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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Beyond that, however, Praiseworthy had decided to divest herself of many of the
*I have changed, too, at that,* True Name thought. *I have become the politician, working with Jonas. Praiseworthy has become something else.*
The two skunks shook paws, and then Praiseworthy drew True name into a hug. It was surprising, but something about it felt both natural and performative, as though this was just a thing that one did when one had a role to play.
The two skunks shook paws, and then Praiseworthy drew True Name into a hug. It was surprising, but something about it felt both natural and performative, as though this was just a thing that one did when one had a role to play.
"True Name," Praiseworthy said. Her smile was warm and earnest, and she spoke with willing paws, palms up. "It is nice to see you again."
@ -44,23 +44,25 @@ Praiseworthy laughed. "You do not need to keep them level to the ground, just pe
"I can do that?"
"Of course. Zeke dreamed some algorithmic magic behind the scenes, but you can dream yourself into most anything that can be consensually held in the mind."
"Of course. Zeke dreamed some algorithmic magic behind the scenes, but you can fork yourself into most anything that can be consensually held in the mind."
True Name nodded warily, holding this new image of herself in her mind.
"Excellent," Praiseworthy said, moving to take this new fork by the elbow and nodding to the original instance of the skunk. "Now you quit. No need to incur a charge."
"Excellent," Praiseworthy said, moving to take this new fork by the elbow and nodding to the original instance of the skunk. "Now you quit. No need to incur a charge. Michelle, no need to accept further memories for a bit."
The skunks tilted their heads in unison.
"Michelle will be getting a pile of memories, if she wants, as I will have you fork a few more times yet. I have been letting her know when she can ignore further merges, as I have done this quite often."
The first True Name nodded, then disappeared.
"Michelle will be getting a pile of memories, if she wants, as I will have you fork a few more times yet."
True Name nodded, taking a few more steps and finding it far easier to walk casually and still keep her shoulders pointed forward. She nodded approvingly. "What other suggestions do you have?"
"For your role, you will need to carefully balance cute, attractive, and competent. If you go too far towards cute, then it will be difficult for you to be taken seriously. The same if you go too far attractive because you will be a pretty face. If you go too far competent, you will be seen as dour and unpleasant."
"For your role, you will need to carefully balance cute, attractive, and competent. If you go too far towards cute, then it will be difficult for you to be taken seriously. The same if you go too far attractive because you will be just a pretty face. If you go too far competent, you will be seen as dour and unpleasant."
Praiseworthy stopped her and turned her gently to look at her face.
"Now, first, Your eyes will need to be just a hair larger, your ears slightly rounder, your cheeks fuller, and you will need fewer but longer whiskers. Can you hold those in your mind?"
"Now, first, your eyes will need to be just a hair larger, your ears slightly rounder, your cheeks fuller, and you will need fewer but longer whiskers. Can you hold those in your mind?"
She closed her eyes, picturing what she knew of herself in her mind, and forked.
@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ She opened her eyes again to look at the fork, immediately laughing and shaking
"Am I cute?" the new skunk asked.
"Adorable, but that is not quite the direction we want to be. You look closer to a teddy bear."
"Adorable, but that is not quite the direction we want to go. You look closer to a teddy bear."
She rolled her eyes, then quit.
@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ She was, indeed, cuter, but this was tempered by a more conventionally attractiv
Praiseworthy beamed. "I am glad that you enjoy."
They worked next on how to better her affect. Smile more earnestly, laugh more easily, transition from those expressions to stern or confident or pitying. There were a few more forks as they worked on ways to soften True Name's voice, pitching it just a little lower, rounding some of the vowels, practicing elocution.
They worked next on how to better her affect. Smile more earnestly, laugh more easily, transition from those expressions to stern or confident or pitying. There were a few more forks as they worked on ways to soften True Name's voice, pitching it just a little lower, rounding some of the vowels, practicing elocution. With each fork, she found that the lessons stuck more firmly. Perhaps, what was in her mind before became more cemented in place.
Eventually, when the practice and modifications had wrapped up, nearly two hours later, the two skunks sat at the top of a low raise in the landscape, and True Name discussed the other reason that she had sought out Praiseworthy.