Mingle mingle mingle

[wotanon]

Who: Idols
Where: Idol places.
When: Ido- Day 483

[ Summer heat! Great for more time in the sun or sticking inside the air-conditioned buildings. Anyway, it's humid. Make sure to stay hydrated and apply sunscreen!

Heard there were some new faces, though. Why not greet them! ]

Comments

[happydreamed]

You likely will, in one game or another.

[paradiseunboxed]

...I'll have to take care not to be bitten, then. I told Shandy-kun that I would.

[happydreamed]

Oh, a concerned teammate. Good to have one of those.

[paradiseunboxed]

...Most of pep!pep! has expressed some level of concern of me. However, based on what I've learned about teams so far, that should be typical. Is it not?

[happydreamed]

Some teams are closer than others, but a good team should look out for their newbies, yes.

[paradiseunboxed]

...I see. So unity is important for a team, but not for all teams.

...I wonder how one determines the best level of 'team unity.'

[happydreamed]

I would say more that team unity is an ideal, but some teams have clashing personalities that find it hard to get along as well as they would like.

[paradiseunboxed]

...I see. This seems like an inefficient way of constructing a team, though. Surely it would be better to select teams based on personalities that are likely to get along well?

...But then, I had no choice in waking up in pep!pep!'s dorm, so I suppose others here have similarly been subject to the whims of fate.

[happydreamed]

Our producers want good entertainment, not necessarily what would lead to us functioning best.

[paradiseunboxed]

...Mm... Is watching people fail to get along that entertaining?

...I don't really see the appeal, honestly.

[happydreamed]

I don't either, but I'm not the target audience.

[paradiseunboxed]

...'Target audience'...

[he ponders this for a very long moment. this phrase feels familiar, but he can't place why.]

...Then, who is?

[happydreamed]

Demons. We are in hell, after all.

[paradiseunboxed]

...Oh.

[looking around]

...This looks like a hotel, though.

[happydreamed]

They have put some effort into trying to replicate Earth's Japan. I believe for 'authenticity'?

[paradiseunboxed]

...Authenticity? For what purpose?

[happydreamed]

I am not an expert on the motivations of the producers.

[paradiseunboxed]

...I see. The knowledge of all human beings is limited; that Doctor-sensei should also have his limits is not surprising.

...I wonder if I'll ever have the opportunity to ask them myself.

[happydreamed]

I would be interested in hearing the answer, if ever you do.

[paradiseunboxed]

...Then, I'll be sure to tell Doctor-sensei if I'm ever in the position to receive an answer.

[happydreamed]

Thank you. In turn, I'll let you know if I find out anything else myself.

[paradiseunboxed]

...Thank you for your offer, Doctor-sensei.

...By sharing knowledge, we can increase our shared understanding of the world, and so continue to grow as human beings.

[happydreamed]

[...

Reaches out to ruffle his hair, if allowed.]

[paradiseunboxed]

[he doesn't try to avoid it, just stands there looking mildly puzzled]

...?

...Doctor-sensei, is there something in my hair?

[happydreamed]

No, there is not. This is a gesture of affection.