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Who: Amethyst
Broadcast: Nah
Action: SS Windrose
When: Right after the shuffle

She had known the shuffle was coming, but had been expecting it to be more like a warp pad, and less...Star Trek. So Amethyst appeared in the cargo bay of the Windrose momentarily disoriented. She had a mission, though. Get the layout of this ship. Find a shuttle. Get to Steven. Gotta get to Steven. Gotta find something familiar in this messed up place.

Strange Sci-Fi technology that isn't Gem tech is not something she's used to, though, and she's curious despite herself. So the Windrose got a short purple woman with lots of hair poking around into everyone's stuff.

Eventually, she did come to a conclusion: "Wow. This place is kinda a dump."

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Ceiling space was not much of a problem to Amethyst, who stood at less than five feet tall.

"So how's this work with ratings? Couple people mentioned that."

For a while, the Windrose had only had short women and very tall men. The Vision isn't surprised they've gained another short woman, though he will be surprised if the next man they get isn't over six feet tall.

He tilts his head to one side, considering. "Our actions and their popularity are reflected by our account balance. It seems to be rather unpredictable, but in general the more you interact with your fellow passengers, the higher your account becomes. Creative solutions to problems and reacting well to a crisis situation are also rewarded." He smiles ruefully. "The audience also seems to like it when I fly."

"Huh. So I should mess with people a lot and do crazy stuff?"

"Essentially, yes. Naturally, you could do an experiment - act for one week as you normally would, then the next week participate in more 'crazy' activities, then compare your net gain after each week. That may give you a good idea what kind of behavior your audience is looking for in particular."

A moment while she considers this.

"hmmmmmmm, sounds too complicated. I'ma just do what comes naturally. It annoys Pearl most of the time so it'll probably make SOMEONE laugh.

It at least makes the Vision smile.

"I imagine you'll do fine, but if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask me."

"I got one, actually. What's there to eat in this place?"

"The main food we have access to is protein gel from the kitchen. There are several flavors available, and you may eat as much of that as you like. Other foods in more limited quantities appear every week in the pantry, and fresh foods are available on each planet we visit."

He is very carefully not mentioning the fish or kelp in the tank in the cargo bay, because the fish are his pets.

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