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JB57
I've used many of these locations in my stories. One of the "Kris" stories has her fighting in a shower then an oil-filled pool. I've used saunas at least twice, once in "The Silent Partner", the other when I expanded on Rodman's story "Back to School." I've used hot tubs ("New Neighbors" and "The Cruise") and I've had Inge and Conchita fight in a jungle pool. I think I've also used the pool idea in "Visitor From Space." I have a feeling I've used the mud pit too, maybe in another "Inge" story, but I can't recall which. Beds, of course, are the standard.
I've found, over the years, that I keep going back to caves and hidden temples/caverns. I've used that idea in a lot of my stories, though only the fantasy ones. In fact, I'm working on a story now that uses another ancient, mystical temple as the staging ground. Some examples (off the top of my head): "Duranna", "Kath vs. Kil 2", "Kath vs. Kil 3" (still in progress), "The Fate of the World", "Inge and Conchita: Jungle Adventure", "Fire With Fire", probably one or two more I've forgotten.
I'm a firm believer that the variety of locations matters a lot in these kind of stories. The most important part is the setup to the fight, not necessarily the fight itself. Where you set the battle is fundamental to evoking the mood that you want to create. Beds/hotel rooms can certainly work well, but they still have to be properly presented and built up.
Some other locations that I and others have used: Morton has a great story where the fight is mostly around a car and then concludes in the backseat; he also sets one of my favorite stories of his (The Last Resort 1 and 2) in a pool, behind the artificial waterfall in the pool, and in the sauna of the resort. His Y series takes place in a YMCA, underlining another common location, i.e., gyms and shower rooms. Some other locations: on a yacht, in an office bathroom, in an office, in a library, and, of course, in a jungle.
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