1. Say, say, say, ain't it been some kinda day

[pompous_today]

Who: Simon Tam and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Anyone aboard the Marsiva
When: From yesterday until the mighty shuffle!

[A very well-dressed man is seriously studying the communicator. His hair is tousled, and his clothing- fancy as it is- looks disheveled. Like he fell asleep in his clothes or... something else.

Hmmm.

At any rate, the young man looks pretty irate, but when he speaks, his voice is perfectly friendly.]

I've been watching this network for a bit and want to make sure I am understanding things correctly. I am part of a group of people who have been abducted and will be used to entertain a television audience? [He purses his lips.] Is there anything else I should know?

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[dancingmd]

You're missing one big thing: we've all been implanted with a computer chip that is somehow connected to our brains, tracking us and providing us with new skills and abilities, including some working knowledge of this universe's technology. [She sounds incredibly unamused by this.]

I've been studying the implants, trying to figure out a way remove them, but I have had no luck so far.

[A tight smile.]

I'm Dr. Beverly Crusher, by the way. One of your fellow abductees. I'll try to answer any questions you might have, though I'm a fairly recent arrival myself.

[got_it_memorized]

That's the long and short of it. Not exactly my idea of a vacation getaway, but I suppose I could think of worse.

As for anything else? Just hope you get assigned to a ship with nice people on it: you're gonna be spending a lot of time with your crewmates.

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[principality]

The food here is dreadful but if you're fortunate enough to have a cook on your ship, they may be able to make it tolerable.

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[delincuente]

There are no Doritos. I checked, like, fifteen times. And it's really, really freaking boring.