate Scott, whom Cameron didn’t trust. Mike was more excited about the chance to control his personalities and picked up Cameron in a tight hug, thanking him vigorously.