Viewership Awards

Story so far

Viewership awards are granted to crawlers whose actions draw the audience's eye. Everly had never been popular, but her solitary ascent of The Tower Maze — one mantis climbing fifty flights on a mission that might open the way for her people — earned her multiple awards, and she believed the entire center system was watching her.

For a crawler who felt little besides annoyance, the recognition was "a good, unfamiliar feeling," enough that she let herself expect a Fan Box at the summit and wondered what The Mantis Queen would have made of it. The awards are what make the advertisement's punchline a public humiliation rather than a private one.

Role

Attention economy mechanic that gives Everly a taste of recognition just before the dungeon monetizes her death.

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