Well, maybe she's just a natural... :-)
Ok, point taken regarding the rushing. To be honest I try to keep my stories short, because that's the way I like to read stories. I don't think that many people will read more than 5 minutes... for the same reason there are no 2-hour-porn movies. :-)
As for the background: I agree that it makes a story more interesting if there's some plausible background. As for the show runners: They need to make the show attractive to the contestants as well. This isn't supposed to be a pure snuff show, where the participants are human trash. The show should be seen as a sports event, where ambitious "gladiators" compete against each other, in order to see who has the skills to survive the tournament. The show should have some "stars" who the viewers can relate to... Imagine a girl who already survived 5 tournaments and got famous for her sadistic way to torture and kill opponent players. The viewers will tune in to see if she can make it a 6th time, or if she runs out of luck and the opponent's team seeks cruel revenge for their killed team members.
As for the "Arena of Death"-parties: What's stopping to organizers to hold two or three 2-hour-rounds in a row with new participants in each round? I imagined this to be multi-day-tournement... hence my referals to the day before.
But don't get me wrong: I really value your input. Do you have any further ideas? How about the "casting" process? The show runners could make a companion show, where wanna-be-gladiators have to prove in front of a live audience wether they are fit and attractive enough to take part. I could think of a couple of nasty sex-related "contests" that the female "applicunts" would have to compete in... but also the men would have to prove stamina, sexual creativity and the right amount of sadism and violence when interacting with the female candidates. What do you think?
