Tonight on Jo TV - Ships Sailing, Hearts Aflutter

A frazzled young Muse is looking into the camera, standing very close and speaking excitedly.

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The presenter looks puzzled and re-reads their notes. The transmission ends.

“Muses one and all! Thank you so much for tuning in for Jo TV’s variety hour! Tonight we have a brand spanking new segment for you viewers out there – A topic of Jo’s brilliant life that we haven’t touched on for a while and what a time to bring it back!”

Vance gets in close to the camera.

“folks I’m obviously talking about loooooove~ We have a young Muse Victoria Hugh-Beumont here to forecast some of the hottest new and old action in Dream, hoping to inspire Jo to do the same! Don’t click away viewers! Because tonight will be a show of high stakes shipping! Take it away Victoria!”

Roaring applause as Victoria Hugh-Beaumont comes to sit on one end of the pink couch.

“Good evening everyone! Welcome to our very special new segment on Jo TV! Today we’re all here to inspire Jo in a brand new way – a way that has not been considered since that one crush in kindergarten, or perhaps that fling they had in highschool! We can even think back on the weeks upon weeks of heartbreak in university! That is to say, we Muses want Jo to be happy no? But yet, their love life has always seemed to lack luster, and who’s fault is that??”

Mummers ripple through the invisible crowd.

“I emplore you dear Muses to change the future of love for our great Jo, and go out to inspire some romance! 40s is young time to rediscover the passionate feelings of being in love, and with just a little help from us, Jo could very much succeed!” Fake applause hits once again. “As a shining example of the best feelings love could ever offer us, let us welcome our new couple from Decadent Dreams, MantaGrey!!”

There are cheers as Princess Manta and Chambermaid Grey stroll on set hand in hand, sitting down on the couch opposite Victoria.

Victoria: “Welcome welcome you two! Lovely to see you here today to spread the love! I must ask, how has your new relationship been going so far?”

Grey: “ahh… well, Manny is the confident, reliable girlfriend I always dreamt she’d be and I… I really love her.”

Audience: “Aww…”

Victoria: “and what has changed since you guys have been together?”

Manta: “Well not much really. We were already really good friends before. But I guess now we get to cuddle more… and it’s good to feel she’s finally all mine.”

Grey blushes a deep red and the couple share an innocent kiss.

Victoria: “That’s sooooo cute!” Muses, surely you can see here that love conquers all! So if you’re just looking out for that special someone, or already have a special someone in mind and all you need the courage to make The Move – I would be more than happy to help!”

Manta: “Victoria did a great job~ I don’t think I would have had the courage to confess if she didn’t push me along…”

Victoria: “Thank you so much dear Manta! So please come one and all! Let us inspire Jo to experience one of the loveliest emotions life has to offer and SAIL. SOME. SHIPS.

At this, a bright pink, flashing phonenumber appears at the bottom of the screen with the black text CALL NOW above it, hearts emanate from all the numbers and all the zeros are pumping hearts themselves.

“Call the number below to get in touch with the Shipping Forecast for all your relationship needs and wants! Bon Voyage and Goodnight!!”

Orange, yellow and brown question marks fill the screen, autumn leaves fall gently over the text.

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A fantastical sequence of graphics plays, that just about resembles a bundle of various shots of a bingo machine. This time, it seems even more dramatic.

“Heeeeeeere we go!” Randall's face fills the screen.

A drum rumbles, followed by the crash of a cymbal.

“It's a 12!”

“A th-”

The screen cuts to black, with a plain white number in the centre - the number three. Over the next few seconds, the number changes in sequence:

• 33
• 35
• 8
• 49
• 14

Then blackness.

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After a few more seconds, and suddenly you're back to the studio, and confetti is flying everywhere as Randall celebrates another amazing lottery - seemingly unaware of the broadcast interruption.

As per tradition, he flashes up a Trope Card: A Decisive Showdown.

Grainy footage appears on-screen, followed by what looks to be a Muse wearing a rubber mask of a very poor imitation of Brother JoSeph.

“FreeJom from tyranny! FreeJom from the overlords who claim to speak for Jo! FreeeeeJoooooooom!!!

The footage cuts, and a single tone plays.