Like Bob, I've been looking forward to this one as well. :)

>While
>working there, she was discovered by a talent scout from Ziggurat
>Records, who believed that her looks, voice, and working-class charm
>perfectly fit the requirements for the label's latest project, an
>attempt to replicate the lucrative "idol effect" characteristic of the
>Greater Rigel Sector Co-Prosperity Sphere in the pop culture of the
>Crown Colonies.

Ziggurat Records, eh?

I think this is the 2nd "Co-Prosperity Sphere" that's been mentioned (the first being the Greater Independent Stellar Co-Prosperity Sphere (the one that New Japan is part of (I think))

>This did not work, but Tyler's one album, released in 2405, met with
>commercial and critical success on her homeworld, making her something
>of a household name there, if not much of anywhere else. A handful of
>acting jobs followed, primarily in television programs made by the
>BBC's Coalhill branch. Though the instant international stardom she
>was promised by Ziggurat failed to appear, she kept her job at the
>department store as a fallback while she worked on building her
>entertainment career by degrees.

But knowing who owns Ziggurat, not on their dime, I would imagine.

I was getting a little confused with what in Rose's story was UF-verse and what was parallel universe. Thanks for sticking in the occasional 100/W and 102/G reminders.

Jeanne

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