[ it's not a question to which tseng has all the answers, but he has mulled over it enough to have at least a few theories of his own. and, luckily, focusing on those theories is enough to distract him from his own feelings of awkwardness regarding the beach situation. ]
The simplest possible explanation is economics and psychology, in my opinion. By and large, people respond better to reinforcement than punishment. Providing guests with a monetary reward for active participation may prove to be a more effective incentive.
[ obviously they would need some form of punishment for those who do not participate, and they have that in the suit activation, but "gaining money" could motivate people better than "losing control" does. ]
There was a situation last month in which parts of the resort suddenly became derelict as if overnight, and we received a message from the house implying that the change in circumstances was due to a lack of something—the message was redacted. However, further evidence uncovered during the course of that situation suggested that we, the guests, act as a sort of fuel source for the resort.
Based on this information I theorize that there is some manner of energy generated by our sexual exploits which is harvested and used by the controlling body of the resort to power its operations. When this energy runs low, the aesthetics of the resort itself reflect the deficit.
[ he pokes his potato again, but tseng is on a reporting roll now, he's not going to take a break to eat a potato. ]
If I were the house, I would analyze the output quality of each guest and assign them a rank accordingly, with the highest output toward the top and the lower output at the bottom. Assuming that each guest has a calculated output volume that must be met on a weekly or monthly basis to sustain operation of the resort, I would set that as minimum to avoid suit activation, but would also further incentivize guests to exceed their minimum output requirements by rewarding them. Perhaps monetarily, or by raising their rank after a sustained period of high output. Ideally the threat of returning to their previous circumstances would be enough to keep their output high, but if it did become necessary to lower their rank, then the taste of better circumstances would become a motivating factor in itself.
[ and just like in midgar: if you can keep the proletariat distracted, believing that they too can become members of the bourgeoisie, you can distract them from the way the ruling class exploits them. tseng doesn't say that part out loud.
he nods once, toward the dossier still sitting at rufus' elbow, where details are recorded regarding reno, aerith, and zack's departures. ]
I would also conduct regular analysis of the output of all resort guests, and those who consistently underperform would be summarily dealt with, perhaps even by expulsion from the resort.
[ a pause. tseng inclines his head slightly, indicating that he's done with his report, then finally takes a bite of dinner. ]
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The simplest possible explanation is economics and psychology, in my opinion. By and large, people respond better to reinforcement than punishment. Providing guests with a monetary reward for active participation may prove to be a more effective incentive.
[ obviously they would need some form of punishment for those who do not participate, and they have that in the suit activation, but "gaining money" could motivate people better than "losing control" does. ]
There was a situation last month in which parts of the resort suddenly became derelict as if overnight, and we received a message from the house implying that the change in circumstances was due to a lack of something—the message was redacted. However, further evidence uncovered during the course of that situation suggested that we, the guests, act as a sort of fuel source for the resort.
Based on this information I theorize that there is some manner of energy generated by our sexual exploits which is harvested and used by the controlling body of the resort to power its operations. When this energy runs low, the aesthetics of the resort itself reflect the deficit.
[ he pokes his potato again, but tseng is on a reporting roll now, he's not going to take a break to eat a potato. ]
If I were the house, I would analyze the output quality of each guest and assign them a rank accordingly, with the highest output toward the top and the lower output at the bottom. Assuming that each guest has a calculated output volume that must be met on a weekly or monthly basis to sustain operation of the resort, I would set that as minimum to avoid suit activation, but would also further incentivize guests to exceed their minimum output requirements by rewarding them. Perhaps monetarily, or by raising their rank after a sustained period of high output. Ideally the threat of returning to their previous circumstances would be enough to keep their output high, but if it did become necessary to lower their rank, then the taste of better circumstances would become a motivating factor in itself.
[ and just like in midgar: if you can keep the proletariat distracted, believing that they too can become members of the bourgeoisie, you can distract them from the way the ruling class exploits them. tseng doesn't say that part out loud.
he nods once, toward the dossier still sitting at rufus' elbow, where details are recorded regarding reno, aerith, and zack's departures. ]
I would also conduct regular analysis of the output of all resort guests, and those who consistently underperform would be summarily dealt with, perhaps even by expulsion from the resort.
[ a pause. tseng inclines his head slightly, indicating that he's done with his report, then finally takes a bite of dinner. ]