She brought her own waterproof mascara, a rookie mistake they told her. "Let it run, drip, and marr your face. Show the world what a depraved cock sucker you are."
Her approach was far more subtle. Let talent be proof, not sludge of dimestore whore paint. She was not disposable cock meat. She was a cock sucking succubus of the highest order. And the Devil must always look good.
All-day, nude foundation blended her face to neck. Rosey pink pampered and poofed her cheeks to innocent blush.
Her eyeshadow, a pale lavender base, lapped at her brows and contrasted against youthful, bright green eyes. A little brush dipped in the finest animal tested chemicals painted and lengthened her full eyelashes. Thin, black waterlines finished her glassy emeralds.
She brushed the makeup aside and leaned into the mirror. Nothing but Carmex coated her full, luscious lips. Lips which would win her the title, and enough money to get back home.
"Ten minutes," a voice squawked over the intercom.
She stood up, pulling at the hem of a vintage blue and white farmgirl dress, gave her bra a final, quick adjustment, and walked to the dressing room door, her patent heels clacking on filthy tile. "You're going to win this," she told herself. "You're the best."
She walked out into hallway. "Ready," she told the assistant producer.
He nodded without taking his eyes of his tablet. "You're on in five. Let's get you to your mark."
"Do you know the challenge?" she asked, following the young man.
"Four cocks. Eight minutes."
Her quick gait briefly faltered. "That's not enough time."
"Don't worry," he said, waving her on. "They've been in the ready room jerking it to some fucked up lolita crap for almost an hour. They're ready to burst."
She bit her lip and the young man held out his hand and ushered her to the edge of the hallway, stopping them both against the wall. A sobbing woman, covered in orange vomit, spit, snot and cum staggered past them. Her clothes were torn and she was missing a shoe, causing her to limp.
"Good job with the Nazis, Anne," the young man said, not bothering to look up from his screen. "The numbers are great. Now get to colonics and flush out that ass, you got the Anal Blitzkrieg round in fifteen minutes."
They continued down the hall, past illuminated wallscreens of dancing corporate logos. The noise from the live studio audience crashed into them as two large doors swung open. From behind the stage the sound reminded her of the ocean at midnight. Blinking lights of disembodied headsets and soft glows of tablets punctured the pitchblack.
She looked down to the green glow of the track lights and tried to keep up with the assistant producer.
"Follow the green and stop at the red," he told her, before disappearing into a sea of backstage equipment and technicians.
At her feet a wide band of glowing red soon appeared and she took her mark.
"Two mintues," a girl's voice whispered from the darkness.
"OK."
"Sixty seconds."
She didn't respond. She felt queasy. "Slow breaths. Deep breaths."
The audience roared at some unseen queue and within moments the show's host was screaming into the void, "Welcome back to true latenight entertainment! The red line of all which is wholesome! The absolute pit of depravity! The greatest fucking show on Earth! Welcome back to the Redbull Slutcon Championships!"