Week 11 Picks and Power Plays

Rhett faces the end chair. “This week we start with the youngest player—Fresher, the floor is yours.”

The mic light pops on; the four cards hover, unrevealed edges glinting. Claire gives a tiny, expectant flourish…and holds. You don’t need to think long. The choice is obvious, given you have one 6 in your hand already. “Kaori.”

On the screen the 6♥ slides forward and flips; a soft chime marks Picked This Week: 6♥ — Kaori Tanaka. Claire answers with a bright flourish on the glass keys.

Her card appears on the screen of your tablet along with both the replacement to the public sex challenge you used last week - IMPREGNATE for x9 of all things - and Kaori Tanaka’s bio card. You scan the card.

Name: Kaori Tanaka

Age: 20

Major: Theater

Bio: Kaori is the smiling assassin of the department—always on time, always off-book, the ensemble pro who makes everyone else look sharper. She lives on spike marks and call sheets, stashes safety pins like talismans, and can swap from ingénue to menace with one tilt of her chin. She doesn’t chase the spotlight; it keeps finding her anyway. Kaori loves a clean cue, a bolder choice on the second take, and scene partners who commit. She’s sweeter than her reputation suggests—and far steelier. Win her trust, set the stage, and she’ll make the moment feel inevitable.

Stats:

Availability: 55

Fertility: 58

Kinkiness: 61

Sexual Rumor: “Call it a dress rehearsal and she’ll consider a private after-hours scene

“Dress rehearsal,” you think. Perhaps she like things theatrical - she did get screwed by Cassie over the hood of a nice car.

You take a breath and announce, “I want to reserve a card too.”

You glance to the front row. Rebekah is already watching you. No words—just that small, steady look that says not yet. You hold it a beat, feel the truth of it: you can’t finish a hand with her this week. Even if you tried to take the other 6 with a free reserve someone would stop you. And she made it clear, she won’t sabotage the competition under any circumstances. After what you learned at Christmas you want to protect her but… her look says it all.

You exhale, turn back to the screen. “Reserve the six of diamonds.”

Chime. The board updates: Reserve Slot: 6♦ — Morgan Blake (–60). And her card slides in with Kaori’s.

Morgan’s bio card hits your tablet too…

Name: Morgan Blake

Age: 21

Major: Marketing

Bio: Morgan is the campus whisperer for anything that needs a glow-up. She runs three student brand accounts, ghostwrites captions for half the Greek Council, and can spin a crisis into “limited-edition” before lunch. Her desk is a shrine to color palettes and iced coffee; her calendar is A/B tests and launch windows. She’s brilliant at packaging other people—less great at letting anyone package her. Charm is her native tongue, but the engine underneath is ruthless curiosity: What works? Why? How can we scale it? Give her a story worth telling and she’ll turn it into a campaign—sometimes before you realize you’re the product.

Stats:

Availability: 39

Fertility: 66

Kinkiness: 47

Sexual Rumor: “Pitch her a product demo and she might schedule hands-on sampling

You sigh, wishing you had a hand job challenge available. Then again, maybe you can channel it into demonstrating a toy in a BDSM setting. There are possibilities.

Claire taps a crisp confirmation cadence as the numbers tick down. The audience murmurs; the four revealed cards glow on the board, and the camera lingers on the quiet understanding that just passed between you and Rebekah.

Rhett turns down the line. “Next up—our twenty-one-year-old with a contract and a conscience. Milo, choose.”

The spotlight finds him. He doesn’t speak first—because Selene does, without taking her eyes off the board. “I’m being kind to him this week… Three of clubs. He should be able to score with her easily.”

Milo swallows, nods. “3♣—Agnes Petrovic.”

The card slides forward and flips on the screen. Picked This Week: 3♣ — Agnes Petrovic. Claire answers with a neat, bright techie staccato on the glass keys. The audience gives an approving murmur.

Rhett’s grin tilts. “And do you want to make a reservation, Milo… or should I say Dr. Ravensmoor?”

Selene looks from Milo to you… and then to Rebekah. “Reserve the six of clubs.”

The scoreboard updates in crisp white text: Reserve Slot: 6♣ — Rebekah Flores (–60)

A ripple runs the room. The broadcast cuts to you; then to Rebekah in the front row—chin lifted, expression unreadable but unflinching. Claire taps out a taut two-note cadence, the kind that leaves the last beat hanging. You can’t help but glare at Dr. Ravensmoor.

Rhett lets the silence breathe just long enough to sting. “Clubs for the club,” he says, delighted. “A tidy flush building for Milo—and a very interesting piece off the market.” He sweeps an arm toward the remaining players. “On we go. Cassie…”

Cassie lifts her eyes to the board and smiles. There are two cards left, A♠ and 9♣

“I don’t leave sets unfinished,” she says, velvet-smooth. “I’ll go with my old friend, Dean Blackstone, the Ace of Spades!”

The card flips; Picked This Week: A♠ — Dr. Seraphina Blackstone. Claire answers with a crisp, regal flourish; the crowd cheers. They’ve seen this play before, and Blackstone and Li are a good match.

“Your championship run included your famous four queens” Rhett purrs. “Now, you’re going to go even better with four aces.”

Rhett brings up the last mic light. “And that leaves our board member, Mr. West. With just one card left, will you name it for us?”

Graham tips his glass, eyes never leaving the board. “Nine of clubs.”

The card back flips—9♣: Kailani Mahelona—and the scoreboard shows the selection has been made.

“And there you have it,” says Rhett. “All the ladies selected and both Cassie and Simon are ready to claim a score if they can score with their selections this week. The fresher is building a hand of sixes, but has been blocked by Dr. Ravensmoor’s decision to **** her toy boi to reserve his girlfriend. She said she was being nice to Milo this week, but that play is naasty!”

He takes a breath. “That just leaves the power plays. I’m relatively sure that both Cassie and Graham will be sitting on theirs in case they need to block an attack, but that leaves Selene and the fresher. What do you say?”

Both Cassie and Graham make it clear they are holding off on power plays right now. So close to building a hand, it doesn’t make sense to risk it all for a dumb move. You also decide to wait. You’re going to want to complete a full house next week, which means you wait until you see what other card value you’re playing with before making a free reserve and there’s little reason to do anything else. That leaves Milo, or rather Selene.

“He’ll use his free reserve,” she declares. Queen of Clubs, my colleague, Dr. Marike Te Whetu.”

Her card flashes up on the screen.

Rhett nods. “Nice move by the professor there. That will make 4 pips towards a club flush IF Milo can nail it. And with that, my friends, it’s time for the show to end and challenge week to begin. Good luck out there, perverts!”