Action | Bloodsport is such a violent name, gosh

[mikangirl]

Who: SS Bloodsport crew and visitors!
Broadcast: N/A
Action: SS Bloodsport
When: Any time since last shuffle.

[And then the SS Bloodsport got two new crew members. Say hi to your co-pilots? Crew mingle!]

Comments

[mikangirl]

It makes you wonder just how these places are connected. It's way too implausible for there to be a bunch of little terrariums like this that all have the same kind of rules.

Has anyone ever died here?

[pompous_today]

It is something to consider. Maybe there are other Atromas who enjoy kidnapping people for their amusement.

They haven't, to my knowledge- Atroma has put us in peril a few times since I've been here, but never enough to be lethal. I suppose so far we have been entertaining enough that they do not have to resort to such extreme measures.

[mikangirl]

Or the Atroma are just a branch of something else.

[Either way, the chance she'll get a definitive answer about that is pretty small.]

I guess it doesn't matter. Stuck is stuck.

[pompous_today]

Nothing about them would surprise me at this point, frankly.

[He nodded.]

Some people choose to deliberately play to the audience, but others- including myself- just carry on as normally as we can. I do not court audience acceptance, but they seem to enjoy me anyway.

[mikangirl]

Must be you have a charming personality. [Grin.]

I don't know what I'm going to do yet. I guess I'll work it out eventually.

[pompous_today]

[Simon laughed.]

I know looks do not help- the fans seem to like it best when I have facial hair, on the rare occasions I bother to grow some.

I think it's perfectly fine to not know what you want to do first. This is quite overwhelming, I know.

[mikangirl]

I guess I can count myself lucky I have prior experience.

[Scowl. But after a moment, she grins. She can't help it.] Looks don't help? There goes my plan of taking gratuitous showers.

[pompous_today]

In a way, I am a little envious- but then again, if I had to choose, I think I would pick coming here fresh over coming from one unfamiliar world to another, without going home.

I misspoke- I think looks certainly do not hurt one's chances. Of course, do you really like the idea of people watching you while you bathe...?

[mikangirl]

[He's right-- she'd much rather not have the additional frustration. But she won't say as much. Instead she just shrugs cheerfully.]

That all depends on whether they're paying me for the privilege or not.

[pompous_today]

[Simon laughed.]

The audience does send us gifts if they like us- sometimes fanmail, sometimes gifts of some sort, including monetary. Atroma also gives us a stipend every month, if ratings are good.

[mikangirl]

Hmm. Do you think that proves there actually is an audience? I mean-- have you ever received fanmail?

[pompous_today]

Not personally, but Atroma has read some out over the network. I've gotten gifts from the sponsors, too- and when we were on a beach planet, a fan sent me a swimsuit shaped like a merman tail.

[mikangirl]

[Snrk.]

That... must have been fun.

[pompous_today]

I confess, I did not even try swimming in it. It may have gotten me some extra audience love, but I do have my dignity to retain.

[mikangirl]

As long as you didn't burn it or anything. That might have lost you points.

[pompous_today]

I would have felt a little guilty, too, believe it or not. Someone worked hard to make me a gift, why should I let them see me destroy it?

[mikangirl]

Good answer.

...good to keep your popularity, too.

[pompous_today]

Exactly... as much as it pains me to play along with their games.