Dexterity
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Last published Sun, Oct 30, 2016
Cosette never fully realised what she had signed herself up for,
Never knew that the talent show she was entered in was more than an innocent competition,
How could she have known? How could anyone have guessed?
When eighteen year old Cosette Lefevre enters a submission for a new international reality T.V. talent show, she thinks nothing of it. A way to win some much needed money for her college fund - sure. A great way to meet new people - guess so.
But when the show begins and Cosette is part of the 16 finalists, things take a turn for the worse.
This isn't your average talent show, and the contestants quickly discover that everything is not what it seems.
Trapped in a giant alternate world, the contestants are given only one tool to survive.
Their talent.
Cosette's talent is painting.
But how on earth can a single paintbrush and a tube of acrylic help her survive?
She can't even begin to wonder.
But since everything in this show is not what it seems...
...Neither is her talent.
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