How does musing.io work?

I am very new to musing.io (like an hour) and I just have a few basic questions I haven't been able to find the answer to anywhere yet, as to how it interacts with our Steemit accounts.

1. If we vote on questions here, does that bring down our VP? And I'm assuming our votes are worth the same on here as on the platform?
2. Do the payouts here work with your steem wallet? i.e. do they work in the same manner, and is that where they appear?

I am slowly learning, thank you for your patience :) Hope y'all are having a great day