06 | Puppet Herta

Type Playable Character Species Puppet Lore Path Path Erudition Erudition Factions Herta Space Station (on profile) Genius Society Worlds Herta Space Station The Blue (home world) How To Obtain Simulated Universe: First Closed Beta Various Simulated Universe Worlds' first-time clear rewards Any Warp Banner Appearance: Herta takes the form of a ball-jointed puppet depicting a petite young woman which, according to herself, is about 70% accurate of her child self, with long ash brown hair and purple eyes. She also has matching purple nail polish on each finger. She wears a frilled white minidress with a lilac diamond motif under a black and purple coat that exposes her shoulders, adorned with a golden lock and chain pinned around her torso. She also wears a black beret decorated with a purple flower, and a purple choker with a small key hanging from it. Her footwear of choice is a pair of dark purple and white heeled boots accessorized with gold safety pins and two indigo ribbons. Character Stories: Herta space station's [sic] true master. As the human with the highest IQ on the Blue, she only does what she's interested in, dropping projects the moment she loses interest — the best example being the space station. She typically appears in the form of a remote-controlled puppet. "It's about seventy percent similar to how I looked as a child." — Herta. Madam Herta's manuscripts are extremely valuable assets. Its core rarity is not in how Madam Herta rarely pens to paper, but because to a genius like her, nothing is ever worth recording. Scientific research that would take normal researchers ten years — or even a lifetime — to achieve may be able to shed light on an entirely new domain of research, but they are to Herta as ordinary as turning on a LED light. Who would waste time trying to systematically record such trivial matters?

It's not just Madam Herta — any documentation written by a Genius Society member is a priceless treasure. However, Herta is more generous and more understanding toward normal people like us. She leaves her handwritten drafts behind in random places around the space station with as much generosity as she allows researchers to study the Curios she collected.

Of course, we all firmly understand that Madam Herta isn't being lazy and just discarding incomplete drafts around the place. It's so she can claim to investors with plausible deniability that "I've finished writing that paper, but can't find it anywhere." Everybody knows that qualifying as a researcher on the Herta space station [sic] is a cherished goal of the wider scientific community. Today, we're interviewing its owner, Madam Herta. First of all, can you please tell us what was your motivation for setting up a scientific research oasis like this? "I have so much stuff, and nowhere to put it." Ah, truly an unforeseen outcome! Even unintentional acts from the brilliant Madam Herta can benefit millions of ordinary people. However, evil will always strive in vain to destroy such a wondrous place. Madam Herta, what are your thoughts about the Antimatter Legion's last invasion? "Don't come back." Oh... such a severe warning. This must form an indispensable part of Madam Herta's illustrious achievements. The mere Antimatter Legion dares to invade this space station — but you don't even deserve Madam Herta's attention! Let's move on to the next question, then! Recent research progress on the space station has been hampered by the impact of the accident. Several researchers have been blaming themselves for betraying Madam Herta's trust and preference. May I ask: Do you have anything you'd like to say to everyone? "Nope. Keep up the great work." Everyone wishes to contribute to your scientific research, Madam Herta... "No thanks." Indeed, no researcher could ever hope to match Madam Herta's scientific ability, which is why we're deeply impressed by your wisdom and insights. Could you please tell us, Madam Herta, whether you have any research recommendations for everyone? We'd love to learn from you! "No." Madam Herta, your intellect and talents are obvious to all, but normal people like us could never hope to be like you...

Could you please give us any pointers, such as in what domain we might devote our limited cognitive resources to?

"You should go home and sleep." Madam Herta, you are so considerate. Indeed, the research that Genius Society members conduct are so complex that ordinary people may not even be able to understand the papers' titles. So, let's talk about something else: The space station is filled with your loyal supporters. Everyone is curious about your personal situation. For example, the manuscript that you're writing — when are you planning on publishing the latest chapter? "I don't think it really matters, but more importantly — Elias Salas once said that the most challenging thing of all is self-improvement. So, let's examine this question more carefully: When writing a paper, the key question is how to write that paper —" Um... err... I see. But Madam Herta, we all love your book How I Joined the Genius Society... Are you in... auto-answering mode?