"Nothing I'm about to say is endorsed by me or any other ES idols. I'm just repeating what our captors told us, no matter how awful it is.
The purpose we were all brought to the resort was "Game 52." There's a lengthy explanation about it on the watch, but I'm not going to write the whole thing here. I'll just sum up the basics.
1. The goal of Game 52 is to collect a deck of 52 playing cards, with 52 different people standing in for different card values. 2. The values are assigned seemingly at random. I'll go into more detail about that in a minute, but each person's value corresponds with a playing card: one person might be an 8 of Spades, while another might be considered a 4 of Diamonds, and so on. 3. You collect a person's card by having sex with them. 4. You also get paid in chips for doing this, which you need to buy food and clothing. 5. Only one person needs to enjoy themselves for the act to count as sex. 6. "Doubles" - that is, going to bed with the same person twice - doesn't count towards filling out your deck. They want to incentivize promiscuity.
If you're wondering how "the House" knows who's been sleeping with whom, the answer to that is unclear. There may be hidden cameras or microphones in the walls, or the smartwatches themselves might be monitoring us. All the information about far along someone is in their "deck" gets automatically stored in the smartwatch.
If you're thinking this situation is just one big excuse for harassment, or that it's ripe for abuse, you'd also be right. I haven't witnessed something like this happen myself, but since only one person needs to enjoy themselves, I'm afraid someone unscrupulous might be able to go around hurting people and collecting "cards" that way. The Rules section on the smartwatch doesn't say anything about violent behavior being off-limits. In fact, it seems to be encouraged, since the rules also suggest things like spanking people and whipping them.
If you're wondering why anyone would play this, it's because this place doesn't give much of a choice. Everyone says the only way to leave is by completing a deck of 52 cards and using your "wish" to go home. The rules promise that anyone who completes Game 52 will be granted any wish they desire, which feels appropriate for a cult. There's been no evidence of this, and I was told recently about a person who was able to escape the game but not the resort - meaning it's entirely likely they're lying.
But people are desperate. They've been trapped with no way to get home, sometimes for months on end, and with no possible way to contact their families. Since our captors are capable of using magic and accomplishing feats like mass kidnapping, I can see why someone might believe they can grant wishes. And even if you do choose not to play, you might find yourself in a sticky situation anyway. Some of the food is spiked with drugs that impair judgement or make your body feel hot. I'm not talking from experience; I've been careful since coming here, but this is common knowledge everyone warns about.
That's why I ask for you not to judge anyone too harshly. I haven't played Game 52 at all, and none of the other ES idols are willing participants, either. But if a list of names ever does get released, I ask that you not look down on people. They didn't come here by choice, and if they've played "Game 52" at all, it was probably because they were desperate to get home to their loved ones."
GAME 52
The purpose we were all brought to the resort was "Game 52." There's a lengthy explanation about it on the watch, but I'm not going to write the whole thing here. I'll just sum up the basics.
1. The goal of Game 52 is to collect a deck of 52 playing cards, with 52 different people standing in for different card values.
2. The values are assigned seemingly at random. I'll go into more detail about that in a minute, but each person's value corresponds with a playing card: one person might be an 8 of Spades, while another might be considered a 4 of Diamonds, and so on.
3. You collect a person's card by having sex with them.
4. You also get paid in chips for doing this, which you need to buy food and clothing.
5. Only one person needs to enjoy themselves for the act to count as sex.
6. "Doubles" - that is, going to bed with the same person twice - doesn't count towards filling out your deck. They want to incentivize promiscuity.
If you're wondering how "the House" knows who's been sleeping with whom, the answer to that is unclear. There may be hidden cameras or microphones in the walls, or the smartwatches themselves might be monitoring us. All the information about far along someone is in their "deck" gets automatically stored in the smartwatch.
If you're thinking this situation is just one big excuse for harassment, or that it's ripe for abuse, you'd also be right. I haven't witnessed something like this happen myself, but since only one person needs to enjoy themselves, I'm afraid someone unscrupulous might be able to go around hurting people and collecting "cards" that way. The Rules section on the smartwatch doesn't say anything about violent behavior being off-limits. In fact, it seems to be encouraged, since the rules also suggest things like spanking people and whipping them.
If you're wondering why anyone would play this, it's because this place doesn't give much of a choice. Everyone says the only way to leave is by completing a deck of 52 cards and using your "wish" to go home. The rules promise that anyone who completes Game 52 will be granted any wish they desire, which feels appropriate for a cult. There's been no evidence of this, and I was told recently about a person who was able to escape the game but not the resort - meaning it's entirely likely they're lying.
But people are desperate. They've been trapped with no way to get home, sometimes for months on end, and with no possible way to contact their families. Since our captors are capable of using magic and accomplishing feats like mass kidnapping, I can see why someone might believe they can grant wishes. And even if you do choose not to play, you might find yourself in a sticky situation anyway. Some of the food is spiked with drugs that impair judgement or make your body feel hot. I'm not talking from experience; I've been careful since coming here, but this is common knowledge everyone warns about.
That's why I ask for you not to judge anyone too harshly. I haven't played Game 52 at all, and none of the other ES idols are willing participants, either. But if a list of names ever does get released, I ask that you not look down on people. They didn't come here by choice, and if they've played "Game 52" at all, it was probably because they were desperate to get home to their loved ones."