What made a variety show a variety show?
Turing did not want to define it in overly complicated terms, so Turing summed up three key elements from the audience's perspective.
First, it had to be entertaining.
Second, it had to give the audience something to look forward to.
Third, it had to draw the audience in.
As soon as Laplace heard Turing's summary, she thought of Sigmund's livestream.
Ever since Sigmund had entered the Dark Corner, Laplace had watched every bit of footage he sent back with keen interest. And it was not just this body of hers—her true body was just as captivated.
Sigmund's personality was a little dull, but the Dark Corner's world, its backdrop and scenery, and the sparks that flew when he interacted with different people were all fascinating.
That left Laplace looking forward to new footage every day.
Did that not cover "entertaining" and "something to look forward to"?
As for drawing the audience in, that went without saying. Sigmund's livestream footage pulled her right into the experience. After all, the images her true body used to see in the Empty Mirror Sea appeared at random, and most were meaningless empty shots. Sigmund, on the other hand, was a prospective Time Doppelgänger of hers, so she felt a stronger connection to him than an ordinary viewer would.
Seen that way, would Sigmund's livestream not make excellent variety-show material?
What was more, by Turing's categories, it qualified as a travel show, a challenge show, and a reality show all at once!
The only pity was that Sigmund's livestream footage was sparse and unreliable. Its framing, artistic atmosphere, and visual presentation were all fairly ordinary, too. Editing his footage directly into a variety show would not work.
Besides, they were not ready to reveal the Dark Corner