State of the Game

It was Callie who first left the building. There was a path leading to a grand bridge over a massive gorge, but instead she walked toward the buildings to the entrance's left. They were up a small hill, and she walked to the courtyard, seeing something that looks like a soccer field surrounded by a track. Yuki is standing there looking for all purposes like she was waiting for hours in that spot. But it's what's behind her that catches Callie's attention.

First are the snowballs. All along the field there are countless piles of snowballs, each made up of about 6 snowballs in a mound. The second thing that catches her eye and makes it linger as she squeezes her thighs, are what is along the track.

There are 7 items in a row. Starting with the closest, they are a throne, a St Andrew's cross, a cage about 4 feet high for a large dog, a spanking bench, a pillory, a wooden horse, and a sybian. As Callie looks at the collection of bdsm furniture, Yuki smiles, knowing that with her newfound kink that to her has actually always been there, Callie knows exactly what each of them is.

A couple of minutes later, Ashley and Ben stroll up to the field. Ashley is back to wearing her cold weather gear, as is Ben. Yuki looks at the two, smiling, before teasing them, "Oh, I thought you love birds might be the last ones here, but you're almost the first. Is there trouble in paradise?" Ashley stares daggers at Yuki, but a touch on the shoulder by Ben reminds her of what they discussed this morning. So instead of spitting out bile, she simply stands there, staring with anger.

The next to arrive is Monica, who walks up after making sure that there are four people including Yuki. She looks nervous as she looks at Callie, but tries to put it out of her mind. And finally, just shy of 5 minutes to 10, Maricela, Emma, and Yua appear. They walk forward, with no fear, their eyes filled with determination.

As the last person steps on the track in front of Yuki, she smiles. "Hello, and welcome to Day 2 of Harem Hotel! I would like to welcome you to the courtyard, where various activities have been done throughout the ages. Currently set up for track and most ball games, it was originally home to Kemari, an ancient past time from the Heian period. It is currently the 20th of December, and we only have 12 more days before our contestants return to their lives from before. In a moment, we will undergo a challenge that will showcase our contestant's physicality and bodies, but first we have a variety of administrative concerns to address."

"Firstly, it is time to award the VPs, that'd be Victory Points, that were gained yesterday. Four people have received Victory Points yesterday. I will tell you your totals, but in the interest of not allowing you to game the system, the reasons why you have received them will only be shown to our audience. Now, here are how the Victory Points stack up after day 1!"

Monica: 10 (Lesbian sex with another contestant)

Ashley: 2 (Showed Ben her naked breasts)

Callie: 10 (Lesbian sex with another contestant)

Maricela: 0

Emma: 0

Yua: 10 (Showed Ben her naked breasts and pussy, uses a deferential term for her master [Goshujin-sama])

Monica looks down, clearly embarrassed that she is already leading the contest, quickly shown to be tied with Callie. The showrunners must have liked last night... The others seem to accept their totals, until it comes to Yua. Her eyes widen when it is revealed that she has VP and is in fact tied for the lead, and immediately Emma and Maricela look at her, a look that shows a feeling of betrayal in their eyes as they look at her. With a subtle gesture of pushing her hands down, she tries to tell the two other members of her alliance to calm down.

"Now, let's show the current BP standings. All of you have received 1000 Bonus Points as a base, but the real way to get it is via our popularity poll. I will now announce who won the polls for yesterday."

1st: Callie 1500 BP, for 2500 BP total

2nd: Yua 1250 BP, for 2250 BP total

3rd: Monica: 1000 BP, for 2000 BP total

4th: tied with Emma and Maricela both gaining 500 BP each, for a total of 1500 BP each

6th: Ashley 250 BP, for 1250 BP total

Ben received 2000 BP, for a total of 3000 BP.

The tension in the back only grows, as Emma and Maricela look at Yua, wondering if she did something. If maybe she had interacted with Ben or otherwise did something to make the crowd like her. There is an air of rebellion, before Yuki squashes it with her next words.

"Now, it is time for our the next portion of our program, the challenge. You can gain VPs in challenges, but normally you can also lose them. I will say, most times the top 3 will gain points, while the contestants beneath that will lose points. If you go beneath 0, you will lose and be **** to endure an exit transformation. As there are still a couple of you with no VPs, that is not how this challenge will be scored, instead providing a simple, if not quite lucrative structure. The lowest position will gain 1 point, on and on, until the winner gets 7 points."

Emma starts to raise an objection, but Yuki continues on and Emma decides to quiet out of fear of attracting her wrath. "Now, the challenge is a simple snowball fight. It would be a shame to come to a winter wonderland like this, only to stay inside all of the time. However, given our compressed schedule, I will say that each of the challenges will push you to perform some act that will break the ice between you and Ben."

"Now, each of you is wearing winter weather gear, and have mostly stuck to wearing it. That's not exactly the most sexy thing, so the challenge today is Strip Snowballs! Get hit by a snowball and have one piece of clothing disappear! The order of removal will be jacket, shoes and socks, shirt, pants, bra, panties. Lose your panties, and you'll have to watch from our stands." With this, she gestures to the devices on the side of the field, which the camera quickly pans over.

"Now, it's cold enough for snow, so it's cold enough for hypothermia and frostbite. Worry not, our magic will protect you. You'll feel the cold like it is a slightly cold room, enough to pebble those nipples and raise a few goosebumps, but not enough to hurt you."

"Now, Ben if you would take your place, I believe your throne is waiting for you. Though don't worry, soon enough one of our beauties will find their own chair on your lap." Ben rolls his eyes, but begins to walk over to the chair, before sitting down. Even with his clothes, the fabric of the chair feels cold, and he has to wonder just how bad it would sting if he was naked.

"Now, it is almost time to begin. But as I'm sure the more perceptive of you have noticed, there are seven items along our sideline. The maximum number of points to win is seven. And there are only six of you. Yes, I'm sure the audience is quite excited to hear, it is time to announce our first new contestant from Only the Beginning. Welcome our new contestant!"

Across the field from Ben, smoke begins to billow up from hidden vents. A figure climbs the stairs, slowly revealed as her form appears over the horizon. She is dressed in a leather jacket, leather pants, tall leather boots, and a biker helmet that obscures her face. It would be reasonable to think this was a man, if not for the obvious breasts that adorn the new contestants form. She strides confidently forward, before coming to a rest by Yuki.

"We will introduce her fully later including her job, but she will compete with you during this challenge. She will be quite the competitor as she is being controlled to behave as an ideal competitor. Partially to hide her identity, partially just so we know the first event is exciting. Just how many of you will she be able to take out? Who will be revealed to be behind the mask? You'll have to return after a few words from our sponsors to find out!"