In a Hotel Room in Chillicothe by Joshua Shuh

SFFOasis

The Voice wakes Jon. His chair makes a circle with six others and each chair subdues a stranger. The Voice’s tone is light, but his actions are ruthless. Within moments, the instructions are delivered. Every ninety minutes Jon and his unwilling neighbors will vote on the next person to leave the game. The only way to leave is by death. Well, that’s not the only way. For one “lucky” participant there’s a reward at the end of this contest. One of these seven seemingly perfect strangers is going to meet the man that made it all possible, the man that makes everything possible.