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Designer’s Reflection: Wasteland Impression

Obtained: Sea of Fantasy, Gleam

Rarity: SR

Attribute: Green/Fresh

Awakened Suit: Wasteland Memory

Story - transcripts from Designer’s Reflection

Chapter 1 - Genius’ Stardom Dream

Chapter 2 - Quasi-Star’s New Job

Chapter 3 - Shining Loner

Story - summary

Vivian is one of the best reporters at the company. She’s one of the hardest working employees there. Everyone is impressed with her work.

So, why is she not a TV star yet?

After six months at her latest job, she asks her boss if she can go on camera. He tells her to wait, not to rush into things. She quits then and there. Vivian wants to be a star now, and she is tired of working “backstage jobs.”

Without any solid plan, she contacts the job hunter and hires them to find a job for her. Meanwhile, she pampers herself and gets herself ready to shine on camera. The job hunter calls back shortly after, and they say that a big TV network in Apple is looking for someone to work for their channel.

She assumes it’s for the News Channel, and she agrees to the interview - turns out it was an opening for the Documentary Channel. They need a reporter for their Miraland Geographic documentary on Wasteland. Vivian signs on as a reporter... although she hopes to change it to make it more of a reality show.

Vivian meets Jiang Beixi at the airport. The two plus the producer are the only ones on the team. Beixi packs a simple bag; Vivian lugs three full suitcases behind her. During their flight, the two of them go over ideas. Vivian suggests hyping the local cultures up and sensationalizing them.

Beixi says no cultural appropriation. “Their songs, dances, and languages are sacred,” she says.

But everything Beixi wants to focus on are boring, academic parts of Wasteland.

It’s going to be a long journey for these two women.

Connections

-This is Part 1 of an unofficial trilogy surrounding Miraland Geographic, the other two being TV Partners’ Poem of the Wild and Vivian’s Summer Sunflowers, in that order.

-Jiang Beixi is sisters with Jiang Xitong. They’re both strong academics, and they both would rather focus on informative lectures than appealing to the audience (much to everyone’s dismay).

-Here, Vivian still focuses on fame and stardom when it comes to reporting, even though she’s very skilled. By the time the trilogy concludes in her Reflection for Summer Sunflowers, she has learned to appreciate Wasteland for its true beauty, while also finding a way to hype it up in a way that’s respectful to the culture.

Fun Facts

-Even though Vivian dreams too big with her jobs, this Reflection still shows workplace sexism that a lot of people face. The bosses praise her talent, declare she’s the best employee there, but then refuse to promote her.

-Whereas Vivian cares about appearances and popularity in a show, Beixi focuses more on information and detail. They don’t come to a full agreement on anything until Part 3 of this trilogy.

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