Motif · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

The show

Dungeon Crawler World: Earth is television first and a dungeon second. Views, followers and favorites appear in the interface after the first collapse and climb into the trillions; recap episodes air on the safe-room screens; loot is tailored to what plays well; Donut wants on that show and Carl learns that being expensive is a kind of armour.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 1 — Chandra; the garage
• Chapter 30 — Heat three: Gluteus Maxx and the Sugar Hermits
• Chapter 56 — Take on Me
• Chapter 88 — Interlude: Quasar; the eleventh floor — twenty-three crawlers; Chaco's parade

Progression

933 septillion views, and the eighteenth floor's cameras dark since the Nothing broke (ch. 1); a media show for every team (ch. 23); the audience picks the losing team's upgrade (ch. 22); the ratings after Harbinger are the highest ever (ch. 29). The floor's entry screen on who is watching: 'It’s everybody. Literally everybody' (ch. 88); viewing is made mandatory (ch. 89).