April System Mingle

[thespaceopera]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Possibly!
Action: April System
When: Month of April!


[Welcome to the Belt, a huge asteroid belt that's been terraformed for life. Here you can explore the different asteroids, become a rock star, race on some ATVs, enjoy not being underwater.

In other words, it's a mingle! Get in everyone!

> System Info ]

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[searingedgelord]

[Well, that's true. Unless she finds out who and where the Atroma are then that might change, but for now she's not really interested. But still.]

Yeah. And now I know to be on my best behavior.

[save_the_souls]

[There might be a soft amused sound. Honestly, her attitude reminds him of someone else he knew. ]

You know, you're taking this awfully well.

[searingedgelord]

[She tilts her head a little at that.]

Yeah? Were you trying to send me into a rage or something?

[save_the_souls]

No. [He shakes his head] Believe it or not, I'd be happy if I didn't have to fight any of the demons...daemons here.

Just usually when I do this, they get much more defensive. Or aggressive. That's all.

[searingedgelord]

Have you had to fight many of them?

[She asks mostly out of curiosity. She hasn't really met any actively hostile types in the fleet. Annoying, sure. But not hostile or overly aggressive.]

[save_the_souls]

Only a couple here. We've been really fortunate. The last place I stayed was much worse.

My theory is that Atroma can recognise that having a demon here that eats their crews innards would be bad for ratings.

[searingedgelord]

Yeah...I guess...

[She sounds vaguely bewildered because she's not sure what ratings mean in this context. She's still new to all this reality TV lingo. Or, really, any TV lingo, to be honest.]

[save_the_souls]

[He catches that bewilderment in her voice]

Um, ratings means how many people watch a show. So a show with good ratings will make money, while one with bad ratings won't and might get cancelled altogether.

[searingedgelord]

Oh. Right.

[That makes about as much since as anything does when it comes to the subject of being viewed by an audience. Although it does bring up something she wonders about.]

So, do you think it's really true? That we're being watched for entertainment?

[save_the_souls]

I don't know.

[He gives a shrug of his arms]

I've never met any fans of the show or found any of the cameras, but that could have a good explanation as to why. And as much as I'd like to believe people wouldn't watch a show that kidnaps people and holds them against their will... [He sighs.] I know better than that.

[searingedgelord]

Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me.

[She has a cynical enough view of the world--or multiverse--to believe it. But she also has trust issues and can't help but wonder if there isn't more to the story.]

I'm sure someone somewhere is entertained.

[save_the_souls]

Probably.

At least they haven't made us fight to the death yet.

[searingedgelord]

Maybe you shouldn't give them ideas.

[You know, assuming they might be watching right now.]

[save_the_souls]

[He shrugs]

Don't worry, we've said that one for years.

[searingedgelord]

All right. Good to know.

[It's not like she's any good at watching what she says anyway.]