"Performances keep. Shoot them in autumn, can 'em and hype 'em for spring release. In-person work, on the other hand..."

"You got it!"

"I took an online econ class once!"

"Nerds," says Ohan in the exact same tone Sahde used earlier.

"The class wasn't very good but it did show me where to start looking for books."

"It's a wonder you haven't taken over the economy yet."

"I blame overregulation."

"Maybe you should add a blue to this harem," says Ohan, poking the side of Sahde's head.

"Want to introduce me to one?"

"I don't think I've ever met a blue. Even when I went to intercaste school it wasn't a classy enough one to have more than a handful and we didn't intersect at all."

"Yeah. I've met blues at work but not really elsewhere."

"Do you encounter 'em?" Pelape asks Ohan.

"Ever. Not often. Some attend talks about this and that at the university, and there are fundraiser events and whatnot."

"Makes sense."

"Next time one of those happens I can try to scout for people who are actually interested in statistics."

"Is that a harem requirement?"

"Well it seems to be the common denominator here."

"I think it's just the being nerds part actually."

"Yeah, maybe statistics in particular is overfitting."

"Well my job is even easier then!"

"I'm not sure how many people Sahde's harem needs. The guy has to do his job too sometimes."

"At least one per caste, for sure."

"A rainbow!"

Giggle. "Sounds ambitious. But hot."

"It's like that stupid internet meme that gets passed around on social media in spring, 'challenge yourself to collect the whole rainbow this year' -"