Also, for Gina, since there's a pre-existing AI: Vulpine Fury could have done the body easily. Upside: nearly flawless biomimetics. Downside, the snarling fox head "tattoo" somewhere embarassing.
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
Quote:It was a rare day at Vulpine Fury's Puppet Works; the man himself was in the storefront crating one of his display pieces for its new owner. He'd miss having the Motoko Kusanagi telepresence in his shop, but he'd gotten a lot of monetary recompense to upgrade her and sell her to a "new concern." Just as he was about to close the crate up, the door chimed a Mariachi version of "The Muppet Show Theme."''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
He turned, running his fingers through his thinning hair, and put on his best customer service smile. "Welcome to the Puppet Works! What can I do for you today?"
Ben smiled easily and pointed to the laptop in his hands. "Well, not so much for me as for the young lady in here. She's heard you do shells for AIs that want to interact in meatspace."
A melancholy look crossed the puppetmaker's face before settling into a businesslike mien. "Very well. Can I meet the young lady in question, then?"
A sheepish look crossed Ben's face as he opened the laptop to reveal Gina's angry face. -Well! It's about time, Ben!-
Vulpine Fury took in the former "videochat" setup that served as the laptop's sensors and placed himself at a decent interaction distance. "Good afternoon, Miss. I'm called Vulpine Fury around these parts. Nice to meet you!"
The onscreen avatar glared at Ben. -Well, at least someone's polite around here. I'm Regina Langley.- The image did a little twirl and smiled. -Charmed, huh?-
"Indeed I am! Now your friend here says you want an android shell..." The conversation continued and they discussed just what Gina wanted in a body.
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll