Not consciousness, no, although I'll admit that it mimics life well. It has randomising gears inside it, so it can move about unpredictably as a living creature might, but it doesn't make decisions about what to do.
I'll bring it to you, or our somewhere if that's your preference. It has a tendency to escape and hide under sinks, though, so please do try not to let it out of your sight.
You can bring it by my suite, and stay for a drink while you're here.
I'm curious if you could replicate a toy like this, as well. Preferably on a quicker turnaround than several months — could you do it in three or less, for example.
I could. Feiyu itself is a replica of a predecessor called Katsu.
The first iteration took me years, so the fact that Feiyu only took months is something I'm rather proud of. Truthfully, the challenge is less in the actual building than it is in the sourcing of components. As you may imagine, the Nest is hardly chock-full of sellers of clockwork cogs.
The appeal of clockwork to me has always been the experience of envisioning a final product and then putting together the small pieces that form it. Whether I'm making a pocket watch or building an octopus, the principle is the same, in that I start at the end and work my way back. The companionship is enjoyable, of course.
"Fei" is "one who flies", then. "Cao" is what, plumbing?
Turning a vision into reality, I see. I asked because I was curious whether your interest in them diminished once complete, or if the interest was in having them, complete.
In full candor, I suppose I'm also a little jealous. I'm down one companion, myself, while you've managed to recreate one of yours.
[ A pause. Well, Rufus already knows about the clairvoyance, so... ]
Sometimes it does. Sometimes I build things and I forget what they're for--futures that end up not coming true, most likely. But when I build things for myself, there is enjoyment both in the process and in the result.
I'm sorry about your companion. A person, or a creature?
[And he files away the bit about forgetting to come back to it at a later point, but he's posed enough questions of Keita by now that it's probably fair to field a few in return first, lest this start to sound like an interrogation.]
I was hoping so, as it's much easier for me to offer to build a clockwork animal than a clockwork person. If you're so inclined, that is. And of course I would need your input on the design.
There are plenty of futures where you don't kiss me. More than futures where you do, I think. I'll make sure to keep count as best I can.
[ Although Keita will of course no longer remember the futures he forgets (duh), he can usually sense the impressions of them, like phantom pains in a missing limb—the awareness that something once there is now gone. ]
Will understanding how I define "pleasure" and "company" help you come to a decision?
As for your question, it will, but mostly in how they dovetail with my attempts to determine your current state of companionship. Low supply drives high demand, after all.
Spoken like a true businessman, but regardless of "supply," I don't care for pity. I meant the pleasure of your company in the sense of the opportunity to get to know each other. If that doesn't interest you, I also take payment in chips or parts.
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Is it a toy, then, or have you managed to imbue it with some form of consciousness?
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I'll show you, if you like?
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I'd be very interested in that, actually.
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I'll bring it to you, or our somewhere if that's your preference. It has a tendency to escape and hide under sinks, though, so please do try not to let it out of your sight.
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I'm curious if you could replicate a toy like this, as well. Preferably on a quicker turnaround than several months — could you do it in three or less, for example.
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The first iteration took me years, so the fact that Feiyu only took months is something I'm rather proud of. Truthfully, the challenge is less in the actual building than it is in the sourcing of components. As you may imagine, the Nest is hardly chock-full of sellers of clockwork cogs.
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Do the names mean something? Feiyu and Katsu.
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Is it the practice of building them that appeals to you, or the novelty of their companionship once built?
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The appeal of clockwork to me has always been the experience of envisioning a final product and then putting together the small pieces that form it. Whether I'm making a pocket watch or building an octopus, the principle is the same, in that I start at the end and work my way back. The companionship is enjoyable, of course.
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Turning a vision into reality, I see. I asked because I was curious whether your interest in them diminished once complete, or if the interest was in having them, complete.
In full candor, I suppose I'm also a little jealous. I'm down one companion, myself, while you've managed to recreate one of yours.
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[ A pause. Well, Rufus already knows about the clairvoyance, so... ]
Sometimes it does. Sometimes I build things and I forget what they're for--futures that end up not coming true, most likely. But when I build things for myself, there is enjoyment both in the process and in the result.
I'm sorry about your companion. A person, or a creature?
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[And he files away the bit about forgetting to come back to it at a later point, but he's posed enough questions of Keita by now that it's probably fair to field a few in return first, lest this start to sound like an interrogation.]
A creature. My pet, actually.
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And what would you like in exchange for that? Don't say you'll do it for nothing.
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And of "pleasure", I suppose.
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I'm going to assume you still remember a future where I don't kiss you as a result of this conversation. I am, after all, still deciding.
I would expect that by the time our discussion ends, you'll have forgotten around half of those possible outcomes. Keep that in mind as we talk.
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There are plenty of futures where you don't kiss me. More than futures where you do, I think. I'll make sure to keep count as best I can.
[ Although Keita will of course no longer remember the futures he forgets (duh), he can usually sense the impressions of them, like phantom pains in a missing limb—the awareness that something once there is now gone. ]
Will understanding how I define "pleasure" and "company" help you come to a decision?
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As for your question, it will, but mostly in how they dovetail with my attempts to determine your current state of companionship. Low supply drives high demand, after all.
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What pleasure do you think you would find from my company? Even the people I'm on good terms with haven't hesitated to call me an awful, arrogant ass.
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