To: All Summoned

[itookashot]

This is the most important question I've had since coming here. I need to get opinions from the rest of you, for science.

Why are all of the Summoned attractive? I have not met a single ugly Summoned and while I do love looking at your gorgeous faces, it seems unusual. Is there an attractiveness requirement? Do they take that into consideration when plucking us out of our universes? Could there be deeper reasons or do they think 'well if they don't help us out, at least they up the beauty curve of our world from a four to a seven'?

I mean, that's what I would do, but I'm interested in other thoughts. Please do not respond to this with false modesty; I know you're pretty, you know you're pretty, this is serious. Unless one of you truly thinks you are unattractive in which case show me a picture if you can and I'll tell you why you're wrong.

Comments

[rinwell]

I'm not sure I understand why this is relevant to our situation.

[itookashot]

We don't know what is or isn't relevant at this point.

[rinwell]

Our hosts, regardless of city, want to use us as a means of controlling the seemingly uncontrollable. I'm pretty sure that's relevant.

(Attractiveness, though? Really?)

[itookashot]

Really! It is unusual to see this many good-looking people in one group if they aren't paid to be beautiful. It stands out.

[rinwell]

Why would people be paid to be beautiful?

[ Why are other worlds so weird.. ]

[itookashot]

Do you not have sex workers where you're from? Or models for artists?

[rinwell]

[ There's a verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long pause before there's an answer.

Almost long enough to make one think there won't be one. ]

No.

Only Renans get to indulge in pastimes like art back home.

[itookashot]

Ahhh, well those are two such occupations people are paid for being attractive.

I don't think we're here for those reasons, but maybe they just like looking at us. Or that people will like us more because beautiful people on the whole are treated better.

[rinwell]

I...see. Thank you for clearing that up for me.

The way you phrase it just reminds me of how things were at home...Everyone watching everyone, spying on what they do, reporting people. Nobody trusts Nobody.

I was getting used to that not being the case on this world...but, if 'beauty' really is a requirement for our being here, so people can't miss what we're doing because we'll always be noticed, that's really gross.

[itookashot]

Well really I'm just guessing at this point, but I do think it's a bit weird. I don't know how many of us there are, so I'm going to find out if it's a majority or only the people I've met are. It may not mean anything, but it's be something to note if it is.

As for the watching part, I'm fairly certain our kidnappers know all of us better than we think and might have magical trackers on us. It'd be irresponsible to take random people from other worlds and let them run loose with no oversight, so I'm assuming there is, we just don't know about it. Call me paranoid if you want.