♢ 01

[effluent]

Who: Sarah Turner and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Golden
When: 12/06

[as the video flickers on, a blonde teenager stares intently at the camera before she flashes a toothy smile and leans in closer]

Aaaand there we go. Testing, one two-- [she taps the camera twice and grins a little wider as she hears feedback from her own device]

Is it too late for a Wizard of Oz reference? Because we sure are not in Kansas any more. [her left hand reaches up to fiddle with a strand of her wavy blonde hair as she looks up, past the camera]

So tell me if I leave anything out, because here's what I've got figured out so far. We're on Survivor: Space Edition, with just a dab of Star Travel mixed in for flavor. And I'm guessing instead of getting voted off the island, we get jetted off into space? Man, and I thought human reality TV was vicious. Turns out aliens are the real assholes.

[but despite that she laughs a bit at her own joke and turns her full attention back to the screen before she continues]

I guess the meet-and-greet comes next. Hey, I'm Sarah. [she wiggles the fingers of her right hand in a half-hearted wave] Nice to meet you, blah blah blah. While we're on the subject of introductions, I looked through the contestant list, and you guys have some wild names. Special shout out to "Belthazar" and "Adrasteius"... I can't tell if your parents were huge nerds, or if they just hated you.

So! Who all is out there? Don't be shy, I don't bite... much. [aaand yep, she accompanies that with another shit-eating-grin. She'll also be lounging around the Golden's kitchen area... Draped forward on the counter and snacking on her free pudding. Such a class act, this one.]

Comments

[effluent]

[Sarah shrugs as she asks "make it as safe as we can" and reaches up to rub the back of her neck]

Wow, a real girl scout extraordinaire. [...] So... have you found any fun space rock facts?

[averagestar]

I don't really know about a girl scout, but... We have an audience and fans cheering for us, so shouldn't we do our best for their sake, too?

[Not so much a girl scout as someone in the entertainment industry, it seems.]

As for space rock facts... does it count if I can tell what ones we can sell to make some extra money?

[effluent]

I'd say that counts as a fun fact. How much are you going to charge for it?

[....]

Although, as I say that I realize I have no idea what space dollars are used here.

[averagestar]

Mostly normal clothes, real food, and upgrading the ship so that we can eventually have something other than a communal shower. I use it to buy music.

There are actually some small ports you can stop by to buy stuff, but since the flight path takes us kind of out of the way, there's not really much in the way of variety at them.

As for how much we charge for the rocks... I generally leave that to the other side. I mean, it's not like we really have a use for them anyways, at least not until we can upgrade systems to break them down better.

[And I probably get favorable deals anyways, thanks to my Charm augment.]

[effluent]

Huh. Well if you ever want, I can try to figure out what a good price is. Then we can charge even more. [it's quite hard to tell if she's serious or joking]