Housekeeping

"Alright! I'll go over the rules real quick, so for those of you at home who already know about the rules, you can join back in shortly where we'll be going over transformations!" Kendra's excited, if you could call it that, voice pierced through the idle water sounds of the pool nearby. "Becca, Paige, Emma, Abigail, Sara, Kathryn, Charlotte, Lauren, Liam, and Mandy! You ten are going to be competing for Turner, but more importantly, competing against each other!"

"Against each other?" Liam asked, hedging a look over at his mother as he said that.

"Yes, against one another! Now, I know some of you didn't look at the rules," she paused to look at Emma, "so I'll go over them for y'all. Every now and again, I'll summon y'all for challenges. If you've seen Survivor, which I hear is popular over there, it's gonna be pretty similar to that. Winners will get more Victory Points, which I'll go over in a sec'. In addition, the person who gets the top place will get some sort of prize."

"What kind of prize?" Charlotte asked, looking like she was planning something.

"It honestly varies," Kendra answered nonchalantly. "You can get positive transformations, perks to use in the next challenge, or just general quality of life stuff."

"Transformations?", Becca said, getting angry.

"Yeah, that's my next point. Y'all're gonna be televised, and to encourage audience participation, we have them vote on your transformations. Some of them aren't so bad, whereas some of them will drastically change you."

"Hell no, I'm not doing this," Kathryn said, standing up defiantly.

"Sit down, sugar," Kendra soothed. "I already told y'all that you're stuck here, and I'm just the host, there are people higher than me in control of these things. It doesn't make sense to be up in arms. Have some wine."

The same bottle of wine that had poured drinks for Kendra and Turner now appeared to pour a glass for Kathryn. She refused to touch it.

"I don't drink," she said, eyes narrowing. "Well, I do, but not in abduction circumstances."

"Suit yourself," Kendra said. "Anyways, the losers of every challenge will be transformed, which is why y'all wanna do your best on those. They'll also occur at points throughout the game, so don't think you're entirely safe by winning everything. Transformations can also be purchased throughout the game, which I'll also get to in a bit, and you can use them on yourself to ease the effects of some involuntary transformations, or you can use them on other people."

"Now, onto the scoring stuff," Kendra continued, sensing little more resistance to the transformation idea, most of them sitting there slack-jawed and stunned. "You can earn Victory Points by performing well in challenges, appealing to the master, or by purchasing them with another currency. Do poorly in challenges and you'll lose Victory Points. Drop below zero and you are eliminated. Now, the challenges will give out more and more points as the game progresses, but they'll also take away more, so you'll want to have a nice little nest egg built up. Once you reach 100 Victory Points, you win and are automatically part of Turner's harem."

"Doesn't sound much like winning to me," Paige said under her breath.

"Trust me, by the end of this, you'll want to," Kendra said.

"That's a little ominous," Abby noted.

"Anyways, Victory Points obtained by appealing to Turner won't be distributed equally. Becca, unfortunately, because you are closest to him, you'll be receiving less victory points by doing intimate acts with him. People like Paige, Abby, you'll be receiving more victory points for those same acts, because you'll have to work harder for them. There's also Bonus Points. These are the currency of the show. You can buy things in the village, which I'll show you all to after we finish up here, such as things to spend your time on, personal upgrades, or even victory points. You can obtain these through an allowance which I will give you, being fan favorites on the show, unlocking achievements, or by trading them to other people. You can also trade Victory Points, but no more than 10% of your points can be traded. Another thing that you can do with Bonus Points is buy Bonus Cards, which basically allows you to draw a random card. It can be anything from VPs, privileges, powers, the ability to reverse transformations...they're extremely useful, but totally optional if you're not up for gambling."

"Wait, so you said when we reach 100 points, we win," Kathryn said, making as much sense of the situation as she could. "Does that mean the game is over? Doesn't sound much like a harem to me."

"Oh, heavens no," Kendra clarified. "Multiple people can get to 100 points. The person who gets the highest total at the end, though, will receive a wish."

"So there's an incentive for coming in first, is there an incentive for coming in second?" Sara asked.

"Yes and no," Kendra answered. "You will be safe from elimination at that point, and you will receive a positive transformation that'll help you become a part of the harem more easily. Also, any contestant who has not been eliminated nor accrued 100 Victory Points at the conclusion of the game will still be a part of the harem, but they may find themselves in, shall we say, unfavorable positions. But there is no inherent reward for coming second, just the peace of mind. The game also has no set end, at least one that I or you will be aware of, so it might be somewhat nerve-wracking to be in the game when one or a few people have already gone."

"Speaking of unpleasant situations," she continued. "Eliminated people will be kept with all transformations they have been dealt, as will people who complete the game, but they will also receive an exit transformation. They're extremely harsh, so I wouldn't recommend just trying to leave the game and facing the wrath of an exit transformation. A few more miscellaneous things...the grounds itself! You will be roomed with one other person based on your personalities, whether that be because they clash, they mesh well, or they're an interesting combo with a lot of potential. There will be absolutely NO roommate switching. No matter how much you may hate them, you're stuck with them for the duration of the game. However, each night, Turner will spend the night with a different one of you ten, in an assigned order. So if you really need a break, look forward to that. The rest of the grounds are free for you to use as you see fit, so enjoy your time here!"

"Great, sounds like a nice ending to me," Paige said. "Well, I'm gonna go find where I'm stay-"

"Oh, I may have misspoke," Kendra said. "We're done with the rules seminar, but we're not done here. You all are going to be given some initial transformations to get this party started."

"Hooray," Mandy said, rolling her eyes. "Can't wait.