( Alex takes a moment to make an educated guess on if sharing her "this feels like the universe's worst kind of reality show" is worth saying. It requires so much explaining, she opts to set it aside for now. )

I think we're in a waiting stage and asked to perform tasks so that our unseen audience can decide on unquantified achievements toward goals that aren't as direct as they might sound?

( ...................... really that would sound just like the Fea, if Alex knew anything about them. )