Good evening my lovely Tartlets, Tartgents, readers who have stumbled upon our "Coven", and the flying monkeys from the Shitoo! After a busy day, I found a few hours to knock back a few more chapters of Ruthy's book. My head hurts, and I have mixed up a very large mojito in the the VIP lounge bar (yes, I am still banned from mixing drinks from behind the bar, but
@MojoDublin is not here to stop me! Sorry about the floor being sticky- small arms and cocktail shakers don't work well together!)
The book gets stranger and more disturbing. The producer is still in custody, being questioned and still can cares more about the show than the dead body. Some flashbacks to her terrible childhood. "Iris" and the others complete the sick cocktail game (which is is where the males and females pretty much spit liquor into one another's mouths and tongue- who thinks of this stuff?) Since "the viewers" make the decisions, Iris is paired off with a bloke named Cameron (who is wearing the same cologne as her ex-boyfriend- the one who is apparently to blame for her mental issues). She proceeds to get
tit faced, and sleeps in the same bed as him. In the middle of the night, the aircon is set to frigid, so they cuddle for warmth. Cameron tries to rape her, she high tails out of there with a teddy bear her publisher/married lover had given her with a cell phone hidden inside, and calls him from the bathroom (which was supposedly a no-camera zone, but that was a lie.) He tells her to keep playing along- it'll really boost her career. The producer calls her out, tells her the prize has now increased to 250K pounds and makes her see the on-set psychiatrist, Dr. Alexander, who seems kind, but pretty much tells her she has to keep playing the game, and can sleep on a daybed outside.
The next morning, "Iris"goes into the bathroom to change for their next "game", and the other girls are miffed as Cameron was bragging that they hooked up, and Iris and Cameron are leaders on the viewer board. Iris sneaks into a stall to text Ben (married guy), runs off to her room to put the bear with the phone in its bum back, and goes on to the next challenge. It is partner yoga, which she isn't too thrilled about. The group is told the viewers want to see them topless- so Becky (the influencer) and Fanny, I mean Annie, remove their tops, and of course, the males become restless.
After yoga, a new contestant is revealed- it is "Iris"'s ex-boyfriend (the one that apparently messed up her head). He calls her "Laura" and tells the group that she is a journalist. The tribe is angry, and the producer states instead of getting kicked off of the island immediately, the viewers would choose her fate. She goes back to see Dr. Alexander, who seems to want her to escape, but can't do anything as he's being watched as well. The votes are in- 82% voted for her to stay. Matt declares his undying love for now Laura, and they are set to spend the night on a sleazy "love boat", which is stocked with alcohol, oysters, chocolate covered strawberries, and condoms. Laura gets really drunk and gives in to a night of "Drunken Love" with Matt.
The next day, Laura and Matt return to the tribe. Becky apologizes to Laura and wants to be besties. The are all brought to the beach for their next challenge. When they arrive- another new contestant has arrived- Jessica, who seems very interested in Laura. The next "game" is spin the bottle. Jess spins, the bottle points to Laura, and the producer tells the group the viewers want to see them being more intimate. So Jess and Laura do such. Jess spins again (because the viewers have supposedly deemed so) and the bottle lands on Matt- which ends up being a passionate one. Apparently, the viewers have decided that Matt and Jess will spend the night on the "love boat", and Laura is stuck with Cameron (she sleeps outside, but ends up seeing Dr. Alexander again, thinking she is the crazy one.) Dr. Alexander tells her not to believe everything she thinks.
Also, the bear was gone when she returned to her room- that is when Laura knew that the crew KNEW she broke the rules by having a cell phone.
Back to the future at the police station, the detectives have found the hidden cameras and a laptop with the footage from the "love boat", which apparently has no audio, but it looked like Jess and Matt were arguing. The producer admits- Jess reached out to them after seeing the show, said she was Matt's current girlfriend, and they flew her out there in less than 24 hours to create drama "for the views". The producer also admits there were actually cameras in the bathroom and everywhere else.
That's as much as I could tolerate for today. It's not a well-written book, and the storyline is really bizarre.