You know Mel. Everyone knows Mel. But sharing a room with Mel? That feels different. You used to joke about how she was the real Mel C: Sporty Spice. And now? You’ve just found out that you’re spending the first night of this weird reality tv game show sharing a room with Sporty Spice.

When you joined the University’s soccer team, you were not anticipating being in a reality tv show… A residential training camp with cameras everywhere… You spend the afternoon training and then head straight to the canteen. You share food and jokes and relax despite the cameras. You get your room allocation: you’re sharing with Bobby. As the coach calls for your attention, you sit together.

Don’t get me wrong, soccer is great and so much fun but, for you, this residential was always going to be about the socialising and the partying. When you heard it was going to be some sort of game show, broadcast to the nation, you were worried it might get in the way of that, but then you heard that the production company has a bit of a reputation… result. You’ve been partnered with Jeremy to share a room which could be fun… although he sometimes can be a bit of a prude, get a few drinks in him and he becomes quite the party boy.

How typical you get picked to share a room with him, the captain of the men’s soccer team. It’s all been such a whirlwind. First you get picked for the soccer team, then you get invited to this exclusive residential training camp, then you find out it’s also a reality tv game show or something. It’s all very confusing. But you’re here now. You’ve spent the afternoon running drills. You’ve had a decent meal. Now what? Your teammates start drumming on the tables… The coach is coming out to announce what happens next.

It’s been over a year since you last heard from Cassie. She was going into TV or something. And then… nothing. Radio silence. Out of the blue yesterday night, way later than you would usually countenance answer anything, your phone pinged. You went to dismiss it, but it was Cassie… Are you free tomorrow? I’m at a loose end. I miss you. What else could you do? You called in sick at work and cancelled your plans. You got on a bus and headed out to meet her at her place. As you arrive you’re so impressed by the neighbourhood and how fancy her apartment looks, but as you go in you realise she hardly seems to live here at all. What is going on? Where has she been for the last year? What has she been doing?

This is day one of the residential training camp for the two university soccer teams (one male, one female). It was someone’s bright idea to hook up with a reality tv company to pitch a game show in combination with the camp. I mean, sure. Whatever. You figure it wouldn’t hurt to win a cash prize. You arrive at the residential and spend the afternoon training with your team before both teams congregate to eat together. The room assignments drop and you’re with the captain of the women’s team, Sally.

This is your fifth audition for the reality tv game show, Sleepover. You’ve been tasked with finding fit young men, willing to push their boundaries for the non-speaking role of the Attendants, eleven masked men who will help direct the action of the game show. How well will this latest candidate do to show you that they can follow instruction and demonstrate that they have what it takes?

You’ve been on a university soccer training camp before. It can be a bit intense but it’s usually good banter too. The idea of combining the training camp with a reality show was a bit of a surprise but… hey it will probably add to the banter. And the pay is good. And you might win so what do you have to lose? At the end of the first day after dinner, you get given your room assignment: you’re sharing with Harry.

When they said this year’s training camp was going to be different, they weren’t kidding. How is this going to be the basis of a reality tv game show? You suppose that the money for the soccer teams, and for each of you as contestants, isn’t exactly something to be sniffed at. There are cameras all around the canteen while we ate dinner after an afternoon training. It feels a bit intrusive, but you feel like you’re getting used to it. You got handed a room assignment: Gabe. You roll your eyes. Gabe is the guy who scrapes every assignment and seems to have to resit at least one module each trimester.

It’s the first day of the soccer training camp. Except this is unlike any other training camp you’ve been on. It’s some sort of reality tv game show designed for late night and online viewing. You’ve spent the afternoon training with the team and now you’re all in the canteen. You’ve eaten and you’ve been assigned a roommate, Vicki.

You’re on the university soccer team and you’ve been picked for an intensive week of boot camp. There’s a twist: as part of this training week, both the male and female teams have been enrolled as participants in a late-night reality tv game show called “Sleepover” where they are competing for a cash prize. The first stage of the game is that everyone is paired up to share a room. You get Robbie, who seems sound.

Your university has two dedicated soccer teams, one for men and the other for women. You joined the team at the start of the year and you seem to be doing ok. When the coach announced that the two teams were going to go on a week-long boot camp during the university’s reading week you were excited. As well as playing football, this boot camp is going to form part of a new reality tv game show in which all the players are competitors. It’s called “Sleepover”. Your contract for the show is a bit vague but not too scary. You can walk away at any point. The paycheck for completing the show is tempting however. When you arrive at the hotel you are all staying in, the coach pairs you all off into rooms, 11 in all. You are paired with Ben.

You’ve auditioned three candidates for the new game show “Sleepover” which is designed to appeal to a late night crowd. You’re looking for attractive young men who are open minded and who are willing to push their own boundaries as to what is acceptable or not. Your producer has left you with a simple instruction: see how far they will go. Danny is your fourth candidate. He enters the room.

You’re casting actors to be in a new show your company is set to film. It’s called “Sleepover” at the moment and it’s aimed at a late night audience. The producer has suggested that it might push some boundaries so your job is to see how far some of these aspiring actors might be willing to go. Steve is your third audition. The standard is high.

You’re ready for your second audition for the non-speaking role of the assistants on the upcoming show “Sleepover” aimed at a late night market. You have quite a lot of leeway with these auditions but you know that the producer has one important question for you to answer: “how far will they go?”

You are a casting agent for a new game show, recruiting the assistants who will appear without speaking throughout the show. The producer has instructed you to find “hunky young guys with something about them”. You’ve worked with this producer before and you know that when he says “something about them”, he means a certain appeal to the audience. The checklist for the audition process includes asking the model to pose in a range of outfits but also a simple question: “how far will they go?”. It’s quite clear this game show isn’t going to be a straightforward daytime tv offering that will be family friendly. “Sleepover” is going to be screened in a late night slot, with a substantial online component. Your first audition is with (you check the paperwork) James Bryant. You flick through his portfolio pictures and see that he’s done a range of modelling that ticks all the boxes. Time to see how he moves, and “how far” he will go. The door opens and the model walks in.

There’s always one. Every year. Your family lets out one of the fields of your farm to student campers and every year there is always one that comes wandering close to the farmhouse. As you were locking up for the night you saw him outside in the nearest field just staring at the night sky. It’s kind of endearing that these students seem to have never truly seen the night sky before… He walks towards the farmhouse, apparently oblivious to his lack of clothes.

You don’t exactly know what you were thinking when you let Mary Patrick talk you into wearing this costume. It’s exciting but also a bit… well… it shows a lot of skin. But she was very persuasive. Very. Persuasive. And she has that way. That look. That giggle. That completely undoes you. So you put it on and you came to the club. And there was Max. Darling beautiful Max who always smiles at you and is always on the treadmill and the rowing machine. And he’s seeing you like this. Eek. Looks like he’s the bouncer on duty tonight… He looks you up and down.

You’ve been invited to attend an exclusive event hosted by Hannah Martinez. It’s sort of a research study you think (you had to sign a consent form for it… to be honest you didn’t read it in detail) but also just a yoga session. You don’t know that much about yoga, but the words “clothing optional” certainly got your attention. You arrive at the studio and wait for the session to start.

She came to you in your dreams again last night. Every night for the past two weeks she has come to you. Her lips don’t move but you hear her voice. Calling you. Telling you how to find her. All the time staring at you. Staring into your soul. Every night you awake suddenly, drenched in sweat. Remembering every detail. So this morning you decided to find her. You followed the landmarks that she described. You found the greenhouse she was always stood in. You opened the door. You walked in. And she is here. Or is this still a dream?